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
"Forest, Kaaterskill, New York X 36" - Composite Image Photography - Cubism
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Forest, Kaaterskill, New York X 36" is an abstract photograph with hues of green and brown.
Peter Essick is a photographer, author, speaker, instructor, and drone pilot who special...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Study for Emma Roberts at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood, 6/11/15
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Study for Emma Roberts at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood, 6/11/15" features hues of teal, yellow, purple, and orange.
This photograph is an archival ink...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Seen and Unseen #3979" - Contemporary Still Life Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Seen and Unseen #3979" features hues of bright blue and yellow. This photograph is edition 2/7 +2 AP.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer from Shanghai, China. Formally trained a...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Out of Siege #1579" - Figurative Black and White Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Out of Siege #1579" is a black and white photograph and is edition 1/12 + 3 AP.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer from Shanghai, China. Formally trained as an oil painter, Peng...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Out of Siege #1729" - Figurative Black and White Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Out of Siege #1729" is a black and white photograph and is edition 1/12 + 3 AP.
Zhou Peng is a fine art photographer from Shanghai, China. Formally trained as an oil painter, Peng...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Emily Ratajkowski on a Boat in Positano, Italy, 6/23/17" Colorful Abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Emily Ratajkowski on a Boat in Positano, Italy, 6/23/17" features hues of red, yellow, orange and green.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of H...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath
Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14, II" Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14, II" features hues of purple, green, and peach.
Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hiero...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Seen and Unseen #3798" - Contemporary Still Life Photography - Zao Wou-Ki
By Zhou Peng
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Seen and Unseen #3798" features a bright bubble-gum pink hue. This photograph is edition 3/7 +2 AP.
Zhou Peng is inspired by the work of CAI Guo-qiang, Zao Wou-Ki.
Zhou Peng is a f...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Forest of Glass with Bronze Nymph
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 2/15 unframed, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colored Geometric Walls, 42nd st. New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Colored Geometric Walls, 42nd st. New York City is what it looked like before they were razes for a new skyscraper. Color field painting meets Color...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Mena Suvari Hiking in Runyon Canyon in LA, 7/5/15 - Colorful Abstract Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mena Suvari Hiking in Runyon Canyon in LA, 7/5/15" features hues of pink, purple, yellow and teal.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print with sintra mount and polished acryli...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Warby Parker Prescriptions
Located in Miami, FL
In Manhattan, a vintage turquoise sign pops out from a dark background and creates a powerful graphic composition. The fine art photograph is Signed, dated and numbered lower right...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Forest of Glass with Bronze Nymph
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around a $100. Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 2/15 unframed, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Funky Red Chicken and Girl with Dreamy Blue Dress
Located in Miami, FL
A young girl in a dreamy blue dress takes her red chicken out for a walk.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available, printed later Printed on H...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Cherry Blossoms Central Park Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Blossoms in full bloom adorn the verdant fields of Central park and make beautiful abstract patters.
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes a...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Windows with open shutters lower Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$4,200 Sale Price
25% Off
Ocean Dream
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
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
The Wall has Eyes - Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
2/15 Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available
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2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Golden Sky Scrappers Manhattan Skyline - Color Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left recto, unframed, 4/15 other size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Intense golden light reflects off of midtown glass ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pink Cherry Blossoms Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left 3/15 recto, unframed, another size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photograph...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tiger III : nature photography
Located in New York, NY
Roslyn Meyer’s lens plays on the surface of soft undulating ripples; reflecting sky, flora and fauna, as well as the man-made world. These abstract images...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
White Building, Red Sun
Located in Miami, FL
Cover. Photomethods Magazine, March, 1982, Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframe
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Red Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
Typically the verdant landscape is transformed into a Color Field photograph consisting of vibrant red and magenta horizontal bands that radiate and reverberate with optical force. ...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arrows
Located in Miami, FL
Arrows and Sun, Modern Photography Magazine Cover, August 1978, Created 1976 Signed and dated lower right, numbered and dated on verso, Printed Later, Unframed 4/15. Other size avail...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$7,800
Wheelbarrows
Located in Miami, FL
Utilitarian objects whose primary purpose is to transport dirt are transformed into beautiful objects of visual pleasure.
Signed , dated numbered on lower right, 2/15, other size ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
World Trade Center Cerulean blue
Located in Miami, FL
The work is signed and dated and numbered on the lower right, Edition: 4/15 Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Forest of Glass
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around a $100. Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 2/15 unframed, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brooklyn Bridge and Old Man
Located in Miami, FL
Brooklyn Bridge and Old Man was done in 1969 decades before digital. the Artist uses exactor razor blades to scratch out color gel and then assembles them all together on a 35mm sli...
Category
1960s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Louse Point View, East Hampton
Located in Miami, FL
Louse Point View, East Hampton ,
A harmonious blend of primary colors in the foreground with a muted landscape characterizes this work.
signed and dated on lower right, numbered o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Legs on Fifth Avenue
Located in Miami, FL
Legs on Fifth Avenue.
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 4 of 15, Printed later. Unframed, other size available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mother and Child Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
Mother and Child Abstract
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Umbrellas in New York Rain
Located in Miami, FL
Umbrellas in New York Rain. Bold and beautiful graphic patter in New York's street environment is isolated from a high vantage point and capture by an 800mm lens
Signed and dated o...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jelly Bean Man, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Jelly Bean Man, San Francisco charms us with bight tasty color and creativity - Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed,...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Shoveling
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 Signature: Signed , dated lower right numbered verso LR Recto 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
New York City blizzards collaborates with the p...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$3,400
Sledding in Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
A festive crowd exploits a rare snow fall in New York. Colorful people fill the picture in an "All-over" composition as if it were an energenic Jackson Pollock drip and splash pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Construction Worker on Roof
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Guggenheim Museum and Bus
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available,, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Emma Roberts - getting coffee in Wilmington, NC, August 22, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
All photographs are an edition 1 of 1 + 1 Artist Proof.
Spencer Sloan is a mixed-media artist whose recent work is a beautifully bold and abstracted paparazzi photograph of actress, Emma Roberts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lower Manhattan Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
World Trade Center Tower 2 is still under construction in this very early example of how color photography can be true to it's namesake . Signed , dated lower right, Edition 2 /15 P...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Boats in a Marina
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gritty Color Truck - Abstract Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Though the eyes of an artist, a dirty truck looks beautiful. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 r, other size available, unframed, printed later Printed on Hah...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Abstract City
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 4/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Photo-Abstract impressio...
Category
1980s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Silhouetted Figures on New York Street
Located in Miami, FL
500mm lens and high angle transforms pedestrians into a Rorschach test of abstract and intertwined black shapes . Signed and dated on lower right, num...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Manhattanhenge. 42nd street
Located in Miami, FL
Perfect alignment of sun down 42nd st
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lower Manhattan drenched in Magical Light
Located in Miami, FL
Shot from Brooklyn Heights in 1975 - Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later. Unframed, Other size available.
Mitchell Funk is a early...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
lampone
Located in New York, NY
15x 15 inches image size
25 x 25 inches paper size
Please Note: This work is framed; the framed photograph shows the print with the 5 inch paper border
Pigment print on Kodak meta...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Day Dream
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
Blue on Light Blue with Dancing Angels
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gary Goldberg
Blue on Light Blue with Dancing Angels, 2021
Archival pigmented print
19 x 13 in
Edition of 10
Gary Goldberg has been photographing the unique qualities of Oaxaca City...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gary Goldberg
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Lightning, 2019
Archival pigmented print
19 x 13 in
Edition of 10
Gary Goldberg has been photographing the unique qualities of Oaxaca C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink Wave
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gary Goldberg
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Pink Wave, 2019
Archival pigmented print
11 x 33 in
Edition of 10
Gary Goldberg has been photographing the unique qualities of Oaxaca C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Big Sur #4
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jay Mark Johnson, BIG SUR #4, Big Sur 2012, Archival pigment, paper, aluminum, wood frame, 25.5" x 85.5", Edition 1/9, FRAMED $12,500
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gary Goldberg
Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe, 2018
Archival pigmented print
30 x 20 in
Edition of 3
Gary Goldberg has been photographing the unique qualiti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Light Path
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
Dawn
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 an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
$10,000
Miami Light
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 an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Dye Painting #9
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jennifer Wolf utilizes layers of painted silk and mineral pigments to add luminous depth to her exquisitely moody abstract landscapes.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Silk, Birch, Mixed Media, Mica
Mar Ligure
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 an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Still
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
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
$10,000
"Abstract Composition IX" in Mustard Orange Green Cream Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition IX" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail which largely goes unnoticed. Inspi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
"Abstract Composition VII" in Green Cream Black Modern Art Spots
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Abstract Composition VII" by James Chadwick is from his series that takes from vintage patterning, zooming in to see the abstraction of the detail whic...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, 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.