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
Red Guard, Seversky at 12 Guardsman, Chino, USA
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Monsters, Douglas DC-4, Dugny, Le Bourget, 2008 - Aero series (Air)
Located in New York City, NY
Manolo Chretien, France
Monsters, Douglas DC-4, Dugny, Le Bourget, 2008 - Aero series (Air)
27 x 43 in
Edition of 9
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
35 x ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
After Vincent Van Gogh: Almond Blossom 1890, 2017
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Shanghai Night II, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Shanghai Night II, China, 2011
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 59 x 59 inches
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival 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
Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Earth, 2012
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Mariner, Martin PBM Mariner, Tucson, Arizona
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
SPL 13
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
$4,350
After Claude Monet: Chrysanthemums 1897, 2017
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Windows with open shutters lower Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$4,200 Sale Price
25% Off
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
After Leonardo Da Vinci: Mona Lisa 1 1503, 2017
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
C Print
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
$4,350
Helipad, Contemporary Abstract Color Photograph, limited edition
Located in New York, NY
28x30" limited edition of 5, signed on reverse by the artist. The graphic markings on a helipad are composed by the photographer, Zoe Wetherall, to give a sense of pattern and rhyth...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City Street Starbursts over Mid-Town Manhattan -Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Streetlights on Manhattans' Sixth Avenure transform into a starburst of kaleidoscope color through an act of creativity from Photographer Mitchell Funk. The emanating light is a m...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
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
Shoveling
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 Signature: Signed , dated lower right numbered verso LR Recto 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
New York City blizzards collaborates with the p...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$3,400
New York City Street Photography - Ephemeral Car Reflections
Located in Miami, FL
On a busy Manhattan street, unnatural light reflects off of windshields and forms a mind-bending abstraction of colors and shapes. In the background, four male mannequins stare at th...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Times Square Cell Phone in Neon Reds - Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk uses a Nikon Z8 mirrorless megapixel camera to photograph the screen of a Times Square tourist's cell phone camera. The resulting image is a photogr...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Pool Donuts" original framed and signed photograph by Roman Crescimanno
Located in Dallas, TX
This finely framed photograph beautifully captures a moment of tranquil abstraction. The image features the silhouette of pool donuts resting on the bottom of a pool, their round sha...
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
5447 - Edition 1/8 - can be horizontal or B/W - Diasec - Mounted on plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract - can be horizontal or vertical.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stu...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Signs and Shapes Primary Colors , Modern Photography Cover by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978 ( Editors flipped the image. The correct way is yellow arrows on bottom
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15, Unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, 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
Bright Green Car In Front Victorian House, San Francisco, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
San Francisco victorian house.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Can a street ...
Category
2010s 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
Anya Taylor-Joy - Out in Los Angeles - 2/26/21 - abstract photography, celebrity
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece features hues of red, pink and and blue.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 of 1. Framed in a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
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
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
Window Pane, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist
Located in New York, NY
"Window Pane" Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,260 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by artist.
Custom...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by artist.
Custom...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by artist.
Custom...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Admiral House, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Admiral House, San Francisco
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Venice, CA", Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Surfboard, Blue
Located in New York, NY
"Venice, CA" Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Color, 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
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
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
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Blue, Black
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,260 Sale Price
31% Off
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Red, Black
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,260 Sale Price
31% Off
New York City Abstraction - Street Photography: Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. From an elevated vantage point, Street Photographer Mitchell Funk shoots down on a busy midtown Manhattan street and composes the image so that it's as...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
White Roses, Red Roses, Butterflies, Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered 4/15, lower right, unframed, other sizes available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
'Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Classic Art Deco Marlin Hotel Miami Beach, South Beach, Fine Art Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Puffy clouds over Marlin Hotel on Collins Avenue in South Beach, Miami Beach.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/1...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue Central Park South with Kelly Green Roof
Located in Miami, FL
The Plaza Hotel in New York City looks differently in this detailed view. Photographer Mitchell Funk has honed in on a less studied part of the historic French Renaissance-inspired ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
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
New York City at Sunset from New Jersey - Manhattan Skyline with Blue Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered 3/15 lr recto, unframed, other size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
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
Old Freemont Street Neon, Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
This is the quintessential image of a bygone era. Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on...
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1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic 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...
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1960s Abstract Color Photography
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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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...
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1970s Abstract Color Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
16x20” River Landscape - 16x20in. print unframed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vibrant - acrylic mounted - LARGE
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
30x40” River Landscape - acrylic mounted 30x40
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Miami Beach Lifeguard Tower
Located in Miami, FL
Miami Beach lifeguard tower with parasailing in the background.
. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, da...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Urban Art Bus Driver and Graffiti, Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street art comes to the intersection of street photography.
Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fi...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
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
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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