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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
#169, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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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...
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1980s Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

#18, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#19, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Peony No.14 - still life abstract floral photogrpahy, limited edition 20
Located in London, GB
Peony No.14 Printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper, each print is hand-signed by the artist on both the front and back, numbered as part of a limited edition of 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper

EM-36 Padmasambhara 2
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 ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Pigment

EMDL-1
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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Pigment

Marine Stadium II and I Diptych. Framed. From the Architecture Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster or a neglected ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

#64, 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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Dom Pеrignon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This exuberant underwater nude photograph captures cascading air bubbles in brilliant aquamarine waters, creating a champagne-like effervescence around a figure in motion. The compos...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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Dom Pеrignon
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"Railroad Cars, Atlanta, Georgia X 36" - Composite Image Photography - Cubism
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Railroad Cars, Atlanta, Georgia X 36" is an abstract photograph with hues of grey, green, red and blue. Peter Essick is a photographer, author, speaker, instructor, and drone pilot...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

#252, 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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Changing Moods 8- Floral landscape pink dominant contemporary abstract photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Sea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition 2/15 Archival pigment print “Water's Edge” a collection of photos by Marian Crostic defines the power of the ocean and the land which borders it. Having spent much of her l...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Parliament in autumn - abstract colour photography, London, Limited edition 20
Located in London, GB
Reimagining the iconic silhouette of the Westminster Parliament through the lens of abstraction and atmosphere. Cloaked in an autumnal haze, the architectural presence dissolves into...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper

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

"Bryant Park" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Bryant Park” New York, Giclee Print, Limited Edition Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 42 x 28 External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 43.6 inch Weigh...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

#206, 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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#216, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#163, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

"Washington Square" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Washington Square / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2022 Dimension: 40 x 50" External Dimension( with white border) : Height...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

"On the edge of nothingness, n1" Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
On the edge of nothingness / n1 / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2024 Dimension: 24 x 36” - External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 25.6 in.( 65.02 cm) Wid...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

#96, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Strata # 202506 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Unique. Paul Snell is an Australian artist who blurs the boundaries between photography and painting, creating contemplative works that replace constant image saturation with moment...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Concrete, Enamel

Chrysler Building Blue Zoom, New York Skyline, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
With an upward zoom and a slow exposure, Photographer Mitchell Funk reimagines one of the world's most iconic landmarks. The photograph is a lyrical evocation of a normally cold stre...
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1970s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

#168, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Yellow Ball, East Hampton
Located in East Hampton, NY
Yellow Ball, East Hampton, NY, Archival Pigment Print, $ Ed. 3/5, 2016 Printed to Order *Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been feature...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

#45, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Conversation - charcoal and watercolor abstract expression, Editon 2 of 15
Located in London, GB
"Conversation" is an abstract expressionist piece that embodies the tension between spontaneity and structure. Sweeping gestures and delicate washes intertwine in a layered dialogue ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Watercolor, Giclée

#171, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#125, 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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#179, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Untitled #72 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Untitled #72 (Abstract Photography) C-print — Unframed. Edition: 2/5 + 2 A/P This early work from Caldicott's acclaimed Tupperware series exemplifies his ability to breathe life in...
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1990s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Multilayer 270 - unique abstract collage of layered torn sculpture photographs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Multilayer 270 unique abstract photo paper collage (1 of 1) signed 39" x 31.5" / 100cm x 80cm About the artist Felix Schramm was born in Hamburg, German...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Giclée, Silver Gelatin, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Gaia 98 - Black and White Diptych Waves Crashing on Shore with Natural Flora
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 98 - Black and White Diptych Waves Crashing on Shore with Natural Flora by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 98 is a 18cm x 24cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio Kozo 180gsm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Black and White, Digital, Photographic Paper

Gaia 59 - Clouds Sky Birds Murmuration Black and White Landscape Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 59 - Clouds and Sky Murmuration Black and White Photographic Print by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 59 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by Awa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

#118, 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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

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....
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Blue
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper Edition of 7 Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Darkness Below - Abstract Marine Scene in Cobalt Blue with Colorful Accents
Located in Miami, FL
Viktor Schreckengost paints an ocean scene and moon with precise attention. The painting is part document and part flat abstraction. The uniqueness in this work is how Schreckengos...
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1970s Abstract Photography

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Acrylic

Daydream - black and white landscape photography Limited edition 2 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Daydream' London, United Kingdom 2022. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front and back an...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

"On the edge of nothingness, n15"Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
On the edge of nothingness / n°15 / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2024 Dimension: 24 x 36" 24 x 36” - External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 25.6 in.( 65....
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

"Manhattan Bridge" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan Bridge / from the series of Lights of New York / Photograph Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 48 x 32" External Dimension( with white border) Height: 4...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

#131, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#76, 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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Red Pause and Artificial Blast, Diptych. From The While You Are Sleeping Series
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, Color

#96, 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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#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...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#94, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Untitled 12 and 18, Diptych. From The While You Are Surfing Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The physical gestures that make up our interactions with touch-screen personal devices are intensely intimate, yet abstract signatures of our everyday browsing and messaging patterns...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Pigment

#247, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Dreamscape Elegance
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Daniela Pasqualini Dreamscape Elegance, 2025 Medium: Mixed Media on Board Artwork Size: 24 x 48 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Mixed Media

Tree Trunk
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount with a title and negative number in pencil on the back of the mount. What is likely Wynn Bullock's most renowned neg...
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1970s Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled 176 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 176 (Abstract Photography) C print - Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his ph...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Gaia 45 - Murmuration Black and White Light and Shadow Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 45 - Murmuration Black and White Light and Shadow Photography by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 45 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by Awagami...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

Gaia 48 - Fall Photography in Catalonia Autumnal Trees Shadow Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 48 - Fall Photography in Catalonia Autumnal Trees Shadow Photography by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 48 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

Huang Shan C - Yellow Mountains (landscape black and white art) unframed print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Like a poetic storyteller, Modern Art Etc promotes American photographer Peter Leung’s fine art photography captures the natural beauty and landscape in China. With immaculate composition that comes from planning and patience, waiting for the best natural light and objects to fall into place, the resulting images evokes the spirit of the place and its people. Pictorialism and art conjoin to produce something acutely poetic. One wonders when looking at his pictures – is this a photograph or a painting? ABOUT THIS WORK “Huangshan C”, China The famous Huangshan, (literal translation "Yellow Mountains"), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The materials comprise of ancient rocks...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Laperouse
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN Laperouse 1993 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 photogr...
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1990s Abstract Photography

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C Print

#142, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Intertwined, The Alignment series. Nudes. Limited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From the series “The Alignment” which is materialized from video footage shot with two ballet dancers underwater; he is carrying on the theme of water as a source of rebirth and flow...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival 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.

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