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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
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...
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1930s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

The Starfall - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 17.5" x 23.5"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young beautiful golden hair woman on black background. Her body is partially covered with a golden scarf leaving uncovered beautiful buttocks. Origi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Suk - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Suk is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid-20th Century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, pla...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Viki" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Viki" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. Available sizes: Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 7: 39" x 31" in Ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Santa Monica Palm Trees - Stranger than Paradise
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Santa Monica Palm Trees' (Stranger than Paradise) - 2016 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, Not mounted. Instantdr...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid

Champagne Paradise, Vineyards, France, black and white photography, Framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 04/20. Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2019. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, dark-brown, natural white archi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment

Friday Night - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of two young naked women wrapped in air bubbles. Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hotel Bondi #2. Nude 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 unique and intimate perspective on how we define beauty. A confrontation between the perception of beauty and the transitory nature of existence, Jay’s subjects, muses, and warriors, reside within the unseen domain of the human narrative. Hotel Bondi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Orchid in Black Sculpey, fine art photography, still life
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Orchid in Black Sculpey, fine art photography, still life "Flowers" is an ongoing series in which Pitts collects various flora and backdrops to set the stage for his large format vi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Breathing I (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Breathing I (Deconstructing) - 2015 - about the narrative potential of images. 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 15835. Signature...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white pinup style portrait features blonde actress and film icon Marilyn Monroe. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth this sexy image features the actress se...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Gold - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Gold, 2019 20x20 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019 - 742. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Bernd and Hilla Becher, Preparation Plants (Aufbereitungsanlagen), Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, 1931-2007 and 1934-2015) Preparation Plants (Aufbereitungsanlagen), 2009 Series: Image VI from Typologies Medium: Digital pigment print (Ditone) on ph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

New York City, Black and White Portrait Photography, Two Women on the Subway
Located in New york, NY
A classic black and white photograph from the late 1930s to early 1940s, Two Women on The Subway in New York City is by a master of ...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

New York, Jazz City, Musicians, Black and White Photography on Street Music
Located in New york, NY
Drawn to street photography for her early work, Roberta Fineberg shot black-and-white film with a held-held 35mm camera in natural lighting in New York, Paris, and Moscow. Jazz City, New York, 1990 by Roberta Fineberg is a 10" x 8" black-and-white photograph of musicians...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Fly! (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fly! (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory 20050. Signature label and Certificate. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Zero Gravity Lounge III - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 18x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young naked woman diving in a pool. The artwork depicts in soft pastel colors her slim body, long hair, her beautiful face bringing up recollection of clas...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sinking #3 - Floral still life abstract contemporary colorful 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

David Bowie by Brian Aris
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16.5" x 23" print of David Bowie by Brian Aris in 1991. Brian Aris limited edition prints, signed and numbered by Brian and carryin...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Giclée

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 5 of 45 Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains high...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Morning Haze - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Morning Haze- Shot on SX70 film 2015 This piece was greatly influenced and inspired by the glamour of Hollywood and the 1970’s. Morning Haze, 2015, Edition of 10 - 20 x 20 cm - Digi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

WC, Ho Chi Minh City - Typography Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
WC, a retro vintage sign captured in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It combines a sense of elagence with kitsch, the muted colour tones contrast with t...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Trees in snowy Field, Winterland, black and white, landscape photography, print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Bubbles - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 43 x 64.5"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman breasts covered with air bubbles. “In my line of photography all best shots are snapped. This photograph is n...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Summer - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 22"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman diving in a red pool. Ripples and sunbeams are painting mysterious pattern on her perfect breasts. Original gallery quality...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Edie Sedgwick
By Nat Finkelstein
Located in Manchester, GB
Nat Finkelstein, Edie Sedgwick Casual portrait of Edie Sedgwick wearing a scarf Image size: 40 x 60cm Paper size: 50 x 70cm Semi Gloss 250gsm conservation digital paper. This p...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Lithograph

Coming Back - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 36"x26"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Coming Back" captures a transformative moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where classical composition meets avant-garde expression. A figure in crimson emerges ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Metal

Lap Dance with Light - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lap Dance with Light - 2018, 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL201...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Barricade - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Barricade, 2020 50x50cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory - PL2020-90...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Digital Photography: 'Digital Summer'
Located in New York, NY
Tufnell's focus is primarily on sculpture, and he typically works with a variety of materials, including wood, metal, and found objects. While some of his sculptures do incorporate h...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital

Library
Located in Kansas City, MO
Richard Klopfenstine Library 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 minim...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Library
Library
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Come undone - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Come undone - 2019 50x50 cm, 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...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Headspace - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Headspace', 2020 50x38cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Digital C-print, Based on an original Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-876....
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Untitled IX and VIII, Diptych. From The Balance Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled IX and VIII, Diptych, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone From the Balance series Untitled IX: Photography, ink and acrylic on paper Untitled VIII: Photography and acrylic on paper Ove...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Acrylic, Archival Pigment, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Betrayals by Harold Pinter - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Pièce directed by Antonio Calenda with Andrea Giordana, Gianpiero Bianchi and Ivana Monti. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Tulle no. 23, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
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

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 ...
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1960s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Thelonious Monk in New York
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome capture features Thelonious Monk at the piano, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., circa Sept. 1947. Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

H2O I - large format abstract photograph of sun reflection on pool water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic pool reflections paintings by artist David Hockney H2O l by Erik ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Pink red water (Once) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pink red water (Once) - 2019 Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proof. Archival Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

The Sentinel, contemporary, wildlife, black and white photography, Lion
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 more sizes on request A proud male Lion is standing in the savannah. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Woman in Kenya Wearing Tribal Jewelry, Black and White Photography, Vertical
Located in US
"Adorned" This fashion-inspired, award-winning black and white profile portrait of a young Rendille woman shows the delicate yet bold ornamentation that her remote tribal community ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Andrew Moore - The Ramble, NYC, Photography 2004, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Archival Pigment Print Central Park All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 30" x 40” - Edition of 5 + 2 Artist Proofs 40" X 50"- Edition of 5 + 2 Artist P...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Le Desert de Retz, Study 8, France.
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...
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20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Monk at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa - Color Portrait, National Geographic
Located in Denton, TX
Monk at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa by Steve McCurry is a color portrait of old man with a deeply wrinkled face, wearing a colorful robe and a red hat. Digital C-print on Fujiflex Cr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Into The Beyond'. Wild nature mountain panorama sky snow forest landscape white
Located in Penzance, GB
'Into the Beyond' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Painted pools of light dance across the richly layered mountainscape of t...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée, 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 ...
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1960s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

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...
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1960s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Milan. Color Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's photographs capture the transformation of everyday life into another reality. Images that explore what the future will be like. Industrial, eccentric and progressive, Ca...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Dissolve me (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dissolve me (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2023-0...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Silk no. 2, Nantucket, MA
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, sch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn Applying Makeup Glamour Shot
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn applying make-up during the filming of the made for TV movie "Mayerling". Audrey Hepburn was a British actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked ...
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1950s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Flamingo Trailer, Bisbee, Arizona
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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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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

Palm, Three. Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Archival Pigment print Medium Ed of 10 Palm & Trees: For this series, the artist explores short poems, the expansion of the palms, textures, and ease of the male figure surrounded b...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Elton John, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of British singer and s...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nude Mountain - Black & White Photo, Nude Female Torso in Montana Mountain Scene
Located in Chicago, IL
A nude female reclines on her side as photographer Kirill Polevoy captures her beauty juxtaposed against the rugged Montana mountains. This large fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Groundwork - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Groundwork 2019, 20x20 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-762...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - One, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
One Digital C-Print / Archival Pigment Print Edition of 1 per size Available sizes: 36 x 72 in 48 x 96 in “Collectible” series is a macro level exploration of coins, bills and stamp...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Figment - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Figment - 2021 - 25x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1013. Not mou...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

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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