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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Period: 1970s
Style: Contemporary
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Alice Cooper
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Alice Cooper, 1973
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 36.83 x 36.86 cm
Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm
Edition of 10
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Alan)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Alan)
1975
Signed, dated, and numbered (1/1) in pencil, verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
11 x 14 inches, sheet
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ferry Overtuned by Typhoon at Hong Kong - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ferry Overtuned by Typhoon at Hong Kong is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ayatollah Khomeini - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ayatollah Khomeini is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Chinese Soldier in front of a Portrait of Mao - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Chinese Soldier in front of a Portrait of Mao is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blue Collar Fantasy, N.Y.
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Blue Collar Fantasy, N.Y.
1979
Signed, titled, and dated in ink, recto
Vintage gelatin silver print
15 x 15 inches (38.1 x 38.1 cm), image
20 x 16 inche...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Sylva Koscina is considered one of the be...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Five Fashionable Rejects (With JudiJupiter) Studio 54, NY, NY October 1978
Located in New York, NY
Five Fashionable Rejects (With JudiJupiter)
Studio 54, NY, NY
October 1978
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
$2...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Queen Elizabeth with Commonwealth Leaders - Vintage Press Print - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth with Commonwealth Leaders is a black and white vintage press print, realized in June 8th. 1977.
The photo depicts an official moment of the English Crown. The Quee...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Robert Redford in Western
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Robert Redford in a Western role.
Robert Redford is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAF...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mom Reading “A Scholarly View Of the Jewish Mother” North Massapequa, NY
Located in New York, NY
Mom Reading “A Scholarly View Of the Jewish Mother”
North Massapequa, NY
Thanksgiving 1978
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches
(Edition ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is a is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album inclu...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kihti, Finland (Dark tide)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti depicts nature, eroded and broken down by civilization, but does not put man and the environment in opposite camps. He sees an equal relations...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bodybuilding Ballerina
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome color capture of Arnold Schwarzenegger practicing his ballet movements in the studio, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger born is an Austrian-American actor, producer, busines...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Students' Protest China - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Students' Protest China is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Muhammad Ali fighting Joe Frazier
Located in Austin, TX
March 8, 1971 NY, NY Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Print
- Numbered Certificate of ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The German Novelist Thomas Mann - Vintage photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Famous German Writer Thomas Mann with his daughter Erika.
Blurry.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reflection, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Joseph Beuys - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Joseph Beuys is an original b/w photograph representing a profile of the renowned German contemporary artist, Joseph Beuys with his typical felt hat . This photo was very likely realized after 1972, surely by Buby Durini.
In excellent conditions.
On the back, the title " Prof. Joseph Beuys" (typewritten and in Italian), and two black stamps " Foto Buby Durini" and " Lucrezia De Domizio" with all the contact details...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Andy Warhol and Truman Capote at Studio 54
By Adam Scull
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible capture of Turman Capote and Andy Warhol at NYC's legendary disco, Studio 54, 1978.
Studio 54 is a former disco nightclub, currently a Broadway theatre, located at 254 ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
The landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sayville Train Tracks, 1970s Black and White Documentary Photography NYC
Located in New York, NY
A black and white photograph of gay men hanging out by the train tracks by Meryl Meisler taken on Long Island in the 1970s.
Sayville Train Tracks
Sayvill...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mom Getting her Hair Teased at Besame Beauty Salon
Located in New York, NY
Mom Getting her Hair Teased at Besame Beauty Salon
North Massapequa, NY
June 1979
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The First Domestic Solar Panels - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The first domestic solar panels is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including histori...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
S. Nicolao - Vintage Photo by Glauco Cortini - 1960s
By Glauco Cortini
Located in Roma, IT
S. Nicolao is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s, by Glauco Cortini.
The photo depicts the men working in the fortress.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a h...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Urban Architecture - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Urban Architecture is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, p...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Public Works Building at Palermo - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Public Works Building Sicily Region at Palermo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
The photo depicts n. 80 SMI-SOL copper tubes on the roofs, for the heating ho...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cliff and Robert
By Mel Roberts
Located in New York, NY
Cliff and Robert
1979/2001
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto
Cibachrome print (Edition of 50)
24 x 20 inches, sheet
18 x 18 inches, image
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Sonny and Cher Smiling in Kitchen
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture of couple and music duo, Sonny and Cher, candid, sitting, and smiling with plants in their kitchen.
Sonny & Cher were an American pop and entertainme...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot: Hollywood's French Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white closeup features French iconic actress Brigitte Bardot in a wide-brimmed hat.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B., is a...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Woman- Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, pl...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 1978
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo- Israeli Community, Fernando Piperno - Vintage Photo - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Israeli Community, Fernando Piperno is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1977.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal fami...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Evel Knievel on Motorbike
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1970s photograph featuring Evel Knievel, the legendary motorcycle daredevil who became one of the greatest American icons of the 1970s. Over his career, he attempted more than ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
John V. Lindsay - Vintage Photograph - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
John V. Lindsay is a black and white vintage photo, realized in October 25th 1971.
The photo depicts J. V. Lindsay, the mayor of New York City from 1966 to 1973and candidate for U.S...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage Photograph - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet in Rome (25.6.70).
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lea Massari on the set of a movie.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Gholam Reza Azhari - Former Prime Minister of Iran - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Gholam Reza Azhari - Former Prime Minister of Iran is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1978. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tina Anselmi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Tina Anselmi is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
The photo depicts the politician, Tina Anselmi; she was a partisan and Minister of Labour in 1976.
Good conditio...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lea Massari on the set of a movie.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lea Massari in a vintage dress.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot: Hollywood's French Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning closeup features French bombshell actress Brigitte Bardot in a wide-brimmed hat.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B. ., is a French fo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Lucien Clergue, "Nu, " photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Artist: Lucien Clergue, French (1934 - 2014)
Title: Nu
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed and numbered in marker
Edition: 50
Size: 9.5 in. x 14.25 in
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Revolution in Iran - Historical Photo- 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Revolution in Iran - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and po...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Robert Plant-"Golden God"
By Peter Simon
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin looks at Sunset Strip from a balcony at the "Riot House" (the former Continental Hyatt House). 1975
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Reggie Jackson Looking Back
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960's portrait of Reggie Jackson in his Angels uniform, candid and looking back over his shoulder while on the field.
Reggie Jackson is an American former professional baseb...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
George Foreman: Legendary Fighter II
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular 1970s action shot featuring heavyweight champion George Foreman in his prime.
George Foreman is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and auth...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bodybuilding Ballerina
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1970s photograph depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times showing the elegant side of himself as he takes ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali Training in Florida
By Jeff Joffe
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning color image of Muhammad Ali training in Florida, 1970.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed 'the Greatest', he is widel...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage Photograph - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Rome, 20 ottobre 1972.
The Actress Barbara Bouchet during "Canzonissima 72".
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage Photograph - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Rome, 18-1-1972, The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet with Don Backy in "Una cavalla tutta nuda".
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Vintage Photograph - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi in a scene from "è stato così". Rome, 7/2/1977.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
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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