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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
Composition
Composition

Composition

By Geer Van Velde

Located in Paris, FR

Gouache, ca1950 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 22.00 cm. x 28.00 cm. 8.66 in. x 11.02 in. (image) Framed work Gouache on paper A certificate of authenticity etaliblished by Pie...

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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache

Phoenix - large, colorful, contemporary, abstract, diptych, acrylic on canvas
Phoenix - large, colorful, contemporary, abstract, diptych, acrylic on canvas

Phoenix - large, colorful, contemporary, abstract, diptych, acrylic on canvas

By Milly Ristvedt

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Horizontal bars of blue, maroon, cherry red, pink, lemon yellow, burnt orange and green communicate on a soaked sand-coloured ground in the two panels that form this 9-foot square acrylic diptych painting on canvas. The rhythm of the spaces between the short lengths of colour creates a dialogue of movement that leads the eye upwards through the large picture plane. About the inspiration for the work, the artist wrote: "This is one of the rare paintings that I saw clearly in a dream and painted almost exactly as I saw it. It relates back to the four-panel work, Lock-Up (1972), done a couple of months earlier, where I used the physical break between panels as an edge to anchor some colour bars. In Phoenix, some bars are anchored while others float within the larger ground colour." This painting was included in the exhibition catalogue Milly Ristvedt-Handerek: Paintings of a Decade (1979). Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s, she was making and exhibiting large-scale paintings alongside a small but defined group of non-figurative painters who, like Ristvedt, had planted...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Haiku Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Haiku Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

Haiku Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

95x105cm (Full size 98x111cm) acrylic, oil on canvas one-of-a-kind 2025 The painting will be shipped rolled without stretcher bars. All customs charges are included in the final ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

“Untitled”
“Untitled”

Iliyan Ivanov“Untitled”, 2012

$1,480Sale Price|20% Off

“Untitled”

By Iliyan Ivanov

Located in Southampton, NY

Original acrylic on fiberboard painting by the Bulgarian/American artist, Iliyan Ivanov. Signed, and dated verso, 2012. Untitled. This painting is part of the “Memories of Unfinis...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

Signed Castro Abstract Expressionist 1960s Latin American Oil Painting Collage
Signed Castro Abstract Expressionist 1960s Latin American Oil Painting Collage

Signed Castro Abstract Expressionist 1960s Latin American Oil Painting Collage

Located in Surfside, FL

'La Multitud Sodomita Rodea la Casa de Lot' Titled and signed in Spanish. it refers to the biblical story of Lot with the Sodomites. It is a very well executed piece signed Castro an...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Angelic Seraph Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010-
Angelic Seraph Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010-

Angelic Seraph Print, Abstract Style, Archival Ink, 2010-

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. He is one of ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Ink

Rose Madone Large Abstract Diptych with Bold Black Gestural Forms on Raw Canvas
Rose Madone Large Abstract Diptych with Bold Black Gestural Forms on Raw Canvas

Rose Madone Large Abstract Diptych with Bold Black Gestural Forms on Raw Canvas

By Rose Madone

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Onirisme organique (Diptych), 146 × 114 cm each panel, Acrylic on raw canvas. Total size of the two panels: 146 × 228 cm. At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highe...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Pigment

Small Abstract Graphite Drawing, 2000-2009, Unframed
Small Abstract Graphite Drawing, 2000-2009, Unframed

Small Abstract Graphite Drawing, 2000-2009, Unframed

By George Dannatt

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

George Dannatt (1915-2009) Small Linear Composition on Graphite 1997 Image: 19.0 x 14.0 cm Mount: 27.6 x 20.5cm Reference number: 1345 George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and...

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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

1970 Signed Limited Edition Large Screen Print II
1970 Signed Limited Edition Large Screen Print II

1970 Signed Limited Edition Large Screen Print II

By Jimmy Ernst

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Jimmy Ernst  Plate II - 1970 Print - Screen Print on Heavy Paper 28'' x 37'' inches Edition: Signed in pencil and numbered 24/125 Jimmy Ernst’s artwork was influenced by a number of powerful talents and vital currents in the art of his time. Son of Max Ernst, Jimmy drew upon the biomorphic and surreal compositions of his father, as well as Arp, Klee, André Breton, and Lyonel Feininger. His mature oil paintings, which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, reflect the Atomic Age aesthetic of the period. Often, they resemble crystals or webs; many look like vast labyrinths and are interpreted as symbols of the unconscious mind. Ernst was always interested in spirituality and drew inspiration from indigenous American art...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Collage No. 26: Abstract Mixed Media on Burlap, Unframed, 72x48\"
Collage No. 26: Abstract Mixed Media on Burlap, Unframed, 72x48\"

Collage No. 26: Abstract Mixed Media on Burlap, Unframed, 72x48\"

By Kim Fonder

Located in Tulsa, OK

Collage No. 26 by Kim Fonder is an abstract original artwork that embodies a rich blend of layered paper and organic textures. Crafted on burlap over panel, this large-scale piece at...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Burlap, Panel

Red Eclipse - Geometric Abstract Original Mixed Media Painting
Red Eclipse - Geometric Abstract Original Mixed Media Painting

Red Eclipse - Geometric Abstract Original Mixed Media Painting

By Heny Steinberg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstracted landscapes invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. The shapes within Steinberg’s work transcend two dimensional representa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Traces No.9 Pour une Archéologie du Présent, 1970s Acrylic on Plywood
Traces No.9 Pour une Archéologie du Présent, 1970s Acrylic on Plywood

Traces No.9 Pour une Archéologie du Présent, 1970s Acrylic on Plywood

Located in Cotignac, FR

Large 1970s abstract geometric acrylic and oil on plywood panel signed Rivel and dated 1977 to the bottom left. The painting is titled to the rear of the panel. Numbers of colour fields in muted shades jostle against one another. It is the shapes and the space between them which give energy to the painting whilst the colour palette restrains. The painting is highly textured as the artist has applied the paint thickly and energetically with both palette knife and large brushstrokes. At times layers of paint reveal underlying colours. This painting fits perfectly into the abstract genre with its focus on its formal qualities over and above its subject matter. Furthermore the artist experiments with reconstructing shapes and rejecting three dimensional perspective. A fine example of non objective art...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Untitled #SP-220, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Untitled #SP-220, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric

Untitled #SP-220, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric

By Murray Duncan 1

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Untitled #SP-220, by Murray Duncan Mixed media on paper Size: 32" x 40” Unframed, signed A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures. This captivating piece by Murray ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

The Green

The Green

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1970 Edition : 32/75 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 54.00 cm. x 39.00 cm. 21.26 in. x 15.35 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Certific...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Harmony of Textures. Abstract
Harmony of Textures. Abstract

Harmony of Textures. Abstract

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The artwork, created on an 8 mm plywood base, captivates with its textures and interplay of materials. The upper part is crafted from high-quality faux leather, resembling soft, flow...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Plywood, Mixed Media, Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Putty

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 3 - 1977
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 3 - 1977

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 3 - 1977

By Conrad Marca-Relli 1

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 3 38/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 77 x 56,5 cm Perfect condition...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Naive Gaze - abstract painting, landscape painting
Naive Gaze - abstract painting, landscape painting

Naive Gaze - abstract painting, landscape painting

Located in New York, NY

Naive Gaze serves as a gateway into an inner world that is both innocent and enchanting - a space where imagination shapes a new, dreamlike reality. Through vibrant colors and a care...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Poppies. Oil on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Unsigned
Poppies. Oil on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Unsigned

Poppies. Oil on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Unsigned

Located in Riga, LV

Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...

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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Bram Van Velde

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1970 Printer : Imprimerie Arte (Paris) 75.00 cm. x 43.50 cm. 29.53 in. x 17.13 in. (paper) 59.00 cm. x 43.50 cm. 23.23 in. x 17.13 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Terracottas
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Terracottas

Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Terracottas

By Yvette Dubois Habasque

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists studio sale in Pa...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

The Vanishing Act
The Vanishing Act

The Vanishing Act

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Born in Lima, Peru, Victor-Raul Garcia was raised by his maternal grandmother with whom he immigrated to the United States at age 6. An abstract painter and collage artist, he has lived and worked in Europe and the US, and currently maintains his studio in Sullivan County, NY. His auto-didactic work is the result of a relentless passion to make his own reality, an innate resourcefulness and curiosity, endless days of continued experimentation, and an all-encompassing necessity to communicate through art. His art has been described as a subtle romance between expressionism and street art. By intertwining tactile and non-tactile elements through multi-layering techniques, he mirrors the complexities of his personal story, the absurdities of past and present history, and the altered state...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

INK PAINTING , WHITE  BUTTERFLY WITH GOLD SPLASHES , BY SVETLANA MARTIN
INK PAINTING , WHITE  BUTTERFLY WITH GOLD SPLASHES , BY SVETLANA MARTIN

INK PAINTING , WHITE BUTTERFLY WITH GOLD SPLASHES , BY SVETLANA MARTIN

By Svetlana Martin

Located in Zofingen, AG

2023 Alcohol ink, plastic black paper One of a kind piece of art This is the original painting The grace and lightness of the butterfly are reflected in the refined lines, creating a feeling of a moment of eternal freedom and beauty. Gold splashes sparkle very beautifully when exposed to sunlight or artificial light. An emerald tint has been added to the butterfly's wings. The artist, through beautiful butterflies, wants to convey that the world is fragile and needs to be protected. The work was done with alcohol ink with the addition of special alcohol. The spread of ink is controlled by air flow...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on thick board unframed: 8 x 8 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have fo...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Alexander Calder

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the Alexander Calder lithographs from his "Stabiles" series, printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 141) and p...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Néoci, 2013, Digital print on Fine art 100% cotton paper Limited edition of 300
Néoci, 2013, Digital print on Fine art 100% cotton paper Limited edition of 300

Néoci, 2013, Digital print on Fine art 100% cotton paper Limited edition of 300

By Bernard Frize

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Néoci, 2013, Digital print on Fine art 100% cotton paper Edition 126/300 Image: 52.1×40.2cm (20 ³³/₆₄ x 15 ⁵³/₆₄ in) Sheet: 70.2×50.2cm (27 ⁴¹/₆₄ x 19 ³/₄ in) Limited edition signed...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Digital

Huge French 20th Century Abstract Expression Painting
Huge French 20th Century Abstract Expression Painting

Huge French 20th Century Abstract Expression Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Marie Deloume (French born 1942) signed on back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 24 x 20 inches condition: overall very good, a few...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Autumn impressions
Autumn impressions

Autumn impressions

By Andrei Sitsko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Autumn impressions. In this piece, I poured my passion for vibrant color and movement into every brushstroke. The rich reds and purples evoke the fiery heart of autumn, while the su...

Category

2010s 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.