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
Mohamed Yakub Color Long Exposure Photograph Teal Abstract Horizontal Kenyan
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mohamad does not use titles for his photographs. Such naming or framing can constrain or shape a viewer’s engagement with an image. Without such titles, his imagery conjures imagi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Blue, Black
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Listening to this day, original abstract painting, impressionist art
By Mary Scott
Located in Deddington, GB
Listening to This Day by Mary Scott [2022]
original
Oil and Cold Wax on Wood Panel
Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:0.6cm
Frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil
Smashed- abstract photo transfer collage on mylar soft white color
Located in New York, NY
Matthew Conradt
Smashed
mixed media on Mylar
24 x 17 inches
2016
This item is not framed
Matthew Conradt’s mixed media works investigate the current disarray of the American Dream. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Mylar, Mixed Media
The Self Representation of Light #412, 2 x Luminograms as one work
Located in London, GB
It's really majestic piece. It's grand in size and its got a very beautiful and impressive contrast in shades.
This piece is something very special... two Luminograms in one work of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin, Glass, Oak, Archival Paper
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by artist.
Custom...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
"Water Dance", Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Green, Orange
Located in New York, NY
"Water Dance" Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - F 011
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011
44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 50 x...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
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
30x45in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - mounted, ready to hang
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
Cieux, Sky 5
Located in New York City, NY
27.5 x 27.5 in
70 x 70 cm
Edition of 9
USD 6.000
40 x 40 in
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 9
USD 8.000
51 x 51 in
130 x 130 cm
Edition of 9
EUR 11.500
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Candida Höfer, Colored Wood: Signed Photograph, Abstract Photography
Located in Hamburg, DE
Candida Höfer (German, born 1944)
Colored Wood, 2017
Medium: C-Print
Dimensions: 56 × 57.7 cm (22 × 22 7/10 in)
Edition of 100: Hand-signed and numbered on verso
Condtion: Mint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Red, Black
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
ATO>MIC #15, Unique Silver Luminogram Print, Warm toned black and white abstract
Located in London, GB
ATO>MIC #15, 2020
Unique Gelatin Silver Print/ Luminogram and Photogram technique, Hand Printed on tea infused fibre based paper, Custom Framed: museum mount-board with antireflective UV protective art glass in dark brown lacquered hardwood frame, /hand made in UK/
18 x 23 cm
40.5 x 36 cm (Framed)
Unique
Series: ATO>MIC
Signed and dated in pencil on verso
Provided with the Certificate of Authenticity
Instead of using carving...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Tea, Photographic Paper...
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
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
"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
The Kitchen Drawer - An overwhelming source of detritus... everyday objects
Located in London, GB
The Kitchen Drawer
Simply an overwhelming source of detritus...
'Detritus' series was born from the twin frustrations of lockdown halting all planned projects, yet litter still somehow being dropped in abundance on my street.
With no idea of the final output, or indeed the hygiene implications, I started to collect, scan, and record what I found. When I realised these colourful misshapen objects could be turned into something beautiful, the frustrations left me and I began looking for other sources of Detritus.
These collages gave me purpose during the pandemic and allowed me to grow something beautiful from a place of frustration. My aim is to simply give viewers of the work a fleeting moment of calm.
Unable to shoot anything, I’ve been making collections of things I find on the ground and scanning them to create composite images of otherwise ignored or discarded objects." - George McLeod...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
After Vincent Van Gogh: Almond Blossom 1890, 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
The Flow of Light under Water
Located in London, GB
THE FLOW OF LIGHT UNDERWATER 2019 Being fascinated with light and water led me to explore how light travels in the sea - often caught on the backs of fish as they dart and swerve int...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram
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
Katie Hallam, Blue Haze, Limited Edition Abstract Print, Geometric Photograph
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
ATO>MIC #9, Unique Silver Luminogram Print, "Atomic like Explosion or Moonscape"
Located in London, GB
ATO>MIC #9, 2020
Unique Gelatin Silver Print/ Luminogram and Photogram technique, Printed on tea infused fibre based paper, Framed
23 x 18 cm print size
38 x 35.5 cm framed
Unique
Series: ATO>MIC
Signed and dated in pencil on print's verso
© Michael G Jackson...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
"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
Chrysler Building Blue Zoom, New York Skyline, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
With an upward zoom and a slow exposure, Photographer Mitchell Funk reimagines one of the world's most iconic landmarks. The photograph is a lyrical evocation of a normally cold stre...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
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
Chrysler Building in Silver and Gray Tones Abstract Spacial Relationships
Located in Miami, FL
In Mitchell Funk's continuing series about redefining New York City icons, he allows light and camera angle to change the subject's look and alter the sense of place. In this work, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
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
Die Frau in Grün
Located in Berlin, DE
Die Frau in Grün
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
Schatten der Tänzerin
Located in Berlin, DE
Schatten der Tänzerin
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 spec...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Psychedelic Forrest
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk. He was Color when Color wasn't Cool.
Conceptualized and executed in 1971, when color photography was not recognized as fine art, this group of abstract, negative colo...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Barnett (green)
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
"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
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
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
Side Effects, Depth of Winter, Skiers 04, 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
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
Chrysler Building Looking Up in Light and Shadow
Located in Miami, FL
The play of light and shadow is on full display in this photograph by Mitchell Funk. His upward view of the Chrysler Building from an unexpected angle departs from traditional color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
New Leaf
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Fujiflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed and numbered 1/4 on verso.
Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiered his latest series of ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Street Repair becomes Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
A worker using industrial paint to repair street asphalt inadvertently creates street art. It wasn't his intention to make an artistic statement. His was a purposeful utilitarian e...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
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
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
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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.