Abstract Photography for Sale

Photography, Abstraction #12, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #12

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Abstraction #10, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #10

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Abstraction #9, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #9

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,400

Photography, Abstraction #8, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #8

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Abstraction #7, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #7

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Abstraction #6, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #6

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Abstraction #5, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #5

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,400

Photography, Abstraction #4, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #4

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,400

Photography, Abstraction #3, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #3

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Abstraction #2, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #2

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,400

Photography, Abstraction #1, Carlos Arriagada

Abstraction #1

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Vague#2, Carlos Arriagada

Vague#2

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Photography, Abstraction mauve, Jean-Robert Franco

Abstraction mauve

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Photography, Aspérités, Jean-Robert Franco

Aspérités

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Photography, City Rumors #10 - City Rumors Series, Anna Levesh

City Rumors #10 - City Rumors Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 75 x 100 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 inch

€1,390

Photography, Impressionist Ephemerisms N.4, Anna Levesh

Impressionist Ephemerisms N.4

Anna Levesh

Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€790

Photography, Breathe # 202205, Paul Snell

Breathe # 202205

Paul Snell

Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch

€6,736

Photography, Harriman 10, Michael Filonow

Harriman 10

Michael Filonow

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€417

Photography, Betta Blur 33, Michael Filonow

Betta Blur 33

Michael Filonow

Photography - 40.6 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€297

Photography, Betta Blur 17, Michael Filonow

Betta Blur 17

Michael Filonow

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€374

Photography, Betta Blur 24, Michael Filonow

Betta Blur 24

Michael Filonow

Photography - 61 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€446

Photography, Fickle Memory 07, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Fickle Memory 07

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€800

Photography, Trace # 201904, Paul Snell

Trace # 201904

Paul Snell

Photography - 120 x 49 cm Photography - 47.2 x 19.3 inch

€5,266

Photography, Intersect # 201605, Paul Snell

Intersect # 201605

Paul Snell

Photography - 118 x 118 cm Photography - 46.5 x 46.5 inch

€5,818

Photography, Bleed # 202321, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202321

Paul Snell

Photography - 180 x 115 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 x 0 inch

€7,165

Photography, Bleed # 202305, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202305

Paul Snell

Photography - 180 x 115 cm Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 inch

€7,165

Photography, Lumina # 202204, Paul Snell

Lumina # 202204

Paul Snell

Photography - 170 x 8.5 x 10 cm Photography - 66.9 x 3.3 x 3.9 inch

€6,859

Photography, Bleed # 202172, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202172

Paul Snell

Photography - 180 x 115 cm Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 inch

€7,165

Photography, Bleed # 202198, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202198

Paul Snell

Photography - 180 x 115 cm Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 inch

€7,165

Photography, Lumina # 202104, Paul Snell

Lumina # 202104

Paul Snell

Photography - 170 x 8.5 x 10 cm Photography - 66.9 x 3.3 x 3.9 inch

€6,859

Photography, Tropical Mood - Archi-Lines Series, Anna Levesh

Tropical Mood - Archi-Lines Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 60 x 45 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 inch

€750

Photography, Navigated seas, Ana Zegheanu

Navigated seas

Ana Zegheanu

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.02 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€160

Photography, Devil's parsley, Sodoma X

Devil's parsley

Sodoma X

Photography - 55.5 x 74 x 1 cm Photography - 21.9 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch

€3,700

Photography, Temporal Perception #7, Serge Hamad

Temporal Perception #7

Serge Hamad

Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch

€4,555

Photography, Torrent25_8141, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent25_8141

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19 x 0 inch

€720

Photography, Torrent06_6879, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent06_6879

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch

€720

Photography, Ghost, Mourad Cherifi

Ghost

Mourad Cherifi

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.02 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,350

Photography, Monasterio Chamber II, Sodoma X

Monasterio Chamber II

Sodoma X

Photography - 55.5 x 74 x 1 cm Photography - 21.9 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch

€5,900

Photography, L'heure bleue route 10, Feng Hatat

L'heure bleue route 10

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,000 €900

Photography, I am fleeting #14. From I am fleeting Series, Javier Rey

I am fleeting #14. From I am fleeting Series

Javier Rey

Photography - 73 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,390

Photography, The Space Between, Daniel Holfeld

The Space Between

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

€1,500

Photography, Blue, Daniel Holfeld

Blue

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€1,800

Photography, Dreamlike, Mourad Cherifi

Dreamlike

Mourad Cherifi

Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.02 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Entrelazar 202, Javier Rey

Entrelazar 202

Javier Rey

Photography - 50 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€863

Photography, L'heure bleue route 8, Feng Hatat

L'heure bleue route 8

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Photography, L'heure bleue route 6, Feng Hatat

L'heure bleue route 6

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Photography, L'heure bleue route 3, Feng Hatat

L'heure bleue route 3

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Photography, L'heure bleue en route, Feng Hatat

L'heure bleue en route

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Photography, Reflet 5, Feng Hatat

Reflet 5

Feng Hatat

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Photography, Reflet 4, Feng Hatat

Reflet 4

Feng Hatat

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Photography, Reflet I, Feng Hatat

Reflet I

Feng Hatat

Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Photography, Vitesse I, Feng Hatat

Vitesse I

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€800

Photography, Intrigue, Jan Gordon

Intrigue

Jan Gordon

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.4 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.16 inch

€1,822

Photography, Abstraction automnale, Arelys Photos

Abstraction automnale

Arelys Photos

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€900

Photography, Colors Of Africa: Pretoria 1980, Nils Eichberg

Colors Of Africa: Pretoria 1980

Nils Eichberg

Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€1,150

Photography, Bi-plans 3724, Konstantin Kornakov

Bi-plans 3724

Konstantin Kornakov

Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

€700

Photography, Reflections of Modernity: Abstract Impressions at Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Daniel Holfeld

Reflections of Modernity: Abstract Impressions at Mies van der Rohe Pavilion

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 20 x 30 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 inch

€600

Photography, Hiding in the city, Paris - n°14, Pharmacy, Liu Bolin

Hiding in the city, Paris - n°14, Pharmacy

Liu Bolin

Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

€14,500

Photography, Fissure / Traveler Collection, Richard Gaylon

Fissure / Traveler Collection

Richard Gaylon

Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.254 cm Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€2,810

Photography, Evolution, Richard Gaylon

Evolution

Richard Gaylon

Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.254 cm Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€2,810

Photography, KIndle a Light, Sylvia Fournier

KIndle a Light

Sylvia Fournier

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€340

Photography, Emerging Light, Sylvia Fournier

Emerging Light

Sylvia Fournier

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€340

Photography, Two Landscapes 19, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 19

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 103 x 72.8 x 3 cm Photography - 40.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Photography, Apparition, Disparition, Jean-Claude Byandb

Apparition, Disparition

Jean-Claude Byandb

Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€610

Photography, Mots croisés 4, Jean-Claude Byandb

Mots croisés 4

Jean-Claude Byandb

Photography - 85 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€610

Photography, Alex, Georges Rousse

Alex

Georges Rousse

Photography - 30 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Photography, De Chlore et de Rosé, Christopher Barraja

De Chlore et de Rosé

Christopher Barraja

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€1,200

Photography, Two Landscapes 14, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 14

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 103 x 72.8 x 3 cm Photography - 40.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 457, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 457

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 359, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 359

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4367, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 4367

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Two Landscapes 39, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 39

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch

€800

Photography, Volumes - Palm Blu Collection, Richard Gaylon

Volumes - Palm Blu Collection

Richard Gaylon

Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.254 cm Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€2,810

Photography, Ace of Spades, Richard Gaylon

Ace of Spades

Richard Gaylon

Photography - 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.254 cm Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€2,810

Photography, Architectural Extract N.20 - Archi-Lines Series, Anna Levesh

Architectural Extract N.20 - Archi-Lines Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

€990

Photography, Londres III, Feng Hatat

Londres III

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€500

Photography, Himmel #4, Serge Hamad

Himmel #4

Serge Hamad

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch

€1,726

Photography, Temporal Perception #37, Serge Hamad

Temporal Perception #37

Serge Hamad

Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 0.5 inch

€1,726

Photography, Fickle Memory 05, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Fickle Memory 05

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€800

Photography, Trace # 201903, Paul Snell

Trace # 201903

Paul Snell

Photography - 120 x 49 cm Photography - 47.2 x 19.3 inch

€5,266

Photography, AV_MarPlastico_003, Bernhard Lang

AV_MarPlastico_003

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 90 x 63 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€990

Photography, Aerial_views_mine_001, Bernhard Lang

Aerial_views_mine_001

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,950

Photography, AV_Tulip_Fields_001, Bernhard Lang

AV_Tulip_Fields_001

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 90 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch

€1,990

Photography, Sea View, Daniel Holfeld

Sea View

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

€3,500

Photography, Blue, Daniel Holfeld

Blue

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 90 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 inch

€3,500

Photography, Pink Steps, Daniel Holfeld

Pink Steps

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 90 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 inch

€3,500

Photography, The Space Between, Daniel Holfeld

The Space Between

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

€2,500

Photography, Three Tone, Daniel Holfeld

Three Tone

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 90 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 inch

€2,500

Photography, The Sky Above, Daniel Holfeld

The Sky Above

Daniel Holfeld

Photography - 120 x 90 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 inch

€2,500

Photography, Lumina # 202211, Paul Snell

Lumina # 202211

Paul Snell

Photography - 170 x 8.5 x 10 cm Photography - 66.9 x 3.3 x 3.9 inch

€6,859

Photography, Bleed # 202129, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202129

Paul Snell

Photography - 180 x 115 cm Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 inch

€7,165

Photography, L'huile en Gros Plan_014, Bernhard Lang

L'huile en Gros Plan_014

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,290

Photography, AV_Tulip_Fields_006, Bernhard Lang

AV_Tulip_Fields_006

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 120 x 94 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37 x 0.2 inch

€1,990

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.