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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
Italian Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century
Italian Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century

Italian Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century

By Piero Dorazio

Located in New York, NY

Italian Modern Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century - "Gonage" Dorazio completed "Gonage" in 1949 when just after the artist had been awarded a stipend by the French government and admission to the Academy Beaux Arts. There he met George Braque who became great friends but also an influence on Dorazio, of which "Gonage" is a living testament. "Gonage" actual size of the drawing measures 12 x 9 1/2 inches. It is signed on the lower right. The work is affixed to a 19 x 15 inch board which includes the artist's signature and date. There is a torn table on the lower left entitling the piece "Gonage". Provenance follows this piece as a gift in 1950 to the artist-colleague Luigi Lucioni, who then gifted it in 1955 to his friend, the uncle of the current owner who has owned the work since 1988. Bio Born in Italy, Piero Dorazio studied architecture in Rome. At the same time his first abstract works were executed. In 1947 he received a scholarship from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, where he contacted Modern artists, who lived in Paris. He founded the galleries "Age d'Or" in Florence and Rome to represent avant-garde arts in Italy. During a one year stay in the USA he got acquainted with leading artists of Abstract Expressionism such as Marc Rothko...

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1940s Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache, Board

Untitled_2021 - painting, acrylic on canvas
Untitled_2021 - painting, acrylic on canvas

Untitled_2021 - painting, acrylic on canvas

By Paul Fournier

Located in Bloomfield, ON

"This contemporary abstract painting by Paul Fournier captures the tropical colours of the Caribbean. For more than six decades, the brilliant, colourful artwork of Paul Fournier ha...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled #1 Very large mixed media
Untitled #1 Very large mixed media

Untitled #1 Very large mixed media

By Terence La Noue

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled #1" 1992, is a mixed media (Aquatint, screen print and collage) on heavy wove paper by noted American artist Terence David La Noue, b. 1941. It is hand signed,...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Abstract portraints 2
Abstract portraints 2

Abstract portraints 2

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Abstract portraits, Colours of life. Bright interior work, a surge of desire to live, write, produce new art works, a continuation of life, positive energy

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Proximity - Painting Maximalism Night-skies Shooting-star Flowers Dreams Invest
Proximity - Painting Maximalism Night-skies Shooting-star Flowers Dreams Invest

Proximity - Painting Maximalism Night-skies Shooting-star Flowers Dreams Invest

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Proximity In this one-of-a-kind abstract impressionism artwork by Karnish, the delight of closeness, stargazing and wishes that do come true is portrayed. Her signature style...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Quietud Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Framed, 21st Century
Quietud Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Framed, 21st Century

Quietud Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Framed, 21st Century

By Rafael Ruz

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Ruz. original abstract acrylic painting Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. Acrylic on canvas in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are incl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Kunlun Mountains I"
Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Kunlun Mountains I"

Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Kunlun Mountains I"

By Hui Sheng

Located in New York, NY

Title: Kunlun Mountains I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This pa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mixed Media Painting titled “Spaceman 2” 45 x 60
Mixed Media Painting titled “Spaceman 2” 45 x 60

Mixed Media Painting titled “Spaceman 2” 45 x 60

By Scott Harper

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

BORN JULY 31, 1979 IN NEW JERSEY, USA CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA BIO: As an artist based in the vibrant community of West Palm Beach, my work is an explor...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Bright & Vibrant Abstract Expressionist Composition in Blue Green & Orange Tones
Bright & Vibrant Abstract Expressionist Composition in Blue Green & Orange Tones

Bright & Vibrant Abstract Expressionist Composition in Blue Green & Orange Tones

By Gilbert Pelissier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Vibrant Abstract Expressionist Composition in Blue, Green and Orange Tones Gilbert Pelissier (French, born 1924) signed Oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: All...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Canoe for Rosemary Lee

Blue Canoe for Rosemary Lee

By Jason Craighead

Located in Denver, CO

Jason Craighead (b.1971) is an abstract artist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his mixed-media works, drawing, painting, and writing fuse seamlessly together His surprising com...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil, Graphite

Miro Original Wax Painting, Abstract, Framed, Circa 1960
Miro Original Wax Painting, Abstract, Framed, Circa 1960

Miro Original Wax Painting, Abstract, Framed, Circa 1960

By Joan Miró

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Original drawing painted in wax by Joan Miro. Certified by Jacques Dupin, official certifier of the artist's work. The work is a wax painted on two continuous pages of a book publish...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Crayon

Untitled #1
Untitled #1

Untitled #1

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled #1" is a colors monotype on Arches paper by Dutch artist Frans Horbach. It is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist. The image (plate mark) is 19.65 x 19.65 inches, sheet size is 35.5 x 24.75 inches. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright, has never been framed. About the artist: Born in Holland, Dutch artist Frans Horbach first visited New York when he was 17 years old, traveling on a cargo ship from Rotterdam, just as his fellow country man Willem de Kooning had done years before. Two years later he left Holland and emigrated to California. During the years that he lived and worked as a professional artist in America, one of the main sources of artistic influence came from artists belonging to what is now known as the New York school of American lyrical abstract expressionist art - Rothko, Pollock, De Kooning... He was attracted by their ideas, style of work, and more importantly, by their vital energy and uninhibited self-confidence. Horbach's work also was influenced, more subtely perhaps, by his contact with indigeneous Indian people during his journeys in the American South-West and Mexico. These encounters were a rich source of inspiration - they became integral to a philosophical framework which involved the appreciation of physical space in a poetic and artistic sense. In later years, as the result of his long-time interest in oriental art and philosophy, some of his work show a distinct affinity with the aesthetic sensibilities of traditional Japanse...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Monotype

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukraine region of Imperial Russia and moved to the United States in 1922 where he spent most of his adult life. A classically trained portrait and landscape artist, Carton also worked as a drafter, newspaper illustrator, muralist, theater set designer, photographer, and fabric designer and spent most of his mature life as an art educator. Carton showed in and continues to be shown in many solo and group exhibitions. His work is included in numerous museums and private collections throughout the world. Norman Carton was born in the Dnieper Ukraine territory of the Russian Empire in 1908. Escaping the turbulence of civil war massacres, he settled in Philadelphia in 1922 after years of constant flight. While attending the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Carton worked as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Record from 1928 to 1930 in the company of other illustrator/artists who had founded the Ashcan School, the beginnings of modern American art. From 1930 to 1935, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Henry McCarter, who was a pupil of Toulouse-Lautrec, Puvis de Chavanne, and Thomas Eakins. Arthur Carles, especially with his sense of color, and the architect John Harbison also provided tutelage and inspiration. Following his time at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton studied at the Barnes Foundation from 1935 to 1936 where he was influenced by an intellectual climate led by visiting lecturers John Dewey and Bertrand Russell as well as daily access to Albert C. Barnes and his art collection. Carton was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1934 which allowed him to travel through Europe and study in Paris. There he expanded his artistic horizons with influences stemming from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Chaim Soutine, and Wassily Kandinsky. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the Thouron Composition Prize. He received numerous commissions as a portrait artist, social realist, sculptor, and theatrical stage designer as well as academic scholarships. During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist. He collaborated with architect George Howe...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Koi Abstract Original Painting
Vintage Koi Abstract Original Painting

Vintage Koi Abstract Original Painting

Located in Soquel, CA

Evocative and dramatic acrylic painting of abstracted Koi fish titled "Symbiosis" that's a masterful blend of motion and objects. Circa 1980. Unframed, by Chaquille (American, 20th c...

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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Duck flight
Duck flight

Duck flight

By Ljubow Jung

Located in Zofingen, AG

Original portrait painting by the German artist Ljubow Jung. Jung is a professional artist and clothes designer. Romantic female images, nature, flowers, and birds - this is the wor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Saturday Morning, Sailing
Saturday Morning, Sailing

Saturday Morning, Sailing

By Donald Roy Purdy

Located in New York, NY

Saturday Morning has translucent jewel tones and is beautifully painted. Done during the early 1960's it was a favorite subject for the artist to depict boats coming into harbor as ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Traces of Memory
Traces of Memory

Traces of Memory

Located in Zofingen, AG

From the series “Between States” This work unfolds as a space of layered memory — not linear, but embodied, fragmented, and sensed rather than clearly seen. As in the broader “Betw...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

l'odre du temps- Large Abstract Library – Oil on canvas –Contemporary, French
l'odre du temps- Large Abstract Library – Oil on canvas –Contemporary, French

l'odre du temps- Large Abstract Library – Oil on canvas –Contemporary, French

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Oil on canvas – Sophie Dumont Dimensions: Unframed: 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in) Framed (floating frame, natural wood or black): 107 × 107 cm (42.1 × 42.1 in) Sophie Dumont is a Fr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...

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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Masonite

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.