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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
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Madeira, black and white panorama photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 21, Portugal - no. 21075 Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Be...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Disco Atlas (Disco Ball, Black & White, Atlas, Male Figure, Shiny, Gym, Workout)
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh Disco Atlas Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Palm Beach, Palm Tree, Florida, USA, black and white photograph, limited edition
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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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Music Hall, Route 66, USA, Photography by Gerald Berghammer, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Abandoned music hall on famous route 66 in the Arizona desert, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated an...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Golden Gate Overlook, San Francisco, USA, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art long exposure landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity incl...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival 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

Ancient Laurisilva Forest curved tree misty limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 18, Portugal - no. 21048 // Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Tincture of Myrrh, Stockton-on-Tees - Vintage Interior Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Tincture of Myrrh, part of Richard Heeps' 'Forward to the Past' series, he was commissioned to photograph Preston Hall Museum before it went through regeneration. The works captured ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Antelope Canyon Desert, USA, abstract, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art abstract - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited edi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Portrait of a Raven
Located in Sante Fe, NM
When the trembling heart stops beating, what remains is a tiny beautiful corpse. I make a portrait to commemorate that life and to express my sorrow and regret. It’s my gesture towar...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Comfortably Dark - black and white fine art botanical photography, edition 20
Located in London, GB
A single bloom, stripped of sentiment, stands quiet in a field of darkness. Splatters break the surface, suggesting memory, erosion, or quiet rupture. This is not a floral study, it ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Giclée

Early Morning at the Harbor large format limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Early Morning at the Harbor, Portugal - no. 21322 Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Biting Her Finger
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour portrait of star actress Marilyn Monroe biting her finger. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" chara...
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1960s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Exposure
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Exposure, 2018, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof Based on a Polaroid, digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018-210 Kirsten Thys...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Clara, Paris 1997
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered Also available in: 90 x 120 cm / 35.4 x 47.2 in 120 x 160 cm / 47.2 x 63 in A black naked model from the front. Thierry Le Gouès...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Black and White

Frank Sinatra at Sands Hotel
Located in Austin, TX
Artistic colorized photograph of Frank Sinatra in front of the Sands Motel in Las Vegas with his Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Cha...
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1950s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Milkshakes, Parys, the Free State - Pop art color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
The seductive blue sky and the seductive milkshakes make you feel as if you are sitting in the car at this "Americana style" Roadhouse in Welkom, South Africa. It is typical of Richa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Stillness 1, 2021 - Misty Natural Landscape of Trees in Ancient English Woodland
Located in Brighton, GB
Stillness 1, 2021 - Misty Natural Landscape of Trees in Ancient English Woodland by Ellie Davies Stillness 1 is a stunning Digital C-Type Print on Fuji Maxima Matte paper, available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital

Rose-Colored Dream - 60x72cm, Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rose-Colored Dream - 2018, 60x72cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x24cm, Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signed on ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Brassica Napus, Tree Avenue, Rapeseed Field
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Row of trees in the rapeseed field, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Ce...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Wild Texas Longhorns Colored Photography Longhorn Fine Art Prints
Located in Delaware , OH
Wild Texas Longhorns Colored Photography Longhorn Fine Art Prints ABOUT THIS PIECE: This series was captured on a local Texas ranch, where the land stretches wide and the longhorns...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Rag Paper, Color

Golden Gate Bridge, fort point rock, San Francisco, b&w landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 15. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity inclu...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

#00135 Hypericum mutillum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00135 Hypericum mutillum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photogram

Bent Tree, Large Scale Photograph, minimalist Landscape, Limited Edition Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Goldfinch by Mark Harvey 20" x 20" C-type Photographic Print Only
Located in Coltishall, GB
Goldfinch is part of the In Flight collection, a series of portraits of the wild birds taken in the gardens of Mark Harvey's home in Norfolk, England. What could be more eye catchin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Koltur Island Faroe Islands Monochrome Seascape Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Koltur Island Study 1, Faroe Islands - no. 21305 Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and signed and number...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Enchanted Forest, foggy, sunny morning, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Enchanted Forest, Austria - no. 11496 // Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by ar...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Rose glow - analogue floral abstract photography, limited edition 2 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Rose glow' Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand the test of time, preserving the beauty and em...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Film, Giclée

Candy Floss, Xuzhou, Jiangsu - Chinese Color Street Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Candy Floss was taken by Richard Heeps when travelling in China. The street food vendor with pops of colour and the layers of detail draw you in. The Chinese Writing does not say 'candy floss/cotton candy for sale' as you might expect, it says something beautiful along the lines...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Winter Moon Rising - large scale photograph of abstract nocturnal California sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Winter Moon Rising by Frank Schott 60 x 48 inches / 152cm x 122cm signed edition of 7 40 x 32 inches / 102cm x 81cm signed edition of 25 archival quality fine art pigment print li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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

Black Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format still life of iconic glove
Located in San Francisco, CA
a highly detailed still life photograph of the king of pop's iconic sequin and rhinestone crystal glove Black Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Roman Statue Study 5. Nude Roman Statue Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Touching the skin of the past is an extraordinary collection of Roman Statues captured with the ICM technique in order to make the marble skin like a truly human body. 'Touching the ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Trees on Rocky Island, Stormy Weather, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Close Up - large format photograph of conceptual billboard sign in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of billboard sign with conceptual message in iconic landscape of the American West. A series of images capturing the unique infi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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

The Bridges of Venice Italy black and white cityscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The Bridges of Venice Study 2, Italy - no. 18213 - Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Bridge on a quiet morning in a small canal in Venice, Italy. Archival pigment ink ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, bent Tree, landscape photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 1, Portugal - no. 21018 // Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Bent tree in fog in the fairy forest on the island of Madeira, Portu...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Rocky Peaks Panorama, black and white photography, seascape, landscape, limited
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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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cherry Trees in Snow Field, Panorama, Limited landscape photography print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long 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 ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, USA, monochrome photo, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 15. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on H...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Voyeurism for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Voyeurism for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton. Black and white photograph.  From the series "Voyeurism " realized by Newton for Playboy magazine.
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ancient Laurel Cloud Forest black and white art photography landscape framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival Pigment Ink Print, Edition 1/7, signed, numbered, dated. Aluminum frame, matt black, natural white archival passepartout, anti-reflection glass, UV-protection 70, metal corn...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Dancer I
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 More sizes available on request. Silhouette of a woman in black and white. Artist Statement: Art is the air that I breathe. I grew up in an artistic family, surround...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lucille Ball: A Portrait of Elegance
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant black-and-white image features actress Lucille Ball in a full-length gown, looking upward and leaning on a side table. Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedienn...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Powerline - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Powerline - 2021 - 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1063. Not m...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Laurel Forest two Old Trees large color minimalism
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Laurel Forest Study 3, Portugal - no. 21275 Archival pigment ink print - edition of 8. Prints are made to order on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Intimate Portrait of Iconic Wild Horses on Sable Island, Equestrian, Horizontal
Located in US
"Trinity" Everything about Sable Island - it's wild landscape and its wild horses - come together in this iconic photograph. Representative of the unparalleled, untamed essence o...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Voyeurism for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Voyeurism for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton. Black and white photograph. From the series "Voyeurism " realized by Newton for Playboy magazine.
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bath House, Salton Sea, California, black white landscape fine art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Bath House Study 1, CA, USA - no. 11619 // Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. Abandoned bath house in the desert landscape of the Salton sea, California, USA. Archival ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Cherry Tree Avenue, Winter, snowy Field, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Cherry tree avenue on the edge of the snowy field in Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 8. Signed, titled, dated an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Drangarnir Sea Stacks monochrome minimalist photograph limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Drangarnir Sea Stacks Study 2, Faroe Islands - no. 21295 Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berg...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

The bitter end - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The bitter end - 2020 60x48cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-963. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Swimming Area, monochrome long exposure photograph, minimalist, limited edition
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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Grace Jones, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of the singer and actress Grace Jones. From personality portraits and advertising cam...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Self Touches #10. Black and White Male Nude Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
All about narcissism. The series, which he started during the exhibition of the Don't Tell Mama photography series at the European Nu Photo Festival (Europeen de la Photo de NU) held...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Abandoned Hut, desert, California, USA, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Abandoned Study 2, CA, USA - no. 11625 Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certifi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Enchanted Forest, Trees, black and white panorama landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Enchanted Forest, Austria - no. 11496 // B&W fine art panorama landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, limited edition of 10. Trees in the forest in fog and rising sun, A...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Irish megalithic Tomb Ireland monochrome photograph landscape limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Irish megalithic Tomb, Ireland - no. 11552- Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer print...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Beach Shower, Storm, Tuscany, limited edition photograph, monochrome seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art monochrome long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are mad...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Christos J. Palios - Technique, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
All available unframed sizes and editions: 23" x 30” Edition Size: 10, Artist Proofs 2 - $2,200 30" x 40” Edition Size: 8, Artist Proofs 2 - $3,250 40" x 53” Edition Size: 5, Art...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Resting Hot Rod, Bakersfield, California - Contemporary color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, this was shot in Bakersfield, California two years after, he photographed Wendy Resting, they make a great pair. This artwork is a limited...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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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