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
Heterotopia #46 - Michel Foucault Philosophy French Garden Photography
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #46' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
The Mask 02, From the Making Sense series. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Heterotopia #93 - Michel Foucault French Philosophy Garden Abstract Photography
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #93' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Look Up 02, From the series Return to Source. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Below 01, From the series The Journey. Abstract color photograph
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blender 02, From the series Making Sense. Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled 18 NY. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
The Streets of Kowloon (gold), Hong Kong - Abstract color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Streets of Kowloon Gold, part of Richard Heeps series photographing on the streets of Hong Kong in Kowloon in 2016 this stunning abstract piece is so striking in a room.
The whole 20...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Abstract Female Nude
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract photo depicting female nude, Signed N. Scott. Image measures 10 x 12 inches; 19.25 x 21.25 inches framed and matted. Excellent condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Red Pause, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
‘While you are sleeping’ (Seascape Series) In his seascape works, Sukan manipulates his imagery connected to the constant tensions between the mental grasp of the specificity and rep...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled 18, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The physical gestures that make up our interactions with touch-screen personal devices are intensely intimate, yet abstract signatures of our everyday browsing and messaging patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 24 NY. From The Series Of Public On Paper, Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 7, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The physical gestures that make up our interactions with touch-screen personal devices are intensely intimate, yet abstract signatures of our everyday browsing and messaging patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 3 NY, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Hole 1 - Abstract, limited, signed, print/photography
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print/Photography, abstract, limited 1/5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
$288 Sale Price
86% Off
#92, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#86, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#70, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#64, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#50, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#251, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#250, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#42, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#255, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#254, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#248, 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Untitled (W.O.F 04-11-14)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Works of Fire
When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stilbon (Four)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Stilbon
Stilbon in the ancient Greek religion, is the sky god of Hermaon, the planet Mercury, and one of the Astra Planeta. The word, Stilbon, means sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Purple Circles Photography Limited Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Abstract photography, very vivid colors, limited to 10, signed by the author. Evoking happiness and good mood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$336 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract II., Photography, Fine Art Print, Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography, printed as fine art print, limited edition of 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$441 Sale Price
88% Off
Blanco 8, 2010 - Limited Edition Digital Photographic Print on Cotton paper
By Rosa Basurto
Located in Brighton, GB
Blanco 8 is a 30cm x 30cm digital print on 50cm x 50cm cotton paper in a limited edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs.
Rosa Basurto is a self-taught photographer from Spain who, within ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
Water Reflection of Fish Under Water, Pool Monotype Cyanotype in Blue Tones
By Kind of Cyan
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-...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Emulsion, C Print, Monotype, Photogram, Lithograph
Brake, unique photograph on silk with sumi ink brushwork
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Brake, unique photograph on silk with sumi ink brushwork
Chaco Terada's relationship with photo-eye dates back about 15 years. Over this period I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink
Reflections of Lido Island, Abstract Venice Waters, Large Black White Seascape
By Kind of Cyan
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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
Fishing Hut on Stilts, Coast of Atlantic Ocean, seascape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Fishermen's huts on stilts in the wild surf of the French Atlantic coast. Archival pigment ink print,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled 6 Miami. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Man Ray, Electricite Rayograph, 1931, Framed Heliogravure
By Man Ray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Framed Rayograph Heliogravure by Man Ray for Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d'Electricite´, 1931.
Printed in Heliogravure and signed in the negative.
Limited to 500 copies.
...
Category
1930s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
$2,476 Sale Price
25% Off
Heterotopia #97 - Michel Foucault French Philosophy Garden Flowers Photography
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #50' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$5,618 Sale Price
20% Off
Bla bla Photography Print Limited Edition Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print, limited edition of 15. Signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
$432 Sale Price
67% Off
Beach Huts Panorama, rocky beach, black and white photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art panorama photography. Stone beach with beach huts and a walk with the dog, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and number...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment
Legs 2000 by Chris Marlow Color Phothography on Paper
Located in Brescia, IT
This human figure becomes abstract through the eyes of artist Chris Marlowe.
The woman is seen only from one part of her body: the legs.
No sexual references but a close look at the ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
Heterotopia #50 - Heterotopia Michel Foucault French Philosophy Photography
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #50' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Heterotopia #10 -
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #10' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Heterotopia #47 - Digital Photography Neon Michel Foucault French Philosophy
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #47' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Heterotopia #64 - Michel Foucault Heterotopia French Philosophy Photography
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
'Untitled #64' from the series Heterotopia is a dazzling Chromogenic Print by Contemporary photographer Karine Laval and is available in this size in an Edition of 5.
The vividly c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
The Alignment. Framed. Nude Swimmers. Limited Edition Color Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Untitled (W.O.F 15-3)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Works of Fire
When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wood Cut - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Wood Cut
by Stuart Möller
(Photo by Stuart Möller)
Archival Pigment Prints signed and numbered by the artist.
- Location of the signature : bottom right
- Dimensions extra large ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ground Cloud - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Ground Cloud
by Stuart Möller
(Photo by Stuart Möller)
Archival Pigment Prints signed and numbered by the artist.
- Location of the signature : bottom right
- Dimensions large 41...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled 13, From The Series Of While You Are Surfing
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The physical gestures that make up our interactions with touch-screen personal devices are intensely intimate, yet abstract signatures of our everyday browsing and messaging patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Untitled 13 Paris. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Untitled 28 NY, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 25 NY, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Visible, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
‘While you are sleeping’ (Seascape Series) In his seascape works, Sukan manipulates his imagery connected to the constant tensions between the mental grasp of the specificity and rep...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White
Untitled 27 NY, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 30 Miami, 2018 From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 32 NY, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 16 Miami, From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Artificial Blast, 2009, From The Series Of While You Are Sleeping
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
‘While you are sleeping’ (Seascape Series) In his seascape works, Sukan manipulates his imagery connected to the constant tensions between the mental grasp of the specificity and rep...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color
Untitled 4 NY. From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sukan has set out to identify alternative sites of public display and common space within the banal recesses of the everyday world. Collecting and adopting the sketch pads and papers...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic 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 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, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Michael Banks, and Seb Janiak. 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 photography, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $50 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,359.