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
Above Water (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Above Water (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Boy and Men on Horses - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Boy and Men on Horses is a stunning Black and White photographic print on Hahnemuhle Paper, in this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
States of America is the photographic lega...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Tiger #7 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild cat
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Tiger #7, Los Angeles, CA, 2016' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals.
Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled - Stage of Consciousness - last edition
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Stage of Consciousness), 2007, 20x24cm,
sold out Edition of 5, Artist Proof 1/2,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Morning in A City, 2012, limited edition photograph, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Morning in A City, 2012, limited edition photograph, signed and numbered
Hopper Meditations is a personal photographic response to the work of the A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Omnia Vanitas No.7 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, still life, skull
Located in Paris, FR
Omnia Vanitas No.7 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in one size:
*40...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Charlie Hunnam, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
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 British actor Charli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fred Astaire in Mid-Jump with Tophat
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Fred Astaire Sitting in Window
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Lady Bird' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini
Lady Bird (Chicks and Chicks) - 2016
signed in front, not mounted.
Archival Color Photographs based on the Polaroid.
Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Girls (Beachshoot)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girls (Beachshoot) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Victoria - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Victoria - 2019
50x40cm,
Edition of 10.
Photograph printed in Canson Baryta Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on the reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not mounted).
Signed on back with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Hollywood actor Alan Ladd smiling while playing with his dog by the pool, circa 1953.
Alan Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid shot of Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Clifton Webb at How to Marry A Millionaire Premiere, circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities.
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"The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Girls (Beachshoot)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girls (Beachshoot) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Raquel Welch in the Sand - Terry O'Neill Lost Photoshoot
Located in Austin, TX
About the Collection
Terry O’Neill’s “lost photoshoot”. Terry shot these for Globe Photos almost half a century ago, but they remained lost until recently uncovered in our archives....
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sunny Rays (Beachshoot)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sunny Rays (Beachshoot) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Donald J. Trump - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Donald J. Trump- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized by Randy Drouke in the 1980s.
Good condition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sometimes - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Sometimes' - 2019,
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL219-661.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Photographic Paper
The Menagerie
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor creates evocative single-scene narratives in her whimsical and elaborate photomontages. Working intuitively, Taylor combines 19th Century photographs, found objects, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Neverland (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Neverland (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
38x36cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory N...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Khomeini Returning To Iran - Vintage Photograph - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Khomeini Returning To Iran is a vintage black and white photograph realized on 2/01/79 in Tehran.
Khomeini leader of the revolution of 1979 in Iran, came to Iran, after 15 years of ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fighting Fish - Tim Flach, Contemporary Photography, British Art, Animal Photos
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
'Fighting Fish' is a stunning C-Type print by con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Precious (Stage of Consciousness) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Precious (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007
Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024.
fe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Glamour Cabs, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
This gorgeous gorgeous piece, 'Glamour Cabs' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures elegant feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe. A nod to the...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Three Times a Lady (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Three Times a Lady (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.
Artist ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Rhinoceros #2 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Rhinoceros #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tiger #3 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild cat
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Tiger #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2010' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals.
Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Patience, contemporary, wildlife, black and white photography, Lion
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7
more sizes on request
A Portrait of big majestic male lion lying in the sun.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Every Single Incident Weighs Tons - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Every Single Incident Weighs Tons (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Soraya, the Foreign Princess - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Soraya, the Foreign Princess (The Princess and Her Lover) - 2009
Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Sna...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
(Life is a) Juggling act - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
(Life is a) Juggling act (Bombay all Day) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Outtake (Wastelands)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Outtake - (Wastelands) - 2003
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist inventory Number 819.
Signature label and cer...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Slots, Las Vegas - Casino Interior Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Slots' was taken in the classic vintage Vegas Casino at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, which opened in 1946 and is the oldest in operation today. This c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ballet Bodybuilder
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger Practicing ballet with a trainer, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodyb...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Daydream (Haley and the Birds) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daydream (Haley and the Birds), diptych - 2013
Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Four Corners (The Last Picture Show) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Four Corners (The Last Picture Show) - 2005
Edition 1/5,
58x57cm.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the original Polaroid.
Artis...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Tia - Tim Flach, Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Dogs, Chinese
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times between 15-20 days.
Edition 2/10
All items are shipped as a print only and come unframed.
Tim Flach is a grad...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Brigitte Bardot Skiing in Switzerland
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of star actress Brigitte Bardot skiing in Switzerland, circa 1971.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal ri...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eugene ONeill
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Silver gelatin print
Provenance:
General Electric Corporate Collection
Heather James Fine Art
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Wayne Cooking on Grill
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features John Wayne, nicknamed "Duke", an American actor and filmmaker, and an Academy Award-winner for his role in "True Grit". This candid image featu...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled # 4 - 2007 - Sensual Full Face Black and White Portrait of Young Woman
Located in New York, NY
This is a 39" x 39" black and white archival giclée print on archival exhibition paper. It is part of a limited edition of 6 plus 2 AP. Signed and numbered in the back.
It is a very...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in Clash by Night Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in "Clash by Night", circa 1952.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Yuki Nonaka, Matsuo Kabuki
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Roger Waters - Air Canada Centre, Toronto
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Richard Beland
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Yonge - Molson Park, Barrie
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Richard Beland
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jem Jender, Portrait. Studio, NYC. Limited edition B&W photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“We are living in a hall of mirrors. In drag, we witness the triumph of illusion.”
- Holly Brubach & Michael James O’Brien
Men, Women, and Drag, draws inspiration from his diverse...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Ginger Baker 1968
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two Wild Horses on Sable Island Nuzzling, Calming, Vertical, Ethereal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Caress"
Signs of affection on Sable Island between the horses include nuzzling, like in this image here.
The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents one of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Anna Wong Sitting with Dragon Shadow
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome black and white capture features Anna Wong sitting, posed against a large shadow of a dragon.
Anna Wong was an American actress, considered to be the first Toisonese (T...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
I Love It
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Dutch proverb “a Jan Steen household” originated in the 17th century and is used today to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
After Bellocq
Located in New York, NY
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print (Edition of 20)
Signed and numbered on label, verso
From the series, "Before the Camera"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Orangutan #1 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Orangutan #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Unbelievable Wild Horse With Beautiful Mane, Iconic, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Legend"
This wild horse's mane stands out among the rest of the 500 horses on Sable Island. It is the grandest and most regal of them all.
The print series Discovering the Horses...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley, Tropical Jungle. Portrait. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elvis Presley, Tropical Jungle, by Paloma Castello
From The Castelloland series
Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper
40" x 30" inches
Edition of 5 + 1 AP
2023
Castellolan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Sabachi, Kenya, Elephant, black and white photography, wildlife
Located in München, BY
Edition 10
more sizes on request
This image shows the Orphaned elephant Baby named "Sabachi" in the Orphanage of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.
Born in Germany in 195...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Treasure (Stage of Consciousness) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Treasure (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007
Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024.
fe...
Category
Early 2000s 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.