Contemporary Portrait 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.
382
to
395
5,502
2,072
781
1,911
3,202
3,128
1,171
2,908
2,166
747
678
1,022
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
7,789
3,124
793
393
60
29
22
12
11
11
4
3
3
2
5,859
3,254
3,164
2,498
2,331
2,317
1,509
589
582
508
479
475
465
421
372
368
362
333
324
314
6
2,733
5,048
1
1
24
13
90
297
274
360
557
1,511
220
133
127
121
3,585
2,867
2,691
2,547
2,386
Style: Contemporary
Returnable Items Only
Photo of Valeria Valeri - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Valeria Valeri is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Big Boy (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Big Boy (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2019
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Art...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Free Range (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Free Range (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Portrait of Zeudi Araya - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Zeudi Araya a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paulo Gomes Garcet - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Paulo Gomes Garcet is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lauretta Masiero - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lauretta Masiero a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Prof. Christiaan Barnard - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Prof. Christiaan Barnard is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
“Easy on the Eyes: Emma” Cinematic Photograph of a Beautiful Man on a Couch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Easy on the Eyes: Emma“ is a staged photograph of an attractive man lying on a couch. In this cinematic photo series, I explore the female gaze by providing visual pleasure specific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders - Vintage Photo - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1984.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jawaharlal Nehru - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jawaharlal Nehru is a vintage photograph realized in the mid-20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditions...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marcello Mastroianni and Jack Lemmon - Vintage Photo - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Marcello Mastroianni is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1985.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Black Bird (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Black Bird (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Black Woman with Flamboyant Hair at Cafe
Located in Miami, FL
A black woman with outrageous long blond braids is captured in a cafe. She is seen through a window, and the nature of her hair integrates with the surrounding color structure.
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eve Arnold - Malcolm X at a Nation of Islam rally, 1961, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Malcolm X in Chicago, Photography 1962, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1962.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
“Easy on the Eyes: Dorothy” Photograph of a Beautiful Man at a Swimming Pool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Easy on the Eyes: Dorothy“ is a staged photograph of an attractive man standing next to a swimming pool. He pulls off his shirt to reveal a muscular torso. In this cinematic photo s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cristiaan Barnard - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cristiaan Barnard is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditions and aged
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Never Let Go (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Never Let Go (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2007
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Roberta Manfredi - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Roberta Manfredi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brooke Shields, Martin Hewittin - Endless Love - Vintage Photo - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Brooke Shields, Martin Hewittin - Endless Love - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1981.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Wim Wenders - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wim Wnders is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eve Arnold - Two young models check their make-up, 1950, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Two young models check their make-up backstage at a local fashion show at the Abyssinian Church in Harlem, New York City in 1950.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Editio...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Cotton
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Luchino Visconti - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Luchino Visconti is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Italian Theatre - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Italian Theatre is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Woody Allen & David Carradine - Vintage Photo - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Woody Allen & David Carradine is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1972.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Prof. Christiasn Barnard - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Prof. Christiasn Barnard is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alan Bates - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Alan Bates a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Fishermen - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Camping is a vintage photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Camping - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Camping is a vintage photograph realized in the Mid 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Iva Zanicchi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Robert Ashley - Vintage Photo - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Robert Ashley a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1990s.
Good conditions.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - On The Stage - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - On The Stage is a vintage photograph realized in the Mid 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditions an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - In Pose - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - In Pose is a vintage photograph realized in the Mid 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditions and aged
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Antonio Bassolino - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Antonio Bassolino is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Central Committee Meeting of the Italian Socialist Party - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Central Committee Meeting of the Italian Socialist Party is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1968.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Patty Pravo - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Patty Pravo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Car, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - A retired woman, Photography 1979, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
A retired woman, China, 1979.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold, born in 1912 to R...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
On The States - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
On The States a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Precious (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Precious (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Ar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tenderness (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tenderness (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tyler Shields - Venus, Photography 2018, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Masters
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper
All available sizes and editions:
18" x 18"
30" x 30"
45" x 45"
60" x 60"
70" x 70"
Editions of 3 + 2 AP
"Venus, the R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Luster, C Print, Color, Paper, Archival Paper
Bette Midler Alan Bates in "The Rose" - Vintage Photo - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Bette Midler Alan Bates in the film The Rose is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1979.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tyler Shields - Into the Mirror, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Provocateur
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper
All available sizes and editions:
18" x 18"
30" x 30"
45" x 45"
60" x 60"
70" x 70"
Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Luster, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Paper
Eve Arnold - Black is beautiful, Photography 1968, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Black is beautiful, New York City, USA in 1968.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold,...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Cotton
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Iva Zanicchi and Gino Bramieri - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Iva Zanicchi and Gino Bramieri is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe in Long Island, Photography 1955, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe in Long Island, New York in 1955
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold,...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe at Mount Sinai, Photography 1965, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Old Days - Camping - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Camping is a vintage photograph realized in the Mid 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Contemporary portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait 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 portrait 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, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Urizen Freaza, and Clare Marie Bailey. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic 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 portrait photography, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Johnny Cash 1961
Lucien Clergue On Sale
Vintage Avon Vases
Vintage Avon Vase
1991 Fendi
Fendi Tiffany Collection
Tiffany And Fendi Collection
Alanis Morissette
Pauline De Rothschild
Nikola Tesla
Lennon Exiled
Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman On Sale
Audrey Swimming Black And White
Vintage Toy Mailbox
Etienne Carjat
Compassion Chris Levine
Ingrid Baars
J Kashi