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
Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Fragmented Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
FRAGMENTED DWELLINGS
Size: 38.5 x 51.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on paper
A bold and brilliantly executed mid-century modern painting that presents an abstracted interpretation of ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Paper
Red, green and blue composition 76
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1969
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 26/80
Publisher : Galerie Im Erker (Saint-Gallen)
Printer : Erker-Press (Saint-Gallen)
Catalog : [Schneider 76]
87....
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist 'Jean Briant', 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Nick Thomm - GHOSTS (MULTI)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'GHOSTS' (Multi)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″)
Limited Edition of 199
Hand Signed and Numbered #93
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper.
Condition: NEW.
Wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Flags of peace by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 70x90 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Kelly, Composition (Axsom I-a, page 176), Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 110, published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions...
Category
1950s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Spin Painting. Abstract circular painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle):
A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Joan Miró, "Etoiles En Des Sexes D´Escargot" - 1925 Exhibition Poster
By Joan Miró
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Joan Miró’s Etoiles En Des Sexes D’Escargot, a 90.5 x 70 cm art print on heavy paper after the 1925 original. In good condition, this abstract piece captures Miró’s unique style, per...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Paper
THE DREAMING (OPAL)
Located in FITZROY, VIC
Nick Thomm 'The Dreaming' (OPAL)
69cm x 92cm (27"×36″). Limited Edition of 99. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. Sold Unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Pastel Geometric 2 - Blue Yellow Abstract Painting on Paper Framed
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
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Pond With Lotus Flowers" Monet's Water Garden in Giverny Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
From Monet's sanctuary in Giverny, we are transported effortlessly through bold brushwork and impasto paint. Alfaro diligently layers the canvas with acrylic paint creating a truly b...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Undo - Double Exposure Black and White Photography, Edition 5 of 10
Located in London, GB
'Undo' explores the duality of human emotion through the art of double exposure. Captured using 35mm film, this black and white analogue photograph intertwines two distinct moments i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Giclée
Large Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 36 by 48 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
IKONA - Organic Circle Metal Wall Art Sculpture
By ENNAIA
Located in Weslaco, TX
This piece plays with our perception, as well as challenges our definition of the chaotic and the perfect. When viewed from the front, the perceived silhouette is that of a perfect c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Cintra and Frenetic Diptych. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract R 2504
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I chose to explore the vibrant dance of emotions and nature's untamed beauty through abstract expressionism. Each stroke of acrylic paint embodies a fusion of chaos ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"A Summer Day in Nantucket" Limited Edition Giclee Framed Print, 45" x 36"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and r...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital, Giclée
Contemporary impressionist expressive oil painting "Apricots in a bowl"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this vibrant oil painting, apricots rest in a simple bowl, seemingly untouched by time. The painting draws on the aesthetics of two of the most influential artists in the history ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Paper
Figural Abstract Painting w/ Gears of an Engine, Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
James Massena March (American, 1953-2021)
Untitled
Oil on canvas
30 x 48 inches
"My paintings are about space, form and energy. I generally start painting without preconceived notio...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
El Cauce de un Río, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
El cauce de un río dentro del surco de una hoja, 2024
Contemporary Mexican Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
80x80cm
Signed and dated
Yumnia's artistic journey is deeply roo...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled 01 - Contemporary, Organic, Black, Minimalist, Abstract, Monochrome
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 01, 2017
Black adhesive and black oil on canvas
(Signed on reverse)
31 1/2 H x 23 5/8 H in.
80 H x 60 W cm
Zsolt Berszán treats the first layer of the drawing as a substrat...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
Memory Wall 6: Maximalist Abstract Painting in Red, Peach, Pink, Teal, Green
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, brightly colored abstract geometric painting in various shades of red, pink, and peach with accents of mint green, teal, blue, yellow, white and black.
"Memory Wall #6" made ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Plaster, Wax, Acrylic, Panel, Pigment
Les lopins, Green Landscape, Expressionism, Textured, Fields, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame: black or wood
Framed dimensions: 72 x 88 cm (28.3 x 34.6 in)
Signed by the artist and a certificate is delivred.
In Les Lopins, French painter Sophie ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
Blue Books: Abstract Geometric 3D Wood Wall Sculpture in Blue, Grey, White
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric three-dimensional wood wall sculpture resembling stacked books in blue, grey, and white
"Blue Books", hand-carved wooden wall sculpture ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Spiritual angel oil pastel painting on heavyweight paper "Angel of Light"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Angel of Light" is a deeply spiritual artwork that carries a profound personal meaning. During times of crisis or difficult challenges, we often seek comfort in the invisible forces...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
ABSTRACT New Artwork Canadian Contemporary Artist Sophie Crichton
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, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Ink, Color Pencil
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Neutrals, Rose and Ochre
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists studio sale in Pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Oil
'Action Abstract in Blue', Paris, Pompidou, Guggenheim, NYMoMA, LACMA, Whitney
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'American Action Abstract in Blue', Paris, Pompidou, Guggenheim, NYMoMa, LACMA, Whitney, Art Institute of Chicago, Fogg Museum, Bowdoin, Hirshhorn,
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Signed, verso, 'John...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lithograph Optical Pop Art Attrib. Victor Vasarely
Located in Napoli, IT
Lithograph Optical Pop Art Attrib. Victor Vasarely, 1970s with frame
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"residence" abstract cityscape, colorful rowhouses, geometric, marker, pencil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "residence" is an original artwork made from pencil, maker, acrylic paint collage on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 8"h x 8"w.
Miriam Singer grew up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Paint, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil
'Abstract, Coral and Blue', Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Design Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Fink' for Ray Fink (American, 1922-1998) and painted circa 1985.
A substantial oil by this well-listed American Abstractionist who studied at the Art Institute ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
Twenty cherry Trees, black and white panorama photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, limited edition of 9. Cherry Tree avenue at the edge of the cornfield, Weinviertel, Austria. All ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
Letting go, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This paintig is about feeling of freedom. You are free from everything what took your attention. Your mind is so clear and full of new, new hopes and new beginnings. Bright colors of...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Surrealist Bird - Colors Lithograph Signed in the Plate - 1971
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, IDF
Joan Miro
Surrealist Bird, 1971
Lithograph in colors signed in the plate
Printed in Arte workshop, Paris
On vellum size 78 x 55 cm (c. 31 x 21.5 in)
Very good condition
REFERENCE :...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist abstract painting. Oil and watercolor on paper. Framed. Image size, 14 by 27 inches.
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Joan Miro
Title: Joan Miro
Medium: Lithograph in colors
Date: 1974
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 15 1/8" x 22 3/4"
Sheet Size: 7 7/8" x 15 1/2"
Signature: Signed in the pla...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Quadrivium 65" 2024 acrylic and collage on paper
Located in New York, NY
Peter Stephens
Quadrivium 65, 2024
acrylic and collage on paper
30 x 22 in
image size: 12 x 16½ in
(ste025)
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Black Sun (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Japon à la main, attached with chine appliqué to vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 21.5 x 17.875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From th...
Category
1980s Abstract Art
Materials
Lithograph
Plate 1, from: Half-Life (after Rembrandt)
By Glenn Brown
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning work by contemporary great, Glenn Brown. This work is an Artist Proof, one of only 12 created.
The frame is handmade by famous London framers, Darbyshire. I...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Clinton Hill, Title Page II, 1956, woodcut, landscape/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), lived in SoHo, New York, and was a frequent Gallery visitor. Born in Idaho and raised on a working ranch, he joined the US Navy during World War II and beca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Woodcut
Vibrant Color Abstract Twists and Turns
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant abstract gouache with purple, blues, oranges, and green colors by British artist Stephen Priestner, 2008. Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Fire Within - Movement Flow Energy Red Warm Striking Painting Fire Passion
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Fire Within
Movement Flow Energy Red Warm Striking Painting Fire Passion Burnt Orange
In this piece, I've swirled together the fiery hues of acrylic and oil to capture a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Yellow Wood, flying saucer fantasy, yellows, childlike, UFO
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint and steel roof paint on antique baker's box. Repurposed object, colorful, cheerful, ironic
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Dark Landscape (abstract expressionist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gabor Peterdi (1915-2001). Dark Landscape, 1958. Etching, engraving and aquatint with five stenciled colors. Image measures 20 x 24 inches. Signed, date...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1970 Signed Limited Edition Large Screen Print VI
By Jimmy Ernst
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Jimmy Ernst
Title: Plate VI
Year: 1970
Print: Screen Print on Heavy Paper 28'' x 37'' inches
Edition: Signed in pencil and numbered 58 /125
Jimmy Ernst’s artwork was inf...
Category
1970s Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Eduardo Vera Cortes poster Antonio Maldonado exhibition (Puerto Rican artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rare exhibition poster by Puerto Rican artist Carlos Osario. Una Gota de Sangre, 1963. Screen print on paper, 17.5 x 25 inches. Some wear and crea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Screen
Composition brune et orange VII
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint on zinc, 3 plates, 5 colors, 1961
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 27/50
Printer : Jean Signovert (Paris)
Catalog : [Schneider VII, page 206]
Publ...
Category
1960s Abstract Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Bonfire AP/20 - abstract, polished, patinated stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This elegant and dynamic modern outdoor sculpture—a rare artist’s proof is by Toronto-based sculptor Ulysses Veloso. Three bands of polished ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
"A Summer Day in Nantucket" Limited Edition Giclee Framed Print, 60" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Digital, Giclée
HUMAN ATMOSPHERE Retro-study 5 - contemporary artwork, emerging artist
Located in London, GB
In this collection, British painter Michael Pemberton (b. 1974) suggests we each have a personal HUMAN ATMOSPHERE. An ether where we truly exist, unseen by the naked eye but as real ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Converge
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Summer Red Rhythm - contemporary, abstract, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
By Rob Lorenson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A fine sculptor for 30 years, American artist Rob Lorenson creates dynamic abstract pieces that are visually captivating. This large elegant outdoor sculpture is forged from stainles...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Time Zone 3 - Multicolor Modern Acrylic Abstract Geometric Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Halal 1984", Gold Abstract Painting, 2025
Located in Delaware , OH
"Halal 1984", Gold Abstract Painting, 2025
This is a highly textured, multi-media abstract in gold. All of Addison's text in her paintings are her journal. She uses it as an artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold
Midnight Electric - Blue Lifeguard Stand on Beach Oceansacpe Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peyote, Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Peyote, 2022 by Yunior Manino
Wood and cloth
Size: 62.9 H X 64.9 W x 31.4 D inches.
Edition of 3
Certificate of Authenticity
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The sculptural work developed by Yunior Marino...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Textile, Wood
Gather - original artwork - abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of “Gather,” an orig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
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