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
lampone
Located in New York, NY
15x 15 inches image size
25 x 25 inches paper size
Please Note: This work is framed; the framed photograph shows the print with the 5 inch paper border
Pigment print on Kodak meta...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Silhouette of Running boy. Pink and Magenta Wall Guaymas Mexico
Located in Miami, FL
This is an image generations ahead of its time in use of color and design.
It was shot on Kodachrome25 and manipulated with an analog device more than 50 years ago but looks state-...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
《春深》Deep Spring
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Chicago Garage
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
《西塞山前》Sone of Fisherman
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Big Sur #4
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jay Mark Johnson, BIG SUR #4, Big Sur 2012, Archival pigment, paper, aluminum, wood frame, 25.5" x 85.5", Edition 1/9, FRAMED $12,500
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
$3,500 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Statue of liberty with colorful multiple exposures
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
In-camera multiple exposures with red, orange,...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Stop Light. Golden Skyscrapper New York City, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of more than 10 different styles of Color Photography generations ahead of his time. In the pre-digital world of the 1970s, 80's and 90's Funk had more th...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$5,500 Sale Price
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Historia de las montañas abstractas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
**Statement from the series "Abstract Mountain Stories":**
The series "Abstract Mountain Stories" finds its origin in a journey through the Swiss Alps, where nature revealed a const...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Digital
Golden Sky Scrappers Manhattan Skyline - Color Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left recto, unframed, 4/15 other size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Intense golden light reflects off of midtown glass ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Skyscrapers Magical light Manhattan Skyline at Dusk, Architectural Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed , Dated lower right and numbered recto 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 19...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Haight Ashbury Victorian Architecture with Street Graffiti
Located in Miami, FL
Perfect composition with searing precise light of a Green Victorian is punctuated with a single figure. Signed, Dated, number Lower left 3/15 recto, u...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
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
Miami Causeway at Night in Blue Glow
Located in Miami, FL
Miami Causeway at Night in Blue Glow by Mitchell Funk. A hauntingly beautiful night image of Miami in blue is punctuated with a red stop sign. Signed and dated on lower right, numb...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
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
" Ice Storm, Fernbank Forest, January 7, 2017" - Landscape Photography
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Ice Storm, Fernbank Forest, January 7, 2017" is a landscape in the forest with snow featuring hues of blue, orange, and white.
Peter Essick is a photographer, author, speaker, inst...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Out of Siege #1829" - Figurative Black and White Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Out of Siege #1829" 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
"Construction Site, Atlanta, Georgia X 36" - Composite Image Photography Cubism
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Construction Site, Atlanta, Georgia X 36" is an abstract photograph with several hues of grey.
Peter Essick is a photographer, author, speaker, instructor, and drone pilot who spec...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Beech Trees, Fernbank Forest, Atlanta, Georgia X 16" - Abstract Landscape
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Beech Trees, Fernbank Forest, Atlanta, Georgia X 16" is an abstract photograph with hues of pink and brown.
Peter Essick is a photographer, author, speak...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"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
"Seen and Unseen #3979" - Contemporary Still Life Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Seen and Unseen #3979" features hues of bright blue and yellow. This photograph is edition 2/7 +2 AP.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer from Shanghai, China. Formally trained a...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Study for Gwen Stefani Leaving Paquito Mas Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, 4/17/15
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Study for Gwen Stefani Leaving Paquito Mas Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, 4/17/15" features hues of teal, yellow, purple, and orange.
This photograph is an...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Study for Kylie Jenner Shopping at Sephora in Calabasas, 1/18/15
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Study for Kylie Jenner Shopping at Sephora in Calabasas, 1/18/15" features hues of teal, yellow, purple, and orange.
This photograph is an archival inkj...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Porthole #4
By Jami Goldman
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 7/15
Dye infused aluminum photograph
Series: Portholes, abstract realism
Jami Goldman is an American fine art photographer, with over 30 years experience behind the lens. She ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"Out of Siege #1390" - Figurative Black and White Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Out of Siege #1390" 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
"Kendall Jenner Out in Paris, 07/05/15, II" - Colorful Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Kendall Jenner Out in Paris, 07/05/15, II" features hues of lilac, pink, green, yellow and blue.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Amanda Seyfried Walking Her Dog in New York, 6/8/2015" Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Amanda Seyfried Walking Her Dog in New York, 6/8/2015" features hues of purple, green, yellow and black.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Richard Diebenko...
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
"Seen and Unseen #3798" - Contemporary Still Life Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Seen and Unseen #3798" features a bright bubble-gum pink hue. This photograph is edition 3/7 +2 AP.
Zhou Peng is inspired by the work of CAI Guo-qiang, Zao Wou-Ki.
Zhou Peng is a f...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival 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
Mena Suvari Hiking in Runyon Canyon in LA, 7/5/15 - Colorful Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mena Suvari Hiking in Runyon Canyon in LA, 7/5/15" features hues of pink, purple, yellow and teal.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print with sintra mount and polished acryli...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boats in a Marina
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
World Trade Center Cerulean blue
Located in Miami, FL
The work is signed and dated and numbered on the lower right, Edition: 4/15 Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Day Dream
Located in Fairfield, CT
Also available 50 x 70 in. $9,500, edition of 10.
Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Colored Walls, 42nd st. New York
Located in Miami, FL
Color field painting meets Color Photography
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3of 15. Unframed. Other size available, printed later
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Holding Light In Darkness #9
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
Holding Light In Darkness #5
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
Holding Light In Darkness #3
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
Holding Light In Darkness #1
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
Women in front of graffiti wall
Located in Miami, FL
Women in from of Basquiat like wall . This was shot in New York City
Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. printed later, Printed on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Engine, Frankfurt Airport April 19 2001
By Vera Lutter
Located in London, GB
Merce Cunningham Dance Company 50th Anniversary Photography Portfolio
Edition of 40
91.5 x 76.5 cms (36 x 30 1/8 ins)
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Haze
Located in Fairfield, CT
Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT and SEA series, and all other water related series, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Painted Wooden Wall Abstract Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
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
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
East Hampton Fences Green Pastures
Located in Miami, FL
East Hampton Fences. Fields being farmed are interpreted as a color field painting by Mitchell Funk.
Signature: signed and dated lower right, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Golden Gate Bars, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Unique camera angle frames the Golden Gate's red vertical tower in between red metal bars of the same color in foreground. Bold color and graphic shapes have defined Mitchell Funk's...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Shoveling
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 Signature: Signed , dated lower right numbered verso LR Recto 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
New York City blizzards collaborates with the p...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$3,400
Blue Car and Private Jet
Located in Miami, FL
Blue Car and Private Jet, Bold swatch of color that occupies large areas of the picture plane is a hallmark and Mitchell Funk's graphic style and a look th...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colorful Eiffel Tower
Located in Miami, FL
a colorfully lit circus carousel in the foreground gives counterpoint to Frances iconic 19 wrought iron lattice tower
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Guggenheim Museum and Bus
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
Purple San Francisco Victorian with Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Abstract Brooklyn Bridge, Camera 35 Cover, 1973
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. In-camera multiple exposure with colored gels produces a complex semi-abstract image generation ahead of its time. Created in 1970. Camera 35 Cove...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Echoes No.03" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.03" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
This artwork pri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"Echoes No.02" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.02" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Printed on fujiflex mou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
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.