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Nature's Palette
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 139.7 x 96.5 x 3.3 cm Photography - 55 x 38 x 1.3 inch
€4,462
Paysage abstrait
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€240
Tokyo Crossing XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
€2,990
Tokyo Crossing X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
€2,990
Abstract Scanography VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XXII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Java Jazz JKT 3
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,090
Java Jazz JKT 13
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,090
Java Jazz JKT 14
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€2,090
Human Sensor V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 130 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,090
Abstract Scanography XXI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,190
Abstract Scanography XXIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XXV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,190
Abstract Scanography XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XXVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography XIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€2,190
Abstract Scanography V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Abstract Scanography VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,290
Another Tranquility
Antoine Gaussin
Photography - 70 x 170 x 5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 66.9 x 2 inch
€4,900
Architecture I
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 102 x 152 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40.2 x 59.8 x 0.2 inch
€2,600
Trou a Man Loui. Guadeloupe
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€600
Arbre millénaire. Espace Régionale du Moule. Guadeloupe
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€600
Plage de Sainte Rose. Guadeloupe
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€600
Perfect Circle Red
James Fink
Photography - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.6 cm Photography - 10 x 10 x 0.25 inch
€437
Mangia, mangia
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
Dancing with Strangers…
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 95 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€9,500
Stop the Bombing, Give Peace a Chance
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 95 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€9,500
Things will never be d same ...
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 95 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€9,500
Let there b love ...
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 95 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€9,500
To whom it may concern
Justin Chan
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€9,500
Love is blind
Justin Chan
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€9,500
Give peace a chance
Justin Chan
Photography - 100 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€9,500
Habitude
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Aquarelle
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Errance
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Everything is love
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€10,900
Lazy sunday morning
Justin Chan
Photography - 95.75 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 37.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€7,000
D dacing queen
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€7,800
D Secret garden
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€7,800
Do u suffer 4 your sanity?
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€7,800
I dreamt of dreaming... of u...
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€7,800
Love is everything
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€10,900
Valse aquatique
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,200
Stature
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,200
Abstraction urbaine
Guillaume Chevallard
Photography - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€2,200
Ball lightning
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 95 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,600
Last days of summer
Justin Chan
Photography - 120 x 95 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,600
Yellow treasure III
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€6,450
Memoires XIII
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 90 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€6,350
Memoires XII
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 90 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€7,250
Jewel box VII
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 95 x 106 x 1 cm Photography - 37.4 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch
€6,750
DISORDER III
Astrid Krehan
Photography - 97 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 38.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€7,850
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An Angel Passes By
Thierry Corpet
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
€1,500
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
€1,200
La vie en effervescence
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
€1,050
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.