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
Explotion of Life
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A series of polaroid's shot by Jordi Molla during lockdown in which he painted over them. The sale of this art piece goes towards the benefit of the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media
Near the Church - abstract black and white landscape depicted in the Luminogram
Located in London, GB
NEAR THE CHURCH, 2016
Unique Luminogram Silver Gelatin Print, Framed; Framing options available, also can be shipped unframed if preferable
Framed; museum mount board, white metal fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
Frenzied Pedestrians at Crosswalk Times Square - Street Photography Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk nabs the frenetic energy of Times Square, where the streets are as over-stuffed as the billboards. They are one and the same and powered by an ele...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
W.T.C: Concrete Abstract#11
By Shai Kremer
Located in New York, NY
Shai Kremer lives and works in New York. He completed his MFA studies at the School of Visual Arts (S.V.A) in Manhattan.
For many years, Kremer's eye has been drawn to themes of urban destruction and reconstruction and to landscapes evidencing trauma. These concerns merged in his ambitious series W.T.C: Concrete Abstract, which explores the impact of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. For more than a decade, Kremer made periodic visits to Ground Zero, focusing his camera on the efforts towards recovery, repair, and renewal. As a collection, Concrete Abstract conveys the gradual progression from tragedy towards healing.
Each large-scale archival pigment print in the series is composed from as many as sixty to 100 overlapping images, resulting in a subtle collage that invites closer inspection while also reading as a unified whole.
W.T.C: Concrete Abstract series was shown in the following venues:
9.11 Memorial Museum New York
Museum of the City of New York
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Brooklyn Academy of Music
Photolux Festival. Lucca, Italy
FMoPa. Tampa, USA
Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv
Julie Saul Gallery, New York
Robert Koch Gallery...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
W.T.C: Concrete Abstract #7
By Shai Kremer
Located in New York, NY
Israel-born photographer Shai Kremer lives and works in New York. He completed his MFA studies at the School of Visual Arts (S.V.A) in Manhattan.
For many years, Kremer's eye has been drawn to themes of urban destruction and reconstruction and to landscapes evidencing trauma. These concerns merged in his ambitious series W.T.C: Concrete Abstract, which explores the impact of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. For more than a decade, Kremer made periodic visits to Ground Zero, focusing his camera on the efforts towards recovery, repair, and renewal. As a collection, Concrete Abstract conveys the gradual progression from tragedy towards healing.
Each large-scale archival pigment print in the series is composed from as many as sixty to 100 overlapping images, resulting in a subtle collage that invites closer inspection while also reading as a unified whole.
W.T.C: Concrete Abstract series was shown in the following venues:
9.11 Memorial Museum New York
Museum of the City of New York
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Brooklyn Academy of Music
Photolux Festival. Lucca, Italy
FMoPa. Tampa, USA
Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv
Julie Saul Gallery, New York
Robert Koch Gallery...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chic Fashion Model with Fireworks Explosion of Color - Monochromatic
Located in Miami, FL
A chic, high-fashion model clad in high heels and a chic hat holds a refreshing drink as she sits on a pedestal. She is depicted in silhouette as a burst of zoomed fireworks explode...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Where Do Icebergs Go When They Die? 2
Located in New York, NY
Fine art paper, mounted on aluminum
Limited edition of 20
Unframed prints and custom sizes available, please inquire.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Translucid Territories 6: Eye
Located in New York, NY
2011, Fine art paper, mounted on aluminum
Limited edition of 20
Unframed prints and custom sizes available, please inquire.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Poipu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition 6/15
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Snowy Night, Rainy Night in Manhattan with Orange Sky
Located in Miami, FL
A solitary hooded figure crosses a desolate Manhattan street as light snow and rain come down. For 54 years, Mitchell Funk has been chronicling the effects of light on form; here, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cité de l'architecture 3, Paris
Located in BARCELONA, ES
To make the work owe only itself to itself is an old ideal of modern art: to cut the ties that bind it to natural reality and let it stand, all contained within its pure limits. To t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Water's Edge
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. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Passing Through
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grey with small window Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine Art Print, Hahnemuehle fine art paper, limited edition of 25. Signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Graffiti Street Art Photograph in Red and Green
Located in Miami, FL
Graffiti-clad New York City Street scene with wall shot by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk in his trademark colorful style. In Funk's oeuvre co...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Aspen Study I - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study I 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
Dog Running on Galway Beach
By Sarah Hadley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Water's Edge
I grew up spending entire summer days by the ocean. These outings were always a special event and the beach was a place of wonderment, fascination and exploration f...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ending G, E, B, 2019
Located in Torino, IT
Paolo Consorti
Ending G, E, B, 2019
Medium: Painting
Oil on canvas
Unique
150 x 140 cm
Not framed
Series “Ending”
This artwork includes a certificate of...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Oil
Burst III - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions
Located in San Francisco, CA
From Christian Stoll's body of works BURST (2015), an abstract exploration of high speed photographs capturing mesmerizing explosions of caleidoscopic color
27 x 40 inches (68 x 102...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Hemisphere I - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from Christian Stoll‘s body of works titled 'Hemisphere'
Hemisphere I by Christian Stoll
58 x 58 inches (147 x 147cm)
signed edition of 7
48 x 48 inches (122 x 122cm)
signed edition of 7
40 x 40 inches (102 x 102cm)
signed edition of 25
archival fine art pigment print
signed + numbered by artist on certificate label
„frameless“ glass face mounting available on request
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Christian Stoll has experimented with the photography medium since 1991.
His predominant interest is the still-life on a monumental scale. As his subject matter, Stoll shoots static objects, forms...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Lipstick Building, Citicorp New York Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
In Camera Multiple Exposure of two iconic New York Landmarks merge together in a harmony of soft colors and overlapping shapes . Signed and dated on ...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Las Vegas Motel with Mid-Century Street Sign and Palm Tree
Located in Miami, FL
Gaudy commercial street signs for cigarettes visually align with a mid-century Motel sign to form a formal composition of vertical and horizontals. Pioneering color photographer, Mi...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City
Located in Miami, FL
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 York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Hemisphere II - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photography of mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from the body of works titled 'Hemisphere'
Hemisp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée
Chrysler Building Top, Art Deco Architecture Blue And Silver
Located in Miami, FL
In the is photograph "Chrysler Building Top Art Deco Architecture Blue And Silver", the photographer makes a statement about new and old architectural forms.
Signed dated and number...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Bright Green Car In Front Victorian House, San Francisco, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
San Francisco victorian house.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Can a street ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Hedge Fun - Brickell Key - Street Art from the Affluent
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-en...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Strangers not Friends - People Passing On Powell Street, Nob Hill San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny caught moment where two people with the same build and with the same pose appear as if they are going to greet one another as friends. On closer inspection, their body l...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Twin Towers, World Trade Center with Green Filter
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. The image is signed dated lower right signed dated and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available, Printed Later
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Red Brick Building Facade Street Scene in New York City by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Late light skims off the brick facade of a historic red brick building in Manhattan. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk creates an image that is both a realistic document of an urban...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City
Located in Miami, FL
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 York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Unseen New York. Manhattan sky line in pinks, golds and blues
Located in Miami, FL
Unseen New York conjured up images of secret hideaways, architectural details, or some undiscovered treasure. Mitchell Funk gives a new twist to the term "unseen". His subject matt...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Fashion Red Hat in Paris
Located in Miami, FL
Fashion Hat in Paris. Style above it all.
A graphic statement in red, black and green
Signed and dated on the lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later. Unf...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Williamsburg Brooklyn In Golden Light, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Silhouette of family walking in front of the Williamsburg Bridge.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower rig...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Royal Poinciana Abstract in Lavender, Purple and Green
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping is $100.
Art made by God.
The first photo enlarged should be most accurate for color. You will see delicate purple, lavender and green hues
Shot with a Hi-res 36 megap...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Slim Arrons forgot to shoot the Shrubs
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Star Island is home to billionaires, socialites, jet-setters, and the celebrities of the world. Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Inkjet
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
Street Art Houston Street, Soho - Early Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
Early Street Art in New York City documented in color in 1971. Street Art is not a recent phenomenon. The appreciation of it by the art world is. The horizontal white painted lines...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Mother and Child Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Mother and Child Abstract
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Big Red Shoe On Fremont Street In Downtown Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract image of large red high heel shoe in downtown Las Vegas Nevada.
Shipping should be around $100. This archival color photograph by fine art phot...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Psychedelic Hippie Guitar Player Groovy Washington Square Park
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. In-Camera Multiple Exposure with colored filters and emulsion match burn on 35mm slide
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto. Edition 4 of 15, ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Buddha in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Buddha in the Snow, 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Cuarto Oscuro (espejo)
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Digital print mounted on Diasec with lead
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital
Topologie III
By Matt Magee
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edition of 20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogravure, Lithograph
《桃花源记》The Peach Colony
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Topologie IV
By Matt Magee
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edition of 20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogravure, Lithograph
Topologie II
By Matt Magee
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edition of 20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogravure, Lithograph
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, Giclée
Undo - Analogue black and white abstract expressionism, Limited edition 5 of 10
Located in London, GB
'Undo' 2021
by Ugne Pouwell
Printed on 38x30cm Hahnemuhle fine art paper.
It is a 35mm film double-exposure composition.
Photograph is a limited edition of 10.
Printed on archiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White, Giclée
'To the moon and back' abstract sunset 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 line, set on its journey. Co...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Giclée
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' abstract expressionism photography edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.3' 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
Bleed # 202102 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202102 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas — Unframed.
Edition: 3/3.
Snell creates small production runs, printing each unique work in...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Retina #13, 2022, digitally handmade print, edition of 3, signed
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Retina #13, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 22" x 16"...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Red Eye #1, 2022, digitally made print, edition of 3, signed
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Red Eye #1, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image and paper size is...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sugarcane Moon-Limited Edition
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist.
Cheryl Maeder was bo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Green Abstracted Ikat Photograph
By Janet Van Arsdale
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning green abstract photograph reminiscent of Ikat fabric by Janet Van Arsdale (American, 20th Century). Signed in pencil lower left corner. Presented in black frame with double ...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Ink, Photographic Paper
Abstract Wall - Photograph by Vito Difilippo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Photograph taken with Polaroid Now+ camera. Unique piece, embossed, signed on the back, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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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