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
My Still Life, Abstract Painting
By Robin Okun
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This piece is a departure from my usual palette and reflects a desire to infuse lightness and joy into the profound uncertainty of life," says artist Robin Oku...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Deseo natural rojo
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic
Imagínate un cuadro de gran tamaño, lleno de colores brillantes y vibrantes que se mezclan y se superponen de manera caótica y expresiva. Los trazos son fuertes y ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Puzzle" No8, Absrtact Oil Painting, 2018
Located in London, GB
An upcoming exhibition of oil paintings by Hsu Tung Lung at the The Tainan Art Museum in Tainan, Taiwan. The exhibition is scheduled for March, 2025 and will feature a selection of H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
"Wind and Lightening" by James Rosenquist
Located in Hinsdale, IL
James Rosenquist
(1933-2017)
"Wind and Lightning"
Etching and aquatint, photo-etching with pochoir on Pescia Italia paper, 2nd state, 1978
Sheet size: 23 x 40 inches (58.4 x 101.6 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This refined ink on paper work was realized by the renowned American artist Alexander Markovich circa 1985, which the scholar Svetlana Rakic called "The most dispersed and energy-cha...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Between
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photo was done during a lovely walk in the park during the pandemic.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ethel Fisher (1923-2017).
Untitled, Ca. 1950s.
Oil on linen canvas, 10.25 x 12 inches.
Minor moisture staining on back. Scratch in white paint on front in the shape of an arc.
E...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Abstract Woman of Colors Emotions
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipped rolled in a tube without a frame
I have used acrylic paints to make the composition and generate relief and shapes. I want to fuse a scene of struggle between the wild feeli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Mini abstraction 1, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 15x15cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
My new series for gift- mini abstractions with wooden frame. Bright, colorful minis with strong energy will be a great gift idea for yourself or some special people. You can just put...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
LEBEN - Asymmetrical organic standing sculpture
By ENNAIA
Located in Weslaco, TX
Life is often perceived as linear, a flat process with no return. Leben contradicts this belief and exposes the countless deviations that the path could take. This piece represents l...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Earth Balance, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses simple geometric shapes and color harmony to explore balance and the relationship between positive and negative space. Cool blues and warm green shapes bring a sen...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gamut of Blue 1, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Lisa Bolin
Located in Yardley, PA
Serene washes of all sorts of blue have been lovingly slathered onto pristine white premium watercolour paper to create this intriguing series. (See the other matching listings for a...
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
Discovering the mountains of Provence
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my small collection of abstract paintings created in various vivid tones and dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This vibrant landscape called "Di...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Different Roy I. Photography Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
I took this photo, when my daughter Kimi Salamonova finished the painting on the suit for a customer ( in the manner of Roy Lichtenstein). Limited edit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital Pigment
Between Photography Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Limited edition of 15, art print. Signed by the author. Picture taken in public transportation.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic
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 Art
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Ruminate, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Loose, expressive brushstrokes depict a contemplative woman hugging her leg. With a minimal palette of acrylic paint and charcoal, artist Sharon Sieben captur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media
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 Art
Materials
Wax, Egg Tempera, Board
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 Art
Materials
Wax, Egg Tempera, Board
Sans Titre II
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Sans Titre II" c.1980 is an original color etching with aquatint on Arches paper by noted French abstract expressionist artist Francois Rouan, b.1943. It is hand signed...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sans Titre
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Sans Titre" c.1980 is an original etching on Arches paper by noted French abstract expressionist artist Francois Rouan, b.1943. It is hand signed and numbered A.P 7/10 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Etching
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Agam American Portrait Abstract Modernist Offset Print Poster
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
Yaacov Agam, Israeli (b. 1928)
Offset Print Poster: Birth of a Flag: An American Portrait 1776-1976
Biographical info: The son of a rabbi, Yaacov Agam can trace his ancestry back s...
Category
20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Offset
Mod Brutalist Abstract Metal & Painting Heavy Sculpture Bust George Nama
By George Nama
Located in Surfside, FL
George Nama
Genre: Avant-Garde
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Solid Metal Painted White and Black
This is very heavy and solid. I don't think it is bronze. it might be aluminum or steel. ...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Festive Fields Abstract Landscape, Countryside, Contemporary, Oil, Modern French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Festive Fields or Champs en Fête 2 in french by Sophie Dumont is a vibrant and dynamic representation of a festive landscape. Measuring 18.50 x 18.50 framed, this oil on canvas paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Camel Original Wall Art
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2024.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days.
Location and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
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 Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Visitation II
By Mark Pomilio
Located in Phoenix, AZ
charcoal on paper
Mark Pomilio’s current research has focused on creating images, which embody principles of geometry, fractals, cloning and single-cell manipulation. These interest...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Charcoal
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
"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
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Giraffe Original Wall Art
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2024.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days.
Location and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Rabbit Original Wall Art
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 Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
"Sculptures I" original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1974 by Atelier Arte and published by Maeght. Sheet size: 11 x 22 inches (275 x 562 mm). There is a center fold, as issued. Not signe...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 346. Printed in 1963 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 139-140 devoted to Miro and Artigas) and published i...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 300. Executed for Derriere le Miroir in 1961, and published in Paris by Maeght. Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 11 inches (370 x 277 mm...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Turtle Original Wall Art
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 Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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