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
Item Ships From: Tri-State Area
Small Neutral Mixed Media Abstract Bicycle Painting
Located in New York, NY
Born in Manuel, Cuba in 1973, Juan Lazaro Gutierrez Mamblas is a painter who focuses his vision on the bicycle. His abstract works with forms floating on a virtually monochrome groun...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Magazine Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Brooklyn Bridge Celebration, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Red Hammond
By Red Hammond
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Red Hammond
Title: Brooklyn Bridge Celebration
Year: 1989
Medium: Oil on Canvas Diptych, signed and titled verso
Size: 56 x 50 in. (142.24 x 127 cm)
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Four Seasons" Figure in Chanel Gown Haute Couture with Gold Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
City Street, Modern Oil Painting by Stanley Sobossek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stanley Sobossek, American (1918 - 1996)
Title: City Street
Year: circa 1965
Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed
Size: 43 x 34 inches [109 x 86 cm]
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Time Collides (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Time Collides (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured ti...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Framed Geometric Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
JP #1, Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by William Hewes
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large, dramatic abstract oil painting by Contemporary artist Bill Hewes. William (Bill) Hewes is an American self-taught artist. Hewes was born in Easthampton, Massachusetts in 1957. Before becoming an artist in 2012 Hewes worked in the building trades for 40 years and often uses the skills learned from his tradesman work within his artwork. Hewes paints in the Action/Drip style, even building his own spinning table...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Portrait, Abstract Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper Painting by David Stern
By David Stern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Stern
Title: Portrait
Year: 1997
Medium: Acrylic & Mixed Media on Paper, signed l.r.
Size: 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Susan Woldman - Tiger, Painting 2023
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tiger, from the Tiger collection, Acrylic Paint on Canvas,
I bring my sensibility as a sculptor into these recent paintings. Thick textured impasto surfaces combine with landscape i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Robert W. Petrick, Line Dancing (Abstract Painting)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick
Line Dancing
42 x 40 x 1.5 inches
Acrylic on canvas
2019
This dynamic abstract painting by Robert W. Petrick is inspired by city life. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Liqiang Lu Animal Original Oil On Canvas "Little Bird"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Little Bird
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 16 x 23.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Joy" Diana Kurz, circa 1960 Abstract Expressionist Colorist Composition
By Diana Kurz
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz
Summer Joy, circa 1960
Signed and titled on verso
Oil on canvas
70 1/2 x 66 1/4 inches
Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carnations & Rose Buds
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous oil on panel by Harold Cohn. Beautiful reds - the photo does not do the painting justice. The texture of the flowers is stunning. The piece is fra...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Board
"INDIAN SUMMER", Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Orange, Rust
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The large abstract painting "INDIAN SUMMER" by Jeffrey Kurland, with acrylic paint on canvas measuring 44" high by 88" wide, is new work from the spring of 2019. Often employing pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
By Paolo Serra
Located in New York, NY
Serra’s (Italian, b. 1946) revival of archaic painting techniques is founded on his intimate understanding of these older materials and deep respect for “Old Master” paintings from t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green City (Abstract painting)
By Dana Gordon
Located in London, GB
Green City (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Dana Gordon’s kaleidoscopic compositions are contemplative and evoke somewhat Orphic Cubism.
His paintings have an overwhel...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Paris at Night" Abstract Figure in Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Challenge - line drawing figure with red gloves
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 360g. The works are 14 by 11 inches in size, framed (black) with a styrene face on a mat board in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Metropolitan Opera
By John Zinsser
Located in Greenwich, CT
Zinsser is a beloved Teacher in the NY art scene and is highly respected within the realm of living minimalist artists. He explores the Materiality of paint - meaning the actual qua...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Time Collides
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured time passing by documenting the chang...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
"Parisian Mornings" Figure Chanel Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
"IMAGINED HEAT SPOTS 06212018 807pm", Abstract, Digital, Rose, Pink, Blue, Gold
By Justin Neely
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The abstract print "IMAGINED HEAT SPOTS 06212018 807pm" is a digital artwork, created with the Brushes Redux iPhone app, and printed at 36x36" on museum-quality Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm archival paper. As the title indicates, the artwork was created on June 12, 2018 at 8:07 pm.
While Justin Neely...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Framed Watercolor Painting on Handmade Indian Paper: Blackbird A
Located in New York, NY
Guillermo Bublik is an Argentinian/American painter based in New Jersey.
His works are easily recognizable by their bold combinations of colors and
abstract geometric forms. Commonly...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 61"H x 57"L.
Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Living the high life (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Living the high life (Abstract Painting)
Acrylics, spray paint, marker and oil on canvas - Unframed.
Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork wil...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
City moves I (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
City moves I (Abstract Painting)
Ink on handmade paper - Unframed
Mertes-Frady creates layered, expressionistic, abstract compositions
She is inspired by instinct and intuition. By...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Framed (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Framed (Abstract painting)
Casein on Arches paper. Unframed.
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Casein
Vintage Incredible Large Abstract Portrait Signed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract portrait oil painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 2000. Signed. Displayed in a modernist frame. Important large and impressive work!
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thoughts - line drawing woman figure with dandelion
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork were done with acrylic, ink and watercolor in white color on black watercolor paper 360g. The work are 12 by 16.5 inches in size, framed (black...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Rick Lewis - Waves Making Signs, Painting 2022
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Waves Making Signs
Oil, Bitumen, Sand, Mica, Collage On Canvas
72" X 60"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Spring, bright mulitcolored abstract encaustic painting on board
Located in New York, NY
Pressman works in various media. The oil paintings require a different approach as they dry more slowly than the encaustic work. As such, the oils sit with the artist often for month...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Board
Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Nguyen Ducmanh
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled
Nguyen Ducmanh, Vietnamese/American (1933)
Date: 2012
Oil on Canvas, signed
Size: 20.5 in. x 16 in. (52.07 cm x 40.64 cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Portrait of a Man Original Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1970.
Signed. Image size, 5.5"L x 8.5"H.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache
Skipstep (DE)
By Macyn Bolt
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas. Unframed.
The skipstep and Shadow Boxer 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
Water Blooms 8, large abstract painting on canvas, layered with monotone colors
By Liz Barber
Located in Dallas, TX
“Water Blooms 8” — Oil, Acrylic, and Ink on Canvas, 48 x 72 inches
"Water Blooms 8" is a monotone abstract painting with richly layered tones of black, greys and bright whites, inks...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Skipstep (DE) (Abstract Painting)
By Macyn Bolt
Located in London, GB
Skipstep (DE) (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas. Unframed.
The skipstep and Shadow Boxer paintings grow out of an interest in the paradox of spatial comprehension found in abs...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Monday's Muse, Large Abstract Nude Painting by Darryl Hughto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Monday’s Muse by Darryl Hughto, American (1943)
Date: 1988
Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 55 x 42.25 in. (139.7 x 107.32 cm)
Frame Size: 57.5 x 44.25 inches
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Accent Marks, Abstract Acrylic Painting by C. Stone
By C. Stone
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: C. Stone
Title: Accent Marks
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Acrylic and Sand on Canvas, Signed l.l.
Size: 30 x 36 inches (76 x 91.5 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Shadow & Fog IV
By Devon Farber
Located in New York, NY
Shadow & Fog IV, 2018
Oil and charcoal on canvas
42 x 57 inches
Signed and dated on verso
The Decent Series
The realization that wholeness comes from self reflection and a dive into...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Canvas
Dès l'Aube
Located in New York, NY
"Dès l'Aube" (2020-21) by Gérard Stricher (b. 1948) is a serene and contemplative depiction of the early morning's quiet beauty. This oil on canvas uses a palette of soft, muted colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barcelona
By Morel Orta
Located in Greenwich, CT
Energetic and strong Composition by Venezuelan-born and Boston-based Artist Morel Orta.
In his latest series of works, Orta expresses with great talent his view of the everchanging w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 20H.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Katmandu, " Alison Hildreth, Abstract Expressionist, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
Alison Hildreth (American, b. 1934)
Katmandu, 1980
Oil on canvas
54 x 52 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse
Alison Hildreth was born in B...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tiny II, 2018, vibrant palette, bright abstract geometric painting, small square
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Tiny II" by Danielle Marie Masters
Acrylic and cut paper on panel, 8" H x 8" W x .75" D, square shape panel with rounded corners
Bright color palette: red, neon red, neon pink, whi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Panel
"Abstract (with Two White Vases) " Ed Baynard, Still Life Composition
By Ed Baynard
Located in New York, NY
Ed Baynard
Abstract (with Two White Vases), 2005
Signed, titled, and dated along the verso
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 40 inches
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ARIETTA 6 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
ARIATTA 6 (Abstract drawing)
Pastel and acrylic on paper - Unframed.
Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal materials such as...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
"The Way Through" Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract statement painting by Kelly Rossetti is made with oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It features a cool blue palette with pale pink accents, as well as light, gestura...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Adjacent 6 (Abstract drawing)
By Xanda McCagg
Located in London, GB
Adjacent 6 (Abstract drawing)
Pencil and paint stick on paper.
This piece is one of a group of works on paper made with paint sticks and pencil on paper that has been primed with g...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Pencil
OC 19 (Abstract Painting)
By Macyn Bolt
Located in London, GB
OC 19 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed.
Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between foreground and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Effloresce (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on paper - Unframed
Framed on request
Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a time, moving between them as each begins to form, then isolating a work to bring to completion.
Her saturated surfaces are luminous, with alternate glossy and matte layers, but also bear rough nail marks that scar and deconstruct the work. These etched lines and marks relate to an image and idea, and are often the underlying structure, the submerged language of a work.
Her use of reds and pinks link to flesh and blood...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Large American Modernist Abstract Framed New York School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chord 10
By John Platt
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract colorful triptych painting is by Brooklyn artist, John Platt who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and has exhibited extensively in New York.
His beautiful abs...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Large Abstract Expressionist painting by Oskar D'Amico
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Oskar Maria D'Amico, Italian (1923 - 2003)
Title: Untitled
Year: 1967
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed
Size: 54 x 60 in. (137.16 x 152.4 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by William Hewes
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large, dramatic abstract oil painting by Contemporary artist Bill Hewes. The painting can be hung vertically or horizontally. William (Bill) Hewes is an American self-taught artist. Hewes was born in Easthampton, Massachusetts in 1957. Before becoming an artist in 2012 Hewes worked in the building trades for 40 years and often uses the skills learned from his tradesman work within his artwork. Hewes paints in the Action/Drip style, even building his own spinning table...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled II by Alex Kuznetsov, Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Untitled II by Alex Kuznetsov
2024
Acrylic on canvas
51.25" x 43.25"
In a time when everything is loud, fast, and endlessly refreshed, Alex Kuznetsov makes paintings that do not ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"DK. Green, Scarlet, Blue" Oli Sihvonen, Abstract Vertical Geometric Composition
Located in New York, NY
Oli Sihvonen
DK. Green, Scarlet, Blue, circa 1977
Signed and titled on the reverse
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 inches
Known for large, hard-edged abstractions, Oli T. Sihvonen, a Bro...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Soft Light 09" Contemporary, colorful orange textured abstract pigment on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and color. This lush orange and sunset hued artwork titled "Soft Light 09" works well on it's own or as a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pigment
"Summer Vibes" Portrait of Young Girl with Sunglasses Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
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.