Contemporary Abstract Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Isla 06
Located in New York, NY
Born in the province of Colón, Panamá in 1976, Thannyo De Freitas Navarro experienced an upbringing in which artistic
expression and earthly connection were...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
A Glacier Letting Go - Atmospheric tonal abstract landscape waterfall painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"A Glacier Letting Go' is a winter abstract landscape painting inspired by the waterfall gushing from the ice, a moment of letting go in nature .Have you ever seen a glacier letting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harmony In Red, Landscape Artwork, Original Oil Painting, Abstract Art
By Miles Cole
Located in Deddington, GB
Harmony In Red is an abstract composition inspired by the experience of Soho on a hot summer night. Leaving Ronnie Scott's with the rich sounds, rhythms and colours of jazz still rin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Beach 4 - Modern Figurative Minimalistic Oil Painting, Sea View, Love
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evanescence- 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Oil Painting, Gold Leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gabrielle Benot, "Decorato", 48x36 Bright Contemporary Equine Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This abstract equine painting, "Decorato" by artist Gabrielle Benot is a 48x36 original mixed media painting on canvas. Depicted is an abstract horse portrait, from a side view, in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Brigitte Mathé - Forest Rescue
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Geometric Abstract Painting - White and Blue Pathways over Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary Geometric Abstract Painting - White and Blue Pathways over Black
Simple yet bold contemporary piece by an unknown artist. Utilizing a limited palette of black, pale blu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Looking Beyond - Framed Original Abstract Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Alessandro Casetti's paintings metaphorically represent all the emotions, fears, and hopes that populate our daily life inside and ou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Infrastructure Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition Diptych
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert O'Meara (American, 1957-2024), Abstract Composition in Blue Diptych, Oil on Canvas, apparently unsigned, unframed. Panel: 20" H x 16" W. Provenance: From a 333 East 75th Stree...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rocky Mountain Empire
Located in Bozeman, MT
Artist Statement-"I work in mixed media, laying down layers of spray paint, pencil, and traditional oil wash on wood or canvas before bringing in photography or other elements that c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Lebanese Contemporary Art by Rawia Zantout - The Power of the Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil & Gold Leaf on canvas
Rawia Zantout is a French Lebanese artist born in 1971 who lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon. She is an experienced artist w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled 24 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Salzburg, AT
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings:
”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon
Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love and happiness. Why is this organic che...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Untitled 23 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Salzburg, AT
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings:
”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon
Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love and happiness. Why is this organic che...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Mademoiselle - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Woods, Architectural
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,120 Sale Price
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RAMON POCH RETRATO FAMILIAR 147 acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Peliculas:
He has...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
New Beginnings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Is it the end, or the start of something new? Acrylic, Latex, Aerosol, Mixed Media.
Jordan Barker is a New York City based mixed media artist. Initially inspired by found objects, h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Latex, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lake St George by Kensett, Old master landscape, modern style, oil on metal
Located in Dallas, TX
DAVID CRISMON
"I felt it was appropriate to use an 'old' process, such as painting, to speak about a 'new' processes or technologies. Digital imaging, scans and photocopies alter an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Breather or Field Play
Located in New Orleans, LA
Non-objective artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color and line through the medium of hand-painted and manipulated paper. Her works inhabit space outside the two-dimensional plan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paper, Acrylic
Poppy Seed - Abstract Botanical Green Bird Red Orange Yellow White Flowers, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, lively abstract brushwork in bright yellow, white, purple and lush green against a dramatic crimson red orange background suggests flower...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Hypostase
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Francis Moreau is a French artist (1940-2021) who lived and worked in Paris, France. Like many others, he wasn't born with a brush from childhood but through hard wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Water Lilies: After Monet II
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Water Lilies: After Monet (Like Looking at a Bad Black and White Photo in an Old Textbook) II" is one of four versions in Darius Yektai's popular Waterlil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Tropical Solitude - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Large Art
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Watching The World Carry On - Abstract Brown Tone Figurative Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
C.E. Ross, "Bright Summer Day", Colorful Teal Contemporary Tree Landscape
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This contemporary abstracted forest landscape, "Bright Summer Day", by artist Charles Emery Ross is a 30x30 acrylic painting on canvas featuring a colorful and whimsical foliage scen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Brando and G, Mixed Media painting, oil, acrylic, spray paint
archival ink
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
This mixed media painting on canvas measures 36x54" framed size 38x56". Titled "Brando and G", it is in Ceravolo's classic urban Pop style. In this mixed media painting on canvas ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Contrapuntal (1/19) by James Lumsden - Abstract colour painting, blue, violet
Located in Paris, FR
Contrapuntal (1/19) is a unique acrylic on canvas, gloss finish painting by contemporary artist James Lumsden, dimensions are 40 × 40 cm (15.7 × 15.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camellia Blanc
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
2023 III – 4 by Christiane Maurer - Textile art, line, geometric, green tone
Located in Paris, FR
2023 III – 4 is a unique textile (double weave, handwoven cotton stretched on frame) artwork by contemporary artist Christiane Maurer, dimensions are 40 × 45 cm (15.7 × 17.7 in).
Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton
Havabanana / Sleep (diptych)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Havabanana / Sleep (diptych)" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of lost objects, acrylic, aerosol, abandoned papers, laser engraving, string, nails, wood box frame measur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Thread, Wood, Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic, Engraving
Geografia del Color, Amanecer, abstract landscape oil painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Maria Jose Concha lived for 7 years in the Chilean Patagonia, the world’s southernmost landscape, an experience, which transformed her work and becomes the focus of her expressive pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$5,400 Sale Price
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Azure Vine 4 by Mathieu Piffeteau - Abstract painting, color gradation, illusion
Located in Paris, FR
Azure Vine 4 is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Mathieu Piffeteau, dimensions are 61 × 50 cm (24 × 19.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lucent (3/19) by James Lumsden - Abstract color painting, turquoise
navy blue
Located in Paris, FR
Lucent (3/19) is a unique acrylic on canvas, gloss finish painting by contemporary artist James Lumsden, dimensions are 45 × 40 cm (17.7 × 15.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lucent (2/19) by James Lumsden - Abstract color painting, pink and blue
Located in Paris, FR
Lucent (2/19) is a unique acrylic on canvas, gloss finish painting by contemporary artist James Lumsden, dimensions are 45 × 40 cm (17.7 × 15.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ringelnatzer
Located in Wien, 9
Dirk van der Meulen (from 1982: Dirk Lumen), born 1945 in Gronau/Westphalia. Studied Protestant theology, art history and architecture at the University o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sign by Emanuel Schulze - Semi-abstract oil painting, earth tones, yellow
Located in Paris, FR
Sign is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Emanuel Schulze, dimensions are 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6 in).
The artwork is signed and comes with a certificate of aut...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Echoes (2/19) by James Lumsden - Abstract colour painting, violet
bright red
Located in Paris, FR
Echoes (2/19) is a unique acrylic on canvas, gloss finish painting by contemporary artist James Lumsden, dimensions are 45 × 40 cm (17.7 × 15.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Distant King III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, mountain
Located in Paris, FR
The Distant King III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 85 × 120 cm (33.5 × 47.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Soft Departure Pt. 1", Geometric Abstracted Glyphs by Sophie Roach
By Sophie Roach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Soft Departure Pt. 1" is an original piece by Sophie Roach made from watercolor on paper with a wax seal. This piece measures 13”h x 10”w framed and is signed en recto.
Sophie Roac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Hidden Meadow" - Bright and Colorful Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler's "Hidden Meadow" is a masterpiece that exudes vitality and vibrancy. A veritable cascade of colors, the painting evokes the impression of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Hot Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TN686-D by Hachiro Kanno - Abstraction
Japanese calligraphy, diptych painting
Located in Paris, FR
TN686-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 73 × 120 cm (28.7 × 47.2 in). ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Convergence
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
painting, colorful, abstract, canvas, contemporary, bold, "Stories - Gazelle"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
painting, colorful, abstract, canvas, contemporary, symbols; My "Stories Paintings" tell tales gathered from wanderings around the country and around the world. When I am walking I a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rooted in observation and fueled by a curiosity about the behavior of objects and handicraft processes, Carly Glovinski makes paintings, sculpture and works on paper that often teeter between representation and abstraction. Letting craft techniques like weaving inform her mark making, her work mimics everyday objects and highlights geometric pattern and structure found in textiles, while exploring the resourceful attitudes associated with domestic craft and rural communities that prioritize placemaking in concert with nature. She received her BFA from Boston University in 2003 and is represented by Morgan Lehman Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
White Tulips
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Darius Yektai's "White Tulips" is a large-scale, layered, oil on resin, on canvas painting.
White Tulips is archetypal in all but scale. Yektai’s stateme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Showering You with Affection - Abstract Muted Tone Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Ink
Kunsthaus Garden
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Oil, Panel
Estrellita. From The Rectangular Composition Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Big Blue
Located in New Orleans, LA
Non-objective artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color and line through the medium of hand-painted and manipulated paper. Her works inhabit space outside the two-dimensional plan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Fuite météorique 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Francis Moreau is a French artist (1940-2021) who lived and worked in Paris, France. Like many others, he wasn't born with a brush from childhood but through hard wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract White and Blue Wooden Painting, 2024 -
Small notes
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Giorgio Petracci (born in 1974, Fermo, Italy) is an artist based in Paris, whose work is deeply inspired by the seaside landscapes of his childhood and the personal experiences that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Achondrite
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Francis Moreau is a French artist (1940-2021) who lived and worked in Paris, France. Like many others, he wasn't born with a brush from childhood but through hard wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
San Antonio Orange
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monochrome Landscape – Original Mixed Media Painting on Canvas (2025)
Located in Agrigento, AG
Monochrome Landscape – Original Mixed Media Painting on Canvas (2025)
Description:
Monochrome Landscape is an original, one-of-a-kind painting by Italian artist Marilina Marchica.
C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$2,017 Sale Price
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Sweet
Located in New Orleans, LA
BONNIE MAYGARDEN is a multimedia artist who received her MFA in Studio Arts from Tulane University. She attended Pratt Institute in New York, where she received her Bachelor's of Fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$18,000
Portrait of a Black Bear
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a painted-framed original painting. Bayard Hollins' work explores the link between abstraction and figurative representation. Although the lines back to classical realism can...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
56x56 in. - Chamonix - Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Influenced by artistic expression in music, poetry, literature, and drawing inspiration from concepts in art and science, the artist finds bold expression in color, lines and shapes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Shellacked Cowboy XIII
Located in Bozeman, MT
Like the Westerns I grew up with, my own work is camouflaged in a veil of nostalgia. The figures in my work are often portrayed against a stark background. This forces the viewer to recognize the myth before the critique exposes itself. I work from observation and my imagination using watercolor and traditional printmaking methods. The figurative images I create are heavily researched. By using the West, a subject that I am both familiar with and continue to question, I aim to engage with our inherent perceptions of the past and the myths embedded within. - Jed Webster Smith
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 Anastasia Pelias, Chelsea Davine, Waleria Matelska, and Anna Maria Caboni. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1.63 inches across are also available.