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Medium: Pigment
Piece of Mind, contemporary, wildlife, black and white photography, Lion
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12
more sizes on request
A Portrait of big majestic male lion lying in the sun.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are amo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kansas and Parker Bowling - 21st Century, Figurative Photography
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Kansas and Parker Bowling' Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2018, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate....
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
The Patient Traveler, color limited edition photomontage artwork
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Patient Traveler by Maggie Taylor is a limited-edition, color photomontage image.
Maggie Taylor is a Florida-based artist who creates complex photomontage compositions with a fl...
Category
2010s Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rembrandt Series
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I cherish a the Dutch Old Masters. As a contemporary artist, I work with the female nude and portraiture, so I was enthusiastic when the Rembrandt House approached me to create a new...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sea Cliffs stormy Weather Faroe Islands
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Sea Cliffs Study 2, Faroe Islands - no. 21358
Pigment ink print, limited edition of 9. Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is sta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Bianca Volpato (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bianca Volpato (1958) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Bianca Volpato poses in front of the Temple of Love on the island of Capri,
Italy, 1958.
Additional Informa...
Category
1950s Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Potenza
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series.
The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
$17,600
Disco Atlas (Disco Ball, Black
White, Atlas, Male Figure, Shiny, Gym, Workout)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh
Disco Atlas
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
#173, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Photography
Materials
Pigment
"Beach Afternoon", Contemporary, Landscape, Summer, Color Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Vicki McKenna's "Beach Afternoon" is a 13 x 17 inch color photograph that captures the feeling of the late afternoon on a summer’s day at the beach. Clothes, wet from playing in the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
#232, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Photography
Materials
Pigment
The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
White Swan
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Palazzo Ducale di Sassuolo 6, Italy
Located in New York City, NY
Chromogenic Print – Unframed
Free Shipping – Ask us for custom framing options.
40 x 48 inches - edition of 5
48 x 60 inches - edition of 5
71 x 88.5 inches - edition of 5
"My ph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Digital Pigment
La Concha Beach Club
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'La Concha Beach Club'
Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975.
This is a simply stunning Slim. The palm fringed green...
Category
1970s Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fluorescence - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a beautiful model at the bottom of a pool. The photograph has powerful monochrome schema floating from white to blue with light magenta tint.
Orig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Little Rock Island Panorama - long exposure seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine art seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
David Bowie The Archer - New special XL edition - 70x40"
Located in Austin, TX
Special XL limited edition series - paper size 70" wide x 40" high
This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, o...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Serenitas, Horse Portrait, Equine Beauty
Located in New York City, NY
The photographic work of Raphael Macek offers profound meditation on the timeless bond between humans and horses. With exceptional sensitivity, Macek captures the equine form as both...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ethereal photo of a tree veiled by the steam and snow in Yellowstone Park
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"""Veil""
Ethereal photo of a tree veiled by the steam and snow in Yellowstone Park
A lone tree in a haze of steam and snow in Yellowstone National Park
Experience the photographi...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of a brown bear with his intense gaze in focus
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Ursa Major"
Portrait of a brown bear with his intense gaze in focus
Black & white image of brown bear walking towards camera
Each year, brown bears descend on a remote part of th...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Poppy bud - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Poppy Bud captures a quiet, transitional moment in nature—the fragile opening of a poppy bud. The tightly closed bud, with its textured, velvety surface, contrasts beautifully with t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Capri Holiday 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capri Holiday 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Swimmers off the Italian island of Capri, 1958.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
Category
1950s Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lymantria Mathura - Insect Photograph Pink Brown Moth Wings, 2018
Located in Kent, CT
In this hyper-detailed archival pigment print on watercolor paper, a moth with distinctive markings and a soft pink abdomen and lower wings is dramatic against a solid white backgrou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Tennis Guests later Jackie Kennedy Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis Guests 1953
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Michael Canfield and Jacqueline Bouvier (later Kennedy and then Onassis) at Newport Casino for Tennis Week, 1953. Original Publicati...
Category
1960s Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Black Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format still life of iconic glove
Located in San Francisco, CA
a highly detailed still life photograph of the king of pop's iconic sequin and rhinestone crystal glove
Black Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$2,860 Sale Price
35% Off
Green Bedroom #2 (4am), limited edition photograph, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Green Bedroom #2 (4am), limited edition photograph, signed and numbered
Hopper Meditations is a personal photographic response to the work of the Ameri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paul Newman/Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite, 1978
Located in Denton, TX
Paul Newman/Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite is listed as a 36 x 24 inch archival pigment print, available in an edition of 25.
This photograph is signed, titled, dat...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hengifoss, Waterfall, Iceland, black and white photograph, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Lotus Flower minimalist plant photography monochrome limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Lotus Flower Study 1, Vietnam - no. 21348
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Little Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked model wrapped in tulle. One of her charming breasts escaped the cover. The photograph is made in warm sepia tone.
Original gallery quali...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Apriel - underwater black
white nude photograph - archival pigment 29x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Apriel" captures a serene underwater moment in striking black and white. This fine art underwater photograph showcases delicate interplay between light, shadow, and movement as hair...
Category
2010s Photorealist Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$776 Sale Price
20% Off
Kevin
Claude I
By Rick Day
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, recto
20 x 24 inches, sheet
(Edition of 7)
11 x 14 inches, sheet
(Edition of 20)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
About the artist:
Rick Day is an American photographer based in New York City, who names Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, and Victor Skrebneski as influences. His work concentrates on fashion advertising photography and video—his fashion spreads and images have been published in numerous publications across the world including “ELLE,” “Details,” “Vogue Italia,” “Männer,” “DNA,” and “GQ.” Day has produced four photography books since 2008, with BelAmi being the most recent (all published through Bruno Gmünder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,500
Seascape XVIII Diptych - large scale abstract monochromatic ocean water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large format abstract photograph diptych of mesmerizing water surface and ephemeral abstract ripple patterns
from a series of photographic works capturing the monochromatic oceanic b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Rome ( Campidoglio ) large scale photograph of urban textures and color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rome (Campidoglio), a large format photograph of Michelangelo's famous Roman square, from a series of works capturing Rome's urban surfaces and wallscape color palettes
72 x 48 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Hidden Staircase", Contemporary, Abandoned Architecture, Black and White Photo
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Hidden Staircase” is a black and white photo of a decaying stairwell with peeling paint and ornate wrought-iron railings. The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
#145, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Photography
Materials
Pigment
Ilheu Mole at Porto Moniz, Portugal, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Have a nice day.
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
In 1981 Maggie Taylor (b. 1961) began to photograph while she was a student at Yale University majoring in philosophy. She primarily took photographs of suburban landscapes and stran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Pigment Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Fishing nets and boats on the shore
Mexico, 1952.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 40x40''
Pri...
Category
1950s Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Cowboy by Stuart Redler. Black and white photo of cowboy with a saguaro cactus
Located in Coltishall, GB
A cowboy in contemplative pose in front of a saguaro cactus. The man is wearing a stetson hat and smoking a pipe. The image evokes the solitude of life on the plains and seems to e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Sunbathing In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing In Antibes 1976
Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976.
40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm pape...
Category
1970s Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
#235, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Photography
Materials
Pigment
Sarah 2- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Model Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sarah 2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
Photographed in Brighton, England in 1989
The legacy of Ian is deeply woven into the fabric of our gallery...
Category
1980s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
Real Coco de Mer by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Nude, woman, muse
Located in München, BY
Real Coco de Mer
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
JJK shows his perfect play with light and shadow in this intimate photograph.
The shape of the body reminds us of th...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chris Pine - Seen leaving his gym after a workout in Los Angeles, 10/8/20
Located in Atlanta, GA
This largescale work features hues of blue, green, purple and yellow.
This photograph is an archival inkjet print, mounted to Sintra and face mounted to polished acrylic, edition 1 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
#139, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Photography
Materials
Pigment
"Reflection", Landscapes, New England, Seascape, Metal Print, Color Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Reflection” is part of her "On and Off the Trail" series documenting the beautiful landscapes of New England. The 18 x 12 inch color photo with glossy finish is in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled (Nr. 3085) Nude Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Rowan Daly
By Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 3085) Nude Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Rowan Daly
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Signed and numbered by the artist
Comes with COA issued by the artist
B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Notre Dame Night, Paris, black and white gelatin silver photography, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9.
Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2017
Signed, numbered, dated by Artis.
Handmade wood frame, dark-brown, natural white archiv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment
Engulfment Tatacóa 1, Cartagena 4 and Tatacóa 13, Triptych. Nude photographs
By Javier Rey
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Summer 87- Limited edition vintage print , Analogue, Topless women, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Limited edition of 10
Signed by Ian Sanderson lower right and numbered lower left, delivered with certificates of authenticity, Unframed.
An original signed archival pigment print on...
Category
1980s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Transformation. Color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From the smallest of seeds the tree grows, striving for the skies. Branches form, ramify and blossom in the rhythm of time. The human figure transforms. The elements depend on each o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Ripples - underwater black
white nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude black and white photograph of a perfect female torso wrapped in sunlight.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, fur...
Category
2010s Photorealist Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Beau Simmons - Western Heritage, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: The Western Collection
Archival Pigment Print
Unframed Sizes:
60" x 48" - $9,500.00
75" x 60" - $12,250.00
Framed Sizes:
67" x 55" - $11,500.00
84" x 69" - $19,500.00
Edit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper.
Signature label a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Apertura and Apertura II, Diptych. From the Bailarín Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Expansion and light come together here to capture the opening of the expulsion.
The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explore photography. The sharp and refined effect of these types of lighting conditions became a necessity to avoid studio environments. Self-taught, while photographing ballet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Aqua Flora 006
Located in New York City, NY
Mounted on Plexiglas.
Born in the Highlands of Scotland in 1971, Allan Forsyth is a photographic artist whose practice bridges the boundaries between nature, abstraction, and modern...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
The Sea signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
'Calm Sea' by Stuart Möller
A view of the sea at dusk in Sri Lanka during a rainstorm.
A fabulously atmospheric image of the sea, and the seemingly blurred horizon between water an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Infinity - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival paper 17"x22"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a topless female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pap...
Category
2010s Photorealist Pigment Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pigment photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Pigment photography available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add photography created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Tyler Shields, Chad Kleitsch, Gerald Berghammer, and Andrea Bonfils. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Pigment photography, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available
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