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
"Mayan Fragments" Vintage Exhibited American Modernist Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract painting. Watercolor on paper. Framed. Gallery label verso. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Ellsworth Kelly, Yellow Shape, from Derriere le Miroir, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Forme Jaune (Yellow Shape), originates from the historic 1958 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 110. Published by Maeght ...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Summer 2025" is an animalistic landscape by Lilia Volskaya.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Summer 2025" is an animalistic landscape by Lilia Volskaya. Let's start with the shape of the canvas, which is a hexagon, which is unusual, isn't it? The canvas is painted black. Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
$1,131 Sale Price
20% Off
Vista No 2 by Murray Duncan, Mixed Media on Artist Board
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vista No 2 by Murray Duncan is a striking abstract composition that merges bold gestural lines with an earthy, textured surface. Rendered in a muted, organic palette, the piece evoke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
$486 Sale Price
30% Off
"Gemstones" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gemstones" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines
Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Carole...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Urban Curves and Forms, Abstract Photogram Cyanotype in Blue Tones and White
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Emulsion, Watercolor, Monotype, Paper
Silent Glow
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Encaustic
Large John Hultberg SF Bay Area Artist Abstract Expressionist Collage Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hultberg (American 1922-2005)
New American Night
1967
Collage on board, framed
Hand signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "Collage 29" on verso
Dimensions: framed 31 x 41 image ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Board
"Take Me With You" (contemporary, white, black, floral, painting, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
TAKE ME WITH YOU
2024
Paris, France
Canvas composition is divided in half, with the upper potion focused on a floral bouquet, and the bottom half left unfinished other than a subtl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Kandinsky at Galerie Karl Flinker - 1977 Exhibition Poster - in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Kandinsky at Galerie Karl Flinker - 1977 Exhibition Poster - in Ink on Paper
Poster with a reproduction of "Merry Structure" by Vassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944). This posted i...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
After Turner-One Off, Proof No 1-British Awarded Artist-Seascape-river Thames
Located in London, GB
This is a large Artist's Proof with original oil and gesso paint highlighting; it is the No 1 of the only 3 Proofs; the colours of the painting and Shizico's expressive brushstrokes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Acrylic, Oil, Gesso, Archival Paper, Giclée
Festival of Joy - Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Texture Statement
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Festival of Joy
Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Movement Texture Statement Vibrant
Festivitas Laetitiae - Festival of Joy
This vibrant artwork, set on a deep cr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
#232, 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
Siesta in Santa Fe
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
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Nympheas De Mon Coeur - Soft Abstract Floral Landscape 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
Original Modern Contemporary painting on canvas, Abstract, Fantasy style, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style. A unique technique, very colorful. An unusual combination of colors, a flow from sharp to soft s...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
« Autumn trees» Original semi-abstract painting . Home decor
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a vivid, abstract landscape bursting with dynamic colors and flowing forms. The composition is a harmonious blend of earthy tones—rich reds, deep greens, and soft blu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Colors of Reading– Original Textured Abstract Library, Oil Paint, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont is celebrated for her refined series of abstract libraries, where the geometry of books becomes a meditation on rhythm, knowledge, and memor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
The Wind Picked Up - Original Abstract Nature Landscape Impasto Painting
By Dana Cowie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using an impasto, painterly technique Dana Cowie creates cubist-inspired farm and rural landscapes. Working within controlled color schemes, her artworks appear abstract up close and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
House in Snow (Winter Landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Nicholas Maravell.
House in Snow, 1989.
Ink and watercolor on paper, 10.5 x 13.75 inches; 18 x 21.25 inches framed.
Signed with artist monogram lower right. Gallery label affixe...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Blue Painting Abstract Contemporary Striking Statement Original Playful Color
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Movement of Blue
Blue Painting Abstract Contemporary Striking Statement Original Playful Color one-of-a-kind Authentic Invest
The Movement of Blues is a large abstract e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Engraving
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
Viktor Kobylianski Abstract Composition Rose Tones Mixed Media on Canvas Large
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, Mixed Media, Pigment
Ciel de Nuit (Night Sky) / Triptych 80 x 138 inches / 6.5 x 11.5 feet
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ciel de Nuit ( Night Sky) is a magnificent triptych of abstract golden clouds in a sky full of rich blues. Elegant and atmospheric. Ciel de Nuit is 80" X 138" OVERALL. Each of the th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Everything On The Kitchen Counter
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ricky Lee Gordon Abstract Diptych Sea Contemporary Minimalist Ocean Horizon 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dimensions:
Height: 170 cm
Width: 312 cm (overall, including the 10 cm gap between the two panels)
Depth: 4 cm
Note:
This diptych consists of two individual panels displayed with a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Carbon Pencil, Pigment
Three Totems - Large Oversized Abstract Modern Textural Grey Steel Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. His original artworks capture the essence of Abstract Expression...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Natural Wonder 1, pink, yellow green, blue
Located in Cumming, GA
This original landscape painting captures the ethereal beauty of nature through soft greens, blues, and misty whites, evoking a tranquil and dreamlike atmosphere. The abstract compos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
$2,007 Sale Price
27% Off
In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by
Too many thoughts rooted in my soul
So many memories, the good and the bad
They all shaped me.
Colourful in a wink, darkness looted.
But when it's all going grey, it shine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Edo, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Dan Christensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dan Christensen, American (1942 - 2007) - Edo, Year: circa 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: HC, Image Size: 38.5 x 27 inches, Size: 42 ...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Contemporary abstract impressionist nature acrylic painting "Nestled in silence"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This abstract expressionist landscape painting was created by french artist Natalya Mougenot.
"Nestled in Silence" is expressionist exploration of solitude, resilience, and emotion...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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
1969 Signed Limited Edition Etching Abstract Nude
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Barbara Kwasniewska
Year: 1969
Medium Type: etching
Size-Width Size-Height: 22.5'' x 30" inches
Signed Edition Size: Signed, Titled, and Numbered 2/75
Barbabra Kwas...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Etching
Semi-abstract expressionist floral oil painting "Essence of Roses" on cardboard
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary semi-abstract impressionist floral painting, Essence of Roses, created with oil paints on cardboard by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her ongoing series...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"umbrella girl series" RK3A2, Abstract, Portrait Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 19.68 x 19.68 inches
Frame measures 27.55 x 27.55 inches
Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding.
Color: Gold patinated
All art frames show signs of wea...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Ocean of love
Located in London, London
The item is located in London,UK.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed.
Please feel free to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,766 Sale Price
53% Off
Dusk, 2024 by Murray Duncan Mixed Media Abstract Geometric on board
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dusk, 2024 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on board
Size - 48" w x 60" h x 1.5" d
Signed
Murray Duncan, born in 1966, is a self-taught creative visionary celebrated for his large-scale,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$1,600 Sale Price
50% Off
Bouquet of Love
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting, a symbol of spring and renewal, features a patterned vase that appeared almost instinctively as I worked. It's a quiet tribute to my mother, who filled our home with b...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
A Primitive Pictograph (Abstract Painting in Metallic Gold & Splashed of Color)
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
A Primitive Pictograph (Abstract Painting in Metallic Gold & Splashed of Color), 2021 by Bruce Murphy
38 x 38 inches, unframed, enamel paint on archival paper
Signed, verso
This ges...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Enamel
Cintra and Frenetic Diptych. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cosmos, Mixed Media Art on Paper, Pink
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" x 11"...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
"Untitled #364 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Inkjet
Pair of TopoTablets
By Gregor Trurk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for two TopoTablets each measuring 14 by 14 by 4 inches.
As a self-proclaimed topophiliac, Gregor Turk is known for ceramic sculptures, photography, mixed-media cons...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
Peppermint - contemporary, gestural, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary abstract painting is by Carol Sutton.
In the 1970s, the paintings of a young Carol Sutton caught the attention of one of America’s best-known art critics...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Reconstruction, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Several shades of blue sweep across a lightly textured background. Bits of orange highlight the focal point, adding warmth to the composition. Sections of gray ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Md Tokon - The Morning light, Painting 2013
By Md Tokon
Located in Stamford, CT
Collection: Beyond the Horizon
Acrylic on canvas
Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Portal 7
By Vicki Sher
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,800
Sonderlust -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Anxiety, People
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
All of us can change the past.
We cannot take back what has happened, who we love, what we have done. Just like we cannot change our current situation. I think life is a funny thing,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
The Tide - Impasto Inspired Textural Blue Accented Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted 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 i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
La Force Eternelle - Dreamy Abstract Floral 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
Composizione con Uccelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Pietro Piccoli was born in 1954 in the small town of Montopoli di Sabina in central Italy. At...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Nude Torso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tall dynamic chipped wood standing nude torso mounted on a stone base.
Great form and patina.
Stone, wood and ceramics sculptor Lorrie Goulet, who also makes drawings and lithograp...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Stone
Ricky Lee Gordon Abstract Sea Contemporary Minimalist Ocean Horizon 2025
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, Carbon Pencil, Pigment
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Giltwood Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Wave - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue, grey color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a sty...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Original-Moonlit Jardin d'Hiver Series-British Awarded Artist-Impasto-Impression
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Canvas
Spring is in the Air - Abstract Expressionist Green Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Rhythm of the Season, Abstract landscape, textured, expressionism, French artist
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter whose work has been exhibited in museums and collected internationally. She is known for her deeply textured canvases that explore them...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Four Figures
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Four Figures, ca. 1960. Welded bronze, 14.5 x 9.75 x 3 inches. Signed at base.
Edgar Tafur, born and raised in Colombia, was first trained as an architect at the University of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
$4,500 Sale Price
43% Off
Serg Graff Large Original Abstract Painting on Canvas "Lagoon Awakening" COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This striking and imaginative painting by Serg Graff, titled “Lagoon Awakening,” is a unique large-scale work created with acrylic on canvas in a richly textured fantasy abstract sty...
Category
2010s 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.
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