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
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 5 by - Royal Ballet London Dancers Abstract Print
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 5 - Royal Ballet London Dancers Abstract Print by Giles Revell
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 15
Giles Revel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment
Anesthesia - underwater photograph series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 23x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Anesthesia” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eryngium Planum - Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley Floral Portrait
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Eryngium Planum by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell redu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, 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 ...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Grid. No 5 (Contemporary Framed Abstract Grid in Black & Coffee)
By Birgit Blyth
Located in Hudson, NY
unique chromoskedasic monoprint on B&W photo paper
14 x 11 inches unframed
20 x 16 inches in black metal frame with non-glare glass
This contemporary, abstract style chromoskedasic ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Monoprint
Feared, Loved (Abstract Baroque Style Still Life Photo of Green Vines & Flowers)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstracted Baroque style still life photograph of colorful green vegetarian and flowers.
Available in multiple sizes (listed below)
Lisa Fran...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital Pigment
#92, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#89, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#86, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#70, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#64, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#50, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#251, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#250, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#42, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#255, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#254, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#248, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#239, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
Iris Give Me Patience - Irises Royal Horticultural Society Britain Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Iris Give Me Patience by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Reve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Hedge Fun - Sunset Island, Miami Beach
By Robert Funk
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-...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Be The Eye in the Storm 03, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 6 - London Royal Ballet Dancers Performance Print
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 6 - London Royal Ballet Dancers Performance Print by Giles Revell
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 15
Giles Re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment
Hemerocallis - Daylillies Royal Horticultural Society Wisley Floral Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Hemerocallis by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell reduces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Pigment
A New Life 03 and Below 03, Diptych. Abstract Liminited Edition photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled 176 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 176 (Abstract Photography)
C print - Unframed.
Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his ph...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Blender 03 and CoCreate 03, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A New Life 02 and Below 02, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Futurist Geometric Shapes, Triangles and Circles, White and Blue Transparencies
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Monotype, Paper, Other Medium
A New Life 01 and Below 01, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
He Said 01 and She Said 03, Diptych. Abstract Liminited Edition photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 3 - Royal London Ballet Abstract Gems Performance
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 3, 2019 by Giles revell
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 15
Giles Revell creates imagery that is driven by ana...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Color
Astrologist - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Astrologist” is a part of Alex Sher’s series "Reflections" - underwater photographs that could be mistaken for paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpieces by Picasso, D...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Calendula Officinalis - Abstract Color Flower Print Photography Interior Design
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Calendula Officinalis by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Reve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Echinacea Purpurea Purple Cone Flower - Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Echinacea Purpurea Purple Cone Flower by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Iris Ensata Kozasa Gawa - Japanese Iris Royal Horticultural Society Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Iris Ensata Kozasa Gawa by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Papaver Rhoeas The Corn Poppy - Red Poppies Royal Horticultural Society Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Papaver Rhoeas The Corn Poppy by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Rosa Young Princess - Pink Hybrid Rose Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rosa Young Princess by Giles Revell
This s an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Osteospermum Sunny - Pink Flowers Royal Horticultural Society Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Osteospermum Sunny by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Phlox Paniculata Blue Evening - Blue Evening Royal Horticultural Society Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Phlox Paniculata Blue Evening by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Wind Blues 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an archival pigment print on 3 layers of silk organza with sumi ink and mineral pigments.
In 2019, Valley House Gallery presented our first exhibition of work by Chaco Terad...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Look Up 03 and Maze Me 01, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paper flow - black and white abstract paper photography
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Paper flow'
London, United Kingdom 2020.
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavy-weight fine art paper.
COA included.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Giclée
#237, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#236, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
The Scream - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 43"x63"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An abstract composition capturing the dramatic interplay between vibrant crimson and stark white elements. The photograph presents a swirling vortex of deep red textures that dominat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Before AI Photography Print Limited Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The idea behind was a 10 KG Dictionary from 1991 which nobody wanted. According to me a special piece. At the present when AI is to be a subject of discussion I wanted to point out t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
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Gateway 04, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
#230, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Rilievo, Unique work + 1 AP + 1 EP
Located in Miami, FL
From Eduardo Rezende’s new series Rilievo, this photograph treats the skin of architecture as a sculptural field. Curved partitions fold into one another, casting measured shadows th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Set of 4 Cyanotype photograhs. From the series Mareas.
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Look Up 03, From the series Return to Source. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Untitled 0607: abstract montage photograph w/ legs, feet, black & white patterns
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment print (photographic montage) includes abstract references to the human figure, enlivened with gestural energy from artist Paul Cava’s experiments with lig...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
By Ugne Pouwell
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Voyeur, Unique Work + 1 AP + 1 EP
Located in Miami, FL
From Eduardo Rezende’s Lavori in Corso series, this work contemplates the quiet intervals within construction—those suspended moments when form is still becoming. Shadow, texture, an...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton Canvas
Red Window (artist framed) - large scale abstract monochromatic photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale monochromatic abstract observation of geometric architectural elements, from Raymond Meier's series Renderings
Red Window (Renderings 05) by Ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
Triangle, Unique work + 1 AP + 1 EP
Located in Miami, FL
Part of Eduardo Rezende’s Trama series, this work reveals the artist’s exploration of material abstraction through construction surfaces. The image captures oxidized steel panels int...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton Canvas
#217, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#214, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#212, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
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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