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
Lumina # 202204 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Lumina # 202204 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Matte Plexiglas Box - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Plexiglass, C Print
View (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
View (Abstract Photography)
Unique - Photography/painting, mixed media - Unframed. Signed by the Artist at the back.
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Anna Golovanova - "Composition with Gold and Brown" - Digital Art Photography
Located in Winterswijk, NL
"Composition with Gold and Brown", photography by the artist Anna Golovanova.
Abstract digital compositions.
Extravagant play with form and colour.
Country of Origin: Russia.
Signe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper, Digital
#98, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to explore the deeper structures underlying film and digital imagery. Bas...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#244, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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"Chrysler Building" Abstract Expressionist, Photography, Giclee Print, Ltd.Ed.
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Chrysler Building" Abstract, Expressionist, Photography, Giclee Print, Ltd.Ed.
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2025
Dimension: 42x28"
External Dimension( with white border) He...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
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#176 Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#189 Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#174 Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#150, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#238, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#153, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 1 - London Royal Ballet Dancers in Motion Abstract
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Abstract Dancers, Dark Blue 1 by Giles Revell
Archival Pigment Print in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 15
Giles Revell creates imagery that is driven by analytica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Color
"On the edge of nothingness, n1" Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
On the edge of nothingness / n1 / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2024
Dimension: 24 x 36” - External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 25.6 in.( 65.02 cm) Wid...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Black and White Photograph, Abstract, Geometric, Framed, 2020
Located in San Francisco, CA
This black and white abstract photograph is unique. Betsy Kenyon works in a darkroom with light and shapes. There is no negative, making each artwork one ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
$3,360 Sale Price
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#135, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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There Is No Past - Large Scale Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Color
$2,040 Sale Price
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#107, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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"No Focus, No Object" L1, Large Giclee Print, Abstract, Photography, Limited Ed.
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“No Focus, No Object” L1
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2021
Dimension: 40 x 40” External Dimension( with white border) : 40.8 x 40.8”
Condition: New
Certified
In Edition of ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
"Washington Square" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Washington Square / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2022
Dimension: 40 x 50"
External Dimension( with white border) : Height...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
$3,520 Sale Price
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#170 Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#162, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Foliage, Abstract Photograph, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
extension from the un·i·den·ti·fi·a·ble series – process was to go into the file's data and alter the dimensions of the picture, causing it to distort differently ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper
#27, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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City Abstract, photography, limited, signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography, limited to 5, signed. Sometimes just walking around the city and than this...I liked it.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Paper, Photographic Paper
#149, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Oris - abstract black and white butterfly photography, limited edition 2 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
From June and Oris collection
Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signed both front and back with Certificate of Authenticity. Limited edition of 20.
Photograph ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Giclée
#243, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#174, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#202, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#203, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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June - abstract black and white butterfly photography, limited edition 2 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
From June and Oris collection
Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signed both front and back with Certificate of Authenticity. Limited edition of 20.
Photograph ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Giclée
#122, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#121, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#127, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Blue
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Color, Archival Pigment
#243, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#125, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#124, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#126, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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"Empire in Green" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Empire in Green / From the series of Lights of New York / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2021
Dimension: 48 x 32"
External Dimension( with white border) Height: 48....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$4,400 Sale Price
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"Manhattan Bridge" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Ed.
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan Bridge / from the series of Lights of New York / Photograph
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2021
Dimension: 48 x 32"
External Dimension( with white border) Height: 4...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$4,125 Sale Price
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#123, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#19, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#91, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Urban Art Street Art, Graffiti Wall In Soho, New York City, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Graffiti wall in Soho district in Manhattan was photographed in 2007 that's more than a decade before the Urban Art craze had seized the attention of the art world. Art photographer...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#21, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Chrysler Building in Colorful Multiple Exposure - A Triumph of Color and Design
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering Color Photographer Mitchell Funk experiments with multiple in-camera exposures of the Chrysler Building, producing a triumph of color and design in motion. No less than t...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#169, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#200, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#192, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#191, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#22, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#145, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#246, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#101, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#169, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism, Pigment print
Located in München, BY
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Signed on front
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Blue Bird - abstract landscape Photography, Limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Blue Bird is a quiet study in reflection, shadow, and stillness. A mountain ridge dissolves into deep black, its form mirrored in a soft, spectral blue. The image, flipped and near a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Paper
$424 Sale Price
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Peony No.14 - still life abstract floral photogrpahy, limited edition 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Peony No.14
Printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper, each print is hand-signed by the artist on both the front and back, numbered as part of a limited edition of 2...
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Faces2 - Part Of Un·I·Den·Ti·Fi·A·Ble Series, Abstract Photograph, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
part of un·i·den·ti·fi·a·ble series – inspiration was to work with a portrait and distort the image until the face became invisible.
"removing identities until the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper
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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