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List of the most famous abstract art paintings in the world, listed alphabetically with pictures of the art when available. The popular abstract art paintings on this list are considered to be some of the most recognizable works of art on the planet, so save yourself a trip to the museum and check out this artwork from the comfort of your own home. abstract art is an extremely important genre in the art world, so it's no surprise that some of the most recognizable fall under the abstract art genre. You can find additional information about these well-known paintings by clicking on the names of the pieces.

Items on this list include The Scream and No. 5, 1948

This list answers the questions, "What are examples of abstract art paintings?" and "What are the most famous abstract art paintings?"

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0 though 9, 1961 is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
0 though 9, 1961 Jasper Johns

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0 through 9 is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
0 through 9 Jasper Johns

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Arithmetic Composition is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Arithmetic Composition Theo van Doesburg

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Autumn Stream 1 is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Autumn Stream 1 Wucius Wong

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Black Grey Beat is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Black Grey Beat Gene Davis

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White Flag is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
White Flag Jasper Johns

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Cloudy Harmony is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Cloudy Harmony Wucius Wong

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Woman V is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Woman V Willem de Kooning

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White Center (Yellow, Pink and... is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) Mark Rothko

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Composition I (Still life) is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Composition I (Still life) Theo van Doesburg

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Composition VII (The Three Gra... is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Composition VII (The Three Graces) Theo van Doesburg

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Composition VIII (The Cow) is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Composition VIII (The Cow) Theo van Doesburg

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Contra-Composition with Disson... is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Contra-Composition with Dissonances XVI Theo van Doesburg

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Contre composition simultanée ... is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Contre composition simultanée (Simultaneous Counter-Composition) Theo van Doesburg

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Converging Waters No 2 is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Converging Waters No 2 Wucius Wong

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Corpse and Mirror II is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Corpse and Mirror II Jasper Johns

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Counter-Composition V is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Counter-Composition V Theo van Doesburg

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Counter-Composition VIII is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Counter-Composition VIII Theo van Doesburg

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Cow's Skull: Red, White, and B... is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue Georgia O'Keeffe

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Dam is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Dam Robert Rauschenberg

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Deep in the Mountains is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Deep in the Mountains Wucius Wong

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Deep in the Mountains No. 6 is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Deep in the Mountains No. 6 Wucius Wong

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Deep in the Mountains No. 7 is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Deep in the Mountains No. 7 Wucius Wong

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Distant Thoughts 10 is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Distant Thoughts 10 Wucius Wong

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Dynamism of a Biker is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Dynamism of a Biker Umberto Boccioni

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Dynamism of a Soccer Player is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Dynamism of a Soccer Player Umberto Boccioni

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Espacilimitado is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Espacilimitado Nadir Afonso

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The White Dot is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
The White Dot Wassily Kandinsky

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Excavation is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Excavation Willem de Kooning

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The Talisman is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
The Talisman Paul Sérusier

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Flag is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Flag Jasper Johns

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Great River no. 11 is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Great River no. 11 Wucius Wong

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Great River no. 8 is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Great River no. 8 Wucius Wong

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Green and Maroon is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Green and Maroon Mark Rothko

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Green and Tangerine on Red is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Green and Tangerine on Red Mark Rothko

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Hermala II is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Hermala II Roberto Matta

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Valley of the heart, No. 10 is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Valley of the heart, No. 10 Wucius Wong

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Kiri Te is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Kiri Te Willem De Looper

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Las Meninas (after Velázquez) is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Las Meninas (after Velázquez) Pablo Picasso

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Moon: White Red and Black is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Moon: White Red and Black Alfonso A. Ossorio

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Mountains no. 2 is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Mountains no. 2 Wucius Wong

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Nine Spaces No. 7 is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Nine Spaces No. 7 Wucius Wong

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No. 5, 1948 is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
No. 5, 1948 Jackson Pollock

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Nude Descending a Staircase, N... is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 Marcel Duchamp

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Numbers in Color is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Numbers in Color Jasper Johns

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Ochre and Red on Red is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Ochre and Red on Red Mark Rothko

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Orange and Red on Red is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Orange and Red on Red Mark Rothko

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Painting No. 9 is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Painting No. 9 Piet Mondrian

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Pure Painting is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Pure Painting Theo van Doesburg

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Purification, No. 8 is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list List of Famous Abstract Art Paintings
Purification, No. 8 Wucius Wong