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Astro Flower Mask
Astro Flower Mask

Astro Flower Mask

Located in New York, NY

THIS PIECE IS AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please reach out to the gallery for more information. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Cameron Burns is a freelance 3D artist who pri...

Category

2010s Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Harness Racing - France - Beach - black and white landscape - wood frame
Harness Racing - France - Beach - black and white landscape - wood frame

Harness Racing - France - Beach - black and white landscape - wood frame

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2017. Limited Edition 3/20. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, black, natural white archival Passepartout, anti-r...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment

Black & White Seaside Photograph — Promenade Bench and Beach Huts, France
Black & White Seaside Photograph — Promenade Bench and Beach Huts, France

Black & White Seaside Photograph — Promenade Bench and Beach Huts, France

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11985 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment

Steps - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 48" x 39"
Steps - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 48" x 39"

Steps - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 48" x 39"

By Alex Sher

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Metal

Crab Claws Rock, Brittany, France – Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph, Limited
Crab Claws Rock, Brittany, France – Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph, Limited

Crab Claws Rock, Brittany, France – Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph, Limited

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21113 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Journey
Journey

Journey

By Floyd P. Stanley

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS PIECE: Let's not pretend that we don't enjoy 80's music. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Floyd P. Stanley is an LA based photographer creating product shot photographs of mixed tapes....

Category

2010s Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Frozen Farmland – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape Photograph
Frozen Farmland – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape Photograph

Frozen Farmland – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21337 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph
Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph

Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph

Located in Soquel, CA

Original Marilyn Monroe Photograph Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe posing in her dressing room on the film of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by photographer Milton Gold (American,...

Category

1950s Photorealist Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Harness Racing, Beach, black and white photograph, limited edition landscape
Harness Racing, Beach, black and white photograph, limited edition landscape

Harness Racing, Beach, black and white photograph, limited edition landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist landscape photography. Harness racing on a deserted sand beach near the ocean on a rainy day. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Tree in Frozen Field Panorama, Minimalist Black and White Winter Photograph
Tree in Frozen Field Panorama, Minimalist Black and White Winter Photograph

Tree in Frozen Field Panorama, Minimalist Black and White Winter Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21336 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Pink Moon by Barry Cawston. Photographic Print with Acrylic Face Mount

Pink Moon by Barry Cawston. Photographic Print with Acrylic Face Mount

By Barry Cawston

Located in Coltishall, GB

Pink Moon An abandoned swimming pool in Havana, Cuba.  Shot on colour negative with a large format camera before the addition of a dash of pink! – The Spaces in Between series devel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Irish Coast Panorama, Ireland, black and white photography, landscape, fine art
Irish Coast Panorama, Ireland, black and white photography, landscape, fine art

Irish Coast Panorama, Ireland, black and white photography, landscape, fine art

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white panorama seascape photography. Rocky coastline with cliffs and a tall rock formation in the water, under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Hazy Morning in Laurisilva Forest, Madeira, Monochrome Landscape Photograph
Hazy Morning in Laurisilva Forest, Madeira, Monochrome Landscape Photograph

Hazy Morning in Laurisilva Forest, Madeira, Monochrome Landscape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21026 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Blue Swallow Motel, Hwy.66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990

Blue Swallow Motel, Hwy.66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

From the Vanishing Vernacular series. Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and ...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stilt House, Fishing, France, long exposure, black and white, photography, print
Stilt House, Fishing, France, long exposure, black and white, photography, print

Stilt House, Fishing, France, long exposure, black and white, photography, print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white seascape photography. A small wooden hut on stilts connected by a long walkway over water with...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digit...

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA, minimalist black and white landscape
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA, minimalist black and white landscape

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA, minimalist black and white landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white photo. Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, seen from the side, with the city skyline faintly visible in the background. Archival pigment ink pri...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Archival Ink

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Puppetry of "Samson and Delilah" Good conditions with slight foxing.

Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Duncansby Stacks, Scottish Coast, Scotland, Long Exposure Black-and-White Photo
Duncansby Stacks, Scottish Coast, Scotland, Long Exposure Black-and-White Photo

Duncansby Stacks, Scottish Coast, Scotland, Long Exposure Black-and-White Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11363 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Marlboro by Anouk Krantz 2023

Marlboro by Anouk Krantz 2023

By Anouk Krantz

Located in Chicago, IL

Marlboro (B&W) 2023 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Unframed Sizes: 40 x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) - Edition of 15 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs) SILVER GELATIN PRINT Unframed Size: 11.3 x 17 in (28...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Snow covered Central Park New York City limited
Snow covered Central Park New York City limited

Snow covered Central Park New York City limited

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Snow covered Central Park 1, New York City, USA - no. 11869 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity includ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

American West by Anouk Krantz 2021

American West by Anouk Krantz 2021

By Anouk Krantz

Located in Chicago, IL

American West (B&W) 2021 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Unframed Sizes: 40 x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) - Edition of 10 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs) SILVER GELATIN PRINT Unframed Size: 11.3 x 17 i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

News Stand - Bronzetti, Milan - Italian Street Color Photography
News Stand - Bronzetti, Milan - Italian Street Color Photography

News Stand - Bronzetti, Milan - Italian Street Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

News Stand, photograph from Richard Heeps series, 'A Short History of Milan' which began in November 2018 for a special project at the Affordable Art Fair Milan 2019 and the series i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph
Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph

Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph

By Jill Peters

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster or a neglected ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art
Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art

Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Mint Tinted Cassette from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’ personal past and...

Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

She need not move (Sidewinder) - Polaroid

She need not move (Sidewinder) - Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

She need not move (Sidewinder) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #3298 Not mounted. St...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Pedal Boats on Lake – Limited-Edition Long Exposure Black-and-White Photograph
Pedal Boats on Lake – Limited-Edition Long Exposure Black-and-White Photograph

Pedal Boats on Lake – Limited-Edition Long Exposure Black-and-White Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21205 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Temple Tree, Jonjaamji, Jeju Island, South Korea

Temple Tree, Jonjaamji, Jeju Island, South Korea

By Michael Kenna

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Edition of 40 Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Grid. No 6 (Contemporary Framed Gestural Lattice Motif Painting in Neutral tone)
Grid. No 6 (Contemporary Framed Gestural Lattice Motif Painting in Neutral tone)

Grid. No 6 (Contemporary Framed Gestural Lattice Motif Painting in Neutral tone)

By Birgit Blyth

Located in Hudson, NY

Grid No.6, 2009 (Contemporary Framed Abstract Grid in Neutral Shades Black & Coffee) by Birgit Blyth 40" X 25" paper vertical chromoskedesic monoprint 44 x 29 inches framed, custom frame with black wood molding and anti-reflective glass This contemporary, abstract style chromoskedasic monoprint was created by experimental photographer, Birgit Blyth. Without the use of a camera, the artist produced this chromoskedasic image by applying the photographic chemicals to black and white photo pager and exposing it to light. The variety of caramel, toffee, brown and black tones is determined by the different chemicals used and the amount of time they are exposed to light. Here, the artist paints with the photographic materials in a gestural, linear motion. Beautiful hues of coffee, caramel, brown, grey, and black intersect to create unique abstract, intersecting grid patterns that resembles a basket weave motif. The photograph is complimented with a black metal frame with non-glare glass. It is equipped with sturdy wire on the back for instant and professional quality hanging. About the artist and work: Birgit Blyth is one of our most innovative and prolific photographers who works in a darkroom yet uses no camera! Blyth has been experimenting with a technique known as Chromoskedasic painting since the early ‘90s and variations on this concept have been shown at the gallery for the last 20 years. The unusual process involves the use of silver particles in black and white photographic paper to scatter light at different wavelengths when exposed. A chemist of sorts, Blyth demonstrates a thorough knowledge of how the various photographic chemicals will react when applied to paper and exposed. Each work is unique with palettes that resonate brilliant tonalities of brown, green, black, and purple. Using this technique, Blyth creates abstract crosshatching grids and most recently has developed a more gestural series of 20 x 16 inch chromoskedasic paintings that explores the ethereal qualities made possible by the unconventional material. Birgit Blyth succeeds at keeping her work fresh and cutting-edge using analog methods that are being quickly replaced elsewhere with digital technology. Though Birgit Blyth began her photographic career using conventional photographic methods, she quickly became more interested in alternative processes. In the mid 1990’s a colleague showed her an article in Scientific American and it was here that she first discovered the technique called “chromoskedasic” painting, which would eventually lead her to fully finding her voice as a photographer. Blyth had always aligned herself with and been moved by abstract expressionist painting. The series of veil paintings by post-abstract expressionist, Morris Louis, was especially inspiring to her and caused her to ask herself how she could do similar interpretations photographically. In “chromoskedasic” painting, she found the answers and would begin on a new path in her artwork. The term “chromoskedasic” is derived from Greek roots meaning color by light scattering. Developed by a photographer named Dr. Dominic Man-Kit Lam, this process exploits the capability of silver particles in black and white photographic paper to “scatter” light at different wavelengths when exposed to light and chemicals. In her mastery of this photochemical drawing process, Blyth has painted lush washes of color into her own “Veil Series;” she has envisioned landscapes, both rural and urban, with melting swirls and marbled colors into rich palettes of toffee and lead. She has used this essentially experimental process to help her “see” the world around her. Blyth says she continues to be fascinated by the process because it requires “a combination of discipline, experimentation, and imagination, making possible a wonderful balance between control and surprise.” Because the chromoskedasic work is all analog, Blyth spends much of her studio time in the darkroom, which has become a rarity in the current world of digital photography. She does however, continue her preference for experimentation in numerous directions, even employing aspects of the digital age – this exhibit will also feature a new series of pieces created with the now defunct but much loved SX-70 polaroid camera, scanned and archivally printed on 24” x 24” fine cotton rag paper. Whatever the process, Blyth’s work is, as the painter and poet, Peter Sacks noted, a blend of “precision and mystery, of articulation and atmosphere.” Her images leave us with the feeling of ongoing action despite the apparent stillness; of qualities both dreamy and stark as light hits a stand of birch trees in a valley or a group of buildings in New York City. As Morris Louis evolved a style of painting that produced a complete integration of paint and canvas, so too has Blyth, with photo paper and chemicals, created a perfect integration of method and content. Artist CV: Born: Kousted, Denmark Resident in U.S.A. since 1963 Education: Denmark and U.S.A. Project, Inc., Cambridge MA (Photography) DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln MA (Printmaking) Maine Photography...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Monoprint

Fishing Hut on Stilts Panorama, black and white photograph, limited edition
Fishing Hut on Stilts Panorama, black and white photograph, limited edition

Fishing Hut on Stilts Panorama, black and white photograph, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white seascape photography. Fishing huts on stilts over water, with fishing nets hanging from the st...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment

Black and White Landscape Photograph of Potato Field and Cherry Trees, Austria
Black and White Landscape Photograph of Potato Field and Cherry Trees, Austria

Black and White Landscape Photograph of Potato Field and Cherry Trees, Austria

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21118 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Wonderful

Wonderful

By Maggie Taylor

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Edition of 15 Other Editions: 15 x 15" Edition of 15- $3,200 22 x 22" Edition of 10- $5,000 36 x 36" Edition of 9- $9,000 After completing her prodigious series of illustrations fo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Linen no. 4, Assateague Island, MD

Linen no. 4, Assateague Island, MD

By Thomas Jackson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

The hovering installations featured in this ongoing series of photographs are inspired by self-organizing, "emergent" systems in nature such as termite mounds, swarming locusts, scho...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Western Screech Owl #1, Espanola, NM

Western Screech Owl #1, Espanola, NM

By Brad Wilson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

From the start, there was something immensely challenging and inspiring about working with animals. Up to that point, I had spent my career photographing subjects I largely controlle...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

36x48  "Back to the Future" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art  Fine Art Print Signed
36x48  "Back to the Future" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art  Fine Art Print Signed

36x48 "Back to the Future" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Fine Art Print Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blue Glove ( Michael Jackson ) 40" x 30"
Blue Glove ( Michael Jackson ) 40" x 30"

Blue Glove ( Michael Jackson ) 40" x 30"

By Tom Schierlitz

Located in San Francisco, CA

Blue Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz a highly detailed glamorous still life photograph of the performer's iconic blue and gold sequin and Swarovski rhinestone crystal glove...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 - Monaco Grand Prix Formula One  James Hunt
Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 - Monaco Grand Prix Formula One  James Hunt

Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 - Monaco Grand Prix Formula One James Hunt

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 - Monaco Grand Prix Formula One James Hunt by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Monaco Grand Prix' is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. A unique view from the driver's height of Formula One Grand Prix...

Category

20th Century American Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Lifeguard Tower, Palm Trees, Miami Beach, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Lifeguard Tower, Palm Trees, Miami Beach, monochrome photograph, limited edition

Lifeguard Tower, Palm Trees, Miami Beach, monochrome photograph, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist American landscape photography. Two palm trees on a beach in Miami with a lifeguard tower and umbrellas. Archival pigment ink print, e...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

By Nan Goldin

Located in New York, NY

Nan Goldin Bea with a whip at The Other Side 1973 Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm Edition of 100 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso) ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Flight Risk" illustrative photography, surrealism, paper airplane motif

"Flight Risk" illustrative photography, surrealism, paper airplane motif

By Andrew Pinkham

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Flight Risk" is a limited edition photographic print by Andrew Pinkham and is made from archival pigment on cotton rag. This piece measures 20"h x 20"w unframed an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Pier, Bay, Shoreline, Ireland, black and white photography, seascape, limited
Pier, Bay, Shoreline, Ireland, black and white photography, seascape, limited

Pier, Bay, Shoreline, Ireland, black and white photography, seascape, limited

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Black and White Fine Art Waterscape Photography. Concrete Pier in a bay on the stormy coast of Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Limited Edition Cypress Trees, Tuscany – Black and White Landscape Photograph
Limited Edition Cypress Trees, Tuscany – Black and White Landscape Photograph

Limited Edition Cypress Trees, Tuscany – Black and White Landscape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: xxxx Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

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