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
Standing in Motion, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract piece showcases a dynamic array of colors, textures, and finishes. Depending on the viewing angle and time of day, it captures and reflects light ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
Kentucky Avenue Winter (Very Large Original by Celebrated New Orleans Artist)
Located in New Orleans, LA
We have a smaller painting by the same artist in our inventory (you can see it here) that came with its COA from the fine Cole Pratt gallery in New Orleans, reflecting the $7,600 pri...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Assemblage Grey Gradient- abstract contemporary three-dimensional artwork
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
Assemblage Grey Gradient - is a unique work by Volker Kuhn, hand-torn with strips of handmade paper, individually painted, relief-like composition (70 cm diameter), framed 118 x 116 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Stretcher Bars
Fireflies in the Forest - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Fireflies in the Forest - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Vibrant, mystical composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This piece resem...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Tissue Paper
Heads Together II
Located in Toronto, ON
Pita Ohiwerei has displayed a mastery of mediums, painting primarily in oils and in watercolours. In his genre paintings, Pita represents the spirit of people by capturing spaces of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Sister Break I
Located in Toronto, ON
Pita Ohiwerei has displayed a mastery of mediums, painting primarily in oils and in watercolours. In his genre paintings, Pita represents the spirit of people by capturing spaces of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sister Break II
Located in Toronto, ON
Pita Ohiwerei has displayed a mastery of mediums, painting primarily in oils and in watercolours. In his genre paintings, Pita represents the spirit of people by capturing spaces of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
'Radiant Abstraction', Kinetogenics, Psychedelic, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, AIC, SFMA
By Richard Irving Bowman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'R. Bowman' for Richard Irving Bowman (American, 1918-2001), titled, 'Kg. 55' (Kinetogenics 55) and dated February 1962. Additionally titled, on stretcher bar vers...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Alkyd
The Middle Pillar - Large Contemporary Cubist Colorful Oil Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
deep blue Print
Located in London, GB
Artst: Olga Volha Piashko
Print on paper(limited edition)
Frame:Not Framed
Size: 70x100cm
Hand signed
The artwork is shipped rolled.
Olga Volha Piashko background is in fine and gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Color
Ritual Mark Tobey abstract black tan and white lithograph
By Mark Tobey
Located in New York, NY
This delicate composition in black and tan features layers of sheer brushwork, inky daubs, and thin lines. Mark Tobey, one of the founders of the American Mystical school of painting...
Category
1970s 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
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 Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Heartland Blue - abstract, sculpture, blue, steel, geometric, contemporary
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Formidable and eye-catching, this outdoor sculpture is by Viktor Mitic known for his provocative contemporary artwork. This is one of a series of abstract ‘tower-like’ sculptures—eac...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Field of poppies, 80х80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Data Dreams II - figurative, aluminum, metal, wall sculpture, contemporary
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Dale Dunning’s eclectic and contemporary sculptural work explores universal themes. This wall sculpture is made from laser-cut brushed aluminum. The ‘head’ is mounted on a background...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Bonfire - Abstract, Outdoor Sculpture, Polished, Patinated, Steel, Sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This elegant and dynamic modern outdoor sculpture—a rare artist’s proof is by Toronto-based sculptor Ulysses Veloso. Three bands of polished stainless steel, the interior patinated i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bonfire Minor 2/30 - Abstract, Sculpture, Polished, Patinated, Steel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This elegant and dynamic contemporary stainless steel sculpture was created by Ulysses Veloso to emulate the warmth and shape of a bonfire. The Toronto-based artist has hand-forged t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Israeli Abstract Expressionist Dina Recanati Cosmos Painting, Sculpture in Metal
Located in Surfside, FL
Dina Recanati
Cosmos Series
(they look like outer space or abstract desert landscapes)
Hand signed and dated
2002
Metallic paint, acid etched on aluminum, wood
Dina Recanati (born ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
"Immigrant" - Figurative, Outdoor sculpture, Bronze
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This sculpture portrays a woman gazing towards the earth beneath her, crafted with a reconstructive approach. The improvised aesthetics and raw materiality symbolize the process of r...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Israeli Abstract Expressionist Dina Recanati Cosmos Painting, Sculpture in Metal
Located in Surfside, FL
Dina Recanati
Cosmos Series
(they look like outer space or abstract desert landscapes)
Hand signed and dated
2002
Metallic paint, acid etched on aluminum, wood
Dina Recanati (born ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Israeli Abstract Expressionist Dina Recanati Cosmos Painting, Sculpture in Metal
Located in Surfside, FL
Dina Recanati
Cosmos Series
(they look like outer space or abstract desert landscapes)
2002
Metallic paint, acid etched on aluminum, wood
Hand signed and dated on side
Dina Reca...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Israeli Abstract Expressionist Dina Recanati Cosmos Painting, Sculpture in Metal
Located in Surfside, FL
Dina Recanati
Cosmos Series
(they look like outer space or abstract desert landscapes)
2003
Metallic paint, acid etched on aluminum, wood
Hand signed and dated on side
Dina Reca...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
Israeli Abstract Expressionist Dina Recanati Cosmos Painting, Sculpture in Metal
Located in Surfside, FL
Dina Recanati
Cosmos Series
(they look like outer space or abstract desert landscapes)
2003
Metallic paint, acid etched on aluminum, wood
Hand signed and dated on side
Dina Reca...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
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 Art
Materials
Oil
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 Art
Materials
Oil
Boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This artwork of Ludmila Budanov is very clearly characterizes her style. Bold juicy tones and fantastic "something". The artist called his painting "The Boat", but everyone will see...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Israeli Hard Edged Geometric Abstract Mixed Media Art Painting Aharon Gluska
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Gluska (Israeli, b. 1951)
Mixed Media Painting
Markings & Inscriptions: Hand signed bottom right
Date: Mid to late 20th century
Frame: 26 X 33.75
Image: 23 X 30.75
Aharon Gl...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Paint, Ink
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 Art
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
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 oil
Hand signed to lower right on the back
Dimensions: 22.5" W x 30.0" H x 0.1" D
Richard Snyder is part...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Flowers in the mountains, 80х80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Field of poppies, 80х80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
"The World Connection" Original Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in New York, NY
About the Artwork:
“The World Connection” is a captivating mixed-media artwork designed to convey the concept of a globally connected world that beautifully captures the essence of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Field of poppies, 80х80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Limited edition of 5 pieces
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Color
Girl In A Red Dress - Mixed Media Abstract Dancer Portrait on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brandon Gastinell, a Sacramento-born artist now based in Los Angeles, is celebrated for his captivating oil pastel creations that explore the human form with vibrant colors and bold ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tharrats Vertical Constellation 17 original acrylic paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
constellation original acrylic paper painting. framed
Son of Josep Tharrats i Vilà, in 1932 he moved to Béziers until 1935, when he returned to Barcelona to study at the Massana Scho...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic
Antoni Amat 12 Red Vertical original abstract mixed media acrylic painting
By Toni Amat
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Balmes. original abstract mixed media acrylic painting
composition of the artist Spanish Toni MAT.
Mixed technique on wood.
Perfect state.
Antonio Amat studies Art in Barcelona, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Drypoint Etching Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956),
"Peace Makes Plenty"
Color etching, soft ground, white ground, drypoint, and chine colle, on Hahnemuhle Copperplate paper
Hand signed in pencil.
...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
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 Art
Materials
Oil
Ruz red black original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ruz- original abstract acrylic painting. Virtual frame
Original work of the artist RUZ
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Times Square Cell Phone in Neon Reds - Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk uses a Nikon Z8 mirrorless megapixel camera to photograph the screen of a Times Square tourist's cell phone camera. The resulting image is a photogr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'West Side, New York', Central Park, Manhattan Modernist Abstract, BMFA, Harvard
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Stoltenberg' for Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (American, 1927-2016) and dated 1957. Titled, verso on original artist's label, 'West Side, New York'.
Provenance: Mr. & ...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joker
Located in London, GB
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
limited edition canvas print painting
hand signed
As an artist, Anastasia Kurakina ( lives and works in London) nurtures a great fondness for human bei...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, C Print, Color, Digital, Giclée
Abstract Synapses - Is It Just Me, Myself And I, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract Synapses - Is It Just Me, Myself And I 76 x 76 cm Having successfully sold small abstracts in my favourite abstract style, I wanted to challenge myself and try working...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
'LUV' Woodcut Abstract Print
Located in New York, NY
LUV is a masterful play of eccentric neon colors that creates beautiful visual harmony between line, typography, and depth. Miller emulates collective human expressions of love, emot...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Woodcut
Elementary Memory
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder
Elementary Memory. 1976
Hand-signed
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
S. 20 1/2 in x 28 3/8 x (52.1cm x 72.1 )
Ed. 100
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Homage to the Square: P1, F23, I2
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square - P1, F23, I2
Hand signed on the Colophon
Screenprint on Mowhalk Superfine Bristol Paper
Sheet: 15 x 20 inches
980/1000
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Homage to the Square: P1, F23, I1
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers
Homage to the Square - P1, F23, I1
Hand signed on the Colophon
Screenprint on Mowhalk Superfine Bristol Paper
Sheet: 15 x 20 inches
980/1000
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
The rest of us 4, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on old “Girtinâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
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