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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
#206, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#204, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

#146, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Look Up 03 and Maze Me 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 Photography

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Archival Pigment

Papercut No.2 - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 20.
Located in London, GB
'Papercut No.2' London, United Kingdom 2021 Limited edition of 20. Black and white abstract expression analogue photography, composed and exposed using 4x5 large format camera Linh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Giclée

Papercut No.2 - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 20.
Located in London, GB
'Papercut No.2' London, United Kingdom 2021 Limited edition of 20. Black and white abstract expression analogue photography, composed and exposed using 4x5 large format camera Linh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Giclée

Water Reflection of Fish Under Water, Pool Monotype Cyanotype in Blue Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Co...

Healing 02 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 Photography

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Archival Pigment

E, From the series Opposed Tendencies. Mixed media portrait color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

A I and A II Diptych Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

E and V Diptych, Mixed media photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

LV and LVII Diptych, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Wind stretched daydream - linen pigment canvas print, limited edition 5.
Located in London, GB
'Wind stretched daydream' 2022 Photographed in Richmond, London using a 4x5 large format camera. 100×130 cm printed on organic linen canvas, limited edition of 5 + 1AP. Photograph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Fabric, Canvas, Linen, Organic Material, Archival Pigment, Pigment

Into the Ocean, contemporary black and white photography, landscape, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure panorama waterscape - landscape photography. Railway tracks in the Atlantic Ocean in France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Poppy on ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Poppy on Ink #2' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Gaia 8 - Diptych Monochrome Photograph Catalonian Nature Grass Imagery
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 8 - Diptych Monochrome Photograph Catalonian Nature Grass Imagery by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 8 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by Awaga...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

Baltic freeze - black and white analogue landscape photography 100 x 67 cm
Located in London, GB
'Baltic freeze' 2022 A photograph captured with a 35mm camera showcases the winter landscape of Lithuania in black and white. Printed on the finest archival paper, these limited ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Dahlia on Ink - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia on Ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Prin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Poppy on ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Poppy on Ink #2' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Chrysantemum on ink -floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Chrysantemum on ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Chrysantemum on ink -floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Chrysantemum on ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Dahlia on Ink No.3 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia on Ink #3' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Delphinium in cut - abstract analogue floral photography, limited edition 2 of 5
Located in London, GB
'Delphinium in cut' 100x100 cm Limited edition 2 of 5. Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

CoCreate 02 and 03 Diptych, From the We Are One Series
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 Photography

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Archival Pigment

Extra Large Black and White Giclée Print of Tranquil Water Patterns, Seascape
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition black and white giclée print, on 100% cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art matte paper. This series of black and white photographs captures the ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Rag Paper

Window No.2 - Polaroid colour photography of window, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Window no.2' Detail of Christ Church by architect John Peter Darvall. 2023 Printed on 30 x 30cm Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper. Photograph is signed front and back and com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Color, Giclée, Polaroid

Lily in Charcoal No.2 - Limited Edition of 10 Abstract Expressionist Photograph
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.2' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.2' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Summer Photography: Abstract Still-Life, 21st Century, Signed Framed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
I like the mood of a summer day and the expression, taken on a lake limited to 5, framed in a black frame, will be signed by the author.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ice in the Summer Photography Signed Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography done surprisingly on a hot autumn afternoon walk. Signed and limited to 5.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lily in Charcoal no.3 abstract expressionism photography edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.3' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Lily in Charcoal no.2 abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.2' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.2' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

He Said 01 and She Said 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 Photography

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Archival Pigment

The King and the Dragon. Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The exploration of the concept of play as an artistic impulse presents playful, almost "baroque-written"photographs that are the result of a repeated (recycled) notion of play. Start...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Pando #7, 2018, Karine Laval - Jungle, Woodland, Trees, Color Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Pando Forest #7 is available in an Edition of 5 + 2 Artist Proofs. Laval's new body of work continues her ongoing exploration of light in nature. Combining the natural landscape with a radical manipulation of light, Laval creates an other-worldly scape that bridges the gap between our reality and one that could only ever be imagined. The Pando Forest is an incredible display of vegetation in Utah's Fishlake National Park in the United States. Comprised of over 40,000 individual trees, this forest is really one living organism. Connected by one enormous root system, the forest continues to exist by producing clones of itself in response to environmental stresses. Creating small, temporary interventions in the organic landscape, Laval takes natural and artificial light and observes the interaction in nature through reflective surfaces. Marine blues and plush magentas describe this living organism, while radiant aquamarines...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Handmade Monotype of Translucent Cloudy Forms Mid-Century Modern Blue Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Emulsion, Watercolor, Monotype

Aspen Study II - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study II by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Geometric Cloud, White and Blue Handmade Monotype on Watercolor Paper, Cutout
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and d...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Emulsion, Monotype, Paper

Beach Huts Panorama, France, black and white photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Panorama photography - Beach huts on the beach with black stones, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by art...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Black Mountains, long exposure, black and white photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Wild Atlantic coast of Scotland with the big mountains in the background. Archival pigment ink print, editi...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

TULLE Triptych - abstact photographs of mesmerizing texture details (64x48")
Located in San Francisco, CA
TULLE of 3 Images by Christian Stoll an epic scale photograph of mesmerizing texture details 3 x single Images of 64 x 48 inches / 163cm x 122cm editi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée

Sandstill No. 4 Limited Edition Black and White Photograph, Signed
Located in London, GB
'Sandstill no.4' From serries of abstract shapes formed by sand grain. Limited edition of 20. Photograph is printed on heavyweight fine art paper. Photograph is signed and stam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée

Absolut/Photography/Limited/Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Absolut is an abstract photography, limited to 10 and signed. I like the momentum mood which the photography is evoking - for me F. Kupka. The picture was taken during a work process...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blue eyes
Located in London, GB
Blue eyes London, United Kingdom 2015 Limited edition of 20.
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Giclée

Ultramarine night - monocolor blue photography of pine tree
Located in London, GB
'Ultramarine night' Klaipeda, Lithuania 2022 Limited edition of 20. Giclée pigment method print on Hahnemühle photo rag baryta 308 gsm fine art paper. Photograph is signed, stampe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Cuts
Located in London, GB
'Cuts' London, United Kingdom 2022 Limited edition of 20.
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Paper

3496
Located in London, GB
'3496' '3497' London, United Kingdom 2022 It is a black and white film photograph. Giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, limited edition of 20. P...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Richmond flow - abstract black and white photograph of dark forest
Located in London, GB
'Richmond flow' London, United Kingdom 2020 Limited edition of 20. Printed on heavy-weight fine art paper. Signed front and back, COA included.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Bay boys
Located in London, GB
'Bay boys' Dubrovnik, Croatia 2014 Limited edition of 20.
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Giclée

3497
Located in London, GB
'3497' London, United Kingdom 2022 It is a black and white film photograph. Giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, limited edition of 20. Photograph...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Wind stretched daydream - black and white photography, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Wind stretched daydream' London, United Kingdom 2022. Limited edition of 10. Printed on the finest archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, these limited edition photographs are desi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Seascape XIII (framed) - large scale abstract photograph of monochrome seascape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from the artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape XIII...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Giclée...

Intertwined, The Alignment series. Nudes. Limited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From the series “The Alignment” which is materialized from video footage shot with two ballet dancers underwater; he is carrying on the theme of water as a source of rebirth and flow...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Changing Moods 5- Floral landscape cyan blue color contemporary abstract photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Algas 45-V. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Algas 88, 28, 87. Cyanotype photograhs mounted in high resistance glass dish
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Glass, Archival Pigment

Aspen Study II - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study II by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Laminariales XIII. From the series Bosque Cyanotype photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Algas 45-XIX. From the series Mareas. Cyanotype photograhs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Algas 14, 41 y 68. Cyanotype photograhs mounted in high resistance glass dish
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Glass, Archival Pigment

Mandala 8A, From the Mandalas series. Color Photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mandala 8A by Emma Anna From The Mandalas Series Archival pigment print on Photo Rag 308gsm Image size: 19.5 H x 19.5 W inches Sheet size: 22 H x 22 W inches Frame size: 24.5 H x 24...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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