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Untitled (Mangold 1977.02; Parasol RM12), Robert Mangold
By Robert Mangold
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Mangold (1937) Title: Untitled (Mangold 1977.02; Parasol RM12), from Multiple Panel Paintings suite Year: 1992 Edition: 300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen in colors o...
Screen
$8,900
Tesselat 67P- abstract geometric drawing animated by light from a video screen
By Joanie Lemercier
Located in New York, NY
Item Description: Tesselat 67P Mixed media, giglée print, bright screen and frame 14 x 22 x 3.5 inches video loop 4.5 minutes Edition 1 of 6 + AP Clearly stepping away from standar...
Mixed Media, Giclée
GEOMETRIC ABSTRACT 1969 “Twin Planes” Screenprint on Canvas
By Kenneth Noland
Located in New York, NY
Kenneth Noland "Twin Planes" USA, 1969 Screenprint on canvas laminated to board From an edition of 200 6.25"H 58.75"W (artwork) Original Period frame Overall good condition 'Twin ...
Lithograph, Canvas, Screen
$2,500
"Untitled" by Carlos Rolon. (Abstract, Geometric, Mirror, Mixed Media, Glass)
By Carlos Rolón
Located in New York, NY
Known for his elaborately crafted paintings and ornate sculptures, Rolón worked with master printer Luther Davis of the renowned Axelle Editions print shop to create a hybrid silkscr...
Glass, Mirror, Screen
G.S. Came As An Artichoke, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Ray Elman
By Ray Elman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ray Elman Title: G.S. came as an Artichoke Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph and Collage, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 99 Paper Size: 38 in. x 32 in. (96.52 cm x 81.28 cm)
Newsprint, Screen
Cube, Geometric Abstract Acrylic and Collage Work on Paper by Max Hein
By Max Hein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Hein Title: Cube Year: 1974 Medium: Acrylic with Collage on Paper, signed and dated in pencil Size: 23 x 29 in. (58.42 x 73.66 cm)
Mixed Media, Screen
$1,500
Untitled Whitney Museum Scarf Color Field Geometric Abstraction Limited Edition
By Kenneth Noland
Located in New York, NY
Kenneth Noland Untitled Whitney Museum Limited Edition Silk Scarf, 1999 Artist designed scarf in colors on 100% Silk in original Whitney Museum packaging with artist's printed name a...
Silk, Screen
Sox, Abstract Silkscreen and Collage by Ray Elman
By Ray Elman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ray Elman Title: Sox Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint and Collage, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 88/160 Image: 27.75 x 24 inches Paper Size: 38 in. x 32 in. (96.52 cm ...
Newsprint, Screen
Interaction of Color
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Portfolio with complete text folder, bound text volume and 80 color screenprints, loose as issued. The German edition. Published in 1973 by Josef Keller, Starnberg. Original cream p...
Color, Screen
Jumbo (Working Proof)
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Collage was an important part of Louise Nevelson's practice. The process mirrored her approach to sculpture; taking disparate elements and assembling or uniting them into a complex w...
Screen
Pat Lay, KB0952-2-P, 2015, Mixed Media
By Pat Lay
Located in Darien, CT
Art history has always been a source of inspiration. Since 2010 she has been specifically interested in investigating Tibetan Tangkas. Visiting key collections nearby at the Newark ...
Ink, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Digital Pigment, Screen
Seven from Logo Suite (Pink Blue) - 3D signed mixed media multiple #65/100
By Richard Smith
Located in New York, NY
Richard Smith Seven from Logo Suite (Pink Blue), 1971 Silkscreen on 3-D Molded Plastic Over Wood Pencil signed, dated and numbered 65 from the edition of 75 on the front 23 1/2 × 19 ...
Plastic, Wood, Mixed Media, Screen
The Third of May, Blue
By Emily Joyce
Located in Houston, TX
Emily Joyce The Third of May, Blue, 2013 2 color screenprint on BFK Rives 25 x 18 inches edition of 10, signed and numbered (printed by Gray Area Print, Los Angeles) there ar...
Screen
The Third of May, Mauve
By Emily Joyce
Located in Houston, TX
Emily Joyce The Third of May, Mauve, 2013 10 color screenprint on BFK Rives 25 x 18 inches edition of 10, signed and numbered (printed by Gray Area Print, Los Angeles) there ...
Screen
The Third of May, Grey
By Emily Joyce
Located in Houston, TX
Emily Joyce The Third of May, Grey, 2013 5 color screenprint on BFK Rives 25 x 18 inches edition of 10, signed and numbered (printed by Gray Area Print, Los Angeles) there ar...
Screen
Untitled 1, Abstract Screenprint by Manuel Felguerez Barra
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Manuel Felguérez Barra, Mexican (1928 - ) Title: Untitled Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 9/100 Image Size: 21.5 x 17.5 inches Si...
Screen
Fanfare, Colorful Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Kyohei Inukai
By Kyohei Inukai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fanfare by Kyohei Inukai (aka Earle Goodenow), American (1913–1985) Date: 1978 Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, AP Image Size: 17.5 x 24 inches Size: 22.5 i...
Screen
Triangles on Yellow - Screen Print by Lia Drei - 1970 ca.
By Lia Drei
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Artist's Proof out of the edition of 50 pieces. Very good conditions.
Screen
Triangles on Blue - Screen Print by Lia Drei - 1970 ca.
By Lia Drei
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 50 pieces. Very good conditions.
Screen
Tokyo 1, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Robert Squeri
By Robert Squeri
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Squeri, American (1923 - ) Title: Tokyo 1 Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 27 x 16.5 inches Size: 31 x 21.5 i...
Screen
Breakout, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Jean-Marie Haessle
By Jean-Marie Haessle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Marie Haessle, American (1939 - ) Title: Breakout Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 295 Paper Size: 23 x 29 inches (58.42 x 73.66 cm)
Screen
Series 40B, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Gordon House
By Gordon House
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gordon House, British (1932 - 2004) Title: Series 40 C Year: 1965 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 13/50 Image Size: 16 x 15.5 inches Frame Size: 2...
Screen
Adagio, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Leo Maranz
By Leo Maranz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leo Maranz, American (1900 - 1988) Title: Adagio Year: 1977 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Paper Size: 30...
Screen
Variant - P2, F9, I1, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josef Albers, German (1888 - 1976) Title: Variant, Portfolio 2, Folio 9 , Image 1 from the portfolio Formulation: Articulation Year: 1972 Edition size: 1000 Medium: Screenpri...
Screen
Aztec, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Aztec Year: 1983 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Image Size: 18 x 26 inches Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57...
Screen
Ovograph, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by David Simpson
By David Simpson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Simpson (American, b. 1928) Title: Ovograph Year: c. 1969 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 29.5 x 22 inches Size: 40 x 27 in...
Screen
Tail Gate, Abstract Pop Art Screenprint by Nicholas Krushenick
By Nicholas Krushenick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nicholas Krushenick, American (1929 - 1999) Title: Tail Gate Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 35 Paper Size: 34 x 26 inches [86...
Screen
Extrinsic, Geometric OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Extrinsic Year: 1974 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 in. (5...
Screen
$900
Times Square Fragment #5, Conceptual Art Screenprint by Chryssa
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Times Square Fragment #10 Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 35 Paper Size: 40 x 25 inches
Screen
Times Square Fragment #7, Conceptual Screenprint by Chryssa
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Times Square Fragment #7 Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 35 Paper Size: 39 in. x 25 in. (...
Screen
Times Square Fragment #4, Conceptual Screenprint by Chryssa
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Times Square Fragment #4 Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 35 Paper Size: 39 in. x 25 in. (...
Screen
Times Square Fragment #2, Pop Art Screenprint by Chryssa
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Times Square Fragment #2 Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 35 Paper Size: 39 in. x 25 in. (...
Screen
T Series (Green), Serigraph by Arthur Boden
By Arthur Boden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arthur Boden, American Title: T Series (Green) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 29 in. x 23 in. (73.66 cm x 58.42 cm)
Screen
Variant - P1, F30, I2, Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original silkscreens that are a definitive survey of the artist...
Screen
Variant - P1, F28, I1, Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original silkscreens that are a definitive survey of the artist...
Screen
Variant - P2, F18, I1, Screenprint by Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the portfolio “Formulation: Articulation” created by Josef Albers in 1972. This monumental series consists of 127 original silkscreens that are a definitive survey of the artist...
Screen
Blue Ombre Circle, Screenprint by Leonid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonid Title: Untitled - Blue Ombre Year: circa 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100, AP Image Size: 23 x 23 inches Size: 29 x 29 in. (73.66 x ...
Screen
Series 40 - A, Screenprint by Gordon House, 1965
By Gordon House
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by Welsh artist Gordon House (1932-2004). House was a designer and painter whose hard-edged abstract works reflected the dramatic tensions of his graphic...
Sequins, Screen
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.
Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
Explore a vast range of abstract prints on 1stDibs to find a piece to enhance your existing collection or transform a space.
Unlike figurative paintings and other figurative art, which focuses on realism and representational perspectives, abstract art concentrates on visual interpretation. An artist may use a single color or simple geometric forms to create a world of depth. Printmaking has a rich history of abstraction. Through materials like stone, metal, wood and wax, an image can be transferred from one surface to another.
During the 19th century, iconic artists, including Edvard Munch, Paul Cézanne, Georgiana Houghton and others, began exploring works based on shapes and colors. This was a departure from the academic conventions of European painting and would influence the rise of 20th-century abstraction and its pioneers, like Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.
Some leaders of European abstraction, including Franz Kline, were influenced by the gestural shapes of East Asian calligraphy. Calligraphy interprets poetry, songs, symbols or other means of storytelling into art, from works on paper in Japan to elements of Islamic architecture.
Bold, daring and expressive, abstract art is constantly evolving and dazzling viewers. And entire genres have blossomed from it, such as Color Field painting and Minimalism.
The collection of abstract art prints on 1stDibs includes etchings, lithographs, screen-prints and other works, and you can find prints by artists such as Joan Miró, Alexander Calder and more.