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
Abstract View Of Crowds On Fifth Avenue, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Crowds of people in blurred motions on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated, and numbered 2/15, lower...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
The Jazz Building In North Beach, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Street scene and architecture in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, 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
Strangers not Friends - People Passing On Powell Street, Nob Hill San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny caught moment where two people with the same build and with the same pose appear as if they are going to greet one another as friends. On closer inspection, their body l...
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 - Flamingo Park Miami Beach - Violet Purple
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. The natural phenomena of trees and shrubs is augmented by the added illumination effects of violet and purple. Nature provide the basics and then man manipulates them. The result is "Hedge Fun - Flamingo Park...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Haight-Ashbury Architecture and Groovy Man
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Haight-Ashbury in full bloom. I single Hippie like figure is framed perfectly in the doorway to give this beautiful urban graphic scale. The image ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colorful Victorian Fairytale Houses, San Francisco Blue and Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Other sizes are available and the fine art photograph is...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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
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
Royal Poinciana Abstract in Lavender, Purple and Green
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping is $100.
Art made by God.
The first photo enlarged should be most accurate for color. You will see delicate purple, lavender and green hues
Shot with a Hi-res 36 megap...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
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
Hedge Fun - South Beach
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 -
The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the larger size.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 recto, unframed, other size...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Orange Tree - Neutral Palette, Nature Photography
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In Orange Tree, nature becomes an abstract of vibrant color.
Shot with a Hi-res 36 megapixel camera which yields beautiful detail.
The true color is most accurate in the 1st image ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Manhattan Buildings Blur
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. -
Signed and dated numbered lower right recto Edition: 2/15 Unframed, other size available
Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, 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
Brooklyn Bridge Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
This in-camera multiple exposure with colored gels is generations ahead of its time.
It was taken 53 years ago and looks very contemporary today.
Mit...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
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
White Roses, Red Roses, Butterflies, Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Signed, dated, numbered 4/15, lower right, unframed, other sizes available
'Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography ...
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
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
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
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
San Francisco Geometric Yellow Interior
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated and number lower right, 3/15, printed later, other sizes available. unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
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
Blue and Yellow Wall
Located in Miami, FL
Photography meets color field painting in the is stunning abstract image captured by the photographer as he was walking the streets of San Francisco
Category
2010s 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
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
$6,800 Sale Price
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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
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
Tiger IV : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tiger III : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stones and Swirls : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
New York Street Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
New York Street Abstract .
This is actually a straight shot. Taken from a high angle looking down, the photographer uses reflective neon street light...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Times Square Billboards
Located in Miami, FL
Graphic bold colors and tourist silhouettes make for an exciting and powerful urban visual . Signed and dated lower right, 2/15 unframed, other size available
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
#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
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.
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