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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
Blue Hour Waiting
Blue Hour Waiting

Blue Hour Waiting

By Kseniya Rai

Located in Zofingen, AG

Blue Hour Waiting Oil on linen canvas, 2026 Blue Hour Waiting captures a suspended moment between presence and absence. A solitary sun lounger rests beside a still pool, illuminated ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Abstract with Green, Orange, and Red
Abstract with Green, Orange, and Red

Abstract with Green, Orange, and Red

By Meredith Pardue

Located in New Orleans, LA

Beautiful muted tone abstract by a highly sought after artist Meredith Pardue’s abstract, botanic forms are based on images she finds in nature, but, according to Pardue, are ultima...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Synthesism: Solitude 2 - Large Original Abstract Artwork on Canvas
Synthesism: Solitude 2 - Large Original Abstract Artwork on Canvas

Synthesism: Solitude 2 - Large Original Abstract Artwork on Canvas

By Jason DeMeo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Basquiat Skateboard Deck
Basquiat Skateboard Deck

Basquiat Skateboard Deck

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

DC x Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Limited edition Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2021, f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Offset

Composición abstracta - Año 1983
Composición abstracta - Año 1983

Composición abstracta - Año 1983

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Firmado por la artista en la parte inferior y fechado del año 1983 Se presenta tal cual sin enmarcar Medidas totales: 50 cm. de altura x 69 cm. de ancho Estado bueno de conservaci...

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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Perspective - Lithograph by Renato Livi - 1971
Perspective - Lithograph by Renato Livi - 1971

Perspective - Lithograph by Renato Livi - 1971

By Renato Livi

Located in Roma, IT

Perspective is a lithograph realized by Renato Livi in 1971. Hand-signed in the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 125. Abstract composition is harm...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (1995). Gouache on paper by Sol Lewitt
Untitled (1995). Gouache on paper by Sol Lewitt

Untitled (1995). Gouache on paper by Sol Lewitt

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) Untitled Gouache on Paper 28.5 x 37.5 cm (11 1/4 x 14 3/4 in) Executed in 1995 Signed and dated 95 lower right Provenance Marco Noire Contemporary Art Turin...

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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Echoes of the Flow
Echoes of the Flow

Echoes of the Flow

By Tetiana Pchelnykova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This piece from the *"Silhouettes"* series presents a bright abstract landscape where hints of a river, fields, and sky can be discerned. It continues the exploration of the connecti...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Unchartered
Unchartered

Unchartered

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Chen Yu’s art started with lacquer painting. On this foundation, her materials experiments and conceptual extensions have developed in two directions; she is serious and measured, an...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Mixed Media

The Guardians of Pathways - Large Abstract Painting, Original, Bold, Unique
The Guardians of Pathways - Large Abstract Painting, Original, Bold, Unique

The Guardians of Pathways - Large Abstract Painting, Original, Bold, Unique

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

The Guardians of Pathways is a large contemporary painting that explores the emotional terrain of abundance, freedom and the journey of life. Created with vibrant acrylics, charcoal,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Charcoal, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Stretcher Bars

Gerhard Richter -Abstract Picture one plate artist authorized print on GardaMatt

Gerhard Richter -Abstract Picture one plate artist authorized print on GardaMatt

By Gerhard Richter

Located in New York, NY

Gerhard Richter Untitled Abstract Picture, 2002 Offset lithograph on GardaMatt Art 250 GSM paper (reproduction) Limited Edition edition of 3433 12 1/2 × 16 3.5 inches Unframed Printed on GardaMatt Art 250 GSM paper, this beautiful and colorful piece was part of a portfolio of loose plate reproductions for Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes works. Released during his exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art (Abstract Pictures) and the Museum of Modern Art (Gerhard Richter, 40 Years of Painting). It depicts Richters Oil on Aluminum abstract picture) More about Gerhard Richter: Gerhard Richter was born in 1932 in Dresden, Germany. Throughout his career, Richter has negotiated the frontier between photography and painting, captivated by the way in which these two seemingly opposing practices speak to and challenge one another. From exuberant canvases rendered with a squeegee and acerbic color charts to paintings of photographic detail and close-ups of a single brushstroke, Richter moves effortlessly between the two mediums, reveling in the complexity of their relationship, while never asserting one above the other. Richter’s life traces the defining moments of twentieth-century history and his work reverberates with the trauma of National Socialism and the Holocaust. In the wake of the Second World War, Richter trained in a Socialist Realist style sanctioned by East Germany’s Communist government. When he defected to West Germany in 1961, a month before the Berlin Wall was erected, Richter left his entire artistic oeuvre up to that point behind. From 1961 to 1964—alongside Blinky Palermo and Sigmar Polke—Richter studied at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he began to explore the material, conceptual, and historical implications of painting without ideological restraint. Richter’s earliest paintings in Düsseldorf, stimulated by a fascination with current affairs and popular culture, responded to images from magazines and newspaper cuttings. Through the 1960s, Richter continued to address found and media images of subjects such as military jets, portraits, and aerial photographs. Notably, he reimagined family pictures he had smuggled from East Germany that included his smiling uncle Rudi, dressed in a Nazi uniform...

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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

From the series- “Visions from a White Hole” (small)
From the series- “Visions from a White Hole” (small)

From the series- “Visions from a White Hole” (small)

By Brittany Gould

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"From the series- “Visions from a White Hole” (small)" is an original an original ceiling-hanging luminous sculptural work made of PVC and light element measuring approximately 11" x...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

PVC, Acrylic Polymer, Lights

Banner (abstract expressionist sculpture, Tulsa OK artist)
Banner (abstract expressionist sculpture, Tulsa OK artist)

Banner (abstract expressionist sculpture, Tulsa OK artist)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Duayne Hatchett ((1925-2015). Banner, 1958. Welded metal, sculpture measures 11 h. x 9 w. x 3.75 d. inches. Measuring a total of 17.5 inch high on base. Base measures 5.5 x 5.5 by 6 ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

Russell's Way, Large Colorful Geometric Abstract Etching by Al Held
Russell's Way, Large Colorful Geometric Abstract Etching by Al Held

Russell's Way, Large Colorful Geometric Abstract Etching by Al Held

By Al Held

Located in Long Island City, NY

Russell’s Way by Al Held, American (1928–2005) Date: 1969 Aquatint on Somerset paper, signed, dated, and numbered in pencil verso Edition of 37/50 Image Size: 35.5 x 44.5 inches Size...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Untitled 38", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009
"Untitled 38", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009

"Untitled 38", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009

By Peter Opheim

Located in New York, NY

Watercolor, acrylic, and gesso on paper by New York artist Peter Opheim, titled "Untitled (#38)," created in 2009. This signed original work measures 20 x 11 inches and represents an...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Blue, Red, and Brown Abstract Impressionist Painting of a Cowboy on a Horse
Blue, Red, and Brown Abstract Impressionist Painting of a Cowboy on a Horse

Blue, Red, and Brown Abstract Impressionist Painting of a Cowboy on a Horse

Located in Houston, TX

Blue, red, and brown abstract impressionist painting by Texas artist Fred Darge. The painting depicts a cowboy wearing a blue shirt and a red hat as he sits on a brown riding horse. Signed by the artist at the bottom right corner. Unstretched and unframed but framing options are available. Artist Biography: Friedrich Ernst (Fred) Darge was born in Rendsburg, Germany March 1, 1900, and died in Dallas, Texas April 10, 1978. He entered the U.S. at Port Arthur, Texas in 1923. By 1924 he was in Chicago...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

White lacqured foldes
White lacqured foldes

White lacqured foldes

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

An original textured artwork handcrafted on canvas using clay, acrylic, and a glossy finish. The sculptural forms, rendered in pure white, evoke the graceful flow of draped fabric, c...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Acrylic

Playtime
Playtime

Playtime

By Maura Segal

Located in Westport, CT

Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Diptych 1 & 2 - acrylic on canvas
Diptych 1 & 2 - acrylic on canvas

Diptych 1 & 2 - acrylic on canvas

By Nina Weintraub

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Nina is an artist, ceramist and colorist with 20 years of professional experience and a lifetime of art appreciation. Originally from Virginia and having traveled and lived extensive...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Hill Town" Modern Abstract Painting
"Hill Town" Modern Abstract Painting

"Hill Town" Modern Abstract Painting

By Stanley Bate

Located in Westport, CT

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint on canvas and features a light, neutral palette with a grid-like pattern throughout the abstract composition. The artist layers paint on the canvas, creating texture among softly blended colors. The painting itself is 24" x 36" and measures 27" x 37" 1.5" framed. It is signed by the artist in the lower right-hand corner of the painting and is framed in a very thin floater frame with a silver face and brown sides. It is ready to hang. Stanley Bate was born on March 26, 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bates were an established Tennessee family, in fact, Henry’s brother William Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883-1887 and a United States Senator from 1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under Frederick Bridgman. He soon landed a job with Encyclopedia Britannica, and from 1927-1929 served as art editor. From 1929 until his death in 1972, Stanley was a self-employed artist. He taught art classes at both the Art Students League and the Albany Institute of History and Art and brought in extra income by making illustrations for magazines such as “Outdoor Life” and “Popular Science”. On January 27, 1934 Stanley married Emilie Rossel. Emilie had emigrated from Switzerland to New York in 1923. She found work as a governess to Alfred Vanderbilt and later as an executive secretary for Wall Street investment brokers Kahn, Loeb and Co. Emilie met Stanley in New York in the early 1930’s when she attended one of his art exhibitions with a friend. The couple, who had no children, lived on 34th Street in Manhattan. During this period, Bate was producing and exhibiting his art and joined several artists groups. Stanley and Emilie became part of the New York art scene, dining weekly at the Society of Illustrators Clubhouse. Stanley Bate’s time in New York was pivotal in the formation of his painting style. He lived in New York during the inception of one of the most important Modern Art movements, one that helped New York replace Paris as the center of avant-garde art. This movement, which was called the New York School...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Inland Crossing 35
Inland Crossing 35

Inland Crossing 35

By Hyunmee Lee

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

The gestural paintings of Hyunmee Lee are sumptuously minimal. Rich forms advance from buttery canvases like an abstract garden. Gauzy veils of paint hover like soft air against the ebony weight of matter. Light peeks through translucent shapes like sunlight illuminating soft mist. Texture swirls and echoes across the canvas as if carved by waves or eroded by the wind. The viewer, invited into a realm of contemplation and meditation, is surprised to look away and see the physical world existing in only three dimensions. But perhaps that is precisely the experience the artist would like the viewer to have. In her current exhibition, Touch, on display at the Phillips Gallery...

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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Guardians of Reminiscence: Abstract Large Painting Contemporary Color Invest
The Guardians of Reminiscence: Abstract Large Painting Contemporary Color Invest

The Guardians of Reminiscence: Abstract Large Painting Contemporary Color Invest

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: The Guardians of Reminiscence Abstract Painting Contemporary Colorful Invest Joyful artwork where we reminiscence - recollect fulfilling memories, connect to times where we ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Pencil, Stretcher Bars

"Forever"
"Forever"

"Forever"

By Nataliia Svitlychna

Located in Edinburgh, GB

In the luminous embrace of gold and shadow, this commanding abstract composition unfolds as a symphony of form and emotion. Bold, sweeping curves intertwine with geometric precision,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Présence" Collection - N°4 by Gilbert Pauli - Acrylic on Jute - 110x150 cm
"Présence" Collection - N°4 by Gilbert Pauli - Acrylic on Jute - 110x150 cm

"Présence" Collection - N°4 by Gilbert Pauli - Acrylic on Jute - 110x150 cm

By Gilbert Pauli

Located in Geneva, CH

Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Jute

Utopia, Abstract Landscape by Christian Bozon
Utopia, Abstract Landscape by Christian Bozon

Utopia, Abstract Landscape by Christian Bozon

By Christian Bozon

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Medium: Aquatint Edition: 50 Image Size: 7.87 in. x 5.9 in. Year: 2018 Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landsc...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Stone Ridge #4, Abstract Geometric Etching by Al Held
Stone Ridge #4, Abstract Geometric Etching by Al Held

Stone Ridge #4, Abstract Geometric Etching by Al Held

By Al Held

Located in Long Island City, NY

Al Held, American (1928 - 2005) - Stone Ridge #4, Year: 1983, Medium: Etching, signed and dated in pencil on verso, Edition: 65, Size: 26.5 x 40 in. (67.31 x 101.6 cm), Publisher...

Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Abstract Waves - Original Lithograph by Claude Cléro - 1970s

Abstract Waves - Original Lithograph by Claude Cléro - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Abstract Waves is a colored artwork realized during the 1970's. Mixed colored lithograph. Numbered on the lower left (26/35). Hand-signed on the lower right. Good conditions exc...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Architectonic Abstracted Cityscape
Vintage Architectonic Abstracted Cityscape

Vintage Architectonic Abstracted Cityscape

Located in Soquel, CA

1970s Architectonic Abstracted Cityscape A unique architectonic abstract composition built from scraped and layered paint in ochre, umber, teal, and turquoise with gold metallic acc...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Pink Summer
Pink Summer

Pink Summer

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 97×115 cm (Total canvas size including stretching margins: 107×125 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This painting immerses the viewer into the lang...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Effervescent Squares
Effervescent Squares

Effervescent Squares

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Effervescent Squares exemplifies Tina Bluefield’s ability to create visual complexity through a highly restrained formal language. Composed of hand-painted white squares that shift f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.