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
Edge of the Island, plein air wide view of an open glowing field and water
Located in Edgartown, MA
“People sometimes ask me how I start a painting. Starting a painting is easy. I just put down two strokes of color. The interaction between these two marks is the beginning of the di...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed.
Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.
I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes.
If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
A Ways Away, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses cool earth colors and a combination of oil and wax to create a landscape focusing on brushwork, color and form. Like many of the artists paintings the landscape co...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract,
by Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016)
oil painting on board unframed
painting measures: 9.75 x 14 inches
Stunning original abstract painting by the French artist, Yvette ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern Street Art, Abstract Art, Abstract Art-Open to Reception
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Street Art, Abstract Art, Abstract Art-Open to Reception
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
“Open to Reception” is a piece of letter art inspired by graffiti by Addison Jones feat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Study # 7 Polychrome
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
“STUDY #7 POLYCHROME” Abstract Constructive Painting of 35" x 35" inches, Mixed Technique. Oil on canvas done with professional Rembrandt and Winsor & Newton colors, protected with g...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil, Cotton Canvas
Festive Fields Abstract Landscape, Countryside, Contemporary, Oil, Modern French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Festive Fields or Champs en Fête 2 in french by Sophie Dumont is a vibrant and dynamic representation of a festive landscape. Measuring 18.50 x 18.50 framed, this oil on canvas paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
"Les Grues" The Cranes
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Grues” - The Cranes. Oil on matt board. Scene of a merchant ship being loaded in port (noted on back as possibly Bordeau...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Flamingo
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Nataliia Svitlychna "Flamingo"
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Them" Contemporary Black, White, and Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract expressionist mixed media painting by Florida-born artist Suzanne McClelland. The work features an explosion of abstract and energetic mark making stemming from...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Vintage American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#711, Original Painting, Abstract, Cloud, Vibrant, Gold
Located in Deddington, GB
Original abstract painting, exploring the language of paint and colour.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Original Painting by Jessie Woodward
Acrylic on Canvas
80 H x 80 W x 4.5 D cm (31.50...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunlit Prayers-Original Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-Expressionist
Located in London, GB
The 'Sunlit' series is an exploration of the colour yellow and its positive healing effect on individuals impacted by grief.
The pictorial language in this series pays homage to Japa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Northern legends.Pursuit.
Located in Oslo, NO
One abstract and symbolic way to tell one history.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the desired image.I...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Spring Ikebana - mixed media photography and painting, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Spring Ikebana'
London, United Kingdom 2024
The bold moving brushstrokes in the background represent the unpredictable and often overwhelming nature of the world. They can be seen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, ...
Winter Flower / Abstract monochrome. Published in Art book CELEBRITY MASTERS.
Located in Zofingen, AG
What could be more beautiful than the human soul, which retains its kindness and love in all circumstances of life.
In this piece, I've poured my passion into every stroke, blending...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Galactic Expressions - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Galactic Expressions - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). The backg...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
'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
ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she wa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and prov...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint.
Paulonia Wood
RAMA - Light Freezes III
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her tim...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Bas Relief II" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bas Relief II" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video art and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Northern legends.White expansion
Located in Oslo, NO
Movement of white color that give impression of power and victory.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Art by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Scene by Contemporary British Artist
Art measures 16 x 16 inches
Frame measures 21 x 21 inches
The painting depicts a serene landscape f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Climbing Clematis" Abstract Encaustic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract floral encaustic painting by Linda Bigness features a cool green and blue palette, with subtle warm muted orange accents and large organic botanical forms and line work...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silver
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Constant Gardener-Original Large Oil-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-Expression
Located in London, GB
[Constant Gardener] and [Memory Landscape Series] are projects Shizico Yi began in 2015. She explores the forms, layers, and materials to express the relationship between space, time...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Spring 2024" Abstract Floral Still Life Statement Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original painting by Christine Averill-Green features a cool blue and metallic silver palette with a vibrant yellow accent. A blue and white vas...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
Personajes Bailando en Verde, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100x150cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultur...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Green Erawan Gold 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
ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint.
Paulonia Wood
RAMA - Light Freezes II
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Landscape BW Original Drawing Large Size , by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Black and white landscape
Artist: Marilina Marchica
Medium: Mineral oxide on Arches paper
Dimensions: 75 x 55 cm
certificate of authenticity included
Marchica's technique t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
virtualité corporelle 29
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
virtualité corporelle 25
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Lines Canvas by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Galaxy Assemblage - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Galaxy Assemblage - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold sculptural composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This piece...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
"AD 4.23" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 4.23" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completion fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'City of Dreams' Unique Painting
By Peter Tunney
Located in New York, NY
Peter Tunney 'City of Dreams' is a Unique Painting and Mixed Media on Canvas made in 2015. Made of Acrylic paint and collaged with newspaper clipping an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mod Abstract Expressionist Modernist Edward Avedisian Color Field Art Gouache
Located in Surfside, FL
Edward Avedisian Gouache Watercolor Abstract Painting on Arches paper. (notebook cover not included)
Unsigned, (bears name verso in pencil.)
Dimensions: 10" X 14"
Late 1970s, early 1...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
virtualité corporelle 20
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Sinharaja Gold 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
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Red Tarkine Gold 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
Cubist Studio, Abstract, Green, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil, Minimalism, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Atelier Cubiste" by Sophie Dumont is a captivating piece that immerses the viewer in the world of cubism. This abstract painting employs a bold combination of geometric shapes and r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Au bord de la Seine (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Au bord de la Seine (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Framed
Canvas size: 80 x 150 x 2 cm / 31.4 x 59 x 0.7 inch
Andreas Durrer is a Swiss abstract painter. His work is char...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Extintion Gold 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
Flow (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Flow (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Framed
Canvas size: 150 x 150 x 2 cm / 59 x 59 x 0.7 inch
Andreas Durrer is a Swiss abstract painter. His work is characterised by a d...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Parents", abstract, family, home, domestic, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
“Parents” is a very lively and colorful 30 x 60-inch oil painting on canvas by Anita Loomis. A work from her “Family” series, this vibrant scene has the feel of an animated and busy ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Retrato en Rojo, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
152x122cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultur...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Landscape by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
If painting still respects a logic that legitimizes its practice and existence in our hyper-saturated civilization of the image, it is its ability to break the representation, to ope...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
Midnight Jasmine-Original Oil with Gold Leaf-British Awarded Artist-Expression
Located in London, GB
This painting is a part of the Summer Bloom Series. Night Bloom Jasmine, commonly known as Lady of the Night, has the sweetest scent and attracts moths and bats in the wild,
though i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Moonrise Over the Mountains -Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Moonrise Over the Mountains -Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Mountain landscape by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). An abstracted landscape ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
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.