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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
1990s Abstract Offset Print: Brown and Orange on Slate, Unframed

1990s Abstract Offset Print: Brown and Orange on Slate, Unframed

By (after) Mark Rothko

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This high-quality reproduction of Brown and Orange on Slate faithfully captures Mark Rothko’s signature exploration of color, light, and emotion. Rothko’s artistic process was deeply...

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1990s Abstract Art

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Offset

“Where We Gather”
“Where We Gather”

“Where We Gather”

Located in Zofingen, AG

Where We Gather From the series “Where We Belong” Medium: Acrylic and oil pastels on canvas; Size: 96 × 89 × 2 cm; Presentation: Stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. The...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, 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

Pumpkin, Red/White, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
Pumpkin, Red/White, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生

Pumpkin, Red/White, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Yayoi Kusama (1929) Title: Pumpkin, Red/White Year: 2016 Medium: Painted cast resin sculpture Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued Notes...

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2010s Abstract Art

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Epoxy Resin

Eternity Abstract Expressionist Painting, XXL Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
Eternity Abstract Expressionist Painting, XXL Oil & Acrylic on Canvas

Eternity Abstract Expressionist Painting, XXL Oil & Acrylic on Canvas

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

Structure 203 - oil on canvas
Structure 203 - oil on canvas

Structure 203 - oil on canvas

By Kymm Swank

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Kymm Swank is a self-taught artist who works primarily in oils, acrylics and resins. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, she received degrees in theater, psychology and communicat...

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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Hand-Painted large Canvas Limited Edition#6/10–Sunshine Factory-Awarded Artist
Hand-Painted large Canvas Limited Edition#6/10–Sunshine Factory-Awarded Artist

Hand-Painted large Canvas Limited Edition#6/10–Sunshine Factory-Awarded Artist

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This stunning large hand-painted Limited canvas edition is created in oil by Shizico Yi and is 95% hand painted directly onto canvas. Signed on the front and signed and numbered on ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Giclée, Archival Pigment

'Abstract Composition' by Pierre-Yves Beltran
'Abstract Composition' by Pierre-Yves Beltran

'Abstract Composition' by Pierre-Yves Beltran

Located in London, GB

'Abstract Composition', oil on board, by Pierre-Yves Beltran (1984). A dense, richly textured abstract composition rendered in a palette of deep blues, emerald greens, and earthy bro...

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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Golden Hour (The Meeting)
Golden Hour (The Meeting)

Golden Hour (The Meeting)

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

Golden Hour (The Meeting) is a luminous contemporary impressionist painting that explores the emotional power of human connection through expressive brushwork, radiant color, and atm...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wooded Canal, Original Painting, Abstract art
Wooded Canal, Original Painting, Abstract art

Wooded Canal, Original Painting, Abstract art

Located in Deddington, GB

An oil and acrylic painting on paper of a canal scene. Painted without any reference other than my memory, this is of a patch of canal called ‘The Cleaves’. It lies between Lower Hey...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Red Bloom Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Signed
Red Bloom Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Signed

Red Bloom Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Signed

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

beige, pink, orange, white, red, ochre Artist: Katarina Joys Title: Red bloom Technique: acrylic on canvas Painted in London, UK, Dimensions: 100x150x2cm Hand-signed. One-of-a-...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

21 (Gestural Abstract, Warm, Heart, Pink, Green)
21 (Gestural Abstract, Warm, Heart, Pink, Green)

21 (Gestural Abstract, Warm, Heart, Pink, Green)

By Katherine Bello

Located in Kansas City, MO

Katherine Bello 21 Oil on Canvas 2021 Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches (101.6 cm × 76.20 × 3.81 cm) Signed, dated and titled by hand COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Gallery-wrapped - re...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

The Companion
The Companion

The Companion

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 132×142 cm (overall size with stretching 142×152 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled At the heart of the canvas is a laconic yet profound scene of qui...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

La Cour (French Courtyard Interior with Birds and Birdcage)
La Cour (French Courtyard Interior with Birds and Birdcage)

La Cour (French Courtyard Interior with Birds and Birdcage)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Nobuku Koike (Japanese, b.1937) La Cour, 1974. Color etching on Arches paper. Plate measures 7.5 x 8.5 inches. Framed measurement: 12 x 13.5 inches. Signed, dated, numbered an...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Flower Field I - Large Scale Colorful Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Flower Field I - Large Scale Colorful Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Artwork

Flower Field I - Large Scale Colorful Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Artwork

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Khoury's art is characterized by her masterful use of vivid fluorescent colors, dark tones, and high-contrast compositions that are both striking and visually compelling. She employs...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Green-lilac abstraction.
Green-lilac abstraction.

Green-lilac abstraction.

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This abstract composition explores the expressive nature of alcohol ink, where flowing pigments create organic forms that emerge without predetermined boundaries. Layers of deep char...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink

Presence
Presence

Presence

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 140×97 cm (overall size with stretching 150×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Painting Title: "Presence" Series Title: "The Inviolable Reserve" ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled (Sf-263) - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1963
Untitled (Sf-263) - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1963

Untitled (Sf-263) - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1963

By Sam Francis

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph on BFK Rives-Velin, realized in 1981. Hand signed in pencil. One of 4 CTP Proofs, preceding the edition of 24. Printed by Georges Page at Litho Shop, Santa Monica. Blin...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Sanctuary for Two
Sanctuary for Two

Sanctuary for Two

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 142×142 cm (overall size with stretching 152×152 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This painting is a visual meditation on preserving one's inner wo...

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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

G 7
G 7

G 7

By Hans Hartung

Located in Paris, FR

Etching and aquatint, 1953 Edition : 55/75 Publisher : Hedwig Marbach, Berne Printer : Lacourière, Paris Catalog : [RMM 66] Image dimensions : 41.30 cm. x 32.70 cm. (16.26 in. x 12.8...

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1950s Abstract Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Reclaiming Europa
Reclaiming Europa

Reclaiming Europa

Located in Zofingen, AG

This powerful mixed-media work, featuring a neoclassical portrait of Europa upon a dark, graffiti-covered bull against a chaotic neon background, explores the theme of The Sovereign ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

Welcome drink
Welcome drink

Welcome drink

Located in Zofingen, AG

The “11 PM” series is an artistic exploration of human vulnerability and privacy through the lens of light voyeurism. What do we do when we’re left alone in the dark? While one perso...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, 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.