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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
Kachchery
Kachchery

Kachchery

By Gina Parr

Located in Deddington, GB

Kachchery – Limited Edition Contemporary Abstract Landscape Photograph by Gina Parr [2019] limited_edition Photograph printed on 310gsm Hahnemuhele German Etching paper with archiva...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, Photogram

Combo Abstract Photography on Archival Paper, Framed, Circa 2010
Combo Abstract Photography on Archival Paper, Framed, Circa 2010

Combo Abstract Photography on Archival Paper, Framed, Circa 2010

By Julie Beugin

Located in Vancouver, CA

Julie Beugin: Urban Abstraction and Contemplative Landscapes Julie Beugin's art vividly captures the essence of urban landscapes, focusing on the subtle details and quiet corners oft...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Untitled (Subway Turnstiles)
Untitled (Subway Turnstiles)

Untitled (Subway Turnstiles)

By Peter Marks

Located in Fairlawn, OH

untitled (Subway Turnstiles) Collage with 6 photograph elements Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Condition: Excellent Image Size: 5 7/8 x 8 inches Support Sheet: 14 x 17 inc...

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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blanket9, Abstract Photograph, 2015

Blanket9, Abstract Photograph, 2015

By Dan Derosato

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Your purchase through TurningArt can be displayed as either a high quality print, or it's true original form as a woven blanket. Please contact TurningArt for more...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Fabric

Untitled [Abstract Shapes] Framed Gelatin Silver Print
Untitled [Abstract Shapes] Framed Gelatin Silver Print

Untitled [Abstract Shapes] Framed Gelatin Silver Print

By György Kepes

Located in Astoria, NY

Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), Untitled [abstract shapes], Gelatin Silver Print, 1941, likely printed later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8"...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Echoes No.11" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
"Echoes No.11" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor

"Echoes No.11" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor

By Giuliano Bekor

Located in Culver City, CA

"Echoes No.11" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issues by the artist. Printed on fujiflex mounted...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Metal

"Empire in Green" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
"Empire in Green" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

"Empire in Green" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Empire in Green / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 48 x 32" External Dimension( with white border) Height: 48....

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

"No Focus, No Object" L1, Large Giclee Print, Abstract, Photography, Limited Ed.
"No Focus, No Object" L1, Large Giclee Print, Abstract, Photography, Limited Ed.

"No Focus, No Object" L1, Large Giclee Print, Abstract, Photography, Limited Ed.

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“No Focus, No Object” L1 Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 40 x 40” External Dimension( with white border) : 40.8 x 40.8” Condition: New Certified In Edition of ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

"Empire in Black and White" New York, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition
"Empire in Black and White" New York, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition

"Empire in Black and White" New York, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Empire in B&W / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 24 x 36” External Dimension( with white border) : Height...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

After Henri Matisse: The Goldfish 1 1912, 2017
After Henri Matisse: The Goldfish 1 1912, 2017

After Henri Matisse: The Goldfish 1 1912, 2017

By Carol Inez Charney

Located in Fairfield, CT

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Strata # 202501 (Abstract Photography)
Strata # 202501 (Abstract Photography)

Strata # 202501 (Abstract Photography)

By Paul Snell

Located in London, GB

Unique. Paul Snell is an Australian artist who blurs the boundaries between photography and painting, creating contemplative works that replace constant image saturation with moment...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Concrete

Depth of Winter #54

Depth of Winter #54

By Kacper Kowalski

Located in New York, NY

Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a gyrocopter and exploring his native Pola...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Event Horizon #209, abstract aerial landscape photograph

Event Horizon #209, abstract aerial landscape photograph

By Kacper Kowalski

Located in New York, NY

Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera. This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Depth of Winter #171, abstract aerial landscape photograph

Depth of Winter #171, abstract aerial landscape photograph

By Kacper Kowalski

Located in New York, NY

Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera. This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Event Horizon #30, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Event Horizon #30, abstract aerial landscape photograph

Event Horizon #30, abstract aerial landscape photograph

By Kacper Kowalski

Located in New York, NY

Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera. This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Depth of Winter #55, abstract aerial landscape photograph

Depth of Winter #55, abstract aerial landscape photograph

By Kacper Kowalski

Located in New York, NY

Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera. This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Barbed Wire" The Frequency, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
"Barbed Wire" The Frequency, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

"Barbed Wire" The Frequency, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Barbed Wire" The Frequency, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed. Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2018 Dimension: 16 x 24” External Dimension( with white border) : H...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Funky Red Chicken and Girl with Dreamy Blue Dress

Funky Red Chicken and Girl with Dreamy Blue Dress

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

A young girl in a dreamy blue dress takes her red chicken out for a walk. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available, printed later Printed on H...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

New York City Street Scene with the Real Street Art
New York City Street Scene with the Real Street Art

New York City Street Scene with the Real Street Art

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

The real street art in New York City is literally the lines painted on the street pavement. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk expands the boundaries of the popular art term by captu...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled

Untitled

By Shirine Gill

Located in New Orleans, LA

From the artist, "My abstract work intrigues me the most. I like the experimental aspect of playing with a variety of materials (light, fabric, paper and glass) to create compos...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Framed Brassaï Photogravure of Picasso Sculpture, France, 1948
Framed Brassaï Photogravure of Picasso Sculpture, France, 1948

Framed Brassaï Photogravure of Picasso Sculpture, France, 1948

By Brassaï

Located in Barcelona, ES

A beautifully presented photogravure by Brassaï, showing one of Picasso’s sculptures with the dramatic clarity and sculptural sensitivity for which the photographer is celebrated. Pu...

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1940s Abstract Photography

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Paper

"Empire in Black and White"New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited
"Empire in Black and White"New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited

"Empire in Black and White"New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Empire in B&W / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 40 x 60” External Dimension( with white border) Height:40...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Blanket12, Version1, Abstract Photograph, 2015

Blanket12, Version1, Abstract Photograph, 2015

By Dan Derosato

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Your purchase through TurningArt can be displayed as either a high quality print, or it's true original form as a woven blanket. Please contact TurningArt for more...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Fabric

Downtown Las Vegas Vintage Neon Sign At Dusk, Signed Print 3/15
Downtown Las Vegas Vintage Neon Sign At Dusk, Signed Print 3/15

Downtown Las Vegas Vintage Neon Sign At Dusk, Signed Print 3/15

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Chief Hotel Court classic Las Vegas vintage neon sign. The work is signed, dated, and numbered 3/15 in the lower right recto corner, with other sizes available. It is unframed and ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

New York City Abstraction - Street Photography: Literally
New York City Abstraction - Street Photography: Literally

New York City Abstraction - Street Photography: Literally

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Street Photography: Literally. From an elevated vantage point, Street Photographer Mitchell Funk shoots down on a busy midtown Manhattan street and composes the image so that it's as...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Synchronous Pedestrians - Three Figures Crosswalk

Synchronous Pedestrians - Three Figures Crosswalk

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Three synchronous figures cross a Manhattan street just after a snow fall. The normally black pavement is turned light grey due to the salting of the street. Mitchell Funk is a "Colo...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Iris Eye #11, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Iris Eye #11, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed

Iris Eye #11, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed

By Gary Cruz

Located in New York, NY

Iris Eye #11, feels lighter and more architectural than some of the others in the Iris Eye series. The central pale star, with its softened hexagonal geometry, radiates outward like ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Photographic Print, "Feather Boa Study 15"
Photographic Print, "Feather Boa Study 15"

Photographic Print, "Feather Boa Study 15"

By Oriana Poindexter

Located in San Diego, CA

This is a Silver Gelatin Lumen toned photographic print by California artist, Oriana Poindexter. Its framed dimensions are 16" x 13 x 1"". A certificate of authenticity will follow ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

"On the edge of nothingness, n7" Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
"On the edge of nothingness, n7" Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

"On the edge of nothingness, n7" Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

On the edge of nothingness / n°7 / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2024 Dimension: 28 x 50 / External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 28.8 in. Width : 50.7 ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Celebration6, Original Abstract Photograph, 2016

Celebration6, Original Abstract Photograph, 2016

By Dan Derosato

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: From a collection of stills taken from Celebration, 2015. This video compilation celebrates gesture. Unlike “Goodbye Friend” where DeRosato slowly glitches the l...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blanket8, Abstract Photograph, 2015

Blanket8, Abstract Photograph, 2015

By Dan Derosato

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Your purchase through TurningArt can be displayed as either a high quality print, or it's true original form as a woven blanket. Please contact TurningArt for more...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Fabric

Something 99, Mixed Media Digital Print, 2016

Something 99, Mixed Media Digital Print, 2016

By Dan Derosato

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The process consisted of creating a very small image and having the computer attempt to fill the rest of the art space, resulting in stretched and distorted shapes...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

"I Had a Dream" Dance in Color, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
"I Had a Dream" Dance in Color, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

"I Had a Dream" Dance in Color, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Dance in Color / From the series of I had a Dream / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2017 Dimension: 39 x 39” External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 40.6. i...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Blanket 7, Abstract Photograph, 2015

Blanket 7, Abstract Photograph, 2015

By Dan Derosato

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Your purchase through TurningArt can be displayed as either a high quality print, or it's true original form as a woven blanket. Please contact TurningArt for more information. The process consisted of creating a very small image and having the computer attempt to fill the rest of the art space, resulting in stretched and distorted shapes. In Dan DeRosato...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Fabric

Foliage, Abstract Photograph, 2016

Foliage, Abstract Photograph, 2016

By Dan Derosato

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: extension from the un·i·den·ti·fi·a·ble series – process was to go into the file's data and alter the dimensions of the picture, causing it to distort differently ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Climbing the Columns

Climbing the Columns

By Harold Davis

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This composite photograph originated with rays of sunlight through a glass bottle. Words that describe this piece: color, light, bright, sunlight, red, light bea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic 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.