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.
Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
413
to
4,546
26,841
14,422
7,548
5,293
18,586
15,180
11,261
7,215
6,899
7,096
7,854
16,601
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
45,673
37,068
19,111
7,852
3,455
3,033
2,933
2,289
1,249
1,207
1,183
1,168
453
223
2,191
1,548
1,037
525
507
457
398
339
259
243
178
160
153
148
145
137
132
125
111
105
3
24
5,692
39,951
1
3
14
45
130
439
835
849
943
763
1
550
299
297
241
205
41,018
24,183
24,096
17,710
16,506
Style: Abstract
les versants du silence, abstract, oil on canvas, expressionism, geometric blue
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In this art piece titled "Versant du Silence," the artist transports us into a realm where contemplation and reflection reign supreme. The canvas, measuring 60 x 60 cm (23.62 x 23.62...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
countryside spot, fields, blue abstract landscape, oil on canvas, expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"countryside spot" is a pictorial masterpiece by Sophie Dumont, crafted in oil on canvas using a knife technique. The painting beautifully captures the vast fields of Normandy in a p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lollipop Feeling
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is a mood artwork, where the feeling is being comfortable, so reassured as if somehow the feelings of licking a lollipop as a child have returned. The work is in the st...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Hope, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original one-of-a-kind textured abstract painting. Minimalistic yet powerful and full of details. The primary colors are shades of muted light orange and yellow. My signatur...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tablero Cuerpos Escuetos, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
160x150cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Structures D04" 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
Blue Landscape II
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I see blue as a seminal color representing life in all its forms.
About the Artist
Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Wave, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is one of four from the series " The deepness". About the deepness of our inner world. All colors and dynamics of painting immerse the viewer into his universe, subconsciou...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bird Flutter
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Marfa#3, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Jeff Pugh
Located in Yardley, PA
The high desert around Mafra, TX is a serene setting that offers an ever changing range of colors and forms. This is one painting in a series of abstract landscapes based on the Chi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Imagine-Original abstract painting- contemporary artwork- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Imagine" by Roman Goss is a captivating original abstract painting that invites viewers to explore a world of imagination and possibility. Through a harmon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beneath the Same Blue Sky, colorful mixed media, abstract painting on canvas
Located in Toronto, ON
Reflecting a strong sense of colour and design, and through the use of line and texture, Rina’s abstract paintings are bold and expressive. Whether working in acrylic or mixed media,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Italian Abstract Cityscape with Towers. Circa 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Cityscape with skyscrapers.
Stylized and almost abstract representation of a city with skyscrapers, some of which have the shape of a sail.
Oil on canvas.
In a 1970´s aluminium / wood period frame. Signed lower right: Raimondo.
Landscape appears at first glance as a series of abstract, geometric, very bright objects.
Very good condition.
Painting comes from a collection in Turin, Italy which had numerous signed works...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Sunset Over Asilomar' Original Contemporary Abstract Yellow &Orange Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven is now one of the top emerging artists in the U.S. His works are ground breaking, bold and imbued with unflinching disregard to painting conventions. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Charcoal
The Calm Before The Storm #3 with Acrylic on Canvas, Painting by Lucy Moore
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
The Calm Before The Storm #3 – By Lucy Moore [2023]
The Calm Before The Storm #3 - An seascape painting by Lucy Moore. When winter roles in it slowly strips the earth of her colour ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Black and white painting texture minimal Untitled 2023
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Barcelona, June 20, 1989, From an early age, drawing and painting were relevant in the
development of the artist, since during much of her career she has examined realistic
represent...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Purple Evening in California, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The last moments of daylight in a residential neighborhood. Woman walking her dog. Cool blues and purple in the landscape rest on a muted peach sky. Expressi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Causeway, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting, Green and Blue Painting
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
The simplicity of the space, colour, and focus in this work is very different to much of my work. It is the coming together of these elements at the start of the second 'lockdown' that reflected issues of normality and the desire for change to a simpler more relevant approach to life. Surprising that the journey should have resulted in this painting.
Discover new paintings by Jon Rowland online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Each work has been carefully selected by Deborah Allan our Chief Art Curator. Wychwood Art have exhibited Jon Rowland in London during a pop-up exhibition of theirs at the Darren Baker...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Weaving of horizons, Abstract landscape, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Modern
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Created by contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, this oil on linen canvas piece offers immersion into a world where nature and architecture blend harmoniously.
Measuring a modest 40 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beach Palms La Cala with Oil Paint on Canvas, Painting Mid century
Located in Deddington, GB
Beach Palms La Cala By Eleanor Woolley [April 2023]
Palm Trees La Cala is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. The striking Palm Trees on La Cala beach in La Cala de Mijas were ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Foot Steps and Foothills
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
"Kaleidoscope" Fine Art Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract fine art mirror by Alina B is made with dichroic film on mirror, and is framed in a champagne-toned frame. The film on the mirror allows for it, and the space it reflec...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mirror, Film
Les saisons, abstract lanscape, oil, expressionism, multicolor, french, modern
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont unveils a dazzling abstract landscape on a 60 x 60 cm linen canvas. Her mastery shines through the skillful use of oil, where each knife stroke creates a symphony of te...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract 2423
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In creating this exuberant piece, I unleashed my inner passions onto the canvas, swirling acrylics in spontaneous expression. Each stroke mirrors life's chaos and beauty, blending a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Abstract, Coral and Blue', Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Design Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Fink' for Ray Fink (American, 1922-1998) and painted circa 1985.
A substantial oil by this well-listed American Abstractionist who studied at the Art Institute ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
Contemporary Abstract British Unfinished Painting Of A Cubist Face
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Portrait'
by Bolly Frost
Acrylic painting on canvas
signed on verso
painting: 20 x 16 inches
Superb original modern abstract portrait painting by the rising contemporar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Onyx, Original painting, Abstract art, Stone, Power, Textural painting, 3D art
Located in Deddington, GB
Mixed media painting by Rajan Seth. This painting is made with acrylic paints, spray paint, and with the colours of black, off white, light grey, and metall...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
In a Boat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I was fortunate to travel and paint in Honfleur's picturesque harbor, which was loved by many French impressionists, including Monet, Courbet, and Boudin. In ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
AL AMANECER
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Roses flowering in the spring
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates str...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dream On, original 30x40 abstract expressionist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
From amber skies to purple mountains the brigade of trees stand guard over the inlet. In this multi-faceted abstract expressionist marine landscape, painted with many nuances of col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Prince
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins is a true Renaissance man. From a family of New Orleans artists, he chose to pursue a career as a pathologist, attending medical school in New Orleans and becoming pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue and White Abstract Overlapping Shapes Fish Scribble Gestures, Mediterranean
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Abstract 2426
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In creating this vibrant acrylic piece, I poured my soul into melding abstract expressionism with a pop of semi-abstract energy, reveling in the dance of colors clashing and harmoni...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tears, Smiles and Moments Lost, contemporary abstract, landscape, large painting
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series that is influenced by trying to find simplicity and beauty in todays chaotic world. I start each painting with a feeling; be it hope, despair, happi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Gold Contemporary Spanish Artist Pau Escat 2024
By Pau Escat
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Pau Escat is an asbtract artist originating from Barcelona, Spain, born in 1984. His passion for art has led him to develop a prominent career in the field of contemporary art. His a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Golden Iris
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Tree of life
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Iris
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Sparkling Botanic
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Dream Botanic
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Leather
Bloom and Doom
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Simone Theelen, a dynamic and exploratory artist born in 1963. embarks on a continuous journey of creativity and discovery in her studio, where chaos and order coexist in a captivati...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Mixed Media
Liavis, Original Digital painting, Abstract Expressionism, Orange circle, Modern
By Agent X
Located in Deddington, GB
Liavis is a abstract expressionist artwork for an explosive aesthetic. As layer gives way to expressive layer, Agent X creates a profusion of abstracted depth - a sensory space to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Dove, Geometric, Gestural Abstraction, Dripped Painting
Located in New York, NY
The artist begins her work with a brush mark or a painted shape on the canvas and then performs a series of reactions to each gestural move. She is aiming to connect to the viewer th...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Top Ten, Geometric, Gestural Abstraction, Dripped Painting
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Brenneman (b.1975, Middletown, OH) lives and works in West Orange, New Jersey. She received her degrees in painting from Columbus College of Art (BFA) and Virginia Commonwealth...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Artwork Geometry and Colors by Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet 2023
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The work of Mariona Espinet transitions from architectural language to pictorial, a shift that allows her more creative freedom. In this new collection, she seems to go further, alre...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil, Handmade Paper
Days of Summer, Original Painting, Contemporary Abstract art, Landscape, Meadow
Located in Deddington, GB
Colourful landscape with fields and trees.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Days of Summer by Ana Bianchi [2024]
Original painting
Oil paint on Canvas
Signed by artist
Complete Size of fram...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Life / Inversion, 2024, landscape, oil painting
By Emma Tapley
Located in New York, NY
Tapley’s dizzying new paintings are gleeful acts of deception and subtle commentary on the notion of farce inherent in painting. Ranging from dutiful translations of trees, skies, an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
After Life / Inversion / Madison SQ Park II, landscape, oil painting
By Emma Tapley
Located in New York, NY
Tapley’s dizzying new paintings are gleeful acts of deception and subtle commentary on the notion of farce inherent in painting. Ranging from dutiful translations of trees, skies, an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
After Life / Amongst The Trees / Inversion / Greenbelt II, landscape painting
By Emma Tapley
Located in New York, NY
Tapley’s dizzying new paintings are gleeful acts of deception and subtle commentary on the notion of farce inherent in painting. Ranging from dutiful translations of trees, skies, an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sarah Helen More, 167th & Division, quilt-inspired, bright, geometric painting
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Helen More is a Seattle-based west coast artist with an eclectic history that spans from her birthplace of Hartford, Connecticut to her hometowns of Portland, Oregon and Housto...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel
Sarah Helen More, Hide-and-Seek, quilt-inspired, bright, geometric painting
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Helen More is a Seattle-based west coast artist with an eclectic history that spans from her birthplace of Hartford, Connecticut to her hometowns of Portland, Oregon and Housto...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel
Sarah Helen More, Sweetie, quilt-inspired, bright, geometric painting
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Helen More is a Seattle-based west coast artist with an eclectic history that spans from her birthplace of Hartford, Connecticut to her hometowns of Portland, Oregon and Housto...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel
Sarah Helen More, Gravitron/Zipper, quilt-inspired, bright, geometric painting
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Helen More is a Seattle-based west coast artist with an eclectic history that spans from her birthplace of Hartford, Connecticut to her hometowns of Portland, Oregon and Housto...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel
Sarah Helen More, Foolin' Around, quilt-inspired, bright, geometric painting
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Helen More is a Seattle-based west coast artist with an eclectic history that spans from her birthplace of Hartford, Connecticut to her hometowns of Portland, Oregon and Housto...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel
Hot summer
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In my art practice I love to use bright colors which boldly contrast with complementary colors so I could get unusual original compositions and structures.
This painting called "Hot...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Around Santa Fé" abstract acrylic collage on linen canvas 130x89cm 2015
Located in Roscoff, FR
abstract "Around Santa Fé" acrylic linen canvas 130x89cm wood crate certificat frome Emmanuelle Vroelant
After a successful exhibition in New York Emmanuelle Vroelant went through th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Sky - Oil Painting 201s by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Sky is an original oil on canvas on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in the 2000s.
Hand-signed by the artist on the back.
The artwork represents an abstract landscape:...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic 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 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 Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Advertising Box
Great Race
House And Garden Book Of
C Raymond
Fells House
Early 19th Century Portrait French
Candy Pink
Religious Icon
W S George
Large Baroque Painting
Oriental Vintage Painting
Original Painting Book Cover
Mary Child
Child Mary
Tiger Canvas
Used Book Search
Religious Paintings On Wood
Constant George