Contemporary Color Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Randal Ford - Miniature Horse No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Lilly was a true disco cowgirl with a bleach-blond 1980s-style pouf to match. She strutted her stuff center stage, wide-eyed and ready for the bright lights. She was the star of her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Donkey No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Daisy did her best to live up to the stubborn stereotypes. While trying to coax this gregarious donkey onto the set, she dug her heels into the floor and refused to set foot on the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Palomino Arabian Horse No. 3, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Rhapsody: an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect name for this gorgeous blend of breeds. The palomino gold ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Palomino Arabian Horse No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Rhapsody: an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect name for this gorgeous blend of breeds. The palomino gold ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Palomino Arabian Horse No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Rhapsody: an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect name for this gorgeous blend of breeds. The palomino gold ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Bay Arabian Mare No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Arabian horses are widely considered one of the most beautiful breeds in the world, prized for their angular aesthetics, glistening coat, and stunning features. Alianna was no excep...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - American Saddlebred Horse No. 5, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Albert Einstein once said that mystery is the source of all true art and science. As I found myself looking into the eyes of this incredible animal, I realized I was seeing both. My...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - American Saddlebred Horse No. 4, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Albert Einstein once said that mystery is the source of all true art and science. As I found myself looking into the eyes of this incredible animal, I realized I was seeing both. My...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - American Saddlebred Horse No. 3, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Albert Einstein once said that mystery is the source of all true art and science. As I found myself looking into the eyes of this incredible animal, I realized I was seeing both. My...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - American Saddlebred Horse No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Albert Einstein once said that mystery is the source of all true art and science. As I found myself looking into the eyes of this incredible animal, I realized I was seeing both. My...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - American Saddlebred Horse No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Albert Einstein once said that mystery is the source of all true art and science. As I found myself looking into the eyes of this incredible animal, I realized I was seeing both. My...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Red Arabian Stallion No. 4, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"It’s not often we get to experience awe in our day-to-day lives. With the many advances we’ve made in technology, fewer and fewer things seem to feel new or precious. One of the rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Red Arabian Stallion No. 3, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"It’s not often we get to experience awe in our day-to-day lives. With the many advances we’ve made in technology, fewer and fewer things seem to feel new or precious. One of the rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
"Virtual Paradise" Photography 40" x 60" inch Edition 3/7 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Virtual Paradise" Photography 40" x 60" inch Edition 3/7 by Brendan North
Not Framed
Ships rolled in a tube
ABOUT:
Brendan North is a fine art photographer based in Los Angeles. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Red Arabian Stallion No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"It’s not often we get to experience awe in our day-to-day lives. With the many advances we’ve made in technology, fewer and fewer things seem to feel new or precious. One of the rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Red Arabian Stallion No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"It’s not often we get to experience awe in our day-to-day lives. With the many advances we’ve made in technology, fewer and fewer things seem to feel new or precious. One of the rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bay Arabian Horse No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Having tragically lost her mother and, soon after, her right eye, Ravioli has been no stranger to hardship. Despite her disability, this brave beauty has exceeded everyone’s expecta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Wise Arabian Horse No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"As this golden girl stood gracefully before my lens, her coat shining like the morning sun on sand, we all began to understand how she got her name. Aloha is a Hawaiian word rich wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great color capture of Natalie Wood in her younger years posed smiling on a swing.
Natalie Wood was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully tra...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball on Silk
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning capture of Lucille Ball lying on silk, looking seductively and elegantly to the camera.
Lucille Ball, in full Lucille Desire Ball, radio and motion-picture actress and l...
Category
1940s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This unique colored portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deckchair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles, 1...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Tricksy (Beachshoot) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tricksy (Beachshoot) - 2005
featuring Radha Mitchell
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
James Dean in Restroom
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Hilarious black and white candid shot of actor James Dean talking on the phone while using the restroom.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of te...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully colored image features a pinup of actress and Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit with her leg uppoolside.
Marilyn Monroe was one of the mo...
Category
1940s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly at the Premiere of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning recolored portrait features actress Grace Kellythe "Princess of Grace"attending Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window premier in 1954. She is captured here looking at the came...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
camera trap (Aguti) Ed. 3/3 - Contemporary Color Landscape Jungle Photography
Located in Wien, Wien
Tina Ribarits
camera trap (Aguti) Ed. 3/3 - Contemporary Color Landscape Jungle Photography
Edition 3/3+2 AP
Print ist unframed and comes with a sticker signed by the artist.
Tina R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Color
Come as you are - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Come as you are - 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory - PL2020-...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - White Arabian Stallion No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Horses have always reminded me of ballerinas, the way their long necks gracefully bend and curve into the most beautiful forms. I couldn’t help but imagine Parisii dancing beneath t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Black Arabian Horse No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"S stands for Suzie, but on this day, it also stood for skittish. While it’s common for horses to be a bit jumpy, we knew this black beauty was high energy and extra prone to excitem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Forgiveness Then (Sidewinder) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forgiveness Then (Sidewinder) - 2005
24x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist Inventory 3364....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Strata XVII by Luca Marziale - Contemporary fine art photography, landscape
Located in Paris, FR
Strata XVII is a limited-edition diptych photograph by contemporary artist Luca Marziale.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
*76.2 c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Randal Ford - White Arabian Stallion No. 3, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Horses have always reminded me of ballerinas, the way their long necks gracefully bend and curve into the most beautiful forms. I couldn’t help but imagine Parisii dancing beneath t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - White Arabian Stallion No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Horses have always reminded me of ballerinas, the way their long necks gracefully bend and curve into the most beautiful forms. I couldn’t help but imagine Parisii dancing beneath t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Black Arabian Horse No. 4, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"S stands for Suzie, but on this day, it also stood for skittish. While it’s common for horses to be a bit jumpy, we knew this black beauty was high energy and extra prone to excitem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Beach Boogie (Beachshoot) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Beach Boogie (Beachshoot) - 2005
featuring Radha Mitchell
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Black Arabian Horse No. 3, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"S stands for Suzie, but on this day, it also stood for skittish. While it’s common for horses to be a bit jumpy, we knew this black beauty was high energy and extra prone to excitem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Black Arabian Horse No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"S stands for Suzie, but on this day, it also stood for skittish. While it’s common for horses to be a bit jumpy, we knew this black beauty was high energy and extra prone to excitem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Decorated Saddlebred Arabian Mare, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Having secured 19 national championship titles and hailed as one of the most decorated horses of her breed, 15-year-old Peanut’s competitive winnings speak volumes to her strength, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Saddlebred Arabian Mare No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Having secured 19 national championship titles and hailed as one of the most decorated horses of her breed, 15-year-old Peanut’s competitive winnings speak volumes to her strength, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Saddlebred Arabian Mare No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Having secured 19 national championship titles and hailed as one of the most decorated horses of her breed, 15-year-old Peanut’s competitive winnings speak volumes to her strength, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
She need not move (Sidewinder) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
She need not move (Sidewinder) - 2005
24x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist Inventory 3298...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's Iconic Shot
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic capture of Audrey Hepburn in her role for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961.
Breakfast at Tiffany's was a romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Hepb...
Category
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautifully colorized image of actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1956 film "Giant".
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering the lif...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali Training in Florida
By Jeff Joffe
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning color image of Muhammad Ali training in Florida, 1970.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed 'the Greatest', he is widel...
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley Rocking Out on Stage
By Charles Trainor
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage 1957 image, artistically recolored, depicting music's new sensation Elvis Presley performing on stage.
Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American si...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party at Studio 54
By Eric Kroll
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1970's in New York: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bianca Jagger, and Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for Bianca's birthday party.
Bianca Jagger is a former Nicaraguan actress who was married...
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra Standing with Tbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully restored color image features legendary actor, singer, and musician Frank Sinatra leaning on a classic T-Bird.
Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, acto...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Fur
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Marilyn Monroe smiling in a fur shawl and elegant dress.
In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital
Marilyn Monroe Poolside Glamour
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This captivating pinup features actress Marilyn Monroe standing poolside in a bathing suit and heels.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous for playing c...
Category
1940s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Playful Jayne Mansfield
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Playful recolored print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer and n...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra in Tbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird.
Frank Sinatra was a...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth was on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" when he took this classic shot of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a new Singer SM 1500C Roadster. A candid capture of Marily...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Gi...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor with Lasso
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning colored image features the lovely Elizabeth Taylor spinning a lasso on the set of the 1956 film "Giant". Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Marlon Brando posed on a bike for the film "The Wild One".
The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Laszlo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is mo...
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Candida Höfer, Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos Lisboa III - Signed Photograph
Located in Hamburg, DE
Candida Höfer (German, b. 1944)
Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos Lisboa III, 2009
Medium: C Print
Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 cm (11.0 x 8.9 in)
Edition of 100: Hand-signed and numbered
Condi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Jaunty (Beachshoot) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jaunty (Beachshoot) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #1401.
Not m...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Contemporary color photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary color photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add color photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Richard Heeps, and Chad Kleitsch. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary color photography, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available.