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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
Red Car Back Toronto

Red Car Back Toronto

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Mitchell extracts color from a seemingly boring landscape. Eye-popping saturated primary colors, and an unexpected camera angle defines his visual style and springboards him into a c...

Category

1970s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

New York City Snowstorm

New York City Snowstorm

By Mitchell Funk

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

Terracotta (I11) 6,
Terracotta (I11) 6,

Terracotta (I11) 6,

By Aaron Siskind

Located in Miami, FL

Gelatin silver print, pencil signed, dated, and titled verso, Provenance: The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) Printed in 1961. Work is archivally matted by the The Art Insti...

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1960s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Forest of Glass
Forest of Glass

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

Flatiron Building New York City
Flatiron Building New York City

Flatiron Building New York City

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 315, Unframed, printed later other size available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk brings the compo...

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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Inkjet

42nd St. Diamond Stud

42nd St. Diamond Stud

By Mitchell Funk

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

Rock Pool, Australia

Rock Pool, Australia

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Rock Pool, Australia, 2016 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label 21 x 21 inches Edition of 4 Unframed Print only. Ask us for framing option...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Selfie in Times Square

Selfie in Times Square

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Selfie in Times Square Signature: Signed , Dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Red Landscape

Red Landscape

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Typically the verdant landscape is transformed into a Color Field photograph consisting of vibrant red and magenta horizontal bands that radiate and reverberate with optical force. ...

Category

1970s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Women in front of graffiti wall

Women in front of graffiti wall

By Mitchell Funk

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

Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011

Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011 44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 50 x...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Channel Entrance, China, Traverse, 2012
Channel Entrance, China, Traverse, 2012

Channel Entrance, China, Traverse, 2012

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Channel Entrance, China, Traverse, 2012 44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available i...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Manhattan Bridge and Yellow Sign

Manhattan Bridge and Yellow Sign

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Manhattan Bridge and Yellow Sign is a trailblazing work done decade ahead of it's time. The work depicts a common New York scene but rendered in deep saturated blues and eye poppin...

Category

1970s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

House Zoom East Hampton

House Zoom East Hampton

By Mitchell Funk

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

Cable Car Silhouette at Sunset San Francisco

Cable Car Silhouette at Sunset San Francisco

By Mitchell Funk

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

Colorful Eiffel Tower

Colorful Eiffel Tower

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

a colorfully lit circus carousel in the foreground gives counterpoint to Frances iconic 19 wrought iron lattice tower

Category

1990s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

VELD 22, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The-Netherlands

VELD 22, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The-Netherlands

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny VELD 22, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The-Netherlands, 2016 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 50 x 50 in...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Manhattan Baseball field with Running Dog - Green Lawn

Manhattan Baseball field with Running Dog - Green Lawn

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

A baseball field becomes a color field like painting with wide horizontal bands of day-glo green, earthy ocher and cool grey. Signed and dated on lower...

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Boats in a Marina

Boats in a Marina

By Mitchell Funk

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

Manhattanhenge. 42nd street

Manhattanhenge. 42nd street

By Mitchell Funk

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

Breaking Surf, Hookipa, Hawaii

Breaking Surf, Hookipa, Hawaii

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Breaking Surf, Hookipa, Hawaii, 2011 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 50 x 50 inches Edition of 3

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Abstract Landscape #23

Abstract Landscape #23

By Daniel Mansur

Located in New York City, NY

Daniel Mansur Abstract Landscape #23 Canvas Fine Art - Framed Archival Pigment Print

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

Shanghai Night II, China

Shanghai Night II, China

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Shanghai Night II, China, 2011 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 59 x 59 inches

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Shanghai Skyline (Dawn), China

Shanghai Skyline (Dawn), China

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Shanghai Skyline (Dawn), China, 2011 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 59 x 59 inches

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rock Pool, Australia

Rock Pool, Australia

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Rock Pool, Australia, 2016 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 59 x 59 inches

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cosmica #17, 4 Elements, Water

Cosmica #17, 4 Elements, Water

By Orlando Azevedo

Located in New York City, NY

Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #17, 4 Elements, Earth, 2014 Mounted on Plexiglas (matt or glossy) Floating on the wall 30 x 30 inches Edition of 10

Category

2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Metal

Abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Michael Banks, and Seb Janiak. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract photography, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,359.