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Contemporary 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
Pink Granite Coast, France – Monumental Boulder, Limited Edition Photography
Pink Granite Coast, France – Monumental Boulder, Limited Edition Photography

Pink Granite Coast, France – Monumental Boulder, Limited Edition Photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21117 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography
The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography

The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography

By Hiroshi Yamazaki

Located in New york, NY

The Sun is Longing for the Sea, 1978, by Japanese artist Hiroshi Yamazaki is a photograph from a limited edition portfolio of masters of Japanese photography. The photograph is signe...

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1970s Contemporary Photography

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

Frosted Trees in Silence, Minimalist Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Photo
Frosted Trees in Silence, Minimalist Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Photo

Frosted Trees in Silence, Minimalist Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26013 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Sun Loungers on an Italian Beach, Minimalist Colour Photograph, Limited Edition
Sun Loungers on an Italian Beach, Minimalist Colour Photograph, Limited Edition

Sun Loungers on an Italian Beach, Minimalist Colour Photograph, Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25003 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Path Through the Frosted Forest, Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph
Path Through the Frosted Forest, Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph

Path Through the Frosted Forest, Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26012 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Twin Palms by the Sea, Tuscany, Colour Landscape Photography, Limited Edition
Twin Palms by the Sea, Tuscany, Colour Landscape Photography, Limited Edition

Twin Palms by the Sea, Tuscany, Colour Landscape Photography, Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26011 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Minimalist Winter Tree, Limited-Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Landscape Print
Minimalist Winter Tree, Limited-Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Landscape Print

Minimalist Winter Tree, Limited-Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Landscape Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26008 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Black Stone Beach – Long Exposure Waterscape, Black and White Fine Art Photo
Black Stone Beach – Long Exposure Waterscape, Black and White Fine Art Photo

Black Stone Beach – Long Exposure Waterscape, Black and White Fine Art Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21082 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape

12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - 2010 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 10914. Not mounted...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Winter Path to the Lone Tree, Minimalist Snow Landscape, Limited Edition Print
Winter Path to the Lone Tree, Minimalist Snow Landscape, Limited Edition Print

Winter Path to the Lone Tree, Minimalist Snow Landscape, Limited Edition Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21082 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Into the Nothing, Austria – Limited Edition Black and White Long Exposure Jetty
Into the Nothing, Austria – Limited Edition Black and White Long Exposure Jetty

Into the Nothing, Austria – Limited Edition Black and White Long Exposure Jetty

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21351 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Five Minimalist Winter Trees in Snow, Black and White Fine Art Photograph
Five Minimalist Winter Trees in Snow, Black and White Fine Art Photograph

Five Minimalist Winter Trees in Snow, Black and White Fine Art Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26002 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Cold Foggy Winter Morning – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape Photo
Cold Foggy Winter Morning – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape Photo

Cold Foggy Winter Morning – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21344 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Red Light - Mindscreen 07 (Night on Earth) - Polaroid

Red Light - Mindscreen 07 (Night on Earth) - Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Red Light - Mindscreen 07 (Night on Earth) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #242 Not mo...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Black and White Frosted Tree Panorama, Minimalist Winter Landscape Photograph
Black and White Frosted Tree Panorama, Minimalist Winter Landscape Photograph

Black and White Frosted Tree Panorama, Minimalist Winter Landscape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26009 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Minimal Coastal Landscape Photograph of Palm Trees, Mallorca, Black and White
Minimal Coastal Landscape Photograph of Palm Trees, Mallorca, Black and White

Minimal Coastal Landscape Photograph of Palm Trees, Mallorca, Black and White

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21107 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Sea Breakers, France – Limited Edition – Black and White Fine Art Seascape Photo
Sea Breakers, France – Limited Edition – Black and White Fine Art Seascape Photo

Sea Breakers, France – Limited Edition – Black and White Fine Art Seascape Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 11452 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Steps  - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"
Steps  - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"

Steps - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"

By Alex Sher

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

A light and very becoming underwater photograph of a girl walking down the steps of a swimming pool. The light blue photograph shows no swimsuit neither nudity. The crystalline wate...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 10
Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 10

Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

' Laurisilva of Madeira' 2026 Limited edition of 10 Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Isola di Ortigia (Homage to Misrach), Siracusa, Italy

Isola di Ortigia (Homage to Misrach), Siracusa, Italy

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

Details 44 x 55 inches (115 x 140 cm) edition of 10 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, ed...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hashigui-iwa Rock, Japan by David Burdeny, Framed.

Hashigui-iwa Rock, Japan by David Burdeny, Framed.

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

Details 44 x 55 inches (115 x 140 cm) edition of 10 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, ed...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Braided River I Iceland, Archival Pigment Print, Framed
Braided River I Iceland, Archival Pigment Print, Framed

Braided River I Iceland, Archival Pigment Print, Framed

By David Burdeny

Located in New York City, NY

Details 44 x 55 inches (115 x 140 cm) edition of 10 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, ed...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs
Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs

Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Two framed artworks each measuring 30" x 23.5". 'Monte Amiata I' and 'Utopian Foyer IV', Milan, 2020. Artworks from Richard Heeps' photography series 'A Short History of Milan. The...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Glitter Pill
Glitter Pill

Glitter Pill

By Tyler Shields

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...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 50 gloss photogra...

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1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline
Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline

Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pig...

Zebras Tanzania, Africa
Zebras Tanzania, Africa

Zebras Tanzania, Africa

By Araquém Alcântara

Located in New York City, NY

This photograph by Araquém Alcântara offers a luminous testament to Brazil's untamed beauty, rendered with the masterful clarity and profound sensitivity that define his celebrated b...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography
Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Karma, street photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Affordable Art...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day at Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss p...

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1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) starring Radha Mitchell

Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) starring Radha Mitchell

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) - part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2007 - featuring Radha Mitchell 48x46cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. digital C-Print, ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books
Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books

Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice – Limited Edition Photograph
Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice – Limited Edition Photograph

Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice – Limited Edition Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25042 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lotus Flowers on Still Water, Vietnam – Minimalist Black and White Photograph
Lotus Flowers on Still Water, Vietnam – Minimalist Black and White Photograph

Lotus Flowers on Still Water, Vietnam – Minimalist Black and White Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21037 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Blue Coconut Boat, Vietnam – Limited Edition Colour Waterscape Photograph Print
Blue Coconut Boat, Vietnam – Limited Edition Colour Waterscape Photograph Print

Blue Coconut Boat, Vietnam – Limited Edition Colour Waterscape Photograph Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25038 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Drangarnir Panorama – Limited Edition Colour Seascape Photograph, Faroe Islands
Drangarnir Panorama – Limited Edition Colour Seascape Photograph, Faroe Islands

Drangarnir Panorama – Limited Edition Colour Seascape Photograph, Faroe Islands

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21030 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Place to Linger Winter – Minimalist Black and White Landscape Photography Print
Place to Linger Winter – Minimalist Black and White Landscape Photography Print

Place to Linger Winter – Minimalist Black and White Landscape Photography Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25039 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Nelumbo nucifera, Study 1 – Vietnam, Limited Edition Colour Photograph
Nelumbo nucifera, Study 1 – Vietnam, Limited Edition Colour Photograph

Nelumbo nucifera, Study 1 – Vietnam, Limited Edition Colour Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 25040 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy – Large-Scale Minimalist Color Photograph
Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy – Large-Scale Minimalist Color Photograph

Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy – Large-Scale Minimalist Color Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26004 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Contemporary photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 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, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 photography, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.