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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
Something Happened
Located in New York, NY
Archival inks and acrylic on canvas. Gallery wrap continues the images on all the borders. Vibrant colors. About the Artist: Kat is an award-winning photographer, mixed m...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic

I Repeat The Same Mistakes + I Hear But I Don t Listen - Diptych/Framed/Abstract
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Photo Prints on Acrylic. Beautifully gold frame - one inch border. Can hang horizontally or vertically. Hues of gold and brown. Glitch Art. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sydney Opera House, Modern Photography Cover , Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover, February, 1987 Triple exposure of silhouetted men on a hill, against plexiglass colored shapes echoing the bold iconic architectural curves of the opera h...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

He Keeps Playing With My Heart + Until The Heart Breaks - Diptych/Framed/Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Fabric. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Red and black hues. Beautifully framed with one inch deep gold frame. Individually ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Fabric, Archival Pigment

Silver Man and the Tank - Primary Colors, Staged Photography
Located in Miami, FL
This is a straight photo without a photoshop strip in. The silverman is from a trophy and is being held in the left hand of the photographer while his Nikon is in his right hand. It's an on-location shot set against three colorful fuel tanks...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Vintage Las Vegas- Fremont Street Neon Signs, The Mint, Old Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
The neon signs of Fremont Street's casinos are more than just documented by photographer Mitchell Funk. They are carefully composed as if it were a studio still life with each elemen...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

I like Mine Pink In The Middle - Glitch Art/Framed
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Pink hues. Beautifully framed with white two inch deep wooden frame. About the Ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jet Ski Water Sport Action Wave Race in Blue Water
Located in Miami, FL
A Jet Ski - Wave Runner race is documented from an elevated position to be as abstract as it is representational. Diagonal white trails of waves extend behind each colorful Jet Ski l...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Psychedelic Portrait of a Young Hippie with Manipulated Color, Kali
Located in Miami, FL
As a progenitor of special effects photography and experimental photography in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mitchell Funk employed a variety of non-digital techniques to achieve ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

New York City Abstraction - Street Photography: Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. From an elevated vantage point, Street Photographer Mitchell Funk shoots down on a busy midtown Manhattan street and composes the image so that it's as...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Montauk Reflections #39 Ltd Ed of 10
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Elevated View Of Upper West Side Cityscape, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Rows of houses on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Othe...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 009
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 013
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - large photo BT 015
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea -SB 04
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - SB 07
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

New York City Street Scene with the Real Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
The real street art in New York City is literally the lines painted on the street pavement. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk expands the boundaries of the popular art term by captu...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Colorful Paint Cans in Red, Orange, Blue and Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
A pile of empty and discarded colorful paint cans inadvertently becomes an artful abstract still life in itself. Documented through the keen lens of st...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

30x45in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - mounted, ready to hang
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Surreal Landscape Sci-Fi Landscape - Modern Photography Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Aesthetically, this image is generations ahead of it's time. It looks so contemporary but was done in the early 1980's in the pre-digital ear. It was a Modern Photography Cover 198...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Flatiron Building New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 315, Unframed, printed later other size available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk brings the compo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet

California, Pacific Ocean - Large photography - CA 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of photography of California, USA, from various photographers, which we constantly add to. Search 1stdibs storefront: Modern Art Etc., Inc. We highlight the various aspects of California: its raw, natural beauty, with its vast expanse of land, clear blue sky and natural light. It is also a metropolis, given to a sense of freedom – to love and re-invent yourself as you please. It is also ancient land – land where dinosaurs roamed, Native Americans called home, Spanish explorers charted its land for more discovery of this gem. In modern times, environmentalists and residents fought to protect the land, setting landmarks in environmental and consumer protection. California leads the nation in many ways- the first to lend itself to causes: the freedom to love whomever and be whomever we want, welcome new peoples with warmth and entrepreneurship, be at the forefront of clean energy, invent new technology that changes the way the world lives and work, and the protection of our Earth. It is La La Land...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Joyful Birds on Roof of a Pink, Summer Beach House East Hampton, Abstract Photo
Located in Miami, FL
Three Gulls sit atop a colorful pink and white beach house near East Hampton. The lead gull is captured with his wings spread and poised to take flight. The picture evokes the summ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist Printed on fujifl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Street Art from the Rich - Palm Beach in Magenta and Orange with Lizard
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. This image is somewhat reminiscent of Monet's Haystacks in shape and use of backlighting. Use the 1st image for more accurate color. Palm Beach is Hedge Heaven with some of the most beautifully manicured streets in the United States. Hedge Fun - Palm Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Art Deco Marlin Hotel On South Beach, Miami Beach with Hot Colors
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage pink Cadillac car in front of the classic art deco Marlin on Miami Beach. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Young girl in an Couture Pink Dress, Fashion Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The interplay of light and shadow, greys and magenta, transform a portrait of a flamboyantly dressed young girl into an optically engaging abstraction composed of alternating pattern...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Abstract art photography - Fluidity in Color Series - Purple Reign -sold framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This series presents various fleeting imagery depicting the fleeting nature of various transient substances and states of nature. The aesthetic patterns evolve from the fluids in motion. Modern Art Etc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Abstract art photography - Fluidity in Color Series - framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an abstract piece featuring the aesthetics presented by fluids in motion - framed, art is floated in a white shadow box frame, made in Los Angeles. This series presents va...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Photograph - Classical abstract structures n.16
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art Etc presents this series of abstract classical forms in balck and white archival pigment prints. The photographer was trained at the Centr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Removal of Self #60" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal of Self #60" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope 2011 Photo on deconstructed paper 16” x 20” inch Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus Sta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Elevated View Of Women With Umbrella Walking On Scattered Leaves
Located in Miami, FL
High angle view of women with umbrella on New York City street. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

New York City Multiple Exposure - Rich Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color. Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers. Sig...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Times Square in Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Billboard fragments of breasts, cropped heads of people, helter-skelter pedestrians, heroic bronze statues and tourist bus riders form a neo-cubist composition where disparate elemen...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Engine, Frankfurt Airport April 19 2001
By Vera Lutter
Located in London, GB
Merce Cunningham Dance Company 50th Anniversary Photography Portfolio Edition of 40 91.5 x 76.5 cms (36 x 30 1/8 ins)
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Wooden Row Boats: Green, Blue and Red, Central Park, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Stacked wooden row boats in Central Park form a beautiful abstract pattern with fading paint. Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet

Taxi And Color Doors On 42nd Street
Located in Miami, FL
Crowds of people walking on 42nd Street circa 1996. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto - the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Empire State Building And American Flags, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Upward view of American Flags against deep blue sky with Empire State Building in the background. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dat...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Terracotta (I11) 6,
Located in Miami, FL
Gelatin silver print, pencil signed, dated, and titled verso, Provenance: The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) Printed in 1961. Work is archivally matted by the The Art Insti...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Times Square Theater Posters Morosco Theatre. FORTY CARATS
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022 this does not seem like a big deal. But 53 years ago in 1969 it was quit...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Echo
Located in Fairfield, CT
Also available 50 x 70 in. $9,500, edition of 10. Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Blue Buildings, New York 1970, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
This transcendent image by art photographer Mitchell Funk's "Blue Buildings, New York 1970" is generations ahead of its time. Executed in 1970, it pushed the boundaries of color pho...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hedge Fun - Sunset Island2 - Miami Beach - Street Art by the Rich
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Website and monitors render color differently. Green sometimes becomes more saturated. I think the mo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet

Hedge Fun - Brickell Key - Street Art from the Affluent
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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Hedge Fun - Bal Harbor - Miami Beach, Landscaping in Red and Violet
Located in Miami, FL
Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-end condos and ritzy commercial establishments. Shrubs, bushes and trees are transf...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mid- Century Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas, Landscape Photography
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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Young girl in an Couture Pink Dress, Fashion Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The interplay of light and shadow, greys and magenta transform a portrait of a flamboyantly dressed young girl into an optically engaging abstraction composed of alternating patterns...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

New York City Snowstorm
Located in Miami, FL
The work is signed and dated and numbered on the lower right, Edition: 3/15 Unframed, Other sizes available.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Into the Next Future One
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In my work, I explore the tension and interaction between inner experience and physical form, with notions of depth and spatiality playing a central role. My artworks embody thoughts...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer, Platinum

42nd St. Diamond Stud
Located in Miami, FL
Adult movie marquees of old 42nd street in 1970. Double header, ABC's of Marriage and Diamond Stud Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 2 of 15. Unf...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Inkjet

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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rainbow of Color Refection in Car Window - (Abstract Photography)
Located in Miami, FL
Veteran Street Photographer Mitchell Funk encountered a newly painted wall in Queens, New York. Next to the wall was a newly washed red car. This was red meat subject matter for...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue Central Park South with Kelly Green Roof
Located in Miami, FL
The Plaza Hotel in New York City looks differently in this detailed view. Photographer Mitchell Funk has honed in on a less studied part of the historic French Renaissance-inspired ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Parking Rates
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Strip Club Neon Sign on Skid Row San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
A seedy night street scene becomes an art statement through the lens of Mitchell Funk. He transforms a gaudy commercial sign into a colorful abstraction with the blur of car lights i...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, 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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