Abstract Photography for Sale

Photography, Two Landscapes 40, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 40

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 38, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 38

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 37, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 37

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 36, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 36

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 35, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 35

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 34, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 34

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 33, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 33

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 32, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 32

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Two Landscapes 31, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 31

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Fickle Memory 06, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Fickle Memory 06

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm

$903

Photography, Paysages - 7467, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7467

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$429

Photography, Paysages - 0716, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 0716

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$429

Photography, Fluid horizon XXXIV, Sven Pfrommer

Fluid horizon XXXIV

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,134

Photography, Fluid horizon XLVI, Sven Pfrommer

Fluid horizon XLVI

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,134

Photography, Fluid horizon IL, Sven Pfrommer

Fluid horizon IL

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,134

Photography, Saigon blur LXX, Sven Pfrommer

Saigon blur LXX

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,134

Photography, City Rumors #15 - City Rumors Series, Anna Levesh

City Rumors #15 - City Rumors Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 40 x 30 cm

$1,186

Photography, City Rumors #5 - City Rumors Series, Anna Levesh

City Rumors #5 - City Rumors Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 75 x 100 cm

$1,570

Photography, Palacio #5 - Palacio Series, Anna Levesh

Palacio #5 - Palacio Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 90 x 120 cm

$1,231

Photography, Two Landscapes12, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes12

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$565

Photography, Untitled 111, Richard Caldicott

Untitled 111

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 35.5 x 27.9 cm

$1,317

Photography, Untitled 110/7, Richard Caldicott

Untitled 110/7

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 36 x 28 cm

$1,317

Photography, Untitled 110/5, Richard Caldicott

Untitled 110/5

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 35.5 x 27.9 cm

$1,317

Photography, Untitled 110/3, Richard Caldicott

Untitled 110/3

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 36 x 28 cm

$1,317

Photography, Salle d'attente, Jean-Robert Franco

Salle d'attente

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,694

Photography, Fickle Memory 08, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Fickle Memory 08

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 72.8 x 103 x 3 cm

$903

Photography, Fickle Memory 04, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Fickle Memory 04

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm

$903

Photography, Fickle Memory 01, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Fickle Memory 01

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 103 x 72.8 x 3 cm

$903

Photography, Waterworld VI, Sven Pfrommer

Waterworld VI

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,796

Photography, There is a hand that protects me, On Hansen

There is a hand that protects me

On Hansen

Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm

$1,500

Photography, A rock cannot burnt to ashes, On Hansen

A rock cannot burnt to ashes

On Hansen

Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm

$1,500

Photography, Manger, Justin Pumfrey

Manger

Justin Pumfrey

Photography - 76 x 51 x 0.01 cm

$1,750

Photography, Every Song, Justin Pumfrey

Every Song

Justin Pumfrey

Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.001 cm

$2,253

Photography, The Shimmering, Justin Pumfrey

The Shimmering

Justin Pumfrey

Photography - 51 x 41 x 0.001 cm

$977

Photography, Christmas Traffic, Slim Aarons

Christmas Traffic

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm

$4,167

Photography, Paysages - 7352, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7352

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$407

Photography, Paysages - 7436, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7436

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$407

Photography, Paysages - 7440, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7440

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$407

Photography, Paysages - 7442, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7442

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$407

Photography, Paysages - 7456, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7456

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$407

Photography, Paysages - 7457, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7457

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$429

Photography, Paysages - 0709, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 0709

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$429

Photography, Paysages - 0696, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 0696

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$407

Photography, Traces (Frozen) - Proof before printing, Stefanie Schneider

Traces (Frozen) - Proof before printing

Stefanie Schneider

Photography - 128 x 125 x 0.1 cm

$791

Photography, Close to nothing (Blue), Sophie Derrick

Close to nothing (Blue)

Sophie Derrick

Photography - 42 x 30 x 8 cm

$1,580

Photography, Close to nothing (Yellow), Sophie Derrick

Close to nothing (Yellow)

Sophie Derrick

Photography - 42 x 30 x 8 cm

$1,580

Photography, 34° 33’ 15" N 38° 16’ 00" E, Leah Desmousseaux

34° 33’ 15" N 38° 16’ 00" E

Leah Desmousseaux

Photography - 110 x 170 x 4 cm

$3,953

Photography, Labyrinth - Archi-Lines Series, Anna Levesh

Labyrinth - Archi-Lines Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 100 x 75 cm

$1,005

Photography, Waves, Storm, and Rocks, GK Austin II

Waves, Storm, and Rocks

GK Austin II

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$3,800

Photography, Inspiration Africaine, Didier Cormillot

Inspiration Africaine

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

$305

Photography, Abstrait /, Didier Cormillot

Abstrait /

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 65 x 80 x 0.5 cm

$305

Photography, Abstraction rouge, Didier Cormillot

Abstraction rouge

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm

$305

Photography, Abstraction verte, Didier Cormillot

Abstraction verte

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm

$305

Photography, Abstraction bleu, Didier Cormillot

Abstraction bleu

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm

$305

Photography, Temporal Perception #7, Serge Hamad

Temporal Perception #7

Serge Hamad

Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm

$4,750

Photography, I am a passenger 7, Javier Rey

I am a passenger 7

Javier Rey

Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm

$1,450

Photography, 5:5, you are still ok. (1), Vianca Reinig

5:5, you are still ok. (1)

Vianca Reinig

Photography - 108 x 100 cm

$3,727

Photography, Two Landscapes16, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes16

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$565

Photography, Hanoi 1-01, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Hanoi 1-01

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm

$565

Photography, Rubis, Marie-Fa Lazzari

Rubis

Marie-Fa Lazzari

Photography - 48 x 33 cm

$423

Photography, Tourbillon, Marie-Fa Lazzari

Tourbillon

Marie-Fa Lazzari

Photography - 48 x 33 cm

$423

Photography, Kasumi_4, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_4

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_5, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_5

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_6, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_6

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_7, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_7

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_8, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_8

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_9, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_9

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_10, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_10

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_11, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_11

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_2, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_2

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_3, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_3

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_12, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_12

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasumi_13, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasumi_13

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasmi_14, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasmi_14

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasmi_15, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasmi_15

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasmi_16, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasmi_16

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasmi_17, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasmi_17

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasmi_18, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasmi_18

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Kasmi_19, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kasmi_19

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$678

Photography, Torrent26_8248, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent26_8248

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$813

Photography, Torrent24_8120, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent24_8120

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$813

Photography, Torrent05_6713, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent05_6713

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm

$813

Photography, Abstraction orange, Jean-Robert Franco

Abstraction orange

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,355

Photography, Exoplanètes 1, Jean-Pierre Fleury

Exoplanètes 1

Jean-Pierre Fleury

Photography - 80 x 80 cm

$1,762

Photography, Horizon (Zuma Beach), Stefanie Schneider

Horizon (Zuma Beach)

Stefanie Schneider

Photography - 48 x 47 x 0.1 cm

$903

Photography, Fluid horizon IV, Sven Pfrommer

Fluid horizon IV

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,134

Photography, Untitled III and Untitled I Diptych, Mauricio Velez

Untitled III and Untitled I Diptych

Mauricio Velez

Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm

$7,000

Photography, Reflets du soir /, Didier Cormillot

Reflets du soir /

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm

$305

Photography, Insecte de feu, Didier Cormillot

Insecte de feu

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm

$305

Photography, Volutes de sable, Didier Cormillot

Volutes de sable

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm

$305

Photography, Colors of the day, Didier Cormillot

Colors of the day

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm

$316

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.