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
Sin Título Nº 13. Serie Criaturas
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
This artwork was painted during the pandemic and belongs to the series 'Creatures.' It speaks of the fragility, vulnerability, and loneliness I felt at that time, as well as serving ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Bamboo Paper
1960's British Abtract Oil Painting - Stunning Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb Modern British abstract painting dating to the 1960's. The work is signed with the artists initials "RG".
The painting captures an amazing array of bright and colourful shap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
"A Summer Day in Nantucket" Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 24"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and r...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital, Giclée
Paulo en Costume d'Arlequin, Lithograph, Abstract Faces, African Mask, Stripes
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist: Pablo Picasso, After, Spanish (1881 - 1973)
Title: Paulo en Costume d'Arlequin (Paulo in Harlequin Costume)
Year of Original Artwork: 1926
Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Pape...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled, 1977, Paper Collage, 29" x 23" framed orange, green, blue and black
Located in New York, NY
Once dubbed “the Grandfather of L.A. Modernism,” the Chicago-born Emerson Seville Woelffer was active as an innovative painter, collagist, and educator throughout his long and prolif...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L'Arbre" - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
Located in Atlanta, GA
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L'Arbre" is a wall sculpture made of bronze and copper with patina.
Corrina is inspired by the work of Louise Bourgeois, Louise Nevelson, Albert Paley, Lee Bonte...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
American abstract artist Giorgia Siriaco, contemporary mixed media square work
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Giorgia Siriaco (American, 21st Century)
Cells and silver square
Mixed media on board
Signed and dated `Georgia Siriaco 2015’ (on the reverse)
9.1/2 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Sunflower Fields by Kate Heiss, Sunflowers, Lavender, Bees Art, Bumblebee Art
By Kate Heiss
Located in Deddington, GB
Kate Heiss
Sunflower Fields
Linocut
Edition of 30
Image Size 30 x 30cm
Mounted size 40x 40cm
Oil based inks on 300GSM Soft white Somerset Velvet Paper
Signe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Baths of Caracalla, (Rome)
By John Piper
Located in Malvern, GB
A lovely original work, a flowing watercolour and pastel with pencil and wax crayon giving us a Piper-eye view of the ruins of the ‘Baths of Caracalla’ in near the Appian Way in Rome...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
'Sunset Landscape', Hamburg, Rivne, Volhynia, Rivne Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'G. Kosmiadi' for Georg Kosmiadi (Ukranian-German, 1886-1967) and dated, '66'; additionally signed verso, 'Georg Kosmiadi', inscribed with serial number and dated, '20/9/66'.
Georg Kosmiadi was a resident of Rivne before moving to Hamburg in 1940 where he worked as an art teacher. Kosmiadi exhibited at the Rivne Regional Museum and a regional art...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Henri Goetz - Jaune
By Henri Goetz
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Circa 1970
Original carborundum engraving
Numbered 39/99
Signed lower right
Paper dimensions : W64 x H55
Engraving size : H24 x W35
150€
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
Construction
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen, 1954
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 70/200
Catalog : Saphire E6
38.00 cm. x 54.00 cm. 14.96 in. x 21.26 in. (paper)
25.00 cm. x 28.00 cm. 9.84 in. x 11....
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Silk
Green - Original Lithograph by Lorenzo Indrimi - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered.
Edition of 150 prints.
Very good conditions.
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Peinture 5, 1961 - Oil on canvas, 65x92 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on Canvas by Carlos Carnero. He was friend and pupil of Fernard Léger and friend of the most important artist of his time, such as Picasso and Matisse. This is from his abstract ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
BUSTE DE FEMME ASSISE Lithograph, Woman In A Stylish Hat , Pink Face, Red Nails
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist: Pablo Picasso, After, Spanish (1881 - 1973)
Title: BUSTE DE FEMME ASSISE, LES MAINS SOUS LE MENTON , #3-B
Year of Original Artwork: 1938
Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Paper, 100% acid free
Edition of 1000, unnumbered, estate approved printed signature
Print Size: 29.25 x 21.25 in.
BUSTE DE FEMME ASSISE, LES MAINS SOUS LE MENTON( bust of a woman sitting with her hands under her chin) is a limited edition lithograph re-created after an original painting from the estate Collection of Marina Picasso, Picasso's grand-daughter. Printed using hand drawn lithographic plates(not a photo reproduction or digital print) on archival heavy weight Coventry printmaking paper, 100% acid free. Edition was produced in accordance with the Picasso family...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Triptych, March 1974 (center panel)
Located in New York, NY
Francis Bacon
Triptych, March 1974 (center panel), 1974
offset lithograph, edition of 150
31 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (80 x 60.3 cm)
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Summer Waves No.1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Summer, beach, holiday. Noisy seagulls, waves crashing and the smell of salt in the air. When I create art I create something that holds a memory as if we are looking through a windo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Etageres colorees, Abstract, Green, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil, Minimalism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
The color palette of this painting is vibrant and varied, using shades of blue, red, yellow, white, beige, and black. The colors are applied in broad, flat areas, creating a striking...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Dark Skies, Stylised Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dark Skies, Stylised Surrealist Oil Painting
French School, 1970's
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches
Stylised Surrealist interpretation of a stormy, dar...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orange Infusion - Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Orange Infusion - Watercolor and Ink On Paper
Abstract painting depicting colors of orange, black and green. The black contrasts against the orange burst.
Signed and dated on verso...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Transparent Frontier, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 45"
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract Limited Edition giclee print features cool blues and contrasting warm pinks, with light grey and white highlights. Stark charcoal black accents are placed ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital, Giclée
Abstract Oil Painting, "Compassion"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original abstract oil on canvas painting by San Diego artist, Khalid Alkaaby. It's framed dimensions are 21.25x21.25x2. It comes framed. A certificate of authenticity will...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rainbow of Knowledge, Abstract library, colors, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This painting, titled "Rainbow of Knowledge," captures the essence of literary diversity and richness through an abstract representation of a bookshelf. The books, aligned on three d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Plexus, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This abstract painting is like a plexus in a dance, of 3 different main color energies:red, blue yellow. And in result of this plexus, there is something new and original and very st...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Margaret Balzer, 1946
Located in Washington, DC
Modern abstract painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2".
Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...
Category
1940s Abstract Art
Materials
Egg Tempera, Board
Evidence
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this semi-abstract expressive artwork named "Evidence" I experience the world of nature through various colors such as purple, green, blue, red.
While painting, I sought to capt...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Dance" exhibit poster by Henri Matisse
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Dance" by Henri Matisse, originally an oil on canvas, was "a key point of Matisse's career and in the development of modern painting."
This exhibit poster is plate signed by the ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract Figurative Lithograph
By Rico Lebrun
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white figurative abstract lithograph of two naked, crouching figures by California artist "Rico Lebrun," titled "Crouching Figures" and dated 1961. Additional writing on th...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flowers in the mountains, 80х80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Untitled #510 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #510 by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on paper
Size is 32" x 40
Unframed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, expressive contemporar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Peak temperatures in the next few days, 2024, Enamels, Swipe
Located in Milano, IT
Luca Lombardi
Peak temperatures in the next few days
2024
Enamel on canvas on wood
cm 61 x 49
Signed and dated en verso.
Mostre:
Calderara, Casentini, Iacchetti, Lombardi, Painting-...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Enamel
Rhythm And Blues #3, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
MUSIC MADE ME DO IT A series of abstract compositions created to music. Notes and bars become a network of angular lines and shapes with flickering bits of music that connects us al...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Singularity I-Modern abstract geometric graphic atwork-painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Singularity I" by Heny Steinberg is a mesmerizing exploration of abstract geometrical minimalism that invites viewers to contemplate the convergence of form and space. Crafted with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Untitled- Spheres - XXI century, Contemporary oil abstract painting, Canvas
By Klaudia Lata
Located in Warsaw, PL
KLAUDIA LATA (born in 1993) Graduate of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Diploma in 2017 in the studio of prof. Ireneusz Walczak. Scholarship holder of the Ministry ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Across Blue
Located in King, ON
In this abstract painting repetitions of geometric forms provide a sense of harmony, rhythm and explore the mediative relationships of patterns on the surface. Original painting, sig...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Acrobat (detail), Limited Edition Porcelain Plate in bespoke blue box - Abstract
Located in New York, NY
This porcelain/ceramic plate makes a gorgeous gift - in a bright blue bespoke box, ready to be gifted. Any fan of Helen Frankenthaler or Abstract Expressionist art would be thrilled!...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Porcelain, Screen, Cardboard, Mixed Media
Stinchcombe Hill, Rupert Aker, Landscape Painting, Textured Art, Oil Painting
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Stinchcombe Hill by Rupert Aker [2022]
View along the Cotswold escarpment from Stinchcombe Hill
Additional information:
Original
Oil on board
Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm
Complete...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Board
"Tarantino's" by artist Susan Pear Meisel
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Italian nautical scene entitled "Tarantino's" , a limited edition lithograph signed by the artist
Susan Pear Meisel. The black frame is wooden.
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scribble Version of Still life #58
Located in Kampen (Sylt), SH
Scribble Version
135 x 165 cm
41/90 Ed.
vorderseitig signiert und nummeriert
Weißer Holzrahmen und Museumsglass
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
"Eclosion II", Black Metal Hand-Woven Flower Pendant Aerial Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "Eclosion II," this aerial sculpture by Delphine Grandvaux is meticulously hand-woven from galvanized and recuit wire.
This piece is to be suspended from the ceiling.
Delph...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
"Eclosion I", Black Metal Hand-Woven Flower Pendant Aerial Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "Eclosion I," this aerial sculpture by Delphine Grandvaux is meticulously hand-woven from galvanized and recuit wire.
This piece is to be suspended from the ceiling.
Delphi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Spring- earth tone blue color circular abstract geometric watercolor drawing
By Richard Garrison
Located in New York, NY
Richard Garrison collects information from typically overlooked aspects of daily life. Observed data from places like big box stores and parking lots are systematically transformed i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Party- colorful bright color circular abstract geometric watercolor drawing
By Richard Garrison
Located in New York, NY
Richard Garrison collects information from typically overlooked aspects of daily life. Observed data from places like big box stores and parking lots are systematically transformed i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Eugene 8- Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eugene 6 - Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fraser River-Candian Rockies-original impressionism landscape painting-art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Fraser River Canadian Rockies" by Jonathan Trim is a serene and evocative landscape painting that captures the breathtaking beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Executed with meticulous ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sun with Bridge (Contemporary Abstract Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins hails from a family of New Orleans artists. His late mother was a noted painter as his sister currently is, and he has a son who is a glassblower. His work has not be...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
TBG Origins: Grounded in Peace - Meditative Green Black Gold Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo creates artworks that work to serve as a meditation for the viewer, drawing them toward the timeless concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Conrad Marca-Relli - COMPOSITION IV
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition: 75 + AP + HC
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Observations: Etching and aquatint on G...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
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 XIX
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 35,5 cm
Observations: ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
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 IX
Date of creation: 1975
Medium: Lithograph
Media: Gvarro paper
Edition: 1500
Size: 49,5 x 71 cm
Observations:...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ethereal Coastline, Original Painting, Semi Abstract Seascape, Ocean art, Blue
Located in Deddington, GB
Ethereal Coastline is an original seascape painting by Helen Howells. It was inspired by the coastline of South Wales which is my homeland. It is not of any specific place, but is a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Mid Century Abstract Assemblage Original Modern Art
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mixed media composition on wood. Very finely executed.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Silver
Sol LeWitt, Isometric Figures V - SIgned Print, Orignal Linocut, Conceptual Art
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Hamburg, DE
Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007)
Isometric Figures (Plate V), 2002
Medium: Linocut in colors on Somerset Satin
Dimensions: 50 × 75 cm (19½ × 29½ in)
Edition of 55: Hand-signed and nu...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Linocut
Orange is a mess / Painting / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The painting "Orange is a mess" was inspired by my continual utilization of a coffee of a concrete brand...., I like the various shapes of color and the positive feeling from the pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Nothing superfluous. Floral Abstraction, acylic painting by Vika Flartina
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Nothing superfluous." The painting is inspired by spring, when everything is just beginning to awaken, like man and his awakening, when everything superfluous is cut off.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
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