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
Period: 1960s
Marilyn Monroe: Looking Back
By Marti Cole
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white candid shot features actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe in a low-backed black dress. This image was captured as Monroe was walking away while surrounded by ph...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
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
Coco Chanel Paris Sewing, 1962
Located in Chicago, IL
Mademoiselle Chanel at work. Douglas Kirkland was sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, and ended up living with the great fashion designer for three weeks in 1962.
In 1962...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Coco Chanel Paris Sewing 1962
Located in Chicago, IL
Mademoiselle Chanel at work. Douglas Kirkland was sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, and ended up living with the great fashion designer for three weeks in 1962.
In 1962...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones
Located in Austin, TX
Brian Jones, the founder and the leader of the Rolling Stones. Jones's fellow band members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards soon overshadowed him, especially after they became a succes...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
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
Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus: Candid Golf Legends
By Morgan Fitz
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus smiling together as Arnold helps Jack with his "winners" jacket. A truly rare capture of two of the greatest...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Ben Hogan: Golf Master Letting it Fly
By Morgan Fitz
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s photograph depicting golf legend Ben Hogan at the Masters.
Ben Hogan was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley Laughing at a Press Conference
By Phil Roach
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white photo of Elvis Presley laughing at a press conference in Las Vegas, his arms raised, on 7/31/69.
Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso
Located in Austin, TX
The Dalai Lama is a title given to spiritual leaders of the Tibetan people. They are part of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibeta...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix Performing at the Newport Jazz Festival
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid image of the legendary rock guitarist, Jimi Hendrix performing at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1968. This incredible close up was captured by photographer Ted Kessel.
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Sinatra in the Studio
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960's photo capturing Frank Sinatra on the set. One of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century, Sinatra had a popularity that was later matched on...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn Glamour Portrait in Tulle
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of the glamorous Audrey Hepburn posed leaning on a small table, dripping in jewels and beauty.
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn is regarded as one of t...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Rat Pack
Located in Austin, TX
Rare portrait of the Rat Pack in front of the Sands Hotel sign, 1963.
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Rat Pac...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White
Sophia Loren Showering in "Judith"
Located in Austin, TX
Sophia Loren smiling in shower scene for her role in "Judith", 1966.
Judith is a 1966 drama film about a beautiful woman who survived a concentration camp goes to Israel in 1948 to ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
John Wayne Cooking on Grill
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features John Wayne, nicknamed "Duke", an American actor and filmmaker, and an Academy Award-winner for his role in "True Grit". This candid image featu...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant selectively colored promotional portrait features Audrey Hepburn in her role for "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy fil...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Anette Funicello: Mouseketeer at the Carnival
Located in Austin, TX
The beautiful Annette Funicello. The child star rose to fame as one of the most prevalent Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful caree...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Batman and Batgirl Classical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Classic black and white promotional still of Adam West for his role as Batman, and Yvonne Joyce Craig for her role as Batgirl, circa 1967.
Batman is an American live-action televisi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Untitled (Two Wrestlers)
By Bob Mizer
Located in New York, NY
This black and white photograph by Bob Mizer is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
1964
Dated and numbered, verso
Vintage silver print
4.5 x 3.5 inches (11.4 x 8.9 cm), image
5 x...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Old days Photo - UK Royal Guard Ceremony, Keystone - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - UK Royal Guard Ceremony Ceremony, Keystone is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nost...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old days Photo - Way to the Castle - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Castle Way is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including historical...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Yazid Belkocem - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Yazid Belkocem is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histori...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Bella - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Ben Bella is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Mohammad Khider - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Mohammad Khider is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moment...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Historical Photo - S. Hassan - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -S. Hassan is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical m...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Bel Roceer - Vintage photo - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Bel Roceer is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal f...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Khedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, r...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - R. Byron, Luis Jozee - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -R. Byron, Luis Jozee is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including hi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
TONY FRANK - Le Baiser - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 1969
Located in PARIS, FR
Limited Edition number 6 on 7 signed and numbered on the front.
Very close to Serge and Jane, Tony has captured many moments of their lives.
Rare and intimate moments that have been...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hugh Hefner, Black and White Photograph of Playboy Magazine Founder and Editor
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
By American photographer Burt Glinn a black-and-white 14" x 11" photograph on fiber paper (gelatin silver print) of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner who wrote for the magazine he founded,...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Bobby Lying in Bed
Located in New York, NY
Bobby Lying in Bed
from “Pink Narcissus” (Bobby Kendall),
late 1960s/2022
Estate stamped and numbered on label, verso
Digital C-print
15 x 15 inches,...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Mohammad Reza Shah - Black and White Photo - Original Photograph - Early 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mohammad Reza Shah, King of Iran Saluting is an original photograph realized to document a historical moment of a ceremony while Shah in the front i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Dukes of Windsor - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Dukes of Windsor is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and political...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Princess Margareth and Lord Snowdon - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Princess Margareth and Lord Snowdon is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal fam...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - The Forbidden City Beijing - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - The Forbidden City Beijing is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal famili...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Soldiers of the Revolution - China - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers of the Revolution - China is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and pol...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
First Lunar Photographs - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - First Lunar Photographs is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Young Claudio Baglioni - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
A very early portrait of Claudio Baglioni realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Corrado and Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Corrado and Amedeo Nazzari is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gino Cervi - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gino Cervi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Wedding of John Barrymore Jr and Gabriella Palazzoli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wedding of John Barrymore Jr and Gabriella Palazzoli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
John Barrymore - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
John Barrymore is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jawaharlal Nehru and Julie Andrews - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jawaharlal Nehru and Julie Andrews is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sarah Miles and James Fox in The Servant - Vintage Photo - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Sarah Miles James Fox in The Servant is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1963.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Sordi - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Sordi is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Natalia Ginzburg - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Natalia Ginzburg is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Prof. Christiaan Barnard - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Prof. Christiaan Barnard is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Sordi - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Sordi is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Sordi in "Bravissimo" - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Sordi in Bravissimo is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Sordi - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Sordi is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, and political events, meticulously captured.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Sordi - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Sordi is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eve Arnold - A Mother Holds her Child’s Hand, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
A model in Harlem, New York City in 1968.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold, born ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Audrey Hepburn in Paris, Photography 1968, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
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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