Abstract 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
Wind stretched daydream - linen pigment canvas print, limited edition 5.
Located in London, GB
'Wind stretched daydream' 2022
Photographed in Richmond, London using a 4x5 large format camera.
100×130 cm printed on organic linen canvas, limited edition of 5 + 1AP.
Photograph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Linen, Organic Material, Archival Pigment, Pigment
Diverging Interests (aka Thor's Well) - contemporary b&w landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Unique silver gelatin print (photogram made sans enlarger); Mixed process triple exposure with spinach, ice, sand, glitter, and flowers; Exposed via dripping candle. From my brand new "The Many Rings of Saturn" series, which was just completed a few weeks ago. [All of my prints are signed and dated on the back; film-based prints are editioned as well.]
Printed August 2022; Made without the use of a camera.
I think of all my darkroom prints in terms of what they are and what else they can be, and refer to them as spiritual landscapes...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
Entrance (Black Hole)- contemporary abstract black and white darkroom photograph
Located in New York, NY
Unique gelatin silver print (photogram); Mixed process multiple exposure with ice, sand, glitter, flowers (and my own hands); Exposed via firework LED (rigged for contrast, filter 3 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Glitter, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
Brick's Photography Print Limited Edition Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Print, limited edition of 15. Photographed in Bratislava a detail of a technical building-architect Jurkovic. Signed by the author.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
2011
Photo on deconstructed paper
16” x 20” inch
Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus Sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, 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 Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"JM Basquiat-GB3" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB3" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Basquiat se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"JM Basquiat-GB1" Photography (FRAMED) 50" x 40" inch Ed. of 8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB1" Photography (FRAMED) 50" x 40" inch Ed. of 8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Basquiat s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Sugarcane Moon-Limited Edition
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist.
Cheryl Maeder was bo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
"JM Basquiat-GB5" Photography (FRAMED) 66" x 48" inch Ed. 2/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB5" Photography (FRAMED) 66" x 48" inch Ed. 2/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Basquiat se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"JM Basquiat-GB4" Photography (FRAMED) 50" x 40" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"JM Basquiat-GB4" Photography (FRAMED) 50" x 40" inch Ed. 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor
Signed and numbered by the artist
Title: Basquiat se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Spring Ikebana - mixed media photography and painting, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Spring Ikebana'
London, United Kingdom 2024
The bold moving brushstrokes in the background represent the unpredictable and often overwhelming nature of the world. They can be seen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, ...
Vintage Morris Louis press photographs MoMa (Morris Louis Alpha Alpha Albireo)
By Morris Louis
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Morris Louis MoMa New York 1986:
Rare 1980s Morris Louis press photographs featuring Morris Louis's Alpha Alpha & Albireo:
Silver-gelatin prints: set of 2 individual works.
Dimensi...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spring Ikebana - mixed media photography and painting, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Spring Ikebana'
London, United Kingdom 2024
The bold moving brushstrokes in the background represent the unpredictable and often overwhelming nature of the world. They can be seen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, ...
Thomas Ruff, Substrat - Contemporary Photography, Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Substrat, 2019
Medium: Chromogenic print
Dimensions: 32 × 45.8 cm (12 3/5 × 18 in)
Edition of 300: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil
Condition: Excellent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
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 Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Wood 1 / Abstract / photography / art print / signed / limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Wood 1. is photography, signed in limited edition of 5. I admire the old craftsmanship and the result, even a fragment is preserved.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gold in Grey Photography Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gold in Grey, photography, signed and inspired by a pool and a hot summer day.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Pillow II. /Photography / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Pillow II. photography belongs to a concept of three photographies done on a sole bank in a park. Will be signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tumbling Wave 4 (21 x 21" square abstract cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
Highest Mountain Diptych II (Two hand-printed 22 x 22 inch abstract cyanotypes)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though these two separate 22.5 x 22.5 inch monotypes resemble abstract watercolor paintings with their soft gradations and luminous quality, they are actually a form of photography ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
Blue in Grey Photography Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Blue in Grey is a part from an originally bigger picture. I like the pattern. Photography will be signed and could be adjusted also in a frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Candida Höfer, Colored Wood: Signed Photograph, Abstract Photography
Located in Hamburg, DE
Candida Höfer (German, born 1944)
Colored Wood, 2017
Medium: C-Print
Dimensions: 56 × 57.7 cm (22 × 22 7/10 in)
Edition of 100: Hand-signed and numbered on verso
Condtion: Mint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Sea Cliffs 7 (Hand-printed 40 x 20 inch abstract cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
Mohamed Yakub Color Long Exposure Photograph Teal Abstract Horizontal Kenyan
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mohamad does not use titles for his photographs. Such naming or framing can constrain or shape a viewer’s engagement with an image. Without such titles, his imagery conjures imagi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sea Cliffs 6 (Hand-printed 40 x 20 inch abstract cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyanotype, photogram or sun print. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
Ink Blot #1
Located in Cambridge, ON
Stephen John Crosby is a freelance photographer based in Toronto, Canada. He is a graduate from the Image Arts Film Program at Toronto Metropolitan University and attended York Unive...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Ink Blot #4
Located in Cambridge, ON
Stephen John Crosby is a freelance photographer based in Toronto, Canada. He is a graduate from the Image Arts Film Program at Toronto Metropolitan University and attended York Unive...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Ink Blot #3
Located in Cambridge, ON
Stephen John Crosby is a freelance photographer based in Toronto, Canada. He is a graduate from the Image Arts Film Program at Toronto Metropolitan University and attended York Unive...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Ink Blot #2
Located in Cambridge, ON
Stephen John Crosby is a freelance photographer based in Toronto, Canada. He is a graduate from the Image Arts Film Program at Toronto Metropolitan University and attended York Unive...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Pillow I. / Photography / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Pillow I. is a special pillow - made from stone, located in a park. I liked the pattern, signed photography.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Green and Green.../ Print / Photography / Limited /Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Green and Green is a photography-print, limited 1/5 and signed. Inspiration was a very warm and sunny day, hopefully evoking calm and positive mood. When framed in a black frame with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Abstract Wall - Photograph by Vito Difilippo - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Photograph taken with Polaroid Now+ camera. Unique piece, embossed, signed on the back, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ramunės - abstract analogue black and white floral photography, Ltd. 20
Located in London, GB
'Ramunės'
London, United Kingdom 2022
Limited edition of 20.
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper.
Photograph is shipped fast and flat in secure thick cardboard packa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.119", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 119” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Poolside Barcelona 200
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Shadows Kept Alive No.72", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 72” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.65", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 65” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.90", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 90” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.59", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No.59” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.111", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 111” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.70", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 70” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.48", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 48” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.25", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 25” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
"Shadows Kept Alive No.2", signed numbered Giclée print, Hahnemühle paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
“Shadows Kept Alive No. 2” is a triptych of 3 abstract images composed together as one single image measuring 14” high by 42” wide. It is a giclée print on archival Hahnemüle paper. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée
Absolut/Photography/Limited/Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Absolut is an abstract photography, limited to 10 and signed. I like the momentum mood which the photography is evoking - for me F. Kupka. The picture was taken during a work process...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
At Play in the Fields (lacrosse, female athletes, sports, night, motion blur)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn
At Play in the Fields
Medium: Digital Photography
Year: 2021
Size: 17x22 in
Edition: 25
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-939
Mot...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Glory (abstract photo, muted colors, street scene)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn
Glory
Medium: Digital Photography
Year: 2021
Size: 20x16 in
Edition: 25
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-936
Bright abstract mot...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Poolside Somewhere Barcelona 500
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Beach Club Sunshine
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
All of Us
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Together
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Splendid
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Afternoon Cool
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Cafe Streetside 9pm
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Boat Club
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sail Classico
By Mark Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
Each work Jackson makes is a one-of-one original using his proprietary silver and ink suspension technique - a process that unfolds over weeks of dedicated development through layers...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bleed # 202402 (Abstract Photography)
By Paul Snell
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202402 (Abstract Photography)
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas — Unframed.
Edition: 1/3.
Work can be hung with either the WallCleat system (support bar sup...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract 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 abstract 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, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Seb Janiak, and Michael Banks. 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 abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2.38 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract 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 $105 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,580.
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