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Bruno Paget
Photography - 75 x 120 x 2.7 cm Photography - 29.5 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
€3,500
Singapore, electric Mosquito
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
€2,500
Singapore, Marina Bay from the flyer 2
Bruno Paget
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2.7 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch
€2,500
Parallel Fields #2
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€5,330
Tirages sur papier : concave
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€15,000
Photo 080401.2247
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 110 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€9,000
Tirages sur papier : double croix - IX 1996
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€15,000
Photo 111110.2
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€7,000
Photo 111103.5
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€7,000
Photo 080225.2306
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€7,000
Programme 1
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Rainbow Flag
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,878
Roman Statue Study 3
Luca Artioli
Photography - 68.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,878
Untitled 31 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 30 (Miami)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 29 (Paris)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 23 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 16 (Miami)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 80 x 112 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 44.1 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 13 (Paris)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 11 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 2 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
Untitled 1 (NY)
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 112 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,838
The Surprise Planet
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 x 0.1 inch
€2,111
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_4124 29.10.2008
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1982 20.04.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1978 20.04.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IIMG_1960 20.04.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1772 16.02.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1498 16.12.2011
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_0617 23.05.2009
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_0483 04.04.2009
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_0253 29.01.2009
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1166 03.11.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1164 03.11.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IIMG_1160 03.11.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1158 03.11.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Timeless 13
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€5,330
Timeless 16
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
€13,432
Timeless 17
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
€13,432
Duration #5
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€5,330
Parallel Fields #3
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€5,330
Black Route
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 127 x 102 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
€10,000
Blue Elements with Geometry
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 127 x 102 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
€10,000
Eau Huile Lumière Reflet
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Huile eau et soleil
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Untitled 16, From the series of "While You Are Surfing"
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€5,757
Untitled 3, From the series of "While You Are Surfing"
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€6,237
Untitled 11, From the series of "While You Are Surfing"
Arslan Sükan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€6,237
Fossile poisson. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Craquelure Tracteur. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Sourire. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Mystère en noir et rouge
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
€1,200
88.4.10
Karl-Martin Holzhäuser
Photography - 62 x 52 x 35 cm Photography - 24.4 x 20.5 x 13.8 inch
€10,710
88.3.2
Karl-Martin Holzhäuser
Photography - 62 x 52 x 35 cm Photography - 24.4 x 20.5 x 13.8 inch
€10,710
88.3.1
Karl-Martin Holzhäuser
Photography - 62 x 52 x 35 cm Photography - 24.4 x 20.5 x 13.8 inch
€10,710
88.25.2001
Karl-Martin Holzhäuser
Photography - 133 x 133 x 5 cm Photography - 52.4 x 52.4 x 2 inch
€32,000
180.10.2003
Karl-Martin Holzhäuser
Photography - 133 x 133 x 5 cm Photography - 52.4 x 52.4 x 2 inch
€32,000
180.23.2003
Karl-Martin Holzhäuser
Photography - 133 x 133 x 5 cm Photography - 52.4 x 52.4 x 2 inch
€32,000
Wellenelement multiple Rotation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€15,000
Chimigramme 30/8/77 III „Minimal Photography“
Pierre Cordier
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€17,000
Tokyo Crossing X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
€2,990
Ni Ce Qu’ils Espèrent, Ni Ce Qu’ils Croient 2
dopamine2000
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
€100
Roman Statue Study 5
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,878
Roman Statue Study 1
Luca Artioli
Photography - 101.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27 x 0.1 inch
€2,878
Two Landscapes 17
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 103 x 72.8 x 3 cm Photography - 40.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
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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.