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
Fire and Water - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Fire and Water - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Vibrant and expressive composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). At fir...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
"AD 3.23" Abstract Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 3.23" Abstract Painting 59" x 59" 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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leaf.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sculpture LEAF is made of wallnut tree and combined with bronze. An abstract form with organic aesthetic. Interior sculpture, that may looks your place fancy and original.
One of a...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Archway to an afterlife - collaged shapes, acrylic and ink on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this striking piece, Calgary artist Aron Hill explores the bold architectural form of the arch. Rendered in a subdued palette of slate gray, teal, white and soft black, an archway...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Thread
MM1 by Mattia Bosco - Large-size stone sculpture, Palissandro marble, grey tones
Located in Paris, FR
MM1 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and stainless steel, dimensions are 90 × 80 × 30 cm (35.4 × 31.5 × 1...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Arboreal Symphony
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Arboreal Symphony" is an enchanting ode to the majesty of nature, born from a contemplative sketch made in the heart of an ancient forest. This acrylic painting on canvas, measuring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Cube.
Located in Zofingen, AG
sculpture CUBE was made in 2005. An abstract geometric form made of bronze. Interior sculpture, that may looks your place fancy and original.
One of a kind art piece.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Conflicts - Abstract Expressionist Painting with Purple and Orange Colors
Located in New York, NY
Ruggero Vanni's "Conflicts" is a 56 x 84-inch abstract expressionist landscape with the primary colors being purple, and orange. The swirls of concentric thick purple and orange brus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sin Título Nº 32. Serie Criaturas
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
In this series, colors are grouped together to form a unity, separating the figure from the background, giving rise to small Creatures that typically float like little worlds or open...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Studio Spirit, Abstract, Green, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil, Minimalism, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Studio Spirit" by Sophie Dumont is a captivating piece that transports the viewer into the vibrant and creative atmosphere of an artist's studio. The bold use of the oil on canvas t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
"Ensemble" Oil on Canvas by Dominique Dorie
By Dominique Dorie
Located in Pasadena, CA
Against a backdrop of deep, brilliant yellow gold, two distinct zones emerge: the outlines of a shadow formed by a pair of human silhouettes, probably a couple, appear. The golden ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
From Matter to Energy - Abstract Expressionist Painting with Pastel Warm Colors
Located in New York, NY
Ruggero Vanni's "From Matter to Energy" is a 70 x 60-inch abstract expressionist oil painting. It is an abstract landscape with the primary colors being red, yellow, and orange. Ther...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barricada #1 ac S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Weathering steel sculpture, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #1 ac S is a weathering steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 27 × 53 × 30 cm (10.6 × 20.9 × 11.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel
Nelle Crepe del Rimosso
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances
between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation
dynamic approach in orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Black Line Geometric Abstract
By Jaro
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Black Line Geometric Abstract
Artist signed verso, oil on canvas 48x36
JARO was born in 1934 Prague the Czech Republic. Since his childhood, he enjoyed his art class at school the m...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mohamed Yakub Color Long Exposure Photograph Teal Abstract Horizontal Kenyan
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mohamad does not use titles for his photographs. Such naming or framing can constrain or shape a viewer’s engagement with an image. Without such titles, his imagery conjures imagi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Variant FI-F17-II
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers
Variant FI-F17-II, 1972
Screenprint on Mowhalk Superfine Bristol paper
15 × 20 in 38.1 × 50.8 cm
Edition 980/1000
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Conversation With Ultramarine Abstract Expressionist
By Jerzy Kubina
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Conversation With Ultramarine Abstract Expressionist.
Jerzy Kubina Polish/American Artist: Jerzy was born in Zamosc, Poland, 1956. Studied at the Academy Of Fine Arts in Krakow 1981...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Variant FI-F17-I
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Josef Albers
Variant FI-F17-I, 1972
Screenprint on Mowhalk Superfine Bristol paper
15 × 20 in 38.1 × 50.8 cm
Edition 980/1000
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
"The Power (People)" 1970 Olaf Karlsen
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Power (People)" 1970
Olaf Karlsen (b. 1947)
Oil on canvas
Signed front and back.
28 1/4 x 40 inches (frame)
Olaf Karlsen has managed to remain a man of mystery so there's not...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled XII by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, red and blue tones, spiritual
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled VI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Punta 2 by Mattia Bosco - Large-size sculpture, Palissandro marble, grey tones
Located in Paris, FR
Punta 2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble, dimensions are 138 × 90 × 40 cm (54.3 × 35.4 × 15.7 in).
This ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble
Abstract Path
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barricada #7 aip S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Abstract sculpture, silver colour
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #7 aip S is a brushed stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 32 × 39 × 38 cm (12.6 × 15.4 × 15 in).
The sculpture is signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Original Diptych-Spring Duet III-British Awarded Artist-abstract landscape-oil
Located in London, GB
Shizico Yi's Spring Duet is a project that explores the format of a diptych through a series of paintings. Artist Shizico Yi painted en plein air, capturing the landscape outside of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Gesso
Untitled lithograph by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract lithograph by Hans Burkhardt. Image is 7 3/4" x 6" and sheet size is 21" x 14 1/4". The edition is 3/5. Marked with both the artist's signature and date (H. Burkhardt 1975 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Sezione Aurea A12 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea A12 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 57.5 × 33 × 11 cm (22.6 ×...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Untitled LXIX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXIX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Fresh Air School) /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Walasse Ting
By Walasse Ting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Walasse Ting (Chinese-American, 1929-2010)
Title: "Untitled (Fresh Air School)"
Portfolio: Fresh Air School
*Unsigned edition
Year: 1972
Mediu...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Alfil #2 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Abstract sculpture, weathering steel, laser
Located in Paris, FR
Alfil #2 is a weathering steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 60 × 25 × 22 cm (23.6 × 9.8 × 8.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
A geometric Play of Masks, Eyes and Lines. Post war Expressionist. 1970's.
Located in Firenze, IT
A Geometric Play of Masks, Eyes and Lines.
Post war Expressionism.
1970's.
Patrick Boudon.
Art Informel. Ecole de Paris.
Technique: oil on canvas, very textural and colorful.
Patr...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, 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 Art
Materials
Oil
White Totem by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, raku, black & white, pure
By Tien Wen
Located in Paris, FR
White Totem is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 100 × 16 × 16 cm (39.4 × 6.3 × 6.3 in).
The sculpture is signed comes with a certificate of...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Permanescence TN693-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence TN693-D is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in).
The artwor...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, 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 Art
Materials
Acrylic
Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting
By French artist, Sophie Danielle Rubinstain 1922-2018
The painting is stamped with the artis...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Royal Curtain /// Gene Davis Contemporary Abstract Geometric Expressionist Art
By Gene Davis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985)
Title: "Royal Curtain"
*Signed by Davis in pencil lower right
Year: 1980
Medium: Original Screenprint on Arches paper
Limited edition: 250, (the number may differ from what is shown in the photos)
Printer: Alpha Omega...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
SW2 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract sculpture, black Palissandro marble and gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
SW2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 52 × 38 × 16 cm (20.5 × 15 × 6.3 in). ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Jonque Solaire
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Outpost III, 2024, unique pigment print, signed
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Outpost III, 2024 is part of the "Another World" series. This unique archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 9" x 6.5" on 10" x 7.5" paper si...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Outpost II, 2024, unique pigment print, signed
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Outpost II, 2024 is part of the "Another World" series. This unique archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 9" x 6.5" on 10" x 7.5" paper siz...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blue Stripes
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print, belongs to a collection "STRIPES". Limited edition of 10. Signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Hypocaust by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, pure form, raku technique
By Tien Wen
Located in Paris, FR
Hypocaust is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 83 × 24 × 20 cm (26.8 × 9.8 × 9.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with a certificate o...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Ceramic
White Lava
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Frame, plaster and wood sculpture
One of a kind sculpture t Janis Tiltins a Latvian artist worming in palm beach county
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Plaster
Untitled XXXI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, red
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled LXX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, bright tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Survey II, 2024, unique pigment print, signed, green
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Survey II, 2024 is part of the "Another World" series. This unique archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 9" x 6.5" on 10" x 7.5" paper size...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portal I, 2024, unique pigment print, signed
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Portal I, 2024 is part of the "Another World" series. This unique archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 9" x 6.5" on 10" x 7.5" paper size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Border I, 2024, unique pigment print, signed, red
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Border I, 2024 is part of the "Another World" series. This unique archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 9" x 6.5" on 10" x 7.5" paper size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled VI by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, red and grey tones, spiritual
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled VI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Hypnosis Lifted / Startled and Revived
By Trey Egan
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TN 653 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, black and white
Located in Paris, FR
TN 653 is a unique ink and acrylic on canvas painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with acrylic on paper, dimensions are 73 × 100 cm (28.7 × 39...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Grand Illusion Refrained Union
By Trey Egan
Located in Denver, CO
By letting go of representational imagery and leaning into abstraction, Texas- based artist Trey Egan delights in the pure properties of paint. Displaying a wide spectrum of hues wit...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sezione Aurea A9 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf wall sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea A9 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 54 × 35 × 4 cm (21.3 × 13....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Confluences II by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal leaves, sea
Located in Paris, FR
Confluences II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium, patina fixed with bees...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Untitled XXV by Ferle - Large abstract painting, green tones, spiritual, yellow
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXV is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lumieres printanieres, Abstract Landscape, Multicolor, French, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Spring Lights", an artwork delving into the heart of renewal and vitality of spring through the lens of abstract expressionism. This unique canvas evokes an explosion of colors, sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
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