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
Root Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Root Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Sacral Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Sacral Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Solar Plexus Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Solar Plexus Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Snowy Night, Rainy Night in Manhattan with Orange Sky
Located in Miami, FL
A solitary hooded figure crosses a desolate Manhattan street as light snow and rain come down. For 54 years, Mitchell Funk has been chronicling the effects of light on form; here, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Teresita
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Teresita, 2012
Digital print on metal
30 x 40 in
(76.2h x 101.6w cm)
Edition 2 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Chacras Orb
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Chacras Orb, 2015
Digital print on metal
48 x 48 in
(121.92h x 121.92w cm)
Edition 1 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Rose
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Rose, 2012
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
(76.2h x 76.2w cm)
Edition 2 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled no. 354, Petal Series
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Untitled no. 354, Petal Series, 2012
Digital print on metal
30 x 40 in
(76.2h x 101.6w cm)
Edition 2 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Golden Haze
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Somewhere in Between (View from the Window)
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Seems the Sun Has Gone too Soon
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
It is within the locality of the dream where we are at once sentient of ourselves within a multitude of reflections. The momentary awareness of self reveals transitions between those...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Waiting for the Colour of Spring
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Montauk Reflections #23 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Commercial fishing boats reflection. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival in...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Two Boots and an Umbrella - Red and Black Color Field Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. A downward view of a wet monochromatic Manhattan street references color-field painting. Flat geometric sections of color are accented by an alternati...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Montauk Reflections 1 - Ltd Ed - 2/10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Commercial fishing boat reflection. Shot in Montauk. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Nautical Fields
By Alyssa Peek
Located in New York, NY
Photography and Digital Art by renowned artist. 40x60.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Set In Stone/Boss - Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Ancient Tombstones of The Hamptons Photographed and Layered with images to create abstract narratives.
Archival Ink. Produced by Dye Sublimation - whi...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Tennis Court in Snow with Footprints Green and Wine Color Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
An aerial view looking down on a Manhattan tennis court is photographed so that it is representational and abstract at the same time.
The interplay of large areas of color, pattern...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Colorful Paint Cans in Red, Orange, Blue and Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
A pile of empty and discarded colorful paint cans inadvertently becomes an artful abstract still life in itself. Documented through the keen lens of st...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Silver Silos and Station Wagon, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract Landscape photography by Mitchell Funk with 1970's station wagon.
Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbers 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed, printed late...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Warby Parker Prescriptions Manhattan, Color Photography, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
In Manhattan, a vintage turquoise sign pops out from a dark background and creates a powerful graphic composition. The fine art photograph is Signed, dated and numbered lower right...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Young girl in an Couture Pink Dress, Fashion Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The interplay of light and shadow, greys and magenta transform a portrait of a flamboyantly dressed young girl into an optically engaging abstraction composed of alternating patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Urban Art Bus Driver and Graffiti, Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street art comes to the intersection of street photography.
Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Abstract Winter Scene with Single Figure in Red Coat
Located in Miami, FL
A serene New York City snowstorm composed of white snow and tree branches is interrupted by a single figure in a bright red outfit. The whole image recalls the abstract expressionis...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rainbow of Color Refection in Car Window - (Abstract Photography)
Located in Miami, FL
Veteran Street Photographer Mitchell Funk encountered a newly painted wall in Queens, New York. Next to the wall was a newly washed red car. This was red meat subject matter for...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cute Dog Running in the Rain by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A cute dog with a ball in his mouth runs in the rain. Street Photographer Mithcell Funk, capture a decisive moment in a perfect composition of red and blue triangles. Funk is an...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Street Art from the Rich - Palm Beach in Magenta and Orange with Lizard
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. This image is somewhat reminiscent of Monet's Haystacks in shape and use of backlighting. Use the 1st image for more accurate color. Palm Beach is Hedge Heaven with some of the most beautifully manicured streets in the United States. Hedge Fun - Palm Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
The Painted Ladies, San Francisco’s Victorians Seven Sisters, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Bright and bold colors define one of San Francisco's most beloved architectural gems. The Painted Ladies of Alamo Square are transformed into a color field painting. Mithcell Funk's...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
How The Rich do Street Art - Sunset Island, Miami Beach - Red Bushes
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-e...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Surreal Landscape Sci-Fi Landscape - Modern Photography Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Aesthetically, this image is generations ahead of it's time. It looks so contemporary but was done in the early 1980's in the pre-digital ear. It was a Modern Photography Cover 198...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City Abstract Multiple Exposure Kaleidoscope Reds Blues, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color.
Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers.
Signed and dated on lower right, num...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colony Hotel Ocean Drive, South Beach at Night Tropical Neon Reds and Neon Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Tropical Colors abound in this photography of South Beach. Ocean Drives Neon light show is in full display in this Mitchell Funk photograph. This archival color photograph by fine ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surreal Landscape Sci-Fi Landscape - Modern Photography Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Aesthetically, this image is generations ahead of it's time. It looks so contemporary but was done in the early 1980's in the pre-digital ear. It was a Modern Photography Cover 198...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City
Located in Miami, FL
It's the epitome of Art Deco Architecture. The top of the Chrysler Building is lit by golden light in this photograph of a classic New York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Blue Buildings, New York 1970, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
This transcendent image by art photographer Mitchell Funk's "Blue Buildings, New York 1970" is generations ahead of its time. Executed in 1970, it pushed the boundaries of color pho...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fashionable woman's Green Stripes Echo Stripes of the Street
Located in Miami, FL
A Dress Designer and a Street Engineers' graphic style collide in this caught Manhattan moment. In New York City art is everywhere. You can wear it and walk on it at the same time...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brooklyn Bridge Multiple Exposure in Magenta and Blue, City Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
In the early 1970s, color photography was not really considered to be art by any standard. Mitchell Funk is one of the early trailblazers of color photography as fine art. In this ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mysterious Beautiful Young Woman Peers though and Green Blinds, Fine Art Photo
Located in Miami, FL
The effect of an abstract painting in green-blue is created when street photographer Mitchell Funk snaps a picture of a restaurant window. A vase with yellow and pink flowers frame...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Blue Ferns and a Hint of Magenta. Sculpture Garden
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Natural shapes become abstract living plant sculptures. With the right light and composition, a garden is really a sculpture garden. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 2/15, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Plate Invasion - SciFi in Primary Colors - Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Two plates are placed in the foreground and shot with a 20mm lens again the Manhattan skyline that gives an unearthly quality with common objects. Primary colors of the yellow and r...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Statue Of Liberty Framed By Trees And Streetlamp In Battery Park, New York
Located in Miami, FL
Statue Of Liberty and New York Harbor is framed with a light post and silhouetted of trees.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
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
Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
HegdeFun - The Five Trees - Street Art made by the Rich
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Street Art created by the Rich with the help of Landscapers and Gardeners. This type of street art m...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Street Repair becomes Street Art, Yellow and Blue and White Painted Street Lines
Located in Miami, FL
A worker using industrial paint to repair street asphalt inadvertently creates street art. It wasn't his intention to make an artistic statement as he painted 4 yellow rectangles of...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Club Sign Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
This aged Tommy's Joynt Sandwiches Cocktails sign may not excite one's appetite for food but certaintly satisfies one's artistic needs. Signed, dated, n...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
HegdeFun - The Five Trees - Street Art made by the Rich
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Street Art created by the Rich with the help of Landscapers and Gardeners. This type of street art...
Category
2010s 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 lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
A Man and his Dog in a New York City Park
Located in Miami, FL
. Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense ligh...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Club Sign Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
This aged Tommy's Joynt Sandwiches Cocktails sign may not excite one's appetite for food but certaintly satisfies one's artistic needs. Signed, dated, n...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
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 lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Abstract Street Signs and Shapes, Modern Photography Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978
This image is signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper . The work is ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Abstract Reflections in Madison Avenue Store Window, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Mannequin in store window on Madison Avenue in New York City.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right r...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Strangers not Friends - People Passing On Powell Street, Nob Hill San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny caught moment where two people with the same build and with the same pose appear as if they are going to greet one another as friends. On closer inspection, their body l...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Central Park In Autumn With Billionaires Row Skyscrapers. Surreal City
Located in Miami, FL
Surreal City. It's Vermont in Manhattan? It's Vermont like autumn colors of oranges, amber, auburn, and crimsons of Central Park trees. They juxtaposed against the steely cold mono...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Hedge Fun - Flamingo Park Miami Beach - Violet Purple
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. The natural phenomena of trees and shrubs is augmented by the added illumination effects of violet and purple. Nature provide the basics and then man manipulates them. The result is "Hedge Fun - Flamingo Park...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, 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.