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
Untitled 1 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
Contemporary Geometric Textured Tiles, Giclée Print Limited Edition, PinkNeon
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Hole 3 - Abstract, limited, signed, print/photography
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography / art print, limited 1/5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
$288 Sale Price
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Eugene 8- Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giants Causeway, Coast, Ireland, black and white fine art landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Letters
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Picture done during a city walk, evoking intensity, could be interesting in a modern interior. This one is framed. Limited edition of 50.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,080 Sale Price
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#237, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
#236, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Stilbon (Five)
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
#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 (Six)
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 shining.
All works are contact p...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Impression Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Limited edition of 15, fine art print, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Digital Pigment
$768 Sale Price
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Fourteen Cherry Trees, black and white photographs, landscape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Cherry tree avenue with lines in the cornfield, Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment
#230, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Nostalgic Abstract Photography on Paper, Signed, 21st Century
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Abstract photography, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$288 Sale Price
80% Off
Changing Mood Pink 1- Floral still life contemporary abstract contemporary 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Nishiki 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink
Saint Photography Limited Edition Fine Art Print
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited edition of 15.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
$259 Sale Price
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GIFT Photography print signed limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Abstract photography, signed by the author, limited 5.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
Skyfall
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print/ photography, limited edition of 10, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital, Archival Pigment
$816 Sale Price
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Glasses from a General, Photography, Print, Limited, Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography, print, limited edition of 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$297 Sale Price
86% Off
Hot Air Balloon World Championship, black and white photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Photography. Many hot air balloons after the start of the world championships in Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Hot Air Balloon Panorama, Championship, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art panorama photography. Hot Air Balloon Panorama, Championship, Waldviertel, Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
#217, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Pigment
#214, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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#212, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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#208, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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BIG DOT Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
BIG DOT, photography, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$451 Sale Price
88% Off
Twenty cherry Trees, black and white panorama photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, limited edition of 9. Cherry Tree avenue at the edge of the cornfield, Weinviertel, Austria. All ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#203, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
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2010s Abstract Photography
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#202, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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#200, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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#199, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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#191, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Desert Sunrise (22 x 13 abstract cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyano...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
Anesthesia - underwater photograph series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 23x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Anesthesia” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Silhouette" Into the Light, Abstract Photography, Giclee Print, Numbered
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Creator: Hatice Besun
Creation year: 2025
Dimension: 24 x 36"
External Dimension( with white border) Height:25.6 in. Width:37.6 in
Large Print
In Edition of 20 + 2AP
Certified
Con...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Sunny Side of the Street 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
Digital
$461 Sale Price
57% Off
Just a Banana... Photography Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
City reflection, print, limited 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$230 Sale Price
84% Off
Hot Air Balloon Championship, Austria, black and white landscape art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#170, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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#165, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Scissors Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited 15. Signed by the author. Immediate inspiration when looking at the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
$365 Sale Price
59% Off
Ice, Rock
Sea
Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Ice, Rock & Sea' Archival Pigment Print
Amundsen Gulf sea ice coverage, June 2015. Satellite image showing sea ice edge in the Amundsen Gulf, between Victoria Island and mainland Canada.
This Archival Pigment print is a LARGE 30 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm's
(30x40" paper size) and printed on beautiful Hahnemühle photorag art paper.
Gloriously vivid colours and fine detail - this abstract-like photograph is a breathtaking image of our word taken from above.
Science Photo Archives, London.
EDGE PRINTS...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
#162, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Astrologist - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 23x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Astrologist” is a part of Alex Sher’s series "Reflections" - underwater photographs that could be mistaken for paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpieces by Picasso, D...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#135, 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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Grey with small window Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine Art Print, Hahnemuehle fine art paper, limited edition of 25. Signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$518 Sale Price
64% Off
Tree Trunk
By Wynn Bullock
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount with a title and negative number in pencil on the back of the mount.
What is likely Wynn Bullock's most renowned neg...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$6,000 Sale Price
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#123, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#115, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#114, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#108, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#104, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#98, 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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#82, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#79, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#78, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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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.