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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
#126, 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Pigment

Huge French Modernist Signed Oil Abstract Painting of City Scape Orange & Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French City French School, circa 1970's, signed lower corner oil painting on canvas: 31 x 38.5 inches framed: 23.5 x 32 inches condition: sound condition though with minor crack...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Ghost of the Gardens" (green, floral, vibrant, energetic, abstract landscapes)
Located in Paris, IDF
"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Kalla - Untitled - 60 x 36 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas ** Free Shipment ...... will be delivered in rolled form. Style : Kalla’s work can be represented by his com...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

I-S #1 /// Abstract Geometric Sewell Sillman Screenprint Purple Pink Modern Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sewell Sillman (American, 1924-1992) Title: "I-S #1" *Signed and dated by Sillman in pencil lower right Year: 1968 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded heavy white wove ...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Screen

1959 Geometric Abstraction by Francis Almeida Luzzatto
Located in New York, NY
Francis Almeida Luzzatto (American, 1935-1999) Untitled, 1959 Oil on canvas 40 x 48 1/2 in. Signed and dated lower right: Luzzatto 59 Partial label verso: The Art Rental Gallery, Wa...
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1950s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Village Green, " Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape statement painting by Elwood Howell features a yellow and orange-hued landscape with a high horizon line and warm undertones. What appears to be a small white...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

Beach Bar BY CATHERINE WARREN, Bright Art, Seascape Art, Abstract Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Beach Bar Original Abstract Painting Acrylic & mixed media on canvas Image Size: 40 cm x 40 cm x 4 cm Framed Size: 54 cm x 54 cm x 4 cm Sold Framed Beach Ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Macro Micro Squared #1 - Black Dot Abstract Artwork on Natural Grey Linen Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Painting 1960
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Painting 1960 1960 Gouache on paper Image: 25.4 x 28.9 cm Frame: 48.0 x 50.3 cm Provenance: The George and Ann Dannatt Estate, The George Dannatt Trust...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Gouache

Colour Study 2 - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The distinctive minimalist colourful paintings of Aron Hill are inspired by the modernist art movement. The colour field work of Aron Hill showcases their intuitive sense of colour...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Textured colorfull floral painting "Komorebi VI"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Abstract textured acrylic painting on canvas 60x60x2 cm (23,6 x 23,6 x 0,8 inches). Mixed Media on gallery wrapped canvas. The work is ready to hang. No framing required. The sides o...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Croire au Destin - Green Teal 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Impermanence Series n6. From the Impermanence series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Impermanence Series n6, 2025 by Rosario Briones From the Impermanence series Inks, natural pigments and bitumen on canvas Dimensions: 165 H x 104 W cm. Unframed Signed by the artist ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Ink, Canvas, Pigment

Subtle Souvenir, Abstract Expressionist Etching by Mark Tobey
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mark Tobey, American (1890 - 1976) - Subtle Souvenir, Year: 1974, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Image Size: 10.25 x 8 inches, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66....
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1970s Abstract Art

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Etching

Abstract expressive landscape painting on canvas "River among mountains"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive abstract landscape, "River Among Mountains", was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her series dedicated to Nature. One of Natalya'...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

ONYX - Dusk (XL)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm - ONYX - Dusk (XL SIZE 36" x 48"). Limited Edition #15 of 25. Hand Signed & Numbered. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Condition: NEW - Unopene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Surf - contemporary art seascape abstract minimalist surf wave ocean
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Surf", is a unique acrylic on canvas work by German artist Horst Güntheroth. It depicts a minimalist abstract surf wave in a contemporary and warm fashion.60 x 60 cm, certificate o...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Abstracted Figurative -- Downtown Couple Art Exhibit
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid century modern abstracted figurative in orange, red and black by Bay Area artist Paul Sheppard. Dated 1959 and signed "Sheppard." Presented i...
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1950s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Intenciones del Silencio VIII. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Plastically materializing the energetic atmosphere typical of the meditative mental space and thereby inducing states of contemplation and introspection has been the purpose of the w...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

Large Triptych Abstract Expressionistic Painting, "We Three (Triptych)" 2022
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Kathleen Kane Murrell. Its dimensions are 40" x 90" x 1.5" (HxWxD). It is acrylic and plaster on canvas. It i...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic

Side Hustle by Laura McCarty, Large Framed Contemporary Abstract Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
The framed price is listed. UNFRAMED this piece measures 36"H x 36"W. Dynamic and full of life, Side Hustle is a 36 x 36 inch abstract painting that captures McCarty’s signature flu...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Wind Water #1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
It was the tumult of the sixties that compelled me to drop out of Swarthmore College, move “back to the land” and become an intuitive artist. I believed that if we were to survive a...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Abstraction Series Black & Yellow 16
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from series “Geoforms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. Signed certificate of ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Ethetic Influence" Colorful Abstract Geometric by Ron Childers
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ron Childers’ works represent a series of artistic experiments, with each piece highlighting a distinct approach and technique in painting. This piece's central grid of interlocking ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

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Gouache

Large American NW Abstract Expressionist painting Circus "Wire Performance"
Located in Portland, OR
A large American Abstract Expressionist acyrilic on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915-2000), titled "Wire Performance", Oregon, 1993. This is a larg...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Vipasyana Series, Mixed Media on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Kalla - Vipasyana Series - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper, 2020 ** Free Shipment ...... will be delivered in rolled form. Style : Kalla’s work can be repre...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Oil on Canvas Painting Titled “AbEx Orange series 003” 48 x 48
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist artist Mirtha Moreno, immigrated to the United State...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil, Acrylic

French Impressionist Oil Painting Flowers, Fruit and Jug Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011) Oil on board, unframed 8.75 x 10.75 inches Signed condi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Oil

"Pablo Picasso"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Summer blooming Ukrainian field. Inspired me to create this picture. I really like to paint abstract pictures. I paint them with feelings and energy of the inner body. This pictu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Cardboard

#242, 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

French 20th Century Abstract Composition Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed and dated verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 20 inches condition: overall very...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Paintings n2, n3, n5, n4 from the Impermanence series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 4 Paintings, 2024 by Rosario Briones From the Impermanence series Inks on paper. 1. Impermanence Series n2 2. Impermanence Series n3 3. Impermanence Series n5 4. Impermanence ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Ink, Paper

#118, 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pigment

Self-Love is Luxury - 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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 8- 1977
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 8 31/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 7...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Large 1970s Abstract Oil on Canvas, Colorful Modern, Hawaii
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Unknown artist, signed Payton 1970 Hawaii (Lower, Right) Untitled, 1970 Oil on Canvas 50" x 34" A wonderfully curious painting, whose untold history is something to marvel a...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Italy, Via di Streda. Original oil impasto painting, impressionism, water, sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
This Original impasto painting was created in the impressionism style on canvas 30/40 cm. The artwork was painted in the open air while ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Infinity 10, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Infinity 10 is an original painting, created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 8 inches and a height of 8 inches with a depth of 1.5 inches (8x8x1.5). ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

A geometric Play of Masks, Eyes and Lines. Post war Expressionist. 1970's.
Located in Firenze, IT
A Geometric Play of Masks, Eyes and Lines. Post war Expressionism. 1970's. Patrick Boudon. Art Informel. Ecole de Paris. Technique: oil on canvas, very textural and colorful. Patr...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Framed Abstract Encaustic Painting by Juhachiro Takada
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Juhachiro Takada Title: Untitled II Medium: Encaustic, Sand on Canvas, Signed in pencl Paper Size: 10.5 x 12.5 inches Frame Size: 19.5 x 20.5 inches
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1980s Abstract Art

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Encaustic

Ocean Flight I_Audra Weaser_Acrylic/Metallic Pigment/Plaster_Round_Abstract
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
AUDRA WEASER "Ocean Flight I" Acrylic, Metallic Pigments, Plaster Paint on Panel 30 x 30 in. ___________________ Utilizing a minimalist color palette, Weaser’s process-based painti...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Plaster, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Warm Air. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Born of his love of the Indian subcontinent Paul Wadsworth created this series of paintings. The canvasses are lavishly painted and imbued with the myriad of colours one associates w...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Damien Hirst 'Blizzard' Limited Edition, Signed Print
Located in San Rafael, CA
Damien Hirst (B. 1965) Blizzard, 2023 From the series 'From Where the Land Meets the Sea' Laminated Giclée print on aluminum composite panel Edition: 244/500 Signed and numbered on t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Giclée

Oris - abstract black and white butterfly photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
From June and Oris collection - Oris As he steps inside, the air thickens, pressing in like an unseen weight. The room hums with movement, bodies shifting, voices murmuring, the c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Giclée

Lithograph VIII (Cover), Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) - Lithograph VIII (Cover), Year: 1972, Medium: Lithograph, Size: 12.75 x 19.5 in. (32.39 x 49.53 cm), Printer: Mourlot, Paris, Publisher: A.C. Mazo, ...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Facade #1 - modernist, contemporary, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This modern geometric painting by Burton Kramer was inspired by music. Modernist Burton Kramer has an international reputation as a masterful graphic designer and artist. His painti...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Brainiac VII Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstract with multi-colored brains layered on a neutral background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Flying Gulls on the Surf
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Art

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Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Shape 12 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, green & white on paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 12 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral pal...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Lullaby: Jacob Lawrence wife, mother & child family embrace in abstract interior
By Gwendolyn Knight
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a rare print, #46 in an edition of 96 that Gwendolyn (Gwen) Knight created while visiting Philadelphia's Brandywine Workshop with her late husband, the artist Jacob Lawrence. It is signed, titled, and dated along the lower edge. The print itself measures 22" x 30" and is professionally framed in a contemporary dark wood frame with muted green and gold double mats under UV protective glass. Framed measurements are 29.5" x 38". This print can also be found in the permanent collections of: - Washington State Arts Commission - Telfair Museums - David Driskell Center, University of Maryland - Seattle Art Museum and many private collectors. Gwendolyn Knight was born in Barbados in 1913. When she was seven, her widowed mother entrusted her to close friends who brought her with them to the United States. In 1926, Knight moved with her foster family from their first home in St. Louis to Harlem, where her developing interest in the arts flowered in the creative atmosphere of the Harlem Renaissance. In Harlem, Knight became a daily participant in the workshop of sculptor Augusta Savage, in whom Knight found a mentor, and Savage's studio became a second home. Through Savage, Knight first came into contact with Claude McKay...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

R. Pennhard - 19th Century Oil, Sleeping Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic scene depicting a man watching over a sleeping woman. Signed to the lower right. Presented in painted gilt frame. On panel.
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19th Century Abstract Art

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist figurative portrait acrylic on paper "Inner Dialogue"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive portrait, "Inner Dialogue", was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot in 2025 in her studio in Lyon, France. Through fluid, indistinct stro...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Color lithograph, 1959 Unsigned (as issued) From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 113, 1959 Publisher: Editions Pierre a Feu Editor: A. Maeght Small edition as it appeared in the ma...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Contemporary abstract impressionist acrylic painting of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork, titled "Lonely seaside moment", by French artist Natalya Mougenot, captures the essence of a carefree summer day. The painting depicts a woman in a red dress si...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Opening in Sun" 2025 tinted polymer on Yupo paper
Located in New York, NY
Susan English Opening in Sun, 2025 tinted polymer on Yupo paper 26 x 20 in (eng275)
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Polymer

Arrived /// Bauhaus Abstract Geometric Josef Albers Screenprint Yellow Minimal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Josef Albers (German-American, 1888-1976) Title: "Arrived" Portfolio: Soft Edge - Hard Edge *Signed and dated by Albers in pencil lower right ...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Nature Morte country side farming scene
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is original and pencil signed and numbered by the artist.
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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Engraving, Lithograph

#75, 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

#259, 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

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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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