Modern Abstract Photography
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Recognized Seller Listings
Morocco 93 by Aaron Siskind, 1982, Photogravure
Located in Dallas, TX
Morocco 93 by Aaron Siskind presents an abstract image, a close up of a textured rock slab. Small dark square holes scatter across the rock. The subject is cropped, emphasizing the t...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Contemplation by Ida Lansky, c. 1950's, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Contemplation by Ida Lansky depicts a group of three statues. The figures are turned towards each other and away from the viewer, as if talking in secret.
This photograph is listed as a 9.5 x 7.5 inch vintage silver gelatin print. It is signed and titled in pencil on mount margin by the artist.
Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing.
Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Nor- man, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele.
From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Illusion by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950's, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Illusion by Ida Lansky depicts a glass vase in front of a window with blinds. The background is distorted through the glass, abstracting the image by emphasizing the varying tones and shapes.
Illusion by Ida Lansky is listed as a 9.5 x 7.5 inch vintage gelatin silver print. This photograph is signed and titled in pencil on mount margin by artist.
Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing.
Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Nor- man, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele.
From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky features a detail shot of whole and cut up artichokes. The tones of this photograph are reversed, creating an abstract image from a common object. The produce is lit dramatically from the side, emphasizing it's intricate details.
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky is an 8 x 10 inch vintage silver gelatin print. This photograph includes the artist's stamp in black ink on print verso.
Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing.
Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Nor- man, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele.
From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled from "Sirague City"
By Vilem Kriz
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed and dated in ink on image.
Dated and stamped on verso.
13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Toned gelatin silver print.
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Guggenheim Museum from the Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
A gorgeous black and white fibre print. Please contact the gallery for more in...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Eyes, Chicago by György Kepes, 1940, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By György Kepes
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled #42 (Eyes, Chicago), by György Kepes is a 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 inch gelatin silver print mounted on 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 inch paper. This photograph is signed and dated in pencil on mou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Coolidge Dam, Arizona
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Coolidge Dam, Arizona
Gelatin silver print, 1938
Unsigned
A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward
Edition of 5 or 6 examples
Weston negative Numbered verso: "843" on reverse (see photo)
photographer's estate stamp, verso (see photo)
LITERATURE:
C. Wilson, "Edward Weston," California Arts and Architecture, vol. 30, January 1941, p. 16
A. Conger, Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography, The Center for Creative Photography, 1992, fig. 1206.
Label: The Photographs of Edward Weston/Arizona Board of Regents label affixed to paper folder.
(see photo)
Provenance: Edward Weston Estate
Arizona Board of Regents
Robert B. Egelston (1930-2016), noted photography collector
Condition: Overall very good condition. Chipping and bumping in the margins at extreme edges and corners of sheet, not affecting the image. Sheet is loose; not framed.
Sheet size/Image size: 8 x 10 inches
Edward Weston description of printing in 1953-54
In 1945 Edward Weston began to experience the first symptoms of Parkinson's disease, which slowly progressed until by 1948, he took his last photograph. By the second half of 1952, Weston decided he should select a master set of his best work. Out of his approximately 3000 negatives, he would pick 1000 and have Brett Weston print...
Category
1930s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled Abstraction Reverse #1 and #2
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Two photographs each 10 x 8 in., vintage gelatin silver prints by Ida Lansky.
Artist stamp on prints' verso.
Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing.
Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Norman, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele.
From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron.
1959 marked a peak in her art career when she exhibited her photographs in a group exhibition curated by Henry Holmes...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital CollageColor Photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of IV: The Broken Hearts Planet, The Shame Planet, The Surprise Planet, and The Joy Planet,
by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Indivi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Fotogramma No. 7
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 30
Signed, dated and numbered.
Gelatin silver print, 9 x 11 1/8 in.
Printed 1977
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Broken Mind Olanet & The Racist planet. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Diptych: The Broken Mind Planet and The Racist Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Individual size:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Broken Planet andThe Excitement Planet. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Diptych: The Broken Planet and The Excitement Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Individual size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Overall size:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Broken Planet, The Anger Planet, The Disgust Planet. Digital Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Triptych: Broken Planet, The Anger Planet, and The Disgust Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Indi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Racist Planet. Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Color Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Racist Planet, by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Fear Planet. The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Fear Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are quote...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Disgust Planet. The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Disgust Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Broken Hearts Planet. Abstract Digital Color Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Broken Hearts Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
Archival Pigment Print
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Surprise Planet. Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Color Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Surprise Planet, by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Joy Planet. The Broken Planet series. Abstract Digital Collage Color Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Joy Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are quoted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Shame Planet. The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Color Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Shame Planet, by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are quo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Sadness Planet. Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Color Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Sadness Planet, by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Large size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Broken Mind Planet. Abstract Digital Color Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Broken Mind Planet, by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Trust Planet. Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Color Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Trust Planet, by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are quo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Excitement Planet. The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Excitement Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Greedy Planet. The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Greedy Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Archival Pigment Print
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Broken Planet. Abstract Digital Color Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Broken Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
Archival Pigment Print
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are quo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment, Archival Pigment, Color
The Anger Planet. The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Anger Planet by Zoltan Gerliczki
Archival Pigment Print
From the series "The Broken Planet"
Medium size: 45 in H x 45 in W.
Edition of 9 + 2AP
Unframed
2020
All Prices are quot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The News, Paris. Photo Collage Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The News, Paris, 1991
Edition 6/6 ex. 5AP
Medium size: 44 cm. H x 32 cm. W
Large size: 82 cm H x 60 cm W
Unframed \.
Femmes Objets Series
In this series in black & white and with the...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Light Abstraction
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist stamp on mount verso.
Vintage gelatin silver print
13 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fotogramma No. 33
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 30
Signed, dated and numbered.
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Photogram
By Karl Straub
Located in Dallas, TX
Ed. of 77
Signed, titled, dated, print date and numbered.
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fotogramma no. 56 & no. 57
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 30
Signed, dated, and numbered.
Both prints price at $5,000
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Glen Canyon
By Brett Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Mounted on Crescent Board. Printed in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled #1 and Untitled #2
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Two 10 x 8 in., vintage gelatin silver prints by Ida Lansky.
Artist stamp on prints' verso.
Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing.
Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Norman, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele.
From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron.
1959 marked a peak in her art career when she exhibited her photographs in a group exhibition curated by Henry Holmes Smith...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Homage to Rothko, Study 13
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Prices range depending on how many works have sold so below are the base/starting prices and my not be indicative of the price for this particular print. Please contact us for price and availability:
24 x 30 inches: $3500
36 x 44 inches: $5000
44 x 60 inches: $7500
All editions of 15. Prices subject to change without notice and prices increase as works sell.
Richard Ehrlich...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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