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
Sail Boats with Two Men in a Boat on a Silver Gray Sea, Monochromatic
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Simmering silver water underpins a group of sailboats punctuated by a small boat in the foreground.
The image takes on the look of traditional Asian art with its simplicity and per...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
25% Off
New York City Snowstorm
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, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Crown of Chrysler Building with Sunburst, Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color when color wasn't considered art.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, un...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Taos Mission, New Mexico- San Francisco de Asis, Mystical Negative Color
Located in Miami, FL
Taos Mission, New Mexico San Francisco de Asis in Negative Color -
The work is Signed dated and numbered lower right, 2/15, Printed Later, and Unframed Printed on Hahnemühle Fine ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Arrows
Located in Miami, FL
Arrows and Sun, Modern Photography Magazine Cover, August 1978, Created 1976 Signed and dated lower right, numbered and dated on verso, Printed Later, Unframed 4/15. Other size avail...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$7,800
China Town San Francisco - Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Large horizontal areas of aquamarine blue at juxtaposed with magenta and yellow create a dynamic and lively pictorial surface for a San Francisco facade
signed and dated on lower r...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Synchronous Pedestrians - Three Figures Crosswalk
Located in Miami, FL
Three synchronous figures cross a Manhattan street just after a snow fall. The normally black pavement is turned light grey due to the salting of the street.
Mitchell Funk is a "Colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
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
Neon Old Fremont Street, Las Vegas - Dramatic Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset.. Signed, dated numbered on the lower right, 2/15 , Printed later, another size available, unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Night on Sunset Beach
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 an...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
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
26% Off
The Freemont Sign
Located in Miami, FL
Before one of America's most iconic streets was desecrated into a mall, Fremont street was a wonderland of classic casino signs. Mitchell Funk doubles down...
Category
1970s 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
Forest of Glass
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around a $100. Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 2/15 unframed, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Jessica Alba - riding her bike in Malibu, July 5, 2015" Colorful Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spencer Sloan is a mixed-media artist whose recent work, digitally manipulating paparazzi photographs into abstraction using a series of image-corrupting applications, stems from his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
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
Jelly Bean Man, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Jelly Bean Man, San Francisco charms us with bight tasty color and creativity - Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed,...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gritty Color Truck - Abstract Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Though the eyes of an artist, a dirty truck looks beautiful. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 r, other size available, unframed, printed later Printed on Hah...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Lower Manhattan Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
World Trade Center Tower 2 is still under construction in this very early example of how color photography can be true to it's namesake . Signed , dated lower right, Edition 2 /15 P...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Echoes No.02" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.02" 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 fujif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Manhattanhenge. 42nd street
Located in Miami, FL
Perfect alignment of sun down 42nd st
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Golf Course Green
Located in Miami, FL
Golf Green
A large area of Yellowish Green covers the pictorial surface and accented by a terra cotta building in the foreground. The photographer captures the perfect moment on wha...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lower Manhattan drenched in Magical Light
Located in Miami, FL
Shot from Brooklyn Heights in 1975 - Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later. Unframed, Other size available.
Mitchell Funk is a early...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic 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
"Abstract Composition X" in Brown and Tan Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition X" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which largely goes unnoticed. Inspir...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition IX" in Mustard Orange Green Cream Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition IX" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which largely goes unnoticed. Inspi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition VI" in Cream Grey Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition VI" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition V" in Orange Turquoise Blue Yellow Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition V" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition II" in Green Orange Yellow and Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition II" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
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
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
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
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
"Echoes No.11" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.11" 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
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
"Echoes No.14" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.14" 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
"LB11" (FRAMED) Photography 48" X 48" Inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"LB11" (FRAMED) Photography 48" X 48" Inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Print size 48x48 Inches
Artwork finished size 50x50 Inches
Limited edition 1 of 4
Artist proof 1
Medium: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper
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
Between Rain
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
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
On Distant Shores #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
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
Celebration 11, Mixed Media Digital Print, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
collection of stills taken from Celebration, 2015.
This video compilation celebrates gesture. Unlike “Goodbye Friend” where DeRosato slowly glitches the likeness...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
As Far As The Eye Can See, Mixed Media Digital Print, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
the inevitable continuation of pain
Keywords: landscape, eyes, targets, surreal, surrealism, stare, ocean, clouds
Artist Biography:
Daniel DeRosato is a freelan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blanket 11, Mixed Media Digital Print, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Your purchase through TurningArt can be displayed as either a high quality print, or it's true original form as a woven blanket. Please contact TurningArt for more...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Celebration 17, Mixed Media Digital Print, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
From a collection of stills taken from Celebration, 2015.
This video compilation celebrates gesture. Unlike “Goodbye Friend” where DeRosato slowly glitches the li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Celebration1, Original Abstract Photograph, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
From a collection of stills taken from Celebration, 2015.
This video compilation celebrates gesture. Unlike “Goodbye Friend” where DeRosato slowly glitches the l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sequenced, Original Abstract Photograph, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Included in Artrageous30!, Montserrat College of Art's yearly auction to benefit financial aid for students.
Keywords: glitch, digital, digital art, print, abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Faces3 - Part Of Un·I·Den·Ti·Fi·A·Ble Series, Abstract Photograph, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
part of un·i·den·ti·fi·a·ble series – inspiration was to work with a portrait and distort the image until the face became invisible.
"removing identities until the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
East End Light
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 an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Ocean Dream
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
Caribbean Blues
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
Climbing the Columns
By Harold Davis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This composite photograph originated with rays of sunlight through a glass bottle.
Words that describe this piece: color, light, bright, sunlight, red, light bea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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.