Abstract 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
LV, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
LV, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
From the series Lous and The Yakuza
Acrylic and oil wax on fine art paper 255 grs.
Image size: 20.6 in H x 15.7 in W
Unframed
This is a project together w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Eugene 1 - Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gold in Grey Photography Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gold in Grey, photography, signed and inspired by a pool and a hot summer day.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
LVII, From the series Lous and The Yakuza, Mixed media color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
LVII, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
From the series Lous and The Yakuza
Acrylic and oil wax on fine art paper 255 grs.
Image size: 20.6 in H x 15.7 in W
Unframed
This is a project together...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
There, Here 03, From the Universe Within series. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Biltmore water, Still life Black and White Limited edition Photography
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The 'Miami Skin Series' it’s not a traditional collection of photos about the architecture of Miami and Miami Beach. It’s rather a quick journey between its own skin from the Art Dec...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Hole. Mixed media fashion portrait on metallic paper photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hole, 2022, by Hunter & Gatti
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Image size: 21.2 in H x 16.1 in W
Unframed
The “visible” spectrum, probably the most well-known of human sensory limitations, as the human #eye is only capable of perceiving light at wavelenghts between 390 and 750 nanometers. Of course, calling it the “visible” spectrum is a bit of a misnomer, as plenty of animals are capable of perceiving light with frequencies outside this relatively narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Using infrared black and white...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Row of Trees in Rapeseed Field, monochrome landscape photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Miami 10partbn2. Black and White Architectural Landscape Photograph
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The 'Miami Skin Series' it’s not a traditional collection of photos about the architecture of Miami and Miami Beach. It’s rather a quick journey between its own skin from the Art Dec...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Swimming Area, cloudy, lake, long exposure landscape photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
POV. Abstract architectural limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's photographs capture the transformation of everyday life into another reality. Images that explore what the future will be like. Industrial, eccentric and progressive, Ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Tree in the Courtyard, Paris, black and white photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
That Same Old Love 01, From the Universe Within series. Abstract color photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Great Dune
By Paul Dempsey
Located in East Hampton, NY
Snow Fence on Dunes in the Hamptons
Black & White Photography
Printed to order
edition of 10
Dye Sublimation Print on Metal
16x24 on metal - 20x30 on metal -
Title: Great Dune
Year:...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Eugene 7 - Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Block 03, From the series The Journey. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Anna Golovanova - "Composition with Gold and Blue" - Digital Art Photography
Located in Winterswijk, NL
"Composition with Gold and Blue", photography by the artist Anna Golovanova.
Abstract digital compositions.
Extravagant play with form and colour.
Country of Origin: Russia.
Signed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
Just a Banana... Photography Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
City reflection, print, limited 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Healing 01, From the The Journey series. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A New Life 03, From the series The Journey. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Scream - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An abstract composition capturing the dramatic interplay between vibrant crimson and stark white elements. The photograph presents a swirling vortex of deep red textures that dominat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Maze Me 03, From the series Return to Source. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Glory (abstract photo, muted colors, street scene)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn
Glory
Medium: Digital Photography
Year: 2021
Size: 20x16 in
Edition: 25
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-936
Bright abstract motion-blur image of a street crowd. Archival pigment print on lightly textured cotton rag paper.
abstract photo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Universe of Each Moment 08 4831
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
"My artwork is always in progress. There is not a goal. There is not a category for my work. It is all about enjoying the process of every moment.
On a blank sheet of washi calli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Look Up 01, From the series Return to Source. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hemisphere III - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photography of mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from the body of works titled 'Hemisphere'
Hemisp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
'Ice, Rock & Sea' Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Ice, Rock & Sea' Archival Pigment Print
Amundsen Gulf sea ice coverage, June 2015. Satellite image showing sea ice edge in the Amundsen Gulf, between Victoria Island and mainland Canada.
This Archival Pigment print is a LARGE 30 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm's
(30x40" paper size) and printed on beautiful Hahnemühle photorag art paper.
Gloriously vivid colours and fine detail - this abstract-like photograph is a breathtaking image of our word taken from above.
Science Photo Archives, London.
EDGE PRINTS...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Manifest 01, From the series Power. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Adagio 3 - Signed limited edition abstract brown pigment print, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Adagio 3 - Limited edition pigment print of 5
This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment print which has been printed
on fiber-based paper.
The paper used ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, C...
28° 14' 22.942''N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-9. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-9
From the SHORE series.
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
One of a kind
The title of each piece corresponds to the geographical coordinates of...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-6. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-6
From the SHORE series.
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
Size: 60 H x 114 W cm.
Unique
The title of each piece corresponds to the geographica...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
28° 14' 22.942''N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-12. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-12
From the SHORE series.
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
Image size: 60 cm H x 114 cm w
Unique
The title of each piece corresponds to the g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
He Said 03. From the series Power. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
He Said 01. From the series Power. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Relaxing Point, minimalist landscape photograph, monchrome print, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Lonely bench on the deserted stone beach in northern France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
The Mask 02, From the Making Sense series. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
27° 42' 26.32'' N, 7° 42' 26.32'' W-15. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
27° 42' 26.32'' N, 7° 42' 26.32'' W-15
From the SHORE series.
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
Size: 60 H x 114 W cm.
Unique
The title of each piece corresponds to the geographical...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
Into the void 03, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-5. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-5
From the SHORE series.
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
size: 40 H x 76 W cm.
Unique
The title of each piece corresponds to the geographica...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
Blender 01, Print. From the Making Sense series. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
28° 14' 20.922'' N, 114° 6' 9.395'' W-8. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
28° 14' 20.922'' N, 114° 6' 9.395'' W-8, 2022
From the Mareas series.
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
Frame size: 72.3 H x 81.2 W x 5 D cm.
Image size: 38 H x 56 W cm.
White wood f...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
That Same Old Love 02, From the series Universe Within. Abstract color photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pink Flight - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 28” x 36”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman with broken umbrella. The photograph has been edited into a minimalistic abstract image, a photomosaic of terracotta pink shapes.
Origina...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Look Up 03, From the series Return to Source. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Astrologist - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 15 x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Astrologist” is a part of Alex Sher’s series "Reflections" - underwater photographs that could be mistaken for paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpieces by Picasso, D...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Into the void 01, From the Portal series. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Follow U 02, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dealer - large format art photograph of contemporary Americana
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dealer by Frank Schott
27 x 40 inches / 67cm x 102cm
edition of 25
signed
48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm
edition of 7
signed
archival fine art pigment print
signed & numbered by a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wave I by Christian Stoll
40 x 40 inches (102 x 102cm)
edition of 25
signed
58 x 58 inches (147 x 147cm)
edition of 7
signed
48 x 48 inches (122 x 122cm)
edition of 7
signed
arch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
The Organs of Ille-sur-Tet, sandstone formation, landscape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Into The Void 02, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blender 02, From the series Making Sense. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Below 01, From the series The Journey. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nishiki 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink
She Said 03, From the series Power. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Beach Rock Panorama, Shoreline, France, Seascape, Landscape, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled #74, Heterotopia - Karine Laval, Gardens, Photography, Nature, Flowers
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Due to currency fluctuations price may change.
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Ple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Heterotopia #64 by Karine Laval - Abstract Nature Photography, Neon Photography
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #64' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract 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 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, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Michael Banks, and Seb Janiak. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and 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 photography, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $50 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,359.