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21st Century Bombay Bed in Fabric by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Bombay bed expresses Etro’s mystical mood and introspective character by using gold and light tone sur
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Fabric, Wood

21st Century Bombay Bed in Fabric by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Bombay bed expresses Etro’s mystical mood and introspective character by using gold and light tone sur
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Fabric, Wood

21st Century Bombay Extra Large Bed in Fabric by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Bombay bed expresses Etro’s mystical mood and introspective character by using gold and light tone sur
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Remain (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Remain (Bombay Beach) - 2024 20x24cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

The Getaway (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Getaway (Bombay Beach) - 2024 40x50cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

The Getaway (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Getaway (Bombay Beach) - 2024 20x24cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Table for Two (Bombay All Day) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Bombay Beach, Landscape
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Table for Two (Bombay All Day) - 2019 20x24cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

All or Nothing (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All or Nothing (Bombay Beach) - 2024 24x20cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Sink or Swim (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sink or Swim (Bombay Beach) - 2024 20x20cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

SOS (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
SOS (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Hard Times (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hard Times (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x25cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Street Spirit (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Street Spirit (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Bombay all Day - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay all Day - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Ski Inn (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ski Inn (Bombay Beach) - 2018 20x24cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Hard Sun (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hard Sun (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

From here to Eternity (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
From Here to Eternity (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

19th Century Italian Chippendale Bombay in Burl Walnut Bedroom Set
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
220; pair of nightstands 60 x 36 H 68; bed measures internal 177 x 200 petineuse 110 x 48 H 173.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Chippendale Bedroom Sets

Materials

Mirror, Burl, Wood

Stefanie on bed looking quite dead (29 Palms, CA) - Analog, Polaroid, mounted
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie on bed looking quite dead (29 Palms, CA) - 1998 130x130cm, Edition 1/5, analog C-Print
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Metal

Dada - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dada (Bombay all Day) - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Departure - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Departure (Bombay all Day) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Dada - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dada (Bombay all Day) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

(Life is a) Juggling act - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
(Life is a) Juggling act (Bombay all Day) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Don't fence me in - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Don't fence me in' (Bombay Beach) 2019, 45x60cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Walking on Sunshine - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Walking on Sunshine (Bombay Beach) - 2019, 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Devil Inside (The crazy Adventures of David C.) - Contemporary, Nude, Polaroid
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten's Bombay Beach Biennale Solo Show. Bombay All Day written by Kirsten Thys van den Auderaerde So
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Whisky and Water VI (Sidewinder) - Diptych, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
her shimmer blue bled dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Metal

El Pulpo Mechanico, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
extraordinary nomadic architecture dotted the vast dry lake bed, and mutant vehicles transported people across
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Blue Sky Palm Trees, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

The Kiss (Sidewinder) - mounted, analog - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, photo
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Frenzy (Sidewinder) - not mounted, analog, last Edition - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and rain. Stevie takes the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Sunset (Burning Man), 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale. The Exaltation of Imagination Photographs and Musings in Defense
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Mad Max (Burning Man), 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale. The Exaltation of Imagination Photographs and Musings in Defense
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Meet me in front of Church 2 o'clock sharp - Sidewinder, 18 pieces
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and rain. Stevie takes the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Dashboard Palm Trees (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Landscape, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Running in front of Church (Sidewinder) 4 pieces based on 4 Polaroids, analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
her shimmer blue bled dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Whisky Dance I (Sidewinder) 8 pieces, analog, 82x80cm each
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and rain. Stevie takes the
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Love Scene against the Wall from Sidewinder, part 4 - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Sucking / Brushing (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
her shimmer blue bled dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Fly Away Home - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Biennale. Artist Lisa Toboz: Dwell written by Anne Silver August 31, 2018 ““Healing is
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Blue Sky Palm Trees (Sidewinder) -not mounted- 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Lunar Sea - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Biennale. Artist Lisa Toboz: Dwell written by Anne Silver August 31, 2018 ““Healing is
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Stevie's new Dress (Sidewinder) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dress. The prayers he said beside the bed with mother for relatives with tumors, brand new bicycles, and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Mad Max (Burning Man), 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
2011. He currently lives and works in the High Desert, California. He is the co-founder of the Bombay
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

On the Road to Burning Man
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
2011. He currently lives and works in the High Desert, California. He is the co-founder of the Bombay
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

On the Road to Burning Man
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
The Pilgrimage to the Black Rock, 21st Century, Landscape Photography
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. He is the co-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale. The Exaltation of Imagination Photographs and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

The Exaltation of Imagination, 21st Century, Landscape Photography
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. He is the co-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale. The Exaltation of Imagination Photographs and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

El Pulpo Mechanico, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
century galleons, elaborate sculptures and extraordinary nomadic architecture dotted the vast dry lake bed
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Plane Crash at Black Rock, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. He is the co-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale. The Exaltation of Imagination Photographs and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Fly Away Home - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Collective and the 12.12 Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Forgotten House - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Biennale. Artist Lisa Toboz: Dwell written by Anne Silver August 31, 2018 ““Healing is
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Reawakening - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century, Portrait
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Collective and the 12.12 Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Sundown - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Collective and the 12.12 Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Portal - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Collective and the 12.12 Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

First Snow - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Biennale. Artist Lisa Toboz: Dwell written by Anne Silver August 31, 2018 ““Healing is
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Nesting - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Collective and the 12.12 Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Garden - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach Biennale. Artist Lisa Toboz: Dwell written
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Vacancy - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
of the Bombay Beach Biennale. Artist Lisa Toboz: Dwell written by Anne Silver August 31, 2018
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

On Top of the World - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach Biennale. Artist
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Privacy - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Collective and the 12.12 Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Echo - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century, Portrait
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
12.12 Project. And in the permanent collection of the Polaroid museum of the Bombay Beach Biennale
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

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Bombay Beds For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of bombay beds is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct bombay beds — often made from wood, fabric and burl — can elevate any home. Find 3 antique and vintage bombay beds at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of bombay beds available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of bombay beds to choose from, but at 1stDibs, modern, Baroque and louis xv bombay beds are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made bombay beds over the years, but those made by Etro are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Bombay Beds?

Prices for bombay beds can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, bombay beds begin at $304 and can go as high as $43,346, while the average can fetch as much as $3,801.

A Close Look at contemporary Art

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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

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.