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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2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Soft pink and beige hues create a calming visual effect in this minimalist abstract painting. Executed using a dripping technique, the composition exudes spon...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Varying blues and teals, accented with orange geometric shapes, evoke the expansive feeling of an open landscape. The piece illustrates transcending limitatio...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Gouache, Panel, Graphite
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
A captivatingly serene atmosphere unfolds in this abstract painting, created by layering pink and blue tones, topped with white. The palette of transparent an...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Dorothy Dunn presents an enchanting array of autumnal tones. Vibrant reds, oranges, and purples capture the essence of cool days, spectacular sunsets, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Joanie Ford created this painting from her references of Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona. "I included the springtime trees from my imagination to add...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Colorful circles hover over a monochromatic background. The linear marks represent an acceleration of space, creating the illusion of stretched light. The composition engages a dialogue between imagination and breaking through the limiting barriers of distance and various dimensions.
About the Artist
Artist Patrick Duffy creates multi-scaled abstract compositions that seek to realize patterns through process, form, and color. Growing up in the coastal town of Blue Hill...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Artist Comments
A glowing spring sunset along Highway 1 in Big Sur. "I was inspired by the bounty of California coastal wildflowers," says Kajal Zaveri. "They are a treat for...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media, Board
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Plywood, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Linen, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
As the sun rises, golden hues of peach and soft shades of blue illuminate the pond. Artist Gail Greene paints this restorative moment capturing the quiet and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Oil





