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.
Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
to
134
216
400
206
222
1,241
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
140
2,145
2
4
4
13
52
16
41
2,285
2,285
203
142
82
70
67
33
24
16
11
8
1
1,119
760
381
31
27
23
16
15
14
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
1,070
753
704
458
410
328
222
129
75
70
172
257
1,201
843
Style: Abstract
Sydney Opera House, Modern Photography Cover , Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover, February, 1987 Triple exposure of silhouetted men on a hill, against plexiglass colored shapes echoing the bold iconic architectural curves of the opera h...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Hand on Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Located in Miami, FL
Cover, "Mitchell Funk. Color in the 1970's "
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Young girl in an Couture Pink Dress, Fashion Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The interplay of light and shadow, greys and magenta transform a portrait of a flamboyantly dressed young girl into an optically engaging abstraction composed of alternating patterns...
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
White Building, Red Sun
Located in Miami, FL
Cover. Photomethods Magazine, March, 1982, Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframe
Category
1970s 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
Abstract City
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 4/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Photo-Abstract impressio...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Peeling Painted Wall with raking light
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 4 of 15, Printed later. Unframed
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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. U...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Inkjet
Times Square with Yellow Cabs
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 2 of 15. Unframed. Other size available,
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Hard Edge Abstraction - Signs and Shapes, Modern Photography Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15, Unframed. Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Other size...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Umbrellas on Fifth Avenue in the Rain. Street Photography Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Umbrellas on Fifth Avenue in the Rain. Street Photography is as abstract as it is representational. It's literally street photography. Chromogenic archival print, signed and dated ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sea Pen
By Chris Leidy
Located in Fairfield, CT
Palm Beach native and grandson of iconic fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, Chris Leidy grew up with a deep admiration for the ocean and aquatic life and has made his mark as a world-r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
$12,500
Between Rain
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 a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Sundown Ride
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 a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
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
Ferry Ride
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
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Before the Rain
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
Abaco Stroll
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
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
#214, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#56, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Cubes and Circles
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Spring Dances
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Spring Dances' the exchange between color an...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Urban Abstract Theme
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Andalusian Tune' the exchange between color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Dissolving Squares
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Dissolving Squares' the colors are overlaid ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Triptych - Water Theme - Mounted on Plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - turquoise hue.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Splash Triptych - Diasec - Mounted on plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - close up of rough seas.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning seascapes Bob's unique approach...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
'Swelling Orcas' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
'Monopolar Fusion' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
'Monopolar Breakthrough' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Cubes and Circles BW' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Fading Bullets' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Fading Bullets' the exchange between color a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
'Andalusian Tune' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Andalusian Tune' the exchange between color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii, 2011
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
50 x 50 inches Edition of 3
Mounted and framed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Corner No. 03 at the Guggenheim Museum
By Kenji Aoki
Located in New York, NY
Corner 2018
No.1, No.2, No.3
The origin of “space”
20 x 30 inches
Platinum print
Signed and numbered edition of 5
In our daily space recognition, information composed of multiple elements such as direction, distance, shape and size is perceived as space. The minimum element to visually perceive space is dots and lines. Mathematical “points and lines” are also the starting point of science, and are conceptual in common with the number 0 and do not exist as substances. This is because, even if it looks like a dots or a line, it looks like a “point” becomes a circle and a line becomes a surface.
On the other hand, our naked eyes can “find” dots and lines from anywhere in our daily lives, which appear at the intersection of two surfaces.This work is a landscape that gives perspective to the “corners” that are familiar to you but are not appreciated.
For me, “dots and lines” are the origin of space and the starting point of beauty.
Taken with a 35mm digital camera inside the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The resolution of the photography was technically broken down, and the particles which appeared were printed by using the chemical elements platinum and palladium using...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Platinum
Price Upon Request
Corner No. 02 at the Guggenheim Museum
By Kenji Aoki
Located in New York, NY
Corner 2018
No.1, No.2, No.3
The origin of “space”
20 x 30 inches
Platinum print
Signed and numbered edition of 5
In our daily space recognition, information composed of multiple elements such as direction, distance, shape and size is perceived as space. The minimum element to visually perceive space is dots and lines. Mathematical “points and lines” are also the starting point of science, and are conceptual in common with the number 0 and do not exist as substances. This is because, even if it looks like a dots or a line, it looks like a “point” becomes a circle and a line becomes a surface.
On the other hand, our naked eyes can “find” dots and lines from anywhere in our daily lives, which appear at the intersection of two surfaces.This work is a landscape that gives perspective to the “corners” that are familiar to you but are not appreciated.
For me, “dots and lines” are the origin of space and the starting point of beauty.
Taken with a 35mm digital camera inside the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The resolution of the photography was technically broken down, and the particles which appeared were printed by using the chemical elements platinum and palladium using...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Platinum
Price Upon Request
Corner No. 01 at the Guggenheim Museum
By Kenji Aoki
Located in New York, NY
Corner 2018
No.1, No.2, No.3
The origin of “space”
20 x 30 inches
Platinum print
Signed and numbered edition of 5
In our daily space recognition, information composed of multiple elements such as direction, distance, shape and size is perceived as space. The minimum element to visually perceive space is dots and lines. Mathematical “points and lines” are also the starting point of science, and are conceptual in common with the number 0 and do not exist as substances. This is because, even if it looks like a dots or a line, it looks like a “point” becomes a circle and a line becomes a surface.
On the other hand, our naked eyes can “find” dots and lines from anywhere in our daily lives, which appear at the intersection of two surfaces.This work is a landscape that gives perspective to the “corners” that are familiar to you but are not appreciated.
For me, “dots and lines” are the origin of space and the starting point of beauty.
Taken with a 35mm digital camera inside the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The resolution of the photography was technically broken down, and the particles which appeared were printed by using the chemical elements platinum and palladium using...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Platinum
Price Upon Request
'Gold And Diamond Glitter' Abstract Digital Painting Featuring Architecture
Located in Rye, NY
The works of JCW at the onset and in print are photographic techniques. However, at their conclusion, they are no longer photographs, but rather transformed compositions. Brushwork a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
'Framed Color Square' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
The exchange between color and form create a deepness of space and becomes th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Framed Color Face More And More' Digital Painting, Lamda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Framed Figures' Digital Painting, Lamda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Density 1920
Located in New York, NY
Unique
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Over Clouding Germany
Located in Rye, NY
A composition based on horizons and blue color. Blue symbolizes far-away places and eternity. The first images in the series project unfathomable distance, possess an astounding clar...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Price Upon Request
'Kalipo Miami Passage' Digital Painting on Lambda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Golden Shores
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
'Abstract Lake Scape' Conceptual Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Arches of Gold
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
All Natural
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Rachel Lauren
Title: All Natural
Date: 2019
Medium: Inkjet print
Dimensions: 14 x 11 in.
Photographer Rachel Lauren invites viewers to become more aware of the way natural beauty has been contorted, packed and sold as a cold, manufactured, cloned and empty product. Are women inherently beautiful, or do they require modifications? Are you seeing your uniquely created reflection through a distorted lens? By imposing a juxtaposition between real and fake through abstract portraiture, Lauren calls attention to these complex ideals in "Distorted Beauty".
Lauren is currently an MFA candidate at UMKC and based in Colorado. Since the age of two, she has fostered a love for photography and traveling which have both shaped her understanding of the issues she addresses in her work.
Contemporary photography, portrait photography, experimental portraiture, conceptual photography, Steve McCurry, Lisa Kristine...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Inkjet
Price Upon Request
Church of the Ladies and Busses
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In front of the breathtaking backdrop of the baroque Frauenkirche, three monstrous structures similarly tower over the scene. Artifacts of a Syrian artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Nan Jing Orphee Part I
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Nanjing Orphee is a series of works depicting extravagant luxury in China. Na...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
SOHO Tower Shanghai
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
A tower belonging to one of the most successful private real-estate developer...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Nan Jing Orphee Part III
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
The second in a series of images about the extravagant luxury in China. Nanji...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Shanghai Night and Day
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
JCW worked and lived in the “Mega City” of Shanghai, with its population of o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Shanghai UP
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Shanghai 2014 – a city, a “mega city”, a metropole endeavors with all its mig...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Stripes Pensum Unlimited
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Stripes of color placed in relationship to and with each other. The order of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Framed Color World II
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Countless, diverse patches over-lay the initial image of “Framed Color Square...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Framed Color World I
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
Countless, diverse patches over-lay the initial image of “Framed Color Square...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Framed Color Square 1
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
The exchange between color and form create a deepness of space and becomes th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
Framed Color Face V
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Price Upon Request
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.