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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
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 life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954. Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Evander Holyfield, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 10 Also available in 101 x 127 cm 40 x 50 inch and as combined Edition 25 in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch Black and white Portrait of America...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Diane Keaton, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of famous American actress Diane Keaton...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Converse, Silver Hi-Tops - Michael Schachtner, Contemporary, Fashion Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Converse, Silver Hi-Tops is a dynamic C-Type print, sold in this size in an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Emily, 21st Century, Figurative Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Emily' Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2016, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate. About Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an I...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor As Leslie Benedict
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...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

It would soon be time
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor creates evocative single-scene narratives in her whimsical and often elaborate photomontages. Working intuitively, Taylor combines 19th Century photographs, found objec...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra with Ford
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1955 in Hollywood, California: American jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning on a classic Ford parked next to a camping trailer. Frank Sinatra was an American singe...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Road to Gunsight, Highway 86 Arizona - Landscape Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Road to Gunsight, part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series, this is the classic American open road photograph, which is a metaphor of a journey throughout Richard's work. The e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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.
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Golden - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Golden - Shot 2019 on 600 film In part influenced by Australian New Wave Cinema and films such as Walkabout, The Last Wave and Picnic at Hanging Rock where the protagonists are profo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 inch digital C-print on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss paper. One of Steve McCurry's most iconic images, this photograph features a you...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1960s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photo realized in the 1960s by Agenzia ANSA. Good condition except for signs of wear on top left margin. Monica Vitti ...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Flora 12 - Contemporary Photography, Flora, Female Nude, Tulips, Flowers, Plants
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Flora 12 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15. The print is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Color

Woman, Dog, Bed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Staging Pictures: Early Polaroids focuses on Stivers' working Polaroid prints, shot with a Hasselblad Polaroid back for instant proofing of lighting and composition of his subjects. ...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marlon Brando, Hawaii, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of famous actor Marlon Brando. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns t...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Edda Color Photography Lamba Print Portrait In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Edda Color Photography Lamba Print Portrait In Stock Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). They met in 1986, found ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe posing for a portrait while standing with her car door open on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". Beautifully restored from the original 1953 black and white pho...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Woman Reading, 2013, limited edition photograph, signed, archival
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Woman Reading, 2013, limited edition photograph, signed, archival Hopper Meditations is a personal photographic response to the work of the American painter, Edward Hopper. My ima...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Candid Martin Luther King Jr.
Located in Austin, TX
A classic 1960's Photograph depicting the Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King. One of the most famous and influential men of the 20th Century, the Baptist minister, Nobel Peace Prize wi...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

"Rooted in History" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery
Located in Atlanta, GA
This archival pigment print on linen with cotton embroidery features hues of yellow, blue and purple. Tokie Rome-Taylor is inspired by the works of Harmonia Rosales...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Linen, Thread, Archival Pigment

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica is a vintage b/w photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s. In the picture, Monica Vitti is shown being embraced by the italian actor Gian Maria Volonté...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fuchsine, Portrait. Mixed media on a color fashion photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fuchsine, 2017 by Hunter & Gatti From the series of Nothing Stays Still Acrylic on gliceée print. Image size: 29.5 cm H x 21.7 cm W Signed front and signed back with date. UNFRAMED ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Group of Elephants Underneath a Tree, Africa, Vertical, Wild Animals
Located in US
"The Gathering" A group of elephants wait out the hottest part of the day under a lone Acacia tortilis tree in this iconic photograph taken in Kenya. Exceptional Creatures is a li...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

12-Meter Yacht Racing Yacht, Atlantic Ocean, Action, Movement, Sailboat
Located in US
"Sunkissed" In this award-winning, best-selling image, the billowing white sail of the boat KZ-3 appears all the more impressive from an aerial perspective while framed against the...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lady Gaga Hello Kitty Anniversary
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of Lady Gaga by photographer Markus Klinko. Shot in 2009 in London for 35th anniversary of Hello Kitty. This print is availa...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled No. 11
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, verso 11 x 14 inches (Edition of 15) 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Pl...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lollipop Mini - mounted - featuring Radha Mitchell, based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis - The size of a Polaroid. Lollipop (Beachshoot) featuring Radha Mitchell, 2005. Lambda digital Color Photographs based on the Polaroid. Sandwiched in ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer With Her T-Bird
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white 1956 vintage capture of star actress Audrey Hepburn posed with Mel Ferrer and her Ford Thunderbird in the driveway of their home. Audrey Hepburn was a British actres...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sur mes lèvres, Marseille
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A very sexy extract of a portrait of a naked blond woman with beautiful lips. These stun...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Patriot (Haley and the Birds) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Patriot (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024. 20...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Tom Petty - Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition C-Prints Hand Signed by Richard Beland 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 16" x 20" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 ...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Color

Leopard #2 - Animal signed limited edition contemporary fine art print, black
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Leopard #2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 A series of studio portraits of a panther, or black leopard. Panthers are more commonly known these d...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Photographic P...

White Horses Standing Beneath a Waterfall, Color Photography, Horizontal
Located in US
"Endless Dream" Although the horses are calm and collected, the powerful waterfall Skógafoss pounds thousands of gallons of water into the pool they stand in. The conditions to crea...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Soup
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Known for her whimsical and intuitive style, Taylor uses digital technology to build evocative photomontages of what she terms "dreamlike worlds inhabited by everyday objects." Inspi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Liu Ye in his studio with muse, Beijing, 16 May 2007
Located in New York, NY
Liu Ye in his studio with muse, Beijing, 16 May 2007 X Photographed by Jonathan Becker Contemporary 44" x 44.5" Archival Pigment Print Edition Nº 1 of 9 Cert...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leopard #2 -Animal signed limited edition contemporary large scale print, black
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Leopard #2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 3 Large scale A series of studio portraits of a panther, or black leopard. Panthers are more commonly k...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...

Anthony in the Tub
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed, titled, numbered, and dated, verso 11 x 17 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) 17 x 22 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) This photograph is offered by ClampAr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dahlia 10, 2013 - Contemporary Limited Edition Archival Inkjet Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 10 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward. It is available in this size of 32" x 38" from a Limited Edition of 10. Gatwa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet

Untitled (Kate #11)
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close Title: Untitled (Kates #11) Year: 2005 Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Satin paper Edition: 25; signed, dated and numbered in pencil Sheet: 17 x 22 inches (43.18 x 55.88 cm) Frame: 19 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (49.53 x 62.23 cm) Certificate of Authenticity included For its September 2003 issue, W. magazine commissioned artists Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, Lisa Yuskavage...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital Pigment

Dahlia 6, 2013 - Contemporary Limited Edition Archival Inkjet Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 6 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward. It is available in this size of 32" x 38" from a Limited Edition of 10. Gatwar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet

Alley of Giants, Madagascar by Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
"Alley of Giants" Madagascar, 2009 Available sizes: 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 50 x 75 in / Edition of 6 "As I watched the sun set over western Madagascar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Some Eyes Have Seen by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2008
Located in Coltishall, GB
John met this Wodaabe girl who was carrying her young child in a remote market village called Sakabal in the far north of Niger’s Maradi province. Like many Wodaabe women, she had ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Amongst the Camels by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2009
Located in Coltishall, GB
A Tuareg man 80 kilometres north of Timbuktu in the desert camp of Essakane. He was wearing a beautiful red metallic turban characteristic of the Tuareg from this part of Northern Ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

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...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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". 
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper. Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dra...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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(?)
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Brigitte Bardot & Sean Connery
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Raquel Welch Bull Fighting
Located in Austin, TX
Color action shot of actress Raquel Welch fighting a mechanical bull. Racquel Welch is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for he...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Vania (Sentenced for Sexual Violence against Women): Juvenile Prison for Boys
Located in New York, NY
Total edition of 7 Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Sailboats and Swans” is a series of portraits of prisoners in Russia ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nicole’s Silver Boots Stretched on Floor, Studio 54
Located in New York, NY
Nicole’s Silver Boots Stretched on Floor Studio 54, NY, NY June 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) $3000.00...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bravo II
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 22.5 x 30 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 45 x 60 inches (Edition of 3 + 2 APs) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, loc...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Parade
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print (Edition of 10) Signed, dated, and numbered, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Susan Barnett’s photographs are not about the t-sh...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1968 - Vintage Photograph
Located in Roma, IT
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1968 is a vintage photographic press print on single coated paper. Ink press stamp of “SUN” agency and hand-written notes on bac...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Hanging Off Bed
Located in New York, NY
Hanging Off Bed (Bobby Kendall), mid- to late 1960s/2022 Signed, dated, and numbered, verso Digital C-print 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) $4,500 22 x 22 inches, image (Ed...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Red Birkin high heel by Tyler Shields (photograph framed)
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print

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.

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