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
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Great Color Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted abstract expressionist mid century oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Diptych-Spring Duet III-British Awarded Artist-abstract landscape-oil
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi's Spring Duet is a project that explores the format of a diptych through a series of paintings. Artist Shizico Yi painted en plein air, capturing the landscape outside of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Gesso
Untitled
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is an oil on canvas painting made by Hans Hofmann in 1962. The artwork size is 25 x 30 1/4 inches. The framed size is 33 1/4 x 38 1/4 x 2 inches. The painting is signed lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Standing By The Red River Tree Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a strong affiliation with the Indian sub-continent and after spending 6 months in the beautiful southern state of Kerala he has returned to his English studio to p...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
New ABSTRACT Contemporary Artwork by Artist Tycjan Knut 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Tycjan Knut, born in 1985 in Warsaw, is a highly talented artist who graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2011. During his studies, he had the privilege of learning pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Mia" Painting 35" x 28" inch by Vladislav Chenchik
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mia" Painting 35" x 28" inch by Vladislav Chenchik
Vladislav Chenchik is a contemporary artist from Ukraine. His artwork combines abstract and realistic styles, with a focus on por...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Original Diptych-Spring Duet IV-British Awarded Artist-abstract landscape-oil-UK
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi's Spring Duet is a project that explores the format of a diptych through a series of paintings. Artist Shizico Yi painted en plein air, capturing the landscape outside of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
A Dream Within A Dream, (What Am I, A Mind Reader?)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"A Dream Within A Dream, (What Am I, A Mind Reader?)," is an acrylic on canvas painting by Ryan McGinness, made in 2007. The artwork size is 96 1/4 x 143 x 2 3/4 inches. The painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
New ABSTRACT Contemporary Artwork by Artist Tycjan Knut 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Tycjan Knut, born in 1985 in Warsaw, is a highly talented artist who graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2011. During his studies, he had the privilege of learning pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Untitled LXIX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXIX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warner Bros - Mixed Media by Enrico Manera - 2006
Located in Roma, IT
Warner Bros is a contemporary artwork realized by Enrico Manera in 2006.
Mixed media on paper.
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin
Authentication certificate by the Artist o...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Paramount - Mixed media by Enrico Manera - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Paramount is a contemporary artwork realized by Enrico Manera in 2008.
Mixed media on paper.
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin
Authentication certificate by the Artist on ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors by Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In her work, artist Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Blood red sun with moon over 4 rocks - abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold contemporary form and striking bright colours define the unique artistic style of Aron Hill. The Calgary-based artist often uses the sun and rocks as central images in their wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Thread
"my inner world" abstract acrylique, collage, marble, on linen aluminium canvas
Located in Roscoff, FR
The need to make the empty, not answer the phone, to
take a day without any obligation or constraint
Listen to music, immerse yourself in a good book…
It is vital to protect ourselv...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Marcel Bouqueton, red and yellow, 1955, oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel BOUQUETON (1921-2006)
Red and Yellow, 1955
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated “55” lower right ; dated “55” on the reverse
27 x 35 cm
Born in Constantine in 1921, Marcel Bouqueto...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mountain Passage - colorful, contemporary, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Aron Hill returns to bright colours and familiar bold imagery—the sun and rocks in this contemporary landscape. This new series is created in a collaged manner—using gluing, threadin...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Ink, Acrylic
Long Story Short: It was Both... Breathtaking and Meaningless
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
The last year of my life, and life in general, has been a whirlwind of experiences. In a physical sense, I was fortunate enough to travel and show my work around the country and wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Caldentey 8 Green Windmills in Mallorca original neo-expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
windmills in Mallorca- original neo-expressionist acrylic painting. framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Marriage Proposal
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Abstract art by Alex Grinshpun is very appealing and interesting. This is an original oil signed by the artist.
The Loft Fine Art would be happy to offer shipping rates if truly inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monochrome Giraffe Pattern
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2024.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days.
Location and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Monochrome Tiger Pattern
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2024.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days.
Location and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Leopard pattern
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2024.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days.
Location and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
"Structures D09" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Structures D02" Contemporary Original Abstract Oil on Paper Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Societies are everywhere around us. Populations of animals, plants, viruses, bacteria, and even groups of cells make up communities. Within these populations, we find the inhabitants...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Permanescence TN693-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence TN693-D is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in).
The artwor...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Abstract Pattern Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern painting.
Acrylic on canvas
48"H x 72"W
George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, where he ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Love me. Aime-moi. Quiéreme" painting is contemporary expressive vibrant artwork.
This artwork highlights the importance of giving and taking love, the importance of love to someb...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Akai Hanabira" modern textured green floral painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Abstract textured acrylic painting on canvas 100x100x2 cm (39,4 x39,4 x 0,8 inches). Mixed Media on gallery wrapped canvas. The work is ready to hang. No framing required. The sides...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Flower Sonata" floral light beige textured art
Located in Zofingen, AG
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Abstract textured acrylic painting on canvas 100x100x2 cm (39,4 x39,4 x 0,8 inches). Mixed Media on gallery wrapped canvas. The work is ready to hang. No framing required. The side...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"1401 Hawaii Beach Series" Abstract, Seascape Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Clay
The Golden Proportion Blue & Pink
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas 59 x 39.40 in
Unstretched
Rebeca Mendoza plays with simultaneity, superimposition, and ambiguity in her work as she goes through the stages of oil painting. The artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Plano Azul con Naranja
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas 59 x 27.50 in
Unstretched
Rebeca Mendoza plays with simultaneity, superimposition, and ambiguity in her work as she goes through the stages of oil painting. The artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Golden Proportion Pink
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas 59 x 39.40 in
Unstretched
Rebeca Mendoza plays with simultaneity, superimposition, and ambiguity in her work as she goes through the stages of oil painting. The artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Machine One /// Abstract Geometric Contemporary Colorful Painting Canvas Striped
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Machine One"
Series: Abstract
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2022
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 32" x 26"
Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition
Biography:
Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Original-Magnolias-Memory Landscape-UK Awarded Artist-oil on canvas board-Spring
Located in London, GB
Spring-Memory Landscape features Magnolias, among the first flowers to grace the Spring Equinox after the long, cold winter, symbolising regeneration and vitality. These early Magnol...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Golden tropical flowers Original wall art supported by frame
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2024.
The frame is included.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 work...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
De Idas y Vueltas, se Trata
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Marta Crespo is an Argentinian artist born in 1960.
She studied arts in Buenos Aires. Marta participated in workshops with various renowned artists, such as Santa Maria, Eckell, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled XXXI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, red
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled LXX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Untitled' Abstract Geometric Wall Piece Wood/Paint/Textile Black, White, Grays
Located in Wellesley, MA
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THIS WORK WILL BE SENT UPON REQUEST.
NOTE COLOR OF WOOD IS NOT QUITE AS YELLOW AS IIT APPEARS IN PHOTO AND IS IN KEEPING WITH OTHERS IN THIS SERIES:
Jean Fein...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel, Muslin
Oil Painting of River Bank with Silver Birch Trees and Misty Hills & Mountains
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of River Bank with Silver Birch Trees and Misty Hills & Mountains by British Artist Charles Wyatt Warren (1908-1993)
Art measures 35...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Park City Glow, Contemporary Impressionist Landscape, 2023, Special Edition
Located in Golden, CO
Immerse yourself in the vibrant hues of autumn with Topher Straus' captivating "Park City Glow" Special Edition. This breathtaking digital landscape portrays the idyllic mountain tow...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Originals Oil-Magic Bell in Golden Sunlit-UK Awarded Artist-Botanical Abstract
Located in London, GB
Memory Landscape- Magic Bells is her latest series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases.
In this outstanding painting, Shizico applied layers of mat...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled VI by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, red and grey tones, spiritual
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled VI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled XXV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, green tones, spiritual, yellow
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TN 653 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, black and white
Located in Paris, FR
TN 653 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with acrylic on paper, dimensions are 73 × 100 cm (28.7 × 39...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Confluences II by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal leaves, sea
Located in Paris, FR
Confluences II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium, patina fixed with bees...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Untitled XXXII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, earth tones, spiritual, red
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TN680-D by Hachiro Kanno - Large calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
Located in Paris, FR
TN680-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 200 × 200 cm (78.7 × 78.7 in)....
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
The Only One
Located in New York, NY
78 x 82 in
Acrylic on canvas
Unstretched
Vicky Barranguet found her own voice and colorful expression of life, emotions, and music through her studies with master painters, Larry Po...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Phenomena for a king, abstract watercolor pouring
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The work is signed on both sides. It also bears a Galerie Karl Flinker label, since Jenkins has spent a great deal of time in France since the 1950s.
Paul Jenkins was born on July 1...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled XXXVII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, black and grey, dark tones
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXVII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Infinity II by Frédérique Domergue - Large abstract painting on metal leaves
Located in Paris, FR
Infinity II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Gold Abstract Paintings, Gold Modern Art, Abstract Art-Grace
Located in Delaware , OH
Gold Abstract Paintings, Gold Modern Art, Abstract Art-Grace
Custom sizes available
Choose your painting color gold,silver,bronze, white or black.
Comes framed in black or white f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
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