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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
Two Little Friends
Two Little Friends

Two Little Friends

Located in Zofingen, AG

A woman rests among vibrant cushions in her golden dress, two small white dogs curled up beside her. A cozy, sunlit moment of quiet company. Ready on a stretcher bar, size 70/90/1 cm...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Blue Desert No. 6 - Abstract Deep Green Bronze Geometric Original Wall Painting
Blue Desert No. 6 - Abstract Deep Green Bronze Geometric Original Wall Painting

Blue Desert No. 6 - Abstract Deep Green Bronze Geometric Original Wall Painting

By Alexander Eulert

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Original Spring Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Abstract British Contemporary
Original Spring Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Abstract British Contemporary

Original Spring Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Abstract British Contemporary

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

Spring Triptych begun in 2024 — Spring Duet Series — where Shizico Yi explores abstraction through the expanded formats of diptych and triptych. In this series, Shizico focuses on a restrained, luminous palette of soft greens, creamy whites, and pink-apricot tones, evoking the fragile early spring light of Northern Europe. The works hold a sense of emergence — of quiet awakening — where colour breathes gently across the canvas. Although abstract in form, all three paintings were created en plein air, in situ, capturing both the landscape surrounding her studio and the interior space itself across the unfolding months of spring. Each canvas functions like an individual musical note. Together, the three form a visual harmony — a quiet concert of rhythm, colour, and movement. This triptych is part of Shizico’s long-running Memory Landscape Project (initiated in 2015), an expansive body of work spanning painting, sculpture, installation, and abstraction. Across this project, she moves fluidly between impressionism, expressionism, and abstract language, allowing memory and presence to shape form. -Artist's Lifetime Warranty for the original artwork. -Guarantee End to end tracking Delivery Worldwide by Royal Mail Worldwide at lowest Rate £28 only. About the artist: Dr. Shizico Yi is a London-based multidisciplinary artist working across painting, installation, and film. Her practice explores themes of loss, repetition, the everyday, and the formation of memory, weaving personal narratives into broader social and human contexts. Drawing on a background in design and film, Yi’s work moves fluidly between mediums, allowing lived experience, place, and time to shape each project. Yi holds a PhD in Fine Art from the University of East London (2017), an MFA, and a BA in Womenswear from the University of the Arts London. Her practice is grounded in both rigorous research and embodied making. Alongside her studio practice, Yi works en plein air from spring through autumn, returning to studio-based work during the winter months. This cyclical approach allows seasonality, landscape, and environment to inform the scale, materiality, and emotional tenor of her work. Her work has been exhibited internationally in the UK, South Korea, and Italy, and is held in private collections across the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. In addition to her visual art practice, Yi is an award-winning filmmaker. She was the Winner of the Women Filmmakers: Best Shorts Competition in Los Angeles (2013) and has served as a guest jury member for the 14th–16th Annual New York City Independent Film Festival (2022–2024). She is also the founder and curator of no barking aRt...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

blaze your own trail - Original Abstract Framed Mixed Media Sculptural Paper Art
blaze your own trail - Original Abstract Framed Mixed Media Sculptural Paper Art

blaze your own trail - Original Abstract Framed Mixed Media Sculptural Paper Art

By Krista Reuter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krista Reuter's contemporary paper sculpture artworks unfold like a quiet study in light, shadow, texture, and dimensional abstraction. Hand-cut and layered with meticulous precision...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

"La Boheme" Large Scale Rose and Burgundy Acrylic & Oil Pastel Abstract 72"x72"
"La Boheme" Large Scale Rose and Burgundy Acrylic & Oil Pastel Abstract 72"x72"

"La Boheme" Large Scale Rose and Burgundy Acrylic & Oil Pastel Abstract 72"x72"

By Karina Gentinetta

Located in New York, NY

"La Boheme", 2026, 72" H x 72" W. "La Boheme" is a monumental contemporary abstract painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Kari...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Three Totems - Large Oversized Abstract Modern Textural Grey Steel Sculptures
Three Totems - Large Oversized Abstract Modern Textural Grey Steel Sculptures

Three Totems - Large Oversized Abstract Modern Textural Grey Steel Sculptures

By Granville Beals

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. His original artworks capture the essence of Abstract Expression...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

Harmony Floral Abstract Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century
Harmony Floral Abstract Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century

Harmony Floral Abstract Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

All custom charges are included in the final price agreed. Floral abstract contemporary decor, blue flowers, still-life. Artist: Katarina Joys: Title: "Harmony" Full size ca...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999
Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999

Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999

By Alexandra Nechita

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Alexandra Nechita Can this be real From the my journey collection - 1999 Print - Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper   35½'' x 23¾'' inches Edition: Signed in pencil, dated and marked 139/199 Embossed with Mourlot Paris Stamp "I am so blessed to have a younger brother named Maximillian. Can this be real? I feel so infinitely happy, so full of life, so complete to have Maximillian. Loving to open up a chest full of race cars and trucks or kicking a ball the way boys do, was something unknown to me.""Having my pony tail pulled so much was another surprise of having a little brother. Even wild adventures like building pyramids out of live snails was nothing compared to trying to hold our garden spiders...

Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Where it is quiet, No.6
Where it is quiet, No.6

Where it is quiet, No.6

By Aliona Koroliova

Located in Zofingen, AG

There are moments when the world no longer asks for explanations. When nothing needs to be named in order to be felt. Silence is not the absence of sound — it emerges where inner ten...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Lotus" - Vintage Glass Sculpture
"Lotus" - Vintage Glass Sculpture

"Lotus" - Vintage Glass Sculpture

Located in Westport, CT

Resurrect Studio, “Lotus,” Vintage Glass Sculpture, 11 x 11 x 8.5 in. “Lotus” is a delicate vintage glass sculpture by Resurrect Studio, the collaborative practice of Nancy Wu and J...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Glass, Resin

CC #86 - Green Blue Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture
CC #86 - Green Blue Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture

CC #86 - Green Blue Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture

By Anna Kruhelska

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Anna Kruhelska, a talented visual artist and practicing architect from Lodz, Poland, merges her expertise in both fields to create captivating artworks. With a background in major ar...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Landscape (abstract expressionist mid-century landscape)
Landscape (abstract expressionist mid-century landscape)

Landscape (abstract expressionist mid-century landscape)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful abstract landscape by American artist, Judith Ingram (1926-2012). Landscape, ca. 1960. Oil on linen canvas measures 12 x 18 inches; 18 x 24 inches framed. Frame is custom ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

Autumn in the garden V
Autumn in the garden V

Autumn in the garden V

By Andrei Sitsko

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this artwork, I embraced abstraction to depict the vibrant, transformative energy of autumn. Using oil paints, I splashed hues of red, gold, and orange, each stroke symbo...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Space Talk - Original Textural Layered Figurative Abstract Shapes Colorful Art
Space Talk - Original Textural Layered Figurative Abstract Shapes Colorful Art

Space Talk - Original Textural Layered Figurative Abstract Shapes Colorful Art

By Jonas Fisch

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Helter Skelter - Large Contemporary Cubist Terracotta Orange Oil Painting Canvas
Helter Skelter - Large Contemporary Cubist Terracotta Orange Oil Painting Canvas

Helter Skelter - Large Contemporary Cubist Terracotta Orange Oil Painting Canvas

By Harrison Gilman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome
Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome

Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome

Located in Woodbury, CT

William Yates (British, 20th Century) St. Paul’s Cathedral, London Oil on board, circa 1970 Signed on the reverse William Yates was a gifted British painter whose expressive citysca...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

In the Bag
In the Bag

In the Bag

By Aaron Wexler

Located in New York, NY

Aaron Wexler received his B.F.A. in painting from Tyler School of Art - Philadelphia, PA. & M.F.A in painting from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally - including Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, Morgan Lehman Gallery, The National Academy Museum, The Katonah Museum of Art, among many others. Works have been acquired by numerous collections such as The Saatchi Collection, The West Collection, Fidelity Investments Art...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Fondest Memories
The Fondest Memories

The Fondest Memories

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 20 x 20 x 1.5 2025 Edges painted white, back wired, ready to hang. Sarah Trundle is a Charlottesville, Va. painter who, after beginnings in repres...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract with Spires in Teal Purple and White
Mid Century French Geometric Abstract with Spires in Teal Purple and White

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract with Spires in Teal Purple and White

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Geometric Abstract with Spires in Teal Purple and White by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French Acrylic and gouache on artists paper, unframed Size: 25.75 (height...

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Acrylic

Meet Me There IV (Abstract Painting)
Meet Me There IV (Abstract Painting)

Meet Me There IV (Abstract Painting)

By Petra Schott

Located in London, GB

This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. German artist Petra Schott translates human emotions, memories, and sensory experiences into expressive, lyrical abstr...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

Donald Lipski 'Roland Garros French Open' 1995- Poster
Donald Lipski 'Roland Garros French Open' 1995- Poster

Donald Lipski 'Roland Garros French Open' 1995- Poster

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In 1995, American sculptor Donald Lipski was commissioned to design the official poster for the French Open at Roland Garros. Known for his innovative installations and large-scale p...

Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Offset

PULSATION OF TIME
PULSATION OF TIME

PULSATION OF TIME

By Oksana Reva

Located in Zofingen, AG

In Pulsation of Time, the artist turns to the technique of impulsive gesture, intertwining it with delicate, translucent glazing. The multilayered texture forms a space that seems to...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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.