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Contemporary Abstract Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
#00134 Scirpus cyperinus, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00134 Scirpus cyperinus, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00136 Euthamia graminifolia, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00136 Euthamia graminifolia, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pri...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00129 Scuttelaria galericulata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00129 Scuttelaria galericulata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00142 Leersia oryzoides, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00142 Leersia oryzoides, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Swimming Area Panorama, silent morning, black and white photography, limited art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Panorama Landscape. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed wit...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...

#00138 Polygonum sagittatum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00138 Polygonum sagittatum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pric...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00124 Carex spp, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00124 Carex spp, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing include...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00137 Solidago spp., Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00137 Solidago spp, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing incl...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00106-2 Dryopteris spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00106-2 Dryopteris spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, and frame included This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00112 Thalictrum pubescens, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00112 Thalictrum pubescens, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pric...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00115 Sium suave, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00115 Sium suave, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing inclu...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

"casting out, calling in", Abstract, Collaged Monoprints, Ink, fabric, botanical
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "casting out, calling in" is an original piece by Cassie Normandy White and is made from fabric monotypes and ink. This piece m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Fabric, Ink, Monotype

#00110 Phalaris arundinacea, Unique photogram, gum bichromate
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00110 Phalaris arundinacea, Unique photogram, gum bichromate This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing incl...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00116 Eleocharis palustris, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00116 Eleocharis palustris, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pric...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00114 Lysimachia ciliata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00114 Lysimachia ciliata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricin...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00113 Sparganium eurycarpum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00113 Sparganium eurycarpum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pri...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00105 Pontederia cordata Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00105 Pontederia cordata Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00106-1 Potamogeton spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00106-1 Potomogeton spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#00102 Carex spp. Unique handmade photogram, gum bichromate, frame included
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00102 Carex spp. Unique handmade photogram, gum bichromate, frame included. This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Ice Portals No. 4244 / black and white nature photography
Located in Burlingame, CA
Alyson Belcher's Ice Portals series of black and white photographs depict an unusually cold Northwestern winter. These photographs are records of the unique ice formations that the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Carbon Pigment

"Rising 3", contemporary, abstract, sky, clouds, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig’s “Rising 3” is a 10 x 13 inch color photograph, a part of the artist’s “Natural Consequences” series. Rich blues dominate this photo, which is surrounded by a white matt...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color

"Sign City Galore", contemporary, leaves, building, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's "Sign City Galore" is an original deep blue photograph of an old buildings obscured by leaves. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic process whi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photogram

Seascape IV (Homage to Mark Rothko) - large format abstract ocean photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale abstract photographs of muted color monochromatic water surface color clouds and horizon SEASCAPE IV by Frank Schott an homage to Mark Rothko 60" x 48" / 152cm x 122cm signed edition of 7 75 x 58 inches / 190cm x 147cm signed edition of 7 archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Maestro (aka Dancing in the Dark again), Windansea Beach, CA - black-and-white
Located in New York, NY
Unique landscape photograph (mixed process photogram/chemigram) made with San Diego specific materials (sand, palm leaves, the Pacific Ocean, and more) and chemically altered with de...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin

“Morning Dew (aka Rebirth in the Night Sky)”- black-and-white contemporary photo
Located in New York, NY
“Morning Dew (aka Rebirth in the Night Sky)” - is a one-of-a-kind silver gelatin (black-and-white darkroom) print, from my "The Many Rings of Saturn" (series), and it was made WITHOU...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin

lovely, dark and deep #28
Located in New York, NY
Edition 1 of 5 Carolyn Monastra's series "Lovely, Dark and Deep,” excerpted from Robert Frost poem, explores the natural wonders of the wilderness. Dramatic and awe-inspiring landsc...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Ice Portals No. 3498 / black and white nature photography
Located in Burlingame, CA
Alyson Belcher's Ice Portals series of black and white photographs depict an unusually cold Northwestern winter. These photographs are records of the unique ice formations that the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Carbon Pigment

Ice Portals No. 4396 / black and white nature photography
Located in Burlingame, CA
Alyson Belcher's Ice Portals series of black and white photographs depict an unusually cold Northwestern winter. These photographs are records of the unique ice formations that the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Carbon Pigment

Ice Portals No. 4402 / black and white nature photography
Located in Burlingame, CA
Alyson Belcher's Ice Portals series of black and white photographs depict an unusually cold Northwestern winter. These photographs are records of the unique ice formations that the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Carbon Pigment

Ice Portals No. 2573 / black and white nature photography
Located in Burlingame, CA
Alyson Belcher's Ice Portals series of black and white photographs depict an unusually cold Northwestern winter. These photographs are records of the unique ice formations that the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Carbon Pigment

UNTITLED
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of works capturing conceptual signs in iconic landscapes captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale print sizes with incredible image details CLOUD STUD...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Candida Höfer, University Library Hamburg A - Set of 2 Photographs, Signed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Candida Höfer (German, b. 1944) University Library Hamburg A, 2000/02 Medium: Set of 2 c-prints, mounted on Forex Dimensions: each 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24) Edition of 45: Hand-signed and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Your Sweet Magic by Marcy Palmer, 2015, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10 Signature label with name, title, materials, series, edition number and date. From Marcy Palmer's series, Unearthing. Marcy Palmer's Artist Statement: "The photogra...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

We All Scream, Limited Edition Photograph, Color, Kids Decor, Playroom, Nursery
Located in Riverdale, NY
These limited edition photographs are Mandalas made from pieces of Candy or ice cream or toys or gems or fruit. The Mandala is 20x20 with a white frame in a 24x24 framed size. It i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Venice #9' 2024 - black and white polaroid landscape photography
Located in London, GB
'Venice #9' 2024 A photograph captured with a Polaroid camera. Printed on the finest archival paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand the test of time, pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Burnout (Stage of Consciousness)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Burnout (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition 1/10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist Inventory # 8455. Not mounted. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

"Newnes Oven 3", contemporary, leaves, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's "Newnes Oven 3" is an original deep blue photograph of an old coal oven obscured by leaves. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic process which ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram, Archival Paper

"Knotweed", contemporary, leaves, branches, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's 'Knotweed’ is an original deep blue photograph of leaves and branches of the Japanese Knotweed plant. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic proc...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Photogram, Linen

"Dilexit 4", contemporary, leaves, cathedral, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's "Dilexit 4" is an original deep blue photograph of an old cathedral with superimposed leaves and branches. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram, Silk

"Buckeye", contemporary, tree, leaves, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's 'Buckeye’ is an original deep blue photograph of leaves from the Bottlebrush Buckeye tree. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic process which u...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Linen, Photogram

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama
Located in Zurich, CH
DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987/2021 Silver gelatin print, later print Sheet 34 x 26.5 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.) not p...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

To the moon and back, abstract sky photography, limited edition 2 of 5.
Located in London, GB
'To the moon and back' is a photograph of one of the summer evening sunsets. As you gaze at the horizon, you see a plane flying at the perfect horizontal line, set on its journey. Co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Giclée

"Crane 5", contemporary, industrial, leaves, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's 'Crane 5’ is an original deep blue photograph of an industrial crane superimposed by leaves. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic process which...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Linen, Photogram

Portwood 21 The Balvenie 0182, limited edition photograph, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Portwood 21 The Balvenie 0182, limited edition photograph, signed and numbered Ernie Button’s photographs are a treat to the imagination. A journey along the delicate lines and vib...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Polyphorous, Limited Edition Photograph, Candy, Toys, Gems, Kids Decor, Nursery
Located in Riverdale, NY
These limited edition photographs are Mandalas made from pieces of Candy or toys or gems or fruit. The Mandala is 20x20 with a white frame in a 24x24 framed size. It is also availa...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Cloud Study IV - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Human - Tree Fusion - ( Photographic Abstraction )
Located in Miami, FL
While in Central Park, Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a moment where a leafless tree trunk and a faceless human with a flowering hat have a symbiosis. They are both weird lookin...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Award-winner, Best Seller, Largest Sand Dunes in the World, Minimal, Monotone
Located in US
"Desert Rising" The lone tree in the foreground helps you understand the immense scale of the sand dunes of Sossusvlei. The print series Dunes: Landscapes Evolving documents the m...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leaf No. 26C1, limited edition, archival pigment ink print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Leaf No. 26C1, limited edition, archival pigment ink print, signed and numbered Our world is immersed in light, but its physical essence is chemical. Digital photographic processes...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Trees (Nr. 5, Cornel) - Black Purple Red Silk Scarf
Located in Wien, Wien
Silk scarf with photogram by Regina Hügli: Trees (Nr. 5, Cornel), 2021 Open Edition 100% silk (Crêpe de Chine), 90 x 90 cm Certified by ICEA GOTS [2020-032] Handrolled hem, made in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silk, Color

Trees (Nr. 20/4) - Contemporary Red and Green Leaf Photogram
Located in Wien, Wien
Trees (Nr. 20/4) - Red and Green Leaf Photogram 2022 Photogram, framed 25 x 22 cm Unique copy, signed The photogram series “Trees” by Regina Hügli focuses on the phenomenon of ramif...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Photogram

Bush Encased by Sand Dunes in Namibia, Africa, Minimalist, Vertical
Located in US
"Haven" In this award-winning image, a lone bush is encased by a delicate sand dune, as if nature has protected it in a loving embrace. The print series Dunes: Landscapes Evolving...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunset behind Layers (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sunset Behind Layers (Deconstructivism) - 2020 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 6199. Signature label and ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

"Otherworld" Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition of 12 by Rob Woodcox
Located in Culver City, CA
"Otherworld" Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition of 12 by Rob Woodcox Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte FineArt Paper (archival) Ships in a tube 2022 ABOUT Rob Woodcox Rob Woodcox is a fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper

Blueprint - Contemporary, Abstract, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blueprint - 2019 30x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on the original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not mounted. Exhibition: Reclaim Photography Festival: Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscape, Black Country...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Trees (Driftwood, Nr. 1) - Red and Yellow Nature Branch Photogram
Located in Wien, Wien
Trees (Driftwood, Nr. 1), Red and Yellow Nature Branch Beach Photogram 2020 Photogram, framed 65 x 48 cm Unique copy, signed The photogram series “Trees” by Regina Hügli focuses on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Photogram

Shades of Glass (No. 1) - Abstract Black and White Photogram
Located in Wien, Wien
Ulrike Königshofer Shades of Glass (No. 1) 2020 Photogram 33,9 x 25 cm Unique copy On Ulrike Königshofer´s series “Shades of Glass”: The photogram series "Shades of Glass" displays ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Shades of Glass (No. 2) - Abstract Black and White Photogram
Located in Wien, Wien
Ulrike Königshofer Shades of Glass (No. 2) 2020 Photogram 32,2 x 23,2 cm Unique copy On Ulrike Königshofer´s series “Shades of Glass”: The photogram series "Shades of Glass" display...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Contemporary abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alessandro Puccinelli, Peter Mendelson, Stefanie Schneider, and Jessica Houston. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival 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 Contemporary abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available.

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