Contemporary Portrait Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
The Prince (The Princess and her Lover) - Polaroid, Portrait, Dream
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Prince (The Princess and her Lover), 2007,
part of the 29 Palms, CA project,
Edition of of 10, 20x20cm, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signature label and Certificate, a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Batman and Robin, Batman TV Series- Vintage Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Batman and Robin on the set of the famous TV series of the 60s.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Saturday Night Live in Elaine's Kitchen, 1976
Located in New York, NY
Elaine's Kitchen - Saturday Night Live • Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi & Lorne Michaels, New York, January 1976
Photographed by Jonathan ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vantage Point - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Vantage Point' 2019, 20x20cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL219-687...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Paul McCartney [Mirror]
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Paul McCartney [Mirror], 1967
Silver Gelatin Print
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 43.1 x 43.1 cm
Sheet: 50.8 x 60.9 cm
Edition of 25
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
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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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl
1990
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
60 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Hemingway - Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Boy with Bee - Black and White Portrait, Child, Insect, Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Boy with Bee by Keith Carter is a black and white portrait of a child sitting on a bench while holding a bee sculpture.
Edition of 50
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Keith Car...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fashion-Inspired Portrait of an Elite White Horse with a Black Bridle
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Etched in Stone"
This best-selling, award-winning image features the defined musculature of an all white-horse against a black backdrop.
The print series Equus: Light & Form focus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Wild Horse on Sable Island, Fashion-Inspired, Vertical, Equestrian
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Wind Blown"
Drawn to the timeless, ethereal beauty that unfolds moment to moment during visits to Sable Island and her horses, Drew's images feature the unforgettable nature of wil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sonny
Located in Kansas City, MO
Emily Evans Sloan
Sonny
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$298 Sale Price
40% Off
Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe in Long Island, Photography 1955, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe in Long Island, New York in 1955
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "La signora Ava".
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Zipper (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Zipper (Back in the 80's) - 1999
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #355.
Not mounted.
Stefan...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Casino II, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
1st Year Anniversary
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Inchoy by John Kenny. 36 x 24" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
The steady gaze of Inchoy and her child.
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
$1,764 Sale Price
20% Off
White Horses Standing Beneath a Waterfall, Color Photography, Horizontal
By Drew Doggett
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Diptych: Pharrell Williams and Bruno Mars. From the Glass Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter.
The artist's technique consists...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
Sergio Leone Kissing his Daughter - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sergio Leone Kissing his daughter is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jacqueline Kennedy with Skis - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jacqueline Kennedy is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
The photo depicts the American First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of John Fitzgerlad Kennedy, 35° Presi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marshal Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Marshal Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in 1968.
In the Photo: Marshal Josip Broz T...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Party is over (Cyndi Lauper) - record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Party is over (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record Album) - 2009
50x50cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Himba Siblings by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with natural light and his subjects in their day to day attire.
The C-t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ever after
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, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lynn Koester, New York City, 1984 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Lynn Koester, New York City, 1984
1984
Silver gelatin print
Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Albert Watson was born 1942 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Audrey Hepburn in Paris, Photography 1968, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
I am online #8
Located in New York City, NY
Gabriel Wickbold
I am online #8, 2015
44 x 64 inches
160 x 110 cm
Edition of 5
Archival Pigment Print
Framed (Matt Black)
Signed on verso + Signature Lab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Peter Sellers and Karen Lynn by Horn & Griner - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Peter Sellers and Karen Lynn by Horn & Griner is a post-dated press print on Agfa Paper.
Print realized by famous photographers association Steve Horn and Norman Griner in 1964 and reprint for a reissure during late '80s from original film-negative.
Red ink archive code and notes on back
Dim: cm 25.5 x 20
Perfect conditions
A famous hilarious and erotic portrait of the British actors Peter Sellers wile impersonating Bela Lugosi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Indian Prime Minister, Turin Rajiv Ratna Gandhi... - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Indian Prime Minister, Turin Rajiv Ratna Gandhi and Sonia Maino- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in 1968.
Good condition.
In the photo: Indian Prime Ministe...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Live Aid
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm
Framed: 66.5 x 66.5 x 4 cm
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Exhibition of Man Ray's Photographs in Rome - Vintage Photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition of Man Ray's Photo in Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1975.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Groucho Marx - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Groucho Marx- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mukuru by John Kenny. 54 x 36" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
The small settlement of Otjitando in Namibia’s Kaokoland doesn’t seem far off the main gravel road on the map. In reality it is a hellish journey that requires regular running in fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Queen, 1975 by Terry O'Neill - Lifetime print - 4/50 - Freddie Mercury
Located in Chicago, IL
British rock band Queen, 1975. Clockwise from front, singer Freddie Mercury, drummer Roger Taylor, bassist John Deacon and guitarist Brian May
Paper size: 16 H x 20 W inches
Mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monica Vitti - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Monica Vitti (Associated Press Photo) is a vintage b/w photo of the Italian actress on a boat at sea realized in the 1960s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dramatic Art (where she will return in 1986 as a teacher), and graduated in 1953, she immediately tackles the scenes in L'avaro di Molière (1954), The island of the parrots of S. Tofano (1954), They founded a city of C. Meano (1954), Mother Courage and her children of B. Brecht (1954). Between 1956 and 1959 she also participated in television broadcasts and acted in numerous adaptations of famous theatrical texts. She made her film debut playing secondary parts in Laugh, Laugh, Laugh! by E. Anton, 1955; A mink coat by G. Pellegrini, 1956; Le dritte di M. Amendola, 1958. Dubbing actress of Il scido di M. Antonioni (1957), she meets the director who, after having directed her to the theater in I am a camera by J. Van Druten (1957) and in Secret Scandals by Antonioni and E. Bartolini (1957), he calls her as the protagonist in L'avventura (1960), a film with which V. is a leading actress. Always led by Antonioni, from now on she will play suffering characters who embody a profound crisis of feelings. Apart from a brief television parenthesis (a transposition of the short story The White Nights by F. Dostoevskij, directed by V. Cottafavi), La notte (1961), L'eclisse (1962) and Deserto rosso (1963) belong to a happy partnership with Antonioni (who will be revived episodically for the production of The Mystery of Oberwald [1980], a courageous experiment of intertwining cinema and electronic techniques, propitiated by the exhumation of a play by J. Cocteau, L'aigle à deux têtes). In the second half of the Sixties, however, the producers showed that they preferred her as an actress endowed with caricatural flair, fine humor, vitalistic exuberance, communicative immediacy; and audiences pay her a growing success, not always corresponding to the quality of her filmography or the variety of her interpretations, among which are the very convincing ones in Modesty Blaise...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Beyoncé, Seduction by Markus Klinko
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of Beyoncé by photographer Markus Klinko. Shot in 2003 during the sessions for the cover of the album, Dangerously In Love
This print is available in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Cecilia Chancellor, New York City, 1984 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Cecilia Chancellor, New York City, 1984
1984
Silver gelatin print
Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Wat...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
''Lukah 2'' Dutch Contemporary Portrait of a Boy in Red Uniform with Gecko
Located in Utrecht, NL
Passionate, sensitive and an eye for detail, light and color, this is the working method of Dutch photographer Ursula van de Bunte (1969). She is a perfectionist, enthusiastic and di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass
Frame Work
Located in New York, NY
image size: 8 7/8 x 8 inches
This listing is for William Wegman's photograph, "Frame Work", 2010. This is a limited edition photograph with an edition size of 12.
This piece is num...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Pigment
Wading Pool Girl - Greenwich Village, New York City
Located in Saint Louis, MO
S. Vincent Dillard
Wading Pool Girl - Greenwich Village, New York City, 1968
Gelatin Silver Print
11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Red Ear
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered on label, verso
Chromogenic print mounted to Dibond (Edition of 6)
21 x 16 inches
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
1972 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Located in Utrecht, NL
1972 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Kiss - Vintage Photograph after Francesco Hayez -20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Kiss is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
An early Self Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa late 1930s. At home in Hoboken, NJ. One of the earliest photos found in the family archive and perhaps, lik...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"Weed + Grub 2"- Archival Pigment Ink Photography
By Lauren Hurt
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This selection is an intimate grouping of portraits of celebrities and tastemakers in the burgeoning cannabis industry. I’ve paired these with select portraits evoking the feeling of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
John Kelly (I'm Lost to the World)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paint, Silver Gelatin
g. paul - lotus
By Frank Yamrus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
20 x 16 inches, sheet
15 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 30)
From the series, "Primitive Behavior"
This artwork is offered by...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Andy Warhol exercising, Photography 1964, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Katya, Ukraine
Located in New York, NY
Katya
Ukraine
2019
Signed and numbered, verso
Archival pigment print
37 x 37 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
$7,500
17 x 17 inches
(Edition of 10 + 2 APs)
$4,000
Please note that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1960s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Anthony Bourdain Katz's Deli NYC by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Leonore (Montpelier, VT)
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
Signed and numbered on label, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Frances F. Denny writes:
“During the research process for a prior series of photographs, I discovered two related facts about my family tree: a) Mary Bliss Parsons, my 8th great-grandmother, was accused of witchcraft in 1674 in Northampton, Massachusetts, and b) less than two decades later in 1692, my 10th great-grandfather, Samuel Sewell, presided as a judge in the Salem Witch Trials. One body of work came and went, but this ancestral coincidence stayed with me. What is a witch? Who does that word belong to—now?
“Major Arcana: Witches in America is a collection of portraits of women from across the United States who identify as witches. As early as 15th-century Europe, people condemned as witches faced a cruel fate: torture, and in many cases, death. Yet despite its history, recent decades have seen a reclaiming of the word ‘witch.’ In the mid-20th century, emerging pagan communities in the United States and Europe began embracing the term, and since then, ‘witch’ has been adopted by a diverse group of people.
“Major Arcana explores the various ways the notion of witch-ness belongs to those who claim it, representing the witch as a self-sought identity that both empowers and politicizes its bearer. Each woman photographed for Major Arcana (including genderfluid and trans individuals) pursues a form of witchcraft, whether aligned with a religion (like Wicca or Voudou) or a self-defined practice. No two individuals inhabit the term ‘witch’ in quite the same way, but many consider themselves pagan, and engage in a diversity of traditions, including: mysticism, engagement with the occult, politically-oriented activism, polytheism, ritualized ‘spell-craft,’ and plant-based healing. Among those included in the series are self-proclaimed green witches, white witches, kitchen witches...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Andrey, Ukraine
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered, verso
Edition of 30
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Self Portrait in Sailor Cap and Briefs
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Sailor Cap and Briefs
c. 1970s
Signed, l.r.
Vintage gelatin silver print on matte paper
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm), sheet
13 x 9 in...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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.