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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
2153. From The ONE Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
2153, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone From the ONE series Photography and tape on Hahnemuhle paper Paper size: 90 H x 70 W cm. Printed area: 82 H x 62 W cm. Production time is 2 to 3 weeks....
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Paper, Tape, Mixed Media

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) 2004, 20x20cm, Edition 1/10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 1218.01, unmounted. OILFIELDS, 2004 ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

The Lady and The Lion, Photography, Story teller, Hollywood
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A woman in a beautiful dress is sitting on a chair, beside her stands a lion male. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, dire...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Landed (Long Way Home) - Polaroid, analog, Contemporary, pop-art - mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Landed (Long Way Home) - 1999, 20x20cm, Edition of 25, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory #796. ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Do you know how it feels? (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Do you know how it feels? (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artis...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Burlesque Series, Delilah Right Red Hand III, The Whoopee Club, London
Located in Cambridge, GB
Delilah Right Red Hand, Richard Heeps photograph taken at the London Burlesque event The Whoopee Club. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Black and White
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print (Edition of 25) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Dave Anderson is an award-winning, cross-media storyteller best known for his work behind the lens. His photography and films have been exhibited, published, screened, and lauded across the planet. Anderson’s work has been profiled on numerous media outlets ranging from “Good Morning America” to "The New York Times" to "The New Yorker," where Vince Aletti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Midnight Cowboy (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Midnight Cowboy (Back in the 80's) - 2001 48x46cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #576. Not mounted....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Death Valley Junction (The Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Death Valley Junction (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and signature labe...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

The Letter- including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Letter (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024. 2...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

LIZ, AT THE W CAUSING TROUBLE by Markus Klinko
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of LIZ, AT THE W CAUSING TROUBLE by photographer Markus Klinko in 2013 in Hollywood, Los Angeles. This print is available in the following sizes, signe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Big Girls don't Cry (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Big Girls don't Cry (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 80x80 cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inve...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Radha Shooting' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Radha Shooting' (Long Way Home) - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

John Wayne and Frank Sinatra - Vintage Photo - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of John Wayne along with Frank Sinatra and others.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Prince Rainier and Prince Albert Sledding
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Prince Rainer and Prince Albert sledding, circa 1959. Cadet of a reigning German dynasty, Prince Rainer was the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry b...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Hideout (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hideout - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #910. S...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Burning (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Burning (Till Death do Us Part) - 2007, 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Amaluna's Day Off Number 29
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Amaluna's Day Off Number 29 - 2016 [From the series Cirque du Soleil] 80x80cm, edition of 5, Digital archival pigment print 
based on an original Polaroid
 on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Polaroid, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Young boy drinking, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, elephant
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 More sizes on request A young elephant drinking at a waterhole. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the most sou...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Markus Klinko - Britney Spears, Ice, Photography 2004, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Markus Klinko is an award-winning, international fashion/celebrity photographer and director, who has worked with many of today's most iconic stars of film, music, and fashion. Kli...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital, Archival Pigment

Roman Statue Study, 6 Abstract Figurative Color Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Touching the skin of the past is an extraordinary collection of Roman Statues captured with the ICM technique in order to make the marble skin like a truly human body. 'Touching the ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Nude with Poppy
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, verso 30 x 22.5 inches, image (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 45 x 33.75 inches, image (Edition of 3 + 1 AP) This photograph is offered by Clamp...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Many Fairytales (The Princess and her Lover) - Polaroid, 21st Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Many Fairytales (The Princess and her Lover) - 2007 Edition of 10, 20x20cm. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, not mounted, Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

David Bowie : Natural Villains monochrome 33" x 40" print by Markus Klinko
Located in Austin, TX
New release July 2022. Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie by photographer Markus Klinko, from his celebrated collection "Bowie Unseen", released for the first time in 2016....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Victoria - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Victoria - 2019 33x40cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed on Fuji glossy paper, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not mounted). Signed on ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Marc Chagall, France, Contemporary French Photographic Portrait of Artist
Located in New york, NY
Marc Chagall in His Studio, France, 1984 by Jean-Michel Voge is a 23.4" x 16.5" archival pigment print edition 2/5 printed by the artist on Japanese Awagami handmade paper -- signed ...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...

Star 80 (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Star 80 (Back in the 80's) - 1999 48x46cm, Edition of 10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #57...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Edit...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Haley and the Birds' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Haley and the Birds' - 2013 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized ope...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Side Effects (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Side Effects (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory #13303. Not mounted. Offered is a piece from the movie: The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence. Written and directed by Stefanie Schneider A tale told with blemished and expired Polaroid film about the hopes and dreams of a newly orphaned girl after losing her parents who lived in the Californian desert in an old travel trailer. -filmed with Polaroid film stock and Super-8 footage, overlaid with poetic voice-over monologue - this feature film creates a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal. (Palms Springs life magazine / Caroline Ryder) Stefanie Schneider By Caroline Ryder Inside the trailer are period accents—a vintage radio, vintage fridge, little crocheted doilies, and dusty gilt-framed photographs. It’s a surreal home-sweet-home, an Americana fantasy as imagined by German artist and experimental filmmaker Stefanie Schneider whose work is so inspired by the desert landscape, she made it her home in 2005. “There’s a completely different light here than in Germany, a beautiful light,” says Schneider, whose property in Morongo is dotted with vintage trailers. They surround her midcentury home and serve as sets for her photoshoots or as guest lodgings for her friends from Hollywood and Berlin. “But what I really love about the desert is the desolation,” she continues. “The sense of hope for something that might or might not come. It’s easy to see our dreams projected in the desert.” Famed for shooting trailer park chic fine art photographs exclusively on vintage Polaroid film, Schneider recently completed her most ambitious project to date—a feature film made entirely of Polaroid stills (4000 images in total), the story set around her magnificent 1950s trailer. The film, called “The Girl Behind The White Picket Fence” tells the story of a broken-hearted girl who lives in the trailer. Her name is Heather, and she is played by model Heather Megan Christie, girlfriend of actor Joaquin Phoenix, and former partner of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, with whom she has a son. Heather stars opposite Kyle Larson (who plays ‘Hank’), a real-life gypsy fisherman who catches crab in Alaska when he’s not surfing in Southern California. Neither of the two had ever acted before, and never in the history of movie-making has a director shot a film entirely on Polaroid film. “There was great difficulty shooting a film this way,” says Schneider, who, with her long straight hair, wide innocent eyes, and thick-framed glasses, conjures an art-house Gretel. “If I had used a regular camera I would have had 36 exposures per minute, much faster and easier than using the old Polaroid camera which takes a long time to shoot one frame. Also, sometimes it doesn’t shoot at the exact moment you think it’s going to—but that’s really great because then you miss the perfect moment…and often those are the best shots.” Individually, the Polaroid photographs that comprise 29 PALMS, CA stand alone, but together and in sequence, filmed with super 8 and 16mm film stock and overlaid with poetic voice-over monologues, they create a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick. Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl’s journal. The idea to shoot a movie in this way came about in 2004 when Schneider was working with leading German director Mark Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace) on his film Stay. She had met Forster at director Wim Wender’s birthday party in Hollywood. A few years later, Forster asked Schneider to shoot Polaroids of scenes from Stay as he filmed; he used those photographs for dream and memory sequences in the movie. For the first time, Schneider saw her Polaroids strung together in sequence, moving with rhythm like a flipbook, in the context of a story. When Forster urged her to consider making a feature film using that technique, the seed of 29 PALMS, CA was sown. She mentioned the idea to her good friend German actor Udo Kier, who also gave the idea a big thumbs up, and agreed to play the part of a mysterious shaman in the film. Thanks to her strong reputation in the art world and her Hollywood connections, getting talented people on board was the easy part (for a while, Charlotte Gainsbourg was pegged to play the starring role, although she pulled out two weeks before shooting commenced because she was pregnant and not fit to travel to the desert.) The hard part was finding the perfect trailer—and bringing it to the desert. “This trailer almost killed us,” says Schneider’s partner Lance Waterman, who lives and works with Schneider in Morongo Valley. After finding it on eBay, the couple drove to Utah to pick it up, the plan being to tow it all the way back to the high desert themselves. Bad idea. “We were driving down a hill with this enormous trailer behind us when we realized that if we wanted to stop, there would be no way to do so without the trailer crushing us,” says Waterman. Adds Schneider: “Lance was even giving me instructions on how to jump out of the truck if we needed to.” Thankfully the road leveled and as soon as they were able to slow down and pull over, they called a professional towing company, which transported the trailer the remaining distance to Morongo Valley. Filming took place in Spring 2011 and 2012. Schneider recently submitted the film to major film festivals in Europe and the US, and it will be broadcast in 2013 by leading German television channel, Arte. While Schneider may come from a long tradition of photographers-turned-filmmakers—Stanley Kubrick started out as a photographer, as did Ken Russell (Tommy, Women in Love) and Larry Clark, who was a controversial fine art photographer before directing smash hit Kids—she does not see her future in Hollywood, directing blockbusters. Not necessarily. “I don’t think I want to make more films,” she says. “The actors were saying they would love to work with me again, and were asking if I would like to make other movies. But being on movie sets is far too stressful, and at least with this, I was in complete power of what was going on creatively. That said, if this gets a lot of acclaims…we can always think again. One should never say never.” Film features original soundtrack with songs by Adam Weiss, Daisy McCrackin, Billy Harvey, Sophie Huber, Zoe Bicat, Max Sharam, Cheyenne Randall...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

1986 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Located in Utrecht, NL
1986 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital Pigment, Photographic Paper

SNL cast portrait by Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Cast members of Saturday Night Live by Jake Chessum, featuring from L to R: Jason Sudekis, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg and Seth Myers. Taken on Polaroid at Pier 59 for Glamour Magazine ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and simplistic portrait of musician Johnny Cash smoking a cigarette and playing guitar outside of Folsom Prison, 1968. Johnny Cash was an American singer, songwriter, music...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Gloves & Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe. This artwork featured in...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Princess Nude, Portrait, Fine Art Photography
Located in München, BY
Image size: 70x55 cm 12 Limited Editions + 2 Artist Proofs Platinum Massive Wengé, Passe-Partout + Museum Glass frame size: 110x95 cm Evocative, sensual and voluptuous, Marc Lagrang...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Platinum

Debbie Harry Live at Brixton Academy 1987 25 x 17 colour print
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition print direct from the negative, signed lower right hand margin and stamped with photographers own blind stamp. This is Number 1/25. Paper size 25 x 17...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Giclée, Archival Pigment

Grace Jones in hat, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity
Located in München, BY
Edition 15 Platinum Palladium Print Sold out in all other editions. Black and white portrait of Supermodel Grace Jones with hat. From personality portraits and advertising campaig...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Platinum

Female Nude, Contemporary Black and White Photography, Kate by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate, from the Kate series, Garrison, New York, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver photograph signed verso (on back of photo) by the estate. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Leila and Danny (Bombay Beach) - 21st Century, Photography, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leila and Danny (Bombay Beach) Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2015 digital C-Print, Signature label and Certificate. Not Mounted Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an Italian-American f...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

John Lennon at Abbey Rd Studios b/w archival photograph 17 x 25 inch
Located in Norwich, GB
John Lennon sits alone at the mixing desk of the famed Studio 2 in Abbey Road. According to Herrmann he was the only one who spoke to him, trying to put him at his ease by saying "al...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot. She was one of the best-k...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe on a Stroll
Located in Austin, TX
Stellar candid shot of Marilyn Monroe out on a stroll. Her legacy is way more than curves and a blonde bob. Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains a luminescent movie star and legendary sex symbol. But she also had an enduring impact on the fashion world. Marilyn created timeless, unforgettable looks during the 1950s, an era of Peter Pan collars, poodle skirts, and repressed sexuality. Marilyn's ability to spot up-and-coming designers made her a fashion visionary. Before they were household names, she wore Italian styled pumps, carried LV bags, and donned the designs of Norman Norell, Emilio Pucci, and Lanvin. On film, Marilyn was dressed exquisitely by Oscar-winning designers Jean Louis, Orry...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Seagull, Photography, Limited Edition, Animal, blackandwhite
Located in München, BY
A seagull in the sky. Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists. In his series "Always in my mind", he...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elton John wearing plaid at Linley bday party, London 1991 25x17 colour print
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition print direct from the negative, signed lower right hand margin and stamped with photographers own blind stamp. This is Number 1/25. Paper size 25 x 17...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Giclée, Archival Pigment

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Gasoline' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini Gasoline (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 signed in front, not mounted. Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-20...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Her last Call' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis Her last Call (The Girl behind the white Picket Fence) - 2013 - featuring Heather Megan Christie signed in front, not mounted. Digital Color Photographs b...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Knight of fortune, Photography, Limited Edition, Buenos Aires
Located in München, BY
A young boy is looking for coins that has fallen down between the grid bars. Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successfu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Djimon Hounsou, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Black and white portrait of actor and model Djimon Hounsou crying. From personality portraits and advertising ca...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Desert Bike Biscuits riding in the Folly of Illusions (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desert Bike Biscuits riding in the Folly of Illusions (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature la...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Moscow, Russia, Black and White Photography, Russian Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya
Located in New york, NY
Drawn to street photography, Roberta Fineberg visited Moscow for extended periods in 1989-1990, witnessing Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev's politics of "Glasnost/Perestroika" ("Openness"). The celebrated Soviet dancer Maya Plisetskaya...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Tola
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tola - 2018 Edition of 10, 20x20cm, Archival C-Print. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an Italian-American filmmaker, photographer, and musician. He is the second son of occasional actor and aristocrat Prince Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri by Austrian-American actress Debra Berger. Tao was born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Rome and Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Moviemaker magazine singled out Ruspoli as one of the 10 Young Filmmakers To Watch in its spring 2008 issue. His feature narrative debut, Fix, was one of 10 feature films to screen in competition at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival and soon afterward at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where Ruspoli was awarded the Heineken Red Star Award for "most innovative and progressive filmmaker." Fix also won the Festival Award for Best Film at the 2008 Brooklyn Film Festival, Vail Film Festival and the 2008 Twin Rivers Media Festival, as well as other prizes at several international festivals. His most well-known documentary is Just Say Know, a personal discussion of his family's drug addiction. His other films include Flamenco: A Personal Journey, a feature length documentary about the flamenco way of life as it is lived by Gypsies in the south of Spain. He has directed a number of other short documentaries, including El Cable (also about Flamenco), and This Film Needs No Title: A Portrait of Raymond Smullyan (a portrait of the renowned logician, mathematician and concert pianist Raymond Smullyan). Tao founded LAFCO in 2000. The Los Angeles Filmmakers Cooperative, is a bohemian collective of filmmakers and musicians who work out of a converted school bus. Through LAFCO, Tao has produced several films and helped dozens of filmmakers to make their first films and discover the wonders of digital media. His producing credits include the feature film Camjackers, which he also acted in and co-edited. Camjackers won the best editing award at the 44th Ann Arbor Film Festival. Tao is an accomplished flamenco guitar...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Just the Way You Are (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Just the Way You Are (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005, 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artis...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Led Zeppelin Stays at the Chateau Marmont
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible 1969 photograph of one of the worlds greatest rock bands, Led Zeppelin. This photograph was taken by Jay Thompson during a memorable photo shoot at LA's Chateau Marmont. G...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Orbanoti II, Lion, animal, wildlife, black and white photography
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12 More sizes on request Portrait of the male lion Orbanoti in Masai Mara, Kenya. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jean Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Jean Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant In Stock Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Dahlia 4, 2013 - Contemporary Limited Edition Archival Inkjet Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia #4 is an Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward. This size is 16" x 20" from a Limited Edition of 50. Gatward's fir...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Inkjet, Color

Untitled (Olancha) - Stranger than Paradise - analog C-Print based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Olancha) - 2006 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist I...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Untitled - Polaroid, Collage, Contemporary, Photograph, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled - 2014, 20x24cm, Edition of 1/10. Digital C-Print based a Polaroid Collage. Hand-signed and numbered by the artist on the back with Certificate. Not mounted. Josey Cary P...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

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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