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
Anesthesia - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS -archival pigment 16x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Anesthesia” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Floral Study 181: still life color photograph w/ dried flowers on sky blue field
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment print depicting an abstracted still life printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm by artist Paul Cava. It is from the "Flora" seri...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
The Universe of Each Moment 08 5329
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
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
Embryon 9
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Embryon 11
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Embryon 7
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Embryon 8
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Embryon 10
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Anesthesia - underwater photograph series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 43x64"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Anesthesia” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
White Books Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The item White Books could be also delivered framed. I like the color, the quietness of the situation when I took the picture. Edition of 15, signed by the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Hole 2 - Abstract, limited, signed, fine art print
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, Color
Hole 1 - Abstract, limited, signed, print/photography
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print/Photography, abstract, limited 1/5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
C3H6-PRO-01
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Informed by microbiology, Laurent Lamarche’s sculptural installations and photographic production look like living unidentified microorganisms. Its narrative is ambiguous, constantly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital Pigment
Cypress Hill Panorama, Tuscany, black and white photography, fine art landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure panorama landscape photography. Cypress trees in a hilly landscape in the middle of Tuscany, Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. S...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
YELLOW and YELLOW / Photography / Print/ Signed / Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Abstract photography, limited 5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Vintage Blue Coca-Cola Coke Sign Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Nostalgic old Coney Island Coke signs with a glympse of the rollercoaster create a bold and powerful abstraction
Signed, d...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Wind Blues 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an archival pigment print on 3 layers of silk organza with sumi ink and mineral pigments.
In 2019, Valley House Gallery presented our first exhibition of work by Chaco Terad...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Impression Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Limited edition of 15, fine art print, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Digital Pigment
Human shapes in repetition with Geometic Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
This work was done generation before digital and photoshop.
Signed, Dated, number Lower left recto, unframed, 3/15 other size available, printed later
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer o...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Maybe “Tugendhat” Photography Print Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography, fine art print. Reminiscence on the Onyx Wall at the Villa Tugendhat. Done somewhere in Slovakia. Could be delivered im different sizes. SalamonArt certificate will be d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color
Cypress Hill Panorama, single Tree, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Cypress trees in a hilly landscape in Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered b...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Casa dell'artista - Photograph by Vito Difilippo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Photograph taken with Polaroid Now+ camera. Unique piece, embossed, signed on the back, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Manhattan Panorama, Skyline, New York City, black white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Manhattan skyline with breakwater in foreground, New York city, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Lonely Tree, black and white photograph, limited edition, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Archival Ink
Place (Series) #665
Located in Houston, TX
Bill Jacobson
Place (Series) #665, 2012
Pigment print mounted to museum board
37 3/4 x 31 3/4 inches, framed
Ed. 7
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Drift Wood, Lakeside, monochrome, long exposure, waterscape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Skogafoss gigantic waterfall, Iceland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Reflections by Giorgio Baroni Black and White Photo on Steel Panel Italy 2015
Located in Brescia, IT
This surprising abstract photo of a natural landscape, has picked by the well known Italian photographer Giorgio Baroni.
The white reflections are look...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Steel
Kentucky 7, abstract black and white
Located in Greenwich, CT
His famous series that mimicked the abstract expressionist painters movement - but in photography. A great image and a striking work for any sophisticated or rustic environment. Ima...
Category
1950s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dark Materials VI by James Sparshatt. 67x45cm C-type Print w/ Acrylic Face Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
There is a something about being a child on the beach where the sheer exuberance of running into the waves transcends the normal social barriers, and the shared exhilarance allows fo...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
UNDEFINED / Print / Signed / Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Color Print, photographed coincidentally, hoping to evoke positive feelings. This size in limited edition of 15, signed by the author. Could be delivered also framed / different priz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
'Undercurrents (10/31/21)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 24 by 80 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available.
Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
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
Alstroemeria Cyprus by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Alstroemeria Cyprus by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Calendula Officinalis by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Calendula Officinalis by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
YELLOW Photography Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
print / photo. Signed by the author. Also available in limited edition of 15 - in different sizes (signed by the author).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Archival Pigment
Architectonic 3- Signed limited edition print, Large contemporary, Architecture
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Architectonic 3
Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Black and Wh...
Flowing 1 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Large contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Flowing 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 + numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...
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
Hemerocallis by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Hemerocallis by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please contact th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Zic Zac Photography Print Limited Edition Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography/ print, abstract, limited edition of 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
Gateway 04, From the series Portal. 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
As Above, So Below 01. 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
Saint Photography Limited Edition Fine Art Print
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited edition of 15.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
Haight Ashbury Erratics
By Bill Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful photograph of Haight Ashbury Page Remnants of Music Playbills on a telephone pole in San Francisco, California by Bill Clark (American, 20th ...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Iris Ensata Kozasa Gawa 2 by Giles Revell - Color Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Iris Ensata Kozasa Gawa 2 by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, plea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Iris Ensata Kozasa Gawa by Giles Revell - Color Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Iris Ensata Kozasa Gawa by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Iris Give Me Patience by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Iris Give Me Patience by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Osteospermum Sunny by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Osteospermum Sunny by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Sunny Side of the Street Photography Print Limited Edition Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print, limited edition of 15. Signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Arnold Scaasi
Located in New York, NY
Lucille Khornak (American), "Arnold Scaasi", Black and white screen print on Harmon paper, 20 x 16, Late 20th Century
Hand signed by Lucille Khornak
Available sizes: 14 x ...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Phlomis Russeliana by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Phlomis Russeliana by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Phlox Paniculata Blue Evening by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Abstract
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Phlox Paniculata Blue Evening by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Rhododendron Denny Hybrid by Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Color, Flower
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rhododendron Denny Hybrid by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, plea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Karl Lagerfeld
Located in New York, NY
Lucille Khornak (American), "Karl Lagerfeld", Black and White Screen print on Harmon paper, 20 x 16, Late 20th Century
Hand signed by Lucille Khornak
Available sizes: 14 x 11, 24 x ...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
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
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
Rosa Sweet Haze by Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Color, Flower
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rosa Sweet Haze by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please contact...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
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.