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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
Family
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique print. Artist Andrew George is based in Los ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Ellsworth
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 3/3 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiere...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Tivoli
Located in New York, NY
Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns his lens ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Sisters 3
Located in New York, NY
Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique print. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

New Leaf
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Fujiflex Archival Super Gloss. Signed and numbered 1/4 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently premiered his latest series of ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Cupola
Located in New York, NY
Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2004. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns his lens ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Vacation
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Three Rivers
Located in New York, NY
"Three Rivers" from the "Light Leaks" series. Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Japanese 1
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 5/6 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Greenhills
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Avuncular
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique print. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Retina #13, 2022, digitally handmade print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
In this work from At the Center of Seeing, a dark, six-pointed star anchors the center, radiating outward in pulses of amber, peach, and glowing white. The form is sharp yet dissolvi...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Retina #12, 2022, digitally handmade print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
This image centers on a six-petaled form that blooms like a mandala, its rounded shapes encircled in bold dark lines. The palette radiates warmth—ochres, deep browns, and luminous go...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Emulsion 1" Abstract Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emulsion 1" Abstract Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor Emulsion series. Title of artwork: EM1 Year: 2010 Print size: 48x48 Inches trim bleed Rarity: Limited ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Laminate, Digital

Retina #9, 2022, abstract digitally made print, edition 2 of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Retina #9, edition of 2 of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. This image radiates with a quiet luminosity, its pale gold and ivory tones softening into a ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Flow of Light under Water
Located in London, GB
THE FLOW OF LIGHT UNDERWATER 2019 Being fascinated with light and water led me to explore how light travels in the sea - often caught on the backs of fish as they dart and swerve int...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram

The Kitchen Drawer - An overwhelming source of detritus... everyday objects
Located in London, GB
The Kitchen Drawer Simply an overwhelming source of detritus... 'Detritus' series was born from the twin frustrations of lockdown halting all planned projects, yet litter still somehow being dropped in abundance on my street. With no idea of the final output, or indeed the hygiene implications, I started to collect, scan, and record what I found. When I realised these colourful misshapen objects could be turned into something beautiful, the frustrations left me and I began looking for other sources of Detritus. These collages gave me purpose during the pandemic and allowed me to grow something beautiful from a place of frustration. My aim is to simply give viewers of the work a fleeting moment of calm. Unable to shoot anything, I’ve been making collections of things I find on the ground and scanning them to create composite images of otherwise ignored or discarded objects." - George McLeod...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Cosmica #67, 4 Elements
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #115, 4 Elements, Archival Pigment Print Unframed Ask us for framing options. 40 x 40 inches Edition of 13 Archival Pigment Print ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Cosmica #81, 4 Elements
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #115, 4 Elements, Archival Pigment Print Unframed Ask us for framing options. 40 x 40 inches Edition of 13 Archival Pigment Print ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Retina #10, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Retina #10, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. Like a burst of vision at the moment of perception, six radiant forms extend from a darkened...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Red Eye #4, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Red Eye #4 intensifies the series’ exploration of perception and vision. Here, a dark circular void sits at the center, like a pupil pulled into infinite depth. Radiating outward ar...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pupil #10, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Pupil #10 blooms outward like a radiant mandala, its six-petaled form evoking both a flower in full opening and the geometric harmony of a stained-glass rose window. This work feels...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Red Eye #6, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Red Eye #6 continues the inward journey of At the Center of Seeing, shifting from fiery intensity toward a more diffused, radiant glow. At its center, a soft golden orb hovers like ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pupil #2, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Pupil #2 suggests a rose window, a star chart, or a rotating mandala. The faint, glowing greenish points orbiting the darkened center also carry the implication of a clock face, with...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iris Eye #11, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Iris Eye #11, feels lighter and more architectural than some of the others in the Iris Eye series. The central pale star, with its softened hexagonal geometry, radiates outward like ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iris Eye #12, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3 signed
Located in New York, NY
Iris Eye #12, radiates like a solar mandala: a central, golden nucleus encircled by repeating petal-like arcs that resemble both organic growth and mechanical precision. The symmetry...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pupil #5, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
In Pupil #5, this composition feels more iconographic and symbolic, almost altar-like. The eye has become less about perception and more about presence—an emblem or vessel holding meaning. At the center-bottom, a pale, egg-shaped form rises above a deep violet structure that resembles both a heart and a pair of unfurling scrolls. This motif carries associations of birth, fertility, and transformation, as if the pupil has turned inward to reveal a seed of becoming. Above it, faint concentric rings form a flower-like pattern, encircled by delicate white marks that suggest both orbiting satellites and the notches of a clock. Time, in this work, feels suspended, it hovers in a state of expectancy, like the pause before emergence. The muted palette—lavender, rose, smoky brown—further emphasizes the contemplative quality. Pupil #5 reads like an inner diagram of potential, a moment of quiet before transformation. In the language of the series, it occupies the space between measurement and blossoming: the seed of sight itself, holding within it both time and vision yet to unfold. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 28" x 16" with a 1" white border...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iris Eye #13, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 2, signed
Located in New York, NY
Iris Eye #13, feels like a blossoming aperture—its center a radiant star encircled by deep magenta segments that suggest both iris fibers and flower petals. The repeated arc forms b...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cosmica #9, 4 Elements, Earth
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #9, 4 Elements, Earth, 2014 Archival Pigment Print Mounted and Framed 30 x 30 inches Edition of 10
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Golden Edge, North American B25 Mitchell, Oshkosh, USA, 2012 - Aero series (Air)
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 43 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 44 x 71 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 78 in Edition of 9...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Fishermen, Amarapura, Burma, 2011
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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Channel Entrance, China, Traverse, 2012
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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Apogee, Huangshan, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Apogee, Huangshan, China, 2017 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options.
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cosmica #30, 4 Elements, Earth
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #30, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed 40 x 40 inches Edition of 7
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Cosmica #17, 4 Elements, Water
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
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Cosmica #40, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #40, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed 40 x 40 inches Edition of 7
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #4, 4 Elements, Earth, 2012 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed 40 x 40 inches Edition of 7
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Cosmica #8, 4 Elements, Earth
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #8, 4 Elements, Earth, 2014 Archival Pigment Print Mounted and Framed 40 x 40 inches Edition of 13
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Urban Landscapes - Serie Urbanus N° XXV
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1959, Geneva, Switzerland Vanna Karamaounas aka Iseult Labote – Lives and works in Geneva and Berlin. Born in Geneva of mixed Greek and Swiss heritage, Labote studied art his...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print, Digital

Cieux, Sky 1
Located in New York City, NY
27.5 x 27.5 in 70 x 70 cm Edition of 9 USD 6.000 40 x 40 in 100 x 100 cm Edition of 9 USD 8.000 51 x 51 in 130 x 130 cm Edition of 9 EUR 11.500 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Cieux, Sky 5
Located in New York City, NY
27.5 x 27.5 in 70 x 70 cm Edition of 9 USD 6.000 40 x 40 in 100 x 100 cm Edition of 9 USD 8.000 51 x 51 in 130 x 130 cm Edition of 9 EUR 11.500 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Stearman Tail, Boeing Stearman model 75, Chino, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Red MiG, Mikoyan Gourevitch MiG-17-PF, Chino, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Mariner, Martin PBM Mariner, Tucson, Arizona
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.200 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.200 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 6.800 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 8.800 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Exocet, North American B25 Mitchell, Oshkosh, USA
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.200 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.200 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 6.800 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 8.800 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Anemorphose Cabo Verde #7
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Urban Landscapes - Serie Voile N° VI
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1959, Geneva, Switzerland Vanna Karamaounas aka Iseult Labote – Lives and works in Geneva and Berlin. Born in Geneva of mixed Greek and Swiss heritage, Labote studied art his...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print, Digital

"Red for Love 11" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
By Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red for Love 11" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko "The Red One - That Is Love" "The Red One - That Is Love" is a thought-provoking art series by Tetia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

"Red for Love 5" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
By Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red for Love 5" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko "The Red One - That Is Love" "The Red One - That Is Love" is a thought-provoking art series by Tetian...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

After Vincent Van Gogh: Almond Blossom 1890, 2017
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print

SPL 13
Located in Fairfield, CT
​Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- Charney writes of her process: “For many years, I'd been trying to combine painting and photography with very contrived results. O...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Aluminum

"Divided" Contemporary Abstract Landscape Photograph
Located in New York, NY
40"x60" limited edition of 5, signed and editioned by the artist. This photograph by Zoe Wetherall is an impressively composed to capture a view of composed geometry in nature. Hori...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Trimmings
Located in New York, NY
C Print Photograph, signed on reverse available as 30"x45" edition of 5 This is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" which captures the abstract beauty within d...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Quebec City with Vintage Car on Crisp Autumn Day
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk selects a perfect day with intense direct lighting to create a photograph that is as much abstraction as it is representation. Funk lies on his stomach to ...
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1970s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Manhattan Art Deco Chrysler Building in Blue and White
Located in Miami, FL
The majestic Art Deco Chrysler Building soars in between Manhattan's skyscrapers. The cropping is radical and exudes a sense of urban exactitude, seamlessly woven into the light-fi...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Immersed In That One Moment
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, Photographic Paper

Errant Days
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, Photographic Paper

Elevation 1
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, Photographic Paper

Drifting
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, Photographic Paper

Étendue: Hommage à Charles Gagnon
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Enamel

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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.

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