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
Nothing Has Changed (framed)
Located in New York, NY
40"x 60" framed photograph, edition of 5
This photograph is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" and depicts bails of recycled metal. It is presented framed and m...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Aluminum Siding
Located in New York, NY
40"x 60" unframed photograph, edition of 5
This photograph is from Stephen Mallon's series, "American Reclamation" and depicts a painterly composition of bailed ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Chrysler Building in New York Skyline Out-of-Focus
Located in Miami, FL
In this deliberately out-of-focus 1979 photograph of the New York skyline from Weehawken, Mitchell Funk captures the dynamic urban energy of Mid-Town Manhattan through the expressive...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Spire Zoom Color, Abstract Photography Pastel Color
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building Spire is zoomed by Photographer Mitchell Funk. The concept is to take one of the most photographed icons in the world and present it visually different but stil...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Murmuration - Unique Abstract Colour Print, Custom Framed
Located in London, GB
Murmuration, 2024
Hand printed C-Type Print, Float mounted in custom made frame, finished with antireflective art glass
Print size: 20 x 25 cm, Framed: 35.5 x 37.5 cm (as seen on 1st...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper
Neon Bar and Grill Sign Tenderloin at Night Street Photographer Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Vestiges of a bygone era, a funky old original neon sign acts as a glowing beacon to the thirsty. Inkjet archival print. Signed and dated on lowe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Land VII - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$1,294 Sale Price
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Land II - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$1,294 Sale Price
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Wish You Were Here - Large Scale Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$2,059 Sale Price
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The Three Off One 2
Located in Zürich, CH
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
$2,059 Sale Price
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Close Your Eyes - Abstract Expressionist Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Der Foto-Künstler, Roger Reist, reflektiert die Welt um uns herum und in seinen Bildern auf zauberhafte Weise: "Die gesellschaftlichen Muster zu erkennen, diese anhand von meinen Bil...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Black and White
Mid Century Bar and Grill Neon Sign - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Located in Miami, FL
Vestiges of a bygone era, a funky old original neon sign acts as a beacon to the thirsty. Chromogenic archival print. Signed and dated on lower r...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
High Angle View Of The Colony Hotel On Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
Located in Miami, FL
Closeup view of neon top of Colony Hotel at night on South Beach, Miami Beach.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Green Swirl - Ltd Ed
By Kat O
Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Seascape. Green. White. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival inks infused into aluminum. Ltd Ed of 10. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Manhattan Art Deco Chrysler Building in Blue and White
Located in Miami, FL
The majestic Art Deco Chrysler Building soars in between Manhattan's skyscrapers. The cropping is radical and exudes a sense of urban exactitude, seamlessly woven into the light-fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Abstract photograph, Susan Wides, The Bubble (Rockefeller #3)
By Susan Wides
Located in White Plains, NY
C-print of an abstracted Rockefeller Center at night in New York City by contemporary photographer Susan Wides, in yellow, black and green.
NY photographer, Susan Wides, is best kno...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Abstracted NYC Photograph, Susan Wides,
The Bubble (Park Ave 2)
By Susan Wides
Located in White Plains, NY
'The Bubble (Park Ave 2)' 2000 by Susan Wides. Chromogenic print, 50 x 40 in. C-print of Park Avenue from the Bubble Series by photographer Susan Wides. Colors in black, white, gray ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Abstract photograph, Susan Wides, The Bubble (Madison Avenue)
By Susan Wides
Located in White Plains, NY
Digital c-print of an abstracted Madison Avenue, in New York City, in red, blue, black by Susan Wides. Signed verso.
NY photographer, Susan Wides, is ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
"Magnetic Fields"
By György Kepes
Located in Astoria, NY
Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), "Magnetic Fields", Gelatin Silver Print, 1938, likely printed later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8" H x 6" W; ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chrysler Building in Multiple Exposure of Blue and Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building may be one of the most photographed buildings in the world, yet Mitchell Funk imagines it unlike any tourist snapshot. This colorful kaleidoscope-like image was...
Category
1990s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled [abstract shapes]
By György Kepes
Located in Astoria, NY
Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), Untitled [abstract shapes], Gelatin Silver Print, 1941, likely printed later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8" H...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
![Untitled [abstract shapes]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/gyorgy-kepes-photography-untitled-abstract-shapes-for-sale/a_28452/1759326570456/122014_1_master.jpg?width=240 "György Kepes - Untitled [abstract shapes]")
I Wonder Will We Really Remember
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Blue Rider
Located in Red Bank, NJ
In past, many people who made cameraless photographs made them inside the controlled atmosphere of the darkroom. For the last 20 years, my cameraless pictures have been made directly...
Category
20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée
Neuroqueer 01
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Neuroqueer - Series
These photographs portray neurodivergent people and their daily lives. Like them, these images were born outside of what’s considered “normal.”
The film roll was...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Glass, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
Seems the Sun Has Gone too Soon
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
It is within the locality of the dream where we are at once sentient of ourselves within a multitude of reflections. The momentary awareness of self reveals transitions between those...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Never Know If It’s Real
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Golden Haze
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Something More Than This
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Colorful Words #1, #2 + #3 - Triptych - Glitch Art - Printed on Acrylic
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Triptych. Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Beautifully mounted, sits an inch off the wall. Individually each piece i...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Color Therapy - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Deep, vibrant hues framed with white wooden two inch border.
About the Artist:
Oz u...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Times Square Cell Phone in Neon Reds - Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk uses a Nikon Z8 mirrorless megapixel camera to photograph the screen of a Times Square tourist's cell phone camera. The resulting image is a photogr...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Divers II A
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Divers II A, 2013
C Print on plexiglass
39.50h x 39.50w in
100.33h x 100.33w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
The Painted Ladies, San Francisco’s Victorians Seven Sisters, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Bright and bold colors define one of San Francisco's most beloved architectural gems. The Painted Ladies of Alamo Square are transformed into a color field painting. Mithcell Funk's...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
East Hampton Sky with Flock of Birds at Golden Sunset, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
A flock of birds at sunset in East Hampton is captured by color photographer Mitchell Funk. The overall composition without a central point of focus is not unlike the work of East H...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Victorian House in Colorful Red Yellow and Blue, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Is this colorful Victorian in San Francisco a painting or a house? It's both. Veteran photographer Mithcell Funk documents the painted house in a precise composition to highlight i...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Echoes of My Mind
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 48x30 abstract is a bold exploration of contrast and color. Striking black and white elements create a dramatic foundation, while vibrant pops of blue, yellow, and green add dep...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,000 Sale Price
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Prayer
Located in Fairfield, CT
Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas.
Her LIGHT and SEA series, and all other water related series, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Transitions
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Pastel Alley In North Beach, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Colorful houses on Fresno Street in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/1...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Inkjet
$4,800 Sale Price
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Spring Sessions II, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Aren't we all waiting for Spring? I do for sure! I can't wait to see bright colors hidden in green grass, maybe a dash of a spring sprinkle - and after it everything is even more glo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic
Spring Sessions I, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Aren't we all waiting for Spring? I do for sure! I can't wait to see bright colours hidden in green grass, maybe a dash of a spring sprinkle - and after it everything is even more gl...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic
Think Back To All This
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Row Victorian Houses in Mission District San Francisco, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
THis cassic view of beautiful painted Victorian architecture in San Francisco was inspired during Queen Victoria's reign. The print is signed, Dated, number Lower left 4/15 recto, u...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chicago 24, 1965
Located in Miami, FL
Great Price.
The Art Institue of Chicago
Signed, named and dated verso, Chicago 25, 1965, Printed 1965
Archivally Matted but not framed
Category
1940s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hedge Fun - Sunset Island, Miami Beach
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Extraterrestrial Plantation
Located in Paris, IDF
Photograph on canvas, edition of 15
Vibrant Archival ink print on Epson matte finish Canvas. Canvas print with museum finish archival inks lasting more than 50 years in vibrancy and...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
East Hampton Fences Green Pastures
Located in Miami, FL
East Hampton Fences. Fields being farmed are interpreted as a color field painting by Mitchell Funk.
Signature: signed and dated lower right, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Snow Traffic in New York City, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated lower right and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Shot in Manhattan
The uploaded video on 1s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
French Contemporary Photo by Olivier Attar - Rocknrollartishow
Located in Paris, IDF
Subligraphy (CHROMALUX) on aluminium
78 x 78 cm - 30.7 x 30.7 in = $2200
Ed.1/15
Possibility of frame with additional costs
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital
French Contemporary Photo by Olivier Attar - Rosh
Located in Paris, IDF
Subligraphy (CHROMALUX) on aluminium
Ed.1/15
Possibility of frame with additional costs
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital
Pink Cab - Florescent Abstract Photograph of New York City
By Pico Garcez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pico Garcez (b.1963, São Paulo, Brazil) In Love with Photography, Iconography and Painting, exercises his gaze from childhood when he began to play with his first camera. Practicing ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
$2,100 Sale Price
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Airplanes Yellow Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Graphic depiction of a regional airport on Long Island.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Turquoise and Yellow Victorian Houses in Mission District San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be $100. Turquoise and Yellow Victorian Houses in Mission District San Francisco.
Signed, Dated, number Lower left 4/15 recto, unfra...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Poppit Sands #19, Wales, Black and white landscape
sand abstract
Print, Framed
Located in London, GB
Poppit Sands #19, 2011 - 2014 - Black and white abstract photographic print, Framed;
Silver Gelatin Print with mount board
7.5 x 7.5 inches / 19 cm (approx.) plus frame
From an editi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Glass, Wood
The Flow of Light under Water
Located in London, GB
The Flow of Light under Water 2019 - Set of 2 x Black and white unique Lumiongram Prints, Framed - various options available More info:
"Being fascinated with light and water led me ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram
$7,887 Sale Price
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Force of Nature - Diptych - Framed - 3 inch border
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - close up of rough seas. Diptych. B/W.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$14,800 Sale Price
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Manhattan White Dog among Autumn Leaves , Minimalism
Located in Miami, FL
Color Photographer Mitchell Funk depicts New York City somewhere between the ideal and the real. In an Upper East Side park, he shoots a lone white dog standing at the intersection ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Las Vegas Gambling Dice - Primary Colors
Located in Miami, FL
A boldly composed Las Vegas casino sign consisting of a three-dimensional red die rests on a King of Clubs. The very graphic sign is captured in an equally bold way by street photog...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
5551-Edition 1/8 - Diasec mounted on plexiglass - can be vertical
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - B/W. Can be vertical as well. Mounted on plexiglass.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunnin...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Embryon 9
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Lamarche’s objects strike a scientific chord in contrast to an art world overwrought with digital spectacles and ominous critique. Lamarche’s work bares a rigorous formalism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
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.