Skip to main content

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.

Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.

to
7,686
11,950
10,087
12,533
10,140
19,031
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
16
48
14,945
48,740
9
17
52
103
225
912
2,150
3,924
2,409
1,789
2
116,637
63,754
56,604
28,175
14,617
9,486
6,639
5,846
4,154
3,128
2,525
2,356
2,130
608
27,436
20,286
12,286
3,546
2,962
1,896
953
830
768
692
630
585
539
416
401
383
380
361
330
301
280
274
216
40,450
23,461
23,357
18,223
16,790
702
585
561
360
320
10,849
10,677
35,738
22,119
Style: Abstract
Madeline.  Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting

Madeline. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting

By Peter Rossiter

Located in Brecon, Powys

Contemporary abstract painting by Welsh artist Peter Rossiter. Artists comments on the painting "The painting is an exploration of warm relationships between colours and choreograph...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Whispers in Blue - Abstract Figurative Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting
Whispers in Blue - Abstract Figurative Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting

Whispers in Blue - Abstract Figurative Landscape Textured Impasto Oil Painting

By Ekaterina Ermilkina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red) /// Contemporary French Painting Minimalism Art
Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red) /// Contemporary French Painting Minimalism Art

Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red) /// Contemporary French Painting Minimalism Art

By Pierre Marie Brisson

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Pierre Marie Brisson (French, 1955-) Title: "Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red)" *Signed by Brisson lower right. It is also signed and dated on verso Year: 1983 Medium: Origina...

Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Paint, Oil, Handmade Paper, Rag Paper, Mixed Media

Ky Anderson "Land 25.4" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper
Ky Anderson "Land 25.4" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper

Ky Anderson "Land 25.4" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper

By Ky Anderson

Located in New York, NY

Ky Anderson Land 25.4, 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper 30 x 44 in. (and504) Artist Statement: My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Rosso agli angoli
Rosso agli angoli

Rosso agli angoli

By Giuseppe Santomaso

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1971 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated "Epreuve artiste" Artist proof Printer : Erker Presse, St Gallen 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (pape...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting
Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting

Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting

By Onelio Marrero

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In his distinct style of impressionism, artist Onelio Marrero displays a man in a suit reading the news as he sits by an empty dining hall. He bases the piece on sketches of a Back Bay, Boston restaurant named Bistro du Midi. He creates a narrative of an imaginary proprietor perusing a newspaper before the establishment opens and the clients fill the place. Onelio gives the viewer a sense of the décor and light streaming through the windows - beyond it, a hint of the Boston Public Garden.


About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist city scenes of everyday life. He captures the romanticism of New York City, from the picturesque fountains in Central Park to a glistening city street on a rainy afternoon. He creates a sense of nostalgia and intimacy with his work, offering the feeling that you have visited this particular scene before. “Each play of light, each texture, and each movement of a figure can have a captivating effect on me,” says Onelio. He studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art where he mastered discerning color and values, giving his work a more spontaneous appearance. Onelio’s work is an appreciation for beauty in all of its greatest forms; nature, art, and people.


Words that describe this painting: restaurant, newspaper, bistro, cafe, table, Boston, Public Garden, Boston Common...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract Sophistication.
Abstract Sophistication.

Abstract Sophistication.

Located in Zofingen, AG

This wonderful painting is a splendid combination of minimalism and volume. Using only two colors, white and gold, it creates an exquisite and thoughtful image. The white color, symb...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paste, Canvas, Acrylic

A Summer's Sunset
A Summer's Sunset

A Summer's Sunset

Located in San Francisco, CA

In this abstract landscape, artist Geneva Cross conveys the mood of a dreamlike summer evening that might be remembered by any of us in its universality. Blending the basic elements ...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Stout No Doubt  - Abstract Modern Organic Shape Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
Stout No Doubt  - Abstract Modern Organic Shape Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas

Stout No Doubt - Abstract Modern Organic Shape Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sunset VW Van - Colorful California Beach Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Sunset VW Van - Colorful California Beach Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Sunset VW Van - Colorful California Beach Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Kathleen Keifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Geometric 1970s Vintage Silkscreen Screen Print Manner of Vasarely
Abstract Geometric 1970s Vintage Silkscreen Screen Print Manner of Vasarely

Abstract Geometric 1970s Vintage Silkscreen Screen Print Manner of Vasarely

By Paul M. Levy

Located in Surfside, FL

Paul Levy (American, b. 1944) An established designer and illustrator, Paul M. Levy was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1944. He received his B.S. in Industrial Design from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1968, returning later to do independent study there. He also did independent study at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, in 1969 and received an M.F.A. in Sculpture and Printmaking from Ohio University, Athens. From 1964 through 1971 he worked for design firms in Ohio, New York and California. From 1971 through 1973 he taught at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University, Athens. He has exhibited in galleries, museums and art groups. In 1971 he was one of a number of artists who created enormous outdoor murals in a Cincinnati project called "Urban Walls." His graphic designs and illustrations for such firms as Container Corporation of America have appeared in publications such as Fortune, Business Week...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Autumn impressions
Autumn impressions

Autumn impressions

Located in Zofingen, AG

Autumn impressions. In this piece, I poured my passion for vibrant color and movement into every brushstroke. The rich reds and purples evoke the fiery heart of autumn, while the su...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Expression no. 2 - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964
Untitled - Expression no. 2 - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964

Untitled - Expression no. 2 - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964

By Jackson Pollock

Located in Roma, IT

JACKSON POLLOCK (American, 1912-1956) Untitled, CR1093 (after painting Number 9, CR340), 1951–printed 1964 Screenprint, on Strathmore wove paper, numbered in pencil lower left, and with the Estate of Jackson Pollock 1964 blindstamp lower left(?) From the second posthumous printing of 50 authorized by his widow, Lee Krasner in 1964 (there was also a lifetime edition of 25) Published by Bernard Steffen...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Jasper Johns, Untitled, from Screenprints, 1977
Jasper Johns, Untitled, from Screenprints, 1977

Jasper Johns, Untitled, from Screenprints, 1977

By Jasper Johns

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite silkscreen by Jasper Johns (born 1930), titled Untitled, from the album Jasper Johns, Screenprints, 1977, originates from the 1977 edition published by Brooke Alexande...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Miracle De La Vie - Green Teal Abstract Floral Painting
Miracle De La Vie - Green Teal Abstract Floral Painting

Miracle De La Vie - Green Teal 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

Capriccio #2 - painting, acrylic on panel
Capriccio #2 - painting, acrylic on panel

Capriccio #2 - painting, acrylic on panel

By Burton Kramer

Located in Bloomfield, ON

In this expressive work by modernist Burton Kramer multi-coloured geometric shapes appear to dance rhythmically across the canvas. A capriccio is a short, lively, free-form piece of ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Rhapsody in Yellow - oil on canvas - abstract
Rhapsody in Yellow - oil on canvas - abstract

Rhapsody in Yellow - oil on canvas - abstract

By Stephen Henriques

Located in Burlingame, CA

Color is always central in Henriques' delightful compositions that are at once, balanced, harmonious, and a toast to life. 'Rhapsody in Yellow' with its bright and pure hues shimmer...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Painting Blue Sea I Pigments Contemporary Artist Gabriela Meunie
Abstract Painting Blue Sea I Pigments Contemporary Artist Gabriela Meunie

Abstract Painting Blue Sea I Pigments Contemporary Artist Gabriela Meunie

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Resin, Cotton Canvas, Pigment

Untitled #501, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern
Untitled #501, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern

Untitled #501, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Untitled #501 by Murray Duncan, 2024 Mix media on paper Unframed Size: 32" x 40" Murray Duncan Studio: Murray Duncan, born in 1966, is a self-taught creative visionary celebrated f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Leopard on the tree
Leopard on the tree

Leopard on the tree

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting depicts a leopard resting on a wide tree branch against a backdrop of lush greenery and a bright blue sky. The composition is horizontal, with the animal’s body stretche...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled VII
Untitled VII

Untitled VII

By Tracey Adams

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled VII" is a monotype on paper by noted artist Tracey Adams, born 1954. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 15....

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Monotype

Azurite Gossamer-original modern abstract oil painting- contemporary Art artwork
Azurite Gossamer-original modern abstract oil painting- contemporary Art artwork

Azurite Gossamer-original modern abstract oil painting- contemporary Art artwork

By Antoinette Ferwerda

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ross Bleckner Abstract Oil Painting
Ross Bleckner Abstract Oil Painting

Ross Bleckner Abstract Oil Painting

By Ross Bleckner

Located in New York, NY

Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949) Untitled, c. 20th century Oil on board 18 x 20 in. Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware that other artists existed. He was the middle child between two sisters; his father manufactures electronic parts He attended New York University where Sol Lewitt, Chuck Close and others were his teachers. He graduated in 1972, then spent a year at the California Institute of Arts. His contacts in the next few years were very fortuitous; Sol Lewitt and Chuck Close, Carl Andre, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, etc. Bleckner is on the nervous side, beset by self-doubt, insomnia, and gloom. He is unpretentious, although he is bluntly handsome, with olive complexion, and a compact build. He is "10 percent that is superficial and 90 percent that has to do with the depths and that is threatened by living. He is a very complicated individual. He is a very, very morose, deeply feeling, hardworking artist- he takes a lot from within himself - but always, no matter how successful he is, he feels he is going to fall into those depths." 1 Bleckner first exhibited his work in New York in 1974. The following year he was given his first one-man show; he was included in the 1975 Whitney Biennial.. Since about 1985 has addressed many of his paintings to the subject of AIDS- both documenting it as a historical phenomenon and commemorating specific individuals who have died. Written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California. Bio sourced from the Archives of askArt. Sources include: Ross Bleckner's Mood Indigo...

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid-Century Abstract Expressionist Gouache on Paper, Signed, 41x55 cm
Mid-Century Abstract Expressionist Gouache on Paper, Signed, 41x55 cm

Mid-Century Abstract Expressionist Gouache on Paper, Signed, 41x55 cm

By Joseph Levin

Located in Cotignac, FR

Mid-century abstract expressionist geometric gouache on paper by Russian artist Joseph Levin. Signed to the bottom right and presented in a black passepartout. This artwork is a str...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Jazzu  - Être ici vivant
Jazzu  - Être ici vivant

Jazzu - Être ici vivant

By Jazzu

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Jazzu Être ici vivant 2025 Acrylique sur papier fort 2025 42 x 29,7 cm 490 euros

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract art for sale on 1stDibs.

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.