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 21 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 26 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 22 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 9 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
Untitled 7 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
Untitled 17 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 20 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, Archival Pigment
Untitled 23 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 5 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
Untitled 11 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
Untitled 2 NY). From The Series Of Public On Paper. Color Photography
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
Golden Girl 2 - Signed limited edition pigment print, Gold light, Ambiance
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Golden Girl 2- Large scale photograph by Michael Banks
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity
This print that is being offered is a...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pi...
Italia 4- Limited edition pigment print, Gold light, Sculpture, Greek Mythology
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Italia 4 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks
Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editio...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...
Photographing The Sun 3 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Photographing The Sun 3 (Abstract photography)
Photographic print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper, 310gsm — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Limited edition set of 10 + 1 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
Italia 1 - Signed limited edition abstract art print, Large format contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Italia 1 - Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered b...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...
Photographing The Sun 7 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Photographing The Sun 7 (Abstract photography)
Photographic print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper, 310gsm — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Limited edition set of 10 + 1 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper
Diamond 3 -Signed limited edition pigment print, Color, purple, Square format
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Diamond 3 - Limited edition pigment print of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ). The inks used are known for their lon...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
The Organs of Ille-sur-Tet, sandstone formation, landscape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Breathe #202101 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Breathe #202101 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas — Unframed.
Work can be hung with either the WallCleat system (support bar supplied) or the...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Stilbon (Two)
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
Stilbon (One)
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
Stilbon (Three)
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
Untitled (W.O.F 01-11-14)
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
Untitled (W.O.F 15-1)
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
Temporal Perception # Petite Vague (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception # Petite Vague (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Cherry Tree Black
White: original painting on photograph, abstract landscape
By Ava Blitz
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Free shipping with code ART2021SHIP through December! This is an original gouache painting layered over an original inkjet print using alternative process photography. Image measures 8" x 8" on 11" x 8.5" paper. Ava Blitz...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Gouache, Inkjet
Temporal Perception 4 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 4 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30" ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Solitude
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
Temporal Perception 111 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 111 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Temporal Perception 114 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 114 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Temporal Perception 125A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 125A (Triptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a triptych. Each element size is: 45 x...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Temporal Perception 365 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 365 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Temporal Perception 119 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
By Serge Hamad
Located in London, GB
Temporal Perception 119 (Diptych) (Abstract photography)
Archival C-Print — Unframed.
Edition: 1/12
Available in 2 weeks turnaround.
Sold as a diptych. Each element size is: 45 x 30...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
The Girl 2 -Signed limited edition contemporary print, Large format, Abstract
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
The Girl 2 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks
This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment print which has been printed on fiber based paper, Hahnemüh...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigme...
Adagio 2- Signed limited edition abstract pink orange square print, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Adagio 2 - Limited edition pigment print of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ). The inks used are known for their longe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pig...
YELLOW and YELLOW / Photography / Print/ Signed / Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Abstract photography, limited 5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$288 Sale Price
70% Off
A Conceptually Surreal Alternative Photographic Print, "Thermopolis/Isla Ispiri"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 9" x 12" Conceptually Surreal Alternative Photographic Print executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. The full title of this piece is, "Thermopolis/Isla Ispiritu Santo/San Diego: Algae Mat, Desert Beach, Watercolor...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 1"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 10x10 Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Button OR? Photography Print Limited Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography - print, limited of 15, signed by the author. The item is a lamp, which evoked to me a button (which I hate in principle).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$403 Sale Price
59% Off
The Moon Lay 1
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
Nishiki 1
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
In the Dream F
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
For the Celebration
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
Fluidity 3- Signed limited edition abstract art print, Large format contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Fluidity 1 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numb...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pi...
Future city 3- Signed limited edition abstract print, Large format contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Future city 3
Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbere...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photo...
Abstract IV., 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
Black and White, Color, Bromoil
$586 Sale Price
85% Off
A part: abstract photograph w/ nudes
text on black from hand-etched photogram
By Jenny Lynn
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"A part" is a black & white framed archival pigment print (photograph) from a hand-etched photogram from artist Jenny Lynn's "Personal Myths" series. Includes images of nudes, glove...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Blue 2 - Signed limited edition abstract print, Large Format, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Blue 2- Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by artist, with certificate of authenticity
Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigm...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...
Paul Cava photography art book illustrated w/ nude, still life
abstract images
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Paul Cava: Photographs, Collages, Montages" is a softcover, limited edition (of 250) book publication featuring the photography and photo-based fine art of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Enlighten 1 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Large Format black
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Enlighten 1 - 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, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...
Dance 1 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Contemporary, Square
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dance 1 - Limited edition pigment print of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ). The inks used are known for their longe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic Paper, B...
EM-57 White Tara (Abstract new media)
By Bill Kane
Located in London, GB
EM-57 White Tara (Abstract new media)
Pigment on canvas - Unframed.
Edition of 3.
The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Pigment
Green in Violet Photography Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print, limited edition of 5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
$442 Sale Price
69% Off
Listening to this day, original abstract painting, impressionist art
By Mary Scott
Located in Deddington, GB
Listening to This Day by Mary Scott [2022]
original
Oil and Cold Wax on Wood Panel
Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:0.6cm
Frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Oil
Morning Reflection Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited edition of 15, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Digital
$442 Sale Price
69% Off
Look at me! Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photographed by Sandra Salamonova, limited edition of 10, signed by the author, fine art print.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$298 Sale Price
79% Off
Diamond 4 - Signed limited edition abstract square, Large format contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Diamond 4 - Photograph by Michael Banks
Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm )
Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered by artist, wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigme...
Vintage Signed SIlver Gelatin Photograph Christo Wrapped Kunsthalle Cugini Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Kunsthalle, Bern Switzerland (1968)
Vintage silver gelatin print
signed by Christo lower right
Photographed by Thomas Cugini, Swiss (b. 1938)
10 1/...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled #72 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Untitled #72 (Abstract Photography)
C-print — Unframed.
Edition: 2/5 + 2 A/P
This early work from Caldicott's acclaimed Tupperware series exemplifies his ability to breathe life in...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Planet Aberlour 5, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered.
By Ernie Button
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Planet Aberlour 5, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered.
For much of my adult life, photography has provided me a forum to communicate my past & present, my humor ...
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.