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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
Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available i...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

VELD 22, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The-Netherlands
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny VELD 22, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The-Netherlands, 2016 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 50 x 50 in...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Estuary, Shark Bay, Western Australia, 2016 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also avail...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Beach Day, Maui, Hawaii, 2011 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 50 x 50 inches Edition of 3
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cosmica #36, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #36, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed 40 x 40 inches Edition of 7
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Abstract Landscape #
Located in New York City, NY
Daniel Mansur Abstract Landscape #22 Canvas Fine Art - Framed Archival Pigment Print
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Archival Pigment

Cosmica #45, 4 Elements, Water
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo Cosmica #45, 4 Elements, Earth, 2016 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum, Framed 40 x 40 inches Edition of 7
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Metal

Anemorphose Cabo Verde #4
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Airbus Karman, Airbus A319, Toulouse, Blagnac
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 44 in Edition of 9 EUR 3.500 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 EUR 5.500 48 x 71 in Edition of 9 EUR 7.100 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 77 in Edition of 9 EUR 9.100 Dye Sublimation...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Home
Located in New York, NY
From the series "Light Leaks" (2008) Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2008. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in L...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Popsicle
Located in New York, NY
From the Secondhand Nature series #22. Archival Pigment Print on Canson Baryta Photographique IISigned, dated, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angel...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Sisters 2
Located in New York, NY
Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns his lens ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Eric s Window
Located in New York, NY
From the series "Light Leaks" (2008) Type-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2008. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in L...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Bleed # 202305 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202305 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Pooltrees
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 5/6 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Bleed # 202321 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202198 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request 5-6 week turnaround. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hangi...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Bleed # 202305 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202305 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Retina #6, 2022, digitally handmade print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Retina #6, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 22" x 16" ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled
Located in New Orleans, LA
From the artist, "My abstract work intrigues me the most. I like the experimental aspect of playing with a variety of materials (light, fabric, paper and glass) to create compos...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frenzied Pedestrians at Crosswalk Times Square - Street Photography Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk nabs the frenetic energy of Times Square, where the streets are as over-stuffed as the billboards. They are one and the same and powered by an ele...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cosmosis Collage 2B CK6A422 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Cosmosis Collage 2B CK6A422 (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 weeks, print...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Soft Geometry # 8C (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Soft Geometry # 8C (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround t...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Soft Geometry # 11B (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Soft Geometry # 11B (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Soft Geometry # 13c (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Soft Geometry # 13c (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Cosmosis Collages 4A577E3 Comp no 70 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Cosmosis Collages 4A577E3 Comp no 70 (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 we...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Cosmosis Collage 2B CK6A422 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Cosmosis Collage 2B CK6A422 (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 weeks, print...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Cosmosis Collage 4A5.1 – Composition no 210.4 Blue (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Cosmosis Collage 4A5.1 – Composition no 210.4 Blue (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaroun...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Comosis Collage 4A52.1.4 – Composition no 7E2 Yellow (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Comosis Collage 4A52.1.4 – Composition no 7E2 Yellow (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaro...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Universals Foldouts 07022012 Red (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Universals Foldouts 07022012 Red (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap. Turnaround time 2-3 weeks,...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Color Kinesthesia 4A52, Turquoise (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Color Kinesthesia 4A52, Turquoise (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 weeks,...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Universals Foldouts 07022012 Grey (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Universals Foldouts 07022012 Grey (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap. Turnaround time 2-3 weeks...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Universals Foldouts 07022012 Pink (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Universals Foldouts 07022012 Pink (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap. Turnaround time 2-3 weeks...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Universals Foldouts 07022012 Blue (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Universals Foldouts 07022012 Blue (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 6 + 2Ap. Turnaround time 2-3 weeks...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Color Kinesthesia 6A4221 Pink (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Color Kinesthesia 6A4221 Pink (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 3 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 weeks, pri...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Color Kinesthesia 5B39 Yellow (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Color Kinesthesia 5B39 Yellow (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 3 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 weeks, pri...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Color Kinesthesia 5B27 Vert (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Color Kinesthesia 5B27 Vert (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 3 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 weeks, print...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Color Kinesthesia 4A7 Blue (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Color Kinesthesia 4A7 Blue (Abstract Photography) Photographic C Prints, printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g - Unframed "Edition of 3 + 2Ap Turnaround time 2-3 weeks, printe...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Paper, C Print

Color Kinesthesia 6A423
Located in New York, NY
Color Kinesthesia 6A425 2012 Digital photographic c print from scanned original color film negatives. 60 x 50 inches Edition of 3 Anne Katrine Senstad’s photographic art, since the ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Color Kinesthesia 9A44
Located in New York, NY
Color Kinesthesia 9A44 2012 Digital photographic c print from scanned original color film negatives. 60 x 50 inches Edition of 3 Anne Katrine Senstad’s photographic art, since the 1...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Breathe # 202202 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Breathe # 202202 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

untitled (Photographic Collage)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the artist Peter Marks (1935 -2010) Peter Marks was born in New York City on January 18, 1935. A lifetime New Yorker, M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Chrysler Building Looking Up on a Sharp Pristine New York City Day
Located in Miami, FL
The selection of a perfect day with crisp light and a deep cobalt blue sky provides the ideal setting for Photographer Mitchell Funk to create a precisely designed photograph of East...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

No. 42545 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
No. 42545 (Abstract Photography) Archival ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag - Unframed. Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. Image size: 80 x 60 cm/31.4 x 23.6 inches Available on requ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Ink, Archival Pigment

No. 49216 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
No. 49216 (Abstract Photography) Archival ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag - Unframed. Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. Image size: 80 x 60 cm/31.4 x 23.6 inches Available on request - 2 weeks turnaround. Print can be mounted to 4mm Dibond, price on request. Larger sizes are available on request. The photographic artworks of Sebastiaan Knot...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Ink, Archival Pigment

No. 49587 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
No. 49587 (Abstract Photography) Archival ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag - Unframed. Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. Image size: 80 x 60 cm/31.4 x 23.6 inches Available on request - 2 weeks turnaround. Print can be mounted to 4mm Dibond, price on request. Larger sizes are available on request. The photographic artworks of Sebastiaan Knot...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Ink, Archival Pigment

Urban Landscapes - Serie 1492 - N° I
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1959, Geneva, Switzerland Vanna Karamaounas aka Iseult Labote – Lives and works in Geneva and Berlin. Born in Geneva of mixed Greek and Swiss heritage, Labote studied art his...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print, Digital

Vanishing Point, Sky Valley (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Vanishing Point, Sky Valley (Abstract Photography) Photograph Acrylic Paint on wood mount - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Artworks are of the highest archival standards. W...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wood, Acrylic

Vanishing Point, Sky Valley (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Vanishing Point, Sky Valley (Abstract Photography) Photograph Acrylic Paint on wood mount - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Artworks are of the highest archival standards. W...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wood, Acrylic

Meta Road, Individuate, California Hwy 1 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Meta Road, Individuate, California Hwy 1 (Abstract Photography) Photograph Acrylic Paint on wood mount - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Artworks are of the highest archival...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wood, Acrylic

Retina #7, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Retina #7, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. In the image, the golden center blossoms outward in six luminous points, like petals or rays ...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled 153 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 153 (Abstract photography) C print - Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his ph...
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Early 2000s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Gravity - Liquid 19 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Gravity - Liquid 19 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Gravity Liquid series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form cannot exist without an environment. There are the visible forms we see in the world, and then there are the conditions that allow those forms to exist. As a catalyst for his exploration of this topic, Janiak chose gravity, one of the most ubiquitous and easily observable forces, and the one that allows so many forms in the physical universe to exist. The photographs in these series show two types of matter—liquids and gasses—being manipulated by gravity. Form is frozen by the photographic process, but the process is ever changing depending on the shifting conditions of their environment. Seb Janiak is a photographic artist whose work explores conditions in which opposites can co-exist, revealing the visual characteristics of the hidden forces...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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C Print

Ocean Drive In Miami Beach, by Mitchell Funk, Landscape Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco buildings in the South Beach area of Miami Beach. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Red Eye #3, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Red Eye #3 from At the Center of Seeing carries an especially charged and enigmatic energy. At its core, a glowing orb hovers in a dark void, as if suspended between emergence and e...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iris Eye #25, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
In Iris Eye #25, concentric rings anchor the composition, pulling the gaze inward toward a dense, radiant core. The symmetry is stable yet alive, as if vibrating with hidden movement...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Panda Pandemonium Coney Island Teddy Bear
Located in Miami, FL
Cute and cuddly Panda Bears lined are lined unexpectedly as their signature graphic black and white shapes interact with the surrounding colored walls. Inkjet Archival Print 43 × 29...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Inkjet

Wind (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Wind (Abstract photography) Photography. Painting. Wood support. Varnished with uvls protective coating - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Artworks are of the highest arch...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wood

EMDL-1 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
EMDL-1 (Abstract Photography) Pigment on canvas - Unframed. Edition of 3. The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Pigment

EM-26 Siddhartha (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
EM-26 Siddhartha (Abstract Photography) Pigment on canvas - Unframed. Edition of 3. The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspect of photography: light. Each work in the series began its evolution as a scanned image of a Buddhist thangka—a spiritual painting...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Canvas, Pigment

Persistence of the sun (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Persistence of the sun (Abstract photography) Photography - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Edition of 10 +2 AP - Artworks are printed by the artist on Hahnemühle Fine Ar...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

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.

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