Abstract Abstract Paintings
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
Blue Depths- abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas by Eran Shmueli will bring color to any room it will be placed in.
Eran Shmueli is an artist whose life and work are deeply intertwined with creativ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Fragments de paysage - Modern Abstract Landscape paint – Original Oil on Canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Fragments de paysage (Landscape Fragments) captures the harmony between structure, texture, and light.
So...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Sunset Clouds Diptych-British Awarded Artist-en plein air-Oil canvas
Located in London, GB
This diptych Sunset Clouds , is part of Sunset Song Series, painted entirely en plein air under dimmed light in sunset hours, with no artificial light to guide her, Shizico Yi embrac...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting. "Attempt at Harmony."
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Attempt at Harmony" is an abstract painting distinguished by its texture and intertwined layers of color. Dominated by ochre tones, the piece is complemented by flashes of blue, pur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
#260, 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
#261, 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Green Cathedral III - Large Contemporary Abstract Green Tone Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Depth
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Depth”
The painting is created in the technique of expressive gesture.
Here, light and darkness meet at the edge of the horizon. A tender shade of blue gradually dissolves into a de...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,071
Path
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting unfolds like a vision—an elusive horizon dissolved in light. Gentle transitions of gray-blue and muted tones create a sense of infinite depth, where the air thickens and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Touch
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Warm Touch”
A peaceful wave unfolds across the canvas — not forceful, not fierce, but gently wrapping the space in tenderness. Its shifting shades of blue flow softly, like the brea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT 2565
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured vibrant emotion into layers of soft pastels, letting acrylics dance freely across the canvas. The swirling pinks, yellows, and blues express an uplifting ener...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
WEIGHTLESSNESS
Located in Zofingen, AG
The canvas hovers between light and shadow, a space suspended beyond gravity. Layers of oil flow like liquid air, blending soft, translucent tones with bursts of ethereal color, as i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#257, 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
ECHO
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting resonates with silence dissolved in shades of blue. Gentle layers of color, from the lightest to the deepest, unfold into an invisible vibration—an echo that seems to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Palimpseste- Large Black Abstract Library Painting – Oil on Canvas –Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Title: Palimpsest
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 100 cm 39.37 x 39.37 in (canvas only), 107 x 107 cm 42.12 x 42.12 in framed
Year: 2025
Framing: Black wooden floater frame ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Calm Garden" extra large painting on cotton canvas, rose garden, flowers, rose
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle
Calm Garde...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Original-Jardin d'Automne-British Awarded Artist-gladiolus-plein air-oil canvas
Located in London, GB
Jardin d’Automne is Shizico Yi’s latest series of studies of late summer flora from her garden. Preserving the final vibrant days of the summer into mid autumn, she continues paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Lion's Gate Portal -Large Abstract Luminous Textural Floral Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original 3 Sisters-Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Gladiolus-Dahlias-Elderberry
Located in London, GB
Three Sisters is a deeply personal tribute by Shizico Yi to her two beloved cousin-sisters, with whom she was brought up with by her grandmother.
After sixteen years apart from the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,782 Sale Price
22% Off
PULSATION OF TIME
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evening over Green, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bold texture and vibrant color convey the drama of Tennessee’s summer evenings. A vast sky of purples and blues reflects the shifting light at dusk, while lay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled #SP-211, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-211 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 D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Infinite prosperity
Located in London, London
XXL EXTRA Large size
The item is located in central London, United Kingdom.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Acrylic Painting on Paper with Surreal Landscape and Abstract Clouds. Framed
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This acrylic painting on 300 g/m² paper belongs to Nico Pearleyes’ series Ways to the Unknowable, a cycle of works inspired by the spiritual and philosophical theme of traversing unc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
ALCHEMY OF FIRE
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The painting seems to capture the moment when the inner fire of the soul engages in alchemy with the boundless expanse of the universe.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MIST
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A thin veil of fog hides the world. In this shaky haze dreams are born”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,178
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tides Out (Abstract Painting in Blue, Orange & Metallic Gold)
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on canvas in colorful hues green, blue, and orange on a gold and silver background
"Untitled Green", 2022 by Bruce Murphy
40.5 x 40.5 inches...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
ORGANICS
Located in Zofingen, AG
“A study of the plasticity of forms and their interaction with the texture of time.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ambedo - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Pop Culture, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This was an ambedo kind of love, one that soaked into my soul slowly and all at once.
Two hearts awakened different parts of me, and in loving them both, I lived in the in-between.
O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Oil Painting and Mouse. "The Silence of the Animals 2."
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Silence of the Animals 2" is an original oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, known for blending figurative and abstract elements inspired by nature and pre-His...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Original-Cat, Pond, Trellis with Lime Trees-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf+Ink
Located in London, GB
This special large Ink and Gold leaf on canvas board created by Shizico in early autumn, her Cat and the garden take centre stage. The pictorial language in this series pays homage t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY. Original work The Currency Project. Dots. Colors
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY: 6274. NOBODY SHOULD HEAR IT
Date of creation: 2016
Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper
Edition: 5.149 unique works on paper
Size: 21.5 x 30 cm
Conditi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Salat, Yellow and White, Abstract Fish Patterns, Modern Seascape on Paper, 2025
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Earth Tones
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"History of a Freedom" – Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Earth Tones is an abstract oil painting that emphasizes texture and layered color. The composition is dominat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Awakening Dreams - Abstract Luminous Earth Tone Textural Floral Acrylic Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas in Red Tones with Figuration
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Scarlet Study" – Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas in Red Tones with Figuration is an oil painting on canvas that explores color field and abstract expressionism. The work is...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Stripe 4
By Mary Long
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Mary was born in Ohio and has lived in Memphis, Tennessee since the mid-1990s. Following studies in graphic design and painting, she began working in encaustic in 2001. Mary grew u...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Encaustic
$2,600
FT 1 - Pastel color abstract geometric painting on canvas
By Evan Venegas
Located in New York, NY
Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998.
Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lacis, Abstract Landscape, Oil on canvas, Contemporary Art, Fields, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Size unframed: 40 x 50 cm (15.74 x 19.68 in)
Size framed 44 x 54 cm (17.32 x 21.25 in)
"Lacis" is an oil on canvas piece, reworked in 2025, that delves into the exploration of abst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture)
By Susan Stover
Located in Hudson, NY
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture), made by Susan Stover in 2025
wood, oil paint, varnish, waxed linen thread
30 x 30 inches
Lightweight,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Thread, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Passionfroot - Large Original Abstract Expressionism Colorful Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Save the Savior - Large Oversized Affordable Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Persian Morning II (Abstract expressionist mid-century Indiana artist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Ann Robertson (1923-1911).
Persian Morning II, 1964.
Oil and paper on canvas.
25 x 36 1/2 inches. overall frame size 37 1/2 x 26 inches.
notes: Nashville, IN woman artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Original-Summer Bloom Series-British Awarded Artist-Impasto-oil-plein air garden
Located in London, GB
This painting marks Shizico Yi’s joyful return to en plein air painting in her garden after a season of unusual weather—storms and heatwaves alternating unpredictably.
By late July, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Neptune Flower Arrangement - Abstract Botanical Mixed Media 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Water flowers
Located in London, London
The item is located in central London, United Kingdom.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
#139, 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Plants in Pottery Pots - 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Untitled #SP-201, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-201 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 D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
THE WARMTH OF VOID
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Everything unnecessary has been removed to highlight the essential: the boundary between “just now” and “not yet.” The work speaks not of events, but of the point where they come t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea music
Located in London, London
120x194cm (124x198 cm full size)
original painting on canvas
hand signed
one-of-a-kind
One of a kind.
The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed
Katarina's works are in private colle...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$11,901
Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas. "Study Purple"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This oil painting of abstract forms is dominated by a rich palette of reds, purples, oranges, blues, and yellows, interweaving a mosaic of irregular geometric shapes, capturing overl...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$392 Sale Price
20% Off
A Look Inside - Impasto Inspired Rhythmic Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract 4, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layers of blue and cream with touches of orange and black create an energetic composition. The blending of colors evokes a strong sense of movement, while the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large abstract geometric wall sculpture painting on shaped wood panel, blue pink
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"So Much Lately" is a large, acrylic painting / wall sculpture on a flat, shaped wooden panel from artist VM Fisk's "Thought Traps and Mind Mazes" series. It is attached to the wall ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract paintings 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 abstract paintings 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 Nestor Toro, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Newel Hunter, and Sumit Mehndiratta. 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.