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
Hugh Hefner in His Bedroom Office, Chicago 1961, Black and White Photography
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nelson Algren's Chicago: Photographs by Art Shay", page 34. Hugh Hefner liked Algren and vice versa. After Hefner purchased several of his short stori...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Sinatra - Me and My Shadow
Located in Chicago, IL
Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa 1939. Taken at their apartment on Garden St, Hoboken, NJ. Photo by Nancy Sinatra Senior. This striking photo is one of the family’s favorites. This is...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Burt Lancaster - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Burt Lancaster is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$177 Sale Price
25% Off
Lawrence of Arabia Camel Scene
Located in Austin, TX
The wonderfully recolored image captures Peter O'Toole in his role as T.T. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra - Reading the funnies
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra at home in Hoboken New Jersey. Circa 1939. Relaxing in bed reading the cartoons from the newspaper. Photo taken by Nancy Sinatra Senior.
G...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas 1961, The Rat Pack, Black & White Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Two of the famed Rat Pack are shown here is this playful photograph by Art Shay. Dean Martin carries Frank Sinatra across the stage while the other members enjoy the antics in this ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black, white, muhammad ali, beatles, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937)
Ali Versus The Beatles
1964
silver gelatin fibre based print
20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. / 50 x 92 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black, white, muhammad ali, beatles, 34.5x48in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937)
Ali Versus The Beatles
1964
silver gelatin fibre based print
20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. / 50 x 92 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Raquel Welch Sailing
Located in Austin, TX
This captivating black and white portrait features Raquel Welch sitting in the doorway of a boat, making for an artistically beautiful image.
Raquel Welch is an American actress and...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled (Sandcastles Series #3)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Sandcastles Series #3)
1963
Signed, verso
Vintage print
3.5 x 3.5 inches (8.9 x 8.9 cm), image
$5,000
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Color
Winston Churchill with Horse
Located in Austin, TX
This unique black and white portrait features Winston Churchill posed outdoors with a quarter horse.
Winston Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Pr...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Beatles in a Cockpit
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles (John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney) in the cockpit of their Liverpool bound plane.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
George Harrison - Historical Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
George Harrison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$213 Sale Price
25% Off
Painting Session
Located in New York, NY
Painting Session
1960s/2022
Estate stamped and numbered on label, verso
Digital C-print
15 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 25)
$2,000
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Jimi Hendrix Backstage
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome candid capture of the rock god Jimi Hendrix, seated backstage.
Jimi Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only fo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Crashed Cars - Vintage Photograph - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
The crashed cars is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1956.
On their way to an evening party in connection with the Paediatric Congress in Copenhagen, three doctors coll...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Alabama, Iconic Black and White Portrait Photography, Burroughs Family
By Walker Evans
Located in New york, NY
Burroughs Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 is paper size: 11" x 11.25" and image size: 7.5" x 9.4" A silver gelatin print c.1978 in an edition 44/75. Inscribed in ink on front of p...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Audrey Hepburn
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Led Zeppelin at Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible 1969 photograph of one of the world's greatest rock bands, Led Zeppelin. This photograph was taken by Jay Thompson during a memorable photoshoot at LA's Chateau Marmont. G...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
John F. Kennedy on an Airplane
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of President John F. Kennedy on an airplane.
John F. Kennedy, often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the Un...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
JFK with Bobby Kennedy, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, July 14, 1960
By Jacques Lowe
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white photograph of JFK and RFK taken by Jacques Lowe in July 1960 offered for sale by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and simplistic portrait of musician Johnny Cash smoking a cigarette and playing guitar outside of Folsom Prison, 1968.
Johnny Cash was an American singer, songwriter, music...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Black and White Vintage 1960s Photography, Playboy Magazine Founder Hugh Hefner
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
By photographer Burt Glinn a black-and-white 12" x 8" vintage gelatin silver photograph of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner who founded, edited, and wrote for Playboy.
An historical photo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Peter Beard - Elephant's Embryo, Uganda, Platinum Print- Unsigned
By Peter Beard
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elephant's Embryo, Uganda
Aributed to Peter Beard/Unsigned
The original photograph "unsigned" but documented by its inclusion in "Peter Beard - Fifty Years of Portraits, The End of the Game...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Platinum
The Rolling Stones: The Early Years
Located in Austin, TX
Jagger, Wyman, Watts, Richards & Brian Jones the 'other' British rock band making their mark on the scene in the mid-'60s. Here are the Rolling Stones in their early years. Depicted ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surfers Kids and Cop
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin.
Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Railsplitter, Nigeria, 1960
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe in Diamond Earings Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant color vintage original photograph features Marilyn Monroe in diamond earrings, posed in profile and donning an elegant gown.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press pr...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Colombia -Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Colombia -Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political eve...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Lucille Ball Smoking
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white vintage image features American actress and slapstick comedian Lucille Ball sitting outdoors in the sunlight, smoking a cigarette.
Lucille Ball was best known...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley With Rolls Royce at His Graceland Mansion
Located in Austin, TX
1960's image of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock n' Roll at his castle in Graceland posing with his beautiful Rolls Royce. The photo is a later-generation example and is a re-strike t...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Boy With Fish - Black & White Silver Gelatin Photograph, Signed and Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
You cannot help but smile when you see the pure joy on this young boy's face as he shows off his "prize" catch to a group of onlookers in Art Shay's photo aptly titled "Boy with Fish...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Supremes Dancing - Detroit, MI, 1965 - Framed, Signed Silver Gelatin Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
The excitement and innocence is profoundly evident on the faces of Dianna Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard - AKA The Supremes, in this behind the scenes photograph, dancing to ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Pop Artists - Andy Warhol with Portraits
Located in Toronto, ON
In 1964, Heyman was invited by Basic Books Publishing to collaborate on the subject of Pop art. In the fall of 1964, Heyman spent three days photographing such artists as Andy Warhol...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Steve McQueen in Go-Kart
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome color capture of Steve McQueen smiling in a go-kart.
Steve Mcqueen was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, his nickname was "King of Cool. He rose from a troubled y...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ginger Baker 1968
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Prague - Vintage Poster After Franco Fontana - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Coloured poster from a photograph by Franco Fontana (Modena, 1933), one of the italian most famous contemporary photographers. Titled at the bottom. Very good conditions.
Limited ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Offset
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black & white, muhammad ali, beatles, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937)
Ali Versus The Beatles
1964
silver gelatin fibre based print
20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. / 50 x 92 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Muhammad Ali at the London Airport
Located in Austin, TX
Muhammad Ali captured waving at the London Airport, circa 1963.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
John Lennon Skiing
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of John Lennon skiing at St. Moritz, circa 1965.
John Lennon was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. He gained worldwide fame ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Children in Mexico Village
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Queen Farah Diba and Shah of Iran - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Farah Diba and Shah of Iran is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged margins.
Stamped on the rear.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$133 Sale Price
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Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's Iconic Shot
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic capture of Audrey Hepburn in her role for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961.
Breakfast at Tiffany's was a romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Hepb...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
James Earl Ray - 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
Harrison Ford at Home with His Dog
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture by celebrity photogarpher Larry Barbier Jr. of actor Harrison Ford relaxing at home with his dog, circa 1967.
Harrison Ford s an American actor. Regar...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
NASA, Portrait of Tranquility Base, Apollo 11, Large Format Vintage Photography
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
A color photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing next to a seismograph with the "Eagle" and American flag in the background remains an historical and artistic document from 8 days in space...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print
New York City, Harlem, 1960s, Photograph of African-American Body Builder
Located in New york, NY
The image of a body builder from the 1960s captures African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s. Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is from the photographer's book Black in White Am...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Sophia Loren - 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...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli leaves for a speedboat trip.
by A.F.I Venezia
Lightly damaged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Atmospheric Portrait of Led Zeppelin at Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Led Zeppelin sitting on the steps of the Chateau Marmont, captured by celebrity photographer Jay Thompson in 1969.
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot and Roger Vadim - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Brigitte Bardot and Roger Vadim is a vintage photographic press print on single coated paper.
Photograph by Antonio Pantano.
A portrait of Roger Vadim an...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$355 Sale Price
25% Off
Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full length vintage original photograph features starlet Marilyn Monroe posed smiling in a black bathing suit.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print fr...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Black and White
Claudio Villa - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Arnold Palmer Taking a Swing
By Fred Bauman
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Arnold Palmer playing golf, taking a swing as the crowd looks on.
Arnold Palmer was an American professional golfer who is generally regar...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Johnny Carson Smiling in Car
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1961 in Hollywood, California: American TV show host Johny Carson gets into a convertible sports car in Hollywood.
Johnny Carson was an American television host, comedian, and...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones "The Banquet"
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Taken during the famous Rolling Stones "Beggars Banquet" album cover shoot in 1968.
Signed by the photographer.
Limited Edition of 15.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
NASA, Gemini 4, View of Earth, Vintage C-Print Space Photography on Kodak Paper
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
NASA, Gemini 4 View of Earth, 1960s, A Vintage Color Photograph C-Print on Kodak Paper ...
This is an 8" x 10" vintage chromogenic print on fiber paper, numbered in red type on rect...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Protests for Cuba - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Protests for Cuba is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, meti...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Marlon Brando: The Chase
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white scene from The Chase starring Marlon Brando and Angie Dickinson, circa 1966.
The Chase is a 1966 American drama film, directed by Arthur Penn, written by Lillian Hel...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
England, UK, London, Black and White Photo '60s Pop Star and Her Agent, Twiggy
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Twiggy with her Manager, 1966 by Burt Glinn is a 10" x 8" gelatin silver press print from the 1960s. Magnum stamps from the period on verso (back of photo).
Top Model Twiggy and her...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
$1,200 Sale Price
25% Off
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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