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
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
Sledding in Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
A festive crowd exploits a rare snow fall in New York. Colorful people fill the picture in an "All-over" composition as if it were an energenic Jackson Pollock drip and splash pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Red Hat over Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Uncanny red shape contrasts with soft blues. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Trans America Building, San Francisco in Magical Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Construction Worker on Roof
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Old and New
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, . Unframed , Other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Sydney Opera House, Modern Photography Cover , Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover, February, 1987 Triple exposure of silhouetted men on a hill, against plexiglass colored shapes echoing the bold iconic architectural curves of the opera h...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Hand on Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Located in Miami, FL
Cover, "Mitchell Funk. Color in the 1970's "
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
1970s 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
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Color
Located in Miami, FL
Funky Colored Victorian . Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
San Francisco Victorian
Located in Miami, FL
Bold Yellow Color. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 1/15, other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
American Flag Reflection
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 Times Square monumental digital screens reflect colorful image on to a rainfull street Punctuated by a solitary figure carry an umbrella with the sam...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
White Building, Red Sun
Located in Miami, FL
Cover. Photomethods Magazine, March, 1982, Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframe
Category
1970s 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
Materials
Photographic Paper
Abstract City
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 4/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Photo-Abstract impressio...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cable Car and Motorcycle , San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Graphic and original depiction of familiar scene. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Peeling Painted Wall with raking light
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 4 of 15, Printed later. Unframed
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Times Square with Yellow Cabs
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 2 of 15. Unframed. Other size available,
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
42nd St. Diamond Stud
Located in Miami, FL
Adult movie marquees of old 42nd street in 1970. Double header, ABC's of Marriage and Diamond Stud
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 2 of 15. U...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Inkjet
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
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
Hard Edge Abstraction - Signs and Shapes, Modern Photography Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15, Unframed. Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Other size...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Umbrellas on Fifth Avenue in the Rain. Street Photography Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Umbrellas on Fifth Avenue in the Rain. Street Photography is as abstract as it is representational. It's literally street photography. Chromogenic archival print, signed and dated ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sea Pen
By Chris Leidy
Located in Fairfield, CT
Palm Beach native and grandson of iconic fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, Chris Leidy grew up with a deep admiration for the ocean and aquatic life and has made his mark as a world-r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Still
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
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Light Path
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
Golden Dawn
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
Moon Bathers
By Chris Leidy
Located in Fairfield, CT
In this fast moving world, photographer Chris Leidy has found his inspiration within the depths of global oceans. Under water, Chris captures a vision – a flash in time – through his...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Split Screen
By Chris Leidy
Located in Fairfield, CT
In this fast moving world, photographer Chris Leidy has found his inspiration within the depths of global oceans. Under water, Chris captures a vision – a flash in time – through his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Abaco Stroll
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
Horizon Blue
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
Negative Star (Blue)
By Michael Dee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A work by Michael Patrick Dee. "Negative Star (Blue)" is a ight jet on fujiflex, facemounted photograph featuring an abstracted, deep blue star buy contemporary artist Michael Patric...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
#56, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#214, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Cubes and Circles
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Spring Dances
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Spring Dances' the exchange between color an...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Urban Abstract Theme
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Andalusian Tune' the exchange between color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Dissolving Squares
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Dissolving Squares' the colors are overlaid ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Oranges 2
Located in Rye, NY
Ali Hasmut graduated from the University of Fine Arts in Baghdad with a degree of Bachelor of Plastic Arts, in Iraq in 1997. After graduation, he moved to Jordan to pursue a painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Linen, Oil
2 Large Format Abstract Unique Color Photo Polaroid Pulls Ellen Carey Photograph
By Ellen Carey
Located in Surfside, FL
Ellen Carey
Unique pair of photo art Polaroid panels
Untitled, Red Moire Positive (Polaroid Pulls)
Dimensions: H 75" x W 25.5" x D 2"
From a series...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Polaroid
FOREST PALM
By Bill Claps
Located in Tulsa, OK
Bill Claps
FOREST PALM
mixed media on canvas
23.00 X 30.00 in
My work has traditionally been characterized by immediacy and gesture, executed combining elements of both painting and...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold, Foil
Striped Flags
By El Anatsui
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Diptychon # 31
Located in Kansas City, MO
Diptychon # 31
Color photograph
Signed, numbered, dated and titled by hand
Edition: 12 + III
COA provided
Thomas Florschuetz (German, born 1960) recently emigrated from East Germany...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print
Diptychon # 35
Located in Kansas City, MO
Diptychon # 35
Color photograph
Signed, numbered, dated and titled by hand
Edition: 12 + III
COA provided
Thomas Florschuetz (German, born 1960) recently emigrated from East Germany...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print
Mimi Love 02 - The Painters Project, by Eric Ceccarini
Located in New York, NY
A photograph mounted to aluminum, protected by a mat lamination and set in a black float frame. This limited edition artwork is offered in 3 sizes. This artwork is offered in 3 sizes. The price of the artwork increases with the edition. Please contact us to inquire about the current edition number, availability, and price.
A meeting between a painter, a model and the photographer…
Extensive, both in time and scope; ThePainters Project is an ongoing collection of collaborations with painters to whom Eric offers as a canvas some of the very best models he has enjoyed working with during his career.
For a number of these artists the project offers them a step in the dark, an escape into unknown territory. They must settle into a new environment with unfamiliar light, unusual shadows and highlights and a canvas that is not only three dimensional but alive, breathing and sentient. Movements and poses influence their strokes, they must discover, adapt and ultimately tame this canvas with their brush. Together, the body and the art become one to achieve the sublime.
To blend the often distinct viewpoints of different disciplines and work together; to mix various instruments, tools and angles is an uncommon, yet extremely rewarding and exciting approach, but also contrary to the eternal solitude of the artist, a commonly echoed mantra in the art sphere.
This unorthodox partnership gives birth to wonderful and often surprising creations. Magic succeeds when the ephemeral and volatile nature of paint on the human skin is forever captured through the lens and immortalised onto the image.
The electric blue lines across the woman's body illuminate the photo and it seems as if she's wearing a cape.
More than hundred meetings have already taken place with artists from the UK, Uruguay, Mauritius, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, the US, China, Venezuela, Russia and many other countries all across the globe.
Photography, painting, model, contemporary, collaboration, women, paint, writing, shapes, black, white, blue, nude, body, beauty, emotion, pride, belgium, colors, bright, silhouette, french art, portrait, nude, body, portrait, thick layers, material, lina redford...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digita...
Triptych - Water Theme - Mounted on Plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - turquoise hue.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Splash Triptych - Diasec - Mounted on plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - close up of rough seas.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning seascapes Bob's unique approach...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Swelling Orcas' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Monopolar Fusion' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Monopolar Breakthrough' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Cubes and Circles BW' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Shades of Grey" Series, JCW uses patterns and geometry to create tension and movement in each piece. The exchange between shape and form create a vibration of mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Fading Bullets' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Fading Bullets' the exchange between color a...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
'Andalusian Tune' Abstract Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Part of the artists "Spring Mood" series, each piece uses color in new ways to create a unique atmosphere and energy for each piece. For 'Andalusian Tune' the exchange between color ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Polypodiopsida, Spain, black and white fine art photography, landscape, flora
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Polypodiopsida, plant detail, La Gomera, Spain. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 8. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment
Heart, Antelope Canon, Arizona, USA, minimalist black and white photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 5. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Antelope Canyon, Rock Formation, USA black and white hotography, art landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Ink
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.