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Abstract Color 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
Bling 15 - FRee delivery- Yellow print, Color abstract, Square brown photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
'Bling 15' - Limited edition pigment print Limited Editions of 5 Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based pape...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Bright star 4 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Color square photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
' Bright star 4 ' - Limited edition pigment print Limited Editions of 5 Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber bas...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Bright star 1- Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
' Bright star 1 ' - Limited edition pigment print Limited Editions of 5 Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber bas...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Bling 13 -Signed limited edition abstract brown print, Contemporary dark, Square
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Bling 13 - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 5 Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based pap...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Digital, Pigment

The Color of Water #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THE COLOR OF WATER Lake Michigan blue sits at the pastel confluence of green, grey and cyan on the nearby shoreline. In truth, the color of the lake is as transitory as Chicago weath...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Paper

Climbing the Columns
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This composite photograph originated with rays of sunlight through a glass bottle. Words that describe this piece: color, light, bright, sunlight, red, light bea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Aluminum Siding Bale
Located in New York, NY
60"x40" framed photograph This photograph is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" and depicts bailed Aluminum Siding. The recycling industry in America and its va...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Tribeca Window Reflections with Red Abstract Billboard
Located in Miami, FL
A transformative photograph with emotive color emerges from the lens of Photographer Mitchell Funk. For him, it's about capturing extreme light as it strikes form. In the present i...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Alden 1
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently pr...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Chrysler Building Blue Zoom, New York Skyline, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
With an upward zoom and a slow exposure, Photographer Mitchell Funk reimagines one of the world's most iconic landmarks. The photograph is a lyrical evocation of a normally cold stre...
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1970s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Across 2
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Cosmica #45, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #45, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed 40 x 40 inches Edition of 7
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Metal

Color Therapy - Glitch Art/Framed
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Deep, vibrant hues framed with white wooden two inch border. About the Artist: Oz u...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Seastar, Lockheed T-33 Silverstar, Chino, USA, 2015 - Aero series (Air)
Located in New York City, NY
Manolo Chretien, France Seastar, Lockheed T-33 Silverstar, Chino, USA, 2015 27 x 43 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 35 x 57 in Edition of...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Dye Transfer

Untitled
Located in New Orleans, LA
From the artist, "My abstract work intrigues me the most. I like the experimental aspect of playing with a variety of materials (light, fabric, paper and glass) to create compos...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poipu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition 6/15 Archival pigment print “Water’s Edge” a collection of photos by Marian Crostic defines the power of the ocean and the land which borders it. Having spent much of her l...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tivoli
Located in New York, NY
Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns his lens ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Northeaster 1
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Maple Drive
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Land VII - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Color

Land III - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Color

Land II - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Color

Turkish Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2008. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently pr...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

LA Story
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique print. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Cosmica #73, 4 Elements
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #115, 4 Elements, Archival Pigment Print Unframed Ask us for framing options. 40 x 40 inches Edition of 13 Archival Pigment Print Unframed
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Metal

Spanish
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Piet 2
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiered his latest series of photographic murals entitled Analogies & Metaphors in New York City. Andrew’s work has been in 20 international exhibitions, most recently in Japan and Korea (where accompanying books of his work were published) and Germany. Andrew’s internationally acclaimed photography and interview project, Right, before I die, traveled abroad 7 times and attracted more than half a million visitors at its various venues. Andrew has won numerous awards for his photography and has appeared in The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, CBS News...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Airplanes Yellow Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Graphic depiction of a regional airport on Long Island.
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

CB4
Located in Fairfield, CT
​Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- Charney writes of her process: “For many years, I'd been trying to combine painting and photography with very contrived results...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Aluminum

Turkish House
Located in New York, NY
Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Semimatte, 2003. Signed, dated, and numbered 1/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns his lens towards chance coll...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Green Lake
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiered his latest ser...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Okay
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered 8/12 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premier...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

3AM
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

76
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

3rd St. Shadows
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique print. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Popsicle
Located in New York, NY
From the Secondhand Nature series #22. Archival Pigment Print on Canson Baryta Photographique IISigned, dated, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angel...
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Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Film, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

After Henri Matisse: The Goldfish 2 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...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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C Print

Urban Landscapes - Serie Bouquet N° I
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1959, Geneva, Switzerland Vanna Karamaounas aka Iseult Labote – Lives and works in Geneva and Berlin. Born in Geneva of mixed Greek and Swiss heritage, Labote studied art his...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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C Print, Digital

Cosmica #192, 4 Elements
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #115, 4 Elements, Archival Pigment Print Unframed Ask us for framing options. 40 x 40 inches Edition of 13 Archival Pigment Print ...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Metal

Light Path
Located in Fairfield, CT
Also available 50 x 70 in. $9,500, edition of 10. Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography

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C Print

Urban Landscapes - Serie Urbanus N° XXV
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1959, Geneva, Switzerland Vanna Karamaounas aka Iseult Labote – Lives and works in Geneva and Berlin. Born in Geneva of mixed Greek and Swiss heritage, Labote studied art his...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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C Print, Digital

Yellow Girl in Blue Bars
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography. Yellow Girl in Blue Bars is a grab shot. The result is a vibrant interplay of primary colors. Blue bars and blue jeans merge with yellow hair and yellow shoes...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Abstract Landscape #
Located in New York City, NY
Daniel Mansur Abstract Landscape #22 Canvas Fine Art - Framed Archival Pigment Print
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Canvas, Archival Pigment

Cosmica #84, 4 Elements
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #115, 4 Elements, Archival Pigment Print Unframed Ask us for framing options. 40 x 40 inches Edition of 13 Archival Pigment Print ...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Metal

Pastel Alley In North Beach, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Colorful houses on Fresno Street in the North Beach district of San Francisco. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/1...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Inkjet

Cosmica #81, 4 Elements
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #115, 4 Elements, Archival Pigment Print Unframed Ask us for framing options. 40 x 40 inches Edition of 13 Archival Pigment Print ...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Metal

Divers II A
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave Divers II A, 2013 C Print on plexiglass 39.50h x 39.50w in 100.33h x 100.33w cm Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Mid- Century Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas, Landscape Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Chrysler Building Spire with Moon - Art Deco skyscraper
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering Color Photographer Mitchell Funk carefully crafts a composition where the graceful Art Deco shapes of the Chrysler Building spire play off t...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hasidic Jewish Family Williamsburg Brooklyn In Golden Light, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Silhouette of a Hasidic Jewish Family walking in front of the Williamsburg Bridge bathed in Godly light. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is sig...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Jet Ski Water Sport Action Wave Race in Blue Water
Located in Miami, FL
A Jet Ski - Wave Runner race is documented from an elevated position to be as abstract as it is representational. Diagonal white trails of waves extend behind each colorful Jet Ski l...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building in Multiple Exposure of Blue and Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building may be one of the most photographed buildings in the world, yet Mitchell Funk imagines it unlike any tourist snapshot. This colorful kaleidoscope-like image was...
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1990s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Golden Edge, North American B25 Mitchell, Oshkosh, USA, 2012 - Aero series (Air)
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 43 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 44 x 71 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 78 in Edition of 9...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Dye Transfer

Exocet, North American B25 Mitchell, Oshkosh, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.200 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.200 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 6.800 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 8.800 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Dye Transfer

After Claude Monet: Iris 1 1916, 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...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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C Print

Urban Art Bus Driver, Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street art come to the intersection of street photography. Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fin...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Shanghai Skyline (Dawn), China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Shanghai Skyline (Dawn), China, 2011 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 59 x 59 inches
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Urban Sunbather, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of women sunbathing on the basketball court in New York City. Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Airbus Karman, Airbus A319, Toulouse, Blagnac
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Dye Transfer

Anemorphose Cabo Verde #9
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography

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Dye Transfer

Abstract color photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract color 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 color 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, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Michael Banks, Stuart Möller, and Carol Inez Charney. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival 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 color photography, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are also available. Prices for color 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 $4,141.

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