Abstract Photography for Sale
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Save your search to find it quickly
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
Trou a Man Loui. Guadeloupe
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$671
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
$671
Plage de Sainte Rose. Guadeloupe
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$671
Mangia, mangia
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
Débordement II variante
Romain Liverato
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$615
Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$670
Tempête en mer d'iroise
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,084
Colors of the day
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,084
Reflets de printemps /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 42 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 2 inch
$1,084
Convergence sombre
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,084
Reflets d'hiver / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,084
Poltergeist / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,084
Reflets en rade de Brest / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$1,084
Reflets d'automne / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$1,084
Zero point #S2021-03j
Tine Wilde
Photography - 53 x 53 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$2,236
Comme un cristal...
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,795
So Near, So Far 4.
Petr Strnad
Photography - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch
$179
So Near, So Far 3.
Petr Strnad
Photography - 33.3 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.1 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$179
So Near, So Far 2.
Petr Strnad
Photography - 33.3 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.1 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$179
So Near, So Far 1.
Petr Strnad
Photography - 33.3 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.1 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$179
I don't know why it's seems so funny
David Pinegar
Photography - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$19,341
Natural Rhythm 1.
Petr Strnad
Photography - 35 x 46.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 18.4 x 0 inch
$168
Wonderalnd : Change
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$436
OrderYour Bow-K Here
David Pinegar
Photography - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$6,932
When I Go-I'm Going
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 4 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$6,205
A Lstening Wind
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 4 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$5,870
I Can See It Now All Falling Into Place
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 4 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$5,870
Birth Of Captain America
David Pinegar
Photography - 150 x 200 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$18,112
God's Away On Business-Back Soon
David Pinegar
Photography - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$10,901
Effacer l'image qui efface le réel
LN Le Cheviller
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$145
Photo documentation "Perfect combination"
Kat Zhivetin
Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$189
La Forêt - variante
Romain Liverato
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$335
Inspiration Africaine
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$302
Abstrait /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 65 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$302
Abstraction rouge
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$302
Abstraction verte
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$302
Abstraction bleu
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$302
Fantasmagorie
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$302
Les reflets au ponton 1 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$302
Poltergeist /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
Reflets en rade de Brest /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$302
Zero point #S2021-03l
Tine Wilde
Photography - 71 x 71 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,907
Zero point #S2021-03k
Tine Wilde
Photography - 71 x 71 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,907
Zero point #S2021-03e
Tine Wilde
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,689
Zero point #S2021-03c
Tine Wilde
Photography - 71 x 71 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28 x 28 x 0 inch
$2,907
Verticalités - 9816
Yann Gaillot
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$402
Verticalités - 7185
Yann Gaillot
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$402
Verticalités - 7159
Yann Gaillot
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$402
Reflets du soir /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$302
Insecte de feu
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$302
Volutes de sable
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$302
Discover the styles & movements
Discover the selection of our experts
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.