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
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
Undercurrents (11/14/21)
- abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 24 by 80 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 On Country Road In Vermont
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant illuminated curvy mountain road in Vermont.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Oth...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Vintage Las Vegas- Fremont Street Neon Signs, The Mint, Old Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
The neon signs of Fremont Street's casinos are more than just documented by photographer Mitchell Funk. They are carefully composed as if it were a studio still life with each elemen...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Young girl in an Couture Pink Dress, Fashion Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The interplay of light and shadow, greys and magenta, transform a portrait of a flamboyantly dressed young girl into an optically engaging abstraction composed of alternating pattern...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elevated View Of Upper West Side Cityscape, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Rows of houses on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Othe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Echo
Located in Fairfield, CT
Also available 50 x 70 in. $9,500, edition of 10.
Christine Matthäi was born in Germany. She lives and works between Shelter Island, New York, Germany and the Bahamas. Her LIGHT a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
$10,000
Something Happened
By Kat O
Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival inks and acrylic on canvas. Gallery wrap continues the images on all the borders. Vibrant colors.
About the Artist:
Kat is an award-winning photographer, mixed m...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic
Psychedelic Portrait of a Young Hippie with Manipulated Color, Kali
Located in Miami, FL
As a progenitor of special effects photography and experimental photography in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mitchell Funk employed a variety of non-digital techniques to achieve ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
I Repeat The Same Mistakes + I Hear But I Don
t Listen - Diptych/Framed/Abstract
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Photo Prints on Acrylic. Beautifully gold frame - one inch border. Can hang horizontally or vertically. Hues of gold and brown. Glitch Art. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Classic Art Deco Marlin Hotel Miami Beach, South Beach, Fine Art Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Puffy clouds over Marlin Hotel on Collins Avenue in South Beach, Miami Beach.
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, Inkjet
New York City Abstraction - Street Photography: Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. From an elevated vantage point, Street Photographer Mitchell Funk shoots down on a busy midtown Manhattan street and composes the image so that it's as...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
He Keeps Playing With My Heart + Until The Heart Breaks - Diptych/Framed/Fabric
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Fabric. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Red and black hues. Beautifully framed with one inch deep gold frame. Individually ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Fabric, Archival Pigment
"Butterfly 5" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 5" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B12
Year: 2018
Print size: 24" x 24" Inch
Edition: 1/24
Artist proof: 2
Medium:
Archival fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
I like Mine Pink In The Middle - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Pink hues. Beautifully framed with white two inch deep wooden frame.
About the Ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City Street Scene with the Real Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
The real street art in New York City is literally the lines painted on the street pavement. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk expands the boundaries of the popular art term by captu...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Art Deco Marlin Hotel On South Beach, Miami Beach with Hot Colors
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage pink Cadillac car in front of the classic art deco Marlin on Miami Beach.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Montauk Reflections #39 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O
Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Colorful Paint Cans in Red, Orange, Blue and Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
A pile of empty and discarded colorful paint cans inadvertently becomes an artful abstract still life in itself. Documented through the keen lens of st...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Surreal Landscape Sci-Fi Landscape - Modern Photography Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Aesthetically, this image is generations ahead of it's time. It looks so contemporary but was done in the early 1980's in the pre-digital ear. It was a Modern Photography Cover 198...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joyful Birds on Roof of a Pink, Summer Beach House East Hampton, Abstract Photo
Located in Miami, FL
Three Gulls sit atop a colorful pink and white beach house near East Hampton. The lead gull is captured with his wings spread and poised to take flight. The picture evokes the summ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Heading Out
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
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 009
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
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 013
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
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - large photo BT 015
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
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea -SB 04
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
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - SB 07
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
Street Art from the Rich - Palm Beach in Magenta and Orange with Lizard
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. This image is somewhat reminiscent of Monet's Haystacks in shape and use of backlighting. Use the 1st image for more accurate color. Palm Beach is Hedge Heaven with some of the most beautifully manicured streets in the United States. Hedge Fun - Palm Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Surrender - Ltd Ed
By Kat O
Neill
Located in New York, NY
Movement on Metal is part of a series of graphic, industrial, black and white photographic images. All are limited editions and produced with infused archival inks on metal which means the image is permeated into the metal thereby becoming part of the material versus being merely printed on the surface. It can be inside or outside in all seasons for years with very little loss of resolution. A mounting system would be included. The finish is a metal black gallery wrap. What that means is, imagine a metal frame that the image rests on. It is an inch deep and presents the art in an elegant, museum quality fashion...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Urban Sunbather, New York City - Smaller Print Size
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of women sunbathing on basketball court in New York City with unexpected color relationships.
The actual color will vary from monitor to monitor.
The work is Signed dat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
30x45in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - mounted, ready to hang
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
Metal
Set In Stone/Boss - Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O
Neill
Located in New York, NY
Ancient Tombstones of The Hamptons Photographed and Layered with images to create abstract narratives.
Archival Ink. Produced by Dye Sublimation - whi...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
30x30 in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - large photography
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
Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City
Located in Miami, FL
It's the epitome of Art Deco Architecture. The top of the Chrysler Building is lit by golden light in this photograph of a classic New York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk s...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Street Art New York City in Pink and Green
Located in Miami, FL
Street Art is today's dominant contemporary aesthetic. It abounds every day and in on potentially everything. Colorful chairs and tables are complemented by colorful wall murals in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
California, Pacific Ocean - Large photography - CA 2
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of photography of California, USA, from various photographers, which we constantly add to.
Search 1stdibs storefront: Modern Art Etc., Inc.
We highlight the various aspects of California: its raw, natural beauty, with its vast expanse of land, clear blue sky and natural light. It is also a metropolis, given to a sense of freedom – to love and re-invent yourself as you please. It is also ancient land – land where dinosaurs roamed, Native Americans called home, Spanish explorers charted its land for more discovery of this gem. In modern times, environmentalists and residents fought to protect the land, setting landmarks in environmental and consumer protection. California leads the nation in many ways- the first to lend itself to causes: the freedom to love whomever and be whomever we want, welcome new peoples with warmth and entrepreneurship, be at the forefront of clean energy, invent new technology that changes the way the world lives and work, and the protection of our Earth. It is La La Land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Colony Hotel Ocean Drive, South Beach at Night Tropical Neon Reds and Neon Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Tropical Colors abound in this photography of South Beach. Ocean Drives Neon light show is in full display in this Mitchell Funk photograph. This archival color photograph by fine ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Head Girl in the Bowery - Graffiti Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
A graffiti street scene in New York City becomes a semi-abstract picture.
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15. Unframed. Other size available, Printe...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Urban Sunbather, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of women sunbathing on the basketball court in New York City.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Elevated View Of Women With Umbrella Walking On Scattered Leaves
Located in Miami, FL
High angle view of women with umbrella on New York City street.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Abstract art photography - Fluidity in Color Series - Purple Reign -sold framed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This series presents various fleeting imagery depicting the fleeting nature of various transient substances and states of nature. The aesthetic patterns evolve from the fluids in motion. Modern Art Etc...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Abstract art photography - Fluidity in Color Series - framed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an abstract piece featuring the aesthetics presented by fluids in motion - framed, art is floated in a white shadow box frame, made in Los Angeles.
This series presents va...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Terracotta (I11) 6,
Located in Miami, FL
Gelatin silver print, pencil signed, dated, and titled verso,
Provenance: The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Printed in 1961.
Work is archivally matted by the The Art Insti...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Photograph - Classical abstract structures n.16
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art Etc presents this series of abstract classical forms in balck and white archival pigment prints.
The photographer was trained at the Centr...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City Multiple Exposure - Rich Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color.
Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers.
Sig...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Unseen New York. Manhattan sky line in pinks, golds and blues
Located in Miami, FL
Unseen New York conjured up images of secret hideaways, architectural details, or some undiscovered treasure. Mitchell Funk gives a new twist to the term "unseen". His subject matt...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Elevated View Of Las Vegas At Night With Moonlit Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Luxor Hotel&Casino and Las Vegas skyline at night.
Shipping should be around $100. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Street Art Houston Street, Soho - Early Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
Early Street Art in New York City documented in color in 1971. Street Art is not a recent phenomenon. The appreciation of it by the art world is. The horizontal white painted lines...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Printed on fujifl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Blue Buildings, New York 1970, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
This transcendent image by art photographer Mitchell Funk's "Blue Buildings, New York 1970" is generations ahead of its time. Executed in 1970, it pushed the boundaries of color pho...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Times Square in Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Billboard fragments of breasts, cropped heads of people, helter-skelter pedestrians, heroic bronze statues and tourist bus riders form a neo-cubist composition where disparate elemen...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Wooden Row Boats: Green, Blue and Red, Central Park, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Stacked wooden row boats in Central Park form a beautiful abstract pattern with fading paint.
Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Taxi And Color Doors On 42nd Street
Located in Miami, FL
Crowds of people walking on 42nd Street circa 1996.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto - the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Empire State Building And American Flags, New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Upward view of American Flags against deep blue sky with Empire State Building in the background.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Engine, Frankfurt Airport April 19 2001
By Vera Lutter
Located in London, GB
Merce Cunningham Dance Company 50th Anniversary Photography Portfolio
Edition of 40
91.5 x 76.5 cms (36 x 30 1/8 ins)
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Silhouette Of People Walking On New York City Street
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of people and silver light on New York City street.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower righ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Times Square Theater Posters Morosco Theatre. FORTY CARATS
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022 this does not seem like a big deal. But 53 years ago in 1969 it was quit...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hedge Fun - Sunset Island2 - Miami Beach - Street Art by the Rich
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Website and monitors render color differently. Green sometimes becomes more saturated. I think the mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Hedge Fun - Brickell Key - Street Art from the Affluent
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-heeled homeowners, high-en...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Top, Art Deco Architecture Blue And Silver
Located in Miami, FL
In the is photograph "Chrysler Building Top Art Deco Architecture Blue And Silver", the photographer makes a statement about new and old architectural forms.
Signed dated and number...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Michael Banks, and Seb Janiak. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract photography, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,359.