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
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
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
Songs of the Sky 14 (Abstract Landscape Color Photograph of Clouds & Blue Sky)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstracted landscape color photograph of clouds and blue sky on 4 panels
Japanese Kozo paper infused with encaustic on 4 panels, each panel is 36...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Mulberry Paper
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
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
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
Wall Canvas 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
Valley House Gallery recently presented "Listening in the Silence" — our first solo exhibition of work by Chaco Terada, a native of Japan who has called Dallas home since 1992. Born ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Farmland Panorama, single tree, field, black and white, landscape, photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure landscape photography. Single tree in the field in stormy weather with an impressive cloudy atmosphere, Austria. Archival pigment ink print as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Nishiki 1
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
The Moon Lay 1
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
Tentation #8 Floral landscape soft pastel color contemporary abstract photograph
Located in New York, NY
This abstract floral landscape photography has pastel soft dominant color of grey, pink and white.
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not on...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled #5, (Reflections, Eclipse), Unframed but framing options available
Located in London, GB
Untitled #5
Archival Pigment Print (from the original hand made darkroom c-type), Edition of 3
Reflections...
An exploration of light and shadows, creating harmony through symmetric...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Photogram, Archival Pigment
' Istan Petal ' Oversize Archival Pigment print Framed in white
Located in London, GB
' Istan Petal ' Oversize Archival Pigment print Framed in white
A Bougenvillia petal floats on the surface of a swimming pool.
(photo Stuart Möller)
Archival Pigment Print sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, 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
Temporal Perception 92 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 92 (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
Alice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 16 x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Alice” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series Reflections - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpiec...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
$330 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$434 Sale Price
69% Off
Bleed # 202171 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202171 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas — Unframed.
Edition: 1/3.
Work can be hung with either the WallCleat system (support bar sup...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var 6"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 5x7 Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag Paper, Mounted on Wood Panel by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided u...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
UFO in the Morning
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photo was taken one early morning. UFO is a an oil on canvas painting and the special reflection on the painting got me. Fine Art Print, signed by the author. Limited edition of 5.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,417 Sale Price
20% Off
GIFT Photography print signed limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Abstract photography, signed by the author, limited 5.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
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
$283 Sale Price
86% Off
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
$292 Sale Price
79% Off
Water No. 29, 4 Pixels
By Stuart Allen
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (1/1) in pencil, verso
Archival pigment print on rag paper
30 x 24 inches, sheet
This artwork is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Here comes the Sun, Spain, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Beautiful mood lighting in the mountains of La Gomera, Spain. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
The Quiet Stars 005 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
The Quiet Stars 005 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on linen on wood panel — Unframed.
This new artwork series, "Quiet Stars," is a commentary on the modern world's reliance on technolo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Wood Panel
California Desert Joshua, Tree, USA black and white photograph, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital 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
"Shadows Kept Alive No.48", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 48” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
A Day at the Beach
By James Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
Hand Touched & manipulated photograph of Sitges (Spain)
Beach Scene
option of paper +can be printed on metal..inquire for pricing
comes unframed.
Inquire about various sizing
About...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ilheu Mole at Porto Moniz, Portugal, black and white photography, landscape
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 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Windows In The Sky
By James Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
Photograph of Blue Sky
option of paper
+can be printed on metal..inquire for pricing
comes unframed.
Inquire about various sizing
About the Artist:
Short Biography in a Nutshell: ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bla bla 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
Color, Digital
$425 Sale Price
67% Off
Ephemeral #1, Sand Dunes landscape, Silver Gelatin Print, Unframed
Located in London, GB
"The dunes change with the wind, but the desert remains the same." - Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist
Print info:
Ephemeral #1, Sand Dunes, Morocco, 2006 #landscape, Silver Gelatin Pri...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
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
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
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
$755 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$620 Sale Price
65% Off
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
Cosmosis Collages 24A577C no 123 Pink (Abstract Photography)
By Anne Senstad
Located in London, GB
Cosmosis Collages 24A577C no 123 Pink (Abstract Photography)
Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed
"Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 we...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, C Print
Untitled 0607: abstract montage photograph w/ legs, feet, black & white patterns
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment print (photographic montage) includes abstract references to the human figure, enlivened with gestural energy from artist Paul Cava’s experiments with lig...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Untitled 2322: still life photograph w/ white cast foot, antler, bone & potatoes
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 "Table Top" series, which is one of t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
' Orange Woman On Lexington ' signed Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
oversize archival pigment print.
12x16 inches / 31 x 41 cm paper size
unframed.
Signed & Numbered on front.
Supplied with certificate of authenticity.
We ship regularly using Fede...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Irish Coast Panorama, Ireland, fine art photography, waterscape, long exposure
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art waterscape - landscape photography. Panorama of the Irish coast with the steep cliffs and an island. Archival pigment ink print, e...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital 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
$453 Sale Price
57% Off
Chrysler Building with Brooklyn Bridge
Located in Miami, FL
Color photography in the mid-1970s had barely emerged as a recognized fine art form.
The few works in color that museum curators considered were mostly nature pictures or snapshot-l...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Waterfall, Bavaria, black and white, long exposure, photography, landscape
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, Archival Pigment
Wave Break
By Susie Loucks
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Archival pigment print.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'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
Bright star 1 - Signed limited edition abstract art print, Contemporary Square
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Bright star 1 - Photograph by Michael Banks
Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigme...
Untitled 0472: still life photograph w/ gray vessels & abstract shadow patterns
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 "Table Top" series, which is one of t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, 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
Smell Photography Print Limited Edition Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Art Print, limited edition of 15, signed by the author, inspiration F.X.Messerschmidt.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$736 Sale Price
80% Off
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
$651 Sale Price
31% Off
Stranded Boat, long exposure, black and white, fine art, landscape, 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 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
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.