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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
Ink 1 - Signed limited edition abstract fine art print, Large format contemporary
Ink 1 - Signed limited edition abstract fine art print, Large format contemporary

Ink 1 - Signed limited edition abstract fine art print, Large format contemporary

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Ink 1 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by ar...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pig...

Enroute - Large Mountain Skiing Black & White Art Photography
Enroute - Large Mountain Skiing Black & White Art Photography

Enroute - Large Mountain Skiing Black & White Art Photography

Located in Zürich, CH

Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Black and White

Abstract Dancers White 3 - Limited Edition, Archival Pigment Print
Abstract Dancers White 3 - Limited Edition, Archival Pigment Print

Abstract Dancers White 3 - Limited Edition, Archival Pigment Print

By Giles Revell

Located in Brighton, GB

Abstract Dancers White 2 by Giles Revell is a Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 15 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Corkscrews
Corkscrews

Corkscrews

Located in Plano, TX

"Corkscrew" is a classic example of my abstract PhotoLuminism technique. When light travels, the human eye cannot see its trails, but the camera can and does. Capturing images this w...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Abstract Dancers White 1 - Limited Edition, Archival Pigment Print
Abstract Dancers White 1 - Limited Edition, Archival Pigment Print

Abstract Dancers White 1 - Limited Edition, Archival Pigment Print

By Giles Revell

Located in Brighton, GB

Abstract Dancers White 1 by Giles Revell is a Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 15 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Backlit Image - Fashion Week Paris 2016
Backlit Image - Fashion Week Paris 2016

Backlit Image - Fashion Week Paris 2016

By Kristy Sparrow

Located in Soquel, CA

Spectators in silhouette viewing an immense display of vintage camera flash accessories. By Kristy Sparrow, an American, Paris-based photographer. Signed and numbered by the artist. Presented in a black wood frame. Image, 20"H x 30"W. Kristy Sparow has had a lifelong love affair with photography. After many years developing her career in Los Angeles, she made the move to Paris in 2009 where she has been consistently working at the top of her trade in fashion, music, and entertainment, with images regularly seen in major media around the world. She has worked the runway for most major designer brands, including the CBS live Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and on behalf of the Arab Fashion Council, she was the solo photographer at the end of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever 2018 fashion show in Riyadh. Chanel, Estée Lauder, Justin Timberlake and The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation are among those on her client list. Kristy has received many Best Of acknowledgements for her work, and feels fortunate for the opportunities to travel and to be a part of many memorable moments—including a weekend in Switzerland photographing...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Light 2 - Photo by Sofia Mattioli - 2020

Light 2 - Photo by Sofia Mattioli - 2020

Located in Roma, IT

This beautiful photograph Light 2 was shot by the Italian photographer Sofia Mattioli. From the series The lights I see since you are gone, limited edition of 50 copies in Arab numb...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Light 6 - Photograph by Sofia Mattioli - 2020

Light 6 - Photograph by Sofia Mattioli - 2020

Located in Roma, IT

This beautiful photograph Light 6 was shot by the Italian photographer Sofia Mattioli. From the series The lights I see since you are gone, limited edition of 50 copies in Arab numb...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Water element 2 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Blue dark
Water element 2 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Blue dark

Water element 2 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Blue dark

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Water element 2 - Limited ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...

Bossa Nova, Minimalist Abstract Geometric Pastel Color Photography Print Signed
Bossa Nova, Minimalist Abstract Geometric Pastel Color Photography Print Signed

Bossa Nova, Minimalist Abstract Geometric Pastel Color Photography Print Signed

By Gleici Rufatto

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bossa Nova Minimalist Abstract Geometric Pastel Photography Art Print Museum Quality Fine Art This award winning minimalist photograph captures the rhythmic harmony of pastel arch...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Cotton, Inkjet, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Palm Desert, Minimalist Modern Abstract, Color Photography Art Print, Signed
Palm Desert, Minimalist Modern Abstract, Color Photography Art Print, Signed

Palm Desert, Minimalist Modern Abstract, Color Photography Art Print, Signed

By Gleici Rufatto

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Palm Desert - Large Scale Minimalist Modern Abstract Geometric Photography Print - Museum Quality Fine Art This Modern minimalist photograph captures a sunlit desert composition whe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Cotton, Inkjet, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Light 10 - Photo by Sofia Mattioli - 2020

Light 10 - Photo by Sofia Mattioli - 2020

Located in Roma, IT

This beautiful photograph Light 10 was shot by the Italian photographer Sofia Mattioli. From the series The lights I see since you are gone, limited edition of 50 copies in Arab num...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Flux # 202517 (Abstract Photography)
Flux # 202517 (Abstract Photography)

Flux # 202517 (Abstract Photography)

By Paul Snell

Located in London, GB

Edition: 1/3 Paul Snell is an Australian artist who blurs the boundaries between photography and painting, creating contemplative works that replace constant image saturation with m...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Concrete, Enamel

Great Dune

Great Dune

By Paul Dempsey

Located in East Hampton, NY

Snow Fence on Dunes in the Hamptons Black & White Photography Printed to order edition of 10 Title: Great Dune Year: 2018 Medium: Photography (printed on metal) Size: 20" x 30" ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette
Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette

Wave I - large format abstract liquidscape in azur and lapis blue color palette

By Christian Stoll

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wave I by Christian Stoll 40 x 40 inches (102 x 102cm) edition of 25 signed 58 x 58 inches (147 x 147cm) edition of 7 signed 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122cm) edition of 7 signed arch...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-14. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-14. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves

28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-14. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves

By Paola Davila

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Cotton

28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-6 Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-6 Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves

28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-6 Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves

By Paola Davila

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Cotton

C3H6-PRO-01 Abstract Digital Pigment Print on Plexiglass, 21st Century
C3H6-PRO-01 Abstract Digital Pigment Print on Plexiglass, 21st Century

C3H6-PRO-01 Abstract Digital Pigment Print on Plexiglass, 21st Century

By Laurent Lamarche

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Informed by microbiology, Laurent Lamarche’s sculptural installations and photographic production look like living unidentified microorganisms. Its narrative is ambiguous, constantly...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Digital Pigment, Plexiglass

Harmony and Balance, An Abstract Print from Photogram, Crimson, Unframed
Harmony and Balance, An Abstract Print from Photogram, Crimson, Unframed

Harmony and Balance, An Abstract Print from Photogram, Crimson, Unframed

Located in London, GB

This artwork explores the delicate interplay between light and shadow, creating a harmonious balance of geometric forms. #Modern eclipse #serenade in #crimson #transcendent #forms #...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Photogram, Archival Pigment

Untitled 110/3
Untitled 110/3

Untitled 110/3

By Richard Caldicott

Located in London, GB

C Print. Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs. This work is edition 7/15. ...

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1990s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Land VII - Landscape Art Photography
Land VII - Landscape Art Photography

Land VII - Landscape Art Photography

Located in Zürich, CH

Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Color

Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach

By Wynn Bullock

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This vintage silver gelatin print is signed and dated in ink on the front of the mount beneath the image and was likely made in 1970. An image that heralded Bullock's highly experi...

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1970s Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Red Pause, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping
Red Pause, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping

Red Pause, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping

By Arslan Sükan

Located in Miami Beach, FL

‘While you are sleeping’ (Seascape Series) In his seascape works, Sukan manipulates his imagery connected to the constant tensions between the mental grasp of the specificity and rep...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ink 2- Signed limited edition abstract art print, Large format blue contemporary
Ink 2- Signed limited edition abstract art print, Large format blue contemporary

Ink 2- Signed limited edition abstract art print, Large format blue contemporary

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Ink 2 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by a...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...

Blue 2 - Signed limited edition abstract print, Large Format, Contemporary
Blue 2 - Signed limited edition abstract print, Large Format, Contemporary

Blue 2 - Signed limited edition abstract print, Large Format, Contemporary

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Blue 2- Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigm...

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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...

Rustika - analog abstract photograph, limited edition of 10

Rustika - analog abstract photograph, limited edition of 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

Rustika is an abstract analogue photographic work rooted in the close study of natural textures and organic line. Created with a film camera and developed through the negative proces...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Giclée

Old Cadillac
Old Cadillac

Old Cadillac

By Brett Weston

Located in Buffalo, NY

Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Limited edition of 35. Number 14 of 35. From the “Twenty Photographs, 1970-1977” Portfolio.

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1970s Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Future city 1-Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary
Future city 1-Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary

Future city 1-Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

' Future city 1 ' - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 5 Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity This is an Archival Pigment print on fibe...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Abstract Persian calligraphy limited edition photogravure ink print, black/white
Abstract Persian calligraphy limited edition photogravure ink print, black/white

Abstract Persian calligraphy limited edition photogravure ink print, black/white

By Nazanin Moghbeli

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Nazanin Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. The abstracted calligraphy text in her "Words from My Mother" seri...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photogravure

Hot Air Balloon world Championship, black and white photograph, limited edition
Hot Air Balloon world Championship, black and white photograph, limited edition

Hot Air Balloon world Championship, black and white photograph, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Black and White Fine Art Medium Format Photography. Hot Air Balloon Panorama, World Championship, Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbere...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

30x30 in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea -  large photography

30x30 in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - large photography

By MAE Curates

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)

By John Reed

Located in Surfside, FL

Spaceloom XXIII The Photographer is John Reed. It bears his stamp verso. An East Hampton Photographer who shot Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, Conrad Marca-Relli, Syd Solomon, and James Brooks amongst other art luminaries. This is for the original vintage photograph. I believe the inscription is in the hand of Ibram Lassaw some also bear the photographers stamp. Lassaw was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Russian Jewish émigré parents, he went to the U.S. in 1921. His family settled in Brooklyn, New York. He became a US citizen in 1928. He first studied sculpture in 1926 at the Clay Club and later at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. He made abstract paintings and drawings influenced by Kandinsky, Sophie Tauber Arp...

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1970s Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Light, kite and string #01 - abstract sea landscape photography

Light, kite and string #01 - abstract sea landscape photography

Located in New York, NY

The series 'Trespassing' explores encounters between human and nature. Human-made objects are placed into a landscape, where their interactions with the natural elements are recorded...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Digital Pigment

Flux 01 -Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Contemporary
Flux 01 -Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Contemporary

Flux 01 -Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Contemporary

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Flux 1 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...

Land I - Landscape Art Photography
Land I - Landscape Art Photography

Land I - Landscape Art Photography

Located in Zürich, CH

Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Black and White

Red, Into the Light, Abstract Photography Giclee Print, 1/20, 2021
Red, Into the Light, Abstract Photography Giclee Print, 1/20, 2021

Red, Into the Light, Abstract Photography Giclee Print, 1/20, 2021

By Hatice Besun

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Red" Into the Light, Abstract Photography, Giclee Print, Numbered 1/20 Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 24 x 16” External Dimension( with white border) : Height...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Adagio 3 - Signed limited edition abstract brown pigment print, Contemporary
Adagio 3 - Signed limited edition abstract brown pigment print, Contemporary

Adagio 3 - Signed limited edition abstract brown pigment print, Contemporary

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Adagio 3 - Limited edition pigment print of 5 This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment print which has been printed on fiber-based paper. The paper used ...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, C...

Future city 3- Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary
Future city 3- Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary

Future city 3- Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary

By Michael Banks

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Future city 3 Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbere...

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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photo...

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