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Hermes Birkin Bag 50cm in Barenia Crinoline
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Do not miss out on this rare Hermès Birkin Bag 50cm in Barenia Crinoline—an extraordinary and rare
Category

1990s French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Birkin Bag 50cm in Barenia Crinoline
Hermes Birkin Bag 50cm in Barenia Crinoline
H 15.36 in W 19.69 in D 9.85 in
2022 Hermès Birkin 25 Orange Togo Leather
By Hermès
Located in Bilbao, ES
Hermès 2022 Hermès Birkin 25 Orange Togo Leather Gold Tone Hardware New Never used. Rest of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Birkin 30cm Gris Perle Togo Bag Gold Hardware Pearl Gray
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Chicjoy is pleased to present this Hermes Birkin 30cm Gris Perle Togo Bag Gold Hardware Brand New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Rare & Exceptional Hermès Birkin 35 handbag in Ebony Brown Barenia leather, GHW
By Hermès
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare & Stunning Hermes Birkin 35 handbag in Ebony Brown Barenia leather , gold plated metal trim
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

Fantastic Hermès Birkin 35 handbag in brown Barenia leather & Beige Canvas, SHW
By Hermès
Located in Paris, IDF
Amazing and Rare Hermès Birkin 35 bi-material in fauve barenia leather and beige officer’s canvas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermès Kelly Touch 25 Togo Noir Limited Edition
By Hermès
Located in Bilbao, ES
Hermès Kelly Touch 25 Noir Lezard/Togo Permabrass Hardware This exclusive Hermès Kelly 25 Touch is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermés Vintage 1980 Kelly 32CM Tan Ostrich Bag
By Hermès
Located in McKinney, TX
Hermes Kelly or Birkin in Palladium. Select this incredible rarity because you are a connoisseur and
Category

1980s French Structured Shoulder Bags

Python Birkin, Photography, Story teller, snake, Birkin bag
By Tyler Shields
Located in Munich, DE
photograph of Francesca Eastwood, burning, sawing and biting a $100,000 Hermès Birkin Bag for a photoshoot
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Tyler Shields - Burning Birkin, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Ice Birkin, Photography 2023, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...

Tyler Shields - Birkin Stack, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...

Tyler Shields - Black Birkin, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color...

Tyler Shields - Money Birkin, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...

Tyler Shields - Glitter Birkin, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Bloody Birkin, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a project shot in the New
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, C Print

Tyler Shields - Python Birkin I, Photography 2016, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography 2014, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Sil...

Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin III, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...

Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin Hands, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Birkin High Heel, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Laser, Color, C Print, Photographic Pa...

Tyler Shields - Red Birkin High Heel, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Paper, Luster, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Tyler Shields - Birkin Tug Of War, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, A...

Tyler Shields - HERMES, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Hermes Lipstick, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Hermes Cigarettes, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, A...

Tyler Shields - Hermes Lipstick 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Black Water, Photography 2013, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Francesca Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print

Tyler Shields - Under the Rain, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, C Print

Tyler Shields - Experimentation, Photography 2021 Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Luster, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Paper

Tyler Shields - Yellow Brick Road (Dye Transfer), 2019, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a project shot in the New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Dye, Photographic Paper, Dye Transfer

Tyler Shields - Heir To The Throne, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - The Queen’s Grand Chateau, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Aristocracy, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Poise, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a project shot in the New
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Let Them Drink Champagne, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archi...

Tyler Shields - Let Them Kiss, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a project shot in the New
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Dauphine, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Heir To The Throne, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Affair Of The Diamond Necklace, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Jump, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archiv...

Tyler Shields - Bow Silhouette, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print

Tyler Shields - Back Silhouette, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print

Tyler Shields - Match Silhouette, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Paper, C Print

Tyler Shields - Marilyn Monroe Lips, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Tyler Shields - Legs in the Gold Room, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Archival Pig...

Tyler Shields - Chanel Acid, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic surrealism of Suspense, a project shot in the New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Digital Pigment

Art Deco 1920 Platinum Art Deco Diamond Bracelet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
emerald ring and a classic white Hermes Birkin for a timelessly chic look. In pristine condition with no
Category

Vintage 1910s Art Deco Retro Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Tyler Shields - YSL Lipstick 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Dior Lipstick, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - YSL Lipstick, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Chanel Lipstick, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - High heels (This is not a reflection), 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - The Peninsula, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - The girl in the wind, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Strawberry, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Arc...

Tyler Shields - 2:22 am, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Luster, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Digital, C Print, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Lip Print, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the stoic magic
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Luster, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Digital, C Print, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Kodachrome Dream, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Luster, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Digital, C Print, Arc...

Tyler Shields - Champagne Kiss, Photography 2013, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermes Birkin Bag, to the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Luster

Tyler Shields - Cat Woman, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Francesca Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting bag-sawing antics of a $100,000 Hermes Birkin Bag
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Paper, Dye, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Dye Transf...

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Hermes Birkin History For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact hermes birkin history you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Making the right choice when shopping for a hermes birkin history may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a hermes birkin history to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray, blue, white and more. Frequently made by artists working in pigment print, archival pigment print and digital pigment print, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Hermes Birkin History?

The price for a hermes birkin history in our collection starts at $2,500 and tops out at $88,000 with the average selling for $15,000.

Tyler Shields for sale on 1stDibs

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, and now recognized as “Hollywood’s favorite photographer,” L.A.–based contemporary artist and filmmaker Tyler Shields has evolved from the “bad boy of photography” with his controversial blood-stained photographic series featuring Lindsay Lohan to the more subtle color-explosive poesy of his “Chromatic” series, and his work featuring Francesca Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting, bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermès Birkin bag, to the stoic magic Surrealism of “Suspense,” a project shot in the New Mexico desert featuring Franseca Eastwood, Emma Roberts and Lydia Hearst — Shield’s art captures the emergence of an artist and his medium into a more mature overture and output. He is an American image-maker.

Born in 1982, Shields’ work derives from a unique history directing music videos and working with the legendary skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. Mr. Shields has produced images that play with notions of the gaze, power structures, hyper-realism, iconoclastic tendencies and cinematographic practice. He has worked with a roster of ranking members of Hollywood including Mischa Barton, Emma Roberts, Aaron Paul, Demi Lovato, Juno Temple, Shiloh Fernandez and more. Tyler’s output involves various mediums from book publishing The Dirty Side of Glamour in 2011, to a novel entitled Smartest Man, and a cluster of solo shows.

Find original Tyler Shields photography on 1stDibs.

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.