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
Psyche D / EvH
Located in Bristol, GB
Psyche D / EvH is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass, laser cut to shape, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install.
Work can be suppli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Before AI Photography Print Limited Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The idea behind was a 10 KG Dictionary from 1991 which nobody wanted. According to me a special piece. At the present when AI is to be a subject of discussion I wanted to point out t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Discontiguous
Located in Storrs, CT
"Discontiguous" was created in the field behind my second house in Pennsylvania. It's a light painting captured in about 30 seconds.
Printed on flat archival paper, double matted, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
L, K and B Triptych. Mixed media portraits
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists explore even further the infinite possibilities of transformation by turning something as temporary as a fashion editorial, into something completely different and origin...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Oil, Wax, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Cosmica #71, 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
Unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Fish (Stay) - Contemporary, Expired, Polaroid, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fish (Stay) - 2006,
20x24cm, Edition 4/5.
Archival C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte surface, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and cer...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Vintage Red Ferrari in Florence, Italy - Race Cars, Red Sports Cars
Located in Miami, FL
A cluster of vintage red Ferraris lounge on displayed in a square in Florence, Italy. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk was struck by the unexpected site and documented the scene em...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#215, 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
Shivering Crabapple
Located in Westport, CT
Jeri Eisenberg creates nature inspired works in single panels, diptychs and triptychs. Her soft colored photographic pieces are created using non-traditional and alternative photo-ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Encaustic, Handmade Paper
Aspen Study II - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study II by Frank Schott
a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
Water Reflection of Fish Under Water, Pool Monotype Cyanotype in Blue Tones
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes.
It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Co...
#220, 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
3497
Located in London, GB
'3497'
London, United Kingdom 2022
It is a black and white film photograph.
Giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, limited edition of 20.
Photograph...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Agave - monochrome abstraction, from limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Black and white fine art photograph capturing the sculptural elegance of an agave plant. The interplay of light and shadow emphasizes the organic geometry of the plant’s serrated edg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, 3 of 5
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition 3 of 5.
Photograph printed on heavyweight Hahnehmule German Etching fine art paper. Signed bottom right corner on extra 4 cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
"Rothko on the Savannah: 14-3" (2014) Archival Abstracted Texture Photo Print
Located in Denver, CO
"Rothko on the Savannah: 14-3" Is a beautiful original edited photography print, done on archival photo canvas.
Daniel J. Kaufman (b. New York City, May 4th, 1949) Childhood in Grea...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Wolfgang Tillmans, Texte zur Kunst Edition 2018: Photography, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Wolfgang Tillmans (German, born 1968)
Texte zur Kunst Edition 2018, 2018
Medium: Inkjet print on paper
Dimensions: 29.5 × 21 cm (11 3/5 × 8 3/10 in)
Edition of 100: Hand-signed and n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
#250, 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
Ephemera, Huangshan, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Ephemera, Huangshan, China, 2017
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Scream - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35"x51"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An abstract composition capturing the dramatic interplay between vibrant crimson and stark white elements. The photograph presents a swirling vortex of deep red textures that dominat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Spring Sessions II, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Aren't we all waiting for Spring? I do for sure! I can't wait to see bright colors hidden in green grass, maybe a dash of a spring sprinkle - and after it everything is even more glo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic
Embryon 6
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
#240, 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
Purple Haze Two- Super Natural Series- Limited Edition of 10
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
In the Super Natural Series, I want to evoke a mysterious, lyrical world through the interplay of color and light. Fusing the natural world with my inner world, I create visuals tha...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Pink Sun - Limited Edition Abstract Color Photograph - Square Digital Print
By Susan Daboll
Located in New York, NY
Pink Sun is an abstract limited edition fine art color print by photographer and graphic artist Susan Daboll. This colorful square digital print ships safely in tube.
Print Size is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Luster, Paper
Karl Lagerfeld
Located in New York, NY
Lucille Khornak (American), "Karl Lagerfeld", Black and White Screen print on Harmon paper, 20 x 16, Late 20th Century
Hand signed by Lucille Khornak
Available sizes: 14 x 11, 24 x ...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Lily in Charcoal No.2 - abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal No.2' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.2' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Acacia ARM1" Abstract Photography 60" x 48" in Edition 1/4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Acacia ARM1" Abstract Photography 60" x 48" in Edition 1/4 by Giuliano Bekor
Acacia series
Title of artwork: ARM1
Year: 2020
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Refinery. Areal limited edition color photograph
By Jill Peters
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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Color, Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
Window - Polaroid colour photography of window in London, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Window'
Detail of Christ Church by architect John Peter Darvall.
2023
Printed on 30 x 30cm Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper.
Photograph is signed front and back and comes wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Polaroid, Giclée, Photographic Film, Film
Between
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photo was done during a lovely walk in the park during the pandemic.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$247 Sale Price
75% Off
Gaia 116 - Black and White Diptych of Moonlight and Night Sky with Flowers
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 116 - Black and White Diptych of Moonlight and Night Sky with Flowers by Jaume Llorens Bach
Gaia 116 is a45cm x 18cm Black and White Phot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Digital
Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny
Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label
Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Also avail...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
East Hampton Sky with Flock of Birds at Golden Sunset, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
A flock of birds at sunset in East Hampton is captured by color photographer Mitchell Funk. The overall composition without a central point of focus is not unlike the work of East H...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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. 27° 42' 26.32'' N, 7° 42' 26.32'' W-15.
2. 28° 14' 22.942''N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-12.
3. 28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-6.
Cyanotyp...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
"Emulsion 27" Abstract Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emulsion 27" Abstract Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Emulsion series.
Title of artwork: EM27
Year: 2010
Print size: 48x48 Inches trim bleed
Rarity: Limite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Intersect # 201502
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Edition: 2/3.
Paul Snell combines traditional and digi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Into The Void 03 and Be The Eye In the Storm 02, 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
Hearing Gaia 03 and Gaze Into The Lake 01, 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
E and V Diptych, Mixed media photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists explore even further the infinite possibilities of transformation by turning something as temporary as a fashion editorial, into something completely different and origin...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Cuts
Located in London, GB
'Cuts'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Paper
GUILIANO BEKOR - Modernismo M102
Located in PARIS, FR
MODERNISMO - LIMITED EDIITON OF 10 - SIGNED ON THE FRONT
Pure photography, inspired by the historically significant pop art and the undulating forms of the nude human body. The patt...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Daydream - abstract colour photography Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Daydream'
London, United Kingdom 2020
Limited edition of 20.
The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Carefully placed in a secure ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Color
Remedy (Winter)
By Wendy Small
Located in New York, NY
48"x40" photogram
Wendy Small’s “Remedy” photograms are made by collecting leaves, weeds, or flowers from a specific place (indicated in the title) and placing those leaves directly ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram
Retaining Wall II, Rockingham - Abstract Blue Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Blue abstract photograph from Richard Heeps' series Trading Paint.
Richard Heeps has a history of photographing Drag Racing in the UK, America and Europe. Trading Paint is a term tha...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Into The Void 01 and Be The Eye In the Storm 03, 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
Follow U 02 and Gateway 01, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
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
Flying Swimsuit
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
Limited edition print, Flying Swimsuit by Art Kane, taken in 1970 for Harper’s Bizaar Magazine
Art Kane fine art print details
Limited edition, fine art prints of Art Kane photogra...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Melting Curves II, Blue Tones Monotype Cyanotype on Paper, Unique Abstract Piece
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This unique monotype cyanotype, rendered in rich blue tones, invites the viewer into a dreamlike rhythm of interwoven shapes. Created using the cyanotype process, this one-of-a-kind ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph, Monotype
E, From the series Opposed Tendencies. Mixed media portrait color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists explore even further the infinite possibilities of transformation by turning something as temporary as a fashion editorial, into something completely different and origin...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Purple Sunrise, Space Age Giclée Print, Limited Edition, Pink Tones Diptych 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...
After Henri Matisse: The Goldfish 1 1912, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Algas 45-IV. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs Mounted
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Algas 45-IV, 2022 by Paola Davila
From the series Mareas
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
The piece is mounted on a circular aluminum sheet, on a 47 cm diameter transparent acrylic ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Plexiglass
Untitled (Visual Candy)
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Visual Candy)
Photo collage, c. 2008
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 8 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches
Support Sheet size: 17 x 14 inches
Pet...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Stilbon (Four)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Stilbon
Stilbon in the ancient Greek religion, is the sky god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury, and one of the Astra Planeta. The word, Stilbon, means sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Melting Curves, Blue Tones Monotype Cyanotype on Paper, Unique Abstract Piece
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This unique monotype cyanotype, rendered in rich blue tones, invites the viewer into a dreamlike rhythm of interwoven shapes. Created using the cyanotype process, this one-of-a-kind ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph, Monotype
"Shadows Kept Alive No.4", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 4” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper. The gallery is offering Free Shipping on this item globally, which ships rolled carefully in a tube.
From the artist, Chris MaGee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Vintage Blue Coca-Cola Coke Sign Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Nostalgic old Coney Island Coke signs with a glympse of the rollercoaster create a bold and powerful abstraction
Signed, d...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Agave No.2 - monochrome abstraction, from limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Black and white fine art photograph capturing the sculptural elegance of an agave plant. The interplay of light and shadow emphasizes the organic geometry of the plant’s serrated edg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée
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.