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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
Gaia 117 - Black and White Diptych Print, Limited Edition of 10

Gaia 117 - Black and White Diptych Print, Limited Edition of 10

By Jaume Llorens

Located in Brighton, GB

Gaia 117 by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 117 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by Awagami Factory This size available in a Limited Edition of 10 +...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Black and White, Digital, Photographic Paper

Dahlia on Ink - floral film photography on cotton canvas, Limited edition of 5
Dahlia on Ink - floral film photography on cotton canvas, Limited edition of 5

Dahlia on Ink - floral film photography on cotton canvas, Limited edition of 5

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Dahlia on Ink' 2024 Cotton canvas print from limited edition of 5. (Does not come with streatch bars, only canvas print) Black and white floral film photography combination with...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Cotton Canvas,...

Corkscrews
Corkscrews

Corkscrews

Located in Plano, TX

"Corkscrew" is a classic example of my abstract PhotoLuminism technique. When light travels, the human eye cannot see its trails, but the camera can and does. Capturing images this w...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Metal

'Lily in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition 7 of 20
'Lily in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition 7 of 20

'Lily in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition 7 of 20

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Lily in Charcoal' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash. The charc...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Ecstasy
Ecstasy

Ecstasy

Located in Plano, TX

"Ecstasy" is a classic example of my abstract PhotoLuminism technique. When light travels, the human eye cannot see its trails, but the camera can and does. Capturing images this way...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Metal

On Distant Shores #3

On Distant Shores #3

By Susan Isaacson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

THE COLOR OF WATER Lake Michigan blue sits at the pastel confluence of green, grey and cyan on the nearby shoreline. In truth, the color of the lake is as transitory as Chicago weather. The shade of blue is widely determined by the reflection of the sky above and the organic material and sediment carried below. I recently learned that invasive mussel species have slowly transformed the lake from green to bluer over the past two decades. I often return to the water’s edge to document the color of a given day. Susan Isaacson...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

Torquidos
Torquidos

Torquidos

Located in Plano, TX

"Torquidos" is a painting of light 'unseen.' When light travels, the human eye doesn't see its trails, but the camera does. My usual version of light painting involves leaving the li...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Metal

Sea Cliffs Diptych II ( Pair abstract cyanotypes each framed to 25 x 15)
Sea Cliffs Diptych II ( Pair abstract cyanotypes each framed to 25 x 15)

Sea Cliffs Diptych II ( Pair abstract cyanotypes each framed to 25 x 15)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Poppy on ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction

Poppy on ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Poppy on Ink #2' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Rhododendron Denny Hybrid - Archival Pigment Print, Limited Edition of 25 Prints

Rhododendron Denny Hybrid - Archival Pigment Print, Limited Edition of 25 Prints

By Giles Revell

Located in Brighton, GB

Rhododendron Denny Hybrid by Giles Revell This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints. In Cartographic Colour, Giles ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment

Dahlia Ink: Black and White Floral Photography, Limited Edition of 10

Dahlia Ink: Black and White Floral Photography, Limited Edition of 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Dahlia on Ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Prin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Holding Light In Darkness #3

Holding Light In Darkness #3

By Susan Isaacson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

THE COLOR OF WATER Lake Michigan blue sits at the pastel confluence of green, grey and cyan on the nearby shoreline. In truth, the color of the lake is as transitory as Chicago weather. The shade of blue is widely determined by the reflection of the sky above and the organic material and sediment carried below. I recently learned that invasive mussel species have slowly transformed the lake from green to bluer over the past two decades. I often return to the water’s edge to document the color of a given day. Susan Isaacson...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

Untitled (W.O.F 09-07-13)

Untitled (W.O.F 09-07-13)

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Works of Fire When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Surfer, Perth, Western Australia (Oceans series)

Surfer, Perth, Western Australia (Oceans series)

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Surfer, Perth, Western Australia (Oceans series), 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

Wind stretched daydream - linen pigment canvas print, limited edition 5.
Wind stretched daydream - linen pigment canvas print, limited edition 5.

Wind stretched daydream - linen pigment canvas print, limited edition 5.

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Wind stretched daydream' 2022 Photographed in Richmond, London using a 4x5 large format camera. 100×130 cm printed on organic linen canvas, limited edition of 5 + 1AP. Photograph...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Linen, Organic Material, Archival Pigment, Pigment

Incoming Tide - Black & White Abstract Seascape Photograph
Incoming Tide - Black & White Abstract Seascape Photograph

Incoming Tide - Black & White Abstract Seascape Photograph

By James Deike

Located in Soquel, CA

Incoming tide, a black & white abstracted seascape by possibly Jim Deike, signed illegibly lower right. Unframed. Photograph: 10.25"H x 13"W. Overall: 16"H x 20"W.

Category

1980s Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Silver Gelatin

Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette
Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette

Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette

By Christian Stoll

Located in San Francisco, CA

mesmerizing large scale photographic capture of strikingly abstract water surface shimmering in soothing tones of cobalt, admiral, azur and lapis blue Wave I (Abstract) by Christian...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Mountain Sunrise 3 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)
Mountain Sunrise 3 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)

Mountain Sunrise 3 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Framed Impression Abstract Photography on Paper, 21st Century Art
Framed Impression Abstract Photography on Paper, 21st Century Art

Framed Impression Abstract Photography on Paper, 21st Century Art

By Sandra Salamonová

Located in Slovak Republic, SK

The photo was taken by me in an abandoned house. I like the colors and the impression from the picture. Will be signed, framed in a simple black frame, which can be hanged on the wal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled (W.O.F 15-1)

Untitled (W.O.F 15-1)

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Works of Fire When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lights in Motion Photograph Chromo Photo Kodak Professional Endura
Lights in Motion Photograph Chromo Photo Kodak Professional Endura

Lights in Motion Photograph Chromo Photo Kodak Professional Endura

Located in Surfside, FL

Artist Unknown. From Muse X Editions. An (now defunct) LA based innovative publisher of limited-edition prints, Muse X has launched its first group of prints and is just beginning to make itself known to artists, curators, dealers and collectors. Among works just off the press are otherworldly landscapes by Barbara Kasten and Oliver Wasow, a sizzling sunset by Peter Alexander, abstract compositions by Pauline Stella Sanchez and Jennifer Steinkamp...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Anesthesia - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival print 35x52"
Anesthesia - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival print 35x52"

Anesthesia - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival print 35x52"

By Alex Sher

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Lost in a sea of rich saturation of dark and light blue colors, a feminine form gracefully traverses the expanse of the water. Alex Sher’s “Anesthesia” invites us into an abstracted ...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Untitled (W.O.F 15-2)

Untitled (W.O.F 15-2)

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Works of Fire When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Manhattan Panorama, Skyline, New York City, black white landscape photography
Manhattan Panorama, Skyline, New York City, black white landscape photography

Manhattan Panorama, Skyline, New York City, black white landscape photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Manhattan skyline with breakwater in foreground, New York city, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Hodge-Podge
Hodge-Podge

Jim DingilianHodge-Podge, 2004

$289Sale Price|24% Off

Hodge-Podge

By Jim Dingilian

Located in East Quogue, NY

Small bleached found abstract photographic artwork by Jim Dingilian. Offered framed in plexiglass. Frame size: 5 x 6.25 inches Paper size: 3 3/8 x 4.75 inches Jim Dingilian makes ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

Alice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35" x 49"
Alice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35" x 49"

Alice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35" x 49"

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

ID No. 17 The Refined. Limited edition photograph
ID No. 17 The Refined. Limited edition photograph

ID No. 17 The Refined. Limited edition photograph

By Dubravka Lazic

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In this early photographic series, Dubravka Lazić turns her lens toward a subject rarely treated with such a quiet dignity: domestic cats. Shot in 2005, these portraits mimic the fo...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Drunken Oak: original watercolor painting on archival pigment photograph of tree
Drunken Oak: original watercolor painting on archival pigment photograph of tree

Drunken Oak: original watercolor painting on archival pigment photograph of tree

By Ava Blitz

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

"Drunken Oak" is an original abstract watercolor painting layered over an original archival pigment print of an oak tree using alternative process photography on 100% rag paper. Imag...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Watercolor

Untitled (W.O.F 15-3)

Untitled (W.O.F 15-3)

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Works of Fire When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Modernismo M48" Abstract Photography 48"x48" in Ed. of 12 by Giuliano Bekor

"Modernismo M48" Abstract Photography 48"x48" in Ed. of 12 by Giuliano Bekor

By Giuliano Bekor

Located in Culver City, CA

"Modernismo M48" Abstract Photography 48"x48" in Ed. of 12 by Giuliano Bekor Title of artwork: M48 Year: 2012 Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not framed...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

ID No. 4 The Confident. Limited edition photograph
ID No. 4 The Confident. Limited edition photograph

ID No. 4 The Confident. Limited edition photograph

By Dubravka Lazic

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In this early photographic series, Dubravka Lazić turns her lens toward a subject rarely treated with such a quiet dignity: domestic cats. Shot in 2005, these portraits mimic the fo...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Papel Corten. From the Trama series
Papel Corten. From the Trama series

Papel Corten. From the Trama series

By Eduardo Rezende

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The interlacing of what sustains In the series Trama, Eduardo Rezende turns his gaze to the hidden structures of the built environment — the elements usually concealed beneath the po...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

ID No. 3 The Ambitious. Limited edition photograph
ID No. 3 The Ambitious. Limited edition photograph

ID No. 3 The Ambitious. Limited edition photograph

By Dubravka Lazic

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In this early photographic series, Dubravka Lazić turns her lens toward a subject rarely treated with such a quiet dignity: domestic cats. Shot in 2005, these portraits mimic the fo...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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