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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
Grace Kelly Studio Portrait - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~ Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
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1950s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Delayed Cares)
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print (Edition of 10) Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 30 x 35.5 inches, sheet 22 x 27 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Ple...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Lorenzo 1, 3 and 4 Triptych. From the Series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lorenzo 1, 3 and 4 Triptych by Celso José Castro Daza From the Series Guerreros. Photomontage on archival paper intervened by the artist with bland ink mounted on archival paper. Ove...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Maxi - Signed limited edition fine art print, Contemporary Oversized nude photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Maxi - Signed limited edition archival pigment print on an textured art paper - Edition of 8 Photography : 1988 Bichromate print : 2012 Provenance : Ian Sanderson’s Estate Will b...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Posed on Bed
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour shot of Rita Hayworth posed smiling on bed. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top ...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Posed on Bed
Rita Hayworth Posed on Bed
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Randal Ford - Texas Longhorn Calf, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Wingman comes from a very special cow. His mother is a TLBAA Grand Champion female title holder, which means that this calf will be the star of his own show in no time. Until then, ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print

Orange Poppies No.2 - Analogue floral photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Orange Poppies No.2' Analogue colour floral photography. London, United Kingdom 2024. Limited edition of 20. Printed on the finest archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, these lim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Water No.2 - water light flare photography, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Water No.2' 2022 From a limited edition of 10. Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper. The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Giclée, Photographic Paper

To the moon and back - Limited Edition Abstract Sky Photography (2/5)
Located in London, GB
“To the Moon and Back” captures the fleeting beauty of a plane gliding across the sky at dusk, set against a vast and atmospheric gradient of soft, muted tones. This minimalist compo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Giclée

Hassid & Jewish Bodybuilder, Coney Island, NY
Located in New York, NY
Hassid & Jewish Bodybuilder, Coney Island, NY 1980 Vintage gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches Arlene Gottfried was a New York City street photographer celebrated for her intimate...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Stretch - Signed limited edition semi nude fine art print, Black and white
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Stretch - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1982. From the same photoshoot, the so-called 'Zip' print by Ian Sa...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Marise Nature. Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Marise Nature H 35.5 in. x 27.5 in. W Edition of 6 + 1 AP Unframed Marise Nature Series The artist explored nature and how the body can be part of these landscapes with the help o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

World Class Racing Yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, Best-Seller, Movement
Located in US
"Nautical Stripes" This best-selling black and white photograph features the renowned 12-Meter boat Northern Light on the open seas. The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Se...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

150, 000 Dollars (The Princess and her Lover)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
150,000 Dollars (The Princess and her Lover) - 2007 part of the 29 Palms, CA project. Edition of 10, 20x24cm. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Ce...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Swept Away
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Swept Away - 2017, 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-155. Not...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Dry Season - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dry Season - 2021 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1034. Not moun...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Untitled (Nude Man with Cigarette)
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Jack Pierson is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Printed 2018 Artist signature stamp in black ink, verso; Also dated 2018, verso Chromogenic print 11 x 7 inches
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Velvet red - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Velvet red - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-910. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Plane and Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered. Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery transports you to iconic and placid landscapes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Velvet
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Velvet - 2020, 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-859. Not ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Linen no. 6, Assateague Island, MD
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The hovering installations featured in this ongoing series of photographs are inspired by self-organizing, "emergent" systems in nature such as termite mounds, swarming locusts, scho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Julian Wasser's Iconic Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz, 1963
Located in Chicago, IL
*Only a few lifetime prints available* Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz, 1963, TIME Walter Hopps, the curator of Duchamp's landmark retrospective at The Pasadena Art Museum, helped di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Flora Italiana (Waratah Red) - large format botanical still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Hot Tub' (Heavenly..) - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid-sized unlimited Mini 'Hot Tub' (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the Polaroid. Polaroid si...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

"Capture" Black & White Photography 47" x 35" in Ed of 3 by Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Capture" Black & White Photography 47" x 35" in Ed of 3 by Lukas Dvorak Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper 2022 Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT THE ARTIST Lukas Dvorak is a Czec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment

Entrelazar 5 and 6. Diptych. Backlit film in lightbox. Abstract wall Sculpture.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The series, Entrelazar, is based on the selection of an urban element, the lamppost: a vertical element that rises above the urban landscape and is repeated in the city of Bogotá. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Currents - Mediterranean landscape on cotton canvas, limited edition of 5.
Located in London, GB
“Currents” captures the mesmerizing movement of the Mediterranean sea along the Italian Riviera during the winter of 2022. This large-format black and white photograph reflects the s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Giclée, Film, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Venus
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Venus Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free Year: 1990s Size: 15x10in Edition: 15 Signed, dated and numbered by...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

New York City, Documentary Photography on Businessmen 1950s, Wall Street
Located in New york, NY
Wall Street, 1955-56 is a 19" x 13" limited edition print (8 of Ed 9) by photographer Leonard Freed. The work is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photograp...
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1950s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Rich Thomson
Located in New York, NY
Rich Thomson c. 1959-1981 Signature stamp in black ink, verso Vintage silver print 7 x 5 inches $800 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1960s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota, 1986 - Color Photographic Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota by Michael Ormerod is a stunning Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size. Sta...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color

Led Zeppelin Partying at the Chateau
Located in Austin, TX
Shot of Led Zeppelin standing in a group, shot under a staircase during the Chateau Marmont set with Jay Thompson. Widely considered one of the most successful, innovative, and inf...
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1960s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

The Beatles oversize CONTACT SHEET - FOUND photographic b/w print on Hannehmuhle
Located in Norwich, GB
Before digital when cameras used only film, a roll of 36 would be processed to produce a strip of negatives. The long roll of negatives was then cut into strips of six, usually with ...
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20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Giclée, Archival Pigment

Rice Bowl, Hong Kong
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps’ seductive, highly saturated colours and sophisticated pictorial structures demonstrate a true love and empathy for his subject matter – be it cool, descriptive interio...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer: Looking Down
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn and Husband Mel Ferrer Looking Down a Spiral Staircase, circa 1956. Hepburn had a successful career in Hollywood and was recognised as a film and fashion icon, she wa...
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1950s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slots, Las Vegas - Vintage interior contemporary color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Classic vintage Vegas Casino at the Flamingo Las Vegas. This art deco interior has the South Beach Miami vibe, opened in 1946 it is the oldest in ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

The End of Love (29 Palms, CA) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The End of Love - Oxana's 30th Birthday (29 Palms, CA) - 2010 - Edition 1/10 , 20x24cm. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist inventory Number 4898.13. Sign...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Hotel Bondi #3 Nude Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Through Jay’s photography, context evaporates, and we as the viewer are left to engage the subjects, trade places, and for a moment, live behind their eyes. David Jay's work gives a...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - 2020 - about the narrative potential of images. 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 4600. Signat...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Redwoods - large format nature observation panorama of green redwoods forest
Located in San Francisco, CA
a large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of the Northern California redwood forest Redwoods by Erik Pawassa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Untitled Sequence (Stranger than Paradise) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cowboys and Angels), 2005 50x39cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. artist Inventory No. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Krimmler Ache Study 1
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Dr. Albert Einstein Lectures
Located in Austin, TX
Albert Einstein giving a lecture at a podium, 1946. Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern ...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Warriors. From Searching a Mother Series. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

67 Shooting Back #GDN224 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Woman, Bondage, Japan, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 67 Shooting Back #GDN224, 2007 RP Direct print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only – Nobuyoshi Araki Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-ba...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Color

I am dissolved #1 and Amorphism Juntos, Diptych. Nude color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
An insipid notion (The astonished world) is a collection of unreal experiences caused by the feeling of late and inexperienced love, and the inability to fully know the experience of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Men and Boots. Sepia Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Channeling the energy of “water-signs” in astrology, he captures these mysterious men thru a romantic lens. The embrace of the shadows and the light mixed with the gaze of their bodi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

161.05.11 by Klaus Kampert - Fine art nude photography, woman's body, aesthetic
Located in Paris, FR
161.05.11 is a work by contemporary photographer Klaus Kampert, from the 'On Body Forms' series. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Faiber Oct 10. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros. Photomontage on archival paper intervened by the artist with bland ink mounted on archival paper. Unframed Signed, titled and dated by the artist The root...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

James Dean Pushing Porsche at Car Rally
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of actor James Dean loading his Porsche on to a trailer at a car rally. James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage...
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1950s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frozen Itadori, Hokkaido, Japan
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...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Voices - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Voices - 2020 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-913. Not mounte...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Untitled Set. From the "Serendipia" Series. Figurative nude B&W photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mauricio Velez's photographs seeks to refine the viewer's sensitivity and perception of art and the human body, elevating these elements to an aesthetic realm that can inspire, distu...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Fabrizio Bentivoglio by Angelo Frontoni - Vintage Photograph - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Fabrizio Bentivoglio t by Angelo Frontoni is a lot of two photographic prints on baryta paper. Photographer's ink stamp on back, high quality prints. ...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Figure study in Black and White I - Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Figure study in black and white I' 2016, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs Based on a Polaroid, digital C-Print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist invent...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Marc (Frontal with Cigarette)
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Paint, Ink

156.01.11 by Klaus Kampert - Black & white nude framed photograph, woman's body
Located in Paris, FR
156.01.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Torsi. This photograph is a limited edition of 15 copies, it is...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Starry Night - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Starry Night draws a poetic parallel between the natural world and the celestial, capturing a dense cluster of leaves punctuated by tiny, glowing white blooms. The composition evokes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Guerreros Giovanni. From Searching a Mother Series. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Thundercalm - underwater black&white nude photograph - print on aluminum 24x36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman in a pool filled with sun light. The bottom of the pool is covered with a mysterious web of ripple shadows and...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Metal

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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