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
Red Horse Abstract Watercolor on Archival Paper, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Red Horse
A symbol of aggression — not destructive, but productive.
A force that exists within each of us, yet one we do not always allow to be released.
It is an energy of movement ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
#166, 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
“Accept”
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Gather Yourself”
Series “From Simple to…”
This work is about inner composure and focus that emerge from simplicity and silence. About the ability to stay in contact with oneself, to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Variation 2, green, contemporary landscape, green field, nature inspired
Located in Cumming, GA
This original abstract landscape painting evokes a quiet shoreline moment where misty blue-green tones meet soft light. Layers of teal, sea glass, and deep ocean blue drift across th...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Delphinium, 2018 - Abstract Geometric Floral Print Wall Decoration Interior
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Delphinium by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell reduces th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Abstract
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
$481
On the Bright Side, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Various shades of blue, with touches of purple and cream, create a soothing backdrop. A bold orange form adds contrast and visual interest without disrupting th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Gestural Abstraction (Modern, Mid-Century, Hypnotic, 40% OFF & $5 U.S. SHIPPING)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hannes Grosse
Title: Gestural Abstraction
Medium: Color silkscreen
Size: 23 × 16 inches
Year: 1969
Signed and dates by the artist
COA provided
Condition: Overall good vintage condit...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mid Century Abstract Nude Oil on Canvas Painting by Edith Ferullo
By Edith E. Ferullo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Mid-Century oil on canvas composition by American Artist Edith E. Ferullo (1928 - 2008). The painting features a thick textured abstract nude subject. The brutalist artwork ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park 30 (Hand Signed by Richard Diebenkorn)
Located in New York, NY
Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park 30 (Hand Signed by Richard Diebenkorn) from the Estate of UACC President Cordelia Platt
Offset lithograph card
Hand signed and dated 8.12.88...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Postcard
Magical Mycorrhiza - Original Art - Vibrant Exploration of Nature and Connection
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, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Fabric
Red floral landscape
Located in London, London
Floral vintage tapestry abstract decor
Red flowers still-life.
Artist: Katarina Joys
Title: Red bloom
Technique: acrylic on canvas
Painted in London, UK, in 2025
Dimensions: 95x85c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,775 Sale Price
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Soft Blue Beach - Lifeguard Stand on Beach Original Oceanscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. With a high level of technical virtuosity Keifer creates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ospedale III (Contemporary Abstract Geometric Painting in Yellow and Black)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary Abstract geometric painting in vivid shades of yellow, greys, white, and black
"Ospedale III" painted by Hudson Valley, NY based painter, Anthony Finta, in 2019
36 x 24...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Enamel
Somewhere Feeling Calm, Abstract Painting
By Kajal Zaveri
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Shades of blue, green, and white suggest a peaceful landscape. The painting reflects the quiet, expansive spaces in nature that always draw artist Kajal Zaver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape - Field of Green, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sage green stretches across the foreground, evoking a lively abstract field. Blue, rust, and black tones shape the horizon in the distance. Expressive strokes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Flags of peace #28 by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 70x90 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
$880 Sale Price
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Traces
Located in Oslo, NO
Following the afterglow — amber notes against misty blues — the surface begins to hum, holding a calm tension between warmth and air. Layered veils and soft, gestural passages keep t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Falling Fire - Muted Color Atmospheric Abstract Alluring Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract,
by Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016)
signed with initials and dated verso
oil painting on artists board, unframed
painting measures: 9.5 x 13 inches
Stunning original ab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
$719 Sale Price
20% Off
"For Granted I." (quiet, floral, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
"For Granted I.", 2024, Paris, France
"For Granted I." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Personatge I Estels II, 1979
By Joan Miró
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)
"Personatge I Estels II," 1979
Etching, aquatint in colors with embossing on Arches wove paper
Signed in pencil lower right, numbered 26/50 lower left
...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Original Pamplona Running of the Bulls vintage poster San Fermin, Spain
Located in Spokane, WA
Original San Fermin Pamplona running of the bulls, vintage poster.
Archival linen backed in very fine condition ready to frame. Artist: Alonso Astarloa....
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,000 Sale Price
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Color Balloons and Waves (Les Travestis du Reel) - Lithograph poster - 1979
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander CALDER
Les Travestis du Reel, 1979
Original vintage lithograph poster
Printed in Atelier Arts-Litho
Printed signature in the plate
82 x 57 cm (c. 32.2 x 22.4 in)
Excelle...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Elapse
Located in London, GB
1982
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
119.6 x 79.7 cm
47 x 31 ¼ inches
Frame: 130 x 89 cm
Edition of 250
Signed, dated and numbered by Riley in pencil
Bridget Riley is one of th...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
$50,827
Rather Be: Abstract Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2010s, New, 50x60
Located in SEATTLE, WA
Rather Be by Allison Rohland is a richly layered abstract mixed-media painting on canvas with a quiet, atmospheric intensity. Muted mauves, dusty pinks, olive greens, and charcoal to...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Accept Yourself Completely, Joan Mitchell, DeKooning, flowers, expressionism
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a new series I began in the fall of 2025 titled Contemplation and Introspection. In this series I am exploring the profound relationship between nature and t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Cumulus - Mixed Media Abstract 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. She has garnered recognition with exhibitio...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel
Infanta IV: Figurative Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing inspired by the Infanta Margarita in an antique gold frame
“Infanta IV” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made in 2015
23 x 18 inch...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Red Nude and Bird 1981 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Guillaume Corneille
Red Nude and Bird 1981
Nu Rouge Á L'Oiseau
Print, Signed Lithograph on wove paper
25.5 x 20 " inches
Signed in pencil and dated and marked AP 25/25 ( Artist Proo...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Original-Once in a Sturgeon Moon-Brit Awarded Artist-plein-air with gold-leaf
Located in London, GB
Painted en plein air beneath the final full moon of summer—the Sturgeon Moon—this work captures a rare moment when the florals in Shizico Yi’s garden glowed under brilliant moonlight...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Capriccio #2 - painting, acrylic on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this expressive work by modernist Burton Kramer multi-coloured geometric shapes appear to dance rhythmically across the canvas. A capriccio is a short, lively, free-form piece of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Large John Hultberg SF Bay Area Artist Abstract Expressionist Collage Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hultberg (American 1922-2005)
New American Night
1967
Collage on board, framed
Hand signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "Collage 29" on verso
Dimensions: framed 31 x 41 image ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Board
A young girl's dream
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1972
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 187/300
Publisher : Galerie Putman
Printer : Clot, Bramsen & Georges (Paris)
Catalog : Chenivesse n°9
Arches Paper
W...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Aura - Chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go.
White Stoneware, Bronze Metallic Glaze, 8" x 7 x 3.5 inches
Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
The Beginning
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The Beginning”
Oil on linen, multilayer technique
This work captures the moment when form is born out of silence. Translucent layers of oil, laid one upon another like breaths of t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ray of Light 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Encaustic
Contemporary floral piece inspired by Van Gogh "Vase with gladioli in August "
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Red Gladioli in August” is a contemporary still-life painting inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, depicting a vibrant bouquet of yellow, red, and dark pink gladioli arranged in a vase on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Where Do We Come From" - Textured Pointillist Geometric Abstract in Yellow
Located in Carmel, CA
Tina Bluefield (American, born 1945)
"Where Do We Come From" 2024
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom left and the back of the artwork.
This stunning piec...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Delulu Blooms
Located in Zofingen, AG
Delulu Blooms
"Delulu is the solulu" — a phrase born in the digital era, both humorous and daring, becomes the conceptual root of this painting. Beneath its playful surface lies a de...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Spanish Elegy (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on Japon à la main, attached with chine appliqué to vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 21.5 x 17.875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From th...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
$7,996 Sale Price
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ACOPLE II. 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
Dynamic Tension 3 - Original Geometric Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s mid-century modern inspired abstract artworks invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. She is suggesting that the spatial memory guid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Vintage American Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas laid down on board. Signed on verso. Measuring: 14 by 15 inches overall and 12 x 12 inches painting alone. Framed in a an antiq...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angeles National Forest - Abstract Muted Colorful Landscape Nature Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heidi Lowell is a multidisciplinary artist based in Austin, Texas, whose practice is deeply rooted in the earth itself. Harvesting site-specific soils and plant materials from across...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large British Abstract Expressionist Painting Green Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Sally Bradshaw, British contemporary
Title: abstract expressionist composition
Medium: oil on board, framed
Framed: 33 x 25 inches
Board : 31 x 23 inches
Provenan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
$2,212 Sale Price
20% Off
Slender Thing (Abstract, Modernist Brancusi Inspired Minimalist Grey Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract modernist, minimal, Brancusi inspired three dimensional wall sculpture in light grey.
Made of carved high-density foam, epoxy resin, pigment and gypsum cement.
Despite it's ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Plaster, Board, Pigment
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES.. Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstraction
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró XIII
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 71 cm
Condition: In v...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 2000 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Triptych "A Story for Three" 100x50cm x3, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Triptych "A Story for Three"
100x50cm x3, acrylic, canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Abstract Oilpainting on canvas for sale - unique by Frank Vaders
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This painting by Frank Vaders is a unique piece from the 1990s, made in oil on canvas with the dimensions 251 × 200 cm. It is in good condition but with 2 paint abrasion within the i...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forces of Nature 17 - Textural Abstract Layered Paint Artwork on Canvas
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Len Klikunas paints minimalist artworks to modify experienced reality through visual perception. The Blocks series is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemporary abstract impressionist floral painting "Early blooming lilacs "
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary semi-abstract impressionist painting "Early blooming lilacs" offers a luminous vision of spring: a vibrant bouquet of purple and blue lilacs rising from a vase like...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
New England Winter
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gordon Ham (20th century)
New England Winter, ca. 1940.
Oil on unstretched canvas panel, 14 x 17 inches.
Measuring 17 x 20 inches framed.
Signed lower right.
Vertical cracking ...
Category
1940s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
$1,350 Sale Price
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Abstract 2506
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I meld the raw emotions of expressionism with the fluid ambiguity of abstraction. The cascades of cool blues and greens contrast with warm golden hues, capturing a mom...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Tapies Black Red Yellow Vertical original lithography 1974 lithograph
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Tapies Litografia original 1974
TAPIES was the maximum representative of Spanish abstract art of the 20th century. His works are represented in museums and foundations around the w...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Moonlight, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Board by Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Leonardo Nierman, Mexican (1932 - 2023) - Moonlight, Medium: Oil on board, Size: 32 x 24 in. (81.28 x 60.96 cm), Frame Size: 40 x 32 inches
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print numbered lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Miami, FL
Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983)
'Joan Miró. Fotoscop', 1974
lithograph on paper
12.9 x 20.5 in. (32.7 x 52 cm.). The size of the stamp paper has been slightly modified. Its original dim...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Untitled #275 " watercolor print on fine art paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Over the past 20 years, Michelle Oppenheimer has become well known for composing paintings that capture the imaginative and organic possibilities of abstract watercolor and acrylic. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Inkjet
Eroica A.P. 1 - smooth, polished, abstract, contemporary, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This modern bronze sculpture was inspired by music and made by David Chamberlain.
As graceful as a dancer’s form, this contemporary bronze sculpture in a striking deep turquoise patina is by David Chamberlain. Created from one luminous piece the lustre accentuates the spiralling form and reflects light.
Chamberlain’s sculptures...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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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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