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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
Beacon Within the Storm
Beacon Within the Storm

Beacon Within the Storm

Located in Zofingen, AG

This piece doesn't depict a place the artist ever knew growing up — there was no sea where she came from. Instead, it captures a memory built from emotion rather than geography: her ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

Memento (Abstract Painting)
Memento (Abstract Painting)

Memento (Abstract Painting)

By Nikolaos Schizas

Located in London, GB

This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe for large works, and provides lower shipping costs as well. Rolled works can be easily st...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rhodotorulic Acid. Woodcut in colors. Signed.
Rhodotorulic Acid. Woodcut in colors. Signed.

Rhodotorulic Acid. Woodcut in colors. Signed.

By Damien Hirst

Located in Paris, FR

HIRST Damien (1965 - ) Rhodotorulic Acid. Woodcut in colors. Signed. Provenance : DTR Modern Gallery, New York. About Damien Hirst (Artist) British artist Damien Hirst is widely considered the enfant terrible of contemporary art. He is the most prominent of the so-called Young British Artists, or YBAs, a group, largely composed of Hirst’s classmates at Goldsmiths, in London, that began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories after 1988 and is known for the use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics.” In the 1990s, Hirst said, “I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.” And indeed, he is notorious for piquing critics and baffling the public with such pieces as his signature glass vitrines containing dead sheep or sharks in formaldehyde, and his diamond-encrusted skull, For the Love of God. Working primarily in sculpture, Hirst takes after French modernist master Marcel Duchamp in his use of ready-made objects and materials, which he combines to ironic effect. He often creates in series, as with The Cure (Violet) and The Cure (Turquoise), both from 2014, which are among several pill paintings...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper

Sphere 0626.60.01

Sphere 0626.60.01

By Lisa Bartleson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lisa Bartleson is a Northern California - based mixed-media artist whose work is inspired by the Light and Space movement from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her work has a luminous quality ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

Fils I Colors DCXCIV - Large Colorful Abstract Contemporary Art on Canvas
Fils I Colors DCXCIV - Large Colorful Abstract Contemporary Art on Canvas

Fils I Colors DCXCIV - Large Colorful Abstract Contemporary Art on Canvas

By Raul de la Torre

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to material. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Monumental Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Monumental Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Monumental Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 45 by 74 inches overall, and 44 by 73 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. ...

Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Composition in blue

Composition in blue

By André Lanskoy

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in encil Edition : 66/175 76.50 cm. x 56.50 cm. 30.12 in. x 22.24 in. (paper) 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.69 in. (image) On Arches pape...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Saltwater 9, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Saltwater 9, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Saltwater 9, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Hilary Winfield

Located in Yardley, PA

Saltwater 9 is an original painting, created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 24 inches and a height of 18 inches with a depth of 1.5 inches (18x24x1.5...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

After the rain
After the rain

After the rain

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work continues the exploration of silence as an inner space — a state in which perception softens and boundaries dissolve. “After the rain” is not a clearly defined landscape, b...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

​"Rings" Monumental Abstract Painting on Linen by Éruel 78.7 × 118.1 in
​"Rings" Monumental Abstract Painting on Linen by Éruel 78.7 × 118.1 in

​"Rings" Monumental Abstract Painting on Linen by Éruel 78.7 × 118.1 in

Located in Zaporizhzhia, UA

BESPOKE LOGISTICS & VIP TRANSIT NOTICE Due to the monumental scale of this artwork (2х3 meters) and the current logistics complexities in Eastern Europe, we provide a premium Art Con...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Red Abstract Aquatint
Red Abstract Aquatint

Red Abstract Aquatint

By Lilly McElroy

Located in Houston, TX

Bright abstract French aquatint in red tones by artist Lilly Elroy, titled "Hamed", 1990. Numbered 1/1 HC lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper display...

Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Aquatint

Release

Release

By Janet Hamilton

Located in Atlanta, GA

Janet Hamilton (b. 1970) is a contemporary abstract painter in Nashville, TN.  Her work is deeply inspired by color and the relationships that develop from its interactions. She crea...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Inner Light
Inner Light

Inner Light

By Ilana Greenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This abstract acrylic portrait painting is inspired by the mid-century masters. Framed in a vintage black wood frame, wired and ready to hang, 11 in. wide x 14 in. high

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

School of Fish Painting Ocean Art
School of Fish Painting Ocean Art

School of Fish Painting Ocean Art

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

* Title: Fish painting * Size: 28 by 20 inches * Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife * Shipping: Gallery standards packaging. shipped with tracking number, stretched in b...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Bling 11 -Signed limited edition art print, Contemporary abstract, Square format
Bling 11 -Signed limited edition art print, Contemporary abstract, Square format

Bling 11 -Signed limited edition art print, Contemporary abstract, Square format

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Bling 11 - Limited edition pigment print . Limited Editions of 5 Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based pape...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Pigment

Si je mourais là-bas
Si je mourais là-bas

Si je mourais là-bas

By Georges Braque

Located in Paris, FR

Wood engraving, 1962 Edition : 180 ex. Publisher : Louis Broder (Paris) Printer : Féquet et Baudier (Paris) Catalog : [Vallier 181, p. 254] Image dimensions : 40.00 cm. x 63.00 cm. (...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Engraving

Large American School Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Large American School Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting

Large American School Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 37 by 45 inches overall, and 30.25 by 38.25 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...

Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Blue Spaced Form II
Blue Spaced Form II

Blue Spaced Form II

Located in Deddington, GB

Blue Spaced form II [2022] original Acrylic on Canvas Image size: H:80 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:80 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm Sold Unframed Please note that in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large, Dynamic 1960s Mid-Century Abstract Painting by Robert (Van) Warren Hoople
Large, Dynamic 1960s Mid-Century Abstract Painting by Robert (Van) Warren Hoople

Large, Dynamic 1960s Mid-Century Abstract Painting by Robert (Van) Warren Hoople

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Abstract Expressionist painting in blues and greens by notable Hillside House of Originals artist, Robert (Van) Warren Hoople. Artwork size: 24 x 36 inches. Framed size: 25 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches. Signed V. Hoople, lower right. Robert (Van) Warren Hoople was born in Chicago in 1934 and studied art at University of Texas, Austin before his apprenticeship as a set painter for Paramount in Hollywood in early 50s. He landed a contract with a gallery, Hillside, House of Originals in 1957 before passing away in 1975. Hillside Originals was founded by artist Etta Benjamin Cien...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Potentiality: Large Original Abstract Painting of Rhino on Canvas - Maximalism
Potentiality: Large Original Abstract Painting of Rhino on Canvas - Maximalism

Potentiality: Large Original Abstract Painting of Rhino on Canvas - Maximalism

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Potentiality Africa Sunshine Rhino Power Colorful Exclusive Investment Modern Contemporary Figurative Karnish created this breathtaking contemporary work playing with symbol...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Wood, Stretcher Bars

Anthropométrie (ANT 83)

Anthropométrie (ANT 83)

By Yves Klein

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph on Rives BFK, 2001. Proof, aside from the numbered edition of 200 . With the artist's estate ink stamp, verso. Published by Editions T.A.T. Arts, Paris. The sheet ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Starry starry night: Portrait, Painting, Abstract, Intense, Muse, Van Gogh
Starry starry night: Portrait, Painting, Abstract, Intense, Muse, Van Gogh

Starry starry night: Portrait, Painting, Abstract, Intense, Muse, Van Gogh

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Starry starry night Portrait, Painting, Abstract, Intense, Muse, Contemporary, Invest, Van Gogh STARRY NIGHT - Van Gogh's Muse? This soulful artwork reflecting Van Gogh's S...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars

Abstract art for sale on 1stDibs.

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.