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
For the Anniversary
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
In the Dream F
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
Untitled (W.O.F 15-41)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Works of Fire
When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled 18 NY. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Swept Away 4 ( Unique Gestural Abstract Camerless Photograph in Black and Pink)
By Birgit Blyth
Located in Hudson, NY
Swept Away 4 ( Unique Gestural Abstract Camerless Photograph in Black and Pink)
Abstract photograph, chromoskedasic monoprint
20 x 16 inches
28 x 24 inches framed, custom black wood,...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Monoprint
Untitled 1 NY. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Enlighten 1 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Large Format black
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Enlighten 1 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks -Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + number...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...
Eugene 5- 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
Untitled #74, Heterotopia - Karine Laval, Gardens, Photography, Nature, Flowers
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
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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
Bleed # 202124 (Abstract photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202124 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed.
Edition: 3/3.
Paul Snell combines traditional and digital techniques to explor...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Framed Tomatoes and Irons: still-life photograph w/ abstract shadow patterns
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a framed archival pigment photograph depicting an abstract still life with antique green irons and bright red plum tomatoes, printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm by artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Manhattan Skyline, Night New York City, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure cityscape - landscape photography. Manhattan Skyline with wave breakers at night, New York City, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 5....
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Framed untitled 2159: still-life photograph w/ antler, abstract shadow patterns
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a framed archival pigment photograph depicting an abstract still life printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm by artist Paul Cava. The leading actor in this three-part drama ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eugene 4- 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
Temporal Perception 91A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 91A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a triptych. Each element size is: 45 x ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled 16, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The physical gestures that make up our interactions with touch-screen personal devices are intensely intimate, yet abstract signatures of our everyday browsing and messaging patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Leaves series #3485: minimalist nature still-life leaf photograph in green & red
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment photograph by artist Paul Cava depicting a highly detailed autumn leaf in a minimalist arrangement on a textured background. It is printed on Hahnemuhle P...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled 13, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The physical gestures that make up our interactions with touch-screen personal devices are intensely intimate, yet abstract signatures of our everyday browsing and messaging patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Visible, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
‘While you are sleeping’ (Seascape Series) In his seascape works, Sukan manipulates his imagery connected to the constant tensions between the mental grasp of the specificity and rep...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White
After the Sunset, Scotland, Limited Edition Landscape, Monochrome Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Island with trees on a small mountain lake in the highlands of Scotland at sunset. Archival pigment ink print...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Stilbon (Three)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Stilbon
Stilbon in the ancient Greek religion, is the sky god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury, and one of the Astra Planeta. The word, Stilbon, means sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stilbon (One)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Stilbon
Stilbon in the ancient Greek religion, is the sky god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury, and one of the Astra Planeta. The word, Stilbon, means sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled 28 NY, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 31 NY, From The Series Of Public On Paper, Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 15 Istanbul, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Untitled 4 NY. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Water element 1 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Blue nature
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Water element 1 - Limited Editions of 5 , signed + num...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...
Blanco 8, 2010 - Limited Edition Digital Photographic Print on Cotton paper
By Rosa Basurto
Located in Brighton, GB
Blanco 8 is a 30cm x 30cm digital print on 50cm x 50cm cotton paper in a limited edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs.
Rosa Basurto is a self-taught photographer from Spain who, within ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
Canna No. 5 (Abstract Still Life Photograph of Magenta Lily Flower on White)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract still life photograph of a magenta cana lily flower on a white sky background
Photograph printed on Japanese Kozo paper infused with encaustic
Edition 1/12, 36 x 22.5 inches...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Archival Paper, Mulberry Paper
For the Celebration
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
Photographing The Sun 28 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Photographing The Sun 28 (Abstract photography)
Photographic print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper, 310gsm — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Limited edition set of 10 + 1...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
Desert canyon road (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Desert canyon road (Abstract Photography)
Mix media, C-print, and acrylic paint on a wood mount - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Artworks are of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, C Print
Path #2 multi color blur abstract floral photo composition
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century.
Belgian photo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Morning Reflection Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited edition of 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
$435 Sale Price
69% Off
Joyful Birds on Roof of a Pink, Summer Beach House East Hampton, Abstract Photo
Located in Miami, FL
Three Gulls sit atop a colorful pink and white beach house near East Hampton. The lead gull is captured with his wings spread and poised to take flight. The picture evokes the summ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rainbow on the Wall/ Print/ Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print / photography, signed by the author, limited to 5. Rainbow a symbol taken so often, but I hope that the picture evoke curiosity, hope and well-being and it is really a reflect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
$621 Sale Price
65% Off
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
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
Lava Rocks, Ribeira Da Janela, Portugal, black and white waterscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Laver rocks on the stunning Ribeira da Janela beach in Madeira, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, editi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Photographing The Sun 17 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Photographing The Sun 17 (Abstract photography)
Photographic print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper, 310gsm — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Limited edition set of 10 + 1...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
Carts (motion blur, dream image, daily life, vivid colors)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn
Carts
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Year: 2021
Size: 16x20 inches
Edition: 50
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
COA provided
Ref.: 924802...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Barn / Photography / Limited / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
This photography was taken in a winery in Slovakia, I liked the mood and the overall impression. Will be signed by the author, limited to 15 pieces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
$331 Sale Price
20% Off
Ouroboros suns desert road (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Ouroboros suns desert road (Abstract painting)
Mix media, C-print, and acrylic paint on a wood mount - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Artworks ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, C Print
Hot Air Balloon Championship, Austria, black and white landscape art photography
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 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cypress Tree Avenue, Panorama, Tuscany, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape panorama photography. Cypress tree avenue along a path in stormy weather in Tuscany, Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, title...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
White Mood
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography / fine art print, limited 1/5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
$284 Sale Price
86% Off
Bleed # 202390 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202390 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Edition: 1/3...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
NY # 201802 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
NY # 201802 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Available on request 5...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
"Leaves" series #0222: nature still-life leaf photograph w/ green, earth tones
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment photograph by artist Paul Cava depicting a highly detailed autumn leaf in a minimalist arrangement on a textured background. It is printed on Hahnemuhle P...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Look at me! Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photographed by Sandra Salamonova, limited edition of 10, signed by the author, fine art print.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$293 Sale Price
79% Off
Intersect # 201502
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Edition: 2/3.
Paul Snell combines traditional and digi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Temporal Perception # Petite Vague (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception # Petite Vague (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Eugene 5 - 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
Paysages approximatifs (diptych)
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Temporal Perception 365 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 365 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Temporal Perception # Petite Vague (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception # Petite Vague (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Temporal Perception 6B (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 6B (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30"...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Photographing The Sun 15 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Photographing The Sun 15 (Abstract photography)
Photographic print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper, 310gsm — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Limited edition set of 10 + 1...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
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.