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
They're Standing Behind You
Located in Columbia, MO
Casey R. Klein is an abstract painter living and working in Los Angeles, California. A self-taught artist, she has been creating work with the same underlying sentiment for over I5 y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Flying Fish
Located in New York, NY
Flying Fish, 2015
Monotype, ink drawing, and collage on Japanese paper
20 x 36 in. (53 x 93.5 cm)
Unique
Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Monotype
View Across the River
Located in Fairfield, CT
Frame size: 34x26.5"
Represented by George Billis Gallery. Elizabeth Higgins describes herself as an abstract figurative and landscape painter. Everything around her serves as a pot...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Monotype
Antique American School Vintage Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FICTION NO 305
Located in New York, NY
A leader in experimental ink painting, Pan Ying was born in Beijing in 1962.
Her father is the famous oil painter, Pan Shixun, while her mother is the Chinese...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink
Red Abstract - Lithograph by Le Oben - 1970s
By Le Oben
Located in Roma, IT
Red Abstract is a contemporary artwork realized by Le Pond in 1970s.
Mixed colored lithograph.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Numbered on the lower margin.
Edition of 66/100
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Movement in Blue - abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Abstract Landscape Seascape Painting with Pink & Blue Sky by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Landscape Seascape Painting with Pink & Blue Sky by Leading British Painter, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 12 x 10 inches
Frame measures 17 x 15 inches
Angela Wakefield ha...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board
Large Sky Blue Color Iris Print Text Based Conceptual Muse X LA Artist 1 of 2 B
By Fred Fehlau
Located in Surfside, FL
Fred Fehlau is an American a Postwar & Contemporary artist. He was born in 1958. Known for his sculpture.
EDUCATION
ArtCenter College of Design MFA, with Honors 1986–1988
ArtCente...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Large Sky Blue Color Iris Print Text Based Conceptual Muse X LA Artist 1 of 2 A
By Fred Fehlau
Located in Surfside, FL
Fred Fehlau is an American a Postwar & Contemporary artist. He was born in 1958. Known for his sculpture.
EDUCATION
ArtCenter College of Design MFA, with Honors 1986–1988
ArtCente...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Large 1970s orange striped acrylic abstract work by British artist Derek Hirst
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very eye catching, large and vibrant vertical abstract work by British artist Derek Hirst painted in 1976. The work has a strong orange background with blue, red and yellow vertic...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Presence - Signed limited edition still life pigment print, Contemporary, Square
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presence - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 3
Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity , unframed
This is an Archival Pigment print on f...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pig...
Color Double, signed & annotated geometric abstraction sculptural lithograph PP2
By John Newman
Located in New York, NY
John Newman (b.1952)
Color Double, 1990
Color Lithograph
Signed, annotated, and dated in graphite pencil on the front. Edition of 2 (PP II, aside from the regular edition of 32)
27 ×...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Pencil, Lithograph
Provincetown (Cape Cod landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca.1930 double-sided abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). On the Docks, Sunset. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20.5 inches. S...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Flamingo
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Nataliia Svitlychna "Flamingo"
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Signed American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large and impressive modernist painting by Barbara Krupp. An important and well listed artist. Great color and movement in this painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Tulips
By Liz Barber
Located in Westport, CT
Liz Barber's organic abstract paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature’s movement. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes and reflections drift into volu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
I Have Time
Located in Yuba City, CA
Original and unique abstract painting on canvas . One -of a-kind artwork . Multiple layers of acrylic paint.
Ready to hang .Signed by artist -front and back .Sides are painted .
Thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
His Majesty the Blue - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Canvas folded horizontally. The folds of the canvas create signs that go into the real depth of space and create the third dimension.
I love blue, it is the color of calm, of the de...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Landscape Abstract No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
Mary Jo O’Gara is based in Winnetka, Illinois, where she keeps her own studio and teaches painting at the North Shore Art League. An alumna of Marquette University, Evanston Art Cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gouache
Blue balls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pintura de Jeff Engberg con las siguientes dimensiones: 100 x 100 cm
Técnica: Óleo sobre tela
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
Argimon Black, Vertical, original abstract canvas acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Black- original abstract canvas acrylic painting. framed
Argimon (Sarriá 1929 - Barcelona 1996) is one of the great Catalan informalist artists. This painter, engraver and sculptor ...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Waterfall Nature-scape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early American modernist abstract landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1940s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coming to Town
Located in Toronto, CA
Alexander Rasmussen’s “Better Days Are Comin’.” This vibrant new series of abstracts was presented in part at Art Miami 2023, and the remaining pie...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Pansy
By Liz Barber
Located in Westport, CT
This painting pairs well with Liz Barber's "Early Tulip."
Liz Barber's organic abstract paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature’s movement. Forms and lines fall int...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled 9 (Abstract painting)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Untitled 9 (Abstract painting)
Ink and perforantions on indian paper — Unframed.
Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
essence creative, abstract and geometric studio, multicolor, contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Creative Essence" is an abstract artwork that captures the very essence of the creative process. Spanning a canvas of 31.5 x 31.5 inches, a burst of vibrant and bold colors intertwi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró V
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 71 cm
Observations: Lith...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Soft Sun
Located in Dallas, TX
Layered torn paper collage
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cubist Guitar - Lithograph poster - Berggruen / Mourlot 1979
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand LÉGER (1881 - 1955)
Cubist Guitar
Lithograph after a watercolor (printed in Atelier Mourlot)
Signature printed in the plate
On paper 69 x 42 cm (c. 28 x 17 inch)
Informatio...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract Painting "Creation moving on", 2024 by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic ink and paint on canvas, 2024. Signed, titled and dated on the back.
Ready to hang. The artwork comes directly from the artist's studio.
Height: 53 in ( 134,5cm), Width: 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Drifting 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Drifting 3 is an original, modern art painting from the Modern Industrial series. This one-of-a-kind painting was created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hemmingway's Sandwich
Located in Toronto, CA
Alexander Rasmussen’s “Better Days Are Comin’.” This vibrant new series of abstracts was presented in part at Art Miami 2023, and the remaining pie...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
What Lies Ahead
Located in Columbia, MO
Casey R. Klein is an abstract painter living and working in Los Angeles, California. A self-taught artist, she has been creating work with the same underlying sentiment for over I5 y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Abstract R 2411
Located in Zofingen, AG
"There’s something ethereal, almost magical, about contemporary paintings. The incredible Expressionism bleeds through the canvas, transforming any room into an entirely new experien...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
At Sea No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
Renowned career illustrator Stephen Gammell now devotes his energy to a full-time studio practice, and we’re honored to bring the current work of an artist who, with dozens of public...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Mixed Media
Ruz Square Big Green Placidez original abstract acrylic canvas painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Dejame - original abstract acrylic canvas painting. framed
, Rafael (Barcelona 1956)
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in t...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Memphis Underground (40% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Morris
Memphis Underground
Digital Painting on Archival Paper
Year: 2023
Size: 24x24in
Edition: 15
Signed, numbered and dated by hand on label to be attached verso
COA provided...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Trio On Black Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
By Jaro
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Trio On Black Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
Artist signed verso, oil on canvas 48x24
JARO was born in 1934 Prague the Czech Republic. Since his childhood, he enjoyed his art class ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Oslo
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In this artwork, a dynamic geometric figure, comprised entirely of vividly colored shapes, appears to be in a state of animated movement. It simultaneously bears the weight of a subs...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
At Sea No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Renowned career illustrator Stephen Gammell now devotes his energy to a full-time studio practice, and we’re honored to bring the current work of an artist who, with dozens of public...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Vintage Signed American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Woman Artist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large and impressive modernist painting by Barbara Krupp. An important and well listed artist. Great color and movement in this painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ruz Red Orange Very Big. TRIPTYCH original acrylic on canvas. abstract.
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
TRIPTYCH. original acrylic on canvas. abstract. painting
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense that Julius Bis...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Yellow brown 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pintura de Jeff Engberg con las siguientes dimensiones: 100 x 100 cm
Técnica: Óleo sobre tela
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas
Blossom Joy, Original painting, Landscape, Abstract, Sky
Located in Deddington, GB
In this expressive piece, I infused my passion for vibrant, living colors, weaving them into a tapestry of motion with acrylics. The abstract dance of hues captures a moment of pure ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Do Not Rush Me
Located in Yuba City, CA
I paint because I am in awe of it .Making art is my way of celebrating incredible beauty and mystery all
around me ; even in the simplest form... Original and unique abstract painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Savo' for Joan Savo (American, 1918-1992) and dated 1960. Additionally signed, verso, on old label and titled, 'City Lights'. Accompanied by a letter from the ar...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Masonite
ImPossible
Located in New York, NY
Found objects, repurposed textiles
Statement
In work that integrates the theories and methodologies of both fine art and craft, I transform domestic cast-offs, such as old furnitu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Found Objects
Garden Dance 5
By Liz Barber
Located in Westport, CT
Liz Barber's organic abstract paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature’s movement. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes and reflections drift into volu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Red Picking - abstract nature inspired minimal collage of clay on paper
Located in New York, NY
The new works of Mylinh Nguyen designed from polymer resin, bring us into a nature whose refinement commands admiration. From the physiognomy of living or extinct plant species, the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Clay, Polymer
Mid March Bloom, pink, orange, green, textile, floral, texture
Located in New York, NY
Silk, wool, and thread
Padma Rajendran was born in Klang, Malaysia. She studied at Bryn Mawr College and received her M.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design. She has exhibited at...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile
Flow Number 32 - Large Flowing Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Flow Number 32
60.0 x 48.0 x 1.5, 20.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"This painting is from my Flow series of large scale paintings that are meant to ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Yellow balls
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pintura de Jeff Engberg con las siguientes dimensiones: 100 x 100 cm
Técnica: Óleo sobre tela
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas
Wilderness, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Wilderness is an original painting, created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 6 inches and a height of 6 inches with a depth of 1 incs (6x6x1). The c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Blue yellow 1
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pintura de Jeff Engberg con las siguientes dimensiones: 50 x 50 cm
Técnica: Óleo sobre tela
Quatro telas, venda conjunto
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas
Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)
Oil on canvas, c. 1940's
Signed upper right "A.G. Warshawsky" (see photo)
According to the daughter-in-law of the artist, this painting...
Category
1940s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
That Golden Hour-modern art impressionist seascape vivid colour-contemprary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"That Golden Hour" by Nick Vivian is a breathtaking depiction of nature's most enchanting spectacle - the sunset. Vivid colors dance across the canvas, capturing the animated hues of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Flow Number 30 - Large Flowing Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Flow Number 30
60 x 48 x 1.5, 20 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
This painting is from my Flow series of large scale paintings that are meant to overflow y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
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