Abstract Photography for Sale

Presa di coscienza sulla natura, Mario Giacomelli

Presa di coscienza sulla natura

Mario Giacomelli

Photography - 32.2 x 22.5 x 0.1 cm

$1,188

Bleed # 202332, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202332

Paul Snell

Photography - 180 x 115 x 0.1 cm

$7,287

City Rumors #17, Anna Levesh

City Rumors #17

Anna Levesh

Photography - 40 x 30 cm

$1,134

The boat, Serge Hamad

The boat

Serge Hamad

Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm

$2,250

Hong Kong flora #1, Camille Levert

Hong Kong flora #1

Camille Levert

Photography - 33 x 33 x 8 cm

$3,456

Lovers, Patrick Blanc

Lovers

Patrick Blanc

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm

$3,024

Zero point #S2021-03j, Tine Wilde

Zero point #S2021-03j

Tine Wilde

Photography - 53 x 53 x 0.1 cm

$2,160

Iridescent spiral 1, Jeff Robb

Iridescent spiral 1

Jeff Robb

Photography - 70 x 70 cm

$5,616

Norway 14, Raynald Najosky

Norway 14

Raynald Najosky

Photography - 24 x 36 x 1 cm

$648

No. 42395, Sebastiaan Knot

No. 42395

Sebastiaan Knot

Photography - 140 x 112 x 0.1 cm

$5,356

La romana, Sonja Lukenic

La romana

Sonja Lukenic

Photography - 90.5 x 72.5 cm

$1,944

Lettre à le Corbusier, Lubanzadyo Mpemba

Lettre à le Corbusier

Lubanzadyo Mpemba

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm

$1,944

Renaissance, Alain Longeaud

Renaissance

Alain Longeaud

Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm

$3,402

Fondation, Mathieu Fournier

Fondation

Mathieu Fournier

Photography - 50 x 100 x 0.2 cm

$400

Materia XIV, Mikael Kenta

Materia XIV

Mikael Kenta

Photography - 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm

$2,200

Under my spell, Clotilde.MJ

Under my spell

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.3 cm

$319

Sin tí antes f20 Emotional Landscape Series, Imanol Marrodán

Sin tí antes f20 Emotional Landscape Series

Imanol Marrodán

Photography - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm

$3,024

Trépidations sexuelles, Francis Apesteguy

Trépidations sexuelles

Francis Apesteguy

Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm

$529

De lo maravilloso # 1, Aziz + Cucher

De lo maravilloso # 1

Aziz + Cucher

Photography - 90.9 x 71.1 x 0 cm

$2,000

Flower H3, Joachim Romain

Flower H3

Joachim Romain

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$1,620

Rosa East Park 'Harjope', Giles Revell

Rosa East Park 'Harjope'

Giles Revell

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$1,121

China, Silk Roads, Camille Léage

China, Silk Roads

Camille Léage

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$139

Barquitos from the archive (who do you miss the most), Muriel Hasbun

Barquitos from the archive (who do you miss the most)

Muriel Hasbun

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm

$2,200

Let there b love ..., Justin Chan

Let there b love ...

Justin Chan

Photography - 120 x 95 x 3 cm

$10,260

Madam Pelé, Richard Kelley

Madam Pelé

Richard Kelley

Photography - 120 x 80 x 4 cm

$1,334

Hommage à Mark Rothko 1, Daniel Allisy

Hommage à Mark Rothko 1

Daniel Allisy

Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm

$837

Architecture I, Chiara Indelicato

Architecture I

Chiara Indelicato

Photography - 55 x 82 x 0.5 cm

$886

Iris hysterique, Sacha Haillote

Iris hysterique

Sacha Haillote

Photography - 50 x 50 x 5 cm

$1,404

Un matin, les mats, Delphine Chianucci

Un matin, les mats

Delphine Chianucci

Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$421

Enigme de Mame Coumba Bang, Nyaba Léon Ouedraogo

Enigme de Mame Coumba Bang

Nyaba Léon Ouedraogo

Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$5,400

Wally ghost 01, Thomas Campion

Wally ghost 01

Thomas Campion

Photography - 75 x 50 x 2 cm

$594

Bark Avignon (1), Alban Marissal

Bark Avignon (1)

Alban Marissal

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm

$432

Feuille, Marie VDB

Feuille

Marie VDB

Photography - 60.3 x 60.3 cm

$540

Big in big, Sven Svensøn

Big in big

Sven Svensøn

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm

$421

L'heure bleue route 10, Feng Hatat

L'heure bleue route 10

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm

$1,080

Recordings IV, Javier Rey

Recordings IV

Javier Rey

Photography - 80 x 46 x 0.1 cm

$1,300

N°2076, Jean-Paul Baret

N°2076

Jean-Paul Baret

Photography - 110 x 60 cm

$886

Untitled 110/3, Richard Caldicott

Untitled 110/3

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 36 x 28 cm

$1,246

Codes esthétiques 0373, Konstantin Kornakov

Codes esthétiques 0373

Konstantin Kornakov

Photography - 60 x 45 cm

$756

Close to nothing (Pink), Sophie Derrick

Close to nothing (Pink)

Sophie Derrick

Photography - 42 x 30 x 8 cm

$1,495

Rouille Eau Huile  2, Dominique Leroy

Rouille Eau Huile 2

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,512

Oceani Mentali N°6, Luca Izzo

Oceani Mentali N°6

Luca Izzo

Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,620

In White, Blue, Red, Joanna Chudy

In White, Blue, Red

Joanna Chudy

Photography - 50 x 65 cm

$810

Sans titre, Tony Soulié

Sans titre

Tony Soulié

Photography - 40 x 50 cm

$2,916

Megan's Demons, Joey Tranchina

Megan's Demons

Joey Tranchina

Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm

$2,700

Essential Workers, Michael Alan

Essential Workers

Michael Alan

Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm

$2,800

Coquelicot, Léa Dedieu

Coquelicot

Léa Dedieu

Photography - 60 x 45 x 3 cm

$1,026

Alex, Georges Rousse

Alex

Georges Rousse

Photography - 30 x 35 x 1 cm

$2,808

Mediodía, Gisela Gaffoglio

Mediodía

Gisela Gaffoglio

Photography - 75 x 48 x 1 cm

$972

Entre Vous & Nous, Jean-Claude Byandb

Entre Vous & Nous

Jean-Claude Byandb

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm

$659

Stronger, Richard Gaylon

Stronger

Richard Gaylon

Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.254 cm

$3,035

Cloud Gate Sculpture, Millenium, Michael K. Yamaoka

Cloud Gate Sculpture, Millenium

Michael K. Yamaoka

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm

$4,000

Metachrome (Homage to the Square: Glow, after Joseph Albers), Vik Muniz

Metachrome (Homage to the Square: Glow, after Joseph Albers)

Vik Muniz

Photography - 102.4 x 101.6 cm

$40,000

Jura Reloaded 2, Joëlle Cabanne

Jura Reloaded 2

Joëlle Cabanne

Photography - 40 x 53.3 cm

$1,296

Passing Through 1, Tenesh Webber

Passing Through 1

Tenesh Webber

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm

$3,177

Alaska, From the Mani- Cartes Postales series, Uwe Ommer

Alaska, From the Mani- Cartes Postales series

Uwe Ommer

Photography - 69.9 x 90.2 x 0.3 cm

$3,500

Exoplanètes 1, Jean-Pierre Fleury

Exoplanètes 1

Jean-Pierre Fleury

Photography - 80 x 80 cm

$1,685

Station 6, Aline Isoard

Station 6

Aline Isoard

Photography - 60 x 60 cm

$1,188

Egyptian Woman, Rose Hartman

Egyptian Woman

Rose Hartman

Photography - 71.1 x 47.6 cm

$3,200

Urban blur VII, Sven Pfrommer

Urban blur VII

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,041

Dune, Tanguy Mendrisse

Dune

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$281

Visions of Venice | Isola della Giudecca Fondamenta San Giacomo, Roberto Polillo

Visions of Venice | Isola della Giudecca Fondamenta San Giacomo

Roberto Polillo

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm

$1,620

San Francisco, the drunk, Bruno Paget

San Francisco, the drunk

Bruno Paget

Photography - 80 x 120 x 2.7 cm

$3,780

Sensitive Expression opus 23, Geert Lemmers

Sensitive Expression opus 23

Geert Lemmers

Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm

$1,180

Paesaggio Puglia, Franco Fontana

Paesaggio Puglia

Franco Fontana

Photography - 63.5 x 43 x 0.1 cm

$4,644

Persistence of the sun (Abstract photography), Jason Engelund

Persistence of the sun (Abstract photography)

Jason Engelund

Photography - 102 x 76 cm

$2,990

Soft Geometry #13C, Anne Senstad

Soft Geometry #13C

Anne Senstad

Photography - 30 x 30 cm

$2,865

Matière avec ligne jaune, Yves Bordes Lapeyre

Matière avec ligne jaune

Yves Bordes Lapeyre

Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm

$961

Épreuve 3, Zakari Babel

Épreuve 3

Zakari Babel

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$65

L'encre dansant : février, Tiantian Xu

L'encre dansant : février

Tiantian Xu

Photography - 100 x 100 cm

$2,376

Hide 3, Sjaak Korsten

Hide 3

Sjaak Korsten

Photography - 85 x 70 x 1 cm

$1,728

Abstract, Leo Matiz

Abstract

Leo Matiz

Photography - 19.1 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm

$3,000

L'homme des sables, Vincent Citot

L'homme des sables

Vincent Citot

Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm

$1,728

Syngonia jungle, Venelina Katanska

Syngonia jungle

Venelina Katanska

Photography - 70 x 47 cm

$302

Flaming Asia, Chiron Duong

Flaming Asia

Chiron Duong

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$972

Murano, Yann Merran

Murano

Yann Merran

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm

$756

Lichtmalerei 180.18.2003, Karl-Martin Holzhäuser

Lichtmalerei 180.18.2003

Karl-Martin Holzhäuser

Photography - 133 x 133 x 5 cm

$34,562

And the sky clears up (specter-whisk), Borjana Ventzislavova

And the sky clears up (specter-whisk)

Borjana Ventzislavova

Photography - 60 x 40 cm

$1,890

Structure, Fei Wang

Structure

Fei Wang

Photography - 60 x 45 x 1 cm

$1,296

Gina (Butts and crotches), Nagsoul

Gina (Butts and crotches)

Nagsoul

Photography - 60 x 40 cm

$421

Lichtreflex Rotation, Hein Gravenhorst

Lichtreflex Rotation

Hein Gravenhorst

Photography - 30 x 30 cm

$1,620

Magnetic Radiation 02, Seb Janiak

Magnetic Radiation 02

Seb Janiak

Photography - 110 x 110 cm

$5,481

Japan, Dominic Harris

Japan

Dominic Harris

Photography - 51 x 110 x 1 cm

$2,242

West of the way, Justin Pumfrey

West of the way

Justin Pumfrey

Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.001 cm

$3,780

De Chlore et de Rosé, Christopher Barraja

De Chlore et de Rosé

Christopher Barraja

Photography - 90 x 60 cm

$1,296

6°51' N, 158°13'E, Stéphane Spach

6°51' N, 158°13'E

Stéphane Spach

Photography - 60 x 160 x 0.5 cm

$3,240

Twisted Branch, Jan Gordon

Twisted Branch

Jan Gordon

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.4 cm

$950

Untitled (5). From series: Secret Photography - Cliché Verre and Photograms, Eliška Bartek

Untitled (5). From series: Secret Photography - Cliché Verre and Photograms

Eliška Bartek

Photography - 40 x 30 cm

$2,484

big nothing 71, Luuk de Haan

big nothing 71

Luuk de Haan

Photography - 100.1 x 82.3 x 0.3 cm

$3,500

Dolce Vita 2, Aimee Hillman

Dolce Vita 2

Aimee Hillman

Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm

$2,242

Abstract Photography for Sale

Abstract photography, also sometimes known as experimental photography, is the art of creating a visual effect with an image that has no immediate attachment to reality, by using processes like focusing, framing, or retouching and editing the photograph in post-processing. For example, an abstract picture can sometimes isolate a fragment of an ordinary image to remove it from its original context and give it a surrealist edge. It can also involve playing with blurring, shadows or lighting, textures or unexpected forms. The image is often created with traditional photographic material (analog or digital cameras, dark room, computer). However, artists can also manipulate and alter the film in order to achieve the desired effect.

The first images known as “abstract photographs" appeared shortly after the invention of photography in the 1830s. In 1842, John William Draper created a new type of images with a spectroscope. This machine dispersed light beams and produced a phenomenon that was previously invisible to the eye. The negatives he produced had nothing in common with the works of other photographers, and they opened the way for innovative photographic works. Draper perceived these images as a scientific discovery, not as artworks, but today his method is widely acclaimed by critics for its inherent originality.

In England, Anna Atkins was also a pioneer of abstract photography; she was the first one to place dry algae on cyanotype paper. This scientific experiment improved photographic techniques by creating unique blue and white images. Moreover, the discovery of X-ray and radioactivity in 1896 provoked a fascination for the invisible and many photographers were immediately drawn to these phenomena. French photographer Louis Darget attempted to capture mental processes by pressing unexposed plates to the foreheads of his and trying to get them to project images from their minds onto the plates. He carried out thousands of similar experiments.

It was only during the 20th century that abstract photography truly became recognised as an artistic practice. Surrealism and cubism started replacing impressionism, especially after the Salon d'Automne in 1903 in Paris. This event highlighted new talents like Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp… Ten years later, in New York, Wassily Kandinsky, Mondrian, Braque and Delaunay shocked audiences. The freedom coming from abstract art inspired some of the greatest photographers to break the rules.

Erwin Quedenfeldt exhibited the first abstract photographs in Cologne in 1914. From 1920 to 1930, Europe became the epicenters of conceptual photography with artists such as Jaroslav Rossler, Josef Sudeck, and Rössler exploring abstraction.

Post-processing became more central to photographic works in the 60s and the 70s, with artists like Josef Newman. Eventually, the growing popularity of computers in the 90s and the 2000s opened up infinite possibilities for creating original work. Some contemporary photographers like Peter Klasen, Dominic Harris, or Nicolas Dubreuille combine photography with other mediums.

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What is considered abstract photography?

Abstract photography refers to images created using photography equipment that do not directly represent the real visual world as we see it. Abstract photographers use different techniques to manipulate the image captured by the camera. 

What makes good abstract photography?

There are different factors in what makes a good abstract photograph, including composition, color, tone, lighting and mystery. 

What are the different types of abstract photography?

There are many different ways to produce an abstract photograph. Techniques can include moving the camera during exposure, playing with light and reflections, using different angles, and experimenting with production techniques.