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
Lily in Charcoal no.3
abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.3' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Rainbow Reflections, Waterscape Diptych, Altered Nature Limited, Giclée, Ripples
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world of digital art. Drawing inspiration from the ethereal beauty of nature, Fontaine's artistic journey has taken her on an imaginative exploration of space, depth, and emotion through the medium of large digital prints.
Her signature style is characterized by the use of vast, immersive gradients that seem to stretch infinitely across space. These gradients evoke a sense of enigmatic calmness, inviting viewers to lose themselves in the expanse of her visual landscapes. Her ability to create a feeling of boundless depth and space within her pieces, combined with subtle minimalist compositions, is a testament to her mastery of the digital medium.
Fontaine’s pieces resonate with audiences seeking a connection to the sublime, offering a window into a world where colors blend seamlessly and boundaries dissolve. Her work can be found in several private collections throughout Europe and the United States. She currently lives and works between Barcelona and Lausanne.
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Title: Rainbow Reflections...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...
Untitled (W.O.F 15-41)
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
Ultramarine hills - abstract blue desert dunes, Limited edition 10 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Ultramarine hills' Ultramarine hills was photographed in Iran, 2016 with a combination of the special ultramarine colour filter. The idea of colour combination together with Iranian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
10000 blue days
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'10000 blue days'
Mesr Desert, Iran 2016.
Limited edition of 20.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Giclée
Forest Embers, Giclée Print Diptych Landscape, Warm Tons Abstract Autumn Leaves
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - F 011
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
27° 42
26.32
N, 7° 42
26.32
W-15. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Pigment
Ignited, Nudes. The Alignment series. 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
Stream of Men, Ignited and Conception. Male Nude Dancers Color Photographs
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 wat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
"Glimpses of Their Garden #23", Abstract, Botanical, Black and White Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Hogan Seidel’s "Glimpses of Their Garden #23" is an abstract botanical photograph printed as an 11 x 17 inch silver gelatin image on 13 x 19 inch paper. This signed limited edition o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
Purple Sunrise, Space Age Giclée Print, Limited Edition, Pink Tones Diptych 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...
August Evening Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Limited edition of 10, fine art print, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$287 Sale Price
80% Off
As Above, So Below 02. 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
Rosa Sweet Haze - Pink Rose Royal Horticultural Society Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rosa Sweet Haze by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell red...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Ignited, Nudes. The Alignment series. Limited Edition Color Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ignited, 2017-2108
Archival Color Pigment Print
Small size: 20 H x 36 W in
Edition of 13 + 2AP
Unframed
From the series “The Alignment” which is materialized from video footage shot...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
Photograph is shipped fast and flat in secure thick cardboard packa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
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
Rhododendron Denny Hybrid - Lavender Flowers Royal Horticultural Society Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rhododendron Denny Hybrid by Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Winter Swells
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
White Mood Abstract Photography Print, Signed, Limited Edition 1/5
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography / fine art print, limited 1/5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
$287 Sale Price
86% Off
Medusas 11, 12 y 13. Cyanotype photograhs mounted in high resistance glass dish
By Paola Davila
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Glass, Archival Pigment
Conception, The Alignment series. Nude. Limited Edition 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
Baltic freeze
- black and white analogue landscape photography 100 x 67 cm
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Baltic freeze' 2022
A photograph captured with a 35mm camera showcases the winter landscape of Lithuania in black and white.
Printed on the finest archival paper, these limited ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Photographs 1960–2024. Book
signed Gelatin silver print ‘Sardegna, 1980
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited Art Edition (No. 101–200), with the gelatin silver print Untitled (Sardegna, 1980), numbered and signed by Ralph Gibson.
Edition of 100
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in., in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Infinity Pool Water Reflections, Blue
White Pattern, Handmade Cyanotype Print
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Infinity Pool" is a sophisticated image that captures the water reflections shimmering over ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Lithograph, Monotype
Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
#239, 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
Lily in Charcoal
abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash. The charc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Pillow III Photography, Abstract Style, Signed, 21st Century, 79x61 cm
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Pillow III. photography belongs to a concept of three photographies done on a sole bank in a park. Will be signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sandstill No.3 - abstract mixed media photography, Limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Sandstill No.3
London, United Kingdom 2021
From limited edition of 20.
The photograph is signed front bottom right corner and comes with a certificate of authenticity, signed dat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée
Manhattan Panorama, Skyline, New York City, black white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Manhattan skyline with breakwater in foreground, New York city, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
#136, 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
Desert Daze - light effect in California desert landscape with endless horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a series of images capturing the epic scale of the iconic landscapes of the American West
Desert Daze by Frank Schott
48 x 64 inches / 122cm x 162cm
signed edition of 7
30 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Lumina # 202210 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Lumina # 202210 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Matte Plexiglas Box - Unframed.
Edition: 1/3
Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole op...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
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
Stream of Men. The Alignment series. Nudes. 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
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
Shadow
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
abstract photography, signed by the author, limited 3.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$258 Sale Price
88% Off
The Streets of Kowloon (navy), Hong Kong - Abstract color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Streets of Kowloon Navy, 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
Stream of men and Ignited. The Alignment Series. Male nude color Photographs
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 wat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
#223, 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
Caribbean Sandy Shore, Black and White Abstract Seascape, Sunny Waves, Limited
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
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée
Pillow II Abstract Photography on Paper, Signed, 21st Century
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Pillow II. photography belongs to a concept of three photographies done on a sole bank in a park. Will be signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
#210, 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
Untitled (W.O.F 09-07-13)
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
#203, 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
Untitled (W.O.F 15-16)
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
Rilievo: Abstract Geometric Photography on Hahnemühle Canvas, Edition of 03
Located in Miami, FL
From Eduardo Rezende’s new series Rilievo, this photograph treats the skin of architecture as a sculptural field. Curved partitions fold into one another, casting measured shadows th...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas
Hole 2 - Abstract, limited, signed, fine art print
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography/ fine art print, limited 1/5, signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
$220 Sale Price
89% Off
Lily in Charcoal
abstract expressionism photography edition 3 of 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash. The charc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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
$287 Sale Price
80% Off
Twilight, Kyoto, Japan: Asian Japanese tree landscape photo, Sumi-e tradition
By Yasuomi Hashimura
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Twilight, Kyoto, Japan" is a unique (one-of-a kind) photo-based mixed media sepia toned print with hand manipulation on hand-edged Japanese artist's...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Blooms in Red - abstract analog colour photography, limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
This analogue colour photograph was created using a traditional film process, allowing the material qualities of colour and grain to remain present and tactile. The composition is pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Exquisite Ghost - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Exquisite Ghost” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series Reflections - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Wolfgang Tillmans, Texte zur Kunst Edition 2018: Photography, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Wolfgang Tillmans (German, born 1968)
Texte zur Kunst Edition 2018, 2018
Medium: Inkjet print on paper
Dimensions: 29.5 × 21 cm (11 3/5 × 8 3/10 in)
Edition of 100: Hand-signed and n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Exquisite Ghost - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 16x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Exquisite Ghost” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series Reflections - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Four Lines, Monochrome Print, Minimalist Photograph, Limited Edition Landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama photography. Row of breakwaters in the sea in front of the beach of Sylt island, Germany. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Path #2 multi color blur abstract floral photo composition
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century.
Belgian photo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital 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.