Abstract Landscape Paintings
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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Artist Comments
Inspired by the sea and water, the composition features shades of blue accented with hints of gold to evoke the sunset. Part of artist Janet Hamilton's Stripe...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Inspired by the magic of trees, mountains, and flowing water, each brushstroke tells a story of nature's beauty. Sanded layers of paint reveal unique textures...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
This abstract painting reveals a tranquil scene where misty ridges of brown and red rise into a pale, glowing sky. Soft white forms drift across the horizon, th...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Warm fall tones meet the cool serenity of winter, capturing the fleeting beauty of a sudden snowfall. The composition depicts the delicate transition between ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Soft blues and gold evoke the serene meeting of the ocean and horizon. The abstract depiction enhances the atmospheric quality, while the shimmering colors ad...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Teresa Smith displays a picturesque impressionist landscape of Aspen groves. "Autumn is here," declares Teresa. The leaves slowly turn a crisp, bright yellow. The sunny fall day along the shoreline brings inspiration from its vivid colors.
About the Artist
Teresa Smith captures the soul of the west coast landscape in her contemplative oil paintings. Teresa gathers impressions of the land around her remote island home on horseback rides accompanied by her Irish wolfhound. Her works capture the light coming through the trees, a richness of color, and the interconnectedness of nature. Her subjects emerge through lyrical brushwork, sometimes with light streaming as if through a stained glass window. Her major influences are Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr, and the Canadian Group of Seven, the latter of whom pioneered a distinctive style defined by a direct connection with nature. In addition to painting, Teresa is a master gardener, and she grows food year-round in her garden and volunteers in the community to educate and diagnose plant problems. She works from her studio on the top floor of a barn overlooking the pond and trees, where deer walk by and ducks swim. According to Teresa, "much of today’s art is based on concept. That is, the artist has an idea, then uses their art to educate and inform. I do contemplative painting, which is different. For me, it is allowing the painting to unfold in a contemplative or meditative way."
Words that describe this painting: landscape, Tom Thomson...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Metal
Artist Comments
Artist George Peebles presents a beautiful palm tree overlooking warm waters. The leaves mesmerizingly sway along the gentle gusts of wind. The tropical setti...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
House Paint
Artist Comments
Expressive strokes of paint mimic the spray of the Pacific Ocean. The gritty texture in the composition represents the sandy beach, where the water and dry la...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Broad strokes of paint depict the spray of the Pacific Ocean. The gritty texture reminisces the sandy beaches, where the water meets dry land. The artwork's i...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Paste, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Resin, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Resin, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
"This painting looks like a place I saw in my dream," says artist Naoko Tadotsu. "It was a large forest, filled with bright warm light. Birds were singing mer...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic





