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
Warm Light Of Sunrise After Snowstorm In Central Park, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
The lone person in Central Park Sheep Meadow is looking at the skyline.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, low...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Wall Scratches
Located in New York, NY
C Print Photograph, signed on reverse
available as 30"x45" edition of 5
This is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" which captures the abstract beauty within d...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Neon Bar and Grill Sign Tenderloin at Night Street Photographer Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Vestiges of a bygone era, a funky old original neon sign acts as a glowing beacon to the thirsty. Inkjet archival print. Signed and dated on lowe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
《桃花源记》The Peach Colony
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Peacock Displaying Blue and Green Plumage
Located in Miami, FL
Sometimes the simplest images are the most complex. Peacock Displaying Blue and Green Plumage is more than a bird portrait. It's a portrait of a bird as a living work of abstract ar...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
SPL 6
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. O...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Aluminum
Colorful New York City Facade with Blue, Yellow and Red Squares like Mondrian
Located in Miami, FL
Mondrian came to New York City in the 1940s, and the city's real-world grid-like street design inspired him to create his famous Broadway Boogie-Woogie series, composed of primary co...
Category
1990s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Day Dream
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Chris Pine - Seen leaving his gym after a workout in Los Angeles, 10/8/20
Located in Atlanta, GA
This largescale work features hues of blue, green, purple and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Beckinsale departing Demi Lovato’s birthday party, West Hollywood, CA
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work features hues of blue, orange, purple and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 of 1. Fram...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pink Sun - Limited Edition Abstract Color Photograph - Square Digital Print
By Susan Daboll
Located in New York, NY
Pink Sun is an abstract limited edition fine art color print by photographer and graphic artist Susan Daboll. This colorful square digital print ships safely in tube.
Print Size is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Digital, Luster, Paper
Abby Champion & Patrick Schwarzenegger - Out for lunch at Kreation, 10/29/20 III
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work features hues of pink, purple, green and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 of 1. Frame...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cracked Paint Abstraction Chinatown San Francisco Mural, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
A painted wall advertisement becomes an abstract work of art through the lens of Mitchell Funk. San Francisco is known for is a rich environment of...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Seascape (Blue) - Limited Edition Abstract Color Photography - Digital Print
By Susan Daboll
Located in New York, NY
Seascape (Blue) is an abstract limited edition fine art minimal color print by photographer and graphic artist Susan Daboll.
Digital Print Size is 31" x 48".
Limited Edition of 50 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Digital
Tiger III : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Las Vegas Gambling Dice - Primary Colors
Located in Miami, FL
A boldly composed Las Vegas casino sign consisting of a three-dimensional red die rests on a King of Clubs. The very graphic sign is captured in an equally bold way by street photog...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Quintessence
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Darryll Schiff (Chicago, 1948) is an American contemporary artist specializing in photography based in Chicago, Illinois. He is one of Chicago's most influential artists.
In 2016 the 24 x 56 foot vinyl mural of his photograph “Descending to Heaven” - illuminated photography mural...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York Skyline at Night with River Reflection
Located in Miami, FL
New York Skyline at Night with River Reflection with vibrant and intense color by Photographer Mitchell Funk.
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Ocean Drive In Miami Beach, by Mitchell Funk, Landscape Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco buildings in the South Beach area of Miami Beach.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Red Sun - Limited Edition Abstract Color Photograph - Fine Art Digital Print
By Susan Daboll
Located in New York, NY
Red Sun is an abstract limited edition fine art color print by photographer and graphic artist Susan Daboll. This colorful square digital print ships safely in tube.
Print Size is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Luster, Paper, Digital
Midnight Blue - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Blue and purple hues. Beautifully framed - wood with white border. About 2 inches ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Haight-Ashbury Architecture and Groovy Man
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Haight-Ashbury in full bloom. I single Hippie like figure is framed perfectly in the doorway to give this beautiful urban graphic scale. The image ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Snowy Night, Rainy Night in Manhattan with Orange Sky
Located in Miami, FL
A solitary hooded figure crosses a desolate Manhattan street as light snow and rain come down. For 54 years, Mitchell Funk has been chronicling the effects of light on form; here, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Tiger IV : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cosmica #74, 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
...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #69, 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
...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #70, 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
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #67, 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
...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
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
...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #94, 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
...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Vintage Las Vegas- Fremont Street Neon Signs, The Mint, Old Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
The neon signs of Fremont Street's casinos are more than just documented by photographer Mitchell Funk. They are carefully composed as if it were a studio still life with each elemen...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
All American Favorites: Husky Dogs and Clint Eastwood in Times Square
Located in Miami, FL
Assisted by the right angle and right light, Street Photographer Mitchell Funk designs an image of Times Square Billboards that is as abstract as it is representational. Two huskies ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Neon Bar Sign Glow on Moody Manhattan Nocturne
Located in Miami, FL
Manhattan Nocturne by Mitchell Funk. The colors are the music of the night. The image is a stunning example of the artist’s blending of the abstract and representational.
Signed, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Manhattan Window Reflections in Red and Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a Street Photographer who shoots gritty themes that come out beautifully. In "Manhattan Window Reflections," a typically drab street scene is transformed into a vivi...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Timeline Divers I
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Timeline Divers I, 2013
C-Print on plexiglass
26h x 75w in
66.04h x 190.50w cm
Edition 4/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Color Therapy - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
I Repeat The Same Mistakes + I Hear But I Don't Listen - Diptych/Framed/Abstract
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Photo Prints on Acrylic. Beautifully gold frame - one inch border. Can hang horizontally or vertically. Hues of gold and brown. Glitch Art. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cielo in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Cielo in the Snow, 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Vintage Car Against Colorful Striped Yellow Wall - Primary Colors
Located in Miami, FL
To a color photographer, color is a creative resource unto itself.
In a blandscape of dull grays and browns, the hyper-bright yellow wall with prim...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Throat Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Throat Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
The Peacock of Coconut Grove, Animal Photography
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Peacocks roam freely in the streets around Coconut Grove in Miami. Arguably, they are one of nature's most exquisite works of art. They are adorned wit...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Victorian House Window With Pride Flag And American Flag, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Window of victorian house with lace curtains and flags on Alamo Square, San Francisco.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes ava...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Crown of Chrysler Building with Sunburst, Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color when color wasn't considered art.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, un...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Mid Century Bar and Grill Neon Sign - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Located in Miami, FL
Vestiges of a bygone era, a funky old original neon sign acts as a beacon to the thirsty. Chromogenic archival print. Signed and dated on lower r...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Colorful Paint Cans in Red, Orange, Blue and Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
A pile of empty and discarded colorful paint cans inadvertently becomes an artful abstract still life in itself. Documented through the keen lens of st...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
New York City, 1970 - Multiple Exposure by Mitchell Funk - Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
This image is 52 years old and yet still looks cutting-edge beautiful. New York City, 1971 is an image generationsahead of its time. Not just for its creative graphic use of color a...
Category
1960s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
Miami Causeway in Blue, Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The underside of a blue bridge in Miami is transformed into a statement of about urban color. It's a hauntingly beautiful night image of Miami in blue and is punctuated with a red st...
Category
1990s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Graffiti Street Art Photograph in Red and Green
Located in Miami, FL
Graffiti-clad New York City Street scene with wall shot by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk in his trademark colorful style. In Funk's oeuvre co...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cosmica #9, 4 Elements, Earth
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #9, 4 Elements, Earth, 2014
Archival Pigment Print
Mounted and Framed
30 x 30 inches
Edition of 10
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
San Francisco Victorian House in Colorful Red Yellow and Blue, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Is this colorful Victorian in San Francisco a painting or a house? It's both. Veteran photographer Mithcell Funk documents the painted house in a precise composition to highlight i...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Freemont Street Neon Lights Shine in Vintage Las Vegas - urban photography
Located in Miami, FL
Historic Downtown Las Vegas was famous for Illuminating the night with glowing neon. Photographer Mithcell Funk has captured the essence of old Freemont's street. The Mint, Binion'...
Category
1980s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden Light In Windows On Old Brooklyn Building. New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Silhouette of man in blue window.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Other sizes are availab...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Silver Man and the Tank - Primary Colors, Staged Photography
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This is a straight photo without a photoshop strip in. The silverman is from a trophy and is being held in the left hand of the photographer while his Nikon is in his right hand. It's an on-location shot set against three colorful fuel tanks...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brooklyn Row Houses with Candy Store and 19th-century buildings
Located in Miami, FL
Typical Brooklyn street with 19th-century buildings captured with late afternoon light. It is noteworthy how beautiful this scene looks without the influence of contemporary iconogra...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Times Square Theater Posters Morosco Theatre. FORTY CARATS
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022 this does not seem like a big deal. But 53 years ago in 1969 it was quit...
Category
1960s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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.