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: 1960s
Period: 1930s
Style: Contemporary
New Orleans, Vintage 1960s Civil Rights Black and White Photography, City Prison
Located in New york, NY
City Prison, 1965 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a vintage gelatin silver, signed verso (back of photo) by the photographer. It is an iconic image from the photographer's ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Katharine Hepburn with Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white candid capture of actress Katharine Hepburn smiling outdoors with her dogs, circa 1938.
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leadin...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited ...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis in front of the Queen Mary
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Bette Davis posed in front of the Queen Mary, circa 1967.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
NASA Apollo 7, Photograph from Spacecraft of Hurricane Gladys in Gulf of Mexico
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
In October 1968 as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 91st revolution of the earth from an altitude of 99 nautical miles, photographed is Hurricane Gladys in the Gulf of Mexico...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Rita Hayworth Dancing in Gown
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of actress Rita Hayworth dancing in a gown outdoors.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Biting Her Finger
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour portrait of star actress Marilyn Monroe biting her finger.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" chara...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
NASA Sun Visor by Neil Armstrong, Vintage Apollo 11 Photo of Buzz Aldrin 1960s
By Buzz Aldrin
Located in New york, NY
An 11 x 14 black and white print of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is a more common version of Visor. The 11 x 1...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Wading Pool Girl - Greenwich Village, New York City
Located in Saint Louis, MO
S. Vincent Dillard
Wading Pool Girl - Greenwich Village, New York City, 1968
Gelatin Silver Print
11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Muhammad Ali Training
Located in Austin, TX
Color capture of Muhammad Ali training in a boxing ring.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most si...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Greta Garbo "As You Desire Me"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Greta Garbo posed for her role in "As You Desire Me".
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 19...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Iconic Contemporary Color Fashion Photography 1960s, Later, Girl in the Light
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New york, NY
An iconic 20th Century fashion later photograph Girl in the Light, 1967 by Ormond Gigli is a c-print. Available in color and B&W. This color version is in an edition of 10. 38" x 38" image size, 44" x 44" paper size.
The print is signed, titled, and numbered on recto (front of photo) by the photographer.
Provenance: Gigli Estate
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Artist’s Bio:
Ormond Gigli (1925-2019) published in the top magazines, such as LIFE, Time, and Paris Match. Assignments took the photographer around the globe. Gigli's celebrity portraits included Sophia Loren (at age 21), Anita Ekberg, Marcel Duchamp, John F. Kennedy, Halston, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Vreeland, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, among others. The most famous of Gigli's favorite photographs were self-assigned, such as one of the legendary fashion photographs of the 20th century, Girls in the Windows.
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Available at 99Prints...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, C Print
Marilyn Monroe Wearing a Fur Stole
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of the always stunning and fashionable, Marilyn Monroe, candid and wearing a fur stole.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bobby Lying in Bed
Located in New York, NY
Bobby Lying in Bed
from “Pink Narcissus” (Bobby Kendall),
late 1960s/2022
Estate stamped and numbered on label, verso
Digital C-print
15 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 25)
$2,000
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Marilyn Monroe Headshot Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white vintage original photograph features Marilyn Monroe posed looking over her shoulder. A unique photo of the elegant Hollywood starlet...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Black and White
Black and White Civil Rights Photography African Americans 1960s, Southern State
Located in New york, NY
The photograph captures and translates the American South of the 1960s. Southern State, 1964 by Leonard Freed, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Black...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Rita Hayworth in Burbank 20" x 16" Edition of 125
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and producer. She achieved fame duri...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
An early Self Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa late 1930s. At home in Hoboken, NJ. One of the earliest photos found in the family archive and perhaps, lik...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Burt Reynolds Swimming with His Basset Hound
Located in Austin, TX
"Retro 1960s black and white capture featuring young star actor Burt Reynolds shirtless in the pool with his Basset Hound pup.
Burt Reynolds was an American actor, considered a sex ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Forced to Knees Before Emperor
Located in New York, NY
Forced to Knees Before Emperor
1960s/2022
Estate stamped and numbered on label, verso
Digital C-print
31 x 31 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
$4,500
22 x 22 inches, image
(Edition ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Savannah Cat - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Savannah Cat Vintage Photograph was realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Stamped on the rear.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
New York City, Black and White Photography 1960s, Office party by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Office Party, New York City, 1966 by Leonard Freed is a gelatin silver later print, 16 x 20, signed verso (on back) by the photographer. Freed enjoyed sto...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Film still of Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor in headdress for her role in Cleopatra, circa 1963.
Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Peggy Guggenheim - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Peggy Guggenheim is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jewish Diaspora USA 1950s, School Bus New York, Black and White Photography
Located in New york, NY
This is a gelatin silver lifetime print, 16" x 20", signed (verso) by the photographer, School Bus, New York City, 1954.
The black-and-white photograph cap...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Car Crash in via Appia, Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Car crash in via Appia, Rome is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
A great car crash in via Appia, Rome, claimed the lives of four people.
Good conditions and age...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Memory - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Memory - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
Martin Luther King Family - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
James Earl Ray- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give, Photograph by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lawrence Schiller, American (1936 - )
Title: Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give - 8
Year: 1962 (printed 2007)
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, Signed in ink
Edition: AP 3...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Sitting on Bed
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe on a bed.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Birthday Cake
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Schiller, Lawrence
Marilyn Monroe Birthday Cake
1962 / 2007
Silver Gelatin Print
30 x 40 in.
Edition of 75
Signed & numbered ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bette Davis: Captivating Eyes
By Elmer Fryer
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white head and shoudlers portrait of actress Bette Davis looking upward with captivating eyes.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regard...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth in Burbank
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and producer. She achieved fame dur...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good condition and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria is a Vintage Photo photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Coretta Scott King At Memorial - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Coretta Scott King At Memorial- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Coretta Scott King Pays Respects At Memorial For Senator Robert F. Kennedy History
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Claudette Colbert in Awesome Jungle Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for over two decades, Claudette Colbert.
Colbert is featured here posed in a jungle sce...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed with baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archive...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Black and White
Girls in the Windows, Platinum on Vellum with Gold Leaf Fashion Photo, Ed of 10
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New york, NY
Girls in the Windows, 1960 by Ormond Gigli, is 22" x 22" (sheet size), 20" x 20" (image size), with 2" borders, in an edition of 10. This is a platinum print of Girls in the Windows printed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
First Images of the Moon - Vintage Photograph - 1969/70
Located in Roma, IT
First images of the moon is a vintage black and white photograph realized in between 1969 and 1970, during the first missions to the Moon.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria is a Vintage Photo photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Horses - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Horses - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
Terrorism in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Terrorism in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ceremony for Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Ceremony for Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1967.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Katharine Hepburn in Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of actress Katharine Hepburn in a coat for her role in "Stage Door", circa 1937.
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywoo...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Anthony Perkins and Silvana Mangano - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Anthony Perkins and Silvana Mangano is a black-and-white photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Wizard of Oz the Yellow Brick Road
Located in Austin, TX
This is a new limited edition fine art release of a scene from the 1939 movie classic, The Wizard Of Oz This classic scene features the Scare Crow, Tin Man, Dorothy and Toto skipping...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Natalie Wood with Guinea Pig
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Natalie Wood smiling while holding a pet guinea pig.
Natalie Wood Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age e...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria is a Vintage Photo photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Beggars Banquet "The End of the Banquet"
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Rolling Stones, The End of the Banquet. Beggar's Banquet, England 1968
Signed Limited Edition photograph
Edition of 30
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Technology in 1960s - Vintage B/W photo
Located in Roma, IT
Technology in 1960s - Vintage Photograph is a vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With script on the rear.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$79 Sale Price
25% Off
Natalie Wood and Guinea Pig
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Natalie Wood smiling while holding a pet guinea pig.
Natalie Wood Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age e...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City, Harlem, Documentary Photography, Fire Hydrant by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" limited edition photograph. The portrait is signed verso (back of photo) by the estate and Brig...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Digital Pigmen...
New York City, Wall Street, Black and White Documentary Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Wall Street, 1956 by Leonard Freed is a modern print signed verso (on back) by the estate/widow of the photographer, Brigitte Freed. This is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver print. Leonard...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
$3,200 Sale Price
36% Off
Led Zeppelin Outside the Chateau Marmont
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of the band Led Zeppelin during their infamous visit to Chateau Marmont, circa 1969.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival 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.
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