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
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
Photograph is shipped fast and flat in secure thick cardboard packa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
Photograph is shipped fast and flat in secure thick cardboard packa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Be The Eye in the Storm 03, From the series Portal. Abstract color photograph
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
Hearin Gaia 01, From the series The Journey. Abstract color photograph
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
Poppy on ink - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Poppy on Ink' 2023
Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist.
Print...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
After Claude Monet: Chrysanthemums 1897, 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
Old Freemont Street Neon, Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
This is the quintessential image of a bygone era. Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 1 by Giles Revell - Figurative, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 1, 2019
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 15
Please contact the gallery for further details on the oversize print of 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival 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
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 3 by Giles Revell - Figurative, Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 3, 2019
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 15
Please contact the gallery for further details on the oversize print of 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
As Above, So Below 02. Abstract color photograph
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
Red Window (artist framed) - large scale abstract monochromatic photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale monochromatic abstract observation of geometric architectural elements, from Raymond Meier's series Renderings
Red Window (Renderings 05) by Ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
"Flow" The Frequency, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Flow” The Frequency, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2016
Dimension: 20 x 20” External Dimension( with white border) : Heig...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
Leaves series #3689: minimalist nature still-life leaf photograph, red woodgrain
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment photograph by artist Paul Cava depicting a highly detailed autumn leaf in a minimalist arrangement on a textured background. It is printed on Hahnemuhle P...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Leaves series #3418: minimalist nature still-life leaf photograph, yellow, green
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment photograph by artist Paul Cava depicting a highly detailed autumn leaf in a minimalist arrangement on a textured background. It is printed on Hahnemuhle P...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Leaves" series #1990: minimalist nature still-life leaf photograph, earth tones
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment photograph by artist Paul Cava depicting a highly detailed autumn leaf in a minimalist arrangement on a textured background. It is printed on Hahnemuhle P...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Echinacea Purpurea Purple Cone Flower by Giles Revell - Color Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Echinacea Purpurea Purple Cone Flower by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are ava...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
L, K and B Triptych. Mixed media portraits
Located in Miami Beach, FL
L, K and B Triptych, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
From the series Opposed Tendencies
Acrylic and oil wax on fine art paper 255 grs.
Overall size: 29.5 in H x 70.8 in W
Individual size: 29.5 in H x 23.6 in W
Unframed
Set of 3 photographs...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Jelly Fish - Contemporary, Expired, Polaroid, Photograph, Abstract, Ryan Gosling
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Henry and the Jelly Fish'(Stay) with Ryan Gosling - 2006
48x46cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Ar...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 5 by Giles Revell - Figurative Abstract Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 5, 2019
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 15
Please contact the gallery for further details on the oversize print of 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sandstill No.3 - abstract mixed media photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Sandstill No.3
London, United Kingdom 2021
From limited edition of 20.
The photograph is signed front bottom right corner and comes with a certificate of authenticity, signed dat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée
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
Chrysler Building Looking Up on a Sharp Pristine New York City Day
Located in Miami, FL
The selection of a perfect day with crisp light and a deep cobalt blue sky provides the ideal setting for Photographer Mitchell Funk to create a precisely designed photograph of East...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Irons and Tomatoes: still life color photograph w/ abstract shadow patterns, lg
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment print depicting an abstracted still life printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 gsm by artist Paul Cava. It is from the "Table Top" ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
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
Echnops Ritro Veitch's Blue by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Geometric
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Echinops Ritro Veitch's Blue by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
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
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...
Hearin Gaia 03, From the series The Journey. Abstract color photograph
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
To the moon and back - abstract sky photography, limited edition 14 of 20
Located in London, GB
'To the moon and back' is a photograph of one of the summer evening sunsets. As you gaze at the horizon, you see a plane flying at the perfect horizontal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Color
Hover # 201910
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print face-mounted 3mm matt plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Available on request - 4 week turnaround
Edition o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
"Earrings" The Frequency, Abstract Photography, Giclee Print, Limited Edition
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Earrings” The Frequency, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2016
Dimension: 24 x 16" External Dimension( with white border) : ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, 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
Eryngium Planum by Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Geometric Design
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Eryngium Planum by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please contact...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Papaver Rhoeas The Corn Poppy by Giles Revell - Color Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Papaver Rhoeas The Corn Poppy by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Abstract photograph, Susan Wides The Bubble (Park Avenue 9)
By Susan Wides
Located in White Plains, NY
C-print of an abstracted Park Avenue, in NYC by contemporary photographer Susan Wides in blue, orange, gold. From the Bubbles series, Ed of 7.
NY photographer, Susan Wides, is best...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Rhododendron Denny Hybrid by Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Color, Flower
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rhododendron Denny Hybrid by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, plea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Urban Sunbather, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of women sunbathing on the basketball court in New York City.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Set of 4 Cyanotype photograhs. From the series Mareas.
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 4 Cyanotype photograhs, 2022 by Paola Davila
From the series Mareas
Cyanotype on 300 gr cotton paper
Overall size:
Frame size: 204 cm H x 162.4 cm W x 5 cm D
Image size: 123...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blue eyes
Located in London, GB
Blue eyes
London, United Kingdom 2015
Limited edition of 20.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Giclée
"JM Basquiat-GB1" Photography (FRAMED) 50" x 40" inch Ed. of 8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB1" Photography (FRAMED) 50" x 40" inch Ed. of 8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Basquiat s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Rosa Young Princess by Giles Revell - Color Photography, Flower Photography
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rosa Young Princess by Giles Revell is a dynamic, abstract archival pigment print.
Available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in an edition of 25. Larger prints are available, please con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
"JM Basquiat-GB3" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB3" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Basquiat se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Eden. 2004, photography, 44x29 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Eden. 2004, photography, ice/sun/water, 44x29 cm
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Giants Causeway, Coast, Ireland, black and white fine art landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Bay boys
Located in London, GB
'Bay boys'
Dubrovnik, Croatia 2014
Limited edition of 20.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Giclée
"Jessica Alba - riding her bike in Malibu, July 5, 2015" Colorful Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spencer Sloan is a mixed-media artist whose recent work, digitally manipulating paparazzi photographs into abstraction using a series of image-corrupting applications, stems from his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Chacras 13
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Chacras 13, 2016
Digital print on metal
6 x 96 in
(15.24h x 243.84w cm)
1/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
MY NY Photography Signed Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
NY long time ago, photography captured from a hotel room. Limited to 5 and signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bowl of Cherries (Contemporary Blue and White Cyanotype Still Life Photo)
By David Sokosh
Located in Hudson, NY
Bowl of Cherries
Contemporary Still Life Cyanotype Photograph of a bowl of cherries
Image is 20 x 16 inches, paper size is 24 x 18 inches, ed of 5
Unframed
David Sokosh is a storyteller with a unique ability to internalize, synthesize, and recollect. If one of his tenderly photographed stills lifes was a tiny window into the workings of his mind, then on the other side you would discover a trove of collected treasures. Vintage teacups...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Morning Reflection Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited edition of 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
Dance 2-Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Contemporary square
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dance 2 - Limited edition pigment print of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ). The inks used are known for their longe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, D...
Chrysler Building Crown , Art Deco Architecture New York City
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant creation that's 1,046 feet tall. It's the epitome of Art Deco Architecture. The top of the Chrysler Building is lit by golden light in this photograph of a classic New Yor...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"Echoes No.11" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.11" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Printed on fujiflex mou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
10000 blue days
Located in London, GB
'10000 blue days'
Mesr Desert, Iran 2016.
Limited edition of 20.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Giclée
Pastel Alley In North Beach, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Colorful houses on Fresno Street in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/1...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Inkjet
Embryon 5
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
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.