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
The Royal Dinner - Vintage Press Print - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
The Royal Dinner is a is a black and white vintage press print, realized in December 10th. 1964.
The photo depicts a official moment of the English Crown. Queen Elizabeth II and Pri...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
Natalie Wood - 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...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Referendum for Algeria - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Referendum in Algeria is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1962.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$142 Sale Price
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Surprised Sophia Loren
By Amleto Calzolari
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Sophia Loren posed with a surprised expression on a staircase.
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United St...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Sean Connery with Hand Signature - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Sean Connery is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1990s.
Hand signed by the author.
Good conditions.
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$310 Sale Price
25% Off
Historical Photo of Prison - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Stefania Sandrelli In Pose- Photo - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
In Pose is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1990s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Kneeling, Sandcastles
Located in New York, NY
Kneeling, Sandcastles
(Bobby Kendall and Jay Garvin),
early-1960s
Signed, verso
Vintage C-print
3.5 x 3.5 inches
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Rio de Janeiro View - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Rio de Janeiro View is a Vintage b/w Photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Stamped on the rear.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$133 Sale Price
25% Off
Prince Carlo plays Polo - Vintage Press Print - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Prince Carlo plays Polo is a black and white vintage press print, realized in April 23th 1962
The photo depicts an official moment of the English Crown. Prince Carlo took his fir...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
Steve McQueen "The Great Escape"
By Lothar Winkler
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of actor and driver Steve Mqueen in "The Great Escape".
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
General of the French Army Algeria- Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
General of the French Army Algeria is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and p...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Salvador Dali with Cane
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of painter Salvador Dali standing with a cane in hand in front of one of his paintings.
Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his techn...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Andrew - Vintage Press Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Andrew is a is a black and white vintage press print, realized in June 10th. 1963.
The photo depicts an official moment of the English Crown. Q...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$159 Sale Price
25% Off
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
The photo depicts an official moment of the English Crown.
Good conditions and aged.
It be...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$159 Sale Price
25% Off
Brigitte Bardot Smoking by a Candelabra
Located in Austin, TX
Candid image of Hollywood star Brigitte Bardot smoking while sitting next to a candelabra in the dark.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin: Couch Rehearsal
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Great black and white capture of members of Led Zeppelin practicing on their instruments in a living room.
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Robert Kennedy Funeral Train, USA, 1968
By Paul Fusco
Located in New York, NY
Robert Kennedy Funeral Train, USA, 1968
1968/2023
Estate stamp in black ink, verso
Archival pigment print
6 x 6 inches, sheet
3.75 x 5.5 inches, image
This work is offered by CLA...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip - Photograph - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip is a vintage b/w photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Stamped on the rear.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Caterina Boratto - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Caterina Boratto is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$79 Sale Price
25% Off
Led Zeppelin Partying at the Chateau
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Shot of Led Zeppelin standing in a group, shot under a staircase during the Chateau Marmont set with Jay Thompson.
Widely considered one of the most successful, innovative, and inf...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Algeria - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and political ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
War in Algeria - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and political ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$53 Sale Price
25% Off
Led Zeppelin at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of Led Zeppelin members sitting together during a visit to the Chateau Marmont, 1969.
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consis...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra 'The Voice' on NBC Radio
Located in Austin, TX
Outstanding Frank Sinatra belting one on the mic.
Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is rega...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Fred Astaire - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo, realized in 1868.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$177 Sale Price
25% Off
Milva - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Milva is a black and white vintage photo, realized in second half 20th. Century, by Uliano Lucas.
The photo depicts the italian singer, Milva, alias of Maria Ilva Biolcati.
Good ...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$221 Sale Price
25% Off
Paul McCartney Taking a Photograph
Located in Austin, TX
Paul McCartney (Beatles) Taking A Birthday Picture Of Ringo Starr.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lenn...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Canada's New Flag - Vintage photo - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Canada's new flag is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1965.
The photo depicts the new maple leaf flag of Canada, red on white, flying over the entrance to Canada House, ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Aerial View - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Aerial View- Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
The Field - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Field - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
The Rolling Stones Backstage
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of the Rolling Stones backstage in their younger years.
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. As a diverging act to the popular pop-...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Railway Crash - Vintage Photograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Railway crash is a black and white vintage photo, realized in December 19th 1964.
The photo depicts the collapse of a bridge near Rome and the railway travelling over the bridge.
G...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
La Catastrophe Ferroviaire - Vintage Photograph - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
La catastrophe ferroviaire is a black and white vintage photo, realized in June 19th.1961.
The photo depicts the rail disaster on the Strasboug-Paris line.
Good conditions and aged...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
The Actress Lauretta Masiero - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Actress Lauretta Masiero is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$88 Sale Price
25% Off
Burned Car - Vintage Photograph - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Burned car is a black and white vintage photo, realized in January 18th. 1960.
The photo depicts a car burned during a test of protective barriers under the Ariccia bridge, near Rom...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
Cuba Protest - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cuba Protest - 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 politica...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Richard Chamberlain with Pipe
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features the American stage and screen actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare, Richard Chamberlai...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Le Plan Orsec - Vintage Photograph - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Le Plan Orsec is a black and white vintage photo, realized in November 15th 1960.
The photo depicts a general overwiew of the disaster in Bonneuil, near Paris, and the use of Civil ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
Peter O'Toole Smoking
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Peter O'Toole smoking a cigarette, back turned.
Peter O'Toole was a British stage and film actor of Irish descent. He attended...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Garage of Passy - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The garage of Passy is a black and white vintage photo, realized in July 7th 1960.
A great fire struck a hundred cars inside a parisian garage. The firemen fight against fire.
Goo...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Audrey Hepburn on Blue for Breakfast at Tiffany's
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn posed in a large-brimmed hat for a test shot for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Audrey Kathleen Ruston born on the 4th of May 1929 and passed on the 20th of January 1993. She was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend in Golden Age Hollywood...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn in Hat for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn posed in a wide-brimmed hat for her role in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 1961.
Breakfast at Tiffany's was a romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppa...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Elvis Presley is a vintage photo, realized in 1960s
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$177 Sale Price
25% Off
Babe Ruth: The Sultan of Swat
Located in Austin, TX
Great black and white action shot of Babe Ruth on the field, bats thrown over his shoulder and smiling.
was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Bas...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli posing with hat.
Photo by Pais & Sartarelli.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$44 Sale Price
25% Off
Bette Davis Smoking
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning artistically colored image of Bette Davis posed on an armchair in the studio, smoking a cigarette.
Bette Davis was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 ...
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1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Joan Crawford Dramatic Portrait with Axe
Located in Austin, TX
This dramatic black and white portrait features Joan Crawford armed with an axe for her role in "Strait-Jacket".
Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American horror-thriller film starring Joan Crawford and Diane Baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axe-murders. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film was directed and produced by William Castle...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne - Vintage Photograph
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne is a vintage black and white photograph. realized by Associated Press Photo in the early 1960s.
With the attached paper of the description in It...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Prague - Vintage Poster After Franco Fontana - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Coloured poster after a photograph by Franco Fontana (Modena, 1933), one of the italian most famous contemporary photographer. Titled at the bottom. Very good conditions.
Fontana st...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Offset
$159 Sale Price
25% Off
Tanks in the City - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Tanks in the City is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, meti...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Greenpeace demonstration on "The Top of Europe" - Vintage Photograph - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Greenpeace demonstration on "The Top of Europe" is a black and white vintage photo, realized in September 22th. 1989.
The photo depicts two Japanese tourists flash v-signs posing f...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events an...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$53 Sale Price
25% Off
Raquel Welch in Hammock
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely capture of actress Raquel Welch reclining on a hammock in a white bikini.
Racquel Welch is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic V...
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Auber - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Brigitte Auber is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
The photo depicts the actress, Brigitte Auber, in the Winter Circus in Paris, during the show with the horses ....
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Cuba - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cuba - 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 events...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$88 Sale Price
25% Off
Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a vintage black and white photograph.
Good conditions but blurry.
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1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Airplane on fire - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Airplane on fire is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, plac...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
$124 Sale Price
25% Off
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -BenKhedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roy...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Burlesque - Vintage Photograph - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
The Burlesque is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, places, ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
25% Off
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