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
Rainy New York City Street Scene in Grays and Monochromatic Color
Located in Miami, FL
A rainy day photograph of a New York City woman with an umbrella is depicted with Precisionist linearity.
Taken from a birds-eye view looking down the New York City street looks mor...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Colorful Street Art Reflected in Car - Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street photographer Mithcell Funk achieves a heightened a dramatic effect of color as he shoots the reflection of the street art in a car. Through Funk's lens, the car becomes the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City Marathon Runners Blur
Located in Miami, FL
His early color work anticipates developments in color photography by generations.
In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Mus...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Windows with open shutters lower Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$4,200 Sale Price
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High Angle View Of The Colony Hotel On Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
Located in Miami, FL
Closeup view of neon top of Colony Hotel at night on South Beach, Miami Beach.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011
44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 50 x...
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
Mesh, South China Sea, Traverse, 2011
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Mesh, South China Sea, Traverse, 2011
44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for frami...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brooklyn Row Houses with Candy Store and 19th-century buildings
Located in Miami, FL
Typical Brooklyn street with 19th-century buildings captured with late afternoon light. It is noteworthy how beautiful this scene looks without the influence of contemporary iconogra...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Fashion Red Hat in Paris
Located in Miami, FL
Fashion Hat in Paris. Style above it all.
A graphic statement in red, black and green
Signed and dated on the lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later. Unf...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
VELD 22, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The-Netherlands
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
VELD 22, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The-Netherlands, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also available in 50 x 50 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
The Road To Monument Valley - Surreal Road in Desert
Located in Miami, FL
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Four Corners at dawn.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fi...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Chrysler Building Art Deco Skyscraper
Located in Miami, FL
Architecture becomes an abstract design statement as seen thru the lens of Mithcell Funk
Striking graphic design with found elements is a signature style of Mitchell Funk. He brings ...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 013
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
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
16x20” River Landscape - 16x20in. print unframed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
30x40” River Landscape - acrylic mounted 30x40
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vibrant - acrylic mounted - LARGE
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Reflections In Central Park Pond Of Skyscrapers
Located in Miami, FL
Autumn reflections in Central Park pond with duck.
Shipping should be around $100. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Apogee, Huangshan, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Apogee, Huangshan, China, 2017
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
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
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
Cosmica #30, 4 Elements, Earth
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #30, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016
Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
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 #17, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo
Cosmica #17, 4 Elements, Earth, 2014
Mounted on Plexiglas (matt or glossy)
Floating on the wall
30 x 30 inches
Edition of 10
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
Urban Sunbather, New York City - Smaller Print Size
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of women sunbathing on basketball court in New York City with unexpected color relationships.
The actual color will vary from monitor to monitor.
The work is Signed dat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
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
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 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
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
Stearman Tail, Boeing Stearman model 75, 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
Concorde Hangar, Aerospatiale Concorde
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
Anemorphose Cabo Verde #7
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
Anemorphose Cabo Verde #4
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
Anemorphose Cabo Verde #9
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
Urban Sunbather, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of women sunbathing on the basketball court in New York City.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Times Square in Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Billboard fragments of breasts, cropped heads of people, helter-skelter pedestrians, heroic bronze statues and tourist bus riders form a neo-cubist composition where disparate elemen...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Wooden Row Boats: Green, Blue and Red, Central Park, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Stacked wooden row boats in Central Park form a beautiful abstract pattern with fading paint.
Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Dogs Running In Park With Early Morning Light, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
High angle view of dogs in park with long shadows.
. Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Louse Point View, East Hampton
Located in Miami, FL
Louse Point View, East Hampton ,
A harmonious blend of primary colors in the foreground with a muted landscape characterizes this work.
signed and dated on lower right, numbered o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Taxi And Color Doors On 42nd Street
Located in Miami, FL
Crowds of people walking on 42nd Street circa 1996.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto - the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Big Red Shoe On Fremont Street In Downtown Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract image of large red high heel shoe in downtown Las Vegas Nevada.
Shipping should be around $100. This archival color photograph by fine art phot...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Flatiron Building with New Sun
Located in Miami, FL
The work is signed and dated and numbered on the lower right, Edition: 3/15 Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elevated View Of Upper West Side Cityscape, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Rows of houses on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Othe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Elevated View Of Traffic Stop Light In Snow Storm
Located in Miami, FL
High angle view of person crossing street in snow blizzard.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right rect...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Vintage Car On Country Road In Vermont
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant illuminated curvy mountain road in Vermont.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Oth...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Hedge Fun - South Beach - Miami Beach
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the larger size.
Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned b...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Cable Car Silhouette at Sunset San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Dreamy color scheme and reflections of light on the cable car tracks evokes an ethereal mood to this well know Nob Hill location. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hedge Fun - South Beach - Miami Beach
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the larger size.
Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned b...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Dog and Taxi, Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Cherry
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun is a Chinese contemporary artist. He works on conceptual photography, installation art, sculpture and oil painting. Currently he lives and works at Chongqing, China.
He ha...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media
$18,000
Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Slim Arrons forgot to shoot the Shrubs
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Star Island is home to billionaires, socialites, jet-setters, and the celebrities of the world. Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Inkjet
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
Photograph - Classical abstract structures n.16
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art Etc presents this series of abstract classical forms in balck and white archival pigment prints.
The photographer was trained at the Centr...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival 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.