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
Stearman Tail, Boeing Stearman model 75, Chino, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Red MiG, Mikoyan Gourevitch MiG-17-PF, Chino, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Anemorphose Cabo Verde #9
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Anemorphose Cabo Verde #7
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Anemorphose Cabo Verde #4
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Chrysler Building And Empire State Building, Pink Skyline
Located in Miami, FL
New York City skyline from Roosevelt Island in pink and mauve colors.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unfram...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, 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
Abstract art photography - Fluidity in Color Series - Purple Reign -sold framed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This series presents various fleeting imagery depicting the fleeting nature of various transient substances and states of nature. The aesthetic patterns evolve from the fluids in motion. Modern Art Etc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photograph - Classical abstract structures n.16
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art Etc presents this series of abstract classical forms in balck and white archival pigment prints.
The photographer was trained at the Centr...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hedge Fun - Sunset Island2 - Miami Beach - Street Art by the Rich
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Website and monitors render color differently. Green sometimes becomes more saturated. I think the mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
San Francisco Club Sign Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
This aged Tommy's Joynt Sandwiches Cocktails sign may not excite one's appetite for food but certaintly satisfies one's artistic needs. Signed, dated, n...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
"Casper", Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Black
Located in New York, NY
"Casper" 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 artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
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
New York City Multiple Exposure - Rich Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color.
Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers.
Sig...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Times Square in Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Billboard fragments of breasts, cropped heads of people, helter-skelter pedestrians, heroic bronze statues and tourist bus riders form a neo-cubist composition where disparate elemen...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Pool Swimmers in Flamingo Park, Miami Beach -
Located in Miami, FL
A pool in Flamingo Park, Miami Beach features swimmers that create an stunning abstract pattern. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered 2/15 , other size available, unframed, pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elevated View Of Traffic Stop Light In Snow Storm
Located in Miami, FL
High angle view of person crossing street in snow blizzard.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right rect...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Abstract Brooklyn Bridge, Camera 35 Cover, 1973
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. In-camera multiple exposure with colored gels produces a complex semi-abstract image generation ahead of its time. Created in 1970. Camera 35 Cove...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dog and Taxi, Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elevated View Of Upper West Side Cityscape, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Rows of houses on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Othe...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Big Red Shoe On Fremont Street In Downtown Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract image of large red high heel shoe in downtown Las Vegas Nevada.
Shipping should be around $100. This archival color photograph by fine art phot...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Empire State Building And American Flags, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Upward view of American Flags against deep blue sky with Empire State Building in the background.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Reflections In Central Park Pond Of Skyscrapers
Located in Miami, FL
Autumn reflections in Central Park pond with duck.
Shipping should be around $100. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Slim Arrons forgot to shoot the Shrubs
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Star Island is home to billionaires, socialites, jet-setters, and the celebrities of the world. Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Inkjet
Hedge Fun - Collins Avenue Miami Beach - Blue
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Art by the Rich. Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Large blue boxwood balls stand next to a long teal blue boxwood hedge
Beautiful landscaping greets visitors as they approach sophisticated residences along Miami's fabled Collins Avenue. Hedge Fun...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Silhouette of Running boy. Pink and Magenta Wall Guaymas Mexico
Located in Miami, FL
This is an image generations ahead of its time in use of color and design.
It was shot on Kodachrome25 and manipulated with an analog device more than 50 years ago but looks state-...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
White Roses, Red Roses, Butterflies, Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered 4/15, lower right, unframed, other sizes available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
'Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Running Dog among the Shadows, Neutral Palette
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100.
The black and white patterning of a running dog blends into an larger overall patten of late afternoon shadows that seem be...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Yellow Dog
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: signed dated lower right signed dated and numbered verso 2 /15
Powerful and unexpected graphic shows that street photography does not have to be gritty or about social is...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hedge Fun - South Beach - Miami Beach
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the larger size.
Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned b...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Gritty Color Truck - Abstract Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Though the eyes of an artist, a dirty truck looks beautiful. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 r, other size available, unframed, printed later Printed on Hah...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brooklyn Bridge in Blue and Gold, Color Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed , Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Yellow Girl in Blue Bars
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography.
Yellow Girl in Blue Bars is a grab shot. The result is a vibrant interplay of primary colors. Blue bars and blue jeans merge with yellow hair and yellow shoes...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
"Echoes No.03" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.02" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
This artwork printed on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"Echoes No.02" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.02" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Printed on fujiflex mou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
42nd St. Diamond Stud
Located in Miami, FL
Adult movie marquees of old 42nd street in 1970. Double header, ABC's of Marriage and Diamond Stud
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 2 of 15. Unf...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Inkjet
Painted Wooden Wall Abstract Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden Sky Scrappers Manhattan Skyline - Color Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left recto, unframed, 4/15 other size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Intense golden light reflects off of midtown glass ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Grand Central Station, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Striking graphic design with found elements is a signature style of Mitchell Funk. He brings studio photography precision to street photography
Signed, dated and numbered, 3/15 r...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Times Square during snowstorm and American Flag
Located in Miami, FL
Tight and graphic compositions with creative lighting are a hallmark of Mithcell Funk's work.
Signed, Dated, number Lower left 2/15 recto, unframed, other size available
Mitchell F...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Pink Cherry Blossoms Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left 3/15 recto, unframed, another size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photograph...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Red Car Back Toronto
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell extracts color from a seemingly boring landscape. Eye-popping saturated primary colors, and an unexpected camera angle defines his visual style and springboards him into a c...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Church in Reykjavik, Iceland: Modern Photography Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Signed dated, numbered 3/15 recto, printed later, unframed, other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Literature: Cover Modern Photography, January 1981
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Echoes No.14" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.14" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Printed on fujiflex mou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
World Trade Center Cerulean blue
Located in Miami, FL
The work is signed and dated and numbered on the lower right, Edition: 4/15 Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women in front of graffiti wall
Located in Miami, FL
Women in from of Basquiat like wall . This was shot in New York City
Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. printed later, Printed on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
American Flag in the Rain
Located in Miami, FL
American Flag in the Rain
2014
Ink jet archival print
40 x 60
Signed, dated numbered lower right, 2/15. Unframed Other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York City Snowstorm
Located in Miami, FL
The work is signed and dated and numbered on the lower right, Edition: 3/15 Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Snow Traffic in New York City, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated lower right and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Shot in Manhattan
The uploaded video on 1s...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dawn
Located in Fairfield, CT
Also available 50 x 70 in. $9,500, edition of 10.
Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Twin Towers, World Trade Center with Green Filter
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. The image is signed dated lower right signed dated and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available, Printed Later
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Into the Blue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Also available 50 x 70 in. $9,500, edition of 10.
Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Brooklyn Bridge and Old Man
Located in Miami, FL
Brooklyn Bridge and Old Man was done in 1969 decades before digital. the Artist uses exactor razor blades to scratch out color gel and then assembles them all together on a 35mm sli...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photograph of God - Spirituality
Located in Miami, FL
Can a photograph capture spirituality? Can a photography in itself be spiritual? The pure essence of spiritual energy transforms a Manhattan skyscraper into a 50 story deity of glowi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, 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
Mother and Child Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Mother and Child Abstract
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blue Car and Private Jet
Located in Miami, FL
Blue Car and Private Jet, Bold swatch of color that occupies large areas of the picture plane is a hallmark and Mitchell Funk's graphic style and a look th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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.