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
Trimmings
Located in New York, NY
40"x 60" unframed photograph, edition of 5 (signature and edition on reverse)
This is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" which captures the abstract beauty withi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
$6,000
Nothing Has Changed (framed)
Located in New York, NY
40"x 60" framed photograph, edition of 5
This photograph is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" and depicts bails of recycled metal. It is presented framed and m...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Trimmings
Located in New York, NY
C Print Photograph, signed on reverse
available as 30"x45" edition of 5
This is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" which captures the abstract beauty within d...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
$4,200
Colorful New York City Facade with Blue, Yellow and Red Squares like Mondrian
Located in Miami, FL
Mondrian came to New York City in the 1940s, and the city's real-world grid-like street design inspired him to create his famous Broadway Boogie-Woogie series, composed of primary co...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
5447-Ed 1/8 - can be vertical - mounted on plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - hues of blue.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning seas...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
9170 - Ed 1/8 - Mounted on Plexiglass - Could be vertical as well
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - close up of blue hues.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stun...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deck Chair Casual Abstraction with Raking Light and Shadows
Located in Miami, FL
Deck chairs randomly positioned on an Upper East Side balcony are captured by Photographer Mitchell Funk. Raking light produces abstract long shadows giving the overall arrangement of elements a casual abstract look. In the center of the composition is a yellow and green chair with colors...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bikini Window Abstraction Times Square - Urban Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Extreme late light darts down a street in Times Square. It illuminates a colorful and semi-abstract window display. A single female figure at the extreme right of the compostion sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Street Fashionista in Pink Ensemble on New York City Rainy Day
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography meets Fashion Photography in this boldly graphic image of a stylish woman with an umbrella crossing the street. The composition is minimal as its color scheme is b...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Seascape (Blue) - Limited Edition Abstract Color Photography - Digital Print
By Susan Daboll
Located in New York, NY
Seascape (Blue) is an abstract limited edition fine art minimal color print by photographer and graphic artist Susan Daboll.
Digital Print Size is 31" x 48".
Limited Edition of 50 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos 9
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painting as starting points, she fol...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Señalamientos
Located in New York, NY
Viviana Zargón constructs a pictorial universe of industrial imagination in the exploration of abandoned and empty spaces. Using photography and painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Sliced Photo Collage on Black Bristol ONE : photography collage
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Rosenthal’s Conceptual Photography is a concrete manifestation of complex inner stresses from external realities of all kinds: physical, familial, political, religious, time,...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Board, Giclée
Afar #10 A&B
Located in New York, NY
Luján Candria is a multidisciplinary artist who uses an array of media, such as painting, objects, photography, sound and video to create introspective works of art. In her work, Luj...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Montauk Reflections #8 Ltd Ed 2/10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed 2/10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap finis...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Joy Division, Thjorsa River, Iceland/Shot from Helicopter, Ltd Ed 1/10
By Dinesh Boaz
Located in New York, NY
Joy Division, Thjorsa River, Iceland/Shot from Helicopter, Ltd Ed 1/10. Can hang vertically as well. Archival Print. Mounted on Plexiglass. Floats in white, wooden frame. with...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Immersed In That One Moment
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Think Back To All This
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Something More Than This
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Errant Days
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
I Repeat The Same Mistakes + I Hear But I Don't Listen - Diptych/Framed/Abstract
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Photo Prints on Acrylic. Beautifully gold frame - one inch border. Can hang horizontally or vertically. Hues of gold and brown. Glitch Art. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
He Keeps Playing With My Heart + Until The Heart Breaks - Diptych/Framed/Fabric
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Fabric. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Red and black hues. Beautifully framed with one inch deep gold frame. Individually ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Fabric, Archival Pigment
Throat Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Crown Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Root Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Sacral Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Solar Plexus Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
I like Mine Pink In The Middle - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Pink hues. Beautifully framed with white two inch deep wooden frame.
About the Ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Midnight Blue - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Blue and purple hues. Beautifully framed - wood with white border. About 2 inches ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Transitions
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Drifting
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Elevation 1
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Divers II B
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Divers II B, 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
Kaizen X
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Kaizen X, 2016
C Print on Plexiglass
35.50h x 35.50w in
90.17h x 90.17w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Kaizen IX
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Kaizen IX, 2016
C Print on Plexiglass
35.50h x 35.50w in
90.17h x 90.17w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Chakras Diagonal
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Chakras Diagonal , 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
River of Java
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
River of Java , 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Buddha in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Buddha in the Snow, 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled #x
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Untitled #x, 2016
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Vintage Car Against Colorful Striped Yellow Wall - Primary Colors
Located in Miami, FL
To a color photographer, color is a creative resource unto itself.
In a blandscape of dull grays and browns, the hyper-bright yellow wall with prim...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Spire and McDonald's Graphic Red Sign
Located in Miami, FL
For 53 years, Mithcell Funk has been photographing the art deco beauty of the Chrysler Building. In this work, Funk frames the iconic spire between two other rectilinear shapes. On t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Tumeric y Capri Blue
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Tumeric y Capri Blue, 2016
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Verde y Bougainvillea
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Verde y Bougainvillea , 2012
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Tumeric y Bougainvillea
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Tumeric y Bougainvillea , 2012
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
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
Montauk Reflections #27 Ltd Ed.
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Montauk Reflections #39 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Green Swirl - Ltd Ed
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Seascape. Green. White. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival inks infused into aluminum. Ltd Ed of 10. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Almost At Rest - Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Abstract feeling shot of rock in the water. Shot in Montauk. Exposure creates painterly feel. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Heart Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Heart Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Crown Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Crown Chakra, 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 1/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Throat Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Throat Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Third Eye Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Third Eye Chakra, 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s 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.