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
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Vert Meta Graphic 002
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Entre Vous & Nous
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
JAUNE 3D 003
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Orange Meta Graphic Sport 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Macro Meta Graphic Miroirs
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Noir/ Blanc Meta Graphic 03
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Noir/ Blanc Meta Graphic 01
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Fougères Série Dénature
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Effect Mirror 002
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Lévitation Effect 003
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Langages Meta Graphic 01
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Optique Effect 001
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Autoportrait Virtuel 001
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
Light, kite and string #01 - abstract sea landscape photography
Located in New York, NY
The series 'Trespassing' explores encounters between human and nature. Human-made objects are placed into a landscape, where their interactions with the natural elements are recorded...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - H2O Meta Graphic 001
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Church in Reykjavik, Iceland: Modern Photography Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Signed dated, numbered 3/15 recto, printed later, unframed, other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Literature: Cover Modern Photography, January 1981
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Out of Siege #1579" - Figurative Black and White Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Out of Siege #1579" is a black and white photograph and is edition 1/12 + 3 AP.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer from Shanghai, China. Formally trained as an oil painter, Peng...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Channel Entrance, China, Traverse, 2012
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Channel Entrance, China, Traverse, 2012
44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available i...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bridge Lane
Located in New York, NY
Michael Williams, Untitled Landscape 1, Color Landscape Photograph on Paper, 2010 -
Colors: Gray, Green, Brown, Yellow
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York Skyline at Night with river reflection
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15, Unframed, printed later- Other sizes available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Doll No. 7 (Edition 1/25)
Located in New York, NY
Doll No. 7 (Edition 1/25), Lucille Khornak, Color Photograph on Board with Acrylic Finish, 26 x 40, Late 20th Century
Colors: Black, Blue, White,...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Shark Bay (Square 10), Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Shark Bay (Square 10), Australia, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 50 x 50 inches Edition of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hedge Fun - Brickell Avenue
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Nature takes on a geometic charater. Rothko Shurbs.
Signed, dating and numbered 3/15 recto, unframed, other size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
R...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Light and string #01- abstract sea landscape red and blue color photography
Located in New York, NY
The series 'Trespassing' explores encounters between human and nature. Human-made objects are placed into a landscape, where their interactions with the natural elements are recorded...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled 201
Located in London, GB
C print - Unframed.
Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs.
As he describes : "Tupper...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
"Abstract Composition VIII" in White Cream Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition VIII" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which largely goes unnoticed. Ins...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Venice, CA", Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Surfboard, Blue
Located in New York, NY
"Venice, CA" Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
"Abstract Composition VI" in Cream Grey Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition VI" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Chris Kister "Consumption_Twilight01" Nude
By Chris Kister
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Consumption_Twilight01 by Artist Chris Kister.
The work "Konsum-Zwielicht01" deals with the ambivalence of sex consumption and the interchangeability of the protagonists.
After the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Out of Siege #1729" - Figurative Black and White Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Out of Siege #1729" is a black and white photograph and is edition 1/12 + 3 AP.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer from Shanghai, China. Formally trained as an oil painter, Peng...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hover # 201913
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print face-mounted 3mm matt plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Available on request - 4 week turnaround
Edition o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
"Abstract Composition I" in Red Orange Yellow and Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition I" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Untitled 213
Located in London, GB
C print - Unframed.
Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs.
As he describes : "Tupper...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Light and string #01- abstract sea landscape red and blue color photography
Located in New York, NY
The series 'Trespassing' explores encounters between human and nature. Human-made objects are placed into a landscape, where their interactions with the natural elements are recorded...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Out of Siege #1669" - Figurative Black and White Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Out of Siege #1669" is a black and white photograph and is edition 1/12 + 3 AP.
Zhou Peng is inspired by the work of CAI Guo-qiang, Zao Wou-Ki.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Midtown Manhattan Skyscrapers
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available,other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Asian Bamboo, Fujian, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Asian Bamboo, Fujian Province, China, 2017
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Forest of Glass with Bronze Nymph
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around a $100. Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 2/15 unframed, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition IX" in Mustard Orange Green Cream Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition IX" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which largely goes unnoticed. Inspi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Red Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
Typically the verdant landscape is transformed into a Color Field photograph consisting of vibrant red and magenta horizontal bands that radiate and reverberate with optical force. ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Abstract art photography - Fluidity in Color Series - Purple Reign -sold framed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This series presents various fleeting imagery depicting the fleeting nature of various transient substances and states of nature. The aesthetic patterns evolve from the fluids in motion. Modern Art Etc...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14, II" Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14, II" features hues of purple, green, and peach.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hiero...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Angelina Jolie Heads to a Meeting in Beverly Hills, 3/14/19" Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Angelina Jolie Heads to a Meeting in Beverly Hills, 3/14/19" features hues of purple, green, yellow and blue.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Richard Die...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Man Watching Sunrise, Hangzhou, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Man Watching Sunrise, Hangzhou, China, 2011
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available i...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Submerge I
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200) limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist.
Cheryl Maeder was b...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Green Swirl - Ltd Ed
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Seascape. Green. White. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival inks infused into aluminum. Ltd Ed of 10. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 03
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by artist.
Custom...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
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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.
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