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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
Quiet Beauty in Nature, Abstract Oil Painting
Quiet Beauty in Nature, Abstract Oil Painting

Quiet Beauty in Nature, Abstract Oil Painting

By Ronda Waiksnis

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This abstract painting invites quiet reflection, evoking the stillness of a misty landscape mirrored in calm waters. A gentle palette of greens and blues wash...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Merry

Merry

By Eileen Braun

Located in Atlanta, GA

Eileen Braun delights in creating biomorphic or organic sculptural forms. Although they may look as though they're constructed of metal rods, they're actually created from rattan ree...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Rubber, Mixed Media

"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism
"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism

"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism

By Ricardo de Silva

Located in Soquel, CA

"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism A man relines in a black hat and a green shape emulating the symbol of infinity, accented in bright canary yellow and gray, by Calif...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil

“So Plant, So Animal II” (Animalia, Fuana, Bold, Graphic, Abstract, Neutral)
“So Plant, So Animal II” (Animalia, Fuana, Bold, Graphic, Abstract, Neutral)

“So Plant, So Animal II” (Animalia, Fuana, Bold, Graphic, Abstract, Neutral)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

Bold yet delicately portrayed, "So Plant, So Animal II" is an abstract piece framed to perfection, offering a timeless neutral color palette. The central theme captures the essence o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Linen, Wood, India Ink, Acrylic

Horizontale
Horizontale

Horizontale

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful image by Sonia Delaunay, Horizontale, 1970 was created by the artist as an original color lithograph on Arches paper measuring 19 ¾ x 25 3/4 in. (50 x 65 cm), unframed. T...

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Vacances à Tramery
French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Vacances à Tramery

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Vacances à Tramery

By Francine Ledieu

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil 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...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Racine" Abstract landscape painting
"Racine" Abstract landscape painting

"Racine" Abstract landscape painting

By Wafaa Mezouar

Located in East Quogue, NY

Textural abstract landscape painting by Moroccan artist Wafaa Mezouar. Earth tones, Acrylic, mixed media on linen. Size: 40 x 40 inches. Offered unframed. Exhibitions include: Co...

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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Colorful abstract lithograph mid 20th Century signed and numbered.
Colorful abstract lithograph mid 20th Century signed and numbered.

Colorful abstract lithograph mid 20th Century signed and numbered.

By (circle of) Pierre Ambrogiani

Located in Belgrade, MT

This colorful lithograph is part of my private collection. It is a limited edition , 1 print available, signed and numbered 25/150. It is in very good condition. Vibrant and colorful.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hope: Extra Large, Floral, Landscape, Painting in Acrylic and Oil
Hope: Extra Large, Floral, Landscape, Painting in Acrylic and Oil

Hope: Extra Large, Floral, Landscape, Painting in Acrylic and Oil

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Hope - Floral landscape after the Storm Extra large Painting, Floral, Showcase, Bold, Landscape, Investment, Nature, Joy, Colorful, Authentic, Original, One-of-a-kind, Flowe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas

1970's French Abstract Signed Oil Painting on canvas
1970's French Abstract Signed Oil Painting on canvas

1970's French Abstract Signed Oil Painting on canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French School, circa 1970’s signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches condition report: overall very good, a few light scuff marks to the surface

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting

Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 24L. Excellent ready to hang condition. Impressive colors and compo...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Abstract Geometric Sculpture
Untitled Abstract Geometric Sculpture

Untitled Abstract Geometric Sculpture

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Masatoyo "Kuki" Kishi (1924-2017) Untitled. 1995. Cast Stone, 19.75 x 19.75 x 3 inches. Depth of base measures 3 inches and gracefully tapers to 0.25 inch at top. Carved signatu...

Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Cast Stone

The Pond in Spring
The Pond in Spring

The Pond in Spring

By Bianca Wellwood

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Signed Medium: acrylic/mixed media on canvas Varnished This is an abstract painting by Bianca Wellwood, an Irish American artist living in Los Angeles. It is not stretched so coul...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract 2453
Abstract 2453

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 2453, 2024

$2,178Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract 2453

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this vibrant cascade of color, I sought to encapsulate the visceral rush of emotions that dawn on us in moments of profound reflection and turmoil. Each stroke embodies a flicker ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Figure, Unique White Marble Sculpture by Mario DeNoto
Abstract Figure, Unique White Marble Sculpture by Mario DeNoto

Abstract Figure, Unique White Marble Sculpture by Mario DeNoto

By Mario DeNoto

Located in Long Island City, NY

A white marble sculpture by Mario DeNoto. A modern abstract figure of subtly human-like features and slight gray veining. Artist: Mario DeNoto Title: Abstract Figure Medium: White...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

Circles of Strength: Original Extra-large Painting, Rhino, Geometric, Bold, Blue
Circles of Strength: Original Extra-large Painting, Rhino, Geometric, Bold, Blue

Circles of Strength: Original Extra-large Painting, Rhino, Geometric, Bold, Blue

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Circles of Strength Original One-of-a-kind Freedom Blue Extra-large Geometric Striking Elephant Unity Karnish’s 'Circles of Strength' masterfully merges a complex geometric ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Engravin...

Blue Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)
Blue Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)

Blue Poppies, Sept 7, 2022 (Ed: 22/50)

By Donald Sultan

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Donald Sultan is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is particularly well-known for large-scale still life paintings, and one of the first to employ a wide range of ind...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Diamond XXXII /// Contemporary Abstract Geometric Minimal Painting Striped Art
Diamond XXXII /// Contemporary Abstract Geometric Minimal Painting Striped Art

Diamond XXXII /// Contemporary Abstract Geometric Minimal Painting Striped Art

By Jack Graves III

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Diamond XXXII" Series: Diamond *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2021 Medium: Orig...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Inner Relief
Inner Relief

Inner Relief

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Inner Relief” From the series “Between States” This work explores the landscape as a reflection of an inner state — a space where emotional, bodily, and psychological processes eme...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding
Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding

Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

FREE DELIVERY to certain areas along the Mid-Atlantic corridor between NJ and VA -- contact me to ask if your area qualifies. Ellen Powell Tiberino, matriarch of the Tiberino artist dynasty that includes her artist-husband Joseph and three artist-children (Raphael, Gabriel, and Ellen), often looked to Black women and girls as subjects, in the contexts of motherhood, pregnancy, and childhood, as well as subjects drawn from her neighborhood communities. Her work is expressionistic and passionate with dramatic gestures and dark colorism in her figures, but it is also intimate and highly personal. At this point in her career, Tiberino had been struggling with cancer, and as a result, her palette became brighter and more colorful than her former dark palette. "Three Sisters" includes Ellen Powell Tiberino’s self-portrait in the front of the composition, nursing an infant. Tiberino’s two sisters, Joyce and Anne, sit behind her. Tiberino likely paints from memory or imagination here, since her four children were well beyond nursing age when she created this painting. "Three Sisters" is likely among the last large-scale canvases Tiberino completed, opting to work on a smaller scale and while seated as her illness progressed. Tiberino ultimately lost her battle in 1992. "Three Sisters" comes from a private Main Line, PA collection, acquired directly from the artist immediately upon its completion. Framed in original wood strip frame. It is in excellent condition. Tiberino graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1959, where she was awarded a prestigious Cresson scholarship to study in Europe. After returning to the US, she lived and worked in New York until she married fellow artist (Joseph) and returned to her hometown of Philadelphia where she continued to create oil paintings, oil pastels drawings, sculptures, murals, and mosaics. In Philadelphia, she was part of social and professional circles that included Moe Brooker, Barbara Bullock, Walter Edmonds, Charles Pridgen, Leroy Johnson, John Simpson, James Dupree...

Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Epoxy Resin

The Glance
The Glance

The Glance

Located in Zofingen, AG

A woman glances back over her shoulder, her golden dress catching the light against a garden in bloom. Rich blues and warm yellows create a striking, romantic contrast. Ready on a st...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Mid Century Modernist American Industrial Landscape Oil Painting - Expressionist
Mid Century Modernist American Industrial Landscape Oil Painting - Expressionist

Mid Century Modernist American Industrial Landscape Oil Painting - Expressionist

Located in Baltimore, MD

Although unsigned, this colorful painting is a wonderful example of mid century style. It portrays what is likely a rural farming scene that features different buildings and forms th...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Chasmanthium Insignias: Abstract Encaustic Painting with Green, Earth Tones
Chasmanthium Insignias: Abstract Encaustic Painting with Green, Earth Tones

Chasmanthium Insignias: Abstract Encaustic Painting with Green, Earth Tones

By Allyson Levy

Located in Hudson, NY

Abstract encaustic painting with a green, earth toned palette. Made with natural plant material (Northern Sea Oats) "Chasmanthium Insignias I" made by Allyson Levy in 2021 encaustic and plant material on wood panel, 24 x 24 x 1 inches Lightweight, hangs with one d-ring, Signed, verso This modern abstract encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made with Northern Sea Oats and green encaustic, sealed with a layer of neutral wax on a wood panel. The artist begins by finding the organic material in her 4-acre garden in upstate New York which she then arranges and embeds with encaustic on a wooden panel. The brown, earth toned sea oats are laid in a linear pattern on a wood panel with a surface of green encaustic and then sealed with clear wax. The encaustic wraps around to the sides of the panel, revealing some bumps and downward drips, accumulated during the natural drying process. The piece is lightweight and hangs on one d-ring. About the artist and her work: After moving to the rural town of Stone Ridge, NY seventeen years ago and starting a 4-acre botanical garden with her husband, mixed media artist, Allyson Levy, has found endless inspiration in the plant kingdom that surrounds her. The garden itself, named “Hortus Conclusus”, consisting of thousands of rare plants and edibles, remains at the epicenter of Levy’s art making. A fascination with earth’s bounty is expressed with her works in encaustic. Assorted organic material such as leaves, seeds, branches, insect wings...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Pigment

*Azure serenity " Contemporary abstract Impressionist seaside beach oil painting
*Azure serenity " Contemporary abstract Impressionist seaside beach oil painting

*Azure serenity " Contemporary abstract Impressionist seaside beach oil painting

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Azure Serenity" is a contemporary expressive oil landscape painting on canvas, 30 × 40 × 1.5 cm (11.8 × 15.7 × 0.6 in), created by French artist Natalya Mougenot after a weekend spe...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Navy Signed SG
Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Navy Signed SG

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Navy Signed SG

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Navy Signed SG by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French signed lower right “SG”, name stamped verso Acrylic and gouache on ar...

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Flowing, Abstract Painting
Flowing, Abstract Painting

Flowing, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Layers of turquoise, red, and white build the surface of this abstract painting. The scratched texture captures the feeling of peaceful, flowing motion of water...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

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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.