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
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
Yellow Flowers and Pink Flowers in Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Nature transforms into abstract colors and shapes as it's sculptured by a defining late light. Fine Art photographer Mitchell Funk exagerates color and uses color less as a means of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Haight-Ashbury Architecture and Groovy Man
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Haight-Ashbury in full bloom. I single Hippie like figure is framed perfectly in the doorway to give this beautiful urban graphic scale. The image ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Street Art: Literally. New York City Rainy Day with Purple Umbrella
Located in Miami, FL
City road workers inadvertently become modern-day Steet Artists. Mitchell Funk in a continuing series, captures the colorful diagram mark-ups that city road crews use to plot out th...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.07" 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
Printed on fujifl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Liquid Gold Diptych
Located in Fairfield, CT
German-born Christine Matthäi’s fascination with photography and film began during her early teenage years. She studied and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Ber...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Flock of Birds over New York City Rooftops ( Abstract Photography )
Located in Miami, FL
A flock of birds hovers above snow-covered Manhattan rooftops. The image is as much about an overall composition in abstract art as it is a document of group avian behavior. Signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Brick Building Facade Street Scene in New York City by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Late light skims off the brick facade of a historic red brick building in Manhattan. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk creates an image that is both a realistic document of an urban...
Category
1990s 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
Admiral House, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Admiral House, San Francisco
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Industrial Romance Revdev6
Located in New York, NY
Composite photographs digital imaging
Dye sublimation on aluminum panels
Edition of 5
**Please note it takes about 6 weeks for delivery from purchase date**
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Panel
$1,840 Sale Price
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Wooden Row Boats: Green, Blue and Red, Central Park, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
You do not see boats like this anymore.
Stacked old wooden row boats in Central Park form a beautiful abstract pattern with fading paint.
Signed dat...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
New York City Street Scene with the Real Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
The real street art in New York City is literally the lines painted on the street pavement. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk expands the boundaries of the popular art term by captu...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Tiger III : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Industrial Romance M1
Located in New York, NY
Composite photographs digital imaging
Dye sublimation on aluminum panels
Edition of 5
**Please not it takes about 6 weeks for delivery from purchase date**
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Panel
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
New York City Multiple Exposure - Rich Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color.
Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers.
Sig...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
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
"JM Basquiat-GB3" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB3" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Basquiat se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage mid-century motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed and printed late...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"TIME TA25" (FRAMED) Photography 72" x 48" inch Edition 2/4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"TIME TA25" (FRAMED) Photography 72" x 48" inch Edition 2/4 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Time TA25
Year: 2018
Print size: 72" x 48" Inches
Artwork finished size: 73" x 49" Inches Limited edition 2 of 4
Artist proof: 2
Medium:
The artwork is printed on the highest resolution museum-quality polished aluminum with a high-gloss finish. Infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets The waterproof scratch-resistant surface hygienic and durable medium. Comes in a custom gallery-style floater frame in a semi-gloss silver-face finish. Comes with a heavy-duty wooden liner float mount hanger. This artwork comes with two customizable time zone clocks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
《人间四月》April
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
Chrysler Building And Empire State Building, Pink Skyline
Located in Miami, FL
New York City skyline from Roosevelt Island in pink and mauve colors.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unfram...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Pigment
Vintage Motels Signs Las Vegas Strip
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered on lower right, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Victorian House Window With Pride Flag And American Flag, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Window of victorian house with lace curtains and flags on Alamo Square, San Francisco.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes ava...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
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
Snow Coke
Located in Miami, FL
Delicious ice-cold, Coca-Cola. Have a Coke and a Smile.
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /10, Unframed, Other sizes available.
This work is printed on fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Panda Pandemonium Coney Island Teddy Bear
Located in Miami, FL
Cute and cuddly Panda Bears lined are lined unexpectedly as their signature graphic black and white shapes interact with the surrounding colored walls.
Inkjet Archival Print
43 × 29...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
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
Golden Light In Windows On Old Brooklyn Building. New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Silhouette of man in blue window.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Other sizes are availab...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
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
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
Snow Traffic in New York City, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated lower right and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Shot in Manhattan
The uploaded video on 1s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Colorful Victorian Fairytale Houses, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later on Hahnemuhle paper
Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at...
Category
2010s 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
《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
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
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
Study for Emma Roberts at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood, 6/11/15
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Study for Emma Roberts at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood, 6/11/15" features hues of teal, yellow, purple, and orange.
This photograph is an archival ink...
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
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
"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
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
"Emily Ratajkowski on a Boat in Positano, Italy, 6/23/17" Colorful Abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Emily Ratajkowski on a Boat in Positano, Italy, 6/23/17" features hues of red, yellow, orange and green.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of H...
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
"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
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
Wheelbarrows
Located in Miami, FL
Utilitarian objects whose primary purpose is to transport dirt are transformed into beautiful objects of visual pleasure.
Signed , dated numbered on lower right, 2/15, other size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Guggenheim Museum and Bus
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available,, other sizes available
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper
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
Brooklyn Bridge in Blue and Gold, Color Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed , Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Silhouetted Figures on New York Street
Located in Miami, FL
500mm lens and high angle transforms pedestrians into a Rorschach test of abstract and intertwined black shapes . Signed and dated on lower right, num...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper
Blond Rainbow Girl - Semi - Nude
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Signed, dated , numbered 3/15 lower right recto, unframed, other sizes available, printed later
Funk did this for a magazine assignment during the ps...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Mother and Child Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Mother and Child Abstract
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Yellow Dog
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: signed dated lower right signed dated and numbered verso 2 /15
Powerful and unexpected graphic shows that street photography does not have to be gritty or about social is...
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
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
House Zoom East Hampton
Located in Miami, FL
House Zoom East Hampton. A grey night comes alive with color as Mitchell Funk exploits a available street lighting with a long exposure and zoom Signature: Signed and dated on low...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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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.