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Contemporary Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Zeeland Bridge, long exposure, 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 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore, Panorama, Venice, black and white photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure panorama waterscape - landscape photography. Gondolas in front of the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy. Archival pigment ink p...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Posthumuous c type estate print with digital signature 72 x 108 inches Edition ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Estelle - Sexy nude woman smoking in a bar, Contemporary with a Vintage style
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
This is an original signed figurative archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was capt...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Farmland, single tree, giant clouds - black and white - landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Farmland Study 6, Austria - no. 11564 Black and white fine art landscape photography. Single tree in the cornfield during a storm and giant clouds, Austria. Archival pigment ink prin...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, black and white photography, architecture, print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white fine art cityscape photography. View of medieval stone towers seen through an arched stone passageway. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Joshua Tree, California, USA, black and white fine art 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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Golden Gate, CA, USA, black and white gelatin silver art photography, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Golden Gate Study 7, CA, USA - no. 11638 Black and white analog fine art cityscape - landscape photography, Gerald Berghammer. Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Print, Selenium Ton...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment

Gondoliere, Venice, Italy, fine art, black and white, landscape, art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape - cityscape photography. Gondoliere in a side canal in the fabulous harbor city of Venice, Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed,...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled 1983 Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed “A/P” in blue ink, verso Gelatin silver print 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Black Rocks, Iceland - monochrome photo - limited edition, seascape, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist long exposure photography. Two large dark rocks in the ocean with a smooth water surface and a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print, ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Hot Wire - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25" x 35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This contemplative monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a naked female figure on the pool floor, surrounded by dramatic caustic light patterns. The high-contrast black a...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rhapsody
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rhapsody - 2016 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL20...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print, Color, Polaroid

Between the Lights, Gondola, Venice, monochrome panorama photo, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Between the Lights, Venice, Italy - no. 11518 Black and white fine art panorama landscape - cityscape photography. Gondola in front of basilica on grand canal in Venice, Italy. Arch...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Cracked Pier, Haeui-do, Shinan, South Korea
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40 Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Self Portrait, Ireland, long exposure, 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 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Sea Stack, Scottish Rocky Coast, Scotland, black and white photography, lanscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography - Rocks on the sandy beach of the impressive scottish coast, Scotland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cherry Trees and Dark Sky, black and white art landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Cherry Trees and Dark Sky, Austria - no. 18176 Row of trees at the field with big clouds, Weinviertel, Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and nu...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Ortucchio Lake Reflection, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Anthony Bourdain Eating a Hot Dog by Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Great Pollet Sea Arch, Ireland, black and white photography, fine art landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Waterscape Photography - Great Pollet Sea Arch, during a storm in Donegal, Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbe...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment

Foggy Slave Cliff, North Atlantic Ocean, Faroe Islands, landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA, black and white photography, abstract, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Antelope Canyon detail in heart shape, Page, Arizona, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Be...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Paddelboot, minimalism, black and white, long exposure, waterscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered b...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Trollkonufingur Monolith Panorama, Large Seascape Photograph, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limite...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Palm Springs Palm Trees X (Californication)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Springs Palm Trees X (Californication) - 2019 78x76cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Flora 13 - Female Baroque Nude Floral Background Vermillion Portrait Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 13 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. Flora, the protagonist of this series, poses for the...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital

Lightness of Being / Freedom Edition (Queen)
Located in London, GB
A laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel. Produced in 2021. An image derived from the sittings for Equanimity, which depicts Queen Elizabeth II with her eyes closed. Edi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Giclée

Tree on the Waterfront, Portugal, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Panorama photography. A single tree growing beside a pavement on the side of a road, under a clear sky, depicted in black and white. Archival pigment ink print, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Serpentine - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Serpentine - 2018 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018-1095. Not...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Spring Glamour
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day This print is availabl...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Atomic - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Atomic -2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-745. Not mou...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Duck Race, Schloss Schoenbrunn, Vienna - black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white photo. A fountain with sculptures of a mermaid, and a child in schoenbrunn garden with leafless trees and a greenhouse. Archival pigment ink print...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Heather - Limited edition nude art print, Analogue, Sensual Charismatic woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Heather' Limited edition of 5 Signed by...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Rocky Peaks, monochrome photograph - framed - limited edition - signed by artist
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography Gerald Berghammer. Archival Pigment Ink Print, Edition 1/7, signed, numbered, dated. Aluminum frame, matt black, natural white archival...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Aquaculture Structures, mono seascape, minimalist photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Clandestine Mind
Located in New York, NY
This is a photogravure by John Dugdale offered by CLAMP in New York City. 1999 Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil, verso Photogravure (Edition of 50) 15 x 13.5 inches (38.1 x...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photogravure

Beach Huts, France, minimalist monochrome fine art landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Wild Water Canyon, mountain stream, waterfall, black and white waterscape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Tree Island Panorama, black and white photography, landscape, waterscape, art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white panorama landscape photography. Small island with tall trees, surrounded by water, mountains, and cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as part ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

World Class Sailboats on the Open Seas, Classic, Horizontal, Minimalist
Located in US
"In Sync" The iconic super yachts Lionheart, Ranger, Rainbow, and Velsheda appear to work together to create a pattern where there was none in this timeless and classic black and white photograph...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography, Story teller, Bag, Silver gelatine
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A crocodile has a Birkin bag in its mouth. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skat...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Old Tree at Vineyard, Bordeaux, France, minimalist black white landscape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Old Tree in the Vineyard, France - no. 18049 Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography - Tree in the middle of beautiful vineyard with big clouds in Bordeaux, France. Archival p...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Rocky Stone Coast, long exposure, black and white photography, landscape, art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rocky Stone Coast, France - no. 18153 Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Rocky stormy Atlantic coast of France. Archival pigment ink print, edit...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA, black and white photography, medium 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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Burj Khalifa, Night, Skyscraper, Dubai, black and white photography, cityscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Cityscape Photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Self Portrait, Ireland, black and white fine art landscape photography print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited edition of 9. Archival pigment print. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. 1...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Bay of Poets - Black and White Analogue Photogrpahy of Italian coast, 4 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Bay of Poets' Lerici, Italy 2023 Limited edition of 20 Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Bath House, Salton Sea, California, black white landscape fine art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Bath House Study 1, CA, USA - no. 11619 // Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. Abandoned bath house in the desert landscape of the Salton sea, California, USA. Archival ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Marina Night Panorama, Skyscraper, Dubai, black and white cityscape photo print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama seascape - cityscape - landscape photography. Impressive skyline of Dubai with the port and the skyscrapers at night. Archival pigment ink print, ed...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ancient Laurisilva Forest Old Bent Tree limited edition photography landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 9, Portugal - no. 21033 - Laurel tree in the Fanal forest on Madeira Island, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 5. Signed, titled, dated...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Gondola Night Study 1, Venice, black and white photography, landscape, fine art
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 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Farmland Panorama, single tree, field, black and white, landscape, photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist landscape panorama Photography. Lone tree on a gently rolling hill with a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Here comes the Sun, Spain - black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Beautiful mood lighting in the mountains of La Gomera, Spain. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numb...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Antelope Canyon rock formation monochrome abstract
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Omas Bench, stone House, France, black and white landscape, fine art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black & white photography. Stone wall with a closed wooden window shutter, flanked by climbing vines on both sides, and a small bench. Archival pigment ink print...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Black and White, Digital Pigment

Bride - underwater black white nude photograph - archival pigment print 44x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a young woman wrapped in flowing translucent fabric. The sepia-toned composition emphasizes texture and movement, wher...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Fanal Enchanted Forest, Madeira, Fine Art Landscape Photograph, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 17, Portugal - no. 21047 // Black and white fine art landscape photography. Old tree in the fog on the mystical island of Madeira, Portugal. Archiva...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Walk on the Beach, Bay of Biscay - color photography, limited edition, landcape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Large rock formation on a sandy beach with footprints, calm ocean, and cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Italian Stone Pines - Tuscany - black and white image - limited landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Italian Stone Pines on a hillside with a big cloud and shadows over the field, Tuscany. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Sign...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Contemporary photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary photography, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.