Abstract Art
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
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Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting 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 Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting 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 Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
"Heart of the City"
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Heart of the City” is an abstract painting for the wall, created as an accent piece with a clear rhythm and tension. It is a graphic abstract painting in which a red-and-black palet...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Falling Reef. From the series Polyculture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
These works explore our relationship with the incredible biodiversity of our planet Earth. Visual representations of flowing colours, smells, sounds and the feeling of our life sourc...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hand-Painted Canvas Proof#2-Purple Misty Alliums-British Awarded Artist-Last One
Located in London, GB
This Artist’s Proof is approximately 90% hand-painted with original oil paint and gesso by Shizico Yi, applied directly onto a premium Giclée canvas made from her original oil painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Giclée
avp_1412 - Original Abstract Deep Blue Tone Contemporary Painting on Paper
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Mountain High - Large Abstract Expressionism Colorful Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'Flourishing Fields' features whimsical details and vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Dialogues geometriques, Abstract textured, French artist, Oil paint Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas
Unframed size: 100 x 81 cm (39.37 x 31.88 in)
Framed size: 107 x 88 cm (42.12 x 34.64 in)
Choice of natural oak or black floater frame
Year: 2025
Signed lower right
Cer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
State of Blue
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel. blue teal aqua white yellow orange navy Red green chartreuse
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Encaustic
Original-Sunset Song Series-British Awarded Artist-Modern Ancient, new abstract
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song was created entirely en plein air, painted directly under the fading light of late-summer and autumn sunsets — and often till moonlight hours. With no artificial light, S...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled #SP-201, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #SP-201 by Murray Duncan
Mixed media on paper
Size: 32" x 40”
Unframed, signed
A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures.
This captivating piece by Murray D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Persian Morning II (Abstract expressionist mid-century Indiana artist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Ann Robertson (1923-1911).
Persian Morning II, 1964.
Oil and paper on canvas.
25 x 36 1/2 inches. overall frame size 37 1/2 x 26 inches.
notes: Nashville, IN woman artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
In the Twilight, Abstract Painting
By Lisa Carney
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Carney creates a calming abstract piece with intuitive blends of blue-gray and navy accented by antique gold. Drips of light blue over a pale-blue b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
#63, 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 Art
Materials
Pigment
The Beginning
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The Beginning”
Oil on linen, multilayer technique
This work captures the moment when form is born out of silence. Translucent layers of oil, laid one upon another like breaths of t...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Another Way To See, Small Works No. 143
Located in New York, NY
As a whole, these paintings continue my exploration of building forms through intuitive,
responsive painting. It has been five years since my first show at SEFA Hudson, and I’m thril...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park 30 (Hand Signed by Richard Diebenkorn)
Located in New York, NY
Art Card: Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park 30 (Hand Signed by Richard Diebenkorn) from the Estate of UACC President Cordelia Platt
Offset lithograph card
Hand signed and dated 8.12.88...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Postcard
#202, 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 Art
Materials
Pigment
Zephyr Monumental 2/7 Mirror Polished Stainless Steel - outdoor sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This sculpture is number 2 in an edition of 7 and can be purchased on a commission basis. Please allow 24 -30 weeks before shipping. It can also be created in smaller sizes, between ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mystique 7, blue, earthy, green, white, calm, atmospheric
Located in Cumming, GA
This abstract landscape radiates a sense of calm and renewal through its layered, atmospheric composition.
A soft wash of aqua blue drifts across the canvas, suggesting open sky or...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
L
homme à la fraise - Linocut by Pablo Picasso - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Color linocut on strong wove paper, realized in 1962.
Image dimension: 53.2x39.2; Sheet dimension 62.5x44.3 cm.
One of the "épreuves de passe" remaining with the printer Arnéra in ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Linocut
Venus - Ethereal Abstract Textural Floral Painting in Blush, Coral and Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature oil painting "Calling to nature""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format oil painting "Calling to nature " by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature.
Painted on stretched cotton canvas (20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary abstract figurative portrait of a dog with "Through his eyes"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Through His Eyes” is a contemporary figurative painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, exploring themes of companionship, friendship, and unwavering loyalty.
A bespectacled ho...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Sight Line - Large Cool Tone Impasto Textural Thick Paint Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moody - Color Drenched Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Topographie du reve, Abstract Geometric, textured, expressionism, lyrical French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Title: Topographie du Rêve
Oil on canvas – 39.37 × 39.37 in (100 × 100 cm)
Framed: 42.13 × 42.13 in (107 × 107 cm) – Natural wood floater frame (black optional)
Year: 2025 – Signed l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled 145_25 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Ludovic Dervillez is a French abstract painter whose practice is a powerful interrogation of how painting can still be a living, resonant space, focusing on the vital tension between...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Monochrome Large Orange Abstract Painting on Canvas Gabriela Meunie
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 Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Stronger Together - Abstract Figurative Ocean Swimming Still Life Oil Panting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Michelle Fillmore discovered her passion for oil painting while pursuing her studies at the University of Las Vegas, where she earned a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Kno...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Sunchasers
Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy
Original One-of-a-kind
This painting forms part of an artwork series called BLUE. I ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold
Blossom Diptych, Monoprint on Japanese Paper, Pastel Tones Flowers Patterns 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint
MIST
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A thin veil of fog hides the world. In this shaky haze dreams are born”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,177
ABSTRACT textured Minimalist Handmade Paper Black Sand Tones by Alicia Gimeno
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 Art
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Acrylic
Glowing Sunset II - Original Vibrant Warm Tone Textured Abstract Artwork Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper
SAT-NAM
Located in Zofingen, AG
“This work is a visual mantra — an invitation to stillness. With no defined forms, only texture and vibration, the painting dissolves the boundary between the outer and inner world.”
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hand Painted Large-Gladiolus Glorious-British Awarded Artist-Limited Edition#7
Located in London, GB
This rare X-large Limited Edition is 80% hand painted and highlighted with original paint and brushstrokes painted by artist Shizico Yi.
Only 10 Limited Edition has been made, last ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée, Oil
Paramount Ranch Oaks
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 14" x 18" FRAMED: 20.25" x 24.25" x 1.5"
Signed "K Dempwolf" on lower right
Artist Statement
"This is a movie ranch whe...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Contemporary abstract impressionist painting of two women "Shared horizon"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Shared Horizon” is a contemporary figurative painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created as part of her ongoing series dedicated to women, emotional bonds, and human connect...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Pastel Grid (Spice) - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, pastel on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary pastel on paper in grid form is by Milly Ristvedt.
The classic grid pattern becomes more than a ‘container’ for colour in the hands of master colourist M...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Geometic Composition Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 39.5 x 29 inches
condition: the work is in overall very sound and good c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#139, 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 Art
Materials
Pigment
Evening over Green, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bold texture and vibrant color convey the drama of Tennessee’s summer evenings. A vast sky of purples and blues reflects the shifting light at dusk, while lay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Apotheosis of Twilight, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 61x80 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Painting on canvas constructed through overlapping layers of color. The composition is organized by chromatic fields that intersect and extend in different directions. The surface pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Original Triptych-Jardin d
Hiver and La vie Rose-British Awarded Artist-Impasto
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest works for GSY Studio Gallery Summer Exhibition 2025, this set including 3 paintings.
This series created in her winter studio while longi...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
According to Prescriptions of Ancient Magicians
Located in London, GB
David Hockney’s According to Prescriptions of Ancient Magicians presents a tender and introspective portrayal of intimacy. Part of his celebrated Illustrations for Fourteen Poems by ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Nude woman oil on canvas painting nude
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Eve’s Spiral
Artist: Nerea Caos (Ferrol, Spain, 1993)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 × 40 cm 19.7 × 15.7 in
Framing: Unframed
Period: Contemporary (ca. 2020s)
Signatur...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$713 Sale Price
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Garden Of Sleeping Planets
By Taher Jaoui
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork, painting in acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Signed, titled and dated at the back of the canvas and stretched on a custom-made wooden base frame.
Accom...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
ISIDRO CAHUE sea original abstract paper acrylic painting
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
sea- original abstract paper acrylic painting
Mixed technique on paper.
Perfect state .
The personality of the artist is reflected in different fields of art. His concern for the s...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
U Make Me Laft 2 - painting, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lively abstract painting by Montreal born Mel Davis uses form, colour and pattern to convey emotion. Bold shapes in bright colours of red, orange, yellow, turquoise, gold and gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antoni Clavé - GUERRERO (Warrior) Etching Spanish Abstraction Contemporary
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Antoni Clavé - GUERRERO (WARRIOR)
Date of creation: 1966
Medium: Etching on paper
Edition number: 17/50
Size: 78 x 56,5 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observa...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Engraving, Etching
$1,142 Sale Price
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ABSTRACT 2565
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured vibrant emotion into layers of soft pastels, letting acrylics dance freely across the canvas. The swirling pinks, yellows, and blues express an uplifting ener...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
avp_1162 Blue Colorful Textured Original Contemporary Abstract Painting on Paper
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Spring Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll
“Spring Flowers” is built around a memory of early spring days, when the grass turns vivid and saturated, full of life.
It captures that moment when everything begins...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winter Blossoms, Original Painting, Abstract art
Located in Deddington, GB
I loved using the green greys from Farrow and Ball and mixing it with some golds and dark blues - Winter Blossoms still blooming in the dark!
Additional information:
Acrylic, Gold...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin abstracted orange and black watercolor gouache
Located in New York, NY
Large black and marigold orange abstract interior scene of a bust in front of a window with fingerprints and painterly brushstrokes. Rich color and texture ideal for hanging in minim...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Hope - Floral Landscape Storm Extra-Large Floral Showcase Invest Meadow Flower
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Hope - Floral landscape after the Storm Extra large floral showcase Investment
Extra large Floral Showcase Investment Nature Landscape Joy Colorful Authentic Original One-of-a-kind ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Seasons, Abstract Lanscape, oil, Contemporary, multicolor, french art, modern
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame: black or wood
Unframed dimensions: 60 x 60 cm (approx. 23.6 x 23.6 in)
Framed dimensions: 74 x 74 cm (approx. 29.1 x 29.1 in)
About the artist
Sophie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: BLUE - Insightful Intent
Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy
Original One-of-a-kind
This painting forms part of an artwork series c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold
Abstract 4, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layers of blue and cream with touches of orange and black create an energetic composition. The blending of colors evokes a strong sense of movement, while the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
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