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
Minimalist Abstract Painting, Black Linear Forms, 2025, Alicia Gimeno New
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, Ink, Acrylic
Midday in Lombardy, 100x170 cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Midday in Lombardy, 100x170 cm, acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,150 Sale Price
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Tropical Kaleidoscope, square, mixed media, tropical, abstract
Located in Oslo, NO
This mixed media painting (acrylic and ink pencils) is inspired by the lush local flora of Singapore, where the artist currently resides, and particularly a coconut tree beside the a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Untitled Geometric Abstraction - unique signed and inscribed work -framed
Located in New York, NY
Paul Pagk
Untitled Geometric Abstraction, 1989
Gouache and watercolor on paper
Signed, dated and inscribed "A Jacqueline".
Frame included
Excellent unique work on paper by contempora...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
Abstract R 2514
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my emotions into every brushstroke, blending softness and intensity with acrylics. The delicate pinks contrast with deep blacks, capturing a dance between cal...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Ladies Chatting Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Discussion'
Abstract Composition
signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 39.5 x 39 inches
condition: the work is in overall very sou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Hour (Light Pink, Grey, and Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Golden Hour (Brightly Colored Square Abstract Expressionist Painting in Light Pink, Grey, and Yellow) by Ragellah Rourke
made in 2024
oil on panel
60 x 60 inches, unframed
The sides ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Fading Light on Ebenezer River, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An abstract scene with a muted palette hints at a moment of transition or unrest. The dynamic brushwork and layered colors capture the turbulent atmosphere abov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Tapies White Background Reds and Yellows Catalonia. original lithograph
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
ANTONI TAPIES was the maximum representative of Spanish abstract art of the 20th century. His works are represented in museums and foundations around the world.
"ELS MESTRES DE CATAL...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Melancholy Man - abstract, contemporary, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract outdoor steel sculpture represents a male figure.
Ferhat Özgür Görel’s dynamic sculptural work has been showcased in thirteen different countries. The Geo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Horizontal and Vertical Figures, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Warm sepia tones in this classic Emanuel painting.
John Emanuel "it is the figure , not the nude I am interested in..."
Oil on board. Signed. Black wood frame
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Nocturne Ed. 2/15 - smooth, polished, abstract, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze sculpture was inspired by music and made by David Chamberlain.
At once expressive and elegant, this abstract bronze scu...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Large Turquoise French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Turquoise French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
signed on the lower right hand corner,
oil painting on board, framed
Framed 37.5...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
$2,735 Sale Price
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August Evening Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Limited edition of 10, fine art print, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Color
$291 Sale Price
80% Off
"Lincoln Center" by Sol Lewitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Hinsdale, IL
SOL LEWITT
(1928 – 2007)
Lincoln Center
Color screenprint on Somerset Satin White,1998.
Sheet size: 35 1/2x28 inches, full margins.
Signed and numbered 73/108 in pencil, lower ri...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Post-Impressionist French Watercolour Painting View of Cap Ferrat From Hillside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed lower left, Inscribed Verso.
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
8.25 x 14.25 inches
Very good condition.
Provenance: from the ar...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
'Cinderblock II' - Geometric Abstract Painting - Anni Albers - Agnes Martin
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Cinderblock II" is a geometric abstract painting featuring hues of white and orange.
Amanda Brazier creates handmade oil paints from locally harvested ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract mid century painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1973. Signed verso. Framed.
Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work included prints, painting...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Underwater Poetry - Large Abstract Blue Tone Textural Acrylic Painting on Canvas
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
Abstract 2580
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking abstract painting features a dynamic interplay of colors and textures, commanding attention with its vertical orientation. Bold streaks of black cascade down the center...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Willow, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Tracy Burke
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece was created on museum quality gallery wrapped canvas stretched over a hand-crafted wooden stretcher frame. Edges are staple-free and painted to compliment the artwork. No ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
White and Blue Abstract Nautical Cyanotype of Crashing Waters, Coastal Lifestyle
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Abstract Crashing Water" is an original cyanotype that detailed portraits the eruptions and shapes of salty water in move...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph, Rag Paper
Ferris Wheel: abstract modern minimalist color field drawing with rainbow colors
By Gene Davis
Located in New York, NY
This geometric, minimalist print glows in rainbow shades. Vibrant raspberry pink, magenta, yellow, lime green, and sky-blue lines take on the organic quality of handmade paper, resul...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Mangold 1977.02; Parasol RM12), Robert Mangold
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Mangold (1937)
Title: Untitled (Mangold 1977.02; Parasol RM12), from Multiple Panel Paintings suite
Year: 1992
Edition: 300, plus proofs
...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
$3,676 Sale Price
20% Off
Mixed Media Abstract Collage, Sand, Paper, Gouache, Signed, 19.25x13.5
Located in Arp, TX
James Spencer Russell
"#4"
1958
Collage with paper, sand, gouache
Signed in pencil
19.25x13.5"
James Spencer Russell (1915-2000) was born in Monticello, Indiana, but spent much of h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Sandstone
1950s "Abstract #4" Ink and Gouache Painting Univ of Paris
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Abstract #4"
c.1950s
Ink & Gouache on paper
10.5x19.5" brown, ripple, wood frame 11.5”x1”x20.75”
Signed in pencil lower right with label on reverse
Came from artist's e...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Untitled (Geometric Abstraction Minimalism, ~60% OFF LIST PRICE)
By Max Bill
Located in Kansas City, MO
Max Bill
Composition with white center
Color silkscreen
Year: 1972
Edition: Edition for "Look at"
Size: 23.3 × 23.3 inches
Unsigned, unknown edition size (pres. ~2,000) - sometimes a...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
$188 Sale Price
65% Off
Waves of Freedom - Abstract Gold Tone Textural Floral Acrylic Canvas 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
Ellsworth Kelly, Black and White, from Derriere le Miroir, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Noir et blanc (Black and White), originates from the historic 1958 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 110. Published by Ma...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
"Summer Studio" Wolf Kahn, Vermont Landscape, Abstract Impressionist, Pastels
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn
Summer Studio, 2012
Signed lower center
Pastel on paper
9 x 11 1/2 inches
An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Number 18 - Painting by Alfredo Pizzi - 2025
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic on Canvas Medium Scale Contemporary Abstract Expressionism
Exploding with dynamic energy and vivid emotion, this artwork is a striking original work by contemporary artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled (PPR443) - Original Colorful Surrealist Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Max Manning is a Houston-based painter whose practice he describes as “algorithmic abstraction”, studio-built systems that he deliberately disrupts to create compositions where loose...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Water, Ice + Hotspot - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary colourful abstract painting is by Milly Ristvedt. Signed on verso, bottom right "Water, Ice + Hotspot © Ristvedt / 24"
Highly regarded for her intuitive, almost vi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Warm Toned Vintage Figural Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 48 by 36 inches. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Still life with oysters, 80х80cm, print on canvas.Edition of 20 pieces
Located in Yerevan, AM
Edition of 20 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
7.10.24 #12 - Colorful Abstract Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint in fluent b...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
"Open space 1" figuratif landscape acrylic on linen panel 40x120cm 2017
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
Landscape acrylic marble powder on linen panel 40x120cm send in wood crate at cost
Having the good fortune to live in this beautiful Breton country of North Finistère I can walk alon...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
$1,263 Sale Price
20% Off
#45, 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
Contemporary abstract figurative woman's portrait on paper "Woman Flowered"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Woman Flowered," a striking contemporary figurative–abstract painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, continues her four-year exploration of the feminine experience — resilience,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist "Forms Divide" Like Franz Kline
Located in Miami, FL
It's 1951. Who was doing painting like this? Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Lee Kra...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Robert Natkin Abstract Lithograph Signed Numbered
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Soft pastel colors in floating smudges lay between and around lyrical abstract geometric and organic forms giving a diaphanous color and shape harmony to the work...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract 2544
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my emotions through bold acrylic strokes, capturing the interplay of light and shadow with soft pastels and deep blues. The textured layers express a dynamic ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Bridge No3 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
The Bridge No3 (Abstract painting)
Earth and oil on canvas — Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This metho...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silk Road 22/2, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Pat Forbes presents an abstract landscape in cool tones of blue, green, and teal. "This piece reflects on the pleasures of travel," says Pat. Wavy line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Pascaline, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece is first painted on a transparent sheet with water-based oil. Some of the paint is then removed with a wooden tool in order to create texture. The painting is then print...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Sutherland Project VII: Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing in an antique wood frame, inspired by artwork by Graham Sutherland
“Sutherland Project VII” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Abstract Expressionist monotype (unique), signed and inscribed with heart Framed
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin
monotype (unique) on paper
signed in marker on the front
Pencil signed, and inscribed with heart doodle:
"For Dorothy and Arthur with my Love Natkin"
Provenance: collec...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Monotype
Flora, Of All Flowers. Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
This painting is a gently glowing Expressionist still life. The shades Francesca Owen has used are naturalistic and warm. Now more than ever there's a p...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print numbered lithograph n15
Located in Miami, FL
Antoni Tapies (Spain, 1923-2012)
'Grille de papier colle', 1976
aquatint, collage, lithograph on paper Velin Arches 250 g.
24.9 x 35.5 in. (63 x 90 cm.)
Edition of 50
Unframed
ID: TA...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Etching
L' arbre extatique, 1981 Signed Lithograph Artist Proof
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Guillaume Corneille
L'arbre Extatique 1981
Print, Signed Lithograph on wove paper
25.5 x 19.5 " inches
Signed in pencil and dated and marked AP 25/25 (artist proof)
Hinges attached f...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
ICARUS 2, Signed Lithograph, Black + White Abstract Male Figure Greek Mythology
Located in Union City, NJ
ICARUS 2 is an original hand drawn lithograph created in 1986 by the French American artist Marius Sznajderman, printed using traditional lithography techniques on archival Arches pa...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Retrato, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
220 x 210 cm
Signed
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About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Naci...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Sandstone mist by Gabriela Azar Schreiner. Contemporary abstract Painting
Located in Mentone, AU
This painting is unstretched and unframed. It will be carefully rolled and shipped in a tube.
"Creating large-scale abstract paintings that evoke tranquility and presence in any spac...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Spectrum O'clock Contemporary Art Large Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Lyan Amiryan
Title: Spectrum O'clock
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2025
Style: Contemporary Art
Dimensions: 160" x 60" x 1.5" inch (406 x 152 x 5cm)
Presentation: Unframed,...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern American Oil Painting Abstract Female artist black and white
Located in Buffalo, NY
Anita Johnson
Untitled (Monochrome Construct), c. 1960s
Oil on illustration board
Framed dimensions: 21 in. H × 16 in. W
Presented in a contemporary black frame
In this striking bla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Violent Violin Concerto Hand Signed Lithograph Silkscreen
By Arman
Located in Surfside, FL
Arman (November 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005) was a French-born American artist. Born Armand Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman was a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Black gold abstraction
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is created using fluid acrylic (acrylic pouring): layers of paint flow freely and form natural gradients, veins, and “cells,” giving a sense of depth and movement. In th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nick Thomm - AFTER DARK (PINK)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'After Dark' (Pink)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″)
Limited Edition of 125
Hand Signed and Numbered #84
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
XOXOX 1/10 - contemporary, abstract, painted aluminum, outdoor sculpture
By Rob Lorenson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A version of this compelling abstract sculpture was recently installed on a University campus in Indiana. Rob Lorenson’s work can be found in numerous public art venues in North Amer...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
All That I Can Remember #12, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Bob Hunt
Located in Yardley, PA
This is one of a series I did on unstretched canvas. It should be matted and framed. I don’t have any outside stimulus when starting. As in the case of this piece, I had no idea w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
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