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The Civic Center with Midtown in Background
The Civic Center with Midtown in Background

The Civic Center with Midtown in Background

Located in New York, NY

The Civic Center with Midtown in Background 1983 Signed on label, verso Chromogenic print

Category

1980s Contemporary Photography Vintage Background

Materials

C Print

Jack Frost on Snowflake with Black Background

Jack Frost on Snowflake with Black Background

By James Bidgood

Located in New York, NY

Jack Frost on Snowflake with Black Background mid-1960s Signed, dated, and numbered, verso

Category

1960s Photography Vintage Background

Materials

C Print

Pink Flamingos Socializing with a Colorful Background
Pink Flamingos Socializing with a Colorful Background

Pink Flamingos Socializing with a Colorful Background

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

against a colorful background in this work. The image was shot with a long lens to throw the background

Category

1990s Impressionist Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Black Businessman Running Against a Colorful Background
Black Businessman Running Against a Colorful Background

Black Businessman Running Against a Colorful Background

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lighting and design to found subject

Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Iceland (Landscape w/ mountains in background, and horses grazing on plains)

Iceland (Landscape w/ mountains in background, and horses grazing on plains)

By Pentti Sammallahti

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti depicts nature, eroded and broken down by civilization, but does not put man and the environment in opposite camps. He sees an equal relations...

Category

1980s Contemporary Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ladies' hat fashion in 1954
Ladies' hat fashion in 1954

Ladies' hat fashion in 1954

Located in Cologne, DE

in portrait photography, benefiting from his background in fashion and advertising as well as from

Category

1950s Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ladies' hat fashion in 1954

Ladies' hat fashion in 1954

Located in Cologne, DE

in portrait photography, benefiting from his background in fashion and advertising as well as from

Category

1950s Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Color

Ladie's hat fashion in 1954

Ladie's hat fashion in 1954

Located in Cologne, DE

in portrait photography, benefiting from his background in fashion and advertising as well as from

Category

1950s Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Color

Lounging gracefully on the wing, 1972

Lounging gracefully on the wing, 1972

Located in Cologne, DE

in portrait photography, benefiting from his background in fashion and advertising as well as from

Category

1950s Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Color, C Print

Bruno of Hollywood  B & W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed
Bruno of Hollywood  B & W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed

Bruno of Hollywood B & W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed

By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)

Located in Palm Springs, CA

previous formal training, began to explore the art of photography. Inspired by his background in psychology

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Paper

Istanbul 1960
Istanbul 1960

Istanbul 1960

Located in Cologne, DE

in portrait photography, benefiting from his background in fashion and advertising as well as from

Category

1960s Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A female dancer frozen mid-performance

A female dancer frozen mid-performance

Located in Cologne, DE

in portrait photography, benefiting from his background in fashion and advertising as well as from

Category

1950s Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Black and White

A dancer frozen mid-performance

A dancer frozen mid-performance

Located in Cologne, DE

. Redenbacher achieved his greatest success in portrait photography, benefiting from his background in fashion

Category

1950s Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Smiling With Hot Pink Background Fine Art Print
Marilyn Monroe Smiling With Hot Pink Background Fine Art Print

Marilyn Monroe Smiling With Hot Pink Background Fine Art Print

By Frank Worth

Located in Las Vegas, NV

towards sexuality. Frank Worth was born in New York City and became interested in photography very early

Category

1950s Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, The (1980)
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, The (1980)

Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, The (1980)

Located in London, GB

black & white photography and lurking in the background the heavily stylised character artwork

Category

1980s Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Paper

Double Self Portrait on Glowing Peach Background

Double Self Portrait on Glowing Peach Background

By Peter Berlin

Located in New York, NY

c. 1970s Signed l.r. Vintage hand-painted gelatin silver print 24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm), sheet 23 x 19 inches (58.4 x 48.3 cm), image This work is offered by ClampArt in New...

Category

1970s Contemporary Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Paint, Silver Gelatin

Double Self Portrait with Glowing Red Background

Double Self Portrait with Glowing Red Background

By Peter Berlin

Located in New York, NY

Double Self Portrait with Glowing Red Background Signed in pencil, l.r. Vintage hand-painted

Category

1970s Contemporary Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Paint, Silver Gelatin

Yellow Leather 'Togo' Three Seat Sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, Signed
Yellow Leather 'Togo' Three Seat Sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, Signed

Yellow Leather 'Togo' Three Seat Sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset, Signed

By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

mustardy yellow - not too bright of a yellow, the photos have some saturation due to the photography lights

Category

1990s French Modern Photography Vintage Background

Materials

Leather, Foam

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Photography Vintage Background For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact photography vintage background you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Pop Art version. Making the right choice when shopping for a photography vintage background 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 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a photography vintage background 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, pink and more. Creating a photography vintage background has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Peter Berlin, James Bidgood, William Eggleston, Frank Worth and Gerald Bruneau 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 archival pigment print, c print and pigment print can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Photography Vintage Background?

A photography vintage background can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,360, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $15,000.

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. 

Questions About Photography Vintage Background
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Vintage photography are the earliest prints that photographers could make from negatives. Yet even later copies from the same negative are considered original vintage prints. Find a collection of photography today on 1stDibs.