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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Limited Edition Color Photograph -Vintage Sports Trophy "Dancers" "2024 17 x 22
Located in White Plains, NY
Limited Edition Color Photograph - Classic Vintage Sports Trophy, 2024, 17 x 22. Still life archival photograph created from the photographer's...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Black Hellebore - black and white floral photography, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Black Hellebore’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Amalfi horizon - Italian coast, sunset sea, Limited edition 5
Located in London, GB
'Amalfi horizon' Taken in Amalfi, Italy 2020 Limited edition of 5. The Amalfi coastline slowly recedes into the distance, as if being softly erased by the currents that caress the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Giclée

"Berkeley, CA, December 2007", Berkeley, 2007
Located in Hudson, NY
Thomas Alleman’s urban landscapes convey the pulsating energy and sensual excitement of city life. With an eye for the visual rhythms and geometry of buildings, highways and parks, h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Old Days-Claudio Carabba leaving San Gimignano Prison... - Vintage Photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Carabba leaving San Gimignano prison where he had been taken hostage is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1975. Good conditions.
Category

1970s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Snowy Owl II, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Snowy Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

Tyler Shields - Hermes Lipstick, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Chanel Lipstick, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - YSL Lipstick, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - The Peninsula, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Suspense Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 30" x 20" 40" x 28" 45" x 45" 60" x 40" 72" x 48" 84" x 56" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Lovebirds (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lovebirds (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Harmony (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Harmony (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

"Season" - Southern, football, peaches, still life warm colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Born in Buffalo, NY, Atlanta-based photographer Shannon Davis has lived in the South longer than anywhere else. She’s asked locals, “How long ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Limited Edition Color Photograph - Vintage Sports Trophy "Our Coach" 17 x 22
Located in White Plains, NY
Limited Edition Color Photograph - Classic Vintage Sports Trophy, 2024, 17 x 22. Still life archival photograph created from the photographer's...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beach of Silencio, Rocks, Atlantic Ocean, black and white photography, seascape
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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Cliffs of Etretat, Sea Arch, black and white photography, waterscape, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of auth...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Runaway (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Runaway (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

"Hollywood Diet?" Photography 18" x 18" inch Edition of 15 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hollywood Diet?" Photography 18" x 18" inch Edition of 15 by Brendan North Available sizes: Edition of 15: 18" x 18" inch Edition of 7: 40" x 40" inch Edition of 7: 30" x 30" inch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

The Bird Man (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Bird Man (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Limited Edition Color Photograph - Vintage Sports Trophy "Betty's Game" 17 x 22
Located in White Plains, NY
Limited Edition Color Photograph - Vintage Sports Trophy "Betty's Game" 17 x 22. Still life archival photograph created from the photographer's...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tree Study II - large scale photograph of dramatic mountain landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tree Study II by Frank Schott from a series of black and white photographs capturing the Golden State's vast mountain landscapes 26 x 40 inches / 66cm x 102cm signed edition of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
One of Steve McCurry's most iconic images, this portrait features a young Afghan girl with piercing green eyes wearing a red head scarf. Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 i...
Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital

Barn Owl Portrait, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Barn Owl Portrait, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry presents two figures leading their camels through the sandy terrain of the desert. They struggle further into the storm, consumed by the orange ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital

Barn Owl Study 4
Located in Sante Fe, NM
My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in the United Kingdom as far as I can remember. I have heard them calling to...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Glass No.3, Still-life pink glass photography, Limited edition of 20.
Located in London, GB
'Glass No.3' 2019 From a limited edition of 20. Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper. The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

The Birds (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Birds (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Historical Photo of Prison - Court - Vintage photo - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison  - Court is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1987. Good conditions.
Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Eagle Owl Landing, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Eagle Owl Landing, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

Eagle Owl Feet, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Eagle Owl Feet, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s lan...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

Glass, Still-life pink glass photography, Limited edition of 20.
Located in London, GB
'Glass' 2019 From a limited edition of 20. Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper. The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. C...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

Eurasian Eagle Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Eurasian Eagle Owl in Wind, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

Sanctuary (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sanctuary (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Eagle Owl Flying, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Eagle Owl Flying, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s l...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

Lost (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lost (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1690...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Solitary (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Solitary (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

"Kin" - Southern, red clay, landscape, silver platter, still life photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Born in Buffalo, NY, Atlanta-based photographer Shannon Davis has lived in the South longer than anywhere else. She’s asked locals, “How long ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Letting Go (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Letting Go (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Eagle Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Eagle Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

Snowy Owl II, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Snowy Owl II, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

The Hideout (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hideout (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

"Surrounded" Southern, ants, staged photography, feet, figurative black & white
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Born in Buffalo, NY, Atlanta-based photographer Shannon Davis has lived in the South longer than anywhere else. She’s asked locals, “How long ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Leftover" Southern, turtle, food, conceptual, still life photography, white
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Born in Buffalo, NY, Atlanta-based photographer Shannon Davis has lived in the South longer than anywhere else. She’s asked locals, “How long ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature labe...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Bobo and Evergon
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Evergon (b. 1946) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian photographer with over 40 years of artistic production. Evergon is best known for his accomplishments across photography and n...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Giclée

Happy Days (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Happy Days (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Happy Days (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Happy Days (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Sanctuary (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sanctuary (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Nudes (Schellmann 96), photography: Iris print, edition of 50 by Thomas Ruff
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Thomas RUFF (German, Born in 1958) NUDES (Schellmann 96) Executed in 2001 Edition 19/50. Signed and numbered Iris Print on rag paper. Image: 36.2 x 24 cm Sheet: 75 x 60 cm PROVENAN...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Color

Here Anytime
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Evergon (b. 1946) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian photographer with over 40 years of artistic production. Evergon is best known for his accomplishments across photography and n...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Giclée

Heron and Hawk
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Evergon (b. 1946) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian photographer with over 40 years of artistic production. Evergon is best known for his accomplishments across photography and n...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Giclée

Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Evergon (b. 1946) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian photographer with over 40 years of artistic production. Evergon is best known for his accomplishments across photography and n...
Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Arrows on the Ground
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Evergon (b. 1946) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian photographer with over 40 years of artistic production. Evergon is best known for his accomplishments across photography and n...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Giclée

"Malibu Pier" Photography 30" x 40" inch Edition of 5 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Malibu Pier" Photography 30" x 40" inch Edition of 5 by Oleg Char Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper Not framed. Ships in a tube. Other sizes available: Edition of 5: 28.8" x 40" ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital

Savage Cats
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Evergon (b. 1946) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian photographer with over 40 years of artistic production. Evergon is best known for his accomplishments across photography and n...
Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Nancy
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
Category

1970s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Polaroid

San Bernadino (Drive to the Desert) - analog hand-print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
San Bernadino (Drive to the Desert) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Signed on vers...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Stop (Drive to the Desert) - analog hand-print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stop (Drive to the Desert) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Signed on verso with Cer...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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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