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Sun 45, Bisbee, Arizona - Retro music, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
, portrait or landscape. His distinctive style pushes the limits of lens-based photography without the need
Category

2010s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Sun 45, Bisbee, Arizona - Retro music, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
distinctive style pushes the limits of lens-based photography without the need for digital manipulation. He
Category

2010s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Disc Jockey, Stockton-on-Tees - Retro music color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
, still life, portrait or landscape. His distinctive style pushes the limits of lens-based photography
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Disc Jockey, Stockton-on-Tees - Retro music color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
limits of lens-based photography without the need for digital manipulation. He runs his own darkrooms in
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print

Jaguar by Gina Soden - Contemporary fine art photography, urbex, retro car
By Gina Soden
Located in Paris, FR
Jaguar is a limited-edition photograph by British contemporary artist Gina Soden from the “Emergence” series. The artist’s initial intention was to photograph an abandoned house whic...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

American Flag with Retro Mid-Century Car - Red and Blue - Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
What is more patriotic than a retro mid-century blue and red 70s convertible with an American flag
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Retro Wave
By Katie Hallam
Located in Deddington, GB
Katie Hallam Retro Wave Limited Edition Digital Photograph Edition of 75 Size of Work: H 90cm x W
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Digital

Retro Wave
Retro Wave
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 0.4 in
Classic Retro Ski Scene 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
Classic Retro Ski Scene 1955 Classic retro skiwear, the Stowe Mountain resort, Vermont, USA
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rhythm Bar (nightlife, retro decor, bright colors, motion blur, bar)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Rhythm Bar Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2021 Size: 16x20 in Edition: 50 Signed
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Classic Retro Ski Scene 1955 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
Classic Retro Ski Scene 1955 Classic retro skiwear, the Stowe Mountain resort, Vermont, USA, 1955
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Retro Urban Street Photograph - A Conversation in Blues and Reds
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Impressionism and the grittiness Street Photography, Mitchell tells his own street story with a sensitivity to
Category

1980s American Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Photography - 20x24" "California Dreamin" (Limited edition) i
By John-Paul Pietrus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We love this fine art photography for its flair, carefree style and retro vibe. John-Paul Pietrus
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Photography - 20x24" "California Dreamin" (Limited edition) i
By John-Paul Pietrus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We love this fine art photography for its flair, carefree style and retro vibe. John-Paul Pietrus
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

WC, Ho Chi Minh City - Typography Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
WC, a retro vintage sign captured in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It combines a sense of elagence
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

WC, Ho Chi Minh City - Typography Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
WC, a retro kitsch vintage sign captured in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This artwork is a limited
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Glamour Cabs, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Glamour Cabs', photography by Richard Heeps, taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Glamour Cabs, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Glamour Cabs', photography by Richard Heeps, taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

White Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'White Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Black Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Black Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Gloves & Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pink Gloves, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Pink Gloves' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lilac Gloves, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Lilac Gloves' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Glamour Cabs, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This gorgeous gorgeous piece, 'Glamour Cabs' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lilac Gloves, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Lilac Gloves' by Richard Heeps, taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

White Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'White Handbag (detail)' by Richard Heeps, taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Hitachi TV, Hong Kong - Pop Art Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
of nostalgia with seventies inspired mustard wallpaper as a retro kitsch backdrop for a black and
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Red Hat Club (sidewalk cafe, retro decor, people socializing, motion blur, warm)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Red Hat Club Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2020 Size: 12x12 in Edition: 25
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Glamour Cabs, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Glamour Cabs' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lilac Gloves, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Lilac Gloves' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Gloves & Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Black Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Black Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pink Gloves, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Pink Gloves' by Richard Heeps, taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pink Gloves, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Pink Gloves' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pink Floral Dress, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Pink Floral Dress' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Bruce Lee TV, Hong Kong - Pop Art Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Perfect retro kitsch pop art by Richard Heeps. The 1970's graphic wallpaper and the black and white
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pink Floral Dress, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Pink Floral Dress' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Retro Hotel Lobby of the 1970ies, Limited Edition, Printed Later
By Walter Rudolph
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Rudolph: Since the early 1970s, the tourist photographer, together with his wife, supplied picture series over more than 25 years to the internationally active picture agencie...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Color

Retro Hotel Lobby of the 1970ies, Limited Edition, Printed Later
By Walter Rudolph
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Rudolph: Since the early 1970s, the tourist photographer, together with his wife, supplied picture series over more than 25 years to the internationally active picture agencie...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Color

Retro Hotel Lobby of the 1970ies, Limited Edition, Printed Later
By Walter Rudolph
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Rudolph: Since the early 1970s, the tourist photographer, together with his wife, supplied picture series over more than 25 years to the internationally active picture agencie...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Color

Pamela Anderson - in a playboy bunny costume, fine art photography, 2015
By Ellen von Unwerth
Located in Vienna, AT
, sensuality, and a touch of retro charm. Pouty lips, splashing colors, and suggestive poses have turned Ellen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"White Flowers" Photography 30"x26" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV
By Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"White Flowers" Photography 30"x26" inch Ed. 1/3 by VLADIMIR CLAVIJO-TELEPNEV Author's direct
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Pigment, Wood

Untitled (Couple)
By Richard Prince
Located in Toronto, Ontario
had created a new, innovative approach to photography, which he would later dub "rephotography". In
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Fashion, Retro, Vintage, Car, High Society, Black and White, B and W, Photography, Boxing, Champion, Heavy
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

O’Brian’s Catch Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
beauties. The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, The Slim Aarons Prints Collection, Travel, Photography, Retro
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color, C Print

Golf In Hong Kong 1959 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
photographer, known for her fashion photography, World War II photographs, and portraits of famous Americans
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vogue Dive 1944 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
fashion photography, World War II photographs, and portraits of famous Americans, Europeans, children, and
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

ANCIENT STUFA - Sepia effect photograph, illegible shape, Italy 1990s
Located in Napoli, IT
Fotografia su carta analogica e fotografica, firmata e datata sul retro 1992. Ritrae una stufa
Category

1990s Photorealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pool At Lake Tahoe - Oversize C print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
sun sunshine sunny leisure color vintage retro light blue pines
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Teeing Off (1930) - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
White, Photography, BnW, Vintage, Retro, Classic, Movie, Film
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Wagenfeld Sunsets I-VI, 376 B3, 2019, Lampada, Bauhaus
By Jonathan Monk
Located in Milano, IT
sul retro. Provenienza: Collezione privata, Italia Stato di conservazione: Ottimo. Opera autografata
Category

2010s Minimalist Color Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Kaufmann Desert House - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
deck chairs 1970s nineteen seventies retro bauhaus fashion poolside overcast modern architecture
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
Fashion, LEADING LADIES, Black and White, Photography, BnW, Vintage, Retro, Classic, Tennis, Specators,
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Sign Holiday Inn - Mid Century at Night
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Retro Holiday Inn neon sign on a foggy night with vintage cars. Signed dated and numbered 2/15
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion, LEADING LADIES, Black and White, Photography, BnW, Vintage, Retro
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
, Photography, BnW, Vintage, Retro, Classic, New York, City, Work, People
Category

1920s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Madison Square Garden (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
, Black and White, Photography, BnW, Vintage, Retro, Classic, New York, City, Work, People
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Tee Off (1939) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Yves Saint Laurent (1962) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
'' 20 x 16'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 X 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Vintage, Retro, Classic
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sunny Day (1980) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
REQUEST Vintage, Retro, Classic, Black and White, Photography, B and W, Sun, Sunglasses, Dress
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Hitachi TV, Hong Kong - Contemporary Portrait Pop Art Color Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
of nostalgia with seventies inspired mustard wallpaper as a retro kitsch backdrop for a black and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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Retro Photography For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact piece of retro photography you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Find Modern versions now, or shop for Modern creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of retro photography from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of retro photography is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gray, blue and brown. Creating an object in our assortment of retro photography has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Richard Heeps, Walter Rudolph, Jean-Pierre Bonnotte, Joe Aker and William Dey are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in c print, paper and photographic paper can add an especially memorable touch. A large option in this array of retro photography can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 20 high and 17 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Retro Photography?

A piece of retro photography can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $716, while the lowest priced sells for $525 and the highest can go for as much as $2,600.

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.