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Peony no.4 - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Peony no.4’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Cebollas con alcachofas. From The Bodegones still life color photography series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Poppy No.2 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition (2/20)
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.2 is a captivating black and white still-life photograph capturing the delicate elegance of a poppy flower. Created using a large format 4x5 Linhof camera, this analogue ima...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Still-life Photography

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Giclée

Ranuculus series - "The Saint"
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Ranunculus the Saint", from the Ranunculus series. Limited edition flex chromogenic photograph, printed in 2016. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed "From the Ranunculus series / Edition 2" on verso. Dimensions: (Frame) H 31.5" x W 31.5" x D 2" ; (Photograph) H 30" x W 30" Condition: Presents beautifully overall. After studying photography at the renowned Rhode Island School of Design, Christopher Beane moved to NYC, where he currently resides. In the mid-1990s, Beane stumbled across and became seduced by the early morning alchemy of the 28th street flower market - he found his unforeseen muse. Imports of both local and foreign became the artist's subject matter for the next several decades. He began by first documenting. Then he slowly started to formulate his own unique fingerprint in the fine art world. Noted curator and art historian, Anthony F. Janson proclaims Beane to be "the love child...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Film

Cloud
Located in New York, NY
William Wegman is a renowned photographer famous for his unique and artistic photographs of Weimaraner puppies. His approach to is far from conventional, avoiding the typical "cuddly...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Pigment

Sinking #3 - Floral still life abstract contemporary colorful photography
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century. With multiplied ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Digital Pigment

Misty Agapanthus 2 ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though this unique monotype looks like a woodcut or linocut, it is not. This is a cyanotype, a kind of lensless photography dating back to the 1800s, but the artist altered the ratio...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - S&W .357 Magnum, Photography 2013, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
S&W .357 Magnum Digital C-Print / Archival Pigment Print Available sizes: 36 x 72 in - Edition of 20 48 x 96 in - Edition of 10 In Point Blank, Lusztyk’s magnification of handguns a...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Spring Clover II (hand-printed botanical cyanotype, 14 x 24 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
This long narrow blue and white monotype was made by carefully arranging hundreds of individual flowers of fresh-cut Dutch clover growing wild. This unique print is the same size as ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Red Fish on Blue Glitter, Contemporary Still Life, Green Color Field Background
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

#1 La Piedra Sustituta Series. Limited Edition Color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Showing a body that is hidden is the aesthetic apology for the insane judgment that the artist himself has taken as an excuse for not being 'pointed at' or rather as self-pointing. T...
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2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

June Wild Grass (hand-printed botanical cyanotype, 18 x 36 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
This long narrow monotype was made by carefully arranging hundreds of individual blades of fresh-cut native Californian wild grass. The species of tall marsh grass is called Gray Rus...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Blooming hands double exposure fine art photography, edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Blooming hands' 2023 A Fusion of Nature and Creation Analogue double exposure photograph made using 4x5 large format camera. Creating focal details of the photograph and depth of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Rose glow - still life analogue photography , limited edition of 5
Located in London, GB
'Rose glow' Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand the test of time, pre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Giclée

Quince
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
11 x 14 inch image is an edition of 45. Four other sizes are available. Mina Afshari was born in Tehran, Iran. Her life and art are shaped by her journey from oppression to freedom....
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Palms Reflected Oversize Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Palm Reflections by Stuart Möller Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print signed and numbered in pencil by artist on front Unframed (framing ava...
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2010s Modern Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dark Flora: Fly Argaric, May Foxgloves Autumn Weald - 3 x Framed Prints Set
Located in London, GB
Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas, 'Dark Flora' is a series of photographs using wild plants and flowers in a curated yet naturalistic arrangement. The plants are foraged ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Glass, Oak, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Esparragos. From The Bodegones still life color photography series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Gray Iris V (cyanotype, 24 x 18 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
This gray and white Japanese-inspired monotype was made using freshly-cut long-stemmed wild iris (iris douglasiana) that grow along the California coast. Their impossibly long stems ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Water No.2 - water light flare photography, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Water No.2' 2022 From a limited edition of 10. Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag fine art paper. The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, Giclée

Vintage Pressed Flowers in Blue, Botanical Nordic Style, Traditional Cyanotype
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed Flowers Nº1 + Year: 2021 + Edition Size: 20 + St...
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2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

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Watercolor, Other Medium, Monotype

Céo De Azulejos. From the Iberia series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist inspiration is deeply rooted in the notion of discovery through visual reflections and a strong passion for symmetry and linear structure. Her architectural works of Refle...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ocean pearl - analogue black and white floral photography, Limited edition 5
Located in London, GB
'Ocean pearl' London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front and back ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Still-life Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée

The Castelloland Installation. From the Castelloland series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castelloland works with objects whose uniqueness is fundamental to the narrative of each story, as each image reacts and develops through the interaction between the word and the object. This series is composed of more than 30 photographs and the stories that connect them, which oscillate between fiction and reality. The artistic work of Paloma Castello, giving life or a different narrative to the past of an object. She is interested in playing with memory and relating it to the present, creating an atmosphere between reality and fiction. Castellos' family and social origins have a powerful influence on her work. She grew up surrounded by objects and anecdotes inherited from her ancestors that inspire endless surreal stories. Her work arises from these experiences; They are evidence of her “autofiction.” Paloma Castello presents us with a work full of nostalgia. Her artistic work represents the soul of her proposal: inherited objects discovered or found that have become the tip of the iceberg of her past. They are elements that she collects, remembers and then classifies following a method that frames her anachronistic attitude that shows the youth of her art. It also shows that experimentation on herself is common for an artist just starting her career. Without a doubt, this resource, valid and true, becomes the path that determines the author's experimental character. From the series Castelolland 34 Castelloland digital photographs...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment, Color

Robert Mapplethorpe, Pair of Porcelain Plates
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of limited edition ceramic plates incorporating Robert Mapplethorpe’s Cala Lily and Poppy Flower photographic images. This set is new, ...
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Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography

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Porcelain

Flora 01 - Floral Nude Portrait Interior Design Photography Trompe L Oeil
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 01 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. The trompe l'oeil effect of the printed floral backd...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Color

Lycoris - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 20
Located in London, GB
'Lycoris’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Printed on Hahnemühle photo r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Still-life Photography

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Giclée

Astrantia - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 2 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Astrantia’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2022. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühle ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Still-life Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Very RED Photography Print Limited Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photo was created during a hot summer day, evoking good mood under a RED umbrella. Signed by the author, limited 5.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Spider Lily - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 5
Located in London, GB
'Spider Lily’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Still-life Photography

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Giclée

Colorful Flower Bouquet Mix, Summer Light Still Life Giclée Print, Soft Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition color Giclée print, printed on matte photographic paper. This exquisite still life photo, shows a classy bouquet beautifully lit with soft light...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

Black Glove ( Michael Jackson ) 40" x 30"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz a highly detailed still life photograph of the king of pop's iconic sequin and rhinestone crystal glove ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Hotel du Cap Eden Roc - Swimming Pool Hotel Cap d Antibes French Riviera
Located in Brighton, GB
Hotel du Cap Eden Roc - Swimming Pool Hotel Cap d'Antibes French Riviera by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later Please n...
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20th Century American Modern Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Gray Iris III (cyanotype, 24 x 18 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
This gray and white Japanese-inspired monotype was made using freshly-cut long-stemmed wild iris (iris douglasiana) that grow along the California coast. Their impossibly long stems ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Peony no.2 - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Peony No.2’ Photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Still-life Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Peony no.3 - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Peony’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Green Willow II (24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though this unique monotype looks like a woodcut or linocut, it is not. This is a cyanotype, a kind of lensless photography dating back to the 1800s, but the artist altered the ratio...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Snake s Head - Floral Botanical Nature Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Snake's Head, botanical pressed flower photograph by Martin Parker. Martin's innovative photographs are created from plants grown by himself in his garden and greenhouse in Cambridg...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Summer boys - black and white boys on water photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Summer boys' Tellaro, Italy 2024 Limited edition of 20. Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Black and White, Giclée

Golden Girl
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise In the latest narratives, “Domestic Demise,” the woman becomes the victim of domestic disasters. Her activities, obsessions and objects are overwhel...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lily - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Lilly’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2022. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühle phot...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Dahlia 8, 2013 - Cream Color Waterlily Dahlia Botanical Flower Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 8, 2013 - Cream Color Waterlily Dahlia Botanical Flower Photograph by Philip Gatward Dahlia 8 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Phili...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Ink, Inkjet, Color

Ghost Rider Cowboy Cyan - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Ghost Rider Cowboy (Cyan), pop art photograph by Natasha Heidler. Natasha Heidler’s seductive images are a playful collection of contradictions. Ghostly outlines collide with vibran...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Full Window
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
These days are also bringing "full windows", happily full with books. Done during a city walk. Hope you like the look, limited edition of 15. Signed by the author.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Pink Lilies on Marble Swirls, Contemporary Still Life Giclée Print, Soft Light
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition color Giclée print, printed on matte photographic paper. This exquisite still life photo, shows a classy bouquet beautifully lit with soft light...
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2010s Post-Modern Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

Peony no.3 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 15
Located in London, GB
'Peony’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Christos J. Palios - Backgammon, Hibiscus, Muffins, 2020, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Narrative: This photograph belongs to the series "Isolation Games." At the dawn of 2020, as the world receded into quarantine, our lifestyles were consequently fraught with apprehens...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cute and Soft
Located in New York, NY
image size: 9 3/4 x 12 5/8 inches William Wegman is a renowned photographer famous for his unique and artistic photographs of Weimaraner puppies. His approach to is far from conven...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Pigment

Dancing Fabric, Light Blue and Green 2
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Neal Grundy is a freelance photographer with almost 20 years experience. He studied at Falmouth College of Arts in Cornwall, UK. Neal is...
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2010s Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper

On the Downton Shore
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture of NYU was done in 1965 as a collection of photographs for a German book editor. Later a phonebook about NYU was published.
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1960s Photorealist Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ocean pearl in water - Agrostemma still life photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Ocean pearl in water ' Photographed using large format 4x5 film camera, that provides increadible detail and light dynamics of Agrostemma flowers. From limited edition of 20. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Giclée

Foggy Iris Diptych (two 24 x 18" cyanotypes)
Located in Oakland, CA
NOTE: It is impossible to buy this pair of works and ALSO the very similar "Foggy Iris Triptych" because two of the works in the triptych are these two here. The price is lower for p...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Ikebana - black and white flower arrangement, limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Ikebana' Step into a world of serene beauty captured through the lens of a 4x5 analogue film camera. This black and white fine art photograph presents an ikebana-style floral compo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Midnight Magnolia Triptych (Three 24 x 18 inch cyanotypes)
Located in Oakland, CA
These are three separate 24 x 18-inch hand-printed photographs using the 170-year-old cyanotype process. Unframed, side by side, they span 24 x 54 inches”. Once matted and framed ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Midnight Magnolia Diptych (Two 24 x 18 inch cyanotypes)
Located in Oakland, CA
These are two 24 x 18-inch hand-printed photographs using the 170-year-old cyanotype process. They are actually negatives (a reversal of the dark and light tones) of the original pho...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Tickets Please - The Beatles, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA 1966
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA 1966 Signed limited edition photographic print by Blaise Hayward from his series “Tickets Please” These editioned digital pigment p...
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2010s Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dancing Fabric, Green on Green 2
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Neal Grundy is a freelance photographer with almost 20 years experience. He studied at Falmouth College of Arts in Cornwall, UK. Neal is...
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2010s Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper

Dished
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Demise The subject is the conflation of woman and home. The woman is camouflaged among her domestic objects, activities, and obsessions. The still-life narratives co...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

White Still. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As an artist, He is fascinated by the opulence and richness of still life of the golden age of Dutch painting in the 17th c. These works, of course, symbolize mortality and the tempo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography

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Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Photography

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C Print

Still-Life Photography

When it comes to accenting a home or collection with visual art, still-life photography complements all design aesthetics. And there are numerous ways to arrange your still-life photography and other wall art in your home. A salon-style gallery wall, for example, presents the opportunity to intersperse photographs and prints with such items as wall sculptures, baskets, plates, mirrors and sconces. For a harmonious mix, however, choose still-life photos with the same general palette as the other artworks.

Ranging from minimalist scenes to lavish, campy arrangements, still-life photography encompasses multiple genres to fit any taste. Following the tradition of still-life painting, still-life photography elevates often ordinary, inanimate objects. When photography was a new medium in the 19th century, daguerreotype and salt-print still lifes frequently mimicked the arrangements that had been popular in painting. In the 20th century, still-life photographs evolved, reshaped by the experimentation of modernism.

Far more versatile than the name implies, still-life photography involves numerous styles and themes. Photographers like Stefanie Schneider use still lifes to capture their subjects in their most raw state. They can also create hyperreal scenes that border on Pop art, such as in the work of Giuliano Bekor.

Find still-life photographs on 1stDibs by artists including Dora Franco, Allan Forsyth, Stuart Möller and many more.

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