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
"Dune, " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Los Parientes Raros, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
170x200cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Embrace (Shunga Study), " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Colorful literature, Library, Multicolor Abstract, Expressionism, Geometric
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Colorfull literature" beckons the viewer into a realm where books morph into elements of a colorful symphony. The artist adopts a nearly abstract approach, exploring shapes and hues...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987. Hailing from the picturesque city of Salta, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Andes Mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Argentine Artist Marina Arias 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marina Arias, contemporary artist, was born in the vibrant country of Argentina in 1987. Hailing from the picturesque city of Salta, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Andes Mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Most Brilliant Blue by Amy Sullivan, Large Contemporary Bird Painting Square
By Amy Sullivan
Located in Atlanta, GA
It only took us a second to fall in love with Amy Sullivan's abstracted barns and structures. Oozing with texture and media, her large-scale and slightly off-kilter renditions of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Bouquet d'Estérel
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Arboreal Symphony
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Arboreal Symphony" is an enchanting ode to the majesty of nature, born from a contemplative sketch made in the heart of an ancient forest. This acrylic painting on canvas, measuring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Path
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo) No. 24680
Co...
Category
1930s Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
"Bouquet, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Stone
"Twilight (Just Before Dawn), " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
"Ikebana, " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
She Who Makes Order from Chaos by Amy Sullivan, Large Bird Painting Square
By Amy Sullivan
Located in Atlanta, GA
It only took us a second to fall in love with Amy Sullivan's abstracted barns and structures. Oozing with texture and media, her large-scale and slightly off-kilter renditions of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Voyage, " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Three elements / Acrylic on cardboard / 70 x 100 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
The painting titled "Three elements" is one of ten from the "Mariko" series. It is one of the most characteristic of the energetic and expressive series, which is characterized by th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Dappled Light, " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Abstraction with Triangles
Located in London, GB
Abraham Walkowitz (1878 - 1965) was an early and important figure in the development of American Modernism. He first showed at Alfred Stieglitz's legendary 291 Gallery. There, he was...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Impasto Abstract Landscape Seascape Painting with Pink Red Black & Golden Yellow
Located in Preston, GB
Impasto Abstract Landscape Seascape Painting with Pink Red Black & Golden Yellow by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 12 x 8 inches
Frame measures 17 x 13...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board
Barricada #7 aip S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Abstract sculpture, silver colour
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #7 aip S is a brushed stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 32 × 39 × 38 cm (12.6 × 15.4 × 15 in).
The sculpture is signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Important and Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting by Ken Munowitz. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pharaoh's Crypt" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pharaoh's Crypt" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
mixed media on wood
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood
Plate 1, from: Half-Life (after Rembrandt)
By Glenn Brown
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning work by contemporary great, Glenn Brown. This work is an Artist Proof, one of only 12 created.
The frame is handmade by famous London framers, Darbyshire. I...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
"Kimonoesque with Cat" Abstract Metallic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting features a deep, warm red and metallic gold palette with violet accents. The central abstract form is adorned by organic line work, some of which appears almos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer solstice - Vibrant green abstract nature painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
This green abstract nature painting is dedicated to to the longest day. "Summer Solstice" embodies the lush, fruitful Italian summer, inspired by the flowing river under the canopy o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
"Urban Figures I" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Urban Figures I" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Farid
mixed media on canvas
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact Egy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Portrait contour pencil line sketch minimalist contemporary face drawing no1
Located in COOMERA, QLD
Minimalist portrait continuous blind contour line sketch collection in charcoal pencil on watercolour washed canvas. An elegant small drawing series of works on flat canvas exploring...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Carbon Pencil
Eugene 2- Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Antique American Large Abstract Expressionist Framed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible mid century abstract expressionist oil painting by Ken Munowitz. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Derriere Le Miroir-Page 9
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derriere Le Miroir-Page 9
Color lithograph, 1973
From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 201, January 1973
Unsigned (as issued)
Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris
Printer: L’Imprimerie Arte, Adr...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mingyan Li Still Life Original Oil Painting "White Blooming"
Located in New York, NY
Title: White Blooming
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 32 x 25.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raven's Song - Soft abstract sunset sky landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
A soft abstract sunset sky landscape painting, Raven's song" is an ethereal, dramatic sky. A warm sunset, romantic atmosphere in an oil painting. Inspired by the changing seasons and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)
Condition: E...
Category
1930s Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1935
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)No. 26190
Con...
Category
1930s Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
Eugene 8- Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
“until”, abstract, green, yellow, square, black, white, text, acrylic painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Natick, MA
Sandra Cohen’s “until” is a 30 x 30 x 1 inch abstract painting on canvas, loosely painted in verdant green and yellow tones, with dotted patterns of red, pink, and orange revealed in...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Exceptional, Large Mid Century Figural / Abstract Oil on Paper -
Located in Exton, PA
Exceptional large mid century oil painting on thick paper. Recently obtained from a local estate that included a number of these works - all unsigned - and reputedly by a Provincetow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Alkyd
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Eugene 6 - Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dipinto astratto italiano degli anni sessanta
By Mario Nuti
Located in Florence, IT
Dipinto astratto firmato, titolato e datato sul retro della tela M. Nuti "MARE SILENZIOSO" 1964.
Segnato e datato anche in fronte: Nuti 64.
Olio su tela, 50 x 100 cm.
Mario Nuti è ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Color of Water #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THE COLOR OF WATER
Lake Michigan blue sits at the pastel confluence of green, grey and cyan on the nearby shoreline. In truth, the color of the lake is as transitory as Chicago weath...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper
Ugo La Pietra Black Bronze Abstract Ad Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork is a multiples limited not numbered specimens created by the Italian artist Ugo La Pietra, a well known Internationally artist.
Ugo La Pietra was born in Bussi Sul Tiri...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
pdp739ct14
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
collage on canvas, signed verso
Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagosa Springs, Color...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
"Vase with pink roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This oil painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This abstract vibrant floral painting called "Vase with pink roses...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Diptych-Spring Duet IV-British Awarded Artist-abstract landscape-oil-UK
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi's Spring Duet is a project that explores the format of a diptych through a series of paintings. Artist Shizico Yi painted en plein air, capturing the landscape outside of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
STRIKING 1964 Mid Century POP Abstraction /Expressionist Painting by EJ Hartmann
Located in Exton, PA
Exceptional, fresh mid century abstract painting by NJ/PA painter Edward J Hartmann. Hartmann was born in 1925, attended Bucknell, graduated from Harvard, and has enjoyed a long lif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Original Diptych-Spring Duet III-British Awarded Artist-abstract landscape-oil
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi's Spring Duet is a project that explores the format of a diptych through a series of paintings. Artist Shizico Yi painted en plein air, capturing the landscape outside of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Gesso
"Untitled 12.23" Abstract Oil Painting 58" x 36" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 12.23" Abstract Oil Painting 58" x 36" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
This artwork ships rolled in a tube due to its size
In search of silence, in search of the self.
Her work em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Standing By The Red River Tree Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a strong affiliation with the Indian sub-continent and after spending 6 months in the beautiful southern state of Kerala he has returned to his English studio to p...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is an oil on canvas painting made by Hans Hofmann in 1962. The artwork size is 25 x 30 1/4 inches. The framed size is 33 1/4 x 38 1/4 x 2 inches. The painting is signed lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pierre Montheillet, Composition in grey, gouache and wash on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011)
Composition in grey
Gouache and wash on laid paper
Signed "Montheillet" lower right
Dimensions of the work: 24 x 32 cm
Dimensions of the frame: 40 x 50...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
New ABSTRACT Contemporary Artwork by Artist Tycjan Knut 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Tycjan Knut, born in 1985 in Warsaw, is a highly talented artist who graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2011. During his studies, he had the privilege of learning pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Mia" Painting 35" x 28" inch by Vladislav Chenchik
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mia" Painting 35" x 28" inch by Vladislav Chenchik
Vladislav Chenchik is a contemporary artist from Ukraine. His artwork combines abstract and realistic styles, with a focus on por...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Great Color Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted abstract expressionist mid century oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage mid century abstract landscape. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1940s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Dream Within A Dream, (What Am I, A Mind Reader?)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"A Dream Within A Dream, (What Am I, A Mind Reader?)," is an acrylic on canvas painting by Ryan McGinness, made in 2007. The artwork size is 96 1/4 x 143 x 2 3/4 inches. The painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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