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
Recognized Seller Listings
Black - large, yellow, green, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A narrative of hard edged orthogonal shapes in sapphire blue, bright yellow and crimson unfolds across a background grid of washed charcoal black rectangles. The black ground is made more powerful by the size of the six foot tall canvas...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aqua & Green Shape - playful, colourful, gold leaf edge, acrylic on shaped panel
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Aron Hill’s compelling abstract artwork often explores organic shapes and bright colours. This piece on a shaped panel features a divided leaf shape in aqua and Kelly green against a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Piano Reflections 2 - dark, cool, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Every morning for 15 minutes, Pat Service finds peace in playing the piano—classical music she learned as a teenager. This lyrical composition was inspired by such a moment rendered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moving Through - colorful, contemporary, gestural abstract, paper collage
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Expressive brushstrokes in vivid colours play against a sunny yellow in this contemporary composition by Yvonne Lammerich. The form of this silkscreen...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Monotype
Ancient Landscape II (Ancient City)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and titled in pencil by the artist;
Annotated: "E130 A/1" in pencil lower right
Estate stamp verso
Edition: 20
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist (Foundation sta...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
A Flower In the Forest, from The Geldzahler Portfolio
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours, 1997, on Rives BFK paper, signed with initials in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75 (there were also 15 artist’s proofs), printed by Solo Impressions, In...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Temperatura - Tincion. From The Light series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Temperatura - Tincion, 2023 by Jose Ricardo Contreras González
From The Light series
Overall size: 26 H cm. x 130 W cm.
Individual size: 13 H cm. x 130 W cm.
Mounted on a stretcher.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled Fabric Design
By Arthur Litt
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Fabric Design
Gouache on paper, 1920-1930
Signed with the Atelier Stamp verso (see photo)
Numbered with the Atelier Litt Archive number verso
(see photo)
Condition: E...
Category
1920s Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
Lab #7 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #7, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lab #5 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #5, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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. 05535
...
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. 37365
...
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)
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
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
JHAAP III. From The Ritual Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The Ritual Series
Cotton wicks and acrylic on canvas
Size: 36 x 36 inches
Unframed
Using thousands of Diya-Baati/cotton wicks, a ritual material, the Samsara series are works ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Canvas
Lab #6 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #6, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Octavio Paz Suite: Nocturne VI
Located in London, GB
Lithograph and chine appliqué
64.5 x 54 cms (25 3/8 x 21 1/4 ins)
Edition 50
Paper: Arches paper; Japanese Gampi handmade paper
Other Collaborators: Image transferred from Mylar to...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Handmade Paper, Color, Lithograph
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
SAMSARA IV. From The Ritual Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The Ritual Series
Cotton wicks and acrylic on plywood
Size: 48 x 48 inches
Frame size: 50 x 50 x 3 inches
Bronze painted wood framed
Using thousands of Diya-Baati/cotton wicks...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton, Plywood, Acrylic
Waves and Particles and Mantra Implosion Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Waves and Particles and Mantra Implosion Diptych, by Yunior Manino
Acrylic paint on canvas
Overall size: 340 cm H x 193 cm W
Individual size:
Waves and Particles: 170 cm H x 192 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Bourée 2BAA2 - bright, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lively graphic contemporary composition was painted by Burton Kramer, internationally renowned as a fine graphic designer. Kramer now expresses his modernist and minimalist aest...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, 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
Mountain Passage - colorful, contemporary, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Aron Hill returns to bright colours and familiar bold imagery—the sun and rocks in this contemporary landscape. This new series is created in a collaged manner—using gluing, threadin...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Ink, Acrylic
Blood red sun with moon over 4 rocks - abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold contemporary form and striking bright colours define the unique artistic style of Aron Hill. The Calgary-based artist often uses the sun and rocks as central images in their wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Thread
Untitled (Plate 4) DLM
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 7) DLM
Color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141
Edition: 1500?
Published by A. Maeght, Paris
Condition: Mint
Sheet/Image size: 1...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Text Tonic - vivid, colourful, lyrical, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Translucent layers of periwinkle, blue and steel-grey compose the background of this rich and energetic painting. Dragged horizontally across the canvas are thick bands of black, whi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
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
Derrier le Miroir, cover, Volume 141
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derrier le Miroir, cover, Volume 141
Original color lithograph, 1963
Unsigned and unnumbered (as issued)
From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 141
Published by A. Maeght, Paris
Condition: E...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Derriere Le Miroir-No. 190-Page 14-15
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derriere Le Miroir-No. 190-Page 14-15
Color lithograph, 1971
Unsigned (as issued)
From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 190, 1971
Publisher: Aime Maeght, Paris
Printer: L’Imprimerie Arts, Pa...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
A Book of Silkscreen Prints 1973-76 (2nd Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Lab #4 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #4, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, Mangold developed a reductive vocabulary based on geometric forms, monochromatic color, and an emphasis on the flatness of t...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Woodcut
Lab #3 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #3, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lab #2 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #2, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lab #1 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lab #1, 2024 by Alec Franco
From the Lab series
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthetic principles that he chooses to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper
Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Watercolor on paper, c. 1971
Unsigned
From the collection of Ileana Sonnabend (1914-2007)
Laddie John Dill, a Los Angeles artist, had his first solo exhibition in New York C...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor
Interconnections - colorful, contemporary, geometric abstract, paper collage
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bold contemporary composition by Yvonne Lammerich is an intriguing exploration of colour and form. Origami-like folded shapes inter-connected by fine lines dance across this col...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Gouache, Color Pencil
Untitled, from The Geldzahler Portfolio
By Jasper Johns
Located in London, GB
Etching, 1997, on Hahnemühle copperplate paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75 (there were also 15 artist’s proofs), printed by Gemini G.E.L. LLC, publis...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Etching
Sweet Earth - bold, modern, colorful, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Jack Bush had told Milly Ristvedt that she was ahead of her time. The Canadian modernist’s deep dive into the world of colour and its potential continued in the seventies. Sweet Eart...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Preliminary drawing for a sculpture
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for a sculpture
Black crayon on paper, 1959
Signed and dated middle right (see photo)
A rare 1950's AbEx drawing.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Michael and Ala...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Crayon
Untitled
By Henri Goetz
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Engraving, drypoint & carborundum, c. 1960's
Signed and numbered in pencil (see photos)
Edition: 25 (9/25)
Printed by the artist
Condition: Adhesive residue on the verso to...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Engraving
"Recumbent Figure"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue tone cube and Black glitter bucket. From The Light series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Blue tone cube and Black glitter bucket, by Jose Ricardo Contreras González
From The Light series
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Overall size: 50 H cm. x 80 W cm.
Individual size: 50 H cm...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
fern-butterfly effect f-1
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: intaglio
Year: 2015
Signed Artist Proof from the edition of 25
Image Size: 7.5 x 6 inches
Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Seiko Tachibana's...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled
By Robert Adams
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a bronze sculpture made by Robert Adams in 1979. The work is number 3 from an edition of 6. The artwork size is 29 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches. Stamped underneath, "Adam...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Praise
By Agnes Martin
Located in Houston, TX
Agnes Martin
"Praise" 1976
Offset lithograph on Dalton Natural Bond paper
11 x 11 inches
ed. 1000
Framed
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
Body Motion Target 2 - soft, contemporary, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This dynamic contemporary circular painting in bright white is by Yvonne Lammerich. The Canadian artist has been exhibiting her uniquely bold work bot...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Body Records #1 Black - contemporary, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
With its bold form and striking black palette, this large circular painting by Yvonne Lammerich makes a dramatic contemporary statement. A close exami...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Body Motion Target 1 - bold, contemporary, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
With its bold form and striking black palette, this large circular painting by Yvonne Lammerich makes a dramatic contemporary statement. The actual scale of the circle is related to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Red Bang"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
QED Gravity #1 - large, colorful, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing colourful contemporary painting so impressively large in scale and architectural in form is by Canada’s Yvonne Lammerich. Recognized both nationally and international...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Wind Walker"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Words and Deeds
By Ben Wilson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Words and Deeds
Oil and collage on wood panel, c. 1990
Signed recto lower right (see photo)
Verso: See photo
Signed, verso: Ben Wilson
Dated: c. 1990
Titled: Words and Deeds
Conditio...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Binaki, Athens
By Dorothy Hood
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Binaki, Athens" is a collage on mat work by Dorothy Hood made between 1982-1997. The artwork size is 20 x 16 inches. The framed size is 26 5/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/2 inches. The work is s...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Bambu de Volpi & Coqueiros de Klee, Paintings. From the MATAS series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bambu de Volpi & Coqueiros de Klee, 2020 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From the series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Overall size: 140 H x 300 W cm.
Individual size: 140 H x 150 W cm....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bambuzal & Mato de onça, Paintings. From the MATAS series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bambuzal & Mato de onça, 2022 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis
From the series Matas
Acrylic paint on canvas
Overall size: 100 H x 300 W cm.
Individual size: 100 H x 150 W cm.
Unframed
_...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cross/Cultural Now#2 - colorful, contemporary, abstract, wood, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary painting and its complimentary wall sculpture are by Yvonne Lammerich. In her decades-long exploration of a visual language, the Canadian artist often mak...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
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