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
"Shadows Kept Alive No.48", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 48” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Temporal Perception 142A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 142A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a triptych. Each element size is: 45 x...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
#20, 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
#14, 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
#11, 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
#10, 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
Window - Polaroid colour photography of window in London, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Window'
Detail of Christ Church by architect John Peter Darvall.
2023
Printed on 30 x 30cm Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper.
Photograph is signed front and back and comes wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Color, Giclée, Polaroid
"Shadows Kept Alive No.40", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 40” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper. The gallery is offering Free Shipping on this item globally, which ships rolled carefully in a tube.
From the artist, Chris MaGee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.70", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 70” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Healing 03 and The Block 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
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
Anesthesia - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival print 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Lost in a sea of rich saturation of dark and light blue colors, a feminine form gracefully traverses the expanse of the water. Alex Sher’s “Anesthesia” invites us into an abstracted ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Singularity 02 and 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
10000 blue days
Located in London, GB
'10000 blue days'
Mesr Desert, Iran 2016.
Limited edition of 20.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Giclée
Anesthesia - underwater photograph from series REFLECTIONS - acrylic 36x54"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Anesthesia” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Follow U 01, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Union Square" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract, Photography, Large, Limited Ed
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Union Square / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2022
Dimension: 24 x 36"
External Dimension: Height:40.8 .( 103.63 cm) Width...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink
"Shadows Kept Alive No.12", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 12” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper. The gallery is offering Free Shipping on this item globally, which ships rolled carefully in a tube.
From the artist, Chris MaGee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Radial / ONE
Located in Bristol, GB
Radial / ONE is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass, laser cut to shape, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install.
Work can be supplied...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
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
Impression
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photo was taken by me in an abandoned house. I like the colors and the impression from the picture. Will be signed, framed in a simple black frame, which can be hanged on the wal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$313 Sale Price
20% Off
Desert Plant, Badlands, South Dakota
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. Likely printed in the 1980s.
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lily in Charcoal No.2 - Limited Edition of 10 Abstract Expressionist Photograph
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.2' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.2' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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
Richmond flow - abstract black and white photograph of dark forest
Located in London, GB
'Richmond flow'
London, United Kingdom 2020
Limited edition of 20.
Printed on heavy-weight fine art paper.
Signed front and back, COA included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Temporal Perception 92 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 92 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30"...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Wind stretched daydream - black and white photography, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Wind stretched daydream'
London, United Kingdom 2022.
Limited edition of 10.
Printed on the finest archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, these limited edition photographs are desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
CoCreate 02 and 03 Diptych, From the We Are One Series
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
Futurist Geometric Shapes, Triangles and Circles, White and Blue Transparencies
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photogram, Monotype, Color, C Print, Photographic Pap...
Red Window (artist framed) - large scale abstract monochromatic photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale monochromatic abstract observation of geometric architectural elements, from Raymond Meier's series Renderings
Red Window (Renderings 05) by Ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
He Said 01 and She Said 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
He Said 03 and 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
PHOTOGRAM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ROI PARTRIDGE (1888-1964)
PHOTOGRAM c 1940
Gelatin Silver Print c. 1940 9 ½ x 7 ¾ signed & titled. Mounted on card. Partridge was a well known California etcher. He was married...
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Blender 01 and I Got Your Back 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
Rose Form - An Abstract, Fine Art Pigment Print, Mounted and Custom framed
Located in London, GB
"Exploring new formats, techniques and ideas provides me with the foundations to all of my work. Since 2006 I had purposely avoided colour, and due to physical restrictions in the sm...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Photogram, Archival Pigment
YELLOW Circle Photography Limited Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Spicy yellow photography, abstract in limited edition of 5, signed by the author. It is up to YOU what you see...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$284 Sale Price
48% Off
To the moon and back - abstract sky photography, limited edition 14 of 20
Located in London, GB
'To the moon and back' is a photograph of one of the summer evening sunsets. As you gaze at the horizon, you see a plane flying at the perfect horizontal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Color
Astrologist - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Astrologist” is a part of Alex Sher’s series "Reflections" - underwater photographs that could be mistaken for paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpieces by Picasso, D...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Intersect # 201503 (Abstract photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Intersect # 201503 (Abstract photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed.
Available on request 5-6 week turnaround.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hangi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Eroded Rock, Point Lobos
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Eroded Rock, Point Lobos
Gelatin silver print, 1929
Unsigned
Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo)
A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward
Editi...
Category
1920s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Absolut/Photography/Limited/Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Absolut is an abstract photography, limited to 10 and signed. I like the momentum mood which the photography is evoking - for me F. Kupka. The picture was taken during a work process...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$284 Sale Price
20% Off
Gerhard Richter, Zaun: Hand-signed Color Photograph, in Artist's Frame
Located in Hamburg, DE
Gerhard Richter (German, b. 1932)
Zaun, 2010
Medium: Colour photograph, mounted on white cardboard, in artist’s frame
Print dimensions: 15 x 20 cm
Frame dimensions: 23.5 x 28.5 cm
Ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Wind stretched daydream
Located in London, GB
'Wind stretched daydream' 2022
Photographed in Richmond, London using a 4x5 large format camera.
Printed on Fine art Hahnemuehle paper.
40x31cm ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Algas 45-V. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs Framed
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gateway 03, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
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 w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Look Up 03, From the series Return to Source. 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
Color, Archival Pigment
Dark Materials VI by James Sparshatt. 67x45cm C-type Print w/ Acrylic Face Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
There is a something about being a child on the beach where the sheer exuberance of running into the waves transcends the normal social barriers, and the shared exhilarance allows fo...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled 13 Paris. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Manifest 01, From the series Power. Abstract color photograph
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
Bleed # 202503 (Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Unique
Work can be hung with either the WallCleat system (support bar supplied) or the screw-eye system if it needs support from wire or above.
Available in 4-5 weeks turnaround.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Blender 02, 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
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
Bleed # 202124 (Abstract photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202124 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed.
Edition: 3/3.
Paul Snell combines traditional and digital techniques to explor...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Untitled 14, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The physical gestures that make up our interactions with touch-screen personal devices are intensely intimate, yet abstract signatures of our everyday browsing and messaging patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Laminariales III. From the series Bosque Cyanotype photograh
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pillow II. /Photography / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Pillow II. photography belongs to a concept of three photographies done on a sole bank in a park. Will be signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$313 Sale Price
20% Off
#206, 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
#204, 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
#146, 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
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.