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Springtime (Paris) - 4 pieces - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 013. Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Springtime (Paris) - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. 014. Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. Stefanie Schneider lives and works in the High
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Low Gain Series - 21st Century, Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude
By Ariel Shelleg
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Low Gain Series, 2019, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 50x50cm, Digital Print based on a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

ELFRIEDE #01 [From the series Sensoteque] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
ELFRIEDE #01 - 2008 [From the series Sensoteque] 25x25cm - Digital archival pigment print based on
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Dwell Series - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Landscape, Polaroid, Photograph
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' from the Dwell series - 2017, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x48cm. Archival
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Elke [From the series Famous in Flanders] - Polaroid
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Elke [From the series Famous in Flanders] - 2012 - 20x16cm, Edition of 30. Giclee archival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Untitled from the Dwell series - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled from the Dwell series, 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm, Digital Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Untitled - from the Dwell series - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled - from the Dwell series 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x48cm, Digital Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Self Portrait (Dwell Series) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Self Portrait from the Dwell Series 2019, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x25cm. Digital
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Untitled (Dwell Series) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled from the Dwell Series, 2017, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm, Digital Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Untitled (Dwell Series) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled from the Dwell Series, 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm, Digital Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Untitled (Dwell Series) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untittled from the Dwell Series, 2017, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm, Digital Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Untitled (Dwell Series)- Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untittled from the Dwell Series, 2017, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 24x20cm, Digital Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Arles #08, 2108 [From the series Landmarks] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Arles #08, 2108 [From the series Landmarks] 20x20cm, Edition of 10. Archival pigment print, based
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Arles #05, 2108 [From the series Landmarks] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Arles #05, 2108 [From the series Landmarks] 20x20cm, Edition of 10. Archival pigment print, based
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Topsy Turvy [From the series Need to be] - Polaroid
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Topsy Turvy [From the series Need to be] - 2014 - 20x16cm, Edition of 30. Giclee archival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Untitled from the Dwell Series - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled from the Dwell Series, 2017 Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x24cm, Digital C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Penguin #02 [From the series Creamy] - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Penguin #02 /2008 [From the series Creamy] Photo based on an expired Polaroid printed on Plexiglass
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid

Untitled, from the Dwell series - Self-Portrait, Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled, from the Dwell series - Self-Portrait, 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x24cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Julius #02 [From the series 9th of April] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Julius #02, 2018 [From the series 9th of April] 20x20cm, Edition of 10. Archival pigment print
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Planet of the Apes - 7 pieces complete Series - Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Planet of the Apes - 1999, Edition of 3/10, 60x60cm each, installed 60x450cm. 7 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on the 7 original Polaroids, not mounted. Si...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

The Enlightened Philosopher [From the series Famous in Flanders] - Polaroid
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Enlightened Philosopher [From the series Famous in Flanders] - 2010 20x16cm, Edition of 30
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

ZazaZting #03 From the series Goldenbogen - 21st Century, Women, Nude, Polaroid,
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
ZazaZting #03 [From the series Goldenbogen & Zouzou] 2010 / 2019, edition of 7 + 2 AP, this is no
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Hunter 01 [From the series Wild Things] - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hunter 01 [From the series Wild Things] 2007 / 2019, 25x25x0.4cm Edition of 7 + 2AP Hand signed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, C Print, Color

The Rabbit Hole [From the series Odd Stories] - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Rabbit Hole, 2013 [From the series Odd Stories] digital print mounted on mdf based on an
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Wood Panel, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Blomme #08 [From the series Vintage Diva's] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blomme #08, 2012 [From the series Vintage Diva's] 31x40cm Digital archival pigment print based on
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Chaste Madonna [From the series Fox Almighty] - Polaroid, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Chaste Madonna - 2017 [From my series Fox Almighty] 50 x 38.5cm, Edition 2 of 7. Archival
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Traces from the series Frozen - based on a Polaroid Original - Proof
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid, signed on front. What exactly is a proof before printing? The
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Joshua's Muse II from the series Joshua Tales - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude
By Sven van Driessche
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Joshua's Muse II from the series Joshua Tales 30x30cm, Edition of 7, 2017. Archival Color Print on
Category

2010s Conceptual Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid

RANONKEL #diptych [From the series Need to Be] - Polaroid, Nude, Portrait
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
RANONKEL #diptych, 2009 [From the series Need to Be] Published in her book The Eyes of the Fox
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Polaroid, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic P...

RANONKEL #2 [From the series Need to Be] - Polaroid, Nude, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
RANONKEL #2, 2009 [From the series Need to Be] Published in her book The Eyes of the Fox, 2018
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigmen...

Joshua's Sculpture from the series Joshua Tales, based on an Original Polaroid
By Sven van Driessche
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
photo paper, based on the Polaroid, Signed on the back. Not mounted. Whether in color and black and
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Monument Valley #73 [From the series US Road Trip Diary] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Monument Valley #73, 2007 [From the series US Road Trip Diary] 25x25cm, edition of 7 Archival
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Male Nude from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 293. Not mounted THE GREATER THE
Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Père Lachaise (Paris), analog, Contemporary, Women, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 003. Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. Stefanie Schneider
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

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

Childhood Memories (Paris), analog, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Inventory No. 011. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. Stefanie Schneider lives and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Julia #03 [Self-Portrait in the series Need to be] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Julia #03, 2018 [Self-Portrait in the series Need to be] 20x20cm, Edition of 10. Archival pigment
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Planet of the Apes - 7 pieces complete Series - Summer Sale - Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
striking about Schneider's images is the colour which evokes the appearance of expired Polaroid film. Her
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Bois de Bologne (Paris) - analog, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. Artist Inventory No. 002. Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. Stefanie Schneider lives and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Dance me to the End of Love Series - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21 Century, Nude
By Ariel Shelleg
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dance me to the End of Love Series - 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 60x42cm. Digital Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Male Nude from the 29 Palms, CA series, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
artist, based on the Polaroid. Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection with white 'Polaroid" frame
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Belleville (Paris), analog, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. Stefanie Schneider lives and works in the High Desert of
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

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

Childhood Memories (Paris), analog, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Inventory No. 015. Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. Stefanie Schneider lives and works in the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Male nude from the 29 Palms, CA series, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 293. Not mounted
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Popped out of nowhere #01 [From the series Need] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Popped out of nowhere #01, 2014 [From the series Need to be] 25x25cm, edition 2018, this is # 1 of
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

'Changing every Day' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - Polaroid Unique
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Changing every Day' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 Original Polaroid - Unique
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Dream of what became of me [From the series Need to be] - Polaroid
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dream of what became of me [From the series Need to be] - 2015 - 20x16cm, Edition of 30. Giclee
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Male Nude VI from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory # 23700. Not mounted. THE GREATER THE
Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Male Nude V from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 21971. Not mounted THE GREATER THE
Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Hinter tausend Stäben keine Welt - Jardin du Plates (Paris) - analog, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mitchell ---------------------- Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. Stefanie Schneider lives
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Case 47 #08, 2006 [From the series Le Fan d’O] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Case 47 #08, 2006 [From the series Le Fan d’O] Outtake from the series published in TicKL #01
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Camille's Catching - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Camille's Catching' (Beachshoot) The Original Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1 - 2005 10.8x8.8cm
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Insatiable (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Cetury, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on a Polaroid. Artist inventory Number 1172.02
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Gilbert & George Supreme skateboard decks: set of 3 (Gilbert & George pictures)
By Supreme
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol. And while there are clear visual consistencies between Warhol’s Polaroid series and The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen, Wood

Crow Burial - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analogue, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
PALMS, CA, Pocket Polaroid Series #004, published by 
SCHWARZERFREITAG, Berlin   WASTELANDS published by
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Donald Baechler Polaroid Triptych
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The series of three polaroids of Donald Baechler sold together. Donald Baechler is an American
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Mammoth - Jardin du Plantes (Paris) - analog, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. Artist Inventory No. 001. Not mounted Stefanie Schneider's first Polaroid series. While Stefanie
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Wabi-Sabi (Sidewinder) - 9 Original Polaroid - Unique Pieces
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. About the narrative potential of images. each Polaroid 7.8 x 7,7cm (image area) 10.7 x 8.7 cm
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Seeds - Contemporary, Polaroid, Men
By Ariel Shelleg
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Seeds Series - 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 50x50cm, Digital Print based on a Polaroid
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Happy endings (29 Palms, CA) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1, 10.4 x 10.2 cm including white Polaroid frame. Signed on back with
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

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Polaroid Series For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of polaroid series for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Contemporary and Pop Art styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the polaroid series on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, gray, brown, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Carmen de Vos, Stefanie Schneider, Andy Warhol, Lisa Toboz and Sven van Driessche are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in polaroid, paper and c print — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, there are small polaroid series measuring 3.375 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 177.17 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are Polaroid Series?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — polaroid series in our inventory begin at $135 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $704.

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.