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
The Kitchen Drawer - An overwhelming source of detritus... everyday objects
Located in London, GB
The Kitchen Drawer
Simply an overwhelming source of detritus...
'Detritus' series was born from the twin frustrations of lockdown halting all planned projects, yet litter still somehow being dropped in abundance on my street.
With no idea of the final output, or indeed the hygiene implications, I started to collect, scan, and record what I found. When I realised these colourful misshapen objects could be turned into something beautiful, the frustrations left me and I began looking for other sources of Detritus.
These collages gave me purpose during the pandemic and allowed me to grow something beautiful from a place of frustration. My aim is to simply give viewers of the work a fleeting moment of calm.
Unable to shoot anything, I’ve been making collections of things I find on the ground and scanning them to create composite images of otherwise ignored or discarded objects." - George McLeod...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
$7,362 Sale Price
20% Off
Nothing of This Remains
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
Metal
Purple San Francisco Victorian with Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Waiting for the Colour of Spring
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
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Ar(T)cheology 002 Brown
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Entre Vous
Nous
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Violet Meta Graphic 001
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Noir/ Blanc Meta Graphic 03
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Origami 001
Located in Paris, IDF
Collages on handmade paper
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2010s Abstract Photography
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Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Vert Meta Graphic 002
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
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2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Lévitation Effect 003
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
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2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Macro Meta Graphic Miroirs
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
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2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Jaune Meta Graphic 002
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
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2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Optique Effect 001
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Autoportrait Virtuel 001
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Art by Jean-Claude Byandb - Apparition ( ) Disparition
Located in Paris, IDF
Photography on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Handmade Paper
San Francisco Color
Located in Miami, FL
Funky Colored Victorian . Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Slim Arrons forgot to shoot the Shrubs
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Star Island is home to billionaires, socialites, jet-setters, and the celebrities of the world. Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Inkjet
Embryon 5
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
Embryon 11
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
Embryon 10
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
Embryon 7
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
Embryon 6
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
Plasma 5
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Informed by microbiology, Laurent Lamarche’s sculptural installations and photographic production look like living unidentified microorganisms. Its narrative is ambiguous, constantly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital Pigment
Berlin
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Michel Piquette: chromatic cities
By Anaïs Castro
It is the luminous colours of Michel Piquette’s works that first catch the eye. His chromatic circles that stir up vision take r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Aluminum
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Expressionist, Contemporary, Water
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by artist.
Custom...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
"The Encounter", Abstract Color Photography, Expressionist, Contemporary, Orange
Located in New York, NY
"The Encounter", Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Graffiti Street Art Photograph in Red and Green
Located in Miami, FL
Graffiti-clad New York City Street scene with wall shot by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk in his trademark colorful style. In Funk's oeuvre co...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
5447-Ed 1/8 - can be vertical - mounted on plexiglass
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - hues of blue.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning seas...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Spire and McDonald
s Graphic Red Sign
Located in Miami, FL
For 53 years, Mithcell Funk has been photographing the art deco beauty of the Chrysler Building. In this work, Funk frames the iconic spire between two other rectilinear shapes. On t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
2632 - Double Splash - 1/8 - Diasec - mounted on plexiglass - can be vertical
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Water photography - abstract feel - close up of rough seas. B/W. Can be vertical.
About the Artist:
Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits and stunning seasc...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$12,000 Sale Price
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Street Photography in New York - People Minimized to Colorful Abstract Shapes
Located in Miami, FL
New York City pedestrians form a graphic pattern integrating with a colorful green construction wall and an orange day-glow concrete traffic barrier.
Three orange day-glow stripes e...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Nautilus
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) remains one of the most accomplished and fascinating characters from the "Painters Eleven" group.
While Town coined the group's name (based on the number of artists who simply attended their first meeting) his output was diverse, ever-changing and not restricted to painting.
Somewhat ironically, Town's first significant body of work, which established his reputation, was a group of monotype - which he called "Single Autographic Prints"
Town was introduced to lithography by fellow Painters Eleven member Oscar Cahen...
Category
1950s Abstract Photography
Materials
Monotype
"Boathouse" Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Blue, Green
Located in New York, NY
Boathouse, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by art...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,260 Sale Price
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Joy Division, Thjorsa River, Iceland/Shot from Helicopter, Ltd Ed 1/10
By Dinesh Boaz
Located in New York, NY
Joy Division, Thjorsa River, Iceland/Shot from Helicopter, Ltd Ed 1/10. Can hang vertically as well. Archival Print. Mounted on Plexiglass. Floats in white, wooden frame. with...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Laundry Day, Venice" Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Reflections
Located in New York, NY
"Laundry Day, Venice" Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numb...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Blue, Black
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,260 Sale Price
31% Off
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Red, Black
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,260 Sale Price
31% Off
The Guggenheim Museum Reaches Out
Located in Miami, FL
Museum in a car - The artsiest of art museums is artfully depicted in street photographer Mitchell Funk's imaginative photograph. A passing red car with similar curvilinear forms has the museum's facade reflected in its roof window...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City Street Photography - Ephemeral Car Reflections
Located in Miami, FL
On a busy Manhattan street, unnatural light reflects off of windshields and forms a mind-bending abstraction of colors and shapes. In the background, four male mannequins stare at th...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Deck Chair Casual Abstraction with Raking Light and Shadows
Located in Miami, FL
Deck chairs randomly positioned on an Upper East Side balcony are captured by Photographer Mitchell Funk. Raking light produces abstract long shadows giving the overall arrangement of elements a casual abstract look. In the center of the composition is a yellow and green chair with colors...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jet Ski Water Sport Action Wave Race in Blue Water
Located in Miami, FL
A Jet Ski - Wave Runner race is documented from an elevated position to be as abstract as it is representational. Diagonal white trails of waves extend behind each colorful Jet Ski l...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Montauk Reflections #23 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O
Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Commercial fishing boats reflection. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival in...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"Red for Love 10" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red for Love 10" Photography 24" x 37" inch Edition of 11 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
"The Red One - That Is Love"
"The Red One - That Is Love" is a thought-provoking art series by Tetia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Chic Fashion Model with Fireworks Explosion of Color - Monochromatic
Located in Miami, FL
A chic, high-fashion model clad in high heels and a chic hat holds a refreshing drink as she sits on a pedestal. She is depicted in silhouette as a burst of zoomed fireworks explode...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Kate Beckinsale departing Demi Lovato’s birthday party, West Hollywood, CA
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work features hues of blue, orange, purple and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 of 1. Fram...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Amber Heard takes a break from isolation to walk Birdie with Bianca Butti in LA
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work features hues of pink, purple, green and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 of 1. Frame...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Abby Champion
Patrick Schwarzenegger - Out for lunch at Kreation, 10/29/20 III
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work features hues of pink, purple, green and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 of 1. Frame...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Red for Love 11" Photography 18" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red for Love 11" Photography 18" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Tetiana Kalivoshko
"The Red One - That Is Love"
"The Red One - That Is Love" is a thought-provoking art series by Tetia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Central Park In Autumn With Billionaires Row Skyscrapers. Surreal City
Located in Miami, FL
Surreal City. It's Vermont in Manhattan? It's Vermont like autumn colors of oranges, amber, auburn, and crimsons of Central Park trees. They juxtaposed against the steely cold mono...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Miami Beach Lifeguard Tower
Located in Miami, FL
Miami Beach lifeguard tower with parasailing in the background.
. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, da...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
An Interior Language X
Located in New York, NY
A unique photogram from abstract alphabet drawings. A silver gelatin print toned in tea.
About the Series:
Gilliam began the series Life Lines in 20...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
Undercurrents (1/23/22)
- abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 19 by 44 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available.
Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
Undercurrents (8/14/22)
- abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 15 by 40 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available.
Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
Vintage Car Against Colorful Striped Yellow Wall - Primary Colors
Located in Miami, FL
To a color photographer, color is a creative resource unto itself.
In a blandscape of dull grays and browns, the hyper-bright yellow wall with prim...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Flatiron Building New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 315, Unframed, printed later other size available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk brings the compo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Sydney Opera House, Modern Photography Cover , Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover, February, 1987 Triple exposure of silhouetted men on a hill, against plexiglass colored shapes echoing the bold iconic architectural curves of the opera h...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Undercurrents (3/27/22)
- abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 15 by 40 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available.
Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
Undercurrents (5/1/22)
- abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 20 by 75 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available.
Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
Undercurrents (5/14/22)
- abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 13 by 40 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available.
Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
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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.