Splashing In The Waves By Robin
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
2010s Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Modern Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
People Also Browsed
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Antique 1840s English Folk Art Prints
Paper
Antique 1830s English Folk Art Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Photography
Metallic Thread
Vintage 1980s Greenlandic Prints
Paper
1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Pewter
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
Antique 1850s American Folk Art Paintings
Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Giclée
1990s Impressionist Landscape Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Antique 19th Century British Colonial Antiquities
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Photography
Metallic Thread
Finding the Right color-photography for You
Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.
The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.
Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.
Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.
In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.