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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
Girl Nude (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 20th Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory Number ...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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

Dancing on Ice Skyscraper New York, USA black and white photography landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Dancing on Ice, New York City, USA 2016 - no. 11787 Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Ice Skating, Central Park, New York City, USA. Archival pigment ink pr...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poupée - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Poupée, 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 - PL2020-869. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

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

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Archival Pigment

Shalom Harlow; Topless in army outfit - Pirelli session (1997) for 1998
Located in London, GB
The 1998 Pirelli Calendar was photographed in Miami by Bruce Weber. Shalom Harlow was among the many iconic models photographed. “Bruce Weber is a photographer and filmmaker best kn...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital Pigment, Black and White, Photographic Film

Fairy Floss, Mono Lake, California USA 2015 Landscape, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Series "Grey matters" A rock formation in a Mono Lake in California USA. In 2014 Tom started a four-years-project, photographing all ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Way to Nowhere, Route 66, Street, Arizona, USA
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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Digital Pigment

Wheat Field, Tree Avenue, black and white photography, landscape, fine art
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

Paree #13, Contemporary, Nude, 21st Century, Polaroid by Carmen de Vos, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Paree #13, 2013, Edition printed 2018, Edition 1/7, 25x25cm plus 3cm white border. [From the series Goldenbogen & Zouzou] Digital archival pigment print on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® UL...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Sylva Koscina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 20th Century. Good conditions. Sylva Koscina is considered one of the best actresses of her ti...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Madeira Peaks, morning Light, black white photography, limited edition landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Madeira's mountain peaks in morning light, Fanal, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Western Screech Owl #1, Espanola, NM
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the start, there was something immensely challenging and inspiring about working with animals. Up to that point, I had spent my career photographing subjects I largely controlle...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Arbus, A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Lithograph

Icarus, Nude, Fine Art Photography
Located in München, BY
Image size 55 x 70 cm Limited Edition of 12 Platinum Print Framed with Wengé and Passepartout Framed Size 92 x 112 cm signed on extra certificate Evocative, sensual and voluptuous, ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Platinum

Engulfment - Cartagena 4 and Mosquera 5, Diptych. Nude color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Gathering Clouds, Casoli, Abruzzo, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Waiting' (Sidewinder) - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid-sized unlimited Mini 'Waiting' (Sidewinder) - 2005 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the Polaroid. Polaroid sized ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Pier, Lake, Silent Morning, monochrome minimalist photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Misty Morning at the Lake Study 1, Austria - no. 21191 Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edit...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Wine Press House in the Wheat Field color photography landscape limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Wine Press House in the Wheat Field Study 2, Austria - no. 21090 Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and s...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Digital Pigment, Archival Paper

Rocky Stone Coast, long exposure, black and white photography, landscape, art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rocky Stone Coast, France - no. 18153 Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Rocky stormy Atlantic coast of France. Archival pigment ink print, edit...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Irish Coast, Cliffs, Ireland, monochrome, landscape photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Ireland's wild cliffs during a storm. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and num...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Three Trees in snowy Field, minmalist landscape 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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Digital Pigment

Mystical Tree, misty, Fanal, Madeira, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white 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 Ha...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Tulle no.34_v1, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Looking back now, I see 2020 as a year not just of isolation and loss, but also of adaptation. As painful as the COVID lockdowns were, they created a powerful incentive to simplify a...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jetty on calm Lake
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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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Eiffel Tower, Fontaine Du Trocadero, Paris, black and white fine art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Cityscape Photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Telephone VII, Ballantines Movie Colony, Palm Springs - Interior Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Telephone VII' part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series. This cool Palm Springs interior photography featuring a vintage telephone on a nightstand combines gorgeous pastel c...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Palm Tree, lonley Beach, Florida, USA, black and white photography, landscape
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

Palm Trees on Promenade, Florida, USA, black and white photography, landscape
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

Breakwater Pier Atlantic Coast black and white photograph limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Breakwater Pier Study 1, France - no. 21127 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Palm Beach, Palms, Florida, USA, black and white photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Large Format Photography. Palm trees, beach, morning mood, Florida, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by arti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Flag Cake
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Blackmon's images offer a fantastic and surreal commentary on contemporary American family life while referencing a 19th Century Flemish painting – they are intricate tableaux, combi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blue Morpho Butterfly
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Element ‘Gold, (Au) can only be make in the nuclear reactor of stars. It came to our planet when the Earth was first forming, as dust from catastrophic astronomical events –sta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Gold Leaf

Beach of Silencio, Rocks, Cantabrian Coast, fine art seascape photography print
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

'Emergence' Photo collage. Woman, Female, Dancer, Iconography, Monroe
Located in Penzance, GB
'Emergence' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered ________________________________ From your cocoon my darling, Your wings are emerging: Delicate ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

ONE WAY, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, monochromo 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

156.04.11, Torsi series by Klaus Kampert - Black and White nude photography
Located in Paris, FR
156.04.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Torsi. In this series the model is stripped of identity. The pos...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Steps - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 29"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A light and very becoming underwater photograph of a girl walking down the steps in pool toward you. The light blue photograph shows no swimsuit neither any places where you would ex...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1945 in Los Angeles, California: Before she was the famous Marilyn Monroe, was known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, seen here siting on a sports car in Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe wa...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Antelope Canyon USA
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Antelope Canyon Study 3, AZ, USA - no. 11874 Limited edition of 9. Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Stamped on the back and signed and nu...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Casablanca Iconic Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her and her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

June Breeze (hand-printed botanical cyanotype, 18 x 36 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
This long narrow monotype was made by carefully arranging hundreds of individual blades of fresh-cut native Californian wild grass. The species of tall marsh grass is called Gray Rus...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Fifth Ave East 39th St, New York City, black and white, cityscape, photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape photography. Fifth Ave, East 39th St, New York City with a view of the Empire State Building. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, tit...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cypress Tree Avenue, Tuscany, black and white photography, landscape, fine art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Winding path through the cypresses trees avenue in the beautiful Tuscany, Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signe...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

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

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Archival Pigment

Hengifoss, Waterfall, Iceland, black and white photograph, limited edition print
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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Digital Pigment

Black Rocks and a few Stones, black and white photography, landscape, fine art
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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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Madeira Peaks, Sunrise, Shadow Mountains, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white 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 Ha...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

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Archival Pigment

Nevermind Nevermind Original Slides Print
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of the original, 1991 color film slides from Kirk Weddle's photo shoot with Nirvana laid out on a light box in Kirk's studio, from our collection of out...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Tree in Lavender Field Panorama, black and white photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Single tree in stony lavender field in Provence, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Pier on misty Lake, long exposure, monochrome minimalist photo, 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

Male Nude VI from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude VI (29 Palms, CA) - 1999, 20x20cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory # 23700. Not mounted. ...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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

Elegant Black and White Nude Woman Photography - Wall Art for Sale
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Explore our collection of elegant black and white nude woman photography, capturing the beauty of the human form. Perfect as wall art for modern...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Foam, Paper, Photographic Paper

Eiffel Tower Stairs at the Trocadero Paris, black and white cityscape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eiffel Tower Study 13, Paris, France - no. 18117 // Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Ger...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Kate Moss, 1993 - Nude for Pirelli 1994, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Located in London, GB
This is an original unsigned print for selection to the 1994 Pirelli Calendar, shot by Herb Ritts. Certificate of Authenticity and provenance will be provided. It's a very rare and ...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

Drowned Island, Scotland, monochrome landscape, limited edition photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Trees on a small island in the flooding meadow in Scotland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signe...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Aquaculture Structures, mono seascape, minimalist photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hot Air Balloon, Championship, monochrome landscape, 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 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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Archival Pigment

"Lo" Nude Photography 47" x 36" in Edition of 15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lo" Nude Photography 47" x 36" in Edition of 15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2013 Art Print Limited Edition of 15 Picture size: Height: 47" inch Width: 36" inch ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

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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