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
Souls Breathing, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Ana Valdes
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 200 cm
2025
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About the Artist
Painting was always present in Ana Valdes's life, but it was not u...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Ink on Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Ink on Paper
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
signed lower right 'SG', name stamped verso
Ink on artists paper, unframed...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Ink
Palace Gardens. Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Leading British Expressionist Paul Wadsworth captures the magic of India in his paintings. These unique pieces are created from real life scenes and experiences laid down onto the ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Geometry Red Painting by Contemporary German Artist Carolin Kreutzer
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
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas in Violet Tones
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Encounters at Dawn" – Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas in Violet Tones with Figuration is an abstract oil painting that explores color field and abstract expressionism. The ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Oh Yosemite - Original Abstract Muted California Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heidi Lowell is a multidisciplinary artist based in Austin, Texas, whose practice is deeply rooted in the earth itself. Harvesting site-specific soils and plant materials from across...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large Figural Abstract Late 1960s Painting, Mexican American Artist
By Miguel Conde
Located in Beachwood, OH
Miguel Condé (Mexican/American, b. 1939)
Untitled, 1968
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated verso
55.25 x 44 inches
Miguel Condé is a Mexican figurative painter, draughtsman, and print m...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
A Romantic Dance - Large Abstract Illuminous Textural Floral Acrylic 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
Echoes (14/13) by James Lumsden - abstract painting, pastel blue and pink
Located in Paris, FR
Echoes (14/13) is a painting by Scottish artist James Lumsden created with acrylic on canvas (gloss finish) and focusing on shades of blue and pink. Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.7 inches (6...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Still Point
Located in Zofingen, AG
,,The Still Point,,
Oil on linen canvas, layered translucent glazes.
From the series “Silence.”
In this painting, space dissolves into light and the quiet breath of mist.
The artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary abstract impressionist floral painting "Whispers of camomile"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Whispers of Camomile” is a contemporary floral composition by French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her ongoing series dedicated to flowers — a body of work in which nature become...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Journey, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Ana Valdes
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
2025
About the Artist
Painting was always present in Ana Valdes's life, but it was not until she finished her Ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
THE MILKY WAY CIRCLE (Limited Edition of Only 30 Prints)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas
Original Triptych-Sunlit Series-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Set of 3 paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes:
Sunlit-Primary Blue
Sunlit-Primary Red
Sunlit-Purple with Red
these are a part of Shizico Yi's Sunlit proj...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,430 Sale Price
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Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Pink 11425 - sculpture, blown glass and metal
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary wall sculpture is made from pink glass bubbles.
Each work is individually hand-formed in glass, so slight variations in colour, shape, and texture from the images ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró V
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 71 cm
Observations: Lith...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Hand Painted Proof-Golden Glow Summer Night-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
Golden Glow Summer Night is a large, hand-painted Artist’s Proof, uniquely finished with original oil paints and hand-applied gold leaf on premium Giclée fine art paper.
This is a tr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Original-Landscape Memory-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf, oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
With strokes of Gold, Oil, Gesso and Acrylic, Shizico painted a visual symphony of abstract expression in this on-going series [Landscape Memories]; it's a part of her [Sunlit Series...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dialogues geometriques, Abstract textured, French artist, Oil paint Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas
Unframed size: 100 x 81 cm (39.37 x 31.88 in)
Framed size: 107 x 88 cm (42.12 x 34.64 in)
Choice of natural oak or black floater frame
Year: 2025
Signed lower right
Cer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Unlikely Refresh, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract landscape painting, built through multiple layers of wet-on-wet mediums, creates a rich surface. The tactile depth contrasts with smooth, glossy p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Spring Rain
By Manabu Mabe
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Spring Rain" 1981, Is a colors lithograph on Fabriano paper by noted Brazilian/Japanese artist Manabu Mabe, 1924-1997. It is hand signed, titled in Japanese and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Futurist Fantasy Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 51 x 38 inches
inscribed verso
condition: the work is in overall very so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hand Painted One of One Artist's Proof-Sunset Song Blue -British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
This one of one unique Artist's proof is 80% hand painted by artist Shizico Yi on Giclee made on Aluminium, the original paints are hand mixed by the artist. It is the only hand pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Light of the Hills– Original Textured Abstract landscape , Oil, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In Light of the Hills, Sophie Dumont, a French contemporary painter, captures the serene rhythm of an abstract landscape built through subtle layers of oil paint.
Soft greens, ochres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Salat, Yellow and White, Abstract Fish Patterns, Modern Seascape on Paper, 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Secrets of the Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
Secrets of the Garden is a contemporary figurative painting capturing a quiet summer moment of rest and intimacy. Two female figures stand together in a garden, suggesting friendship...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cloudy Hills & Fields
Located in Deddington, GB
Cloudy Hills & Fields
The west side of the South Island in New Zealand has a ridge of hills and mountains that have evolved from volcanic activity over many ages. This paintings show...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Awakening Dreams - Abstract Luminous Earth Tone Textural Floral Acrylic Artwork
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
A Chance Encounter
Located in Oslo, NO
A spontaneous meeting of colors and forms — A Chance Encounter captures the fleeting moment when two movements cross and create something unexpected. Layers of ochre, violet, and ind...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dover’s Hill
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer view over Dover’s Hill by Ruper Aker. The work is sold framed and ready to hang. It is green and yellow with thick oil paint on the canvas. The work is in the gallery.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hand-Painted Canvas Proof#2-Purple Misty Alliums-British Awarded Artist-Last One
Located in London, GB
This Artist’s Proof is approximately 90% hand-painted with original oil paint and gesso by Shizico Yi, applied directly onto a premium Giclée canvas made from her original oil painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Giclée
Topographie du reve, Large Abstract Geometric, Framed, Expressionism, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Title: Topographie du Rêve
Oil on canvas – 39.37 × 39.37 in (100 × 100 cm)
Framed: 42.13 × 42.13 in (107 × 107 cm) – Natural wood floater frame (black optional)
Year: 2025 – Signed l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Falling Reef. From the series Polyculture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
These works explore our relationship with the incredible biodiversity of our planet Earth. Visual representations of flowing colours, smells, sounds and the feeling of our life sourc...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Energy Within Nature. Abstract square painting in the wood gold frame
Located in Zofingen, AG
-The painting was created alongside my tropical series and does not depict a specific scene, but rather abstract forms and shades of nature. Contemplating these natural motifs always...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Christina Gschwantner Love Dots Vivid Contemporary Abstract Painting
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
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Persian Morning II (Abstract expressionist mid-century Indiana artist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Ann Robertson (1923-1911).
Persian Morning II, 1964.
Oil and paper on canvas.
25 x 36 1/2 inches. overall frame size 37 1/2 x 26 inches.
notes: Nashville, IN woman artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Antique American Impressionist Floral Vase Signed Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American still life painting. Oil on board. Framed in an antique gilt wood frame. Measuring: 30 by 23 inches overall and 26 by 19 inches painting alone. Excellent condition,...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Painting with linen, beeswax and natural pigments, yellow turmeric and brown
Located in Carballo, ES
The painting measures 77 x 39 cm and is an old linen sack filled with polyurethane foam. The pigments include beeswax, oxide vinegar, yellow turmeric, and natural graphite.
The work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Graphite, Pigment
#139, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
Glowing Sunset II - Original Vibrant Warm Tone Textured Abstract Artwork Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper
#63, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
Print of Frank Stella Wall Relief Sculpture, Hand Signed, Dated by Artist Framed
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella (after)
Untitled, for the Very Special Arts Gallery (Hand Signed by Frank Stella), 1992
Photo lithograph and offset litho on thin board (hand signed by Frank Stella)
Fra...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler - A Paintings Retrospective - vintage LACMA Museum poster
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler (after)
A Paintings Retrospective: vintage LACMA Museum poster, 1990
Offset lithograph museum poster
(Unsigned & U...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Painting in Antique Italian Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist painting. Gouache on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 20 by 15 inches overall. Handsomely framed in an antique Italian frame. Excellent condition, read...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Gouache, Board
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró VII
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 71 cm
Observations: Li...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Mystique 7, blue, earthy, green, white, calm, atmospheric
Located in Cumming, GA
This abstract landscape radiates a sense of calm and renewal through its layered, atmospheric composition.
A soft wash of aqua blue drifts across the canvas, suggesting open sky or...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,784 Sale Price
20% Off
Original-Primary Blue-Sunlit Series-Gold Leaf-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Primary Colour Series- Blue is Shizico Yi's on going project, inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition.
The series is a continuation of her "Sunli...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Solace (Companionship) -21st Century Contemporary Abstract Expression, Love, Dog
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
There’s a silence that speaks when words can’t; the kind of silence that feels like a hand resting gently on your heart. Solace was born from that quiet.
I painted this after a long...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Untitled LX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, vivid tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Martini 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
'Profil de Jacqueline' Ceramic Convex Madoura Pottery Wall Plaque A. Ramie 383
Located in Portland, OR
Important, original, Pablo Picasso (1882-1973) ceramic plaque "Profil de Jacqueline", Madoura pottery 1956.
The artwork was executed in 1956; this work is from the edition of 500, co...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic
Early Morning
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is part of the Inner Landscapes series, in which the landscape becomes part of a memory, a lived state, or emotions that cannot be expressed in words and can only be felt.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cuerpos Magnéticos #42. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Pigment
Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Venus - Ethereal Abstract Textural Floral Painting in Blush, Coral and Gold
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
Buoyant 2
Located in Deddington, GB
Buoyant 2 by Marilyn Simler is an original vibrant and abstracted acrylic on canvas painting. It depicts pink and red flowers in an impressionist painterly manner on a light green ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,187
#260, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
Hand Painted Large-Gladiolus Glorious-British Awarded Artist-Limited Edition#7
Located in London, GB
This rare X-large Limited Edition is 80% hand painted and highlighted with original paint and brushstrokes painted by artist Shizico Yi.
Only 10 Limited Edition has been made, last ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée, Oil
London Sakura-Hand painted Limited Edition-British Awarded Artist-Edition #6/10
Located in London, GB
This painting captures the early spring in Shizico Yi’s garden, where the Cherry Prunus stands as the season’s first joyful announcement. Painted en plein air, it reflects the raw fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
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