Abstract Color 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
White Roses, Red Roses, Butterflies, Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered 4/15, lower right, unframed, other sizes available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
'Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brooklyn Bridge Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
This in-camera multiple exposure with colored gels is generations ahead of its time.
It was taken 53 years ago and looks very contemporary today.
Mit...
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1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn in Blue and Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 2/15, unframed, other sizes available
Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color when...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Inkjet
Pyramids with Terracotta Magenta Art Deco Head
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The timelessness of pyramids is punctuated with a dreamy terracotta classcial head.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available Printed on Hah...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Crown of Chrysler Building with Sunburst, Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color when color wasn't considered art.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, un...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
White Roses, Red Roses, Butterflies, Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Signed, dated, numbered 4/15, lower right, unframed, other sizes available
'Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography ...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Pyramids with Terracotta Magenta Art Deco Head
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The timelessness of pyramids is puncuated with a dreamy terracotta classcial head.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available Printed on Hahnem...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$3,500 Sale Price
30% Off
Statue of liberty with colorful multiple exposures
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
In-camera multiple exposures with red, orange,...
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1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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, ...
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1970s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Human shapes in repetition with Geometic Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
This work was done generation before digital and photoshop.
Signed, Dated, number Lower left recto, unframed, 3/15 other size available, printed later
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer o...
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Skyscrapers Magical light Manhattan Skyline at Dusk, Architectural Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed , Dated lower right and numbered recto 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 19...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Haight Ashbury Victorian Architecture with Street Graffiti
Located in Miami, FL
Perfect composition with searing precise light of a Green Victorian is punctuated with a single figure. Signed, Dated, number Lower left 3/15 recto, u...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Grand Central Station, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Striking graphic design with found elements is a signature style of Mitchell Funk. He brings studio photography precision to street photography
Signed, dated and numbered, 3/15 r...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Miami Causeway at Night in Blue Glow
Located in Miami, FL
Miami Causeway at Night in Blue Glow by Mitchell Funk. A hauntingly beautiful night image of Miami in blue is punctuated with a red stop sign. Signed and dated on lower right, numb...
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1990s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbers 4/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed , printed later
Category
1970s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Red Stop Light. Golden Skyscrapper New York City, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of more than 10 different styles of Color Photography generations ahead of his time. In the pre-digital world of the 1970s, 80's and 90's Funk had more th...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
$5,500 Sale Price
26% Off
San Francisco Geometric Yellow Interior
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated and number lower right, 3/15, printed later, other sizes available. unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
American Flag in the Rain
Located in Miami, FL
American Flag in the Rain
2014
Ink jet archival print
40 x 60
Signed, dated numbered lower right, 2/15. Unframed Other sizes available
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
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1970s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Dog and Taxi, Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Guggenheim block, Red Street, New York
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated lower right, numbered on verso, 3/10, other sizes available, not framed, Ink Jet Archival Print
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photograph of God - Spirituality
Located in Miami, FL
Can a photograph capture spirituality? Can a photography in itself be spiritual? The pure essence of spiritual energy transforms a Manhattan skyscraper into a 50 story deity of glowi...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$6,800 Sale Price
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Snow Coke
Located in Miami, FL
Delicious ice-cold, Coca-Cola. Have a Coke and a Smile.
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /10, Unframed, Other sizes available.
This work is printed on fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Purple Street Performer
Located in Miami, FL
Purple Street Performer
Shot in San Francisco.
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Blue Bus. Red Hat
Located in Miami, FL
Blue Bus. Red Hat.
It's a portrait but is more about the interaction of primary colors, shape and precise composition.
Signed, dated lower right and numbere...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women in front of graffiti wall
Located in Miami, FL
Women in from of Basquiat like wall . This was shot in New York City
Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. printed later, Printed on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Fashion 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 lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tiger IV : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tiger III : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Admiral House, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Admiral House, San Francisco
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Sentinel Building
Located in Miami, FL
Sentinel Building is a distinctive copper-green Flatiron style structure is bounded by Columbus Avenue, Kearny Street is shown like never before
Signed , dated lower right and n...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Colorful Eiffel Tower
Located in Miami, FL
a colorfully lit circus carousel in the foreground gives counterpoint to Frances iconic 19 wrought iron lattice tower
Category
1990s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Trans America Building, San Francisco in Magical Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Old and New
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, . Unframed , Other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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 Color Photography
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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Hand on Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Located in Miami, FL
Cover, "Mitchell Funk. Color in the 1970's "
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
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1970s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Painted Wooden Wall Abstract Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Victorian
Located in Miami, FL
Bold Yellow Color. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 1/15, other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Golden Gate Bars, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Unique camera angle frames the Golden Gate's red vertical tower in between red metal bars of the same color in foreground. Bold color and graphic shapes have defined Mitchell Funk's...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cable Car and Motorcycle , San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Graphic and original depiction of familiar scene. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Umbrellas on Fifth Avenue in the Rain. Street Photography Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Umbrellas on Fifth Avenue in the Rain. Street Photography is as abstract as it is representational. It's literally street photography. Chromogenic archival print, signed and dated ...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Moon Bathers
By Chris Leidy
Located in Fairfield, CT
In this fast moving world, photographer Chris Leidy has found his inspiration within the depths of global oceans. Under water, Chris captures a vision – a flash in time – through his...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
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Photographic Paper
Split Screen
By Chris Leidy
Located in Fairfield, CT
In this fast moving world, photographer Chris Leidy has found his inspiration within the depths of global oceans. Under water, Chris captures a vision – a flash in time – through his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Pigment
Mimi Love 02 - The Painters Project, by Eric Ceccarini
Located in New York, NY
A photograph mounted to aluminum, protected by a mat lamination and set in a black float frame. This limited edition artwork is offered in 3 sizes. This artwork is offered in 3 sizes. The price of the artwork increases with the edition. Please contact us to inquire about the current edition number, availability, and price.
A meeting between a painter, a model and the photographer…
Extensive, both in time and scope; ThePainters Project is an ongoing collection of collaborations with painters to whom Eric offers as a canvas some of the very best models he has enjoyed working with during his career.
For a number of these artists the project offers them a step in the dark, an escape into unknown territory. They must settle into a new environment with unfamiliar light, unusual shadows and highlights and a canvas that is not only three dimensional but alive, breathing and sentient. Movements and poses influence their strokes, they must discover, adapt and ultimately tame this canvas with their brush. Together, the body and the art become one to achieve the sublime.
To blend the often distinct viewpoints of different disciplines and work together; to mix various instruments, tools and angles is an uncommon, yet extremely rewarding and exciting approach, but also contrary to the eternal solitude of the artist, a commonly echoed mantra in the art sphere.
This unorthodox partnership gives birth to wonderful and often surprising creations. Magic succeeds when the ephemeral and volatile nature of paint on the human skin is forever captured through the lens and immortalised onto the image.
The electric blue lines across the woman's body illuminate the photo and it seems as if she's wearing a cape.
More than hundred meetings have already taken place with artists from the UK, Uruguay, Mauritius, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, the US, China, Venezuela, Russia and many other countries all across the globe.
Photography, painting, model, contemporary, collaboration, women, paint, writing, shapes, black, white, blue, nude, body, beauty, emotion, pride, belgium, colors, bright, silhouette, french art, portrait, nude, body, portrait, thick layers, material, lina redford...
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2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digita...
Triptych - Water Theme - Mounted on Plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - turquoise hue.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Untitled #10 (from Unfocused Series)
By Anne K Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anne K Smith
Title: Untitled #10 (from Unfocused Series)
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag
Size: 10.5 x 16 inches
Available in sets of 3 (mix and match)
Entire "Unfo...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Price Upon Request
Untitled #2 (from Unfocused Series)
By Anne K Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anne K Smith
Title: Untitled #2 (from Unfocused Series)
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag
Size: 10.5 x 16 inches
Available in sets of 3 (mix and match)
Entire "Unfoc...
Category
2010s Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Price Upon Request
Abstract color photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract color 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 color 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, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Michael Banks, Stuart Möller, and Carol Inez Charney. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival 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 color photography, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are also available. Prices for color 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 $4,141.
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