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
Hearing Gaia 03 and Gaze Into The Lake 01, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Colorful Words #1, #2 + #3 - Triptych - Glitch Art - Printed on Acrylic
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Triptych. Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Beautifully mounted, sits an inch off the wall. Individually each piece i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Fat Tuesday - 2" (2016) By Dan Kaufman, Archival Abstracted Photo Print
Located in Denver, CO
"Fat Tuesday - 2" Is a beautiful original edited photography print, done on archival photo canvas. Created in 2016, this piece features a landscape shot of a willow tree resting abov...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
No. 48316 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
No. 48316 (Abstract Photography)
Photography / Archival pigment print — Unframed.
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Available on request - 2 weeks turnaround. Print can be mounted to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Ink, Archival Pigment
Daydream - black and white landscape photography Limited edition 2 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Daydream'
London, United Kingdom 2022.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
The photograph is signed front and back an...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Into The Void 03 and Be The Eye In the Storm 02, Diptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photographs 1960–2024. Book & signed Gelatin silver print ‘Untitled, Elba, 1980'
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited Art Edition (No. 1–100), with the gelatin silver print Untitled (Elba, 1980), numbered and signed by Ralph Gibson.
Edition of 100.
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in., in portf...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled #168 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Untitled #168 (Abstract Photography)
C-print — Unframed.
Edition: 3/5 + 2 A/P
This early work from Caldicott's acclaimed Tupperware series exemplifies his ability to breathe life i...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Paper cut
Located in London, GB
'Paper cut'
London, United Kingdom 2021
Limited edition of 10.
Printed on fine art heavy-weight paper.
The photograph comes signed, and stamped with COA.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Film, Photographic Film
Delphinium 2 by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Blue Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Delphinium 2 by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please contact th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Fern - black and white landscape photography Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Fern'
London, United Kingdom 2024.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
The photograph is signed front and back and co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Carvings 1-5
Located in New York, NY
Carvings 1-5 by Sterling Ruby is one work in five parts of images of tree carvings.
Sold as a set of five only, each work is 36 x 36 inches framed size, framed by the artist in a deep mahogany finished wood.
Paper size is 31.5 x 31.5 inches.
Chromogenic print, Edition of 3
Exhibition:
Cologne, Galerie Christian Nagel, Sterling Ruby: Supermax 2006, March 4-April 2
Provenance:
Artist
Hauser...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Into The Void 01 and Be The Eye In the Storm 03, Diptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Follow U 02 and Gateway 01, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Spring Sessions II, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Aren't we all waiting for Spring? I do for sure! I can't wait to see bright colors hidden in green grass, maybe a dash of a spring sprinkle - and after it everything is even more glo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic
Red Boat - Still life colour photography, limited edition of 5
Located in London, GB
'Red boat'
Printed on archival paper with museum-grade precision, this limited edition work balances mystery and simplicity.
A photograph is carefully placed in a secure cardboard ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Retaining Wall II, Rockingham - Abstract Blue Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Blue abstract photograph from Richard Heeps' series Trading Paint.
Richard Heeps has a history of photographing Drag Racing in the UK, America and Europe. Trading Paint is a term tha...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 5 by Giles Revell - Figurative Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 5, 2019
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 15
Please contact the gallery for further details on the oversize print of 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Remedy (Winter)
By Wendy Small
Located in New York, NY
48"x40" photogram
Wendy Small’s “Remedy” photograms are made by collecting leaves, weeds, or flowers from a specific place (indicated in the title) and placing those leaves directly ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram
Sandstill no. 4 - black and white photograph of abstract sand grain pattern
Located in London, GB
'Sandstill no.4'
From serries of abstract shapes formed by sand grain.
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph is printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
Photograph is signed and stam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Neuroqueer 01
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Neuroqueer - Series
These photographs portray neurodivergent people and their daily lives. Like them, these images were born outside of what’s considered “normal.”
The film roll was...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Glass, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
Wolfgang Tillmans, Texte zur Kunst Edition 2018: Photography, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Wolfgang Tillmans (German, born 1968)
Texte zur Kunst Edition 2018, 2018
Medium: Inkjet print on paper
Dimensions: 29.5 × 21 cm (11 3/5 × 8 3/10 in)
Edition of 100: Hand-signed and n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Signs and Shapes Primary Colors , Modern Photography Cover by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978 ( Editors flipped the image. The correct way is yellow arrows on bottom
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15, Unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Follow U 03 and Gateway 02, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hearing Gaia 01 and Gaze Into The Lake 03, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A New Life 03 and Below 03, Diptych. Abstract Liminited Edition photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gravity - Liquid 02 (Large)
By Seb Janiak
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5.
In his Gravity, Liquid series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form cannot exist without an environment. There are the visible...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
I Got Your Back 01. From the series Making Sense. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A New Life 02 and Below 02, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Diamond 11 - Signed limited edition abstract print, square photo, contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Diamond 11 - Limited edition pigment print
Limited Editions of 5, unframed
Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
Photograph is shipped fast and flat in secure thick cardboard packa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Evol / deep base
Located in Bristol, GB
Evol / deep base is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass and Dibond, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install.
Work can be supplied unmo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
He Said 03 and She Said 02, Diptych. Abstract Liminited Edition photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Maze Me 01 and She Said 01, Diptych. Abstract Liminited Edition photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fun Bird Party in Miami, Blue Sky Golden Light. Nature Photography
Located in Miami, FL
An unusually robust gathering of birds is captured in Miami by Photographer Mitchell Funk. We named it Bird Party because they seemed to be having so much hanging out, signing in tu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
After Henri Matisse: The Goldfish 1 1912, 2017
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Embryon 6
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Blue Bird - abstract landscape Photography, Limited edition of 5
Located in London, GB
Blue Bird is a quiet study in reflection, shadow, and stillness. A mountain ridge dissolves into deep black, its form mirrored in a soft, spectral blue. The image, flipped and near a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
#135, 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
'Undercurrents (8/14/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 15 by 40 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available.
Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
#133, 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
#130, 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
#239, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#122, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#104, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
Daydream - abstract colour photography Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Daydream'
London, United Kingdom 2020
Limited edition of 20.
The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Carefully placed in a secure ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Color
#249, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#97, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
Lightbox
Located in Vancouver, CA
Julie Beugin: Urban Abstraction and Contemplative Landscapes
Julie Beugin's art vividly captures the essence of urban landscapes, focusing on the subtle details and quiet corners oft...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
$1,550
Combo
Located in Vancouver, CA
Julie Beugin: Urban Abstraction and Contemplative Landscapes
Julie Beugin's art vividly captures the essence of urban landscapes, focusing on the subtle details and quiet corners oft...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
$1,250
#91, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#88, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#86, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#78, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
Healing 02 and Gaze Into The Lake 03, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
#73, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#45, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#256, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#68, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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#47, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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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.