Abstract Still-life 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
Black on Black #4
By Jimmy Ernst
Located in Miami, FL
The artist has painted the work in matte black and gloss black. It a sense this is also an optical art “Op Art” in that it changes as the light changes. Jimmy Ernst was a major figure of the New York School of abstract painting and part of The Irascibles, and son of Max Ernst:
Provenance: Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, New York; Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, D.C. (acquired from the above in 1966); Joseph H. Hirshhorn bequest, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C., 1981; Sotheby's Arcade, New York, New York, February 24, 1995, lot 331; The Jeanne and Carroll Berry...
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1960s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Contemporary Floral Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed Purple Art, Flowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flowers #8 is a powerful and symbolically rich acrylic painting by Liza Zhdanova, a contemporary Ukrainian artist whose work explores emotional depth through explosive color and intu...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Floral Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed Bold Still Life, Flowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flowers #5 is a vivid and emotionally layered acrylic painting by Liza Zhdanova, one of Ukraine’s rising voices in contemporary figurative art. In this piece, she deconstructs the cl...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
" Albero rosa" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 - Oil Paint on Masonite, Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Pink tree".
Oil paint on masonite.
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Studio - Morning, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they coopera...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pequeño Motivo Floral
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Encaustic and oil on canvas on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
“Silver Spider Spirit”acrylic and silver leaf on mylar framed abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This abstract composition in blue and brown black earthtones is created with a unique perspective which gives a feeling of looking up at a sky or looking down into merging paths of water. Cyphers use of silver leaf gives the central forms a reflective glow, which balances well with her masterful brushwork and mark making. This painting has a meditative quality that draws the viewer in and allows for introspective thought.
Peggy Cyphers, “Silver Spider Spirit”acrylic and silver leaf on mylar
($2750 USD framed in shadowbox frame with museum glass)
Peggy Cyphers has had over 30 solo exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe since 1984. Cyphers received numerous awards for her work, including NEA, Elizabeth Foundation, Peter S...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Silver
"Explosion Mandala" 24" x 24" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Explosion Mandala" 24" x 24" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Mixed media collage
THE SPRING WAR COLLECTION
Finding light and hope during time of war and despair is the message Tetiana...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Pensée Quartet no. 1
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Pensée Quartet " by Koko Hovaguimaian is an oil on board that showcases the artist's distinctive brushstroke style. The title, "Pensée Quartet," suggests that the artwork revolves ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract flowers Pensée, oil painting Pensée, flowers Pensée, yellow Pensée.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Pensée Trio No. 1. (Pansies - floral silhouettes series) by Koko Hovaguimaian is an oil painting that showcases the artist's distinctive brushstroke style. The title, "Pensée Trio,"...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Irene by Shelly Madruga, Contemporary Artwork Portrait
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Irene' by Shelly Madruga is a character-rich portrait rendered in oil on canvas. Measuring 7 x 5 in, this piece showcases the artist's distinctive style and command of composition. ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bottle
Glasses"
By James Lechay
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
James Lechay (1907 – 2001)
Born in the Bronx in 1907, James Lechay spent most of his childhood in Brooklyn before moving to Joilet, Illinois at age 13 to live with his uncle after his mother passed away. In 1928, he received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Illinois. The next year, he attended one week of graduate school before leaving to study under his brother, the painter Myron Lechay, in New York. At his brother’s studio, James began to associate with other artists of the time such as Milton Avery, Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky, William Zorach, and Raphael and Moses Soyer. From Myron, James Lechay learned to train his eye to observe natural forms and developed a philosophy dependent upon the relationship built between the artist and the subject.
Lechay became engaged in the social and political issues of Depression-era New York and even joined the social realism movement for a brief time in the 1930s. He operated as the leader of the Artists Union while employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). With the WPA, Lechay traveled to Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he established a gallery and exhibited the works of Milton Avery, Max Weber, and other WPA artists. Despite his association with many artists and artistic communities in New York in the 1930s and 40s, Lechay opposed adopting a style due to its popularity and commercial success. His use, however, of large brushstrokes from Abstract Expressionism, the flattened plane of Modernism, and the simple compositions of early Abstraction created a combination of styles completely his own.
A painter of a vast range of subjects, including still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, Lechay was known to reduce these forms to their visual essentials. Lechay often did not date his paintings as he frequently reworked them, even after they were exhibited, calling his pieces, “finished at all stages and never finished”.
In 1945, Lechay was hired by the University of Iowa’s art department, where he worked alongside Mauricio Lasansky, Humbert Albrizio, Carl Fracassini, and Byron Burford...
Category
20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$15,625
Urban Legend (Large Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDi...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
$2,240 Sale Price
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"Heart Mandala #3" 16" x 16" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Heart Mandala #3" 16" x 16" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Mixed media collage
THE SPRING WAR COLLECTION
Finding light and hope during time of war and despair is the message Tetiana ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Chinese Contemporary art by Fu Ze-Nan - Flower No.1
By Fu Zenan
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen
Fu Zenan always known as Da Han is a Chinese artist born in 1953 who lives & works in Songzhuang, Beijing, China. He is graduated from the Suzhou University. In 1985, F...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Flowers On The Sun - Abstract Oil Painting Yellow Orange Beige White Lilac
Located in Sofia, BG
"Flowers On The Sun" is an impressionist landscape painting by Maestro Lili Sotirova.
The painting is unframed.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: Oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, C...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pomegranate Music I
Located in Sofia, BG
"Pomegranate Music 1" is a painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Natalia Yampolskaya.
The painting is framed.
Her paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represe...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blueprints into Reality - Building Construction Rebar Concrete Forms
Located in Miami, FL
Blueprints into Reality - Full-page ad for United Engineers that ran in Fortune Magazine, March 1958, and other business magazines. As Fred Taraba stated, this image is symbolic of optimism and potential.
Work includes the original issue of Fortune Magazine with the ad in which United Engineers mentions Stanley Meltzoff.
"Here Stanley Meltzoff dramatizes with tools and massive concrete forms...
Category
1950s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rocking Horse Children
s Room
Located in Miami, FL
Eye-pleasing example of understated and muted colors. Gouache on masonite Ex-collection the Society of Illustrators Meticulously rendered in a post-cubist manner in subtle earth ton...
Category
1940s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Gladioli in Clay Pot"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ashley John is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
Gershon Benjamin is a painter of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene. He had a pro...
Category
20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Guns, rifle and Shells Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
An intriguing and complex composition composed of guns, rifles, ammo and a bullseye. Work is housed in a rustic Heydenryk frame.
Category
1940s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
"3dlh". Street Art, graffiti, bright colors, Gestural Abstraction
Located in MADRID, ES
Street Art, graffiti, bright colors, Gestural Abstraction
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
$1,141 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Abstract Still Life Acrylic
Oil Painting - The Party
Located in Bristol, GB
THE PARTY
Size: 40 x 40 cm (including frame)
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
An engaging and playful contemporary abstract still life composition that uses a combination of geometr...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Across the Hall
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Homage to Cezanne II"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ashley John is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
Gershon Benjamin is a painter of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene. He had a pro...
Category
20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Just Carefree, Original Framed Signed Contemporary Abstract Floral Painting
By Novi Lim
Located in Boston, MA
Just Carefree, Original Framed Signed Contemporary Abstract Floral Painting, 2022
36" x 36" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas
38" x 38" x 2.5" (HxWxD) Framed
Hand-signed by the artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Paradise Bird, Original Floral Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Paradise Bird, Original Floral Still Life Painting
11" x 14" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas
An abstracted floral still life pops off of the canvas with a vibrant red juxtaposed against a deep blue background.
Artist Commentary:
This piece is the result of taking a picture of a Bird of Paradise plant, photoshopping it into an abstract image, and then painting that image on canvas.
Keywords: flower, abstract, bird of paradise, red, blue, vibrant, bright, colorful
Artist Biography:
Robert Crooker...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sundown
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Travels in the southwest in New Mexico and the feel of the land masses inspired this image.
Keywords: warm colors, orange, southwest, landscape, mesa, New Mexico,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue, Gold, Black Rio De Colores
, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
I enjoy creating dramatic feelings with my art - Feelings such as Joy, Power, Up-Liftment, and Serenity.
Keywords: Abstract, minimalist,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Festooned
By Delna Dastur
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The plants are having a field day scrambling all over the city, displaying Nature's power over man made buildings.
Keywords: plants, nature, cityscape, joyous
Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Night Studio II, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they cooperate within his studio space.
A...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Closet #5
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Closet #4
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 8 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist Balance 26" x 24"
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 8 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist Balance 26" x 24" Look for Free Shipping at Checkout
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 6 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 29" x 27" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 6 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 29" x 27"
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 5 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 26" x23" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 5 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 26" x23" Balance
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrok...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 4 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 40
x32" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden Series 5 40" x 32" oil on canvas
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contemp...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 3 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 20"26" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González MALLO)
Spring Garden 3 Series 26" x 23" oil on canvas
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contempora...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 2 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 20"26" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 2 Series 23" x 23" oil on canvas
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contempor...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 1 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 20"26" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden Series Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contemporary landscape, in which it b...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Side Track 58
Located in New York, NY
Earth, air, water, and fire are the center subjects of my art. I live in New York City-it is close to the ocean, and I’ve developed a deep affinity for the sea, which has also evoked...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Price Upon Request
Carolina Ponte - No Title (Large Scale Abstract Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA PONTE
No Title, 2016
60 x 197 inches
Acrylic on Linen
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The extended present time and the a...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Linen, Acrylic
"Fire Flowers". Large Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Fire Flowers - an impressive piece from Berlin; his flowers form a tribute celebrating hope and resilience . This painting is imbued with motion and meaning and uses the most subtle ...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green Flowers (part 1 of 2), Oil on Canvas, Geometric Abstraction, Russian Art
Located in Houston, TX
This painting on canvas demonstrates Tobreluts’s range of technique. Departing from the robust geometric abstract style that characterizes so many of her paintings, this work is dist...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carolina Ponte - No Title (Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA PONTE
No Title, 2016 (Painting)
60 x 197 inches (150 x 400 cm)
Acrylic on Linen
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Linen, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Carolina Ponte - No Title (Abstract Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA PONTE
No Title, 2016
60 x 197 inches
Acrylic on Linen
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The extended present time and the a...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Linen, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract still-life 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 still-life 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, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including SOPHIE DUMONT, Robert Petrick, Natalia Roman, and Darius Yektai. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil 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 still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 4.75 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $38 and tops out at $1,150,000, while the average work sells for $1,853.