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
"Sky Blue and Multi Color Abstract" Large Painting Cobalt Yellow Red Gestural
By Tom Reno
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Painting Landscapes Grey Gold Pau Escat Spanish Artist
By Pau Escat
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$1,489 Sale Price
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Contemporary abstract floral expressive oil painting canvas "Flowering fields"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive oil painting titled "Flowering Fields" was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her series inspired by the scenes of the summer seas...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Haitian Village Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A gorgeous tempura painting of figures carrying goods and taking a break in a Haitian village by Frantz (Freddie) Lamothe (Haitian, b.1961). Signed "F. L...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Tempera
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Crystal Blue Persuasion, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
I love the ocean. I'm quite sure that's why so many of my works are ocean-y. That and the fact that they keep selling. I spent 20+ years going to Maui for 2 weeks. I loved it a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
May 29 (Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting in Earth Tones of Green
Blue)
By James O
Shea
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural, abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas in earth tones of blue and green, with accents of burgundy and pale yellow
"May 29", Painted by Hudson Valley based artist, James O'Shea in 2021
Oil on canvas, 26 x 26 inches unframed, raw canvas sides
Wire backing, ready to hang
Signed verso
James O’Shea’s deeply pigmented abstractions are grounded in the landscape. Taking his cues from the bare winter months in the Northeast when the horizon is stripped of its foliage, he suggests that “So much of life’s structure reveals itself when it goes into hibernation”. The architecture in O’Shea’s compositions takes form with expressive gestures using...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
Abstract 2580
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking abstract painting features a dynamic interplay of colors and textures, commanding attention with its vertical orientation. Bold streaks of black cascade down the center...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Apotheosis (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Apotheosis
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Size: 48x36x1.35in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1050
Though born and raised in Kansas City,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
$3,120 Sale Price
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Original-Dahlias in Dusk-Gold Leaf and oil-British Awarded Artist-abstract
Located in London, GB
With strokes of Gold, Oil, Gesso and Acrylic, Shizico painted a visual symphony of abstract expression in this on-going series [Landscape Memories]; it's a part of her [Sunlit Series...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Captivated by Magic. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A recent sojourn to India has provided a very productive creative period for Francesca Owen. Her palette reflects the warmth, spice and amazing colours of the subcontinent. These myr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
According to their own rules 19 (Abstract Painting)
By Kyong Lee
Located in London, GB
This profound series serves as a powerful artistic examination of the tension and harmony between structure and freedom.
The artist constructs each piece by employing two distinctly...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Acrylic
“Regular John”, Abstract, Portrait, Red, Cream, Purple, Blue, Acrylic Painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Franklin, MA
"Regular John" by Sandra Cohen is a 36 x 24 inch acrylic painting with a haunting, ethereal quality, merging abstraction with subtle narrative elements. Hinting at themes of memory, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
Endless
Located in Dallas, TX
68 x 39 inches
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Mulberry Paper
Whisper
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll
size of artwork 150x120 + 10 cm
This work is about tenderness and strength, about the path, choice and movement. The river gently unfolds its flow through fields o...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tides of Wildflowers
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Dmitri Wright - Daffodils Yellow V, Painting 2018
Located in Stamford, CT
Oil on panel
WEIR FARM Series:
“[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Panel
Winter Lake Landscape - Large Modern Swedish Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large mid 20th century oil on canvas abstract winter landscape by Swedish artist Gunnar Nordstrom.
Excellent quality and condition composition with strong and vibrant i...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#141, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
“Sunflowers on the Balcony” Oil on Canvas Contemporary Abstract Cat Painting
By Gloria Sáez
Located in New York, NY
Imagine a soft morning — the kind where sunlight has not yet gathered its full strength. A cat sits quietly on a balcony, poised yet relaxed, looking out toward the world beyond the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Illustration Board
Contemporary Mixed-Media Abstract Painting on Canvas by Emma Labattaglia 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection includes a Certificate of Authe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Untitled abstract expressionist oil painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres
American, 1927-2013
Untitled, c. 1984
acrylic and ink on paper mounted on canvas
signed lower right
19 x 16 inches
Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 192...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
"Nowhere to Land IV" Abstract Painting 83" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nowhere to Land IV" Abstract Painting 83" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Intersect (Blue)
By Macyn Bolt
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Cafe Chairs Bistro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 29 inches
condition: the work is in overall very sound and good con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Erez Yardeni
Located in London, GB
'Untitled' abstract composition, mixed media on soft board, Japanese ink, oil, pencil and gouache by Erez Yardeni (2018). Beautifully balanced, stunningly...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Gouache, Board, Pencil
$4,402 Sale Price
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Alchemist - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Mental Health
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You are an alchemist; you can take any situation and transmute it into something greater. You can become the master of changing negative circumstances into positive ones. Just believ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Monument in Red, Black, and Blue - Abstract Expressionist in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Monument in Red, Black, and Blue - Abstract Expressionist in Acrylic on Paper
A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). A blac...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Liquid Matter, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bright, vibrant colors create a dreamlike abstract composition. Primarily painted in soothing blues and greens, the piece features splashes of red that catch the eye. Artist Dorothy Gaziano...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fluo Duo, Abstract Vivid Tones Diptych, Fluor Urban Shapes in Pink and Purple
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
A Primitive Pictograph (Abstract Painting in Metallic Gold
Splashed of Color)
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
A Primitive Pictograph (Abstract Painting in Metallic Gold & Splashed of Color), 2021 by Bruce Murphy
38 x 38 inches, unframed, enamel paint on archival paper
Signed, verso
This ges...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
September
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled "The Untethered Soul." This series delves into the transformative power of nature, capturing the essence of what one feels rather than sees. In...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled Drawing
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Untitled Drawing
2005
Image: 27.5 x 18.0 cm
Mount: 40.2 x 30.0 cm
George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artist’s death i...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Graphite, Oil Crayon
Stanley Bielen "Flower Fiesta" - Oil on Paper/Mounted
Located in New York, NY
Stanley Bielen’s paintings often begin with him planting the flower that he intends to capture in paint. He brings clippings from his garden into the studio and combines his intensit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"umbrella girl series" RK25G1, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 11.81 x 11.81 inches
Frame measures 17.32 x 17.32 x 1.57 inches
Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding.
Color: antique gold
Artist: Roger König b. Des...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Chasing Illusions
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Subway Sonnet #138 - Large Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint
Curvet, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Hal Mayforth
Located in Yardley, PA
A colorful composition of loose washes and energetic brushstrokes. This painting will energize a room. Curvet is a French word meaning to leap gracefully or energetically. :: Paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
#145, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
PINK PANTER
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic , acrylic spray on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube,
From Spain.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Blue abstract painting LG431, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Radek Smach
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Summer noon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Red colour here gives a feeling of self confidence, definition of action. Original oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenti...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Miracle Dusting", Gold Black Painting, Abstract Painting, 2025
Located in Delaware , OH
"Miracle Dusting", Gold Black Painting, Abstract Painting, 2025
Artist Statement – “”
This gold piece was created in the brutalist style—bold, structured, and unapologetically raw....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Winter Pathway
Located in Bristol, GB
WINTER PATHWAY
Size: 53 x 45 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A tranquil and atmospheric mid-century landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas.
Simple yet effective in i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Finishing Touch", Abstract Collage painting
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Jill haas features a contemporary style, often exploring themes of introspection and emotion through abstract forms and thoughtful color palett...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Contemporary Green and Yellow Toned Organic Botanical Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary green and yellow organic abstract painting by Houston based artist Julián Sierra. The work features clean-edged blocks of color undulating through an abstract field rese...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Untitled XLVI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and dark blue tones, color
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLVI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shadow Boxer (D.1)
By Macyn Bolt
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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,778 Sale Price
20% Off
Flower Arrangement In Ochre Glazed Pot - Mixed Media Abstract Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Contemporary abstract expressionist vivid painting on paper "Living Freedom"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract, dynamic, and expressive piece was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her ongoing series dedicated to abstract expressionism. Natalya...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Signed Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting Mid Century New York School
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 7L x 5H.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Metaebene XXVII - contemporary red expressionistic oil on canvas painting
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Metaebene XXVII" is a unique oil on canvas painting of German artist Willi Bucher. It depicts an abstract, metaphysical landscape in thick oil colors wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Playing In the Blue Cathedral. Contemporary Surfers Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Walshe goes surfing!
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Golden Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting of Los Angeles by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Golden Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting of Los Angeles by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This unique original is a highly textured expressive interpretation of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Bay Leaf River, Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Wilton, CT
Bay Leaf River, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 82", 1984. Abstract Landscape Painting.
Claude Vermette R.C.A. (1930 - 2006) is a Canadian ceramist and paint...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Mountains That Remind
Located in Oslo, NO
Mountains That Remind is a meditation on memory held within matter.
The forms rise and fracture like thoughts surfacing from deep silence — reminders not of what has passed, but of w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Life - Large Oversized Bold Colorful Abstract Expressive Modern Original Artwork
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
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Static 185, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Sia Aryai
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled XXXIII by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and blue, colourful
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXXIII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper
Bright and colorful abstracted figural painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Bra...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic 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 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 Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.
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