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1980s American Impressionist Color Photography
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Romantic Paintings
Canvas
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
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Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings
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20th Century Belgian Baroque Revival Paintings
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20th Century French Paintings
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art
Canvas, Paint
Antique 1850s Paintings
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Outsider Art Paintings
Canvas
Vintage 1960s North American Paintings
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Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Paintings
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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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.