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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
Terres Ardentes – Abstract Oil Painting, Contemporary, Textured, French artist
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Terres Ardentes (Burning Lands) captures the vibrant tension between matter, color, and equilibrium. Know...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Some Spain" (Abstract, Neutral, Graphic, Bold, Black White painting on Wood)
Located in Paris, IDF
SOME SPAIN 2021 Paris, France Graphically bold, yet cerebral, this textured, abstract piece offers a rich color palette. Painted using oil, acrylic and plaster, and executed on an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic

"Sky Blue and Multi Color Abstract" Large Painting Cobalt Yellow Red Gestural
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Tom Reno Measurements: 72 x 50 in. Medium: Acrylic on Canvas A brilliant, large scale, abstract painting by Tom Reno, executed in acrylic on canvas. This 72 x 50 inch canva...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue abstract painting LG431, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Radek Smach - Original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Mixed media. My works are part of many private collections all over the world. Ready to hang. No framing required (i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract 2552
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured raw emotion onto the canvas with thick, vibrant acrylic strokes, blending soft pastels and bold textures. It’s a dance of energy and calm, capturing fleeting feelings and moments. This artwork breathes warmth and serenity, inviting your space to pulse with expressive life and subtle harmony. It’s both a visual embrace and a celebration of the beauty in imperfection. ⭐ Artist : Alex Senchenko Title: Abstract 2552 📐 Size: 80cm. x 30cm. 🖌️ Medium: Professional Gallery Canvas, Acrylic Paints Original Painting on a 4cm. Deep "GALLERY WRAP" Stretched Canvas 🎨 Style: Abstract Contemporary Modern Wall Art...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Pond
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic & labels on paper
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Black and Yellow, Abstract Fish Patterns, Modern Seascape on Paper, Gestual
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Contemporary abstract expressionist nude woman s figure painting "Soft drapery"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman’s figure was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and forms part of her ongoing series dedicated to women, in which she explores t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

MELTING POT _0356
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
This artwork is a striking example of geometric abstract art, defined by its bold use of color and form. Dominating the composition is a large expanse of vibrant red at the top, whic...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Silhouetting ll" Acrylic on Raw Canvas, Framed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ali Enache (b. 1985, Washington, D.C.) is a Los Angeles-based abstract painter whose minimalist, textural works are characterized by warmth, subtle movement, and tonal depth. With a ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Peppermint - contemporary, gestural, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary abstract painting is by Carol Sutton. In the 1970s, the paintings of a young Carol Sutton caught the attention of one of America’s best-known art critics...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Original-Summer Green-British Awarded Artist-Foxgloves and Lilies-en plein air
Located in London, GB
Painted entirely en plein air in the early hours of summer, this work captures a fleeting moment of calm and light as the garden stirred awake under the soft glow of sunrise. Shizico...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Changing Wind, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sarah Parsons paints a colorful abstract in expressive colors and dynamic painterly strokes. Deep shades of royal blue diverge from a dreamy haze of po...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork Nature earth colors
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of A...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media

"Untitled" Swirling Abstract Oil on Canvas, Indonesian School of Affandi
Located in New York, NY
In the manner of Affandi Abstract Lotus, circa 1970 Unsigned Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horizontal and Vertical Figures, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Warm sepia tones in this classic Emanuel painting. John Emanuel "it is the figure , not the nude I am interested in..." Oil on board. Signed. Black wood frame
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Starry Night 2" Neo Abstract Expressionist take on Van Gogh s famous painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A contemporary take on Vincent Van Gogh's most famous painting "Starry Night". Darius Yektai, a contemporary painter based in New York's beach enclave The Hamptons, uses resin along ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Resin, Epoxy Resin, Oil Pastel

Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 7 - Colorful Geometric Abstract Circle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood

1960s "Fruit Bowl in Mexico" Gouache Oil Pastel Abstract Mid Century
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield Mexican Fruit Bowl 1960s Oil Pastel and Gouache on Paper 36"x32" unframed $1600 *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

"Ghost of the Gardens" (green, floral, vibrant, energetic, abstract landscapes)
Located in Paris, IDF
"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic

"Sunlit" (2023) By John McCaw, Original Expressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Sunlit" (2023) is a beautiful original expressionist painting, which depicts a park pathway during the sunset. A park bench rests along the path which leads...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Pale Pursuit - abstraction art, made in gray, black and white colors
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The diptych is made with india ink in black, grey color on Yupo paper. Each work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (black) with sizes 16 by 20 in. Mila A...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Minimalist Geometric Abstract Painting in Pink Minimal Tones by Carolin Kreutzer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Night s Harmony by Gabriela Azar Schreiner. Contemporary abstract Painting
Located in Mentone, AU
This painting is unstretched and unframed. It will be carefully rolled and shipped in a tube. "Creating large-scale abstract paintings that evoke tranquility and presence in any spac...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Modern abstract impressionist nature painting on canvas " Happy memories"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Happy Memories" – Original Acrylic Painting by French Artist Natalya Mougenot This contemporary abstract-impressionist nature painting, executed with touches of Art Brut and Impres...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

avp_1275 - Original Abstract Vibrant Pink Tone Contemporary Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Intersect (Blue)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas. Unframed. Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between foreground and background, center and edg...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Life Itself #4 - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This is one of a series of colourful abstract expression paintings by Milly Ristvedt. For more than six decades, Milly Ristvedt has explored the power of colour as a visual language...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Hip, Hip, Hooray! (Memphis Style Multicolored 3D Wooden Wall Sculpture, Square)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Hip, Hip, Hooray!", hand-carved wooden wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Walling, made in 2019 24 x 24 x 2.5 inches Carved wood and acrylic paint on panel Signed, ver...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Dye, Acrylic, Wood Panel

This is Up - Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Wilder Shore of Love, Original painting, Abstract art, Mixed media
Located in Deddington, GB
The Wilder Shore of Love is a paean to the south coast, the celebration of distance, natural power and shoreline. The colours reflect those one finds at the edges of city, where the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Judith Rothschild 1921 - New York 1– 1993 Untitled Circa 1945 Gouache, watercolor and ink with Collage on blue paper 9 x 12 inches (23 x 30.5 cm) Framed: 16 ½ x 19 ½ inches (42 x 49...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Homeward, Original Painting, Semi Abstract Landscaper painting, Wales
Located in Deddington, GB
“Homeward” is an original landscape painting by Helen Howells. It was inspired by the emotional responses and memories of walks, taken along the Welsh landscape. It is not of any spe...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Cyan Dress 2 - Minimalist Feminine Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite

Tuscany Meadow with Long Evening Shadows, Flowers, Summer Evening, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
A meadow in Tuscany on a summer's evening at my friend's house, near Sestina. The heat of the day has left a balmy warmth and the low sun is casting long deep shadows across the wild...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

Blue Mother Drawing #2 (Geometric Abstract Watercolor Painting in Blue Black)
Located in Hudson, NY
Blue Mother Drawing #2, by Jeanette Fintz in 2020 22 x 30 inches watercolor, gouache on Fabriano paper Signed lower right corner Framed: 32 x 39.5 inches, custom white frame, 8 ply w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Mist of thought - abstract painting, made in black, grey color, ink
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed 16 by 20 inches. Mila Akopova is New ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Static 185, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Stunning shades of green are contrasted in this one of a kind abstract painting. This piece is deckled and floated on a white mat and frame. Painting is 12X12" heavyweight stoc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Gorgeous Abstract Expressionist Figures by Syril Frank
Located in New York, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021) Untitled, c. 1970s/80s Oil on canvas Framed: 21 3/4 x 25 2/3 x 1 in. This fantastic painting in the abstract expressionist style loosely depicts a ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shadow Boxer (D.1)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed The Shadow Boxer and skipstep paintings grow out of an interest in the paradox of spatial comprehension found in abstract painting. As with the shadow ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Shadow Boxer (D.1)
Shadow Boxer (D.1)
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Medusa
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil on paper
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

AWH 168 - Original Figurative Abstract Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer has created a positive stir at major international art fairs (Art Basel, Kunst Köln, etc.). His lively and mysterious compositions pique the taste of the serious art ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Abstract Minimalist Skyscape Painting in Neutral Tones by Viktor Kobylianski
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Pigment

#132, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pigment

"Once Verdant" (abstract, roses, floral, blush, pink, green, dye, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
ONCE VERDANT 2024 Paris, France This enchanting painting portrays the artist's vision of an abstracted, organic floral pattern. The floral shapes and shadows allude to traces of a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Dye, Oil

"Overtures Like That" (abstract, floral, dye, orange, brown, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
OVERTURES LIKE THAT 2024 Paris, France This painting portrays a mysterious pattern. The almost living floral shapes and organic shadows allude to both beauty and danger in an abstr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Dye

Frammento – Original Abstract Wall Art, Charcoal Pure Pigment on Canvas, large
Located in Agrigento, AG
Artist: Marilina Marchica (b. 1984, Italy) Title: Frammento Year: 2024 Medium: Charcoal and pure mineral pigment on cotton canvas Size: 60 × 130 cm (23.6 × 51.2 in) Signature: Signed...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Pigment, Carbon Pigment

Sandbank, abstract art, landscape art, seascape art, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Jon Rowland: 'As the tide recedes sometimes it leaves small sand spits. The Scottish coast offers opportunities to make a quick sketch that can be worked on in the studio.' Discover new paintings by Jon Rowland and his abstract expressionism with Wychwood Art. Each work has been carefully selected by Deborah Allan our Chief Art Curator. Wychwood Art have exhibited Jon Rowland in London during a pop-up exhibition of theirs at the Darren Baker Gallery. His paintings have been displayed at the Royal Academy and at the Berthold and Darren Baker Gallery in London. He has also exhibited in group exhibitions at Linacre and Green Colleges, at Swann Gallery in Woodstock, and with Wychwood Art at Battersea Art Fair. He was one of six contemporary artists who took part in an exhibition of views of Blenheim Palace, juxtaposing the original visions with today's, as part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Capability Brown's birth. Solo exhibitions have been at the Said Business School, Wolfson College in Central Oxford, and most recently at the Sewell Centre Art Gallery and Cornerstone Art Centre in Oxfordshire, and the Boiler Room Gallery in Central Oxford. Through Wychwood Art, he has carried out several large scale commissions for private clients. Jon comments: Painting is a journey. One starts at one place - the blank canvas, and hopefully ends at a resolution. Sometimes one gets lost. My aim in this journey is to create original, contemporary art that is grounded in place. Chance and opportunity are the travelling companions; but the art is to know when the journey is complete. I tend to work in series, with references to locations that are abstracted, reflecting on themes of colour, movement and space. In some themes I use concepts...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Cascade - Original Earth Tone Abstract Impasto Nature Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using an impasto, painterly technique Dana Cowie creates cubist-inspired farm and rural landscapes. Working within controlled color schemes, her artworks appear abstract up close and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Abstract Mixed Media Drawing by Rem Raymond Coninckx - Belgium
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Rem Raymond Coninckx was born on 28th March in Couvin (Belgium) 1904 and died in Dinan 1974. He was a painter, draftsman, engraver and also created metallic panels and mosaics. Cont...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel

"Niké" 2025 acrylic, gypsum compound spray paint on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Falcetta niké, 2025 acrylic, gypsum compound & spray paint on canvas 40 x 30 in. (fal013)
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel

HUGE 1970 S FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT SIGNED FRENCH OIL - BRIGHT COLORFUL NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed lower corner, circa 1980's period. Title: Cubist abstract composition of figures. Medium: oil painting, on canvas. Size: frame: 32.5 x ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elastic. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Insomnia s Green Ledge
Located in Houston, TX
Terrell James Insomnia's Green Ledge, 2022 Oil on canvas 66 x 66 in (167.6 x 167.6 cm)
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

SILENCIO #1 and #2 Diptych. Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
DNA is genetic information, hidden and encrypted in body fluids. Veiled data that we load, that we do not know and that someone knows how to decipher. Such specifications characteriz...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Playing In the Blue Cathedral. Contemporary Surfers Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Walshe goes surfing!
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Drawing Signed SG
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Drawing Signed SG by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French signed lower right “SG”, name stamped verso Ink on artists paper, unf...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink

ABSTRACT Minimal White Crudo Painting Texture Italian Artist Silvia De Marchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Murray Hantman (1904-1999). Composition, 1951. Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left. Signed, dated and titled en verso. Provenance: estate of Murray Hantman. Biography: Shaped by his life experiences and a commitment to the practice of making art, the work of Murray Hantman represents a career of personal exploration and aesthetic refinement that took him from New York, to Los Angeles, back to New York and eventually to the serene, yet dramatic, coast of Maine where he worked as part of the artists’ colony on Monhegan Island. Born in Pennsylvania in 1904, Hantman’s family moved many times to follow his father’s business opportunities, eventually settling in New York. A childhood of economic instability and dislocation formed Hantman’s early years, making him independent and self-reliant from a very early age. Hantman’s father owned movie theatres and photography studios and, recognizing his son’s artistic ability, employed him to print and hand-color photographs as a child. When he was eleven and living in Michigan, a public school teacher arranged for Hantman to receive a scholarship to the Detroit Museum of Art School where after a year he was awarded another scholarship to study at the Detroit School of Design. He studied in Detroit for a year until his family abruptly moved to Alabama, interrupting his artistic and academic studies until the family moved to New York at the end of the first World War. As a young man, Hantman supported himself by working many different jobs in New York and New Jersey. Steady work with his brother at the Hartford and New Haven Railroad...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

The Memory of Unknown Things 7(ii), Contemporary, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
The Memory of Unknown Things is a series of paintings exploring the experience of knowing something but not being able to retrieve it immediately from memory. Through the painting pr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nestor Toro, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Newel Hunter, and Sumit Mehndiratta. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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