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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
'May Morning in Yellow' Large Scale Photograph Yellow Roses flowers
Located in Penzance, GB
'May Morning in Yellow' 60 x 40" Master Edition
Limited edition (1 of 5) archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed
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Illumina...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital...
Rembrandt Series
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I cherish a the Dutch Old Masters. As a contemporary artist, I work with the female nude and portraiture, so I was enthusiastic when the Rembrandt House approached me to create a new series inspired by Rembrandt’s nudes. His incredible drawings and etchings show not only amazing technique and individuality, but also a sublime mastery of light, shadow and composition. His strong light-dark contrasts and his bold compositions, engaging costumes and draperies, resulted in powerful visual images. His models, portrayed from life, with their own personalities and bodies, not adjusted to fashion and ideals, were striking in their day, and have remained so into the present. Rembrandt’s nudes inspired me to create new works in which I have been able to capture magical moments in new works of art. The explosion of creativity has resulted in a large body of work which I call The Rembrandt Series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Don't Tell Mamma #11. Black and white nude photograph
By Koray Erkaya
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a series of black and white nude photographs that began with analog photography between 1992 and 2005, followed by a transition period to digital photography. Erkaya is curre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Large Landscape Photograph Nature Trees Wildlife Forest Blue Sky India
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aditya Dicky Singh Untitled Photograph on fine-art Hahnemuhle archival paper
65" x 44" unframed (165cm x 112cm) 2017
Edition 1/15
*Should you wish the photograph to be printed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Female Nude in Yoga Pose, Black and White Photograph of Woman, Kate #10
Located in New york, NY
Kate #10, 2002 by Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" hand printed. Signed by the photographer black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate. Model and yogini Kate remai...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled
c. 1983
Signed and inscribed “A/P” in blue ink, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Feast from the Deep, Dominica by Paul Nicklen -Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Feast from the Deep
Dominica, 2019
36 in x 24 in (91.4 x 61cm) Edition of 20
46.5 in x 31 in (118.1 x 78.7cm) Edition of 15
60 in x 40 in (152.4 x 101.6cm) Edition of 10
90 in × 60 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ALJ #2 - abstract floral still life contemporary landscape color photography
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century. With multiplied ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Motel" Type C Metallic Print
By Jen Zahigian
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jen's love of photography began as a child, when her grandfather, a photographer, gave her a camera. However, it wasn't until she graduated from UC Berkeley that photography became a driving force in her life. She loves to photograph America's worn-out, offbeat, and forgotten corners.
Working with color Jen takes ordinary scenes just a bit beyond our everyday view. Many of her photographs depict California highway establishments and signage, revealing an appreciation for their dated aesthetic and patina of rust and neglect.
"Motel" Edition of 50 Type C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Heresy
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heresy - 2020,
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof.
Archival Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-906.
Not mounted.
K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tessellate - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tessellate - 2023,
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2024-007.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Seascape XV - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes
Seascape ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Orchid-Signed limited edition fine art print, Black White Nature, Still life
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Orchids by Ian Sanderson
Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1991 - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file wh...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...
Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Diane Arbus
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. Published by Unite...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Valhalla - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Valhalla - 2021
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2021...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Chicken Truck
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
16 x 20 inches
(Edition of 7)
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 7)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 7)
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, l...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sophie - Signed limited edition portrait print, Black white photo, Nude woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10
This image was captured on film in 1995.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Gi...
Blue Glove ( Michael Jackson ) 40" x 30"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blue Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz
a highly detailed glamorous still life photograph of the performer's iconic blue and gold sequin and Swarovski rhinestone crystal glove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Randal Ford - Buckley, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available sizes:
37.5" x 30", Edition of 15
50" x 40", Edition of 10
60" x 48", Edition of 5
Narrative:
Mother Nature sure had fun with Buckley! White coat with brown spots, brown e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Orchid - Signed limited edition still life print, Romantic, Flowers Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Orchids by Ian Sanderson
Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1991 - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file whi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Black and White, ...
The Fencer back, Nude, Fine Art Photography
Located in München, BY
Unique Piece
Original Polaroid
Framed and Passepartout
Evocative, sensual and voluptuous, Marc Lagrange's work celebrates beauty and pleasure.
With a predilection for nudes and port...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Muschi Guerilla #03 Contemporary, Figurative, Female, Polaroid, photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Muschi Guerilla #03, 2008/2018
[From the series Goldenbogen & Zouzou]
20x20cm,
Edition of 7.
Iced image - archival art print based on a Carmen De Vo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Mirrored Lake (Sepia tone Landscape Photograph taken in Louisana)
Located in Hudson, NY
sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 1 of 25
17.5 x 17.5 inches unframed, 30.5 x 30.5 inches framed
Frame is dark brown wood molding, 8 ply antique white mat and glass
Sepia toned silver gelatin print of a serenely still lake in Louisiana
When Time Stands Still. The Photographs of David Halliday
Whether traveling to a foreign land, wandering through a neighborhood marketto shop for food, or engaging in convivial conversation with a friend at his home,David Halliday is easily charmed, intrigued, excited, or amused by all that surroundshim. An artful documenter of life, Haliday uses his camera as a tool for recording themultitudinous special moments that capture his attention. Once in the darkroom, heeditorializes his finds, subtly embellishing each image until it somehow evokes thesensation that led him to photograph a subject in the first place.
With the exception of a series of platinum print portraits, Halliday produces all of hisphotographs as sepia toned silver gelatin prints. Both processes are highly trad-itional and, in requiring that the artist avoid the use of any color other than sepia,they stand in sharp contrast to splashier modes such as Cibachrome, Polaroid, or digitally produced Iris prints […]. For Halliday, the warm tones afforded by age-old processes reflect his desire to reclaim the past or cherish the present in the form of soft, tranquil, frozen moments...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7394) - large scale abstract photograph
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction.
She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Westport
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul Middleton
Westport
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$298 Sale Price
40% Off
Seascape VIII - large format photograph of blue toned water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale art photograph of mesmerizing aquatic surface in ocean tones of cyan, blue and azure
SEASCAPE VIII by Frank Schott
72.5 x 58 inches / 184cm x 147cm
signed edition of 7
60 x 48 inches / 152cm x 122cm
signed edition of 7
archival quality fine art pigment print
limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink
Romantic Couple -Signed limited edition still life fine art print, Sepia
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Romantic Couple - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 10
This image was captured on film in Paris in 1988, on the Carrousel de Montmartre.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm (Acid-free and lignin-free paper, Museum quality paper for highest age resistance and a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper) using pigment inks which are known for their longevity.
Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity, unframed
Please note. There are three sizes of this archival pigment print; each is an edition of ten (10) making the total that can be printed as thirty (30). This will include any custom sizes requested
Archival pigment print available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted) :
35 x 56...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pigment, Ph...
New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
New York City Subway Car interior photograph by Richard Heeps. This atmospheric photograph of a New York City Subway Car captures the cinematic essence of riding the subway. The pers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
LA Parking - large scale photograph of midcentury urban architectural element
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
LA Parking by Frank Schott
a burst of red in an urban landscape of striking minimalism
from a series of photographs capturing the mid century modern architecture and architectural el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled (Group Shower)
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 Photography
Materials
C Print
"Sista Annie Mae" Hand crafted paper collage of abstracted female figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Sista Annie Mae" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from hand-crafted paper collage and acrylic and archival ink on Epson Hot Press Natural paper on wood panel. Theodore delves into the specific experiences of African American families, capturing a longing for lost photographs, missing heirlooms, and vanished archives. Using a blend of traditional portraiture, found photographs, paint, paper, pencils, and digital manipulation, Theodore creates archetypes representing hypothetical family members, spiritual guardians, and ancestors. These boldly crafted archetypes inhabit an imagined macro-family album, offering a unique perspective on portraiture, connection, and community. Theodore's work aims to deepen spiritual connections and encourage personal introspection. This piece measures 36”h x 48”w and comes with a gallery-issues Certificate of Authenticity.
Shawn Theodore (b. 1970) was born in Germany to American parents from Philadelphia, and currently lives and works in Philadelphia. Theodore was awarded the prestigious PDN’s 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch (2019), the Getty Images / ARRAY ‘Where We Stand’ grant, and a grant from the Knight Foundation for ‘A Dream Deferred’. Theodore was a two-time nominee for the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee for the Magnum Foundation Fund. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts, a trustee of The Print Center, a trustee of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and a former trustee of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center.
Theodore was announced as a two-time nominee of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee of the Magnum Foundation Fund in 2018. In the following years 2019 and 2020, he was awarded the PDN's 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch and AI-AP American Photography 35. He has had several solo exhibitions and is included in several group exhibitions. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; the collection of the Philadelphia Library, Drexel University's Center for Black Culture, the Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Center, Minneapolis; the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; and the Legacy Museum, Montgomery, among others. Artist photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Porto Miggiano Colony - large scale Mediterranean beach scene (artist framed)
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of iconic summer beach scene in Puglia by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure
Porto Miggiano...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Lisa- Limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sensual woman, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Lisa - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 10
Morning light in Bordeaux, France.
Provenance : Ian Sanderson’s Estate
This image was captured on film.
The ne...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Car, Downtown Car Park, Dallas, Texas, Samuel Hicks - Landscape Photography
By Samuel Hicks
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order, lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Car, Downtown Car Park, Dallas, Texas is a stunning C-Typ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital
Bistro by RF, Paris, France, Cities, Black and White Art Photography
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white image shot on film by Roberta Fineberg becomes an abstract chiaroscuro portrait of a woman in elegant clothing -- a semi-sophis...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Dusk from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Deep Blue to Yellow Hue
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Amsterdam VI
By Mona Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (4/8) in pencil, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes framing.
About the arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Foggy Slave Cliff, North Atlantic Ocean, Faroe Islands, landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Fairy' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Fairy (Heavenly Falls)' - 2016 -
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid.
Pola...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Kate Moss 1993, Paradise Island Bahamas, Original Print Custom Framed
By Herb Ritts
Located in London, GB
For the 1994 Pirelli Calendar shot on the Paradise Island in the Bahamas, photographer Herb Ritts set out to capture in a series of nudes what he called “the gentle innocence” of Kat...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print
$4,372 Sale Price
20% Off
Bounty
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
42 x 25 inches
50 x 32 inches
70 x 40 inches
84 x 48 inches
(Total edition of 15)
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
With the series, "Lost" (2003-2004), Nix and Gerber continue their investigation of the constructed landscape, this time examining feelings of isolation and loneliness. Like much of their previous work, this group of photographs...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invento...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Carcavelos Pier Paddle (framed) - large scale photograph of summer beach scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of a summer beach scene along Portugal's Atlantic coast by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure
Carcavelos Pier Paddle (2016)
61.25” x 81.68” / 155.60 cm x 207.46 cm
limited edition of 6 + 2AP (signed, titled and dated on certificate of authenticity)
original archival photography print with diasec (acrylic glass) face mount in contemporary white lacquered gallery frame
Each limited edition original Massimo Vitali photograph is printed in Italy under artist supervision in strictly limited edition (6 + 2AP) , signed/titled/dated upon final inspection and expertly framed at renowned European art framing facility
Disclaimer of authenticity:
although it is possible to acquire (small size) single page offset prints from the book "A Portfolio of Landscapes and Figures" (published by Steidl) in the secondary market, the artist studio strongly dissuades collectors from purchasing these single page prints outside of the context and authenticity of the complete portfolio.
About the artist:
Massimo Vitali was born in Como, Italy, in 1944.
He studied photography at the London College of Printing, in the 1970s initially working as a photojournalist, but at the beginning of the 80s a growing mistrust in the belief that photography had an absolute capacity to reproduce the subtleties of reality led to a change in his career path.
Vitali worked in cinematography for film and television before beginning a fine art practice in 1995.
Over the next two decades, he would gain recognition for his highly detailed, epic-scale panoramas — sociopolitical observations of the natural habitat of humankind at leisure. Vitali’s iconic series of beach panoramas, captured from a distance with an elevated large-format camera platform, began in the light of drastic political changes in Italy.
Drawing inspiration from Renaissance and Old Flemish masters, in which the central space is fully exploited and the urban or natural landscape becomes the background, Vitali’s photographs grasp the viewer by capturing highly detailed observances of the recreational habitats of modern civilization.
Vitali’s work has been collected in six monographs: Beach and Disco, Natural Habitats, Landscapes With Figures, Swimming Pools, Short Stories and Entering A New World.
Additionally, his work is represented in the world’s major museums, including the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Fond National Art Contemporaine in Paris, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Fondation Cartier in Paris and the Museo Luigi Pecci in Prato.
Massimo Vitali lives and works in Lucca (Italy) and in Berlin (Germany).
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
'PienoVuoto'
Forte di Belvedere, Florence
2020
'Human Constellations'
Museo Ettore Fico, Turin
2019
Massimo Vitali: Short Stories'
Mazzoleni, London
2018
'Coastal Colonies'
Spiral, Tokyo
2017
‘Disturbed Coastal Systems’
Benrubi Gallery (New York, USA)
2016
‘Landscapes with Figures’
Guido & Schoen Arte Contemponania (Genoa, Italy)
2016
‘Massimo Vitali’
Crown Gallery (Knokke-Zoute, Belgium)
2016
‘Massimo Vitali’
Ronchini Gallery (London, UK)
2015
‘New Prints’
Hilger Next (Vienna, Austria)
2014
‘Massimo Vitali’
Studio La Citta (Verona, Italy)
2014
‘Into The White’
Erich Lindenberg Art Foundation (Porza, Switzerland)
2014
‘Sempre più pallide. Towards Achrome’
Palazzo Tadea (Spilimbergo, Italy)
2013
‘Between Normalities’
Bonni Benrubi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Jaime King
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day
This print is availabl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Double Helix, Swimmer, Contemporary Photography, Framed
Located in New york, NY
The contemporary color photograph is printed on Baryta paper, 13” x 19" (sheet size), an archival pigment print signed, dated, titled on recto (front of photo) by the artist. Edition of 5. 2- a/p's.
Double Helix...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
A Scene from "Ferris Buellers Day Off"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and di...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dancer (Limited Edition of 25), 30x40 In - Nude Photography Fine Art Print
Located in New York, NY
This 2006 fine art print features a nude shot of a beautiful dancer smoking, on a black background that gives a magnificent contrast to her bright pink headdress. The photograph is f...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
$3,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Texaco Marine, North Shore Marina, Salton Sea, California - American Landscape
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Salton Sea' Collection, this large advertising sign on the bank of California's largest marina, once a popular celebrity ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Déjà vu - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Déjà vu - 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory - PL2020-881.
K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Storms - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Storms- 2024 -
25x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
inventory PL2024-32.
Not mounted....
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Shapes and Shadows - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 23x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of topless young woman with beautiful breasts.
Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24.
Paper s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Joshua Tree Landscape, Mojave Desert, California - American Landscape Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Joshua Tree American Desert landscape photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Dream in Colour. The iconic Joshua Tree stands proudly silhouette against the magical rich layered hues o...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Brushstroke - underwater photograph series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 13x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In a delicate smear of faded blues intermingled with the curves and lines of the pale colors of the skin, Alex Sher’s “Brushstroke” uncovers his phenomenal ability to
capture the tr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mapplethorpe, Cross IV, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Photogravure on papier gravure Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main, mounted on papier Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main moulé-pressé paper, as issued. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbe...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photogravure
$2,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Heartbeats - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heartbeats - 2021 -
20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1054.
Not m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
New Rome #1- Floral landscape soft pastel color contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
This floral landscape photo has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century.
Belgian ph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Diane Arbus
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. Published by Unite...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
BAOBAB I, Andombiry Forest
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints*
Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can live more than 2,500 years, and their massive, water-storing trunks can grow to more than one hundred feet in circumference. They also serve as a renewable source of food, fiber, and fuel, as well as a focus of spiritual life. But now, suddenly, the largest baobabs are dying off , literally collapsing under their own weight. Scientists believe these ancient giants are being dehydrated by drought and higher temperatures, likely the result of climate change.
Photographer Beth Moon, already responsible for some of the most indelible images of Africa’s oldest and largest baobabs, has undertaken a new photographic pilgrimage to bear witness to this environmental catastrophe and document the baobabs that still survive. In this oversize volume, she presents breathtaking new duotone tree portraits of the baobabs of Madagascar, Senegal, and South Africa. She also recounts her eventful journey to visit these fantastic trees in a moving diaristic text studded with color travel photos.
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum
Sophie- Signed limited edition contemporary print, Black white photo, Nude, Model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then prin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
To Swallow a Photo of Him the Way One Swallows the Eucharist
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
To Swallow a Photo of Him the Way One Swallows the Eucharist
1994
Lifetime gelatin silver print
10.75 x 7.125 inches, image
14 x 11 inches, sheet
This work is offered by CLAMP in...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Contemporary photography for sale on 1stDibs.
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