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
Amanda Bynes - Leaving a boutique in West Hollywood 9/712012
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spencer Sloan is a mixed-media artist whose recent work, digitally manipulating paparazzi photographs into abstraction using a series of image-corrupting applications, stems from his years spent as a pop-culture blogger. Sloan received his BFA in Painting from the University of Georgia and studied graphic design at The Creative Circus. In 2015, Sloan was commissioned by Dolby to create a piece for their San Francisco headquarters which was featured in Fast Company magazine. Sloan lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. Archival pigment print. Edition 1 of 1
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Richard Diebenkorn, Ralph Steadman.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Rock Pool, Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Rock Pool, Australia, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
21 x 21 inches
Edition of 4
Unframed
Print only. Ask us for framing option...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Removal of Self #60" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal of Self #60" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
2011
Photo on deconstructed paper
16” x 20” inch
Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus Sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Exocet, North American B25 Mitchell, Oshkosh, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.200
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.200
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 6.800
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 8.800
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Man Watching Sunrise, Hangzhou, China, 2011
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Man Watching Sunrise, Hangzhou, China, 2011
44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for fram...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons at Gelson's Market in LA, 5/2/18" - Abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons at Gelson's Market in LA, 5/2/18" features hues of green, blue, yellow and purple.
This photograph is an archival inkjet ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eyes to the wind
Located in Deddington, GB
Allan Forsyth
Eyes to the wind
228x76cm
Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print
Diasec Framed
Edition 6 + 2 APs
Allan Forsyth is an artist who explores a breadth of themes that is r...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram
Kachchery
By Gina Parr
Located in Deddington, GB
Kachchery – Limited Edition Contemporary Abstract Landscape Photograph by Gina Parr [2019]
limited_edition
Photograph printed on 310gsm Hahnemuhele German Etching paper with archiva...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photogram
$1,763
Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii, 2011
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 50 x 50 inches Edition of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Study for Amanda Seyfried Departs at LAX Airport, 1/21/13" Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Study for Amanda Seyfried Departs at LAX Airport, 1/21/13" features hues of green, pink, purple and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print with sintra mount and polis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
manhattanhenge, Big Sun Sunset Manhattan Street Golden Light Silhouetted People
Located in Miami, FL
Manhattanhenge is a unique moment where the sun aligns with the east to west grid structure of the street. This was done on 72nd Street in ManhattanSigned, dated lower and numbered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"Kodak Sign, Atlanta, Georgia X 36" - Composite Image Photography - Cubism
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Kodak Sign, Atlanta, Georgia X 36" is a composite photograph with hues of red and orange.
Peter Essick is a photographer, author, speaker, instructor, and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Lady Gaga Bike Riding in Barcelona, 11/12/2014" - Colorful Abstract Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Lady Gaga Bike Riding in Barcelona, 11/12/2014" features hues of hot pink, green, purple and blue.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print with sintra mount and polished acryli...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Study for Emma Roberts at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood, 6/11/15
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Study for Emma Roberts at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood, 6/11/15" features hues of teal, yellow, purple, and orange.
This photograph is an archival ink...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Emily Ratajkowski on a Boat in Positano, Italy, 6/23/17" Colorful Abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Emily Ratajkowski on a Boat in Positano, Italy, 6/23/17" features hues of red, yellow, orange and green.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of H...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blue Haze, Katie Hallam, Limited Edition, Abstract, Photography, Affordable, Art
By Katie Hallam
Located in Deddington, GB
Katie Hallam
Blue Haze
Limited Edition Digital Photograph on a metal backing and does not need framing. It is mounted securely and ready to hang on a wall.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Have a look
Located in Berlin, DE
Have a look
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, bes...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Tribeca Window Reflections with Red Abstract Billboard
Located in Miami, FL
A transformative photograph with emotive color emerges from the lens of Photographer Mitchell Funk. For him, it's about capturing extreme light as it strikes form. In the present i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Across 2
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso.
Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
"Kendall Jenner Out in Paris, 07/05/15 I" Colorful Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Kendall Jenner Out in Paris, 07/05/15 I" features hues of forest green, orange, yellow, gold, red, and turquoise.
This photograph is an archival inkjet...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Alden 1
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso.
Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently pr...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Monsters, Douglas DC-4, Dugny, Le Bourget, 2008 - Aero series (Air)
Located in New York City, NY
Manolo Chretien, France
Monsters, Douglas DC-4, Dugny, Le Bourget, 2008 - Aero series (Air)
27 x 43 in
Edition of 9
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
35 x ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
3rd St. Shadows
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique print.
In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda
Mannerport after Monet, Etretat, Normandy, France
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Mannerport after Monet, Etretat, Normandy, France, 2017
44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. As...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shark Bay (Square 10), Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Shark Bay (Square 10), Australia, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 50 x 50 inches Edition of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Earth, 2012
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Abstract Landscape #23
Located in New York City, NY
Daniel Mansur
Abstract Landscape #23
Canvas Fine Art - Framed
Archival Pigment Print
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Mariner, Martin PBM Mariner, Tucson, Arizona
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.200
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.200
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 6.800
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 8.800
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
"Abstract Composition XII" in Pink Red Green Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition XII" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail whic...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition IV" in Black Turquoise Blue Yellow Orange Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition III" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail whic...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition VIII" in White Cream Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition VIII" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which largely goes unnoticed. Ins...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Gears, Katie Hallam, Abstract Art, Cycling Art, Sports Art, Photography
By Katie Hallam
Located in Deddington, GB
Katie Hallam
Gears
Digital photograph
Limited Edition Photograph on Alluminium
Size: H 60cm x W 95cm x D 1cm
Sold Unframed
For all the sport enthusiasts out there, this high-en...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
After Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers 1889, 2017
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Tiger III : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shoveling
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 Signature: Signed , dated lower right numbered verso LR Recto 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
New York City blizzards collaborates with the p...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$3,400
"Abstract Composition III" in Turquoise Blue Green Orange Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition III" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail whic...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition VII" in Green Cream Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition VII" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail whic...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Street Walkers - New York Street Photography Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
The history of street photography has been characterized by a loose snapshot style where the central purpose was to capture random moments as they unfold in time. Little emphasis was...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
On the way / Unterwegs
Located in Berlin, DE
On the way / Unterwegs
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 spe...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Sonntags im Museum (19)
Located in Berlin, DE
Sonntags im Museum (19)
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 sp...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chrysler Building Spire With Abstract Architectural Patterns
Located in Miami, FL
Seen through two surrounding buildings, the Chrysler Building's spire emerges as a cool blue Art Deco statement. Photographer Mitchell Funk selects a precise angle so that the photog...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Event Horizon #209, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera.
This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of
his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Depth of Winter #54
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Pola...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Autumn #70, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Pola...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Toxic Beauty #84, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera.
This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of
his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Event Horizon #30, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera.
This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of
his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Depth of Winter #55, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera.
This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of
his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Think about
Located in Berlin, DE
Think about
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, bes...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Gracefully crossing the space
Located in Berlin, DE
Gracefully crossing the space
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Serenade
Located in Berlin, DE
Serenade
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, beside...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Die Frau in Rot
Located in Berlin, DE
Die Frau in Rot
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,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Northeaster 1
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso.
Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Neon Bar and Grill Sign Tenderloin at Night Street Photographer Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Vestiges of a bygone era, a funky old original neon sign acts as a glowing beacon to the thirsty. Inkjet archival print. Signed and dated on lowe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Maple Drive
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso.
Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Terracotta 10
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated verso
1961
Matted with archival board. Not framed
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Richard L. Menschel
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,700 Sale Price
26% Off
Turkish Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2008. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso.
Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently pr...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Sonntags im Museum (17)
Located in Berlin, DE
Sonntags im Museum (17)
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 sp...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Tivoli
Located in New York, NY
Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso.
In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns his lens ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
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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.