Gold Feathers Allyson Monson
2010s Color Photography
Plexiglass
People Also Browsed
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Pop Art Photography
Rag Paper
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Rag Paper, Digital
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Black and White Photography
Plexiglass
2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Clay
2010s Pop Art Photography
Rag Paper
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Color, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze
2010s Color Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Rag Paper, Black and White
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Plexiglass
Finding the Right color-photography for You
Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.
The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.
Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.
Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.
In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.