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New York Street Art Photograph (Chelsea Manhattan)
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New York Street Art photograph 2012:
Chelsea Manhattan Street Art photographed in 2012 at the famed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Dakota - METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
This beautiful fine art photograph is a standout in any room. Metal print with mid gloss finish
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Testament - ACRYLIC/METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
Storm clouds gather over Penitente Morada in Abiquiu, NM. This beautiful fine art photograph is
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Bell Tower - ACRYLIC/METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
San Francisco de Asis Mission Church, Rancho de Taos, NM. This beautiful fine art photograph is
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in
Mission Church -ACRYLIC/METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
San Francisco de Asis Mission Church, Rancho de Taos, NM. This beautiful fine art photograph is
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in
Whispers From Above - METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
fine art photograph is a standout in any room. Metal print with mid gloss finish ready for wall mount
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
H 16 in W 32 in D 0.5 in
Into The Light - No.4 - METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
Antelope Canyon, Northern Arizona. This beautiful fine art photograph is a standout in any room. Metal
Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
C Print
H 24 in W 36 in D 0.8 in
Rancho de Taos No. 2 - METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
This beautiful fine art photograph of San Francisco de Asis Mission in Taos, NM is a standout in
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
H 36 in W 24 in D 0.5 in
Rancho de Taos No. 3 - METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
This beautiful fine art photograph of San Francisco de Asis Mission in Taos, NM is a standout in
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.5 in
Kate Moss Street Art Photograph New York
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kate Moss Street Art Photo:
A rare Mr. Brainwash Kate Moss mural photographed in New York's famed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Into The Light No.3 - ACRYLIC/METAL PRINT WALL ART, Photograph, C-Type
By Daniel Ashe
Located in Yardley, PA
Antelope Canyon, Northern Arizona. This beautiful fine art photograph is a standout in any room. Gallery
Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
C Print
H 30 in W 45 in D 2 in
Leaving, Las Vegas, American Color Pop Art Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Taken upon leaving Las Vegas, photograph from Richard Heeps' 'Dream in Colour' series, this artwork
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 15.75 in W 21.26 in D 1.38 in
Arriving, Las Vegas, American Color Pop Art Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Taken upon arriving in Las Vegas, photograph from Richard Heeps' 'Dream in Colour' series, this
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 15.75 in W 21.26 in D 1.38 in
Graffiti Street Art Photograph in Red and Green
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
available, unframed. printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper The color will vary from monitor
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dealer - large format art photograph of contemporary Americana
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale art photography of an iconic glamorous American vignette
Dealer by Frank Schott
48 x
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Dealer - large format art photograph of contemporary Americana
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
x 183cm
edition of 7
signed
archival fine art pigment print
signed & numbered by artist on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Brightly Colored Contemporary Fine Art Photograph of India
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Holi Man, 1996
Ultrachrome print
40 x 60 inches
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his evocative color images, many of which have become modern icons....
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Fine Art Photograph of Jodhpur, India's Blue City
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Jodpur Cityscape, India, 1996
Ultrachrome print
20 x 24 inches
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his evocative color images, many of which have becom...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"Watertight Hatches" Maritime Large Scale Color Fine Art Photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
C Print Photograph 40"x60" edition of 5, available unframed. This color photograph depicts an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Graffiti Art Photograph Silkscreen Print Subway Station NYC 1970s Pop Art
By Jon Naar
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Photographic
Subject: Cityscape
Medium: Silkscreen of Photograph
Surface: Paper
Country
Category
1970s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Screen
"Tiger Portrait" - 36x24 Photography Wildlife Art Photograph Poster Print
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary fine art poster print of a Tiger by Shane Russeck.
36x24 Edition of 150
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The departure by Camille Brasselet - Contemporary fine art photograph, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
The departure is a photograph by French contemporary artist Camille Brasselet.
This photograph is
Category
2010s Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Camille BrasseletThe departure by Camille Brasselet - Contemporary fine art photograph, pastel, 2020
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H 19.69 in W 29.53 in
36x48 Tiger Photography Wildlife Art Photograph "Tiger Portrait" Fine Art
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of a Tiger by Shane Russeck.
36X48 Edition of 12
Printed on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dollar, Digital Artwork, Limited Edition Pop Art Photograph on Aluminium
By Katie Hallam
Located in Deddington, GB
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Discover digital photography by Katie Hallam, also known as 'The Beautiful Error,' online with Wychwood Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
H 24.81 in W 44.1 in D 0.12 in
'Beaver Lake Sunrise, Aug. 2016' original signed fine art photograph
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
landscape of Beaver Lake, WI. Between a clearing in the forest, Barnett has photographed the sun as it rises
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet
H 32.125 in W 26.125 in
Israeli Contemporary Art Photograph, Architecture with Hand Painting Shul Sade
By Shuli Sade
Located in Surfside, FL
born in Israel in 1952. Shuli Sadé studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem and the School of
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paint, Photographic Paper
Runway - large format art photograph of iconic airport runway tarmac
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
highly detailed panoramic photograph of pilot's view of airport runway
Runway (2006) by Frank
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Giclée
Fine Art Photograph of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Reflection of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1999
Ultrachrome print
20 x 24 inches
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his evocative color ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Inkjet
36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art context with his new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
40x60 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art context with his new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art context with his new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
40x60 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art context with his new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art context with his new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
R2D2 60x45 Star Wars, Photography Pop Art, Photograph Toys, Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R2D2 from the original Kenner release of the Star Wars toys in May of 1977
This is pre release is the first release in the much anticipated series "The Toys"
These iconic figures hav...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Graffiti Art Photograph Silkscreen Print Wall New York City 1970s Pop Art
By Jon Naar
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Photographic
Subject: Cityscape
Medium: Silkscreen of Photograph
Surface: Paper
Country
Category
1970s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Screen
Graffiti Art Photograph Silkscreen Print Truck New York City 1970s Pop Art
By Jon Naar
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Photographic
Subject: Cityscape
Medium: Silkscreen of Photograph
Surface: Paper
Country
Category
1970s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Screen
Graffiti Art Photograph Silkscreen Print Park New York City 1970s Pop Art
By Jon Naar
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Photographic
Subject: Cityscape
Medium: Silkscreen of Photograph
Surface: Paper
Country
Category
1970s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Screen
"Soulmates" 28x40 Photography of Wild Horses Mustangs Western Art Photograph
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of Northern California Wild Mustangs.
"They
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
36x48 Tiger Photography Wildlife Art Photograph "Tiger Portrait" Unsigned Print
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of a Tiger by Shane Russeck.
Printed on archival paper using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
36x48 Tiger Photography Wildlife Art Photograph "Tiger Portrait" Unsigned Print
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of a Tiger by Shane Russeck.
Printed on archival paper using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x45 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
living room is the ultimate way to represent these legendary icons within a fine art context.
60x45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 28x40 Boxing Photography Pop Art Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in your living room is the ultimate way to represent these legendary icons within a fine art context
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
GOLD BARS by Guido Argentini GOLD series (Fine Art Photograph)
By Guido Argentini
Located in New York City, NY
" x 60" editions of 3
72" x 72" editions of 1
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper
Mounted
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in
The pool by Camille Brasselet - Contemporary fine art photograph, pastel, swim
Located in Paris, FR
The pool is a photograph by French contemporary artist Camille Brasselet.
This photograph is sold
Category
2010s Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
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H 19.69 in W 29.53 in
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack.
This is s the first release in the much
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photography of Tiger Wildlife Art Photograph "Tiger Portrait" Fine Art 60x40
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of a Tiger by Shane Russeck.
60x40 edition of 10
Printed on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Beaver Lake Sunrise, 9-6-2016' original signed fine art photograph
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
landscape of Beaver Lake, WI. Between a clearing in the forest, Barnett has photographed the sun as it rises
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet
H 18.25 in W 13.875 in
TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack.
This is s the first release in the much
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate #1, Vintage Gelatin Silver Fine Art Photograph of Female Nude
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of print).
Model, yogini, and
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 40x60 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack.
This is s the first release in the much
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack.
This is s the first release in the much
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Alfred Hitchcock - Pop Art, Photograph in Pink and Blue from the 1960s
Located in New York, NY
with the certificate of authenticity.
This photograph portraying American movie director Alfred
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
K-Narf Color Photo Graffiti, Adhesive Tape Altered Street Art Photograph Collage
By K-Narf
Located in Surfside, FL
tape strips on developed photographs in order to manually process the photographs giving them a unique
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Adhesive, Tape, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
K-Narf Color Photo Graffiti, Adhesive Tape Altered Street Art Photograph Collage
By K-Narf
Located in Surfside, FL
tape strips on developed photographs in order to manually process the photographs giving them a unique
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Adhesive, Tape, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
K-Narf Color Photo Graffiti, Adhesive Tape Altered Street Art Photograph Collage
By K-Narf
Located in Surfside, FL
developed photographs in order to manually process the photographs giving them a unique surface texture and
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Adhesive, Tape, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
"Old World" 40x60 Black & White Photography Bison Buffalo Fine Art Photograph
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bison.
50x60 Edition of 10. Signed by Shane
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 60 in W 50 in D 0.5 in
"Bear Beach" 60x45 Black & White Photography, Grizzly Bear, Fine Art Photograph
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of a Brown Bear.
This was shot on Kodiak Island in 2019
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"On Any Sunday" - 50x25 Wild Horses, Mustangs Photography, Fine Art Photograph
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of a American Wild Mustangs.
"They represent the ultimate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Arriving and Leaving, Las Vegas, Two Framed American Color Pop Art Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Arriving and Leaving Las Vegas, two framed American sign photographs.
From Richard Heeps' 'Dream in
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 23.63 in W 30.32 in D 1.97 in
22x22" Contemporary Nude Photography - Nude n.1, Woman, Body Fine Art Photograph
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude art photography (13 in series). We present this series of
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 22 in W 22 in D 0.1 in
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Art Photographs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of art photographs is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Contemporary, Pop Art or Art Deco examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Art photographs available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes black, gray, beige, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Stefanie Schneider, Clare Marie Bailey, Andy Warhol, Cristina Fontsare and William Dey produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, photographic paper and c print. If space is limited, there are small art photographs measuring 0.1 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 240 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.
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Prices for pieces in our collection of art photographs start at $36 and top out at $271,803 with the average selling for $1,260.
Finding the Right Photography for You
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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later.
Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide.
What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?
Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.
Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.
Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.
Questions About Art Photographs
- What is an artistic photograph?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Artistic photography may refer to photography that is not representational, which is the term that is used to define photography that merely takes in the scene that a photographer experiences. In an artistic photograph, the artist tries to create a scene that is prized more for its beauty than realness. Find various kinds of artistic photographs on 1stDibs.
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