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
Changing Moods 1- Floral landscape apple green 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Water Tower
Located in Chicago, IL
The Old Water Tower
22" x 17"
Edition of 9 + 3 APs
Analog Presets Series
Archival pigment print of treated instant film
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chris Kister "My Desires / Lust_Last_01449" Nude
By Chris Kister
Located in Winterswijk, NL
My Desires / Lust_Last_01449 by Artist Chris Kister.
This work deals with the ambivalence of (un)fulfilled fantasies, the lust and burden of obsessive thoughts and daydreams ...
Af...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
From
A Romance Set At Sea
#13
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Digital art and photography on inkjet print.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Limited edition photography art book
original print: abstract nude, still life
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This limited edition version of "Paul Cava: Photographs, Collages, Montages" is a softcover, limited edition signed book publication featuring the photograph...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
"Erosion #1", Contemporary, Abstract, Black, White, Tree, Roots, Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Erosion #1” was photographed on the shoreline of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. The textural beauty is natures own art form. The 24 x 16 inch abstract blac...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"Early birthday flowers", square, yellow, purple, floral art, abstract floral
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery guarantees the uniqueness and high quality of this work of art, confirmed by a certificate of authenticity. By purchasing paintings by Irina Forrester, you make a smart ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Abstract Persian calligraphy limited edition photogravure ink print, black/white
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazanin Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. The abstracted calligraphy text in her "Words from My Mother" seri...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photogravure
Atlantic Wave
By Paul Dempsey
Located in East Hampton, NY
Dye Sublimation Print on metal
- 40x60
- 20x30 -
can also do as 20"x40"
About the artist:
A computer programmer and Webmaster by trade, Paul describes himself as a fine art photographer and a “digital manipulator.” His keen vision captures ordinary details from daily life and transforms them into images of beauty and wit, filled with contrasting shapes and effects.
Paul’s current series of abstract work focuses on macro images of nature combined with additional exposures of ice, snow, sand, and sky. These futuristic scenes, inspired by the writings of Kurt Vonnegut...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Windows In The Sky
By James Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
Photograph of Blue Sky
option of paper
+can be printed on metal..inquire for pricing
comes unframed.
Inquire about various sizing
About the Artist:
Short Biography in a Nutshell: ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Window - Polaroid colour photography of window in London, Limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Window'
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 comes wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Color, Giclée, Polaroid
Poppy on ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
By Ugne Pouwell
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Poppy on ink - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Poppy 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.
Print...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Chrysantemum on ink -floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
By Ugne Pouwell
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. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Dahlia on Ink #3 - Floral film photography, Limited edition of 30.
By Ugne Pouwell
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Dahlia on Ink #3 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
By Ugne Pouwell
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Dahlia on Ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia 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.
P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Dahlia on Ink No.2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia 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.
P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Dahlia on Ink - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
By Ugne Pouwell
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Songs For Dead Heroes # 9 large abstract pastel color landscape photography
Located in New York, NY
This pastel color abstract floral landscape photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Just Who I Am
By Serge Hamad
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photography aluminum print includes both panels. Each panel is 36" x 24",
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Das Kabinette - Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
Das Kabinette
22" x 17"
Edition of 9 + 3 APs
Analog Presets Series
Archival pigment print of treated instant film
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
MY NY Photography Signed Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
NY long time ago, photography captured from a hotel room. Limited to 5 and signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$345 Sale Price
45% Off
Rose Form - An Abstract, Fine Art Pigment Print, Mounted and Custom framed
Located in London, GB
An abstract exploration of light's nuanced play through dynamic curves...
Soft hues revolve on a dark canvas, creating an abstract interplay of light and shadow...
"I am surrounded b...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Photogram, Archival Pigment
Changing Moods 2- Floral landscape orange 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Changing Moods bright green 2- Floral landscape 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Healing 03 and The Block 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Singularity 02 and 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Broken Television 301", Abstract, Black, Red, Orange, Yellow, Photo, Print
Located in Franklin, MA
Patty deGrandpre’s “Broken Television 301” is a radiant 4.5 x 4.25 inch abstract unique inkjet digital print with warm hues of yellow, orange, and red offset by a contrasting rectang...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Color
Changing Moods 2- Floral landscape orange 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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Broken Television 316", Abstract, Minimalist, Pink, Black, Digital Print
Located in Franklin, MA
Patty deGrandpre’s “Broken Television 316” is a striking predominantly black and white 5 x 5 inch abstract unique inkjet digital print. Appearing architectural and minimalist, radian...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital, Color
NY # 201802 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
NY # 201802 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed.
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option.
Available on request 5...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Lous and Y Diptych, From the series Lous and The Yakuza.
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Lily in Charcoal no.2
abstract expressionism photography edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
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....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Dreaming Of The Park, Abstract Landscape Art, Original Oil Painting, Cornwall
Located in Deddington, GB
This piece reflects the magical beauty of Mount Edgecumbe Country Park in Cornwall, where Katy Brown lives and paints. In particular, it is about the Englis...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Oil, Panel
Side Effects, Depth of Winter, Skiers 02, abstract aerial landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Kacper Kowalski began his career as a landscape photographer, far before
the preeminence of drones or Google Earth, strapping himself into a
gyrocopter and exploring his native Poland through the lens of a film camera.
This repeated, almost ritualistic exploration of home became the foundation of
his work. Kowalski observes the macro-evolution of the Polish landscape...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
To the moon and back - abstract sky photography, limited edition 14 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'To the moon and back' is a photograph of one of the summer evening sunsets. As you gaze at the horizon, you see a plane flying at the perfect horizontal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Color
Untiled #21 abstract sea landscape red and blue color contemporary photography
Located in New York, NY
The series 'Trespassing' explores encounters between human and nature. Human-made objects are placed into a landscape, where their interactions with the natural elements are recorded...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Songs For Dead Heroes # 6 soft color floral abstract landscape photo composition
Located in New York, NY
This abstract floral landscape photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Ramunės no. 2
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės no. 2'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
COA Included.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Wind stretched daydream
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Wind stretched daydream' 2022
Photographed in Richmond, London using a 4x5 large format camera.
Printed on Fine art Hahnemuehle paper.
40x31cm ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Paper cut - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Paper cut'
London, United Kingdom 2021
Limited edition of 10.
Printed on fine art heavy-weight paper.
The photograph comes signed, and stamped with COA.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée
3498 - Abstract portrait photography, Limited edition 3 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'3498'
London, United Kingdom 2022
From limited edition of 20.
The photograph is signed front bottom right corner and comes with a certificate of authenticity, signed date of prin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
Paper cut
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Paper cut'
London, United Kingdom 2021
Limited edition of 10.
Printed on fine art heavy-weight paper.
The photograph comes signed, and stamped with COA.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Film, Photographic Film
Breathe # 202102 (Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Edition: 2/3
Work can be hung with either the WallCleat system (support bar supplied) or the screw-eye system if it needs support from wire or above.
Available in 4-5 weeks turnaro...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Earth Poem2- Signed limited edition abstract art print, Large format contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Earth Poem 2 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + number...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic P...
Bling 13 - Signed limited edition pigment print, Color Photo, Gold square format
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Bling 13 - Limited edition pigment print - Editions of 5
Signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hah...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color, Digital Pigment
Eroded Rock, Point Lobos
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Eroded Rock, Point Lobos
Gelatin silver print, 1929
Unsigned
Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo)
A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward
Editi...
Category
1920s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Water No. 29, 4 Pixels
By Stuart Allen
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (1/1) in pencil, verso
Archival pigment print on rag paper
30 x 24 inches, sheet
This artwork is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Water No. 6, 36 Pixels
By Stuart Allen
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (1/1) in pencil, verso
Archival pigment print on rag paper
30 x 24 inches, sheet
This artwork is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sky No. 28, 25 Pixels
By Stuart Allen
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (1/1) in pencil, verso
Pigment print on rag paper
30 x 24 inches, sheet
This artwork is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Central Park, New York City / Sky No. 2, 9 Pixels
By Stuart Allen
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (1/3) in pencil, verso
Pigment print on rag paper
30 x 24 inches, sheet
This artwork is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Song for Dead Heroes #5 bright floral abstract photo landscape composition
Located in New York, NY
This abstract floral landscape photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
The Ascent, 2024, Archival Print on Cotton Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Part of Eduardo Rezende’s Lavori in Corso series, The Ascent reflects on the dialogue between history, architecture, and the act of rebuilding. Through layers of construction fabric ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton Canvas
Song for dead heroes #1 Floral abstract landscape dark color photo composition
Located in New York, NY
This abstract floral landscape photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Song for dead heroes #1 Floral abstract landscape dark color photo composition
Located in New York, NY
This abstract floral landscape photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untiled #24 abstract sea landscape red and blue color contemporary photography
Located in New York, NY
The series 'Trespassing' explores encounters between human and nature. Human-made objects are placed into a landscape, where their interactions with the natural elements are recorded...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untiled #23 abstract sea landscape red and blue color contemporary photography
Located in New York, NY
The series 'Trespassing' explores encounters between human and nature. Human-made objects are placed into a landscape, where their interactions with the natural elements are recorded...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Impression
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photo was taken by me in an abandoned house. I like the colors and the impression from the picture. Will be signed, framed in a simple black frame, which can be hanged on the wal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$317 Sale Price
20% Off
Winter at the Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition 2/15
Archival pigment print
“Water's Edge” a collection of photos by Marian Crostic defines the power of the ocean
and the land which borders it. Having spent much of her l...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
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.