Contemporary Figurative 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
Sweet Air - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36"x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater nude photograph of a young woman ascending from the bottom of her pool toward the air and light. This monochromatic aquatic tint photograph is a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Egg, from the Immaculate series. Minimalistic Limited edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Egg, from the Immaculate series.
Limited edition of 3 +1AP
Unframed
Immaculate closes the body of work started with Paranoia. This series is made of a single image (‘Egg’) that rep...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Biblioteca della Certosa di Padula, Italy
Located in New York City, NY
48 x 60 inches - edition of 5
Chromogenic Print – Unframed
Signed by the artist - Certificate of Authenticity
Free Shipping – Ask us foar custom framing options.
As a world-renowned...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Untitled #27, Oslo - Karine Laval, Travel photography, Contemporary imagery
By Karine Laval
Located in Brighton, GB
All prints are produced to order. Lead times between 5-10 days.
Due to currency fluctuations prices may change.
Please contact the gallery for more information about this print or...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Carla - Signed limited edition print, Sensual, Contemporary, Oversized photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Carla - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-fre...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Phot...
Blood Drop - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18х24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young naked woman diving in a pool. Her face is covered with red scarf. Her beautiful naked body and the red scarf look fresh and vibrant on black backgro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Male Nude with Head Down (Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary figurative sepia toned photograph of nude male model
Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 3 of 25
Image size: 8 x 8 inches
17.5 x 16.5 x 1 inches framed with 8-ply white mat and non reflective glass.
Signed and dated below image with atelier stamp
This contemporary figurative photograph was taken by David Halliday in 1998. The sepia toned silver gelatin print beautifully captures a standing male model on a simple monotone background. The nude model's flawless skin complements the similarly toned sepia backdrop, while contrasts in light and shadow accentuate his toned back and shoulder muscles. The figure's casual pose lends a serene atmosphere to the image. This print, 3rd in the edition of 25, is framed in a custom brown wood Larson Juhl frame with an 8 ply white mat and non reflective glass. The print is signed with an atelier stamp on the lower right.
About the Artist:
David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing.
More about the work:
A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm.
Resume:
Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York
Lives in Schodack Landing, NY
EDUCATION
1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine
1976-79 Syracuse University, New York
1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA
McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX
2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ
Julie Heller...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Green Roll III - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving (rolling) in a pool. This extremely dynamic photograph is rich in green tones looks abstract while in fact it is entirely figu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Couple In The Street, limited edition photograph, signed, archival pigment ink
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Couple In The Street, limited edition photograph, signed, archival pigment ink
“Once Upon A Time In Kazimierz is a novella told in staged photographs. It portrays an episode in the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Carmen - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 40" x 40"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of Russian celebrity singer Katya Lee. The photograph is mostly black and white except for the red scarf.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
White Trash Beautiful I - 29 Palms, CA featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
White Trash Beautiful I (29 Palms, CA) featuring Radha Mitchell - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition 7/10.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based on...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Hibiscus - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful naked female on black background. The bright red scarf covers model's head and shoulders leaving open her beautiful butt and legs.
Original ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
"The Tower" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" inch Ed. 1/12 by Rob Woodcox
By Rob Woodcox
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Tower" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" inch Ed. 1/12 by Rob Woodcox
Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte FineArt Paper (archival)
2019
Other sizes available
AB...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Africa Dove is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century, Photo of Night of Trip by Alberto Moravia.
Good conditions, with some decoloration s...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Formula 1 Ferrari - Fernando Alonso, Signed limited edition still life, Race
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Formula 1 Ferrari - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2011 - Edition of 5
Formula 1 , Preseason test, 2011 , Barcelona, Spain.
Fernando Alonso for Ferrari
Photo/R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
Motion two -kodak professional metallic paper 225g
By Kir Simakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The artwork's frame is not visible in front. There is a metal frame on the back to hang the photograph. The photo was printed on photo paper and covered with prexy-glass on top.
Simakov Kirill – Russian photographer. Born on August 15, 1984 in Moscow.
Taking a great interest in photography, Kirill began working at the S.Bermeniev’s National Portrait Gallery in Moscow. He was organizing and conducting photo sessions of world celebrities and outstanding figures of art and politics, curated exhibitions, and belonged to the editorial group on creating books, catalogs in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Milan, Vicenza, New York, etc.
In 2012 he received a certificate of completion of the course “Marketing for photographers” and in 2018 completed “Portrait Photography” course at the New York Institute of Photography.
In 2013, Kirill founded his own Collection of author’s photos for interior decoration of homes and office space.
In 2016 he opened a working studio in Moscow.
In 2017 – 2018 there were Kirill’s solo exhibitions:
– “Borislav Strulev and Friends”, Conservatory, Belgorod (30 portraits);
– “New York or Nowhere”, FLACON Design Factory (40 photos);
– “Outstanding People. Portraits on Skateboard decks “, Design Factory FLACON (15 works).
– “People, Cities” was held in the gallery “Moscow”, with the support of WESTWING and the Nastenka Charity Fund (12 works).
2018 – Exhibition booth during the ArtFair in Tampa, Florida
2018 – 2019 Official Ambassador of Leica Camera in Russia.
2019 – Personal Exhibition Booth at Red Dot during the Art Basel Miami
2020 – Exhibitor at SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR
Kirill photographed many personalities – Vasiliy Lanovoi, Dmitry Medvedev, Stephen Seagal, Michail Gorbachev, Boris Efimov, Paul Walker, Vladimir Etush, Al Pacino, Vladimir Putin, Alexey Nemov, Yuriy Solomin, Vyacheslav Fetisov , Woody Allen, Elie Wiesel, Maya Plisetskaya...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Figure #19)
Located in New York, NY
Pinhole camera Chromogenic print (Unique)
Signed and dated, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Robert Calafiore employs a hand-built pinhole camer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Motion tree -kodak professional metallic paper 225g
By Kir Simakov
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The artwork's frame is not visible in front. There is a metal frame on the back to hang the photograph. The photo was printed on photo paper and covered with prexy-glass on top.
Simakov Kirill – Russian photographer. Born on August 15, 1984 in Moscow.
Taking a great interest in photography, Kirill began working at the S.Bermeniev’s National Portrait Gallery in Moscow. He was organizing and conducting photo sessions of world celebrities and outstanding figures of art and politics, curated exhibitions, and belonged to the editorial group on creating books, catalogs in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Milan, Vicenza, New York, etc.
In 2012 he received a certificate of completion of the course “Marketing for photographers” and in 2018 completed “Portrait Photography” course at the New York Institute of Photography.
In 2013, Kirill founded his own Collection of author’s photos for interior decoration of homes and office space.
In 2016 he opened a working studio in Moscow.
In 2017 – 2018 there were Kirill’s solo exhibitions:
– “Borislav Strulev and Friends”, Conservatory, Belgorod (30 portraits);
– “New York or Nowhere”, FLACON Design Factory (40 photos);
– “Outstanding People. Portraits on Skateboard decks “, Design Factory FLACON (15 works).
– “People, Cities” was held in the gallery “Moscow”, with the support of WESTWING and the Nastenka Charity Fund (12 works).
2018 – Exhibition booth during the ArtFair in Tampa, Florida
2018 – 2019 Official Ambassador of Leica Camera in Russia.
2019 – Personal Exhibition Booth at Red Dot during the Art Basel Miami
2020 – Exhibitor at SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR
Kirill photographed many personalities – Vasiliy Lanovoi, Dmitry Medvedev, Stephen Seagal, Michail Gorbachev, Boris Efimov, Paul Walker, Vladimir Etush, Al Pacino, Vladimir Putin, Alexey Nemov, Yuriy Solomin, Vyacheslav Fetisov , Woody Allen, Elie Wiesel, Maya Plisetskaya...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marble Cave (blue) - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36х24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman relaxing on her back in her pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with some aquati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Diane Arbus
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. Published by Unite...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Beast
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The series, Traveling Dream comes from a lifelong obsession of exploring how my subconscious generates my dreams. As I move through my day, I am keenly aware of my encounters with pe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancer- Signed limited edition still life print, Color photo, Large scale, Dance
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dancer - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
Photographed in Vienna during a Strauss concert.
This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment
The American Actress Anjelica Houston and the Actor... - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actress Anjelica Houston and the Israeli Film Director and Actor Assy Dayan, protagonists of "A Walk with Love and Death".
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Turn - underwate photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"The Turn" represents a pivotal moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where sculptural form meets fluid dynamics. In this arresting composition, a figure in vibrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Marble Cave (blue) - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 48" x 32"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman relaxing on her back in her pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with some aquati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
In this photograph, The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet is with Saverio Vallone and Marina Souma(?)
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elephant on Bare Earth, Amboseli – Nick Brandt, Elephant, Photography, Africa
By Nick Brandt
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England)
Elephant on Bare Earth, Amboseli
2011
Archival pigment print
Sheet 177,8 x 142,24 cm (70 x 56 in.)
Edition of 10, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dance- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white, Square Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dance - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , 2004 - Edition of 5
Photographed in Vienna during a Strauss concert.
Signed,embossed + numbered by artist with certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Pigment, Phot...
Aristotele Onassis - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Aristotele Onassis is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century.
The photo depicts the industrial and oil business man, Aristotele Onassis.
Good conditions and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cold Song - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 63"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking underwater fine art photograph captures a figure draped in flowing white fabric, suspended between worlds with vibrant red blossoms and yellow spherical elements. The r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
"ALEXANDER McQUEEN L5" Mixed media Photography Edition 2/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"ALEXANDER McQUEEN L5" Mixed media Photography Edition of 8 by Giuliano Bekor
This artwork printed on a highest resolution fine art Fujiflex Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment, LED Light
Lombardy Ballet - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 24x17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a ballerina in red tutu skirt dancing underwater in a pool. A very bright photograph with plenty of sun and positivity.
Original digital print on aluminum p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Platinum Palladium print over Gold leaf Limited Edition sensual photo- Nathalie
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Nathalie - Platinum Palladium print over 24 carat Gold leaf on vellum paper, Unframed handmade photographic reproduction on sensitised paper
Edition 1 of 8 plus 2 AP ( Medium Size ) ( Another edition in medium size will be available shortly)
Woman in a wet silk bathrobe...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Gold, Platinum, Gold Leaf
Ahmadi Oil Fields by Steve McCurry, 1991, Digital C-Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Ahmadi Oil Fields by Steve McCurry depicts two figures standing in a fiery landscape. They are both dressed in white hazmat suits with gas masks. Both figures are fixated by the fire...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Green Roll III - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving (rolling) in a pool. This extremely dynamic photograph is rich in green tones looks abstract while in fact it is entirely figurati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Cold Song - underwater photograph - print on paper 16" x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking underwater fine art photograph captures a figure draped in flowing white fabric, suspended between worlds with vibrant red blossoms and yellow spherical elements. The r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Synchronised swimming in the Blue - Fine art print, Color underwater photography
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Synchronised swimming in the Blue - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2021 - Edition of 5
Indian Ocean 2021
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Madonna and Child -Signed limited edition still life fine art print, Family
By Peter Ridge
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Madonna and Child - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Theatres - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
San Francisco Theatres is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including his...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Key-Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Sensual, Contemporary
By Geoff Halpin
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
The key - Signed limited edition monochrome pigment print - Edition: 2 of 5
Brighton, UK, 2002
This image was captured on film.
This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment print which has been printed on fiber based paper, Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm which is a premium quality paper that is acid-free and lignin-free.
Overall, this Archival Pigment print is a stunning piece of art that is sure to impress. The combination of high-quality paper and inks ensures that the print will remain in pristine condition for many years, making it a great investment for any art collector or enthusiast.
Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity
Please note. There are three sizes of this print; each is an edition of five (5) making the total that can be printed as fifteen (15). This will include any custom sizes requested.
Available sizes:
52 x 31 cm / 20,74 x 12,20 in. - Edition of 5
75 x 45 cm / 29,53 x 17,72 in. - Edition of 5
117 x 70 cm / 46,06 x 27,56 in. - Edition of 5
Geoff Halpin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Lie Detector Dog
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros
Lie Detector Dog
Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm
Year: 2000s
Size: 8x8.5in
Edition: 12
Signed, dated and numbered by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Large Vintage Photo Print Digital Photograph Some People of Kuwait, Arabic Woman
By Jack Butler
Located in Surfside, FL
SOME PEOPLE OF KUWAIT, 2000, Color iris print, on heavy rag photo paper signed on verso and inscribed "OK to print', from small edition of just 10.
images 40 x 26 ¾", full margins; printed by Muse X.
This was a series about Kuwaiti, Arab women or men dressed in Burka's from up close it appears completely abstract from a bit of a distance an image emerges.
Jack Butler was a Professor of Art at California State University Los Angeles from 1988 to 2010. He received his Master of Arts degree from California State University Los Angeles in 1972 and earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from UCLA in 1979. He was a dedicated teacher from 1971 to 2010 and taught at numerous educational institutions including California State University Los Angeles, the University of California, Riverside, UCLA Extension, Pasadena City College, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles Southwest College and was a visiting instructor at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.
He has participated in approximately one hundred exhibitions during that time including sixteen solo exhibitions. His work has been shown at such institutions as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fahey / Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, San Francisco Museum of Art, Gallery Min in Tokyo, Japan, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Osaka, Japan, Photo-Tableau in Paris, France, the Photographers Gallery in London England, the Kansas City Art Institute, The Friends of Photography Ansel Adams Center, the Laguna Beach Art Museum, the Long Beach Museum of Art, Sala Arcs Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, the California Museum of Photography, the Center of Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York, the Corcoran Gallery, Boston Mass., and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and was represented by the former Sherry Frumkin Gallery.
He has been published in numerous books and catalogs. These include publications from such seminal exhibitions as “ Proof: Los Angeles Art and the Photograph 1960-1980”, “Photography and Art: Interactions Since 1946”, “Photography and Language” and “Attitudes: Photography in the Seventies” as well as having a catalog of his work published by Min Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. Recent publications include catalogs from the exhibition "Transfictions" at the Fisher Gallery USC and the exhibition "COLA 2004" at Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery as well as “The Polaroid Years, Instant Photography and Experimentation”, The Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College 2013.
During his career he has been involved in numerous workshops and lectures and has curated numerous exhibitions. He has participated in a Distinguished Artists Forum, 20x24 Polaroid Project in 1989 and was supported the by Polaroid Corporation to work on the 20x24 Polaroid camera in New York Studio in 1990 and again in 1998. Polaroid Corporation was also instrumental in assisting with the production of his project Hot Rod "Kulture / Culture.” He was also a recipient of a SECA Award from the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1980, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (major individual grant) in 1981 and received a City of Los Angeles Individual Artists Fellowship (COLA Grant) in 2004.
His work is included in such collections as the Los Angeles County Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Art, California Museum of Photography, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts UCLA, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture, Seattle Art Museum, the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Art, Japan, the Graham and Susan Nash Collection, the Aaron Spelling Collection as well as numerous other private collections. Going back to the 1840s, the earliest days of photography, people like Fox Talbot, Hippolyte Bayard and Oscar Gustave Rejlander were manipulating images and producing work that they referred to as Art or “Light Drawings”. Moving on to the 1920s and 30s we discover people such as Kurt Schwitters, Christian Schad, Hana Hoch, Raoul Haussmann, Man Ray, John Heartfield, Max Ernst, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Lucia Moholy, Hans Bellmer, Andre Breton, Herbert Bayer and William...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Fun Tim Engelland Woodcut of a Server with a Goose
Located in New York, NY
Tim Engelland (American, 1950-2012)
Untitled, 1989
Woodcut
11 x 8 1/2 in.
Signed and dated lower right
Numbered lower left 29/250
A lifelong artist, Engelland specialized in oil po...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut
Untitled #17 - NH SH83 N19 – Bill Henson
Located in Zurich, CH
Bill HENSON (*1955, Australia)
Untitled #17 - NH SH83 N19, 2007/2008; printed 2010
Archival Inkjet Pigment Print
Sheet 127 x 180 cm (50 x 70 7/8 in.)
Frame...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Nr. 2229) Photography 44" x 36" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 2229) Photography 44" x 36" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid
Off the Grid is the culmination of a six-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Laura Martelli - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Laura Martelli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Honey, I love you (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Honey, I love you (Till Death do us Part) - 2007,
20x24cm,
Edition 1/10.
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 8781.
Not m...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Darkhorse Harley Speedster
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros
Darkhorse Harley Speedster
Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm
Year: 2000s
Size: 8x15in
Edition: 12
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
Stamp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Asparagus Sticks, Study 3, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 8 in.
Micha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Circle of Magic (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Landscape, Magic
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Circle of Magic -
from the 29 Palms, CA series - 2009
40x48cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Art...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Queen Elizabeth Back in London - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth Back in London is a photograph realized in the 1965s.
Good conditions.
Stamped on the rear, with description paper.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
O.A.S. Member Arrested by French Police - Historical Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
O.A.S. Member Arrested by French Police is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Batman and Robin, Batman TV Series- Vintage Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Batman and Robin on the set of the famous TV series of the 60s.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mesurage
By Rene Peña
Located in Denton, TX
Mesurage, 1994
Toned gelatin silver print
18 x 12 in.
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
From the series "El cocinero, el ladron, su mujer, y su amante" (The cook, t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Henry watching Athena Dance II - 21st Century, Contemporary, Ryan Gosling
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Henry watching Athena Dance (Stay) - 2006
With Ryan Gosling.
48x46cm,
Edition 1/10.
Archival C-Print, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte surface,
based on the Polaroid...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
White Trash Beautiful I - 29 Palms, CA featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
White Trash Beautiful I (29 Palms, CA) featuring Radha Mitchell - 1999
128x125cm,
Edition 3/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based o...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Biblioteca Accademia delle Scienze, Torino, Italy (Libraries)
Located in New York City, NY
48 x 60 inches - edition of 5
Chromogenic Print – Unframed
Signed by the artist - Certificate of Authenticity
Free Shipping – Ask us foar custom framing options.
As a world-renowned...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Designer Coco Chanel Sewing in Paris, 1962 by Douglas Kirkland
Located in Chicago, IL
24" x 30"
Edition Size: 24
*Price is for unframed. It's extra $500 for framed*
Mademoiselle Chanel at work. Douglas Kirkland was sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, a...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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