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Abstract Art

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
Fragment, abstract expressionist mid-century painting, Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 oil on canvas signed and titled verso 19.5 x 24 inches 20 x 25 inches, framed Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of ...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Why Can't I Cry
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 Art

Materials

Linen, Charcoal, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil

Tropical Coral Reef Painting Original Ocean Art
Located in Sempach, LU
Coral Reef Painting by Olga Nikitina Title: Coral Reef Size:85x60cm Materials: Oil, Stretched Canvas, Palette Knife Shipping: gallery standards packaging, Express Shipping with track...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

White Totem by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, raku, black & white, pure
Located in Paris, FR
White Totem is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 100 × 16 × 16 cm (39.4 × 6.3 × 6.3 in). The sculpture is signed comes with a certificate of...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"the unspoken" abstract acrylique, collage marble, on linen aluminium canvas
Located in Roscoff, FR
C'est tout la journée et tout le temps, le non-dit sous-tend toutes les relations humaines depuis la diplomatie entre les états, en passant par les milieux professionnels jusqu'au hi...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

"1401 Hawaii Beach Series" Abstract, Seascape Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Clay

Neutral Harmony: Journey Between Brown and White Lines
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipped rolled in a tube without frame In the vast canvas of creativity, emerges a masterpiece titled "Neutral Harmony: Journey Between Brown and White Lines." This painting, imbued...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

SW2 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract sculpture, black Palissandro marble and gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
SW2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 52 × 38 × 16 cm (20.5 × 15 × 6.3 in). ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Was All There In Plain Sight
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hypocaust by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, pure form, raku technique
Located in Paris, FR
Hypocaust is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 83 × 24 × 20 cm (26.8 × 9.8 × 9.1 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a certificate o...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled XXXI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, red
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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Heart Pleading/Reverberation Fiction
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled LXX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, green
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 Art

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...
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2010s Abstract Art

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 Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The Garden of Earthly Delights
Located in New Orleans, LA
Comes framed and ready to hang. Artist’s Statement: “This is part of a series of paintings I am working on now involved with the slight off-balancing of forms and dissonance between...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Charcoal

Hypnosis Lifted / Startled and Revived
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thereafter Embrace
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled VI by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, red and grey tones, spiritual
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 Art

Materials

Oil

Tropical Migration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mixed Media Collage UV Ink on Brushed Silver Aluminum folded into a 2 inch deep rectangle panel Thomas’s professional photo career began at the age of seventeen with extensive appre...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled XXV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, green tones, spiritual, yellow
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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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 Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Sezione Aurea A9 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf wall sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea A9 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 54 × 35 × 4 cm (21.3 × 13....
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

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 Art

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 Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Barricada #8 ac S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Weathering steel sculpture, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #8 ac S is a weathering steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 54 × 60 × 24 cm (21.3 × 23.6 × 9...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Untitled XXXII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, earth tones, spiritual, red
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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Korè-Elba granite by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome, Korai
Located in Paris, FR
Korè-Elba granite is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Elba granite, dimensions are 176.5 × 48 × 88.5 cm (69.5 × 18.9 × 34....
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Granite

Korè-Portovenere Portoro by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome
Located in Paris, FR
Korè-Portovenere Portoro is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Portovenere Portoro marble, dimensions are 164.5 × 45 × 79 cm...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Abstract, Landscape Painting by Yangyang Pan 'Sultry Night'
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Sultry Night' 2024 by Chinese/Canadian artist Yangyang Pan. Oil on canvas, 34 x 52 in. This beautiful abstract-expressionistic landscape painti...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

SW25 by Mattia Bosco - Medium-size sculpture, Palissandro marble, grey tones
Located in Paris, FR
SW25 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, dimensions are 60 × 25 × 20 cm (23.6 × 9.8 × 7.9 in). This sculpture is...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

MM2 by Mattia Bosco - Large-size sculpture, Palissandro marble, grey tones, iron
Located in Paris, FR
MM2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, stainless steel, iron, dimensions are 168 × 69 × 30 cm (66.1 × 27.2 × 11....
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

Abstract, Coastal Seascape Painting by Eugene Healy, 'Stonington Point'
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Stonington Point' by Eugene Healy, 2024. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 48 x 60 in. / Frame: 48.5 x 60.5 in. This landscape painting features a...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Untitled IV by Mattia Bosco - Large-size sculpture, marble, stainless steel
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled IV is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and stainless steel, dimensions are 173 × 43 × 22 cm (68.1 × 16.9 ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

Untitled XXXVII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, black and grey, dark tones
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 Art

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 Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Burst II - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions
Located in San Francisco, CA
From Christian Stoll's body of works BURST (2015), an abstract exploration of high speed photographs capturing mesmerizing explosions of caleidoscopic color 27 x 40 inches (68 x 102...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Moment To Moment #4935.101518, Painting, Gouache on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A moment can be so fleeting and yet when it is a perfect one it seems to last forever. These pieces invoke a quiet strength of capturing moments in time of markings of the ink on pap...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache

Daniel Brush Painting, 1973
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Daniel Brush (1947-2022). Signed and dated 73'. Aquatec pigments, mediums and gels on board. Measures 60" x 10". Exhibited at the Phillips Collection, 1974 when Dan...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Untitled XLII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, grey and black, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLII 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 c...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled II, Palissandro by Mattia Bosco - Abstract stone sculpture, marble
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled II, Palissandro is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, dimensions are 142 × 46 × 35 cm (55.9 × 18.1 × 13.8 ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

Barricada #8 aic2 L by A. Vega Beuvrin - Large outdoor abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #8 aic2 L is a painted stainless steel sculpture by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. The steel sheets are 6 mm thick. Limited edition of 5 + 3 A.P.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Untitled
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous aquatint in reds and oranges by Piero Dorazio (Italian 1927-2005). This aquatint is on heavy "Umbria" Fabriano paper. It is signed and dated 1964 in the lower margin in penc...
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Aquatint

Untitled XX by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, bright colours, orange, red
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XX 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 Art

Materials

Oil

"Glory" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 79" inch by Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Glory" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 79" inch by Ahmed Farid mixed media on canvas Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact E...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Red for Love 5" Photography 18" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red for Love 5" Photography 18" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Tetiana Kalivoshko "The Red One - That Is Love" "The Red One - That Is Love" is a thought-provoking art series by Tetian...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

"Red for Love 1" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red for Love 1" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko "The Red One - That Is Love" "The Red One - That Is Love" is a thought-provoking art series by Tetian...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Barricada #7 hc1 M by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Painted stainless steel sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #7 hc1 M is a painted stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 75 × 62 × 52 cm (29.5 × 24.4 × 20.5 in). The sculpture is sig...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy signed & dated Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his ...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Egyptology" Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Egyptology" Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Emancipation, 1987 Ink on Paper. Signed & dated The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflective of a compo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Emancipation" Painting 25" x 20" inch (1997) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emancipation" Painting 25" x 20" inch (1997) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Emancipation, 1997 Ink & Acrylic on Paper. Signed & dated The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflectiv...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled LIX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, colourful, vibrant tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LIX 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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Barricada #4 L by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture, minimalist
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #4 L is a steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 238 × 97 cm (78.7 × 93.7 × 38.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Tropic Fruit
Located in London, GB
80 x 94 cms (31.5 x 37 ins) Edition of 100
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Screen

Untitled I, Palissandro by Mattia Bosco - Abstract stone sculpture, marble
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled I, Palissandro is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and granite, dimensions are 103 × 72 × 67 cm (40.6 × 2...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Granite, Marble

Sezione Aurea - A11 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract marble wall sculpture, gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea - A11 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 63 × 17 × 8 cm (24.8 × 6.7 ×...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

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