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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
Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome
Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome

Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome

Located in Woodbury, CT

William Yates (British, 20th Century) St. Paul’s Cathedral, London Oil on board, circa 1970 Signed on the reverse William Yates was a gifted British painter whose expressive citysca...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Tête-à-tête
Tête-à-tête

Tête-à-tête

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 132×142 cm (overall size with stretching 142×152 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This painting captures a fragile, precious moment of genuine inti...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

You brought Sunshine and Summer: Original Floral Painting, Blue vase, Geese.
You brought Sunshine and Summer: Original Floral Painting, Blue vase, Geese.

You brought Sunshine and Summer: Original Floral Painting, Blue vase, Geese.

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: You brought Sunshine and Summer Original Floral Painting, Blue vase, Geese, Heron, Unique, One-of-a-kind. "You brought Sunshine and Summer" is a painting that portrays a dee...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Miami Art Deco Pool, Blue Cyanotype on Paper, Abstract Shapes Water Reflections
Miami Art Deco Pool, Blue Cyanotype on Paper, Abstract Shapes Water Reflections

Miami Art Deco Pool, Blue Cyanotype on Paper, Abstract Shapes Water Reflections

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Miami Art Deco Pool" shows the movements of water over a tiled swimming pool floor. Details: + Title: Miami Art Deco Poo...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Lithograph, Other Medium

“Set Out”
“Set Out”

“Set Out”

By Iryna Rets

Located in Zofingen, AG

The works from this series were exhibited at ART KYIV Fair 2026 and later presented as part of the artist’s solo exhibition “Points of View” at MODI Art & Wine Gallery, Kyiv. “Set ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Slow Soft Summer: Floral, Abstract, Contemporary, Nature, Soft tones, Original
Slow Soft Summer: Floral, Abstract, Contemporary, Nature, Soft tones, Original

Slow Soft Summer: Floral, Abstract, Contemporary, Nature, Soft tones, Original

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Slow Soft Summer Floral, Abstract, Contemporary, Nature, Soft tones, Original, Authentic, Investment In this gentle, though lively acrylic painting, I connected to the joys ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Glaze, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Between the Waves
Between the Waves

Between the Waves

Located in Zofingen, AG

Between the Waves Sometimes, even in the most beautiful places, we do not find inner peace. The heroine of this work exists in a moment of quiet pause, alone with her thoughts and em...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

After the rain
After the rain

After the rain

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work continues the exploration of silence as an inner space — a state in which perception softens and boundaries dissolve. “After the rain” is not a clearly defined landscape, b...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Vers l'equilibre, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in
Vers l'equilibre, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in

Vers l'equilibre, Contemporary Large Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, 34 x 34 in

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Vers l'Équilibre - Oil on canvas Unframed: 80 x 80 x 2 cm (31.50 x 31.50 x 0.79 in) Framed: 87 x 87 x 3.5 cm (34.25 x 34.25 x 1.38 in) Black or natural wood floater frame available S...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Glimmer
Glimmer

Glimmer

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Glimmer” captures a moment of transition, where tension slowly dissolves into light. The work explores a subtle boundary between heaviness and ease, where silence becomes a space fo...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Picnic by the Cypress
Picnic by the Cypress

Picnic by the Cypress

Located in Zofingen, AG

Picnic by the Cypress Size: 140×97 cm (overall size with stretching 150×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled In this piece, a moment of calm and ease mee...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Joan Miró

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1961 in an edition of 1200 for the wrap-around dust-jacket cover of the "Miró 1959-1960" catalogue, published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. S...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Summer After Winter, Abstract Painting
Summer After Winter, Abstract Painting

Summer After Winter, Abstract Painting

By Kajal Zaveri

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Inspired by the transition from winter's stillness to the abundance of summer, this painting celebrates nature's renewal and vitality. Layers of vibrant green e...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Original Nice Jazz Festival, hand signed, linen backed, music poster
Original Nice Jazz Festival, hand signed, linen backed, music poster

Original Nice Jazz Festival, hand signed, linen backed, music poster

NICE JAZZ FESTIVAL Razzia Hand-Signed Linen-Backed is an original vintage festival poster hand-signed by Razzia in black ink. This design—dated 1994—captures classic jazz fest energy...

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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Offset

The Way Home
The Way Home

The Way Home

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 97×97 cm (overall size with stretching 107×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This new piece from the “Past Passing Me By” series is a visual med...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Mid-century American painting
Abstract Expressionist Mid-century American painting

Abstract Expressionist Mid-century American painting

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful minimal Abstract Expressionist painting. Mixed media on paper glued down to illustration backing board. Paper sheet measures 10.25 x 14 inches. Cardboard panel measures 1...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Illustration Board

The Fountain in the Garden of Eden
The Fountain in the Garden of Eden

The Fountain in the Garden of Eden

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Fountain in the Garden of Eden” is a painterly dialogue between Albrecht Dürer’s images of Adam and Eve and Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain. In this work, the classical narrative merges w...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Wild White Horses" Contemporary Outsider Urban Expressionism Painting Framed
"Wild White Horses" Contemporary Outsider Urban Expressionism Painting Framed

"Wild White Horses" Contemporary Outsider Urban Expressionism Painting Framed

By Purvis Young

Located in New York, NY

The painting is an expressive, abstract work by Purvis Young with a strong emphasis on dynamic brushwork and a limited color palette dominated by deep reds, off-whites, and subtle ac...

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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard

Leo Castelli Gallery offset lithograph invitation, 1969
Leo Castelli Gallery offset lithograph invitation, 1969

Leo Castelli Gallery offset lithograph invitation, 1969

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

Offset lithograph poster invitation Unframed and unsigned Published by Leo Castelli Gallery at 4 East 77th Street on the occasion of the exhibition in November, 1969 The artwork dep...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Eternity
Eternity

Eternity

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

full size 212x118cm full size canvas stretched size204x110x10cm All custom charges are included in the final price agreed. unframed, shipped rolled XXL, Extra-large painting, larg...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure
Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure

Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure

By Vera Vizzi

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Blue Lifebuoy Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Miniature Figure "Portami al Mare" is a unique mixed media wall relief by Italian artist Vera Vizzi. Created on a circular wooden panel,...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Wood Panel

"The North Star"
"The North Star"

"The North Star"

By Nataliia Svitlychna

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This striking abstract painting powerfully captures the magnetic presence of a celestial guide. Radiating outward from a single, intense center, sharp bursts of deep black and dark n...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lucio Fontana Untitled (Gold Concetto Spaziale)
Lucio Fontana Untitled (Gold Concetto Spaziale)

Lucio Fontana Untitled (Gold Concetto Spaziale)

By Lucio Fontana

Located in Washington , DC, DC

Exceptional gold foil Concetto Spaziale produced in 1962 for a rare official Lucio Fontana artist monograph during his lifetime, published by famed art book publisher Harry N. Abrams...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Foil

Sea Foam 11, Abstract Painting
Sea Foam 11, Abstract Painting

Sea Foam 11, Abstract Painting

By DL Watson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An abstract seascape painting evokes the motion of ocean waves through layered blues and turquoises. Organic patterns suggest shifting currents and foam. Subtle...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Where it is quiet, No.5
Where it is quiet, No.5

Where it is quiet, No.5

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist explores silence as a state of inner balance and presence. Drawing from the ощущення of natural landscapes, she creates a distilled, atmospheric space where ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

'Woman In Bagdad' — 1950s Japanese Sôsaku-hanga Signed Woodblock Print
'Woman In Bagdad' — 1950s Japanese Sôsaku-hanga Signed Woodblock Print

'Woman In Bagdad' — 1950s Japanese Sôsaku-hanga Signed Woodblock Print

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Toshi Yoshida, 'Woman In Bagdad', color woodblock print, 1954, edition not stated. Signed, dated, and titled, in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on cream-wove Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (1/2 to 7/8 inch); minor toning in the margins, otherwise in excellent condition. Self-carved, self-printed. Archivally sleeved, unmatted. Image size 14 13/16 x 9 7/8 inches; sheet size 16 1/4 x 11 inches (oban tate-e). Exhibited: 'Color in Relief: Wood Block Prints from Origins to Abstraction', Georgetown University Library, 2016. Literature: Oliver Statler, Modern Japanese Prints: An Art Reborn, 1959, pp.168-169; Eugene M. Skibbe, Yoshida Toshi 1911-1999: Diversity, Change, and Continuity in the Yoshida Art Tradition, Andon 53, Society for Japanese Arts, 1996, pp. 5-14; Kendall H. Brown, Yoshida Toshi: The Nature of Tranquility, in, A Japanese Legacy: Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2002, pp. 72-80; p. 91, no. 55 Exhibition: Japan & Beyond: The Yoshida Family Legacy in Japanese Woodblock Prints, curated by Kendall Brown and Quyen Le, The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art, Hanford, CA. February 3, 2004 - March 27, 2004. Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, Minneapolis Institute of Art, University of California Merced, University of Oregon (The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints). ABOUT THE ARTIST Yoshida Toshi (1911-1995) began training at the age of 14 under his father, Yoshida Hiroshi, one of the most acclaimed artists of the Japanese 20th-century printmaking revival movement shin-hanga (’new prints’ created in the traditional collaborative system of Japanese printmaking). He studied from 1932 to 1935 at the Taiheiyo-Gakai (Pacific Painting Association), co-founded by his father. Before the Pacific War, Toshi traveled widely with his father in Asia, Europe, Egypt, and the United States. Later he continued his worldwide travels, especially in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Africa. Following his father’s death in 1950, Toshi began his very personal exploration of abstraction, joining the sôsaku-hanga movement (’creative prints’ wherein the artist is creator, carver, and printer). During this richly creative period (1954 to 1973), Toshi created over three hundred nonobjective designs. In the early 1960s, Toshi returned to large-scale figurative work, concentrating on scenes of African wildlife in its natural habitat, and in 1984 he published the first of many illustrated children's books on African wildlife (Dobutsu Ehon Shirizu), which he continued to produce until the early 1990s. In 1966 he published a book with the artist Yuki Rei...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Woodcut

Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape
Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape

Dubrovnik Cityscape Croatian Landscape

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Romana Milutin Fabris (b.1941) Dubrovnik Cityscape with Nude Women, ca. 1970. Gouache on illustration board, 23 x 32.5 inches; 25 x 34.5 inches framed. Signed lower right. Foil frame label on verso from 1960's with 5 digit telephone number, dating this piece to ca. 1970. Romana Milutin Fabris, born in 1941 in Dubrovnik, is one such artist: unwavering, devoted, and endlessly inspired. Her artistic education began at the School of Applied Arts in Split and Zagreb, and continued at the Academy of Applied Arts in Belgrade, where she laid the foundations of her distinctive visual language. A pivotal moment in her formation came with an international scholarship from the Austrian government, which enabled her to study in Salzburg under the great master Oskar Kokoschka-a painter of profound expressionist vision, whose spirit echoes in Romana’s work without ever being immitated. From the outset, she forged her own path-intimate but consistent, deeply personal and unmistakably her own. In 1964, she opened her first solo exhibition at the Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik, marking the beginning of a presence on the art scene that has now spanned more than six decades. Dubrovnik occupies a special place in her work. It is not merely the city of her birth, but the city of her soul-an eternal source of inspiration. Its stone walls, austere Mediterranean light, and the lush branches of bougainvillea reappear time and again on her canvases. Through these motifs, we sense belonging, but also poetic distance-for Romana does not paint the landscape as an external scene, but as an inner experience. Her colours speak in silence, her forms exude tranquillity, and the figures in her portraits radiate a depth that reaches beyond the visible. Each painting is a page from the diary of a strong and sensitive spirit, a woman who has preserved a childlike wonder, a profound reverence for beauty, and a lifelong belief in the power of artistic expression. Romana Milutin Fabris reminds us that art is not a fleeting moment, but a lasting presence. / 1965 / FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION, SPONZA PALACE ATRIUM, DUBROVNIK · ATELIER FOR INTERIOR DESIGN MASLINA - WORK COMPLETED UNDER THE FAMOUS PAINTER MILOVAN STANIĆ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Circular Multicolor Clay Sphere Wall Relief Geometric Pop Abstract Sculpture
Circular Multicolor Clay Sphere Wall Relief Geometric Pop Abstract Sculpture

Circular Multicolor Clay Sphere Wall Relief Geometric Pop Abstract Sculpture

By Elizabeth Art Candy

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Circular wall relief composed of hundreds of hand-formed clay spheres creating a vibrant geometric field of color, texture and dimensional abstraction. Bubble belongs to Elizabeth A...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Spray Paint, Board

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Sumit Mehndiratta, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Francisco Nicolás, and Dadodu . Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.