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0087, From The series One
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 134.9 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 53.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,700
Miami Beach NYE.
Luca Artioli
Photography - 114.3 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 70 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Egg Study 3, Silver gelatin print
Shine Huang
Photography - 35.6 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 21 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Egg Study 2, Silver Gelatin print
Shine Huang
Photography - 35.6 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 21 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Egg Study 1, silver gelatin print
Shine Huang
Photography - 35.6 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 21 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Book of Faith, From series “Carry the Ocean”
Shine Huang
Photography - 81.3 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Incense Debris
Shine Huang
Photography - 101.6 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 32 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Sample space urban 2.3
Franck Guedj
Photography - 50 x 130 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,237
The Shame Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
The Trust Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
The Surprise Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
The Racist Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
The Joy Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
The Greedy Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
The Anger Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
This Wayward Floating Body (Antarctica)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 55.9 x 83.8 cm Photography - 22 x 33 inch
$3,349
Many Kinds of Absence (Antarctica)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 55.9 x 83.8 cm Photography - 22 x 33 inch
$3,349
Président à Mortier
Daniel Allisy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$860
San Francisco Bay bridge #1
Bruno Paget
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2.7 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.1 inch
$6,140
You Should Have Seen What I’ve Seen
Henri Venne
Photography - 51 x 61 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 inch
$2,700
Orage blanc
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 140 x 210 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch
$8,216
Laminariales XXII
Paola Dávila
Photography - 113.8 x 37.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 44.8 x 14.9 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Laminariales XVIII
Paola Dávila
Photography - 113.8 x 37.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 44.8 x 14.9 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Laminariales XIII
Paola Dávila
Photography - 160 x 37.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 63 x 14.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Laminariales VIII
Paola Dávila
Photography - 113.8 x 37.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 44.8 x 14.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Laminariales III
Paola Dávila
Photography - 113.8 x 37.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 44.8 x 14.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Alabama Street. From the series Lost in transition
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Carnegie Library/ Atlanta-Fulton county public library
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Atlanta high museum
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Atlanta skyline
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Peachtree Street
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Metallurgic A
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Metallurgic B
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 137.2 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 54 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$4,500
Plaza and viaduct
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-12
Paola Dávila
Photography - 60 x 114 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.63 x 44.89 x 0.1 inch
$3,600
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-6
Paola Dávila
Photography - 60 x 114 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.63 x 44.89 x 0.1 inch
$3,600
27° 42' 26.32'' N, 7° 42' 26.32'' W-15
Paola Dávila
Photography - 58.4 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 44 x 0.1 inch
$3,600
big nothing 17
Luuk de Haan
Photography - 100.1 x 72.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,250
big nothing 65
Luuk de Haan
Photography - 100.1 x 82.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 32.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
big nothing 71
Luuk de Haan
Photography - 100.1 x 82.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 32.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Forest Walk - 3/3
Lucia Heumann
Photography - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,456
Rougissante - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$279
Timeless 10
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 11
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 12
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 13
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 14
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 15
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 16
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 17
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 18
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 19
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 20
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 21
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Duration #5
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Duration #4
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Duration #3
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Duration #2
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Parallel Fields #1
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #3
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #4
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #5
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #6
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #7
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #8
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #9
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #10
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Venice Beach III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,440
Venice Beach II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,440
Venice Beach I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,440
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Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$964
Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,340
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,340
An Angel Passes By
Thierry Corpet
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,674
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.
Find them all on Artsper with our unique selection of abstract photographs.
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.