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Abstract Abstract Photography

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
Macro Leaf
Located in Norwalk, CT
This image is part of my Floraphilia portfolio that has been an ongoing visual exploration for over two decades. A B&W portfolio was first published in Lenswork Magazine in 2010, a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Translucid Territories 6: Eye
Located in New York, NY
2011, Fine art paper, mounted on aluminum Limited edition of 20 Unframed prints and custom sizes available, please inquire.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

W.T.C: Concrete Abstract#11
Located in New York, NY
Shai Kremer lives and works in New York. He completed his MFA studies at the School of Visual Arts (S.V.A) in Manhattan. For many years, Kremer's eye has been drawn to themes of urban destruction and reconstruction and to landscapes evidencing trauma. These concerns merged in his ambitious series W.T.C: Concrete Abstract, which explores the impact of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. For more than a decade, Kremer made periodic visits to Ground Zero, focusing his camera on the efforts towards recovery, repair, and renewal. As a collection, Concrete Abstract conveys the gradual progression from tragedy towards healing. Each large-scale archival pigment print in the series is composed from as many as sixty to 100 overlapping images, resulting in a subtle collage that invites closer inspection while also reading as a unified whole. W.T.C: Concrete Abstract series was shown in the following venues: 9.11 Memorial Museum New York
 Museum of the City of New York
 The Bronx Museum of the Arts
 The Brooklyn Academy of Music Photolux Festival. Lucca, Italy FMoPa. Tampa, USA Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv Julie Saul Gallery, New York Robert Koch Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

W.T.C: Concrete Abstract #7
Located in New York, NY
Israel-born photographer Shai Kremer lives and works in New York. He completed his MFA studies at the School of Visual Arts (S.V.A) in Manhattan. For many years, Kremer's eye has been drawn to themes of urban destruction and reconstruction and to landscapes evidencing trauma. These concerns merged in his ambitious series W.T.C: Concrete Abstract, which explores the impact of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. For more than a decade, Kremer made periodic visits to Ground Zero, focusing his camera on the efforts towards recovery, repair, and renewal. As a collection, Concrete Abstract conveys the gradual progression from tragedy towards healing. Each large-scale archival pigment print in the series is composed from as many as sixty to 100 overlapping images, resulting in a subtle collage that invites closer inspection while also reading as a unified whole. W.T.C: Concrete Abstract series was shown in the following venues: 9.11 Memorial Museum New York
 Museum of the City of New York
 The Bronx Museum of the Arts
 The Brooklyn Academy of Music Photolux Festival. Lucca, Italy FMoPa. Tampa, USA Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv Julie Saul Gallery, New York Robert Koch Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chic Fashion Model with Fireworks Explosion of Color - Monochromatic
Located in Miami, FL
A chic, high-fashion model clad in high heels and a chic hat holds a refreshing drink as she sits on a pedestal. She is depicted in silhouette as a burst of zoomed fireworks explode...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Blue, my favorite colour
Located in Berlin, DE
Blue, my favorite colour Mixed Acryl on canvas With this work Betty Schmidt combines photography and painting. The subject - created by the "gestural photography" in the camera and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Acrylic

Snowy Night, Rainy Night in Manhattan with Orange Sky
Located in Miami, FL
A solitary hooded figure crosses a desolate Manhattan street as light snow and rain come down. For 54 years, Mitchell Funk has been chronicling the effects of light on form; here, h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cité de l'architecture 3, Paris
Located in BARCELONA, ES
To make the work owe only itself to itself is an old ideal of modern art: to cut the ties that bind it to natural reality and let it stand, all contained within its pure limits. To t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ending G, E, B, 2019
Located in Torino, IT
Paolo Consorti Ending G, E, B, 2019 Medium: Painting Oil on canvas Unique 150 x 140 cm Not framed Series “Ending” This artwork includes a certificate of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Oil

Blue Ferns and a Hint of Magenta. Sculpture Garden
Located in Miami, FL
Natural shapes become abstract living plant sculptures. With the right light and composition, a garden is really a sculpture garden. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 2/15, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Silver Silos and Station Wagon, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract Landscape photography by Mitchell Funk with 1970's station wagon. Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbers 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed, printed late...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sail Boats with Two Men in a Boat on a Silver Gray Sea, Monochromatic
Located in Miami, FL
Simmering silver water underpins a group of sailboats punctuated by a small boat in the foreground. The image takes on the look of traditional Asian art with its simplicity and per...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Twin Towers, World Trade Center with Green Filter
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. The image is signed dated lower right signed dated and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available, Printed Later
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Las Vegas Motel with Mid-Century Street Sign and Palm Tree
Located in Miami, FL
Gaudy commercial street signs for cigarettes visually align with a mid-century Motel sign to form a formal composition of vertical and horizontals. Pioneering color photographer, Mi...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mother and Child Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Mother and Child Abstract Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Red Brick Building Facade Street Scene in New York City by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Late light skims off the brick facade of a historic red brick building in Manhattan. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk creates an image that is both a realistic document of an urban...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lipstick Building, Citicorp New York Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
In Camera Multiple Exposure of two iconic New York Landmarks merge together in a harmony of soft colors and overlapping shapes . Signed and dated on ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Unseen New York. Manhattan sky line in pinks, golds and blues
Located in Miami, FL
Unseen New York conjured up images of secret hideaways, architectural details, or some undiscovered treasure. Mitchell Funk gives a new twist to the term "unseen". His subject matt...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Wooden Row Boats: Green, Blue and Red, Central Park, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Stacked wooden row boats in Central Park form a beautiful abstract pattern with fading paint. Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet

Street Art Houston Street, Soho - Early Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
Early Street Art in New York City documented in color in 1971. Street Art is not a recent phenomenon. The appreciation of it by the art world is. The horizontal white painted lines...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Hedge Fun - Brickell Key - Street Art from the Affluent
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-en...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Slim Arrons forgot to shoot the Shrubs
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Star Island is home to billionaires, socialites, jet-setters, and the celebrities of the world. Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Inkjet

Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage mid-century motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed and printed late...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Silhouetted Figures on New York Street
Located in Miami, FL
500mm lens and high angle transforms pedestrians into a Rorschach test of abstract and intertwined black shapes . Signed and dated on lower right, num...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Big Red Shoe On Fremont Street In Downtown Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract image of large red high heel shoe in downtown Las Vegas Nevada. Shipping should be around $100. This archival color photograph by fine art phot...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Royal Poinciana Abstract in Lavender, Purple and Green
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping is $100. Art made by God. The first photo enlarged should be most accurate for color. You will see delicate purple, lavender and green hues Shot with a Hi-res 36 megap...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet

Cuarto Oscuro (espejo)
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Digital print mounted on Diasec with lead
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Mixed Media, Digital

The conversation
Located in Berlin, DE
The conversation Gestural photography Intentional Camera Movement The edition size (regardless of the printed size) is 7+2 E.A. each Betty Schmidt is a German artist, her specialty...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Canvas

《桃花源记》The Peach Colony
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital Pigment

"TIME TA25" Photography 72" x 48" inch Edition 2/4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"TIME TA25" Photography 72" x 48" inch Edition 2/4 by Giuliano Bekor Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist Title: Time TA25 Year: 2018 Print size: 72" x 48" Inches Artwork finished size: 73" x 49" Inches Limited edition 2 of 4 Artist proof: 2 Medium: The artwork is printed on the highest resolution museum-quality polished aluminum with a high-gloss finish. Infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets The waterproof scratch-resistant surface hygienic and durable medium. Comes in a custom gallery-style floater frame in a semi-gloss silver-face finish. Comes with a heavy-duty wooden liner float mount hanger. This artwork comes with two customizable time zone clocks...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Greige - Photograph by Vito Difilippo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Photograph taken with Polaroid Now+ camera. Unique piece, embossed, signed on the back, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Poolside Barcelona 200
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Sugarcane Moon-Limited Edition
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was bo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Green Abstracted Ikat Photograph
By Janet Van Arsdale
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning green abstract photograph reminiscent of Ikat fabric by Janet Van Arsdale (American, 20th Century). Signed in pencil lower left corner. Presented in black frame with double ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Giclée, Ink, Photographic Paper

"Shadows Kept Alive No.72", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 72” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.65", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 65” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.59", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No.59” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės' London, United Kingdom 2022 Limited edition of 20. Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper. Photograph is shipped fast and flat in secure thick cardboard packa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.119", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 119” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.111", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 111” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.90", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 90” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.70", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 70” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.48", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 48” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.25", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 25” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.2", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 2” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Absolut/Photography/Limited/Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
This is an abstract photography, limited to 10, signed. I like the momentum mood which the photography is evoking - for me F. Kupka. The picture was taken during a work process of a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Poolside Somewhere Barcelona 500
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Beach Club Sunshine
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

All of Us
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

At Play in the Fields (lacrosse, female athletes, sports, night, motion blur)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn At Play in the Fields Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2021 Size: 17x22 in Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802-939 Mot...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Splendid
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Glory (abstract photo, muted colors, street scene)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Glory Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2021 Size: 20x16 in Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802-936 Bright abstract mot...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Abstract Wall - Photograph by Vito Difilippo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Photograph taken with Polaroid Now+ camera. Unique piece, embossed, signed on the back, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Boat Club
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Together
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Cafe Streetside 9pm
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Sail Classico
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Afternoon Cool
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Gold Leaf

Abstract abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract photography 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 abstract photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Seb Janiak, and Michael Banks. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Pigment Print 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 abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2.38 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $105 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,580.

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