Abstract Art
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Gaia 31 - Spanish Daisies Sparrows in Catalonia Monochrome Black and White Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 31 - Spanish Daisies Sparrows in Catalonia Monochrome Black and White Print by Jaume Llorens Bach
Gaia 31 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Pap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital
Abstract Oil Painting in Orange. "Study Orange"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Study Orange" – Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Orange Tones is an abstract composition that explores the dynamics of color fields and structural balance. The work i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$408 Sale Price
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Chicago Untitled Abstract Expressionist oil painting
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful mid-century modern abstract expressionist oil painting by unknown artist.
Oil on line canvas, ca. 1950's.
Measuring 30 x 36 inches; 36 x 41 inches framed. Chicago art sup...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Earth Tones
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"History of a Freedom" – Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Earth Tones is an abstract oil painting that emphasizes texture and layered color. The composition is dominat...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture)
By Susan Stover
Located in Hudson, NY
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture), made by Susan Stover in 2025
wood, oil paint, varnish, waxed linen thread
30 x 30 inches
Lightweight,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Thread, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Original-Summer Bloom Series-British Awarded Artist-Impasto-oil-plein air garden
Located in London, GB
This painting marks Shizico Yi’s joyful return to en plein air painting in her garden after a season of unusual weather—storms and heatwaves alternating unpredictably.
By late July, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Making The Darkness Conscious, joan mitchell, de Kooning, expressionism, color
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a new series I began in the fall of 2025 titled Contemplation and Introspection. In this series I am exploring the profound relationship between nature and t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Stripe 4
By Mary Long
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Mary was born in Ohio and has lived in Memphis, Tennessee since the mid-1990s. Following studies in graphic design and painting, she began working in encaustic in 2001. Mary grew u...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Encaustic
$2,600
La Dame a la Collerette - Linocut by Pablo Picasso - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Color linocut on strong wove paper.
Image dimension 53.2x39.3; Sheet size 62.5x44.5.
One of the "épreuves de passe" remaining with the printer Arnéra in Vallauris, verso with the s...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Linocut
Lacis, Abstract Landscape, Oil on canvas, Contemporary Art, Fields, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Size unframed: 40 x 50 cm (15.74 x 19.68 in)
Size framed 44 x 54 cm (17.32 x 21.25 in)
"Lacis" is an oil on canvas piece, reworked in 2025, that delves into the exploration of abst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Persian Morning II (Abstract expressionist mid-century Indiana artist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Ann Robertson (1923-1911).
Persian Morning II, 1964.
Oil and paper on canvas.
25 x 36 1/2 inches. overall frame size 37 1/2 x 26 inches.
notes: Nashville, IN woman artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Passionfroot - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Colorful Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
#139, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
Nightjar - Abstract Energetic Expressionist Spontaneous Contemporary Painting
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Interaction of Color: Homage to the Square, Abstract Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
This "Homage to the Square" print was created by Albers for the occasion of an exhibition at Grippi Gallery in Manhattan in 1973. It is in an excellent white contemporary frame.
Art...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Hand painted Edition#1-The Night-British Awarded Artist-Plein Air in the night
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song – The Night stands as one of the most iconic works featured in Modern Ancient – Summer Exhibition at GSY Studio Gallery, UK, 2025.—this Limited Edition ( only 5 available...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée
Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas. "Study Purple"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This oil painting of abstract forms is dominated by a rich palette of reds, purples, oranges, blues, and yellows, interweaving a mosaic of irregular geometric shapes, capturing overl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$392 Sale Price
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POWDER
Located in Zofingen, AG
“This work seems to capture the delicate thread one soul leaves upon another, barely perceptible yet enduring through time.”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas in Violet Tones
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Encounters at Dawn" – Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas in Violet Tones with Figuration is an abstract oil painting that explores color field and abstract expressionism. The ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin abstracted orange and black watercolor gouache
Located in New York, NY
Large black and marigold orange abstract interior scene of a bust in front of a window with fingerprints and painterly brushstrokes. Rich color and texture ideal for hanging in minim...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Abstract 4, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layers of blue and cream with touches of orange and black create an energetic composition. The blending of colors evokes a strong sense of movement, while the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
morning water lillies
Located in London, London
The item is located in central London, United Kingdom.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
So Slight a Film ex-Lehman Brothers Art Collection unique signed painting Framed
By Emily Mason
Located in New York, NY
Emily Mason
So Slight a Film (from the Lehman Brothers art collection), 1978
Oil on paper Abstract Expressionist painting
Signed and dated 'Emily Mason '78' bottom right in pencil
Fr...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Graphite
ORGANICS
Located in Zofingen, AG
“A study of the plasticity of forms and their interaction with the texture of time.”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hand painted Canvas-Limited Edition#3/10-Sunshine Factory-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This stunning one-off hand painted edition is painted in oil on canvas by the artist , signed at front and on the back label too; each edition is 95% hand painted by Shizico Yi. This...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Giclée, Archival Pigment
"umbrella girl series" RK2T12, Abstract, Paintings, Clay, 21st Century
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 19.68 x 19.68 inches
Frame measures 27.56 x 27.56 x 2.76 inches
Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding.
Color: antique white - vintage
Artist: Roger...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Secret Wish - Impasto Inspired Blue Accent Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Mayan Fragments" Vintage Exhibited American Modernist Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract painting. Watercolor on paper. Framed. Gallery label verso. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Tangled Grace
Located in Cumming, GA
In this luminous botanical abstraction, delicate forms of wildflowers and foliage seem to dissolve into a soft veil of atmosphere. Blush-toned blooms float above cascading green stem...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,260 Sale Price
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Cross Hatch (Untitled ULAE S.13), Abstract Screenprint by Jasper Johns
By Jasper Johns
Located in Long Island City, NY
This work is from the edition of 3000 printed by Simca Print Artists, Inc., New York and published by Brooke Alexander Editions, New York as a catalog cover for Jasper Johns Screenpr...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Lucky Frog on fly Agaric" Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This vibrant and imaginative painting by Serg Graff, titled “Lucky Frog on Fly Agaric,” is a large original work in a richly textured fantasy abstract style.
A kaleidoscope of swirl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Painting Abstract Contemporary Striking Statement Original Playful Color
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Movement of Blue
Blue Painting Abstract Contemporary Striking Statement Original Playful Color one-of-a-kind Authentic Invest
The Movement of Blues is a large abstract e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Engraving
#63, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
FT 1 - Pastel color abstract geometric painting on canvas
By Evan Venegas
Located in New York, NY
Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998.
Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature oil painting "Calling to nature""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format oil painting "Calling to nature " by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature.
Painted on stretched cotton canvas (20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea music
Located in London, London
120x194cm (124x198 cm full size)
original painting on canvas
hand signed
one-of-a-kind
One of a kind.
The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed
Katarina's works are in private colle...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$11,720
Flowering Coast - contemporary, gestural, abstract, impasto, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Beneath a deep blue, cloudy sky, the bright colours of what appears to be a tropical landscape –red, yellow, purples and green pop from the canvas in this beautiful composition by Pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemplation and Introspection, colourful, Joan Mitchell, expressionism, bold
Located in Jönköping, SE
This piece is part of my new collection titled "Contemplation and Introspection." In this series, I explore the insightful relationship between nature and the human experience, delvi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Raw Linen, Acrylic
Sacred Feminine - Radiant Pink and Magenta Textural Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Weightless Mind
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Mystic Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Pastel Abstract Collage, 20th Century New York/Texas Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925–1996)
Untitled
1980
Acrylic and collage on canvas
Initialed and dated verso
48 x 48 inches
Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma and grew u...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Venus - Ethereal Abstract Textural Floral Painting in Blush, Coral and Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled #SP-201, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-201 by Murray Duncan
Mixed media on paper
Size: 32" x 40”
Unframed, signed
A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures.
This captivating piece by Murray D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Fade Up (Abstract Purple, Mauve, Blue and Yellow Wood Wall Sculpture)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract minimalist three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in blue, mauve, purple and yellow.
"Fade Up", hand-carved wooden wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Walling, m...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Born to be wild
Located in London, London
TWO EXTRA large canvases, 100x150cm each.
\total size 150x200cm
READY to be exhibited, on the stretcher bars as shown on the video/photos.
How about bringing more bright, bold c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$11,720
Liminality -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Love, Healing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I stood in the liminality of love, no longer believing it was enough, not yet ready to stop feeling it. Somewhere between the ache and the awakening, I learned that love alone could...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Original-Once in a Sturgeon Moon-British Awarded Artist-plein air-Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
Painted en plein air under the last full moon of summer—the Sturgeon Moon; this painting captures a fleeting moment when Shizico’s garden blooms glow beneath the brilliant lunar glow...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mystique 7, blue, earthy, green, white, calm, atmospheric
Located in Cumming, GA
This abstract landscape radiates a sense of calm and renewal through its layered, atmospheric composition.
A soft wash of aqua blue drifts across the canvas, suggesting open sky or...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,784 Sale Price
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"Fruits" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1964 by Mourlot Frères and published in an edition of 2000 on Arches wove paper. Image size: 6 x 4 1/2 inches (150 x 110 mm). Sheet s...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Original Triptych-Moonlit Jardin d'Hiver 1, 2, 3-British Awarded Artist-Impasto
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest works for GSY Studio Gallery Summer Exhibition 2025, this set including 3 paintings.
This series created in her winter studio while longi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,594 Sale Price
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Tranquil Puzzle 4
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Fountain of Life // Interior Water Abstract / blue ocean / sea, waves.
Located in Zofingen, AG
#Abstract #Water #Sea #blue #waves
Water is a symbol of the fundamental principle of everything, it is the element from which everything on Earth was born. The painting is filled...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Double Blue Painting Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The painting is acrylic on cartoon, according to my opinion evoking a good illusion of depth and imagination. Delivered in an easy frame - recommendation -leave it as it is and put t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$468 Sale Price
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VEIL
Located in Zofingen, AG
“What appears clear fades behind a translucent layer, symbolizing the noise of information, emotional distance, and the challenge of discerning truth through layers of interpretation.”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Impressionism-Plein Air evening oil
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song Series stands as one of the most iconic works featured in the upcoming Summer Exhibition UK, 2025—a rare and luminous collection of latest artworks we’re thrilled to pres...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Dawn, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract, limited edition print by Elwood Howell features a predominantly green palette, with a muted yellow area at the top of the composition. Subtle circle shapes and long ve...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital, Giclée
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