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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
Color:  Blue
Elisabetta 2 - Photograph By Roberto Vignoli - 2006
Located in Roma, IT
Light painting technique, realized in a completly dark photographic studio, where the photographer manually "paint" by torch with light of different colours, the subjects and the ba...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blue Lotus, Japan, Contemporary Color Japanese Photography, Signed by the Artist
By Tadayuki Naito
Located in New york, NY
Blue Lotus, 2003 is a contemporary color photograph by Japanese artist Tadayuki Naito. Naito created a series on the blue lotus, a flower of peace and hope. The artist’s desire was t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Time to Get Away by Ben Thomas
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Due to currency fluctuations prices may change. Time to Get Away is a striki...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color

Blue Martini (Film rebate), Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Blue Martini (Film Rebate)’ is part of Richard Heeps' series 'A Short History of Milan' which began in November 2018 for a special project featuring at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Macaw #3- Animal signed limited edition bird contemporary fine art print, Blue
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Macaw #3 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 3 The Green-Winged Macaw can be mistaken for a Scarlet Macaw as from the front it is almost entirely red. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota - Michael Ormerod, Documentary
Located in Brighton, GB
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michae...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Beach, Rio", Brazil, 2002
Located in Hudson, NY
A typical summer scene, as beach goers flock towards the water to escape the heat. Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 7. If the exhibit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Giclée

West Texas: Full Moon over the Chisos Mountain, Big Bend National Park
Located in Dallas, TX
West Texas: Full Moon over the Chisos Mountain, Big Bend National Park by Peter Brown is listed as a 16 x 24 inch archival pigment print, with the paper size being 22 x 26 inches. This photograph is signed and numbered in black ink on print margin by Peter Brown. This size is available in an edition of 25, with more sizes available. This photograph is from Peter Brown's series, Hometown Texas. West Texas: Full Moon over the Chisos Mountain depicts a desert landscape at dusk, with a full moon rising over the mountains. The last light of the setting sun hits the distant mountain range, and wispy clouds...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Binder - color photography
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful photograph is part of the "Water Geomaids" series which consists of 13 different images. It comes signed and numbered and is part of an edition of 12. We also offer other available sizes for these images (please contract us for more information). It will be shipped in a tube although we also offer some framing options in the US. The unseen need not be lost. Looking past the obvious and focusing on the lesser-known perspective introduces a parallel universe. Through using domestic objects and the human form in our environment, I work to orchestrate unique visions that are meticulously balanced in the ultimate pursuit of equilibrium. My goal is to inspire all those who see my work to begin looking at the world around them in a new way, evolving their view to uncover the undiscovered beauty in everyday things. color photography staged photography seascape photography pool photography
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tape Collection, AILA Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
AILA Blue, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal pas...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Stephen Stills, CO
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
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20th Century Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Reflection (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Reflection (Suburbia) - 2004 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, Not mounted, Certificate and signature label. Artist Inventory No. 2765. This project...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Nirvana Underwater from Nevermind
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition photographic print of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic by underwater photographer Kirk Weddle, taken during the...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

View from Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California - Color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'View from Bombay Beach', cool shades of blue are key to this serene waterscape below sea level in the Salton Sea. The suspended cloud creates a dreamy symmetry. The artwork is a li...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Mermaid of the Sea
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photography, edition 1/15.
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Color

"Tropical Ocean Abstract"- Dreamy Dusk Ocean Photo, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Peaceful evening on the ocean, Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Fine art photo mounted on di-bond aluminum. Custom printing/mounting/framing options available upon...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Metal

Massimo Listri - Biblioteca di Admont, Austria (Library)
Located in New York City, NY
48 x 60 inches Edition of 5 Chromogenic Print Framed Massimo Listri travels his native Italy and the world with his camera, photographing grand interior spaces both iconic and unexp...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print

Poolside Blues
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Archival ink jet
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink

Salt Flats, Bonneville, Utah - Blue landscape color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Endless shades of blue in this dreamy American landscape photograph by Richard Heeps taken at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photographic pr...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Blue (BEWARE)" - Southern Documentary Photography - Christenberry
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Blue (BEWARE)," features hues of blue and red. This is a framed print. Jerry Siegel is inspired by the work of William Christenberry, Sally Mann, Andrew Moore, Walker Evans and Jim...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Inkjet

Bather 1
Located in New York, NY
Bather 1 2020 Signed and numbered, verso Cyanotype print (Edition of 5) 8.5 x 6.5 inches (21.6 x 16.5 cm), sheet Price includes cost of framing. This work is offered by ClampArt...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photogram, Photographic Paper

In Bloom - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
In Bloom - 2022 25x25cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Lilies - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lilies - 2022 25x25cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not moun...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Blue Bridge - Analog, Mounted, Vintage, Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blue Bridge (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 58x57cm, Edition 6/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the original Polaroid. Mounte...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Lilies - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lilies - 2022 50x50cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not moun...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

In Bloom - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
In Bloom - 2022 50x50cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Empire 8am (Strange Love) - Polaroid, New York
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Empire 8am (Strange Love) - 2005 50x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory No. 6147. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Blue Martini (Film rebate), Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Blue Martini (Film Rebate)’ is part of Richard Heeps' series 'A Short History of Milan' which began in November 2018 for a special project featuring at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Placement (Disc)" photograph ocean beach reflection mirror
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Julianne Swartz Placement (Disc), 2007 C-Print 13.5 x 17" unframed 14.75 x 18 inches framed Edition of 8 Often working with materials that could be purchased from the local hardwa...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Brotherhood - color photography, animal photography
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful color photography was taken in the Galilee region in Israel. It was not filtered, manipulated or color corrected, but a straight shot. It comes print only, but can als...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Deterioration Series 117
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber Deterioration Series 117 1979-2013 (printed later) Archival pigment print 60 x 40 inches signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso This image is part of Robert Fa...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Photograph - CiCi's Moon River - framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20x24 in. - Edn of 20 C print Signed, numbered, original Certificate of Authenticity from artist. Framed- Approx. 33 " X 29" outside frame measurement John-Paul Pietrus was born in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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C Print

North Shore Motel Office I, Salton Sea California - Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
North Shore Motel, photography by Richard Heeps captured in the Salton Sea, California. A classic American faded roadside Motel, the mid-century architecture stands against with blue...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Chair, Northwich - Vintage industrial interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Chair, from Richard Heeps 'Ordinary Places', a series capturing Britain on the brink of change. It was Richard's first colour series and it achieved much success with an exhibition ...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Starburst - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Starburst - 2022 20x25cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on a mixed-media collage of an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature labe...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Animal Prints, Landscape Photography, Water Photography-Floating Through Life
Located in Delaware , OH
Animal Prints, Landscape Photography, Water Photography-Floating Through Life ABOUT THIS PIECE: This art photography piece named "Floating Through ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Rag Paper, Color

Looking far - color photography, landscape photography
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful color photography was taken in the Mediterranean Sea in Israel. It was not filtered, manipulated or color corrected, but a straight shot. It comes print only, but can ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Running Dogs in New York City Early Morning Light adorned in Blues and Greens
Located in Miami, FL
Dogs are a wonderful and joyful gift to us all. ln a continuing series, Mitchell Funk explores the dog's playful nature and captures it in dramatic early morning light. The magic...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

aROUNDme 43 - Photo by Giulio Gonella - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful photograph aROUNDme 43 was shot by the Italian photographer Giulio Gonella. Print on hahnemuhle photo rag paper from the series aROUNDme, open edition. Hand-signed by...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Falling Stars - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Falling Stars - 2022 25x20cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on a mixed-media collage of an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Ghost Story (Self-Portrait with my Mother) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ghost Story (Self-Portrait with my Mother) - 2022 25x20cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signat...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Portal - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Portal - 2022 40x50cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Portal - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Portal - 2022 20x25cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Beach Photography, Ocean Photography, Underwater Photography-Oceana II
Located in Delaware , OH
Beach Photography, Ocean Photography, Underwater Photography-Oceana II ABOUT THIS PIECE: "Oceana II" was part of a shoot in Turks+Caicos. Addi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Rag Paper, Black and White

David Bowie, NYC - 1974
Located in New York, NY
Open Edition Hand Signed Print by Bob Gruen Other Sizes Available Please allow extra production time.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

`Untitled 2`, Norway 2012- Shadow Within-wolf animal nature color
Located in Oslo, NO
`Shadow Within` Norway/USA 2010-2013 70 cm x 110 cm. (28 in. x 43 in.) Edition 6 + 2 a.p. 110 cm. x 150 cm. (47 in. x 59 in.) Edition 3 + 1 a.p. 100 cm x 150 cm. Edition 3 + 1 a....
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper

Mallorca no. 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
Large-scale photographer Troy House celebrates people’s primordial attraction to the beach. He travels the world capturing iconic, breathtaking scenes – often from a bird’s-eye view ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital Pigment

Drive-in, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Drive-in, 2018, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, based on an original Polaroid, Digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-428. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Disappearing fishing method by Moken - Limited Editions of 10, 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
This image was shot by Dorte Verner, featuring a Moken, a nomadic seafaring tribe who have perfected this free dive fishing technique over hundreds of years among the 800 islands tha...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blue Fall - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 28" x 36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of girl in red dress wrapped in bubbles Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist. Limited edition of 12 The artwork is furnished with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Metal

Eli Freiman, News, Photograph, c-print on Diasec, 100x155 cm
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Eli Freiman News, 2020 Photograph, c-print on Diasec 150x100 cm ed. 6 Eli Freiman, born in Israel in 1960, is the son of renowned Jerusalem artist and sil...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Plexiglass, Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons, Christmas Swim. Rita Aarons swimming in Hollywood California 1954.
Located in London, GB
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in th...
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1950s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Blue Martini (Film rebate), Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Blue Martini (Film Rebate)’ is part of Richard Heeps' series 'A Short History of Milan' which began in November 2018 for a special project featuring at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Umbrellas - color photography
Located in New York, NY
Richard’s love for travel has afforded him many opportunities to shoot different cities and cultures. He loves iconic architecture, whether it’s ancient or modern, and is always focused on documenting beautiful structures in each new city he visits. Richard loves using techniques such as Tilt Shift, Vertical Panoramas and Time Slice to present our everyday world in an altered visual context. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the country, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Skyscraper Museum, LaGrange Art Museum and Krause Gallery in New York. color...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Life of Its Own
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Jessica Houston has traveled from pole to pole—using photography, painting, oral histories and objects—to evoke natureculture entanglements. Her multimedia projects often include sit...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital

Tape Collection, All That Glitters is Not Golden (Blue) - Pop Art Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
All That Glitters is Not Golden (Blue), from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

aROUNDme 10 - Photo by Giulio Gonella - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful photograph aROUNDme 10 was shot by the Italian photographer Giulio Gonella. Print on hahnemuhle photo rag paper from the series aROUNDme, open edition. Hand-signed by...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Tape Collection, Ferric 60 (Aqua) - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ferric 60 (Aqua), from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, perso...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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.

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