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
Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage mid-century motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed and printed late...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
《人间四月》April
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
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
Liquid Gold Diptych
Located in Fairfield, CT
German-born Christine Matthäi’s fascination with photography and film began during her early teenage years. She studied and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Ber...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Hedge Fun - Bal Harbor - Miami Beach, Landscaping in Red and Violet
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-end condos and ritzy commercial establishments. Shrubs, bushes and trees are transf...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Study for Gwen Stefani Leaving Paquito Mas Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, 4/17/15
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Study for Gwen Stefani Leaving Paquito Mas Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, 4/17/15" features hues of teal, yellow, purple, and orange.
This photograph is an...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Seen and Unseen #3979" - Contemporary Still Life Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Seen and Unseen #3979" features hues of bright blue and yellow. This photograph is edition 2/7 +2 AP.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer from Shanghai, China. Formally trained a...
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
"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14, II" Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14, II" features hues of purple, green, and peach.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hiero...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Seen and Unseen #3798" - Contemporary Still Life Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Seen and Unseen #3798" features a bright bubble-gum pink hue. This photograph is edition 3/7 +2 AP.
Zhou Peng is inspired by the work of CAI Guo-qiang, Zao Wou-Ki.
Zhou Peng is a f...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mena Suvari Hiking in Runyon Canyon in LA, 7/5/15 - Colorful Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mena Suvari Hiking in Runyon Canyon in LA, 7/5/15" features hues of pink, purple, yellow and teal.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print with sintra mount and polished acryli...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Snow Coke
Located in Miami, FL
Delicious ice-cold, Coca-Cola. Have a Coke and a Smile.
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /10, Unframed, Other sizes available.
This work is printed on fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
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
《春深》Deep Spring
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
《桃花源记》The Peach Colony
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
《西塞山前》Sone of Fisherman
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Parking Rates
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colorful Victorian Fairytale Houses, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later on Hahnemuhle paper
Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"Echoes No.11" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.11" 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
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
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
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
$4,160 Sale Price
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Cherry Blossoms Central Park Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Blossoms in full bloom adorn the verdant fields of Central park and make beautiful abstract patters.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Wheelbarrows
Located in Miami, FL
Utilitarian objects whose primary purpose is to transport dirt are transformed into beautiful objects of visual pleasure.
Signed , dated numbered on lower right, 2/15, other size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Guggenheim Museum and Bus
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available,, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sail Boats with Two Men in a Boat on a Silver Gray Sea, Monochromatic
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Simmering silver water underpins a group of sailboats punctuated by a small boat in the foreground.
The image takes on the look of traditional Asian art with its simplicity and per...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
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
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
Silhouetted Figures on New York Street
Located in Miami, FL
500mm lens and high angle transforms pedestrians into a Rorschach test of abstract and intertwined black shapes . Signed and dated on lower right, num...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Crown of Chrysler Building with Sunburst, Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color when color wasn't considered art.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, un...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
"LB11" (FRAMED) Photography 48" X 48" Inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"LB11" (FRAMED) Photography 48" X 48" Inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Print size 48x48 Inches
Artwork finished size 50x50 Inches
Limited edition 1 of 4
Artist proof 1
Medium: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper
House Zoom East Hampton
Located in Miami, FL
House Zoom East Hampton. A grey night comes alive with color as Mitchell Funk exploits a available street lighting with a long exposure and zoom Signature: Signed and dated on low...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Statue of liberty with colorful multiple exposures
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
In-camera multiple exposures with red, orange,...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
"Jessica Alba - riding her bike in Malibu, July 5, 2015" Colorful Abstract Photo
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Synchronous Pedestrians - Three Figures Crosswalk
Located in Miami, FL
Three synchronous figures cross a Manhattan street just after a snow fall. The normally black pavement is turned light grey due to the salting of the street.
Mitchell Funk is a "Colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Arrows
Located in Miami, FL
Arrows and Sun, Modern Photography Magazine Cover, August 1978, Created 1976 Signed and dated lower right, numbered and dated on verso, Printed Later, Unframed 4/15. Other size avail...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$7,800
Taos Mission, New Mexico- San Francisco de Asis, Mystical Negative Color
Located in Miami, FL
Taos Mission, New Mexico San Francisco de Asis in Negative Color -
The work is Signed dated and numbered lower right, 2/15, Printed Later, and Unframed Printed on Hahnemühle Fine ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
lampone
Located in New York, NY
15x 15 inches image size
25 x 25 inches paper size
Please Note: This work is framed; the framed photograph shows the print with the 5 inch paper border
Pigment print on Kodak meta...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital 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
Neon Old Fremont Street, Las Vegas - Dramatic Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset.. Signed, dated numbered on the lower right, 2/15 , Printed later, another size available, unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition X" in Brown and Tan Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition X" 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. Inspir...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition IX" in Mustard Orange Green Cream Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition IX" 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. Inspi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition VI" in Cream Grey Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition VI" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition V" in Orange Turquoise Blue Yellow Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition V" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition II" in Green Orange Yellow and Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition II" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Porthole #4
By Jami Goldman
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 7/15
Dye infused aluminum photograph
Series: Portholes, abstract realism
Jami Goldman is an American fine art photographer, with over 30 years experience behind the lens. She ...
Category
2010s 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
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
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
Lower Manhattan Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
World Trade Center Tower 2 is still under construction in this very early example of how color photography can be true to it's namesake . Signed , dated lower right, Edition 2 /15 P...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Night on Sunset Beach
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
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
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
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
Haze
Located in Fairfield, CT
Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT and SEA series, and all other water related series, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Horizon 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
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.