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
Deck Chair Casual Abstraction with Raking Light and Shadows
Located in Miami, FL
Deck chairs randomly positioned on an Upper East Side balcony are captured by Photographer Mitchell Funk. Raking light produces abstract long shadows giving the overall arrangement of elements a casual abstract look. In the center of the composition is a yellow and green chair with colors...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bikini Window Abstraction Times Square - Urban Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Extreme late light darts down a street in Times Square. It illuminates a colorful and semi-abstract window display. A single female figure at the extreme right of the compostion sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Montauk Reflections #8 Ltd Ed 2/10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed 2/10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap finis...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Joy Division, Thjorsa River, Iceland/Shot from Helicopter, Ltd Ed 1/10
By Dinesh Boaz
Located in New York, NY
Joy Division, Thjorsa River, Iceland/Shot from Helicopter, Ltd Ed 1/10. Can hang vertically as well. Archival Print. Mounted on Plexiglass. Floats in white, wooden frame. with...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
He Keeps Playing With My Heart + Until The Heart Breaks - Diptych/Framed/Fabric
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Fabric. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Red and black hues. Beautifully framed with one inch deep gold frame. Individually ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Fabric, 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
I like Mine Pink In The Middle - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Pink hues. Beautifully framed with white two inch deep wooden frame.
About the Ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Montauk Reflections #27 Ltd Ed.
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Montauk Reflections #39 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Montauk Reflections #23 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Commercial fishing boats reflection. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival in...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Montauk Reflections 1 - Ltd Ed - 2/10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Commercial fishing boat reflection. Shot in Montauk. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimat...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Kaizen X
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Kaizen X, 2016
C Print on Plexiglass
35.50h x 35.50w in
90.17h x 90.17w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Divers II B
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Divers II B, 2013
C Print on plexiglass
39.50h x 39.50w in
100.33h x 100.33w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Kaizen IX
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Kaizen IX, 2016
C Print on Plexiglass
35.50h x 35.50w in
90.17h x 90.17w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Chakras Diagonal
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Chakras Diagonal , 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Buddha in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Buddha 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
River of Java
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
River of Java , 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled #x
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Untitled #x, 2016
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Verde y Bougainvillea
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Verde y Bougainvillea , 2012
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Tumeric y Capri Blue
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Tumeric y Capri Blue, 2016
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Tumeric y Bougainvillea
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Tumeric y Bougainvillea , 2012
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
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
Crown Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Crown Chakra, 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 1/3
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Third Eye Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Third Eye Chakra, 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Heart Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Heart Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Root Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Root Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Sacral Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Sacral Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Solar Plexus Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Solar Plexus Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
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
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
Two Boots and an Umbrella - Red and Black Color Field Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. A downward view of a wet monochromatic Manhattan street references color-field painting. Flat geometric sections of color are accented by an alternati...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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
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
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
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
Warby Parker Prescriptions Manhattan, Color Photography, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
In Manhattan, a vintage turquoise sign pops out from a dark background and creates a powerful graphic composition. The fine art photograph is Signed, dated and numbered lower right...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rainbow of Color Refection in Car Window - (Abstract Photography)
Located in Miami, FL
Veteran Street Photographer Mitchell Funk encountered a newly painted wall in Queens, New York. Next to the wall was a newly washed red car. This was red meat subject matter for...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
How The Rich do Street Art - Sunset Island, Miami Beach - Red Bushes
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-e...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Surreal Landscape Sci-Fi Landscape - Modern Photography Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Aesthetically, this image is generations ahead of it's time. It looks so contemporary but was done in the early 1980's in the pre-digital ear. It was a Modern Photography Cover 198...
Category
1980s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City Abstract Multiple Exposure Kaleidoscope Reds Blues, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color.
Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers.
Signed and dated on lower right, num...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Surreal Landscape Sci-Fi Landscape - Modern Photography Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Aesthetically, this image is generations ahead of it's time. It looks so contemporary but was done in the early 1980's in the pre-digital ear. It was a Modern Photography Cover 198...
Category
1980s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City
Located in Miami, FL
It's the epitome of Art Deco Architecture. The top of the Chrysler Building is lit by golden light in this photograph of a classic New York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk s...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Blue Buildings, New York 1970, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
This transcendent image by art photographer Mitchell Funk's "Blue Buildings, New York 1970" is generations ahead of its time. Executed in 1970, it pushed the boundaries of color pho...
Category
1960s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mysterious Beautiful Young Woman Peers though and Green Blinds, Fine Art Photo
Located in Miami, FL
The effect of an abstract painting in green-blue is created when street photographer Mitchell Funk snaps a picture of a restaurant window. A vase with yellow and pink flowers frame...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Old Boats In Iceland With Blue Reflections In Water, Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Blue and yellow reflections of fishing boats in the water with tones blue and yellow.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbe...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Statue Of Liberty Framed By Trees And Streetlamp In Battery Park, New York
Located in Miami, FL
Statue Of Liberty and New York Harbor is framed with a light post and silhouetted of trees.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas
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
Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas
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
Fashion Red Hat in Paris
Located in Miami, FL
Fashion Hat in Paris. Style above it all.
A graphic statement in red, black and green
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Man and his Dog in a New York City Park
Located in Miami, FL
. Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense ligh...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Fashion Red Hat in Paris
Located in Miami, FL
Fashion Hat in Paris. Style above it all.
A graphic statement in red, black and green
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York City Multiple Exposure - Rich Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color.
Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers.
Sig...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Abstract Street Signs and Shapes, Modern Photography Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978
This image is signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper . The work is ...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dogs Running In Park With Early Morning Light, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
High angle view of dogs in park with long shadows.
. Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Abstract Reflections in Madison Avenue Store Window, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Mannequin in store window on Madison Avenue in New York City.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right r...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Vintage Car On Country Road In Vermont
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant illuminated curvy mountain road in Vermont.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Oth...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Central Park In Autumn With Billionaires Row Skyscrapers. Surreal City
Located in Miami, FL
Surreal City. It's Vermont in Manhattan? It's Vermont like autumn colors of oranges, amber, auburn, and crimsons of Central Park trees. They juxtaposed against the steely cold mono...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Hedge Fun - Flamingo Park Miami Beach - Violet Purple
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. The natural phenomena of trees and shrubs is augmented by the added illumination effects of violet and purple. Nature provide the basics and then man manipulates them. The result is "Hedge Fun - Flamingo Park...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Psychedelic Hippie Guitar Player Groovy Washington Square Park
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. In-Camera Multiple Exposure with colored filters and emulsion match burn on 35mm slide
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto. Edition 4 of 15, ...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
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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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