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
Cigar Club
By David Harper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Clever work from the studio of this popular English artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Singed roses - abstraction art, made in cherry red, garnet red, white, grey
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The triptych is made with alcoholic ink in garnet red, cherry red, gray, white on Yupo paper. It can be in both horizontal and in vertical positions.
Each ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Florida Keys Fish Painting Coral Reef Impasto Painting Palette Knife Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
Florida Keys Fish Painting Coral Reef Impasto Painting Palette Knife Art by Olga Nikitina
Title: Fish Symphony
Size: 80x60x2 cm
Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife
Shippi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Earth's Intrinsic Value V
Located in Rockville, MD
Cymn Wong’s style of mixed media paintings are developed alongside with pastel, crayon, acrylic and ink. Rooted from traditional Chinese ink-brush painting to contemporary New York ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Earth's Intrinsic Value IV
Located in Rockville, MD
Cymn Wong’s style of mixed media paintings are developed alongside with pastel, crayon, acrylic and ink. Rooted from traditional Chinese ink-brush painting to contemporary New York ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Promise of a New Day - modern art impressionist seascape vivid -contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
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"Promise of a New Day" by Nick Vivian is a radiant testament to the hope and possibilities that come with the dawn of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Team Colours
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
Abstract Painting "Just for the beauty of it", 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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Imagine is Real 01
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this work, I have poured my passion using acrylics to evoke depth and movement. Blues and whites intertwine, reflecting abstract emotions that flow freely, like ocean waves on a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"End Game"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Dogs Pass, Large Four Part Abstract Painting by Donald Sultan 1988
Located in Long Island City, NY
A monumental unique painting in four 48 x 48 inch panels by Donald Sultan.
Artist: Donald Sultan, American (1951 - )
Title: Two Dog Pass
Year: January 12th, 1988
Medium: Tar and L...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Latex, Wood, Tar
Untitled 7 (Abstract painting)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Untitled 7 (Abstract painting)
Ink and perforantions on indian paper — Unframed.
Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Golden Steed" Abstract Painting 28" x 39" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Golden Steed" Abstract Painting 28" x 39" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
A Poem About Night
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Taking cues from the anti-figurative aesthetic of American Abstract Expressionists, Ripley’s process is one of spontaneity and gesture. Color is applied in broad strokes atop a black...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
His Majesty the Blue - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
The work has the same dimensions as the previous one. The suggestion is to acquire them together so as not to divide them.
Collector's choice.
Acrylic and oil on canvas. Excellent ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled 8 (Abstract painting)
By Jesús Perea
Located in London, GB
Untitled 8 (Abstract painting)
Ink and perforantions on indian paper — Unframed.
Fluctuating between illustration and expressionism, connecting the geometric and biomorphic worlds, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Horizon of Peace
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Important for the buyer
The work is sent without a wooden frame and rolled in a reinforced tube to avoid damage during transportation.
"Blue Horizon of Peace" is an oil masterpiece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Colorful Bears-original hyper realism still life oil paintings-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
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"Colorful Bears" by Ian Bertolucci is a vibrant feast for the eyes, inviting viewers into a world of whimsy and sweetness. This original oil painting, crafted with m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Mount Brandon)
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled (Butan-Puna Tsang Chu)" is a painting by Martyna Alexander from her second gallery solo exhibition, "Courts."
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (Blue Court)
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled (Bullseye)" is a painting by Martyna Alexander from her second gallery solo exhibition, "Courts."
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (Bullseye)
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled (Bullseye)" is a painting by Martyna Alexander from her second gallery solo exhibition, "Courts."
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Evening Symphony
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Taking cues from the anti-figurative aesthetic of American Abstract Expressionists, Ripley’s process is one of spontaneity and gesture. Color is applied in broad strokes atop a black...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Candies in Blue-original hyper realism still life oil paintings-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Ian Bertolucci's captivating masterpiece, "Candies in Blue," invites viewers into a world of sweet indulgence rendered in stunning realism. Crafted with oil on canvas, this original ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cinco de Mayo (May 5th)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Taking cues from the anti-figurative aesthetic of American Abstract Expressionists, Ripley’s process is one of spontaneity and gesture. Color is applied in broad strokes atop a black...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Monotype
Landscape Abstract No. 2
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 Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Pandemonium", Graffiti Styled / Abstract Expressionism Modern Vivid Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Motivation:
Graffiti styled, hip & funky, this piece gives a "go bold or go home!" energy!
This super fun piece, done in a "Street Art" Style, is guaranteed to add edge and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic, Spray Paint
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 Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leonard Flettrich New Orleans Abstract Expressionist Signed Mid Century Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil and gouache on paper. Signed. Framed. Executed by Leonard Flettrich (American/New Orleans, 1916).
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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 Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Soft Sun
Located in Dallas, TX
Layered torn paper collage
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Study of chromatic variations in grey
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"study of chromatic variations in grey” Constructive Painting 31" x 65" inch, Mixed technique. Oil on canvas made with professional Winsor & Newton colors protected with gloss varnis...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Fall Trees, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A sunny hillside in early autumn, the trees beginning to glow in rust and orange. Highlights of pink and blue in the distance add dimension and lead the eye back to the clear blue sky. Part of Vahe's long-running series of forest scenes. Following in the tradition of the French Impressionists, he returns to painting the same locations at different times of the day and year to capture the changing light and colors of the landscape.
About the Artist
Los Angeles-based and Armenian-born artist, Vahe Yeremyan, is a contemporary impressionist. Through his landscapes and cityscapes, Vahe uses a subdued color palette to capture the sublime and delicate beauty of nature and architecture. To create his style of impressionism, he juxtaposes shapes and colors to evoke motion and changing light, while still conveying recognizable forms. Vahe has trained extensively to master his craft and he has earned degrees in painting and a PhD in Fine Art Therapy.
Words that describe this painting: fall, autumn, trees, landscape, hill, impressionism, landscape, representational, oil painting, green
Fall Trees...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
CARLOS MENDEZ RED CHARACTER sin titulo. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
sin titulo. acrylicc painting
(CARLOS MENDEZ, ARGENTINA, 1943)
Carlos Méndez is an Argentine plastic artist of great projection, based in Barcelona since the eighties. It uses a f...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Path Upwards, Contemporary Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Path Upwards is painted with oil and wax on canvas created in 2023. The painting contains layers of oil paint built up to a rich surface of whites and greys. The oil paint mixed with...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Abstract Painting, Urban Flowers in Orange, Red and Black Patterns, 90s Inspired
Located in Barcelona, ES
Borneo's pieces are deeply influenced by various creative sources, with a particular focus on the culture of the late '80s and '90s: from high-brow Memphis-inspired design to urban c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Red Bang"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dialogue
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various soft neutral earth tones. Main colors of this collection are grey, brown, suede, black, white....
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
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 Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Mixed Media
"Recumbent Figure"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Imagine is Real 02
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this work, I have poured my passion using acrylics to evoke depth and movement. Blues and whites intertwine, reflecting abstract emotions that flow freely, like ocean waves on a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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.