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![Photography, Le Soulier, Françoise Lapierre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332876_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Untitled, New York - Roosevelt Island Subway Station., Kevin Jordan O'Shea](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1319049_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled, New York - Roosevelt Island Subway Station.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$558
![Photography, VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros, Gianfranco Pezzot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/586287_1_grid.jpg)
VIII: The Unselfconsciousness Of Eros
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 240 x 180 cm Photography - 94.5 x 70.9 inch
$18,686
![Photography, Gravity Liquid 02 (Medium), Seb Janiak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/564172_1_grid.jpg)
Gravity Liquid 02 (Medium)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 86 cm Photography - 43.3 x 33.9 inch
$4,809
![Photography, Magnetic Radiation 99 (Medium), Seb Janiak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/421542_1_grid.jpg)
Magnetic Radiation 99 (Medium)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 120 x 90 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 inch
$4,809
![Photography, No. 48325, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092257_1_grid.jpg)
No. 48325
Sebastiaan Knot
Photography - 140 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 55.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$5,839
![Photography, Huelva 1, Jean-Claude Mathier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1958580_1_grid.jpg)
Huelva 1
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$910
![Photography, I am fleeting #2. From I am fleeting Series, Javier Rey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1924692_1_grid.jpg)
I am fleeting #2. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,450
![Photography, Vanishing Point, Sky Valley, Jason Engelund](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1558002_1_grid.jpg)
Vanishing Point, Sky Valley
Jason Engelund
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$4,122
![Photography, Dolce Vita 2, Aimee Hillman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1461510_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Psychiatric Observation, Gianfranco Pezzot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1363122_1_grid.jpg)
Psychiatric Observation
Gianfranco Pezzot
Photography - 180 x 240 cm Photography - 70.9 x 94.5 inch
$18,686
![Photography, Heaven, Richard Gaylon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1317966_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Path, Richard Gaylon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1317960_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Persistence of the sun (Abstract photography), Jason Engelund](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1057356_1_grid.jpg)
Persistence of the sun (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 102 x 76 cm Photography - 40.2 x 29.9 inch
$3,298
![Photography, Drift 18, Rowan Daly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145655_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reflet turquoise, Arelys Photos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1940202_1_grid.jpg)
Reflet turquoise
Arelys Photos
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,279
![Photography, Blue stream, Jochen Cerny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934481_1_grid.jpg)
Blue stream
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$8,723 $7,414
![Photography, Soft Geometry #8C, Anne Senstad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1710012_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soft Geometry #8B, Anne Senstad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1710003_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soft Geometry #11C, Anne Senstad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1709985_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soft Geometry #11B, Anne Senstad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1709979_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soft Geometry #13F, Anne Senstad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1709973_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Soft Geometry #13C, Anne Senstad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1709967_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Spirit of the West, Michael K. Yamaoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/805284_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of the West
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.04 inch
$4,000
![Photography, The Red Bench, Michael K. Yamaoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/805206_1_grid.jpg)
The Red Bench
Michael K. Yamaoka
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.04 inch
$4,500
![Photography, Identity (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194288_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Identity, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194287_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, White tar, Claude Billès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724796_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, A drop of milk, Claude Billès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724775_1_grid.jpg)
A drop of milk
Claude Billès
Photography - 60 x 110 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,210
![Photography, No. 42499, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588320_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No. 42545, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588311_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No. 49216, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588296_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No. 49430, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588275_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No. 49480, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588269_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No. 49579, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588146_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No. 49587, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588128_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No.38633, Sebastiaan Knot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588089_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le cloud, Claude Billès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1095183_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Clara, Claude Billès](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1060725_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Yellow and Yellow, Sandra Salamonová](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897572_1_grid.jpg)
Yellow and Yellow
Sandra Salamonová
Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$930
![Photography, Liberty (small), Jesus Torio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1869774_1_grid.jpg)
Liberty (small)
Jesus Torio
Photography - 59.4 x 40.32 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.4 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
$814
![Photography, Spur. Photograph intervened by the artists, Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726374_1_grid.jpg)
Spur. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 52.8 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
![Photography, Sled. Photograph intervened by the artists, Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726359_1_grid.jpg)
Sled. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 50.8 x 39.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 15.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
![Photography, Kamalika. Photograph intervened by the artists, Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726350_1_grid.jpg)
Kamalika. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 54.6 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21.5 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Ceremony. Photograph intervened by the artists, Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726344_1_grid.jpg)
Ceremony. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 44.5 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
![Photography, Circulation, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708488_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Passing Through 2A, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708485_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Passing Through 1A, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708482_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Passing Through 1B, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708479_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Passing Through 3, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708473_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Junction 1, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708467_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Junction 2, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1708461_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, And then there were two, Tracy Hickman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589340_1_grid.jpg)
And then there were two
Tracy Hickman
Photography - 26 x 26 x 1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Skybox, Tracy Hickman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589331_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Scarecrow, Tracy Hickman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589322_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tracy Hickman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589316_1_grid.jpg)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Tracy Hickman
Photography - 26 x 26 x 1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Around We Go, Tracy Hickman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589301_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Admit Two, Tracy Hickman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1589286_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sun #172, Claus Stolz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1171239_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sun #191, Claus Stolz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1171236_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sun #57, Claus Stolz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1171233_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sun #84, Claus Stolz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1171230_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, After Image of love series - Petals, Yumi Watanabe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/992736_1_grid.jpg)
After Image of love series - Petals
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 10 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$582
![Photography, Pointless Love Series, Yumi Watanabe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/905277_1_grid.jpg)
Pointless Love Series
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 8 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.1 inch
$651
![Photography, Petals-After Image of Love, Yumi Watanabe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/893346_1_grid.jpg)
Petals-After Image of Love
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 10 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$582
![Photography, La trêve, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1363377_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Pause, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1363350_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Empreintes, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1363302_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Double vue, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1363299_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, 0XC8268204, Eric Petr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1351074_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reflets de Ville, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320261_1_grid.jpg)
Reflets de Ville
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 150 x 100 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 inch
$4,373
![Photography, Hommage à Brassai - Portrait craché, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320252_1_grid.jpg)
Hommage à Brassai - Portrait craché
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$2,861
![Photography, Mete-o-Rage - Hommage à Zao Wou Ki, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320246_1_grid.jpg)
Mete-o-Rage - Hommage à Zao Wou Ki
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$2,745
![Photography, Hommage à Pierre Soulages, Jean-Pierre Fleury](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320234_1_grid.jpg)
Hommage à Pierre Soulages
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$2,745
![Photography, Scanography Multi, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1278612_1_grid.jpg)
Scanography Multi
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 160 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 63 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$9,188
![Photography, I am fleeting #8. From I am fleeting Series, Javier Rey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1924710_1_grid.jpg)
I am fleeting #8. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,450
![Photography, Red-Yellow flower #3, David Lynch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1431204_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Be Becoming, Jason Engelund](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1126470_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Shifting the frame 101 (Abstract photography), Jason Engelund](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1057371_1_grid.jpg)
Shifting the frame 101 (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
$2,542
![Photography, Real (Abstract photography), Jason Engelund](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1057293_1_grid.jpg)
Real (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
$2,679
![Photography, Absorbés par le temps - 5, Clara Cena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/464413_1_grid.jpg)
Absorbés par le temps - 5
Clara Cena
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$675
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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.