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
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
Blue and White Abstract Overlapping Shapes Fish Scribble Gestures, Mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation.
Details:
Title: Marina N31
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Size: 106 x 70 cm ( 41.7 x 28 inches)
Year: 2024
* Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube.
* Certificate of Authenticity provided.
Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections.
Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
#220, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Pigment
original lithograph
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...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Erased Landscape 2
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whisper
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll
size of artwork 150x120 + 10 cm
This work is about tenderness and strength, about the path, choice and movement. The river gently unfolds its flow through fields o...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Multi Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 45 x 35 inches
condition: the work is in overall very sound and good con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enchanted - Meadow of Abundance and Stillness - In Pink Floral Flowers Abstract
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Enchanted - Meadow of Abundance and Stillness - In Pink
Floral Flowers Abstract Unique Exclusive One-of-a-kind Striking Abundant Meadow Landscape Nature
We all need to feel...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hydrangea - Soft abstract floral painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Hydrangea" is a beautiful soft abstract floral painting and a lyrical ode to spring. It is made with ample paint and texture, in a beautiful palette of chromatic grays, violet, rose...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
$1,194 Sale Price
40% Off
untitled 607
By Ky Anderson
Located in Dallas, TX
Acrylic & oil on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
Abstract textured Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff, "Morning Delight", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original textured abstract painting on canvas titled “Morning Delight” is a radiant expression of warmth and tranquility by contemporary artist Serg Graff.
With soft, glowing h...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Peaches & Cream - Mixed Media Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. With exhib...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Wire
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 35 by 29 inches overall, and 25 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original conditi...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le poids des mots - Abstract library, textured painting, Oil on canvas, french
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
About the artist
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter whose work reflects a deep engagement with memory, cultural heritage, and poetic abstraction. Born in Paris in 1964, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Abstract Monochrome Grid Composition White on Black Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Abstract Monochrome Grid Composition White on Black Paper
by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
acrylic on black paper, unframed
Size: 25.75 (height) x 19.75 (w...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Portal 7
By Vicki Sher
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,800
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
Original Triptych-Rosarian1-2-3-British School-Brit Awarded Artist-impression
Located in London, GB
Summer Bloom series began in 2022, where Shizico Yi celebrating the season by painting en plein air in her garden. In 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new rose garden, w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,509 Sale Price
20% Off
Red, Blue & Black Balloons - Original Lithograph Signed in the Plate
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander CALDER (1898-1976)
Red, blue and black balloons
Original lithograph, 1973
Signed in the plate
On Arches vellum size 78 x 59 cm (c. 29 x 23 in)
Very good condition
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Original-Magic Bell Morning Light-UK Awarded Artist-Botanic- Abstract Expression
Located in London, GB
In her latest series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases. Applying the format of diptychs and triptychs, she creates lyrical narratives, capturing t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Untitled #542 by Murray Duncan - Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #542 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 Dunc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Glaze, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
A Cappella - large, contemporary, abstract, bronze and steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lyrical and elegant contemporary sculpture is by David Chamberlain whose work is collected and admired around the world. Hand forged in patinated bronze and steel, the flowing c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Abstract expressive floral roses acrylic painting on paper "Pink blooms"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant floral abstract artwork titled "Pink Blooms," created by French artist born in Kazakhstan, beautifully captures the essence of blooming roses through bold and expressive...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Birth of a Star in Daylight
Located in San Francisco, CA
Someone had Coltrane on the HiFi as they channeled Jackson Pollock. There’s a dark Gauloise going—a habit picked up in those student years in Paris—with smoke emitting from the chrom...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Zig Zag 16-3-1 - Original Colorful Oil Painting Patterned Stripes with Texture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Petra Rös-Nickel’s oil paintings playful, free forms along with compositional constructions develop into textures, referencing popular European design of the fifties and sixties, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Multicolor 3D Bubbles Wall Sculpture in Clay. Round Mosaic with Candy-Like Forms
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Bubbles" is a vibrant circular wall sculpture from Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Candies series, celebrating her signature artistic language through a dynamic composition of hand-sculp...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint
Homage to the Square - P2, F32, I1 - Geometric Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Homage to the Square - P2, F32, I1" from the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original screenprints that...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Contemporary abstract expressionist portrait acrylic on paper "Beyond the face"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist portrait “Beyond the Face” was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of her ongoing series dedicated to portraits where th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Contemporary oil painting, Wisteria, still life .
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The artist KOKO signed the painting in the lower right corner, and a certificate of authenticity accompanies the artwork.
" For the longest time I’ve wanted to paint a series on land...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Every Which Way, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Dorothy Gaziano builds layers of orange and cream over deep blues and black using oil paint and cold wax. The interplay of light and dark draws the viewer in,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Truth, Beauty, Goodness: Pink - Large Meditative Gold Leaf Painting on Canvas
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,750 Sale Price
25% Off
White Landscape Unique Abstract Landscape, Marilina Marchica 2025 Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
White Landscape is an original artwork by Marilina Marchica, created in 2025. This abstract and minimalist landscape evokes a silent and contemplative horizon, blending the painterly...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of 6 drawings. From the series Latin America Artists & Architects
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is based in the contrast of the two images, the air waybill and the postage stamp, from different times but similar in their function. The artist seeks to enlighten the c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Color
Sweetness - Impasto Thick Paint Purple Pink Abstract Painting with White Frame
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 a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Glitter, Acrylic
"Pond With Lotus Flowers" Monet's Water Garden in Giverny Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
From Monet's sanctuary in Giverny, we are transported effortlessly through bold brushwork and impasto paint. Alfaro diligently layers the canvas with acrylic paint creating a truly b...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue-Green Abstract Ocean Painting on Wood with Textured Brushwork – "Sea", 2024
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Original abstract ocean painting by Greek-Galician artist Sula Repani, titled "Sea". This intimate work captures the shifting tones and meditative presence of the sea through soft, l...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Ellsworth Kelly, Orange Shape, from Derriere le Miroir, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Forme Orange (Orange 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
Life Forces - 1978 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Kyohei Inukai
Life Forces - 1978
Print - Silkscreen 30'' x 22½'' in
Edition: signed in pencil and marked 128/200
Since the 1940s, Kyohei Inukai has created his own brand of illusi...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Outside III"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Outside III
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 31 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
For simplicity’s sake, Contemporary, classic, Triptych, white on white, 3 panels
Located in Cumming, GA
Clean and refreshing. Easy on the eyes yet distinct in a classic appeal. White on white has the subtlety of a quiet personality in a room full of people. When it speaks everyone li...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary colorful abstract acrylic painting of woman's body on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork of an abstract woman, "Delicate Resilience", was created by Natalya Mougenot, a French artist of Russian heritage born in Kazakhstan. It is part of a series of t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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
Sans titre (ULAE S13), Jasper Johns, Screenprints, Jasper Johns
By Jasper Johns
Located in Southampton, NY
Silkscreen on Patapar printing parchment paper. Paper Size: 10.125 x 10.125 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Jasper Johns, Screenprints...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
$4,796 Sale Price
20% Off
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 8.25 x 7.25 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Pop of Color For Your Wall - Impasto Thick Paint Abstract Painting
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, Acrylic
Things to Come by Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Things to Come is an original oil painting, where colorful circles are inter-lapping on top of a grey color plane, surrounded by beige and black squares.
Lilly Muth conveys emotiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pastel Sunrise - Colorful Pink Mixed Media Landscape Nature Inspired Artwork
By Lee Herring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lee Herring is a contemporary painter specializing in vibrant, textured, and abstract landscapes that convey fleeting moments. Herring's energetic artworks are inspired by everyday m...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, 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
Glow 2, fantasy landscape, pink, blue, luminous, sunset, waterfall
Located in Cumming, GA
"Glow 2" transports viewers into a mesmerizing fantasy landscape, where the boundaries of reality blur with the ethereal. Dominated by hues of pink ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary abstract natural minimalist original textured mixed media two tone
Located in Maricopa, AZ
A truly special painting by the late Svetlana Shalygina. Titled "Overcast", this mixed media painting uniquely incorporates cracked texture with a soft, earthy palette. The neutral c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Minimalist Skyscape Painting in Neutral Tones by Viktor Kobylianski
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
Mark Rothko 'Untitled, 1969'
By Mark Rothko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite reproduction of Mark Rothko's Untitled, originally painted in 1969 using oil on cardboard, showcases the artist's masterful use of pastel colors. Distributed by New Yo...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Body in the Field #1 - 21st Century, landscape painting, blue, yellow, velvet
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Body in the Field #1, 202
oil on canvas
19 ¹¹/₁₆ H x 15 ³/₄ W in.
50 H x 40 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of the fragm...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cloudstack - Large Oversized Red Contemporary Geometric Metal Steel Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Develop In The Dark - Bold Splash Textural Original Painting on Raw Canvas
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,560 Sale Price
35% Off
Plant in Pottery Pot 2 - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
MELT
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic painting on canvas
Fluid, expressionist, abstract, moder, minimal style.
Unique piece impossible to replicate
Unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
$704 Sale Price
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Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Antonio Vangelli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Antonio Vangelli in the mid-20th Century.
Edition of 17/30, hand signed and numbered in pencil.
Includes a blue wooden frame cm. 74x53.5
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
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