Abstract Photography for Sale

Photography, Chaos - 02, Sandra Gonçalves

Chaos - 02

Sandra Gonçalves

Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

£759

Photography, El drac vermell, Maria Grau

El drac vermell

Maria Grau

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 inch

£715

Photography, Darkness (série), Sophie Patry

Darkness (série)

Sophie Patry

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

£447

Photography, Defining Shadows II, Maureen J Haldeman

Defining Shadows II

Maureen J Haldeman

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.25 inch

£1,154

Photography, onderhemelse 2, Luuk de Haan

onderhemelse 2

Luuk de Haan

Photography - 16.3 x 20.3 x 0.1 inch

£1,442

Photography, Toys for kids 2, Fabrice Quignette

Toys for kids 2

Fabrice Quignette

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,340

Photography, 45°40' N, 142°10' E, Stéphane Spach

45°40' N, 142°10' E

Stéphane Spach

Photography - 15.7 x 42.5 x 0.2 inch

£1,697

Photography, Breathe It In, Rika Maja Duevel

Breathe It In

Rika Maja Duevel

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£1,081

Photography, Pharmakon, Juliette Alhmah

Pharmakon

Juliette Alhmah

Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

£491

Photography, Fleur périmée, Chloé Coislier

Fleur périmée

Chloé Coislier

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£268

Photography, Le touareg, Françoise Lapierre

Le touareg

Françoise Lapierre

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£536

Photography, Blue & White Series- Painting 1, Aatmica Ojha

Blue & White Series- Painting 1

Aatmica Ojha

Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,697

Photography, Tether, Hélène Hubert

Tether

Hélène Hubert

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

£938

Photography, Gina (Butts and crotches), Nagsoul

Gina (Butts and crotches)

Nagsoul

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

£348

Photography, From the series "Sunset" 2, Dmytro Bilous

From the series "Sunset" 2

Dmytro Bilous

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Road signs I, Jakub Pasierkiewicz

Road signs I

Jakub Pasierkiewicz

Photography - 38.6 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

£1,000

Photography, Banana leaves #14, Ed Reddon

Banana leaves #14

Ed Reddon

Photography - 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch

£63

Photography, Liberty (medium), Jesus Torio

Liberty (medium)

Jesus Torio

Photography - 33.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

£1,161

Photography, Space Sample 2.5 / Eiffel, Franck Guedj

Space Sample 2.5 / Eiffel

Franck Guedj

Photography - 35.8 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,117

Photography, OXA8D43D03, Eric Petr

OXA8D43D03

Eric Petr

Photography - 7.1 x 7.1 x 0 inch

£420

Photography, Artichoke II, Shine Huang

Artichoke II

Shine Huang

Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

£1,483

Photography, Untitled #10, Josef Nadj

Untitled #10

Josef Nadj

Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 inch

£983

Photography, De sable et d'eau, Dominique Leroy

De sable et d'eau

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,251

Photography, Pointless Love series, Yumi Watanabe

Pointless Love series

Yumi Watanabe

Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.1 inch

£500

Photography, Still life, Prajakta Potnis

Still life

Prajakta Potnis

Photography - 31 x 57 x 1 inch

£8,240

Photography, Rehearsal for a landscape IV, Isabel Devos

Rehearsal for a landscape IV

Isabel Devos

Photography - 7.9 x 13.8 inch

£849

Photography, Unchained, Bonnie Lammar

Unchained

Bonnie Lammar

Photography - 12 x 12 x 0.2 inch

£474

Photography, The Object, Mario Pascual Cámara

The Object

Mario Pascual Cámara

Photography - 14.7 x 22 inch

£893

Photography, Épreuve 3, Zakari Babel

Épreuve 3

Zakari Babel

Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

£54

Photography, Syngonia jungle, Venelina Katanska

Syngonia jungle

Venelina Katanska

Photography - 27.6 x 18.5 inch

£250

Photography, Intuition, Jean-Baptiste Isambert

Intuition

Jean-Baptiste Isambert

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

£1,697

Photography, Falla 6.  From the series  All the faults of the world, Rodrigo Etem

Falla 6. From the series All the faults of the world

Rodrigo Etem

Photography - 36.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

£1,318

Photography, 28° 14' 20.922'' N, 114° 6' 9.395'' W-8, Paola Dávila

28° 14' 20.922'' N, 114° 6' 9.395'' W-8

Paola Dávila

Photography - 14 x 22 x 0.1 inch

£1,236

Photography, En azules, Tere Duro

En azules

Tere Duro

Photography - 13 x 19.7 inch

£447

Photography, Betula z, Sofia Fanego

Betula z

Sofia Fanego

Photography - 18.1 x 16.9 inch

£1,340

Photography, La romana, Sonja Lukenic

La romana

Sonja Lukenic

Photography - 35.6 x 28.5 inch

£1,608

Photography, De lo maravilloso # 3, Aziz + Cucher

De lo maravilloso # 3

Aziz + Cucher

Photography - 35.8 x 28 x 0.1 inch

£1,648

Photography, Cubes, Cathie Berthon

Cubes

Cathie Berthon

Photography - 39.4 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

£625

Photography, Abstraction urbaine #5, Guillaume Chevallard

Abstraction urbaine #5

Guillaume Chevallard

Photography - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.1 inch

£1,072

Photography, Sonoptic Parallels #16, Anne Senstad

Sonoptic Parallels #16

Anne Senstad

Photography - 50 x 60 inch

£13,200

Photography, Oneday, Boss Arts 115

Oneday

Boss Arts 115

Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

£893

Photography, Cube 3, Jean-Jacques Guionnet

Cube 3

Jean-Jacques Guionnet

Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

£715

Photography, Violoncelle, Thierry des Ouches

Violoncelle

Thierry des Ouches

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,787

Photography, Insta(nt)llation - Completion. 1/ 3, Eszter Poroszlai

Insta(nt)llation - Completion. 1/ 3

Eszter Poroszlai

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£938

Photography, Last Paradise, Nathan Brusovani

Last Paradise

Nathan Brusovani

Photography - 40.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£804

Photography, No. 49430, Sebastiaan Knot

No. 49430

Sebastiaan Knot

Photography - 33.1 x 25.2 inch

£2,150

Photography, Féraud 1970 Black Sculpture Abstraction, Albert Féraud

Féraud 1970 Black Sculpture Abstraction

Albert Féraud

Photography - 15.7 x 11 inch

£1,697

Photography, Repérage Casse tête chinois Paris, Étagère de livres appartement Xavier, rue St Maur Paris, Cédric Klapisch

Repérage Casse tête chinois Paris, Étagère de livres appartement Xavier, rue St Maur Paris

Cédric Klapisch

Photography - 13.3 x 23.6 inch

£893

Photography, Ulysses and Polyphemus, E. Ofza

Ulysses and Polyphemus

E. Ofza

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£938

Photography, Lettre à le Corbusier, Lubanzadyo Mpemba

Lettre à le Corbusier

Lubanzadyo Mpemba

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

£1,608

Photography, Composition 1619, Denis Jutzeler

Composition 1619

Denis Jutzeler

Photography - 23.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

£1,072

Photography, Senegal 2020, Horizon des événements, Hubert Lebaudy

Senegal 2020, Horizon des événements

Hubert Lebaudy

Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,519

Photography, VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros, Gianfranco Pezzot

VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros

Gianfranco Pezzot

Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch

£13,600

Photography, Driving from Santa Fe, Jarmila Kostliva

Driving from Santa Fe

Jarmila Kostliva

Photography - 28.3 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

£494

Photography, Parete, Silvia Coccaglio

Parete

Silvia Coccaglio

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

£1,519

Photography, Arum Lily #1, Griselda Duch

Arum Lily #1

Griselda Duch

Photography - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

£590

Photography, Oeil mysterieux, Amel Benmohamed

Oeil mysterieux

Amel Benmohamed

Photography - 42.9 x 27.6 inch

£625

Photography, Flaming Asia, Chiron Duong

Flaming Asia

Chiron Duong

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£804

Photography, Série Camargue, Stefan Hoareau

Série Camargue

Stefan Hoareau

Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£533

Photography, Fall, Tenesh Webber

Fall

Tenesh Webber

Photography - 11 x 11 inch

£2,000

Photography, Ruisseau Holocene V, Mari Amman

Ruisseau Holocene V

Mari Amman

Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

£950

Photography, Boule de papier II, Joseph Caprio

Boule de papier II

Joseph Caprio

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£715

Photography, Singapore, from the Gardens to the Bay  1, Bruno Paget

Singapore, from the Gardens to the Bay 1

Bruno Paget

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch

£3,127

Photography, Des racine III, Renata Andrade

Des racine III

Renata Andrade

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£625

Photography, Photographie et matière abstraite, Patrick Kerstein

Photographie et matière abstraite

Patrick Kerstein

Photography - 18.1 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

£514

Photography, And the Sea will be there 10, Arnaud Rinuccini

And the Sea will be there 10

Arnaud Rinuccini

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch

£1,340

Photography, Rose des vents, Notseig

Rose des vents

Notseig

Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£974

Photography, Banyuls, Claude Billès

Banyuls

Claude Billès

Photography - 23.6 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

£1,697

Photography, Vol de Nuit, Carola Orieta-Sperman

Vol de Nuit

Carola Orieta-Sperman

Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

£3,321

Photography, Teatime, Ralf Aubeck

Teatime

Ralf Aubeck

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,474

Photography, Drawing room, Tracy Hickman

Drawing room

Tracy Hickman

Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

£1,921

Photography, L'encre dansant : février, Tiantian Xu

L'encre dansant : février

Tiantian Xu

Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

£1,965

Photography, UN_Sill /11, Michel Monteaux

UN_Sill /11

Michel Monteaux

Photography - 23.2 x 23.2 inch

£1,072

Photography, Le Quai de Seine à Paris - série bords de Seine, Thierry Bazin

Le Quai de Seine à Paris - série bords de Seine

Thierry Bazin

Photography - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

£259

Photography, Self-Portrait 20.62, Arthur Hent

Self-Portrait 20.62

Arthur Hent

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1 inch

£625

Photography, Genesi, Valerio Pellegrini

Genesi

Valerio Pellegrini

Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,251

Photography, Alabursy I, Etienne Renollet

Alabursy I

Etienne Renollet

Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

£465

Photography, Hydrocarbure, Stéphane Martin

Hydrocarbure

Stéphane Martin

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£134

Photography, Architecture I, Chiara Indelicato

Architecture I

Chiara Indelicato

Photography - 21.7 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch

£732

Photography, Chrysalide, Fabrice Constant

Chrysalide

Fabrice Constant

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

£625

Photography, Trees, Nicholas Winter

Trees

Nicholas Winter

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

£875

Photography, Wally ghost 01, Thomas Campion

Wally ghost 01

Thomas Campion

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£491

Photography, Iris hysterique, Sacha Haillote

Iris hysterique

Sacha Haillote

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

£1,161

Photography, Lady from the past, Eliana Barbosa

Lady from the past

Eliana Barbosa

Photography - 12 x 12 x 1 inch

£491

Photography, Chemin des remparts, Bogdan Kotewicz

Chemin des remparts

Bogdan Kotewicz

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£732

Photography, Cieux quadrillés, Jan Saudek

Cieux quadrillés

Jan Saudek

Photography - 11.4 x 8.9 inch

£1,608

Photography, Rudiments II, Jeff Robb

Rudiments II

Jeff Robb

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£8,576

Photography, Masterpiece, Alexia Rousse

Masterpiece

Alexia Rousse

Photography - 55 x 38 x 1.3 inch

£3,588

Photography, Microbial Map of Middle Earth, Zigmunds Orlovskis

Microbial Map of Middle Earth

Zigmunds Orlovskis

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

£98

Photography, Le chaos est une structure, Philippe Piccardi

Le chaos est une structure

Philippe Piccardi

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

£156

Photography, Full tilt, Richard Kelley

Full tilt

Richard Kelley

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£514

Photography, Cracked glass bell, Stephen Linhart

Cracked glass bell

Stephen Linhart

Photography - 26.8 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

£715

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.