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
Black, White and Yellow - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Black, White and Yellow - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold sculptural composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
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
What is is what is not is not, small red abstract oil painting
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
What is is what is not is not, oil on board, 30cm x 25cm, 2024, Signed on reverse. Hardware: D-rings. A small oil painting with a lot of energy and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The vast breath of the universe this is called wind, small abstract oil painting
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Peter Jordan.
The vast breath of the universe this is called wind, oil on board, 30cm x 25cm, 2024, Signed on reverse. Hardware: D-rings
'I really enjoying playi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Defeat of Mara large scale abstract wax and egg tempera painting
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Sara Freeman.
The Defeat of Mara, wax and egg tempera on board, 120cm x 120cm, 2023. Signed on reverse. Hangs on D-rings. The mark-making is by freehand using an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, 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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Wind Whispers - Large Fluid Acrylic Ready to Hang Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The technique I used: stretched heavy canvases on resistant wooden reinforced chassis and professional acrylic pigments. At the end I covered with a glossy coat of varnish, to protec...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
In the Space Before Time large abstract wax and egg tempera painting
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by Sara Freeman.
In the space before time, wax and egg tempera on board, 120cm x 120cm, 2023. Signed on reverse. Hangs on D-rings.
‘The process of making, and the q...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Egg Tempera, Board
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
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
A Rose is a Rose - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
A Rose is a Rose - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold sculptural composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This piece i...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
"Foundation" - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Foundation" - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold sculptural composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This piece is te...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
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
Parallel - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Parallel - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Brightly colored composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). A layer of tissue ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Stretcher Bars
Cotton Candy Crackle - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Cotton Candy Crackle - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Vibrant and colorful composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Br...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Grey and blue composition, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original artwork, acrylic on paper. Unframed Geometry with minimal form in acrylic on paper. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authen...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
S Chapel, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The composition is inspired by the artist's visit to Italy: its cathedrals and churches. There are colors and movements from the ceiling paintings on the painting, but of course in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
August Watercolor painting Summer flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
Watercolor painting with summer flowers is a delicate, refined watercolor, made in a charismatic technique without the use of clear graphic lines. Bright inflorescences of phlox in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Children of the World: Midnight #8
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Children of the World: Midnight #7
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Children of the World: Midnight #6
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Children of the World: Midnight #1
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Approach of Spring
By Mark Pomilio
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on linen
Mark Pomilio’s current research has focused on creating images, which embody principles of geometry, fractals, cloning and single-cell manipulation. These interests hav...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Composition
Located in London, GB
Artsit: Olga Volha Piashko
"Tracing the Unseen" 100x200x0,1cm (105x210x0,1cm full size) cm (2020) acrilyc,oil on canvas.
hand signed
A world of energy and vibration, of subtle n...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Sower
By Mark Pomilio
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on linen
Mark Pomilio’s current research has focused on creating images, which embody principles of geometry, fractals, cloning and single-cell manipulation. These interests hav...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Universal Patterns II
By Mark Pomilio
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on linen
Mark Pomilio’s current research has focused on creating images, which embody principles of geometry, fractals, cloning and single-cell manipulation. These interests hav...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sideways
By Mark Pomilio
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on canvas
Mark Pomilio’s current research has focused on creating images, which embody principles of geometry, fractals, cloning and single-cell manipulation. These interests ha...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Forms 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on canvas 70x70x3.5 cm. Ready to hang. No framing required A minimalism concept of the fusion of geometric forms with the abstract expressionism :: Painting :: Abstract Expre...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Universal Patterns III
By Mark Pomilio
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Mark Pomilio’s current research has focused on creating images, which embody principles of geometry, fractals, cloning and single-cell manipulation. These interests have led to invit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
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
Space 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Composition as result of combination of minimal shapes and geometric forms This work included in the 20th anniversary catalog of the Ormolu Gallery (Spain), I will send it also. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
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
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 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
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"
Inscribed: "Sept 79...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
E 2c, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original artwork, acrylic on paper 75.5x56x0.1 cm. Unframed Geometry with minimal form in acrylic on paper. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificat...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Florida Oil Painting African American Woman Art Annie Nobles Miller Indian River
Located in Surfside, FL
"Annie Nobles Miller"
Abstract Florida landscape oil on board painting
Hand signed lower left Inscribed on verso St. Lucie County.
Measures: Board 24"H x 30"W; Framed - 32"H x 38"W...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pink Energy, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
It is important for Budanov to capture the rhythm, tonality, and tempo of the music with a brush on canvas. Having lived in Cyprus for many years she is also inspired by the sea an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pieces Fit, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Drawing inspiration from a textile fabric with a floral pattern, the artwork features long strokes that twirl into dynamic shapes. Each section of color fits wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
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
Bold Graphic Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting Richard Snyder NYC Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Snyder (American, born 1951)
Untitled
Mixed media painting including charcoal and watercolor
Hand signed to lower right
Dimensions: 30.0" W x 22.5" H x 0.1" D
Richard Snyder...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
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
Ruz Grey Black Vertical original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
landscape- original abstract acrylic painting
, Rafael (Barcelona 1956)
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ruz Black Red Grafism original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
red grafism- original abstract acrylic painting.
Original work of the artist RUZ
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
virtual frame
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are incline...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ruz Vertical Little Green original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Colors original abstract acrylic painting paper
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense that Julius Bissier refe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ruz Ocher Vertical original abstract acrilic canvas painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
ocres original abstract acrilic canvas painting
Ruz, Rafael (Barcelona 1956)
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
R. Poch 7 three eyes original acrylic
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
. original acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Peliculas...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Rafel Egea 7 Vertical Policrom II Mixed Media . 130x90 cm. Acrylic Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Policrom II Mixed Media . 130x90 cm. Acrylic Painting
Rafel Egea no other training than the natural impulse, he works looking for the final result of the work. He likes to search fo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
R. Poch 11 Women Hat Red Square Big. 97. Orange Cocktail original acrylic
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
97. Orange Cocktail 120 x 120 cm. original acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Isidro Cahue Colors Naturaleza. original abstract acrylic painting
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Naturaleza. original abstract acrylic painting . framed
by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE.
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
The personality of the artist is reflected in different field...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Into the Light - Expressionist Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, Blue Sky
Located in New York, NY
Ruggero Vanni's "Into the Light" is a 64 x 52-inch abstract expressionist oil painting. Thick brushstrokes swirl elegantly around the edges, leading your gaze towards a luminous turq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virginia Barry Original Abstract Painting on Board, Custom Frame
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a one-of-a-kind original acrylic painting on canvas board in a fantasy abstract style.
This piece has a wonderful color scheme with a modern contemporary feel.
Presented in...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Into The Abyss, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Into The Abyss 76 x 76 cm My abstract interpretation of space. The initial first layers to this piece is various iridescent acrylics to give it depth, in certain light the pie...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Matter and Antimatter - Abstract Expressionist Painting, Pastel Colors, Sky
Located in New York, NY
Ruggero Vanni's "Matter and Antimatter" is a 52 x 76-inch abstract expressionist painting. Yellow, blue, and rust colors collide to create a tempestuous sky filled with disintegratio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'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 and book pages, stenciled typogr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bird's Eye
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 Paintings
Materials
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
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
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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