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Abstract 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
#73, 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 Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#47, 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 Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#46, 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 Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#258, 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 Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Kate #7 #5
Located in Brecon, Powys
New technique as the artist continues his exploration of the image of Kate Moss. Emulsion + Cotton sewn on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Cotton, Emulsion, Thread

#10, 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 Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Untitled 0607: abstract montage photograph w/ legs, feet, black white patterns
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an archival pigment print (photographic montage) includes abstract references to the human figure, enlivened with gestural energy from artist Paul Cava’s experiments with lig...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Into The Void 02 and Be The Eye In the Storm 01, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Temporal Perception 92 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 92 (Diptych) (Abstract photography) Archival C-Print — Unframed. Edition: 1/12 Available in 2 weeks turnaround. Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30"...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Rose Form - An Abstract, Fine Art Pigment Print, Mounted and Custom framed
Located in London, GB
An abstract exploration of light's nuanced play through dynamic curves... Soft hues revolve on a dark canvas, creating an abstract interplay of light and shadow... "I am surrounded b...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Photogram, Archival Pigment

Jose Soto, Aurora, 2017, Mirror, Plexiglass, Digital Pigment Print
Located in Darien, CT
Created for the 2017 Whitney Biennial, Aurora uses a photograph of a dense, lush landscape captured at dawn. For this work, Soto developed a technique using layers of face-mounted, l...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Mirror, Plexiglass, Digital Pigment

The Garden, 2025, Curacao, Unique pigment print, digitally made by hand
Located in New York, NY
The Garden, is part of the artist's "The Curacao Pictures" Series. This one-of-a- kind, archival pigment print is printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag bright paper with a deckled edge. S...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Corkscrews
Located in Storrs, CT
"Corkscrew" is a classic example of my abstract PhotoLuminism technique. When light travels, the human eye cannot see its trails, but the camera can and does. Capturing images this w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

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, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet

The Block 03 and The Mask 01. Abstract color photographs. Diptych.
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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Kadushi I Shelu, 2025, Curacao, Unique pigment print, digitally made by hand
Located in New York, NY
Kadushi I Shelu, is part of the artist's "The Curacao Pictures" Series. This one-of-a- kind, archival pigment print is printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag bright paper with a deckled ed...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Flor, 2025, Curacao, Unique pigment print, digitally made by hand, pink flower
Located in New York, NY
Flor, is part of the artist's "The Curacao Pictures" Series. This one-of-a- kind, archival pigment print is printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag bright paper with a deckled edge. Signed on the Verso. "This began with a tiny flower—something small enough to overlook. I wanted to enlarge it until it became vast and immersive. The title, Flor, means “flower” in Papiamento. I think of it as both a gesture toward Curaçao’s language and a meditation on attention. Like Georgia O’Keeffe’s flowers...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

#226, 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 Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#217, 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 Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Desert Plant, Badlands, South Dakota
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. Likely printed in the 1980s.
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1950s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Climb, 2018, Archival print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g cotton paper
Located in Miami, FL
A minimalist dialogue between light, shadow, and human perseverance. In The Climb, Eduardo Rezende captures figures ascending a vast sand dune, their silhouettes etched against the f...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Rag Paper

Sunlight on Water
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin contact print with margins (4 x 4 7/8 in) is signed in ink and numbered '7' in pencil on the front of the mount. Credited, titled and dated on gallery label affix...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Shadows Kept Alive No.111", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 111” 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Breathe # 202501 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Edition: 1/3 Work can be hung with either the WallCleat system (support bar supplied) or the screw-eye system if it needs support from wire or above. Paul Snell is an Australian ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

"Shadows Kept Alive No.70", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 70” 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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

NY # 201802 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
NY # 201802 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request 5...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Shadows Kept Alive No.40", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 40” 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.48", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 48” 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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.65", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 65” 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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Architectonic 3- Signed limited edition print, Large contemporary, Architecture
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Architectonic 3 Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbe...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Black and Wh...

Follow U 03 and Gateway 02, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hearing Gaia 01 and Gaze Into The Lake 03, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Istan Petal Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Istan Petal' Hand Signed Limited Edition Stuart Möller A bugonvilia petal floating on water in Istan, Spain. Beautiful Archival Pigment Print. 24 x 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.12", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 12” 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Follow U 01, and Gateway 03 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

He Said 03 and She Said 02, Diptych. Abstract Liminited Edition 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

A New Life 03 and Below 03, Diptych. Abstract Liminited Edition 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Abstract Mixed Media Artwork, "Geo Mural #98 - Panel 27"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a mixed media artwork by Monty Montgomery. Its dimensions are 48 x 71 x 2.5 and it is Aerosol on Custom Panel with UV Gloss Varnish. A certificat...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Varnish, Spray Paint, Wood Panel

A New Life 02 and Below 02, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Shadows Kept Alive No.119", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 119” 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Fat Tuesday - 2" (2016) By Dan Kaufman, Archival Abstracted Photo Print
Located in Denver, CO
"Fat Tuesday - 2" Is a beautiful original edited photography print, done on archival photo canvas. Created in 2016, this piece features a landscape shot of a willow tree resting abov...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Canvas

"Shadows Kept Alive No.25", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 25” 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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

"Shadows Kept Alive No.59", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No.59” 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. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Side Effects, Depth of Winter, Skiers 02, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera. This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Orb # 201906 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Orb # 201906 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request - 4 week turnaround. Backed with extruded polystyrene, conc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

"Shadows Kept Alive No.104", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 104” 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Istan Petal Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Istan Petal' Hand Signed Limited Edition Stuart Möller A bugonvilia petal floating on water in Istan, Spain. Beautiful Archival Pigment Print. 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 51 cm paper s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blender 01 and CoCreate 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water
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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Knot
Located in Santa Monica, CA
C-Print mounted on acrylic board
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Light 3- l Photo by Sofia Mattioli - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful photograph Light 3 was shot by the Italian photographer Sofia Mattioli. From the series The lights I see since you are gone, limited edition of 50 copies in Arab numb...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Eroded Rock, Point Lobos
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Eroded Rock, Point Lobos Gelatin silver print, 1929 Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo) A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward Editi...
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1920s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

As Above, So Below 03. 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Anna Golovanova - "Composition No. 5" - Digital Art Photography
Located in Winterswijk, NL
"Composition No. 5", photography by the artist Anna Golovanova. Abstract digital compositions. Composition with Silver and Red. Country of Origin: Russia. Signed: Signed, numbered ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital

Stone Series #3
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Digital fractal flame, edition of 8.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital

Stone Series #3
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