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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
Hemisphere II - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscapes in water
Hemisphere II - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscapes in water

Hemisphere II - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscapes in water

By Christian Stoll

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Untitled 29, Paris From The Series Of Public On Paper. Black & White Photograph
Untitled 29, Paris From The Series Of Public On Paper. Black & White Photograph

Untitled 29, Paris From The Series Of Public On Paper. Black & White 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, Black and White

Pando Forest #7 Color Photography, Edition of 5, 30x45 Inches

Pando Forest #7 Color Photography, Edition of 5, 30x45 Inches

By Karine Laval

Located in Brighton, GB

Pando Forest #7 is available in a Limited Edition of 5 + 2 Artist Proofs Karine Laval's new body of work continues her ongoing exploration of light in nature. Combining the natural landscape with a radical manipulation of light, Laval creates an other-worldly scape that bridges the gap between our reality and one that could only ever be imagined. The Pando Forest is an incredible display of vegetation in Utah's Fishlake National Park in the United States. Comprised of over 40,000 individual trees, this forest is really one living organism. Connected by one enormous root system, the forest continues to exist by producing clones of itself in response to environmental stresses. Creating small, temporary interventions in the organic landscape, Laval takes natural and artificial light and observes the interaction in nature through reflective surfaces. Marine blues and plush magentas describe this living organism, while radiant aquamarines...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

Y, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography
Y, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography

Y, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography

By Cristian Hunter

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Lous, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography
Lous, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography

Lous, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography

By Cristian Hunter

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Wax, Oil

E, From the series Opposed Tendencies. Mixed media portrait color photography
E, From the series Opposed Tendencies. Mixed media portrait color photography

E, From the series Opposed Tendencies. Mixed media portrait color photography

By Cristian Hunter

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Beach Huts Panorama, France, black and white photography, limited edition
Beach Huts Panorama, France, black and white photography, limited edition

Beach Huts Panorama, France, black and white photography, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Black and White Fine Art Panorama photography - Beach huts on the beach with black stones, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by art...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Heterotopia #10 Limited Edition Chromogenic Print Surrealist Photography

Heterotopia #10 Limited Edition Chromogenic Print Surrealist Photography

By Karine Laval

Located in Brighton, GB

'Untitled #10' 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, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Great Dune

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:...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Metal

Dark Cloudy Shapes, Mid-Century Modern Kidney Forms, Blue and White Transparency
Dark Cloudy Shapes, Mid-Century Modern Kidney Forms, Blue and White Transparency

Dark Cloudy Shapes, Mid-Century Modern Kidney Forms, Blue and White Transparency

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Dark Cloudy Shapes" is a blue tones stunning handmade monotype that features an intricate interplay of mid-century modern shapes, all rendered in shades of blue. These shapes are ex...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Watercolor, Monotype, Rag Paper

Flying Swimsuit

Flying Swimsuit

By Art Kane

Located in Austin, TX

Limited edition print, Flying Swimsuit by Art Kane, taken in 1970 for Harper’s Bizaar Magazine Art Kane fine art print details Limited edition, fine art prints of Art Kane photogra...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

Candy Time Abstract Photography on Paper, Signed, 21st Century

Candy Time Abstract Photography on Paper, Signed, 21st Century

By Sandra Salamonová

Located in Slovak Republic, SK

Photography, signed. Inspiration was a glass candy from around 1932-1930 probably Czech provenience. I liked the contrast between the heavy wooden ornamental frame and the fragility ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Heterotopia #18, Limited Edition Chromogenic Print, Abstract Photography
Heterotopia #18, Limited Edition Chromogenic Print, Abstract Photography

Heterotopia #18, Limited Edition Chromogenic Print, Abstract Photography

By Karine Laval

Located in Brighton, GB

'Untitled #18' 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, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Heterotopia #45, Limited Edition Chromogenic Print
Heterotopia #45, Limited Edition Chromogenic Print

Heterotopia #45, Limited Edition Chromogenic Print

By Karine Laval

Located in Brighton, GB

'Untitled #45' 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, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Untitled 30 Miami, 2018 From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
Untitled 30 Miami, 2018 From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph

Untitled 30 Miami, 2018 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 17,  From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
Untitled 17,  From The Series Of While You Are Surfing

Untitled 17, 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...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color

Untitled 12, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
Untitled 12, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing

Untitled 12, 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

Heterotopia #97 Limited Edition Chromogenic Print Surreal Photography
Heterotopia #97 Limited Edition Chromogenic Print Surreal Photography

Heterotopia #97 Limited Edition Chromogenic Print Surreal Photography

By Karine Laval

Located in Brighton, GB

'Untitled #50' 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, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Ancient Woodland Collage, Abstract Geometric Archival Pigment Print
Ancient Woodland Collage, Abstract Geometric Archival Pigment Print

Ancient Woodland Collage, Abstract Geometric Archival Pigment Print

By George McLeod

Located in London, GB

This artwork captures a kaleidoscopic arrangement of flowers, symbolising growth and renewal. All the elements used were collected from a small woodland in North Norfolk, England. ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Contemporary Geometric Textured Tiles, Giclée Print Limited Edition, PinkNeon
Contemporary Geometric Textured Tiles, Giclée Print Limited Edition, PinkNeon

Contemporary Geometric Textured Tiles, Giclée Print Limited Edition, PinkNeon

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Bowl of Cherries (Contemporary Blue and White Cyanotype Still Life Photo)
Bowl of Cherries (Contemporary Blue and White Cyanotype Still Life Photo)

Bowl of Cherries (Contemporary Blue and White Cyanotype Still Life Photo)

By David Sokosh

Located in Hudson, NY

Bowl of Cherries Contemporary Still Life Cyanotype Photograph of a bowl of cherries Image is 20 x 16 inches, paper size is 24 x 18 inches, ed of 5 Unframed David Sokosh is a storyteller with a unique ability to internalize, synthesize, and recollect. If one of his tenderly photographed stills lifes was a tiny window into the workings of his mind, then on the other side you would discover a trove of collected treasures. Vintage teacups...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

Giants Causeway, Coast, Ireland, black and white fine art landscape photography
Giants Causeway, Coast, Ireland, black and white fine art landscape photography

Giants Causeway, Coast, Ireland, black and white fine art landscape photography

By Gerald Berghammer

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

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Sunlight on Water
Sunlight on Water

Sunlight on Water

By Harry Callahan

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This silver gelatin contact print with margins (4 x 4 7/8 in) is signed in ink and numbered '7' in pencil on the front of the mount. Credited, titled and dated on gallery label affix...

Category

1940s Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Game of light 2 series
Game of light 2 series

Game of light 2 series

Located in Vienna, AT

Game of Light is a photographic series that explores the ever-changing relationship between light, shadow, and form. Rather than documenting reality, each image captures fleeting mom...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

French 1948 Brassaï Photogravure of Picasso Sculpture in Black Lacquered Frame
French 1948 Brassaï Photogravure of Picasso Sculpture in Black Lacquered Frame

French 1948 Brassaï Photogravure of Picasso Sculpture in Black Lacquered Frame

By Brassaï

Located in Barcelona, ES

Published in France in 1948, this framed photogravure by Brassaï reproduces one of Picasso’s sculptural works with striking clarity and tonal depth. Issued by Editions du Chêne for T...

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1940s Abstract Photography

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Paper

Canna No. 5 (Abstract Still Life Photograph of Magenta Lily Flower on White)
Canna No. 5 (Abstract Still Life Photograph of Magenta Lily Flower on White)

Canna No. 5 (Abstract Still Life Photograph of Magenta Lily Flower on White)

By Jeri Eisenberg

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...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Archival Paper, Mulberry Paper

Pyramids with Terracotta Magenta  Art Deco Head
Pyramids with Terracotta Magenta  Art Deco Head

Pyramids with Terracotta Magenta Art Deco Head

By Robert Funk

Located in Miami, FL

The timelessness of pyramids is puncuated with a dreamy terracotta classcial head. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available Printed on Hahnem...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet

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.