Abstract 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
"Epergne" (black & white, abstract, surreal, dark, mysterious, natural, canvas)
Located in Paris, IDF
EPERGNE
2024, Paris, France
This painting conveys the sense of knowing something is under the surface, in the dark, while not fully understanding it - as if looking into a cave. An ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Symbol of the Year Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is my first work in 2024.
The energy of colors is very strong here.
It is about symbol of this Year- inner power, growth, transformation. The power of this bright color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Through the prism, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is one of my last summer works of 2023.
It describes world process of global transformation in every area of life. Looking through the prism is about different views of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tranquil XXI - Large Pallet Knife Relief Blue Gradient Abstract Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Tranquil XXI - Large Pallet Knife Relief Blue Gradient Abstract Painting ia a spectacular huge XXXL original abstract artwork from the Tranquil serie.
This artwork is shipping UNMOUNTED and ROLLED UP in a tube. International shipping prices have risen 50%, making international shipping for large stretched...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Euphoria, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
Euphoria is very deep and emotional painting. I worked with
subconscious, color palette with my knowledges about color psychology. Harmony of colors and composition will harmonize y...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.
I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes.
If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Water and Sky dancing. Interior Abstract / Clouds in the blue ocean / Sea, waves
Located in Zofingen, AG
This beautiful and gentle blue painting heals the space and radiates the love of our Creator.
Psychologists believe that the blue palette has a beneficial effect on the human psyc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
The vagina that sees everything oil on canvas painting abstract expressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - the all-seeing vagina - Oil on canvas
Canvas size 60X60 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art st...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
abstract with portrait oil and collage on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Horacio Sapere (1951) - Abstract - Oil and collage on canvas
Signed lower right
Canvas measures 61x46 cm.
Frameless.
Horacio Sapere (Buenos Aires, 1951). He has lived and worked in Mallorca since 1975 and since 2011 he has had a studio in New York. An intense and committed artist, he develops his creative process through theater and performance (1970-1980), visual poetry (1976-1982), painting and sculpture. Creator of major projects such as Poet's room (1995), presented for the first time at the BMB gallery in Amsterdam (1996), at the UIB -Universitat de les Illes Balears- (1997) and at the Sala de Cultura Sa Nostra in Ibiza (1998). ); and as a sculptural poetic installation at the MEIAC, the Spanish and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art in Badajoz (2000), the Fernando Pessoa...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist With Orange and Blue Colors
By Sandro von Lorsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Expressionist Abstract Composition With Orange and Blue Colors
Canvas size 24"x32" gold leaf frame 27"x35", signed lower right corner.
Sandro von Lorsch German painter born 1921-19...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Color Moves" Abstract, Geometric, Linear, Colorful
Located in Detroit, MI
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"Color Moves" is a colorful abstract with a broad linear element. Artist David Rubello studied and painted naturalism for many years...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dancers 7 - Red and Black Figures Embracing the Love of Movement and Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
65-D-2
Located in Columbia, MO
Oil on canvas
Signed verso
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed.
Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Board
Afterglow
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or a...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Abstract, Indigo and Ivory', Large SF Bay Area Modernist oil, Legion of Honor
By Fenton Kastner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso "F. Kastner" for Fenton Kastner (American, 1915-2008), dated 1955, and titled "Waterfront-IV".
Old label verso inscribed with artist's name and title.
A dynamic, mid-...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Them" Contemporary Black, White, and Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract expressionist mixed media painting by Florida-born artist Suzanne McClelland. The work features an explosion of abstract and energetic mark making stemming from...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“So Plant, So Animal” (Graphic, Bold, Abstract, Neutral, Framed, Linen Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
Bold yet delicately portrayed, "So Plant, So Animal I" is an abstract piece framed to perfection, offering a timeless neutral color palette. The central theme captures the essence of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen, Wood, India Ink
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
#711, Original Painting, Abstract, Cloud, Vibrant, Gold
Located in Deddington, GB
Original abstract painting, exploring the language of paint and colour.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Original Painting by Jessie Woodward
Acrylic on Canvas
80 H x 80 W x 4.5 D cm (31.50...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunlit Prayers-Original Triptych-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-Expressionist
Located in London, GB
The 'Sunlit' series is an exploration of the colour yellow and its positive healing effect on individuals impacted by grief.
The pictorial language in this series pays homage to Japa...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Northern legends.Pursuit.
Located in Oslo, NO
One abstract and symbolic way to tell one history.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the desired image.I...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Northern legends.White expansion
Located in Oslo, NO
Movement of white color that give impression of power and victory.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Algo Sencillo (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and prov...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint.
Paulonia Wood
RAMA - Light Freezes III
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her tim...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Original-Magic Bell in the Day -UK Awarded Artist-Botanical Abstract Expression
Located in London, GB
In her latest series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases. Applying the format of diptychs and triptychs, she creates lyrical narratives, capturing t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she wa...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Climbing Clematis" Abstract Encaustic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract floral encaustic painting by Linda Bigness features a cool green and blue palette, with subtle warm muted orange accents and large organic botanical forms and line work...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silver
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Art by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Scene by Contemporary British Artist
Art measures 16 x 16 inches
Frame measures 21 x 21 inches
The painting depicts a serene landscape f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Abstract Composition, Oil Painting by James Edward Jones
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract expressionist painting by James Edward Jones. Oil on board, circa 1980. Signed on verso. Displayed in a per...
Category
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bas Relief II" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bas Relief II" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video art and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Galactic Expressions - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Galactic Expressions - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). The backg...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Diptych of two wood panels with black lava paint.
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Spring 2024" Abstract Floral Still Life Statement Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original painting by Christine Averill-Green features a cool blue and metallic silver palette with a vibrant yellow accent. A blue and white vas...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
Constant Gardener-Original Large Oil-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-Expression
Located in London, GB
[Constant Gardener] and [Memory Landscape Series] are projects Shizico Yi began in 2015. She explores the forms, layers, and materials to express the relationship between space, time...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
ABSTRACT Artwork White Grey Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Three wood panels composition with grey white acrylic paint.
Paulonia Wood
RAMA - Light Freezes II
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
virtualité corporelle 29
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
virtualité corporelle 25
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Lines Canvas by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Green Erawan 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Parents", abstract, family, home, domestic, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
“Parents” is a very lively and colorful 30 x 60-inch oil painting on canvas by Anita Loomis. A work from her “Family” series, this vibrant scene has the feel of an animated and busy ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Personajes Bailando en Verde, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100x150cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"AD 4.23" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 4.23" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium
virtualité corporelle 20
Located in Washington, DC
Faced with the pursuit of an unrealistic virtual aesthetic, body dysmorphia has become a prevalent form of social anxiety in our times. The series 'virtualité corporelle' reflects on...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Red Tarkine 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Landscape Sinharaja 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
'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 an...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Flow (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Flow (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Framed
Canvas size: 150 x 150 x 2 cm / 59 x 59 x 0.7 inch
Andreas Durrer is a Swiss abstract painter. His work is characterised by a d...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
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