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![Photography, Calçada1, Philippe Boutefeu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1630851_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1314633_1_grid.jpg)
Urbain brutalisme - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€150
![Photography, L'homme des sables, Vincent Citot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1267578_1_grid.jpg)
L'homme des sables
Vincent Citot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€1,600
![Photography, Layers, Isabel Devos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/994272_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Gird, Isabel Devos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/778788_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Laguna, Isabel Devos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/693627_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Seascape, Isabel Devos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685710_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2699 01.10.2013, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447591_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2699 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2764 01.10.2013, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447588_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2764 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2343 10.11.2012, Roger Humbert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/447585_1_grid.jpg)
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2343 10.11.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€1,800
![Photography, La galàxia alegre, Maria Grau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144325_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Batec de colors, Maria Grau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144313_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Els rellotges, Maria Grau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144310_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El cec colom de la pau, Maria Grau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144305_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Guadinianes blaves, Maria Grau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144301_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Calidoscopi, Maria Grau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144284_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Algas 45-XIX, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899261_1_grid.jpg)
Algas 45-XIX
Paola Dávila
Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,940
![Photography, Algas 45-IV, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899255_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Stories from Annecy #2, Elena Raceala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1614624_1_grid.jpg)
Stories from Annecy #2
Elena Raceala
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€850
![Photography, I'm finding myself, Elena Raceala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1581312_1_grid.jpg)
I'm finding myself
Elena Raceala
Photography - 53.3 x 105.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21 x 41.5 x 0.1 inch
€860
![Photography, 28° 50' 27.1314" N, 111° 58' 3.4674" W-9, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528257_1_grid.jpg)
28° 50' 27.1314" N, 111° 58' 3.4674" W-9
Paola Dávila
Photography - 38 x 56 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch
€1,455
![Photography, 28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-14, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1527888_1_grid.jpg)
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-14
Paola Dávila
Photography - 40 x 76 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch
€1,940
![Photography, 28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-12, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1527750_1_grid.jpg)
28° 14' 34.127’’N, 114° 6' 44.679’’W-12
Paola Dávila
Photography - 38 x 56 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch
€1,455
![Photography, 28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-9, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1521198_1_grid.jpg)
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-9
Paola Dávila
Photography - 38 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14.97 x 22 x 0.1 inch
€1,455
![Photography, 28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-5, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1521135_1_grid.jpg)
28° 14' 22.942'' N, 114° 6' 4.129'' W-5
Paola Dávila
Photography - 40 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.75 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€1,940
![Photography, 28° 14' 20.922'' N, 114° 6' 9.395'' W-8, Paola Dávila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1482936_1_grid.jpg)
28° 14' 20.922'' N, 114° 6' 9.395'' W-8
Paola Dávila
Photography - 35.6 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14 x 22 x 0.1 inch
€1,455
![Photography, Emo, Olivier Attar (Attoli)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1413834_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Colors Of The Past: Tschernobyl Floor, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369245_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of The Past: Tschernobyl Floor
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Colors Of The Past: Tschernobyl Trabant, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369236_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of The Past: Tschernobyl Trabant
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Colors Of The Past: DDR 1981, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369227_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of The Past: DDR 1981
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Colors Of The Past: DDR 1979, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369212_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of The Past: DDR 1979
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Colors Of The Past: OPEL Auto, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369206_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of The Past: OPEL Auto
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Colors Of The Past: NSU Auto Union, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369182_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of The Past: NSU Auto Union
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Colors Of The Past: Audi Auto, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369134_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of The Past: Audi Auto
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Colors Of Africa : Bryanston 1968, Nils Eichberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1369038_1_grid.jpg)
Colors Of Africa : Bryanston 1968
Nils Eichberg
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,150
![Photography, Defining Shadows III, Maureen J Haldeman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1201761_1_grid.jpg)
Defining Shadows III
Maureen J Haldeman
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.6 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.25 inch
€1,552
![Photography, Ocean light, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151424_1_grid.jpg)
Ocean light
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 60 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Photography, Tempete rouge 11, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739577_1_grid.jpg)
Tempete rouge 11
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Photography, La route-2 signe, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739574_1_grid.jpg)
La route-2 signe
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Photography, La fe e rosse signe, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739571_1_grid.jpg)
La fe e rosse signe
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Photography, Big Bang, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739568_1_grid.jpg)
Big Bang
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Photography, Art Maniaque, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739565_1_grid.jpg)
Art Maniaque
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Photography, Cordes sur Ciel, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739556_1_grid.jpg)
Cordes sur Ciel
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Photography, Lola, Rika Maja Duevel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438602_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Perspective, Rika Maja Duevel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438599_1_grid.jpg)
Perspective
Rika Maja Duevel
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,210
![Photography, Complimentary Turmoil, Rika Maja Duevel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1438593_1_grid.jpg)
Complimentary Turmoil
Rika Maja Duevel
Photography - 47 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 18.5 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,370
![Photography, Coal_mines_east_001, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1107402_1_grid.jpg)
Coal_mines_east_001
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,990
![Photography, Syngonia biota, Venelina Katanska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/764787_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 70, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661251_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 134, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661248_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 136, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661245_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 176, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661233_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 201, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661227_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 213, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661224_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled 215, Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/661221_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chance/Fall (11), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/576411_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chance/Fall (8), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/568098_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chance/Fall (6), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/564169_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chance/Fall (4), Richard Caldicott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/557425_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Drift 20, Rowan Daly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152422_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Drift 07, Rowan Daly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143290_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chaos - 07, Sandra Gonçalves](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1156428_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Chaos - 01, Sandra Gonçalves](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1156128_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, What Ever Will Be..., Hélène Hubert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1150899_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Iroise Sunrise, Hélène Hubert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1150752_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ecriture, Yves Bordes Lapeyre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/969450_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Construction, Yves Bordes Lapeyre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/967464_1_grid.jpg)
Construction
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€540
![Photography, Untitled 2212, Jill Peters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159687_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled 2212
Jill Peters
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€1,940
![Photography, Uterus, Valentin Zaharia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159289_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Holly Mountain II (medium), Jesus Torio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1869795_1_grid.jpg)
Holly Mountain II (medium)
Jesus Torio
Photography - 50.03 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,300
![Photography, Moonrise (medium), Jesus Torio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1869768_1_grid.jpg)
Moonrise (medium)
Jesus Torio
Photography - 84.1 x 49.91 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,300
![Photography, Holly Mountain III (medium), Jesus Torio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1869750_1_grid.jpg)
Holly Mountain III (medium)
Jesus Torio
Photography - 50.07 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,300
![Photography, Kyoto 11, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1268691_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Aoteraoa - Les naufragés, Guillaume Pépy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066848_1_grid.jpg)
Aoteraoa - Les naufragés
Guillaume Pépy
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€1,125
![Photography, Norway 14, Raynald Najosky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099370_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Escalier en colimaçon 6, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1602276_1_grid.jpg)
Escalier en colimaçon 6
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Escalier en colimaçon 5, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1602273_1_grid.jpg)
Escalier en colimaçon 5
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Escalier en colimaçon 4, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1602270_1_grid.jpg)
Escalier en colimaçon 4
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Escalier en colimaçon 3, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1602267_1_grid.jpg)
Escalier en colimaçon 3
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Escalier en colimaçon 2, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1602264_1_grid.jpg)
Escalier en colimaçon 2
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Escalier en colimaçon 1, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1602261_1_grid.jpg)
Escalier en colimaçon 1
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Dune, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1342182_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Textures, White Sands, Heike Bohnstengel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1207437_1_grid.jpg)
Textures, White Sands
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€550
![Photography, Rouille Eau Huile 2, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183077_1_grid.jpg)
Rouille Eau Huile 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Toys for kids 10. (very rare first NFT model), Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138359_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 10. (very rare first NFT model)
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Toys for kids 7, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138335_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 7
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Toys for kids 5, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138317_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 5
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Toys for kids 3, Fabrice Quignette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1138302_1_grid.jpg)
Toys for kids 3
Fabrice Quignette
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Flaming Asia, Chiron Duong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1952943_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Marais salants, Jean-Claude Mathier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1922949_1_grid.jpg)
Marais salants
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 80 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,638
![Photography, Rêve de scène, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721694_1_grid.jpg)
Rêve de scène
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€120
![Photography, La baigneuse, Dominique Jullien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/926352_1_grid.jpg)
La baigneuse
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 17 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€300
![Photography, Schoal of fish, Dominique Jullien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/718419_1_grid.jpg)
Schoal of fish
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 13 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 5.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€300
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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.
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.
There are different factors in what makes a good abstract photograph, including composition, color, tone, lighting and mystery.
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.