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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
Vestige - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10
Vestige - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10

Ugne PouwellVestige - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10

$1,682

Vestige - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

A botanical form appears as both presence and disappearance, its outline softened, interrupted and partially absorbed into the surface. The scratches, shifts of tone and uncertain ed...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Giclée

Poppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 20
Poppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 20

Ugne PouwellPoppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 20

$524

Poppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 20

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

Poppy Bird explores how quickly we categorise the world through familiar symbols and associations. Naming helps us recognise, but it can also limit what we are able to see. Here, the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Giclée

Poppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10
Poppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10

Ugne PouwellPoppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10

$1,682

Poppy Bird - Color Photograph, Abstract Expression, Signed Edition of 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

Poppy Bird explores how quickly we categorise the world through familiar symbols and associations. Naming helps us recognise, but it can also limit what we are able to see. Here, the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Giclée

Infinity Pool Water Reflections, Blue & White Pattern, Handmade Cyanotype Print
Infinity Pool Water Reflections, Blue & White Pattern, Handmade Cyanotype Print

Kind of CyanInfinity Pool Water Reflections, Blue & White Pattern, Handmade Cyanotype Print, 2026

$420

Infinity Pool Water Reflections, Blue & White Pattern, Handmade Cyanotype Print

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Infinity Pool" is a sophisticated image that captures the water reflections shimmering over a swimming pool. We're proud ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Lithograph, Monotype

Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20

Ugne PouwellRamunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20, 2022

$524

Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20

By Ugne Pouwell

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 Abstract Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Blue Valley 2 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)
Blue Valley 2 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)

Christine SoBlue Valley 2 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches), 2022

$560Sale Price|20% Off

Blue Valley 2 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Lights in Motion Photograph Chromo Photo Kodak Professional Endura
Lights in Motion Photograph Chromo Photo Kodak Professional Endura

Lights in Motion Photograph Chromo Photo Kodak Professional Endura, c.2000

$300

Lights in Motion Photograph Chromo Photo Kodak Professional Endura

Located in Surfside, FL

Artist Unknown. From Muse X Editions. An (now defunct) LA based innovative publisher of limited-edition prints, Muse X has launched its first group of prints and is just beginning to...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Eternity Abstract Cyanotype, 24x18 Inch, Signed Monotype

Christine SoEternity Abstract Cyanotype, 24x18 Inch, Signed Monotype, 2022

$240Sale Price|20% Off

Eternity Abstract Cyanotype, 24x18 Inch, Signed Monotype

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water

Geoffrey BarisAbstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water, 2019

$1,575

Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water

By Geoffrey Baris

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper Edition of 7 Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by artist. Custom...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Alstroemeria Cyprus - Limited Edition Geometric Archival Pigment Print, Ed 25

Giles RevellAlstroemeria Cyprus - Limited Edition Geometric Archival Pigment Print, Ed 25, 2018

$1,211

Alstroemeria Cyprus - Limited Edition Geometric Archival Pigment Print, Ed 25

By Giles Revell

Located in Brighton, GB

Alstroemeria Cyprus by Giles Revell This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints. In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Pigment

Hodge-Podge
Hodge-Podge

Jim DingilianHodge-Podge, 2004

$289Sale Price|24% Off

Hodge-Podge

By Jim Dingilian

Located in East Quogue, NY

Small bleached found abstract photographic artwork by Jim Dingilian. Offered framed in plexiglass. Frame size: 5 x 6.25 inches Paper size: 3 3/8 x 4.75 inches Jim Dingilian makes ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

Wave III, Unique Monotype Cyanotype, Horizontal Diptych of
Wave III, Unique Monotype Cyanotype, Horizontal Diptych of

Kind of CyanWave III, Unique Monotype Cyanotype, Horizontal Diptych of, 2025

$656Sale Price|20% Off

Wave III, Unique Monotype Cyanotype, Horizontal Diptych of

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

Wave III, is an exclusive handmade cyanotype horizontal diptych that captures the gentle curl of an organic mid-motion wave. Rendered in deep Prussian blues and ethereal whites, the...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Blooms in Red - abstract analog colour photography, limited edition of 10
Blooms in Red - abstract analog colour photography, limited edition of 10

Ugne PouwellBlooms in Red - abstract analog colour photography, limited edition of 10, 2026

$1,776

Blooms in Red - abstract analog colour photography, limited edition of 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

This analogue colour photograph was created using a traditional film process, allowing the material qualities of colour and grain to remain present and tactile. The composition is pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mountain Sunrise 3 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)
Mountain Sunrise 3 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)

Christine SoMountain Sunrise 3 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches), 2022

$560Sale Price|20% Off

Mountain Sunrise 3 (Cyanotype framed to 29 x 23 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Surfer, Perth, Western Australia (Oceans series)

David BurdenySurfer, Perth, Western Australia (Oceans series), 2016

$7,800

Surfer, Perth, Western Australia (Oceans series)

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

David Burdeny Surfer, Perth, Western Australia (Oceans series), 2016 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 59 x 59 inches

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Abstract Landscape #

Daniel MansurAbstract Landscape #, 2019

$4,500

Abstract Landscape #

By Daniel Mansur

Located in New York City, NY

Daniel Mansur Abstract Landscape #22 Canvas Fine Art - Framed Archival Pigment Print

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

Anemorphose Cabo Verde #4
Anemorphose Cabo Verde #4

Manolo Chrétien 1Anemorphose Cabo Verde #4, 2014

$8,086

Anemorphose Cabo Verde #4

By Manolo Chrétien 1

Located in New York City, NY

27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Algas 45-XIX. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs
Algas 45-XIX. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs

Paola DavilaAlgas 45-XIX. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs, 2022

$2,500

Algas 45-XIX. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs

By Paola Davila

Located in Miami Beach, FL

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

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Alice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35" x 49"
Alice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35" x 49"

Alex SherAlice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35" x 49", 2023

$960Sale Price|20% Off

Alice - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 35" x 49"

By Alex Sher

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

“Alice” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series Reflections - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpiec...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Abstract abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract 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 abstract 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, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Seb Janiak, and Michael Banks. 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 abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2.38 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract 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 $105 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,580.

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