$3,900
Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach observation in South of France
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink
City Lights - large scale photograph of the light reflections at Night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Topiary VI - large format photograph of ornamental shaped urban trees
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images
Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$3,800
Desert Crossing - large scale black and white photo of dramatic desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Black and ...
$1,910
Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Pigment, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
$5,200
Cloud Study VII - large scale photograph of dramatic cloudscapes in summer sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$2,200
Winter Sunrise - large format photograph of ethereal water surface and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$4,400
MAYBE - large format photograph of conceptual motivational billboard at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink
$1,800
Topiary IV - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree with architecture
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Tree Study V - large scale photograph of dramatic mountain landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Tree Study III - large scale photograph of dramatic mountain landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$4,400
Atomium - large scale photograph of the iconic modernist architectural landmark
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$2,200
Desert Daze - light effect in California desert landscape with endless horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$4,400
Gilded Beauty - observation on iconic French master paintings and gilded frames
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Project 12:31 - long exposure light drawing recreating the human form
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$2,200
Atomium - large scale photograph of the iconic modernist architectural landmark
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$2,200
Cloud Study VII - large scale photograph of dramatic cloudscapes in summer sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Topiary V - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
White Sands - iconic Americana moderism at sunset in vast desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Paper
Morning Glow - large format photograph of monochromatic water and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Blue Hour - large format photograph of ethereal water surface and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$4,400
Shades of Pale - abstract photograph of painterly details of blue toned wall
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
California Dreaming - large scale photograph of iconic desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Pigment, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
$2,200
Seascape XII -large format photograph of monochrome blue water surface and Cloud
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$7,200
IRIS IV - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...
$7,200
IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
$4,400
Seascape XV - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and Clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Seascape XIV - large format photograph of monochrome blue water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$2,200
Seascape XV - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$4,400
Seascape XVII large format photograph of monochrome blue water surface and Cloud
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Topiary V - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images
Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$4,400
Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Mediterranean Dip - large format photograph of ethereal sunset and surfaces
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Seascape XIV - large format photograph of monochrome blue water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
SPQR (Rome) Urban Vignette, Signed Edition of 25, 30x40 Inches Print
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and
Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$7,200
IRIS II - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Acrylic, Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
$4,400
Marfa ( Prada ) - large format photograph of iconic conceptual art installation
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
El Mirage - large format photograph of bright California desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Archival Paper, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,800
French Master - still life observation of old master painting in gilded frame
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Carrara I - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
$3,300
Hallelujah - large format photograph of baroque Italian palazzo fresco ceiling
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Massimo Listri, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Giclée
$4,400
NINE-ONE-ONE (Porsche 911) - large scale studio photograph of crashed automobile
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
UNTITLED - large scale photograph with conceptual message
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Carrara II - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, Edward Burtynsky and Joel Sternfeld
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$3,800
Marfa { The Road } - large scale photograph of endless road and horizon sunset
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée
$5,800
Topiary I (framed) - large format photograph of ornamental shaped urban tree
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Giclée
$2,200
Forte dei Marmi - iconic Mediterranean beach club resort in Italy (26.5" x 40")
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Big Sur - large format photograph of iconic California coastal landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Seascape II ( 42 x 42" / 107 x 107cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Mare (Mascagni) - large scale photograph of abstract Italian sky at Sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$2,200
Rome (Campidoglio) - large scale photograph of urban textures and color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
$4,400
Topiary III - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree in urban setting
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$4,400
Mare (Mascagni) - large scale photograph of abstract Italian sky in Mascagni
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$3,800
Tree Study III - large format b/w photograph of lone ancient tree in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
Autobahn - abstract birds eye view of freeway intersection traffic at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
$1,800
On Land - large format photograph of iconic wooden row boat on desert lake bed
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
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.
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.