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
#257, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Fern No.2 - black and white landscape photography Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Fern No.2
London, United Kingdom 2024.
Created using a large format camera and traditional black-and-white film, this photograph exemplifies Ugne’s skill in capturing the beauty of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
#79, 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
Temporal Perception 206A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 206A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a triptych. Each element size is: 45 x...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
EMDL-1
By Bill Kane
Located in London, GB
Pigment on canvas - Unframed.
Edition of 3.
The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspect of photography: light. Each work in the series began its evolution as a scanned image of a Buddhist thangka—a spiritual painting of a Buddhist deity—which was then blurred and stretched until all that remained was a distilled image of color and form. These reduced images were then printed onto canvases, resulting in what Kane refers to as elemental “representations of the light bodies of the Buddhas.”
Bill Kane...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Pigment
$8,621
Temporal Perception 142A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 142A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a triptych. Each element size is: 45 x...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Side Effects, Depth of Winter, no.15, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera.
This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of
his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Airplane Aviation Abstraction
By Brett Weston
Located in Greenwich, CT
This is a photogravure printed in the 1930's for a publication that showcased the best photographers of that year. They submitted a work they wanted featured to represent them and B...
Category
1930s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Full Sail! - An Abstract Colour Print in custom made frame (options available)
Located in London, GB
Mike G Jackson, 'Full Sail!', 2024
Archival Pigment Fine Art Print mounted on aluminium and custom framed finished with antireflective Art Glass,
35 x 23.5 inches (90 x 60 cm approx....
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment
Donna Karan
Located in New York, NY
Lucille Khornak (American), "Donna Karan", Black and White Screen Print on Harmon paper, 16 x 20, Late 20th Century
Hand signed by Lucille Khornak
Available sizes: 11 x 14...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
The Quiet Stars 003 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
The Quiet Stars 003 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on linen on wood panel — Unframed.
This new artwork series, "Quiet Stars," is a commentary on the modern world's reliance on technolo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Human Alien - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White
[Untitled]
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
[Untitled]
2001
Ektacolor Professional print taken with Wide Lux camera
Unsigned
AP 1/2, apart from an edition of 9
20” x 24”
Chamberlain began to explore photog...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
![[Untitled]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/john-chamberlain-1927-american-photography-untitled-for-sale/a_27962/1730323820843/5434_0507_14_2001_framed_master.jpg?width=240 "John Chamberlain - [Untitled]")
Photographs 1960–2024. Book & signed Gelatin silver print ‘Sardegna, 1980'
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited Art Edition (No. 101–200), with the gelatin silver print Untitled (Sardegna, 1980), numbered and signed by Ralph Gibson.
Edition of 100
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in., in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
#93, 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
We Are Ghosts - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$2,014 Sale Price
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"JM Basquiat-GB6" Abstract Photography 60" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB6" Abstract Photography 60" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Basquiat series - JMB-GB6
Year: 2020
Medium: Printed on high-quality museum-grade archival pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Land IV - 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$1,266 Sale Price
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Land V - 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$1,266 Sale Price
20% Off
#63, 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
Manhattan photograph 'New York Walk' 1984 (1980s New York street photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"New York Walk " by Fernando Natalici:
Manhattan 1984. The simplicity & grace of the anonymous passer-by rendered timeless by the snap of the camera. A window into a street photogra...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gaia Diptych 108 - Black and White European Natural Environment Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia Diptych 108 - Black and White European Natural Environment Photograph by Jaume Llorens
Gaia Diptych 108 is a 45cm x 18cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio Kozo 180g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Digital
#153, 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
#158, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Murmuration - Unique Abstract Colour Print, Custom Framed
Located in London, GB
Murmuration, 2024
Hand printed C-Type Print, Float mounted in custom made frame, finished with antireflective art glass
Print size: 20 x 25 cm, Framed: 35.5 x 37.5 cm (as seen on 1st...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper
#67, 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
#82, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Fields of the Sun 167 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Fields of the Sun, 29 (Abstract photography)
Film photograph, archival print on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Limited edition of 10 + ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
"Empire in Black and White" New York, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Empire in B&W / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2021
Dimension: 24 x 36”
External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 25...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Cogolin Girl
Located in Agoura Hills, CA
Edward L. Rubin is an award-winning fine art photographer, film and television production designer, and painter based in Los Angeles. He studied architecture at UC Berkeley and holds...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Corkscrews
Located in Storrs, CT
"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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
$1,800 Sale Price
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Framed black&white Unique Silver Gelatin Print "Condense 3"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black and white unique gelatin silver print, (chemical print on fiber-based paper), in white frame. There is no glass or acrylic covering the work to highlight the texture of the paper.
Betsy Kenyon...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photogram
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
#109, 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
Le Foyer
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
Le Foyer
2002
Ektacolor Professional print taken with Wide Lux camera
Unsigned
AP 1/1, apart from an edition of 9
20” x 24”
Chamberlain began to explore photograp...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
#235, 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
"Britney Spears - heading to the beach in Malibu 4/5/15" Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
Edition 1 of 1.
Archival print, sintra mount, polished acrylic.
Spencer Sloan is a mixed-media artist whose recent work, digitally manipulating paparazzi photographs into abstractio...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
#236, 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
Gaia 125 - Diptych Black and White Natural Landscape in Catalonia
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 125 - Diptych Black and White Natural Landscape in Catalonia by Jaume Llorens Bach
Gaia 125 is a 45cm x 18cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Pape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Digital
Singularity 03 and It All Moves 02, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Set of 3 Photographs. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 3 Photographs, 2022 by Paola Davila
1. 28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-6.
2. 27° 44' 30.192" N 114° 14' 36.340" W-10.
3. 28° 14' 22.942''N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-9.
From the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
"JM Basquiat-GB2" Abstract Photography 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB2" Abstract Photography 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Basquiat series - JMB-GB2
Year: 2020
Medium: Printed on high-quality museum-grade archival pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Paris Rue
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
Paris Rue
1991
Ektacolor Professional print taken with Wide Lux camera
Unsigned
AP 1/1 apart from an edition of 9
24” x 20”
Chamberlain began to explore photogr...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Eclipsed in Time - black and white abstract portrait, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
"Eclipsed in Time" suggests a moment of transition, obscurity, or transformation—much like an eclipse where something is temporarily veiled yet still present. The title reflects the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée
[Untitled]
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
[Untitled]
2002
Ektacolor Professional print taken with Wide Lux camera
Unsigned
AP 1/2, apart from an edition of 9
20” x 24”
Chamberlain began to explore photogr...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
![[Untitled]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/john-chamberlain-1927-american-photography-untitled-holiday-lights-boat-for-sale/a_27962/1730323370750/5048_0380_03_1995_framed_master.jpg?width=240 "John Chamberlain - [Untitled]")
"Absent" Portraits of Hidden Wounds, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absent / From the series of Portraits of Hidden Wounds / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2023
Dimension: 48 x 36
External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 48....
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Bleed # 202205 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202205 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas — Unframed.
Edition: 3/3
Work can be hung with either the WallCleat system (support bar sup...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Disappearance and Destiny, Diptych From The While You Are Sleeping Series
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Red for Love 2" Photography 18" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red for Love 2" Photography 18" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
"The Red One - That Is Love"
"The Red One - That Is Love" is a thought-provoking art series by Tetian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
#150, 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
#105, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
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Pigment
I Got Your Back 02 and Healing 02. Abstract color photographs, Diptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"M&M MMDH" Pop Art Photography 40" x 62" inch Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"M&M MMDH" Pop Art Photography 40" x 62" inch Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: M&M MMDH
Year: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"On the Edge of Nothingness, n5" Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
On the edge of nothingness / n°5 / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2024
Dimension: 40 x 60”
External Dimension( with white border) Height:40.8 in.( 103.63 cm) Width:...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
#132, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Pigment
"Pool Donuts" original framed and signed photograph by Roman Crescimanno
Located in Dallas, TX
This finely framed photograph beautifully captures a moment of tranquil abstraction. The image features the silhouette of pool donuts resting on the bottom of a pool, their round sha...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blue Bird - abstract landscape Photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Blue Bird is a quiet study in reflection, shadow, and stillness. A mountain ridge dissolves into deep black, its form mirrored in a soft, spectral blue. The image, flipped and near a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
#114, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
EM-46 Ratnasambhava (Abstract Photography)
By Bill Kane
Located in London, GB
EM-46 Ratnasambhava (Abstract Photography)
Pigment on canvas - Unframed.
Edition of 3.
The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspect of photography: light. Each work in the series began its evolution as a scanned image of a Buddhist thangka—a spiritual painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Pigment
#247, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Pigment
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.