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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
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LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - RENE LEROY (B.1932)
LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - RENE LEROY (B.1932)

LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - RENE LEROY (B.1932)

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) signed Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition Medium: mixed media, material and oil on canvas, framed, signed Size: frame: 29.5 x 37 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Another Way To See, Small Works No. 143
Another Way To See, Small Works No. 143

Another Way To See, Small Works No. 143

By Sasha Hallock

Located in New York, NY

As a whole, these paintings continue my exploration of building forms through intuitive, responsive painting. It has been five years since my first show at SEFA Hudson, and I’m thril...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Lilacs In Vase - painting #1
Lilacs In Vase - painting #1

Lilacs In Vase - painting #1

Located in Zofingen, AG

Abstract flower painting with bouquet of lilacs contains a lot of positive energy, the bright picture is a beautiful wall decor for interior and wonderful gift for your loved ones. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

A young girl's dream

A young girl's dream

By Niki de Saint Phalle

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

POWDER
POWDER

POWDER

Located in Zofingen, AG

“This work seems to capture the delicate thread one soul leaves upon another, barely perceptible yet enduring through time.”

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SAT-NAM
SAT-NAM

SAT-NAM

Located in Zofingen, AG

“This work is a visual mantra — an invitation to stillness. With no defined forms, only texture and vibration, the painting dissolves the boundary between the outer and inner world.”

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Oilpainting on canvas for sale -  unique by Frank Vaders
Abstract Oilpainting on canvas for sale -  unique by Frank Vaders

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

Acrylic on Canvas Titled: PDP 1417 72 x 72
Acrylic on Canvas Titled: PDP 1417 72 x 72

Acrylic on Canvas Titled: PDP 1417 72 x 72

By Cecil Touchon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Acrylic over Paper on Canvas by renown artist Cecil Touchon. Signed verso Cecil Touchon (born 1956, Austin, Texas) is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

The bird in love
The bird in love

The bird in love

By Niki de Saint Phalle

Located in Paris, FR

Silkscreen, 1994 Edition : 150 ex. 64.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.39 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 64.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.39 in. x 19.69 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Cer...

Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Silk

Ky Anderson "Land 25.4" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper
Ky Anderson "Land 25.4" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper

Ky Anderson "Land 25.4" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper

By Ky Anderson

Located in New York, NY

Ky Anderson Land 25.4, 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper 30 x 44 in. (and504) Artist Statement: My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Untitled #275 " watercolor print on fine art paper
"Untitled #275 " watercolor print on fine art paper

"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

Untitled (hard-edge abstract painting)
Untitled (hard-edge abstract painting)

Untitled (hard-edge abstract painting)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Budd Hopkins (1931-2011). Abstract, 1968. Oil on canvas, 30 x 52 inches; 31 x 53 inches framed. Signed and dated lower margin. Provenance: Timothy Collins (1940-2017), Palo Alto, CA...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Miró Exhibition at the Casino in Knokke
Miró Exhibition at the Casino in Knokke

Miró Exhibition at the Casino in Knokke

By Joan Miró

Located in Naples, Florida

Signed in graphite (lower right) and numbered of 75 (lower left) Created to promote Miró’s exhibition at the Casino in Knokke, this lithograph reflects...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Joan Miró

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 508. Printed in 1967 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 164-165 -- L'Oiseau Solaire, L'Oiseau Lunaire, Etinc...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Existential Dance - Blue Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2010+
Existential Dance - Blue Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2010+

Existential Dance - Blue Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2010+

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael is influenced by the New York abstract expressionism of the 1940s and 50s. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the first time in the 90s, Ra...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fantastic Zoology I.
Fantastic Zoology I.

Fantastic Zoology I.

Located in Slovak Republic, SK

Lovely etching, framed, with fine art glass. Signed, E/A.

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Graphics. Magenta-black-gold
Graphics. Magenta-black-gold

Graphics. Magenta-black-gold

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting presents a dynamic abstract composition built from intersecting geometric shapes and rhythmic graphic elements. Wide diagonal bands and angular lines create a strong sen...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Anticipation
Anticipation

Anticipation

Located in Burlingame, CA

Eleanor Rahim’s work explores the emotional and perceptual power of water through painting and drawing. Her images do not describe a specific place so much as a state of being, where...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Almond Blossom Watercolor on Board, Kashmir Landscape, Signed, 1960
Almond Blossom Watercolor on Board, Kashmir Landscape, Signed, 1960

Almond Blossom Watercolor on Board, Kashmir Landscape, Signed, 1960

Located in Norfolk, GB

Dina Nath Walli (1908–2006) Almond Blossom, Kashmir Watercolour on Board c 1960 Framed size: 42.8cm x 52.8cm Image size: 27.5cm x 38cm Signed and dated 1970 on the verso, gifted fro...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Board, Watercolor

“Autumn Garden”
“Autumn Garden”

“Autumn Garden”

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Autumn Garden” Presence gives way to tone. Space is condensed into an inner sensation. Color retains warmth, depth, and emotion. This is a garden distilled to its essence, a quiet ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Capriccio #2 - painting, acrylic on panel
Capriccio #2 - painting, acrylic on panel

Capriccio #2 - painting, acrylic on panel

By Burton Kramer

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

Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965) Signed Antique Modernist Abstract Framed Painting
Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965) Signed Antique Modernist Abstract Framed Painting

Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965) Signed Antique Modernist Abstract Framed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist cityscape painting by Abraham Walkowitz (1878 - 1965). Mixed media on paper. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by...

Category

1910s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch
Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch

Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch

Located in New York, NY

Claire Burch (American, 1925-2009) Untitled, 20th century Oil on canvas 24 x 30 in. Framed: 31 2/3 x 37 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Claire Burch After attending grade school in Brooklyn, Burch completed a commercial art course at Washington Irving High School in Manhattan and received her B.A. in English from NYU. In the suburbs of Great Neck, New York, she first began writing poetry and articles which were published in Life magazine, The New Republic, Mademoiselle, McCall's, Saturday Review, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, and numerous literary quarterlies and anthologies.[1] Burch also developed a career as a psychiatric writer, publishing two books on the subject: Careers in Psychiatry and Stranger in the Family. In the early 1970s Burch became a playwright and painter. Her play Ten Cents a Dance was optioned to be directed by José Quintero, the famous O'Neill interpreter. Burch wrote a total of seven plays and several folk operas, but eventually moved on to filmmaking and video anthropology—she was an early adapter of video as a medium. In 1978, Burch moved to California with her longtime companion Mark Weiman, publisher and owner of Berkeley's Regent Press. She had endured a series of illnesses and wanted to escape the harsh climate of Manhattan. Burch gained insight and inspiration from insanity and the often unexpected behavior associated with it. She would often videotape homeless people in People's Park and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, which were collected in her film People's Park in Berkeley: Then and Now. The film documented the dispute between homeless activists and the University of California from the riots of 1969 through 1996 by interviewing park "regulars," and profiling the events surrounding the deaths of park supporters James Rector and Rosebud Denovo.[2] She also produced documentaries on noted cultural figures such as James Baldwin (whom she knew as a teenager), Timothy Leary and Country Joe McDonald. Also of note was Oracle Rising, a film about the legendary psychedelic newspaper The SF Oracle published in the Haight-Ashbury district during the Summer of Love. Her last completed film was Elegy for the Naked Guy...

Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s
Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s

Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This modern abstract is a Harold Feist 'spoke' painting. Early in his career, Canadian artist Harold Feist was mentored by the famed New York Art critic, Clement Greenberg and the f...

Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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.