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
Copper, wood and styrofoam #01- abstract sea landscape red and black 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
Cloth #04- abstract sea landscape blue and yellow 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
Cherry Blossoms Central Park Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Blossoms in full bloom adorn the verdant fields of Central park and make beautiful abstract patters.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes a...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
String, cloth and kite #07- abstract sea landscape 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
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
Reflections Giorgio Baroni Photo on Steel and Crystal Panel Italy 2015
Located in Brescia, IT
This surprising abstract photo of a natural landscape, has picked by the well known Italian photograph Giorgio Baroni.
The white reflections are lookin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Steel
Grand Central Station, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Striking graphic design with found elements is a signature style of Mitchell Funk. He brings studio photography precision to street photography
Signed, dated and numbered, 3/15 r...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition X" in Brown and Tan Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition X" 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. Inspir...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition V" in Orange Turquoise Blue Yellow Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition V" 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
EM2020-104
By Bill Kane
Located in London, GB
Pigment on watercolor paper - Unframed.
Edition of 10.
The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspect of photography: light. Ea...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Magnetic radiation 99 (Large)
By Seb Janiak
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5.
In his Magnetic Radiation series, Janiak reveals the hidden world of magnetism by photographing ferrofluids. A ferrofluid is a liquid substance magne...
Category
2010s 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
Shanghai Night II, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Shanghai Night II, China, 2011
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 59 x 59 inches
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
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
"The Encounter", Abstract Color Photography, Expressionist, Contemporary, Orange
Located in New York, NY
"The Encounter", Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Intersect # 201502
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Edition: 2/3.
Paul Snell combines traditional and digi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Untitled 9, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled 9, 2014 by Arslan Sükan
From the series of While You Are Surfing
Inkjet print on fine art paper
Size: 150 cm. H x 100 cm. W
Edition 1 of 5 + 1AP
Unframed
The physical gest...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Pink Cab - Florescent Abstract Photograph of New York City
By Pico Garcez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pico Garcez (b.1963, São Paulo, Brazil) In Love with Photography, Iconography and Painting, exercises his gaze from childhood when he began to play with his first camera. Practicing ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Humpback Whales, Kalbari, Western Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Humpback Whales, Kalbari, Western Australia, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Out of the Red, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Out of the Red, 2009 by Arslan Sükan
From the series of While You Are Sleeping
Inkjet print on fine art paper
Size: 105 cm H x 133 cm W
Edition 1 of 3
Unframed
‘While you are slee...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii, 2011
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
Psychedelic Hippie Guitar Player Groovy Washington Square Park
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. In-Camera Multiple Exposure with colored filters and emulsion match burn on 35mm slide
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto. Edition 4 of 15, ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
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
Rock Pool, Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Rock Pool, Australia, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 59 x 59 inches
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Broome 2, Western Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Broome 2, Western Australia, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 50...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Brooklyn Bridge and Building
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered 4/15 recto, unframed, printed later, other sized available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Miami Causeway in Blue
Located in Miami, FL
A hauntingly beautiful night image of Miami in blue is punctuated with a red stop sign. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 Printed later, other size available...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cieux, Sky 1
Located in New York City, NY
27.5 x 27.5 in
70 x 70 cm
Edition of 9
USD 6.000
40 x 40 in
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 9
USD 8.000
51 x 51 in
130 x 130 cm
Edition of 9
EUR 11.500
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Red Guard, Seversky at 12 Guardsman, Chino, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Mariner, Martin PBM Mariner, Tucson, Arizona
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.200
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.200
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 6.800
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 8.800
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbers 4/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed , printed later
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Grid. No 11 (Contemporary Framed Abstract Grid in Black & Coffee)
By Birgit Blyth
Located in Hudson, NY
unique chromoskedasic monoprint on B&W photo paper
14 x 11 inches unframed
20 x 16 inches in black metal frame with non-glare glass
This contemporary, abstract style chromoskedasic ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Monoprint
Cosmica #40, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #40, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #45, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #45, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Earth, 2012
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #36, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #36, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #8, 4 Elements, Earth
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #8, 4 Elements, Earth, 2014
Archival Pigment Print
Mounted and Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 13
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Cosmica #6 4 Elements Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #6, 4 Elements, Water, 2013
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Quintessence
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Darryll Schiff (Chicago, 1948) is an American contemporary artist specializing in photography based in Chicago, Illinois. He is one of Chicago's most influential artists.
In 2016 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pink Cherry Blossoms Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left 3/15 recto, unframed, another size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photograph...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Synchronous Pedestrians - Three Figures Crosswalk
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Dealer - large format art photograph of contemporary Americana
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dealer by Frank Schott
27 x 40 inches / 67cm x 102cm
edition of 25
signed
48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm
edition of 7
signed
archival fine art pigment print
signed & numbered by a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Silver Shimmer Diptych
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Hamptons Waters. Shot in East Hampton. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap finish adds an inch to the presentation....
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
EM2020-59
By Bill Kane
Located in London, GB
Pigment on watercolor paper - Unframed.
Edition of 10.
The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspect of photography: light. Ea...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Las Vegas, Del Webb's Mint
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . ...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
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
Times Square during snowstorm and American Flag
Located in Miami, FL
Tight and graphic compositions with creative lighting are a hallmark of Mithcell Funk's work.
Signed, Dated, number Lower left 2/15 recto, unframed, other size available
Mitchell F...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Sydney Opera House, Modern Photography Cover , Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover, February, 1987 Triple exposure of silhouetted men on a hill, against plexiglass colored shapes echoing the bold iconic architectural curves of the opera h...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Divers II A
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Divers II A, 2013
C Print on plexiglass
39.50h x 39.50w in
100.33h x 100.33w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Neon Old Fremont Street, Las Vegas - Dramatic Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset.. Signed, dated numbered on the lower right, 2/15 , Printed later, another size available, unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Red Car Back Toronto
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell extracts color from a seemingly boring landscape. Eye-popping saturated primary colors, and an unexpected camera angle defines his visual style and springboards him into a c...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
'Marshmallow Building' Archival Pigment Print (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Marshmallow Building' by Stuart Möller
A building appears to be strangely warped in this contemporary image.
An effect caused by a double reflection of the building opposite in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Cieux, Sky 5
Located in New York City, NY
27.5 x 27.5 in
70 x 70 cm
Edition of 9
USD 6.000
40 x 40 in
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 9
USD 8.000
51 x 51 in
130 x 130 cm
Edition of 9
EUR 11.500
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Red MiG, Mikoyan Gourevitch MiG-17-PF, Chino, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Airbus Karman, Airbus A319, Toulouse, Blagnac
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in
Edition of 9
EUR 3.500
35 x 57 in
Edition of 9
EUR 5.500
48 x 71 in
Edition of 9
EUR 7.100
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
48 x 77 in
Edition of 9
EUR 9.100
Dye Sublimation...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
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.
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