Robert Farber Color Photography
American, b. 1944
Over the course of his career, photographer Robert Farber has influenced countless photo artists. Owing to what were initially mistakes he made that yielded a soft-focus look and grainy textures in his images, Farber developed a painterly style of photography that draws on Impressionist and Surrealist art and sees him positioning subjects in warm, naturally lit interiors and amid unlikely landscapes.
Farber was born in Newark, New Jersey. From an early age, he explored his interest in art, encouraged by his mother who allowed him to turn their basement into an art studio. There he practiced drawing, as well as painting with watercolors and oil paints.
Farber studied marketing and business at the University of Miami, but always wanted to work in the arts. In 1970, he moved to New York City and began his journey into photography.
Farber brought his work to outdoor art festivals all over the city. At one of these festivals, an advertising executive saw one of his works and asked him to photograph for a Cotton Inc. advertisement. This led to more jobs, working for other big-name clients — such as Macy's, 20th Century Fox and Revlon, and major publications like Esquire and Playboy.
Farber has garnered lots of recognition throughout his career, including “Photographer of the Year” from the Photographic Manufacturers Association and an ASP International Award from the American Society of Photographers.
Farber annually contributes exclusive prints of his "Women as Art" series to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. His “Deterioration Series” continues to be exhibited around the world, including at galleries in Paris, Brussels and Florence.
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Artist: Robert Farber
Robert Farber 'Walking the Bulldog'
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Walking the Bulldog, 1994
Archival pigment print
30 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
Robert Farber (b. 1944) is a renowned photographer whose five-decade career spans b...
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1990s Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Robert Farber 'Walking the Bulldog'
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Walking the Bulldog, 1994
Archival pigment print
20 x 30 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 15
Robert Farber (b. 1944) is a renowned photographer whose five-decade career spans b...
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Archival Pigment
Taxi Driver NYC
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
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1980s Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
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Laundromat
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Walking the Dog
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Robert Farber 'Walking the Bulldog'
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Signed and numbered edition of 10
Robert Farber (b. 1944) is a renowned photographer whose five-decade career spans b...
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Boombox
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Boombox, circa 1980
Archival pigment print
40 x 30 inches
edition of 10
Robert Farber is a contemporary American photographer best known for his iconic images of nude women. “One da...
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1980s Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robert Farber 'Spinning Flag'
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Spinning Flag, 2014
Dye-infused aluminum photograph
60 x 40 inches
Edition of 10
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
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Deterioration Series 033
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 033
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 5
This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pretty In Pink, Miami Beach
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Pretty In Pink, Miami Beach, 1979, printed later
Archival pigment print
30 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
Category
1970s Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deterioration Series 103
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 103
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 5
This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robert Farber 'Americana, Old Flag'
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Americana, Old Flag
2007 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
40 x 30 inches, Edition of 15
60 x 40 inches, Edition of 12
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
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Lady in Pink
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Lady in Pink, 1980
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
Edition of 10
Robert Farber’s style has influenced generations of photographers. His painte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lady in Pink
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Lady in Pink, 1980
Archival pigment print
40 x 30 inches
Edition of 10
Robert Farber’s style has influenced generations of photographers. His painterly, ...
Category
1970s Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ray's Pizza
By Robert Farber
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of Julian Billiards with a delivery bike from Ray's Pizza
Edition of 25
Category
1980s Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Laundromat
By Robert Farber
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of a woman in a laundromat.
Edition of 10
Category
1990s Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Under the Bridge, Central Park
By Robert Farber
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of a bridge in Central Park, NYC
Edition of 10
Category
Early 2000s Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Monument, Polaroid #147
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
The Monument (Vintage Polaroid SX70), C.1970
Archival pigment print on fiber paper
Edition of 9
36 x 44 inches
Category
1970s American Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Spinning Flag
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Spinning Flag, 2014
Dye-infused aluminum photograph
72 × 47 in (152.4 × 101.6 cm)
Edition of 15
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Americana, Old Flag
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Americana, Old Flag
Archival pigment print
40 x 30 inches
Edition of 15
60 x 40 inches
Edition of 12
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Smoking woman )
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Smoking woman )
Archival pigment print
30” x 40” (76.2x101.6 cm)
Edition of 10
$ 9,000.00
40” x 60” (101.6x152.4 cm)
Edition of 10
$12,000.00
Category
1980s Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Walking the Bulldog
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Walking the Bulldog, 1994
Archival pigment print
30 x 40 inches
Edition of 10
Category
1990s 85 New Wave Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boombox
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Boombox, circa 1980
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 10
Robert Farber is a contemporary American photographer best known for his iconic images of nude women. “One da...
Category
1980s 85 New Wave Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Woman with Veil
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Woman with Veil
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
Edition of 10
Robert Farber’s style has influenced generations of photographers. His painterly, impressionistic style capt...
Category
1980s 85 New Wave Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Laundromat
By Robert Farber
Located in New York, NY
Laundromat, 1980
Archival pigment print
30 x 40 inches, edition of 10
40 x 60 inches, edition of 10
Signed and numbered
Robert Farber’s style has influenced generations of photographers. His painterly, impressionistic style captures the essence of composition in every genre, including nudes, still life, landscapes and architecture. His ten photo art books have sold over half a million copies.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis brought Farber into Doubleday for the publication of his book “By The Sea,” which won the Art Director’s Award for color photography. Aside from numerous creative awards, Robert Farber also received the Photographer of the Year from PMA (Photographic Manufacturers Association), ASP International Award from the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and The American Society of Photographers. This award was given to those who’ve made a significant contribution to the science and art of photography. Some previous recipients of this award include Dr. Edwin Land (inventor of the Polaroid), George Hurrell, and National Geographic.
Farber’s work with nudes in fine art as well as in the commercial realm is known and respected. He has lectured for Ogilvy & Mather on the “Nude in Advertising.” ASMP requested to use Farber’s nudes as an examples of the artistic application in support of the National Endowment of Arts, after its backing of the controversial Mapplethorpe/Serrano exhibit. His book, “Farber Nudes,” was also included the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis estate...
Category
1980s Modern Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
48 Stars Flag
By Robert Farber
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 10
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Robert Farber Color Photography
Materials
Pigment
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