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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
Etching XIII
Etching XIII

Etching XIII

By Pierre Soulages

Located in Paris, FR

Etching, 1957 Edition : 14/100 Catalog : [Encrevé 14] 75.50 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.72 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 59.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 23.23 in. x 17.72 in. (image) Handsigned by the arti...

Category

1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Vintage American Framed Abstract Watercolor Painting
Vintage American Framed Abstract Watercolor Painting

Vintage American Framed Abstract Watercolor Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American abstract watercolor painting. Watercolor on paper. Framed. Signed and dated lower right. Measuring: 19 by 14 inches overall and 13 x 9 painting alone. Excellent con...

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Landscape
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Landscape

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Landscape

By Francine Ledieu

Located in Paris, IDF

Gouache on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles in 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011. She also worked in stained glass and mosaics in France. She achieved artworks in 1963 at Saint-Henri Pontoise chapel, Saint-Pierre des Louvrais church in Pontoise in 1969 & Mosaic in the same year at Jean Moulin...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Floral Composition 18
Floral Composition 18

Floral Composition 18

By Anna Medvedeva

Located in Richmond Hill, ON

This abstract painting is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. This work will be shipped in a box or crate. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ruz   blue and Red abstract Landscapes  Abstract Acrylic on paper
Ruz   blue and Red abstract Landscapes  Abstract Acrylic on paper

Ruz blue and Red abstract Landscapes Abstract Acrylic on paper

By Rafael Ruz

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Original work of the artist RUZ.. framed Acrylic on paper Perfect state While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Abstract 2457
Abstract 2457

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 2457, 2024

$1,657Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract 2457

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this artwork, I delved into the essence of nature's transformative beauty, merging abstract and impressionistic techniques with energetic strokes of acrylic. This piece s...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

White folds 10. 3D abstraction
White folds 10. 3D abstraction

White folds 10. 3D abstraction

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting, created on canvas with clay, depicts soft, flowing folds that create the impression of draped fabric. The entire piece is rendered in a pure white color, giving it eleg...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Acrylic

Sasha 2
Sasha 2

Sasha 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 2016 Edition : 68/100 Publisher : Lococo Fine Art (St. Louis) Printer : Lococo Fine Art (St. Louis) Catalogue : [Cantz 602, p. 344] Image dimensions : 86.00 cm. x 86.00 c...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Geometric Abstraction Oil on Canvas
Geometric Abstraction Oil on Canvas

Geometric Abstraction Oil on Canvas

By Jaro

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Geometric Abstraction Artist signed on reverse, oil on canvas JARO was born in 1934 Prague the Czech Republic. Since his childhood, he enjoyed his art class at school the most. Almo...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Midsummer
Midsummer

Midsummer

Located in Zofingen, AG

Across many cultures, the summer solstice has been regarded as a moment when the boundary between humanity and nature becomes more permeable. It is a time when light reaches its grea...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Exhale
Exhale

Exhale

By Iryna Rets

Located in Zofingen, AG

Exhale is part of the series From Simple to…, which focuses on simple things that help people restore their inner balance. The sheep conveys a sense of calm, trust in the present mom...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Still Life 10 - Original Abstract Still Life Oil Pastel on Colored Paper, Signed
Still Life 10 - Original Abstract Still Life Oil Pastel on Colored Paper, Signed

Still Life 10 - Original Abstract Still Life Oil Pastel on Colored Paper, Signed

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Paper, Oil

"ṭāhēr 2891", Gold Painting, 2025
"ṭāhēr 2891", Gold Painting, 2025

"ṭāhēr 2891", Gold Painting, 2025

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

"ṭāhēr 2891", Gold Painting, 2025 This is a highly textured, multi-media abstract in gold and has a dark patina around the edges. All of Addison's text in her paintings are her jour...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gold

Jim Stella 2012 Large Painting Mixed Media
Jim Stella 2012 Large Painting Mixed Media

Jim Stella 2012 Large Painting Mixed Media

By Jim Stella

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Jim Stella 2012 Mixed Media Oil, Acrylic, Oil Stick and Collage 68 x 63 inches Jim Stella was born in Detroit in 1954 and was attracted to art from an ear...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Duo Triptych 02 (Abstract Painting)
Duo Triptych 02 (Abstract Painting)

Duo Triptych 02 (Abstract Painting)

By Emma Godebska

Located in London, GB

Duo Triptych 02 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Hahnemühle paper - Unframed Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflectiv...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled

Untitled

By Nabil Nahas

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Nahas’ paintings have made use of geometric motifs and decorative patterns inspired Levantine art architecture. Nahas also employs traditional Western abstract painting, pointillisti...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Watercolor

La Vie Est Belle - Original Colorful Abstract Expressionism Painting on Canvas
La Vie Est Belle - Original Colorful Abstract Expressionism Painting on Canvas

La Vie Est Belle - Original Colorful Abstract Expressionism Painting on Canvas

By Bruce Rubenstein

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Poetes, Sculpteurs, Peintres
Poetes, Sculpteurs, Peintres

Poetes, Sculpteurs, Peintres

By Joan Miró

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Poetes, Sculpteurs, Peintres" 1960, is an original color lithograph on Rives paper by renown artist Joan Miro 1893-1983. It is hand signed (monogramed) and numbered II/XV in pencil by the artist. The artwork (sheet) size is 26 x 20 inches, framed size is 39.25 x 32.5 inches. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, printed by Fernand Mourlot., Paris. Referenced and pictured in the artist's catalogue raisonne by Mourlot plate #260. Custom framed in a wooden black frame, with black color bevel and fabric matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Joan Miró Ferra was born April 20, 1893, in Barcelona Spain, the son of a goldsmith and watchmaker. At the age of 14, he went to business school in Barcelona and also attended La Lonja's Escuela Superior de Artes Industriales in the same city. Upon completing three years of art studies, and under pressure from his parents, he took a position as an accounting clerk. After suffering a nervous breakdown, he abandoned business and resumed his art studies, attending Galí's Escola d'Art in Barcelona from 1912 to 1915. Miró's work before 1920 showed the latest artistic influences, including the bright colors of the Fauves* and the geometric forms of Cubism*. It was in Paris through the 1920s-1930s where, under the influence of Surrealist* poets and writers, Miró evolved his mature style. His latest works drew on the Surrealist principles of memory, fantasy, and the irrational to create visual art. Miró's works were also shaped by the flat, two-dimensionality of his native Catalan folk art, Spanish Romanesque...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled Seahorse Abstract Space Watercolor Painting
Untitled Seahorse Abstract Space Watercolor Painting

Untitled Seahorse Abstract Space Watercolor Painting

By Gustave Alhadeff

Located in Houston, TX

Untitled watercolor surrealist painting with a sea horse and planets. The work is done using bright warm colors and is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The painting is not currently framed. Artist Biography: Born in the Belgian Congo in 1940, Gustave Alhadeff won his first award at the annual art show in Elisabethville, at age 13. His formal art education began with Mr. Marcel Pire (Prix de Rome). He continued his studies at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, with Mr. Van Nesche in Cape Town, South Africa from 1956 to 1957. He was awarded a scholarship from the Art Academy to continue his studies with Mr.Creytens at the "Institute National Superieur des Beaux Arts" in Anvers, Belgium. The following year he entered the class of Mr. Leon Devos...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Watercolor

Light and Shadow
Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow

By Rebecca Crowell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crowell's abstract paintings are in the challenging media of oil paint and cold wax. "Techniques I originated in my practice 20 years ago are now widely recognized and taught. My pro...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel

White folds 11. 3D abstraction
White folds 11. 3D abstraction

White folds 11. 3D abstraction

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting, created on canvas with clay, depicts soft, flowing folds that create the impression of draped fabric. The entire piece is rendered in a pure white color, giving it eleg...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Acrylic

America Rising - Patriotic 9/11 Figurative Abstract
America Rising - Patriotic 9/11 Figurative Abstract

America Rising - Patriotic 9/11 Figurative Abstract

By Jocelyn Audette

Located in Soquel, CA

Vivid and evocative abstracted painting of 9/11 by artist Jocelyn Audette (American, b. 1952), circa 2001. Impasto adds texture and interest. Label on verso with artist's name. Pres...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Black - large, yellow, green, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
Black - large, yellow, green, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas

Black - large, yellow, green, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas

By Milly Ristvedt

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

Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Earth Tone Abstract
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Earth Tone Abstract

Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Earth Tone Abstract

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid century modern abstract expressionist oil on canvas in rusty earth tones blending with subdued dark blues and whites by S. Palmer (American, 20th Century), c.1960. Signed lower r...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled"
"Untitled"

"Untitled"

By Clayton Mitropoulos

Located in Southampton, NY

This abstract oil on canvas painting was done in 2005 and was exhibited at RVS Fine Art the same year. In good condition and housed in a contemporary gold gilt frame. Overall size 2...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Architecture of Chaos
Architecture of Chaos

Architecture of Chaos

Located in Zofingen, AG

From the series “Between States” Before you is a space where familiar reference points dissolve. The work does not depict a specific place; instead, it captures a moment of transfor...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Morning Comes to the Meadow, Oil Painting
Morning Comes to the Meadow, Oil Painting

Morning Comes to the Meadow, Oil Painting

By Crystal DiPietro

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This piece was inspired by an early morning hike through a lush meadow filled with summer flowers," says Crystal. "The sun was just starting to creep in over...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Koordinator - Oil on Canvas by Bernhard Gillesen - 1976
Koordinator - Oil on Canvas by Bernhard Gillesen - 1976

Koordinator - Oil on Canvas by Bernhard Gillesen - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Koordinator is an artwork realized by Bernhard Gillesen (Düsseldorf 1952 - Trevi 2023) in 1976. Oil on Canvas cm. 120x100 cm. Hand signed, dated and titled on rear. Good condition...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Interior Scene Oil Painting "Sara's Salon" by Amy Dixon

Contemporary Interior Scene Oil Painting "Sara's Salon" by Amy Dixon

By Amy Dixon

Located in Atlanta, GA

Rich with atmosphere and painterly charm, Sara's Salon captures an intimate interior bathed in shifting light. Amy Dixon's expressive brushwork and nuanced palette transform an every...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Floral painting "Summer Blooming Flowers in a Blue Vase" Mixed Media on Paper
Floral painting "Summer Blooming Flowers in a Blue Vase" Mixed Media on Paper

Floral painting "Summer Blooming Flowers in a Blue Vase" Mixed Media on Paper

By Natalya Mougenot

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

Contemporary Floral Artwork – "Summer Blooming Flowers in a Blue Vase" – Mixed Media on Heavy-Weight Acid-Free Paper (21 × 29.5 cm / 8.3 × 11.6 in), Unframed “Summer Blooming Flowers in a Blue Vase” is a contemporary floral artwork by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created with a vibrant mix of watercolor and acrylic paints on heavy-weight professional acid-free paper. Measuring 21 × 29.5 cm (8.3 × 11.6 in), this one-of-a-kind original painting is sold unframed, giving you the freedom to frame it according to your taste and interior. The composition captures a lively bouquet bursting with color and texture. Flowers in shades of pink, purple, and luminous white are rendered with bold, gestural brushstrokes, creating movement, depth, and vibrancy. The blue-checkered vase...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

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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.