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Brutalist Symphony I, Barbican Estate, London - Architecture Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
and colour of this conceptual architectural photograph of the famous London Brutalist landmark.
This
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Augustus John
By Augustus Edwin John
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
painted from a photograph by the famous photographer Yousef Karsh in 1954. Karsh was prolific in
Category
1950s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Supermodels - Group Portrait in Palazzo Versace, Fine Art Photography, 1994
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
the famous Versace Oroton Chainmail dresses, photographed by Michel Comte in 1994. All prints are
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Italian Modernist Surrealist Architecture Landscape Oil Painting Lazzaro Donati
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in Surfside, FL
photographs in the Famous Cities of the World Series on Venice and Florence. He also held a doctor's degree in
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Italian Modernist Surrealist Woman Color Oil Painting Lazzaro Donati La Signora
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in Surfside, FL
photographs in the Famous Cities of the World Series on Venice and Florence. He also held a doctor's degree in
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sardinia, Italy, Contemporary Color Fashion Photography 1960s by Ormond Gigli
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New york, NY
photograph was taken in the summer of 1969 for TIME magazine. High-fashion model Samantha Jones stands
Category
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film
Mano Del Barquero, Xochimilco Mexico
By Jeffrey Becom
Located in Carmel, CA
A stunning Cibachrome photograph by famous artist Jeffrey Becom. Edition 5/25
Matted to 18x22
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Color
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Modernist Surrealist Woman Color Oil Painting Lazzaro Donati La Regina
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in Surfside, FL
entrance was a smaller studio where Donati sculpted, with a window overlooking the famous old English
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Italian Modernist Surrealist Woman Colorful Oil Painting Lazzaro Donati
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer who published two books of his photographs in the Famous Cities of the World Series on Venice and
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
James Lewin - Colossal Craig, 2020, Photography 2020, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Stamford, CT
portray such a famous and well-photographed individual, and I think most photographers from all genres
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Scott Eastwood Movie Star Carmel-by-the-Sea California
Located in Carmel, CA
Editorial photograph of the famous actor Scott Eastwood on Ocean Ave, Carmel.
Sharp large
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
$300 Sale Price
70% Off
"King of the Hill" Arthur Leipzig, American Street Games Photography, Children
By Arthur Leipzig
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, and V-Day celebrations. He also realistically photographed famous New
Category
1940s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Led Zeppelin Photo #G2 - Never seen photo of John Bonham through his drum kit
By Jeffrey Mayer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tight shot of John Bonham seen through his famous Ludwig drum kit, photographed at the Forum in
Category
1970s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Beyonce Dancing - Signed Lt
d Ed. Photo by Markus Klinko
By Markus Klinko
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emancipation of Mimi.
Many of Klinko's famous celebrity photographs can be seen in his coffee table book ICONS
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Steven Spielberg - Black and White Portrait, Filmmaker, Celebrity, Jaws
By Michael O
Brien
Located in Denton, TX
, both famous and “ordinary.”
O’Brien’s photographs are in the permanent collections of the Harry Ransom
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brutalist Symphony II Kodak Film Rebate - London Architecture Street Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
subtle beauty in the light and colour of this conceptual architectural photograph of the famous Brutalist
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
David Drebin - Girl In Hong Kong, Photography 2009, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Original Lazzaro Donati Painting of an Abstracted Woman
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in New York, NY
books of his photographs in the Famous Cities of the World Series on Venice and Florence. He also held a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
David Drebin - Yellow Fever, Photography 2018, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - White Nights, Photography 2013, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Wish I Could Fly, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - The Girl In The Black Dress, Photography 2011, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Two Guys In Green Car, Photography 2002, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - VIP Only, Photography 2018, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Red Angel, Photography 2016, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - New York City Selfie, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Recap, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Psychographer, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Under The Lips, Photography 2009, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Over The Top, Photography 2009, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Mermaid In Paradise I, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - On The Road Again, Photography 2018, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Running The Bridge, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Pink Love, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Watch Out, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Runaway Lover, Photography 2018, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Sleeping Beauty, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Leaning Back, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Running Away, Photography 2007, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Splasher In Paradise, Photography 2018, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Posers, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Smoke And Heels, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Peeping, Photography 2011, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Love Sparkle, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Tear, Photography 2005, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - HT Stairs, Photography 2005, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Lost Angel, Photography 2018, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Lips And Bubbles, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - The Bachelorette, Photography 2003, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Swinging Beauty, Photography 2018, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - How
s It Going To End, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Roman Studies, Photography 2016, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - High Maintenance, Photography 2012, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Heather, Photography 2005, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Pyrotechnic Love, Photography 2014, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Drebin - Hot, Photography 2003, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
David Drebin - Showtime, Photography 2015, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Stamford, CT
” (2016), “Love and Lights” (2017) and “Before They Were Famous” (2019).
This photograph will be printed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Price Upon Request
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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later.
Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide.
What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?
Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.
Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.
Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Benson is Harry Benson. Always in the right place at the right time, Benson has used his camera to give the world a glimpse into events rocking the globe. His black-and-white and color photographs include shots of celebrities, politicians, royalty, political upheavals and social revolutions. In 1989, Benson photographed the student protests in Tiananmen Square and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He was with President Clinton on his historic visit to Kosovo in 1999 and captured New York City in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Benson has also photographed every president since Eisenhower and took numerous images of Queen Elizabeth II. Shop a variety of Harry Benson photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Salgado is Sebastião Salgado. He is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. Salgado has traveled to over 120 countries for his projects, which have appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions throughout the world. Shop a selection of Sebastião Salgado photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Slim is Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach. Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books. Shop a collection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer Watson is Albert Watson. His manipulation of contrast and superior sense of composition distinguish his portraits of celebrities and models. With an emphasis on the formal and sculptural properties of the human body, Watson's images have appeared in numerous American and European fashion magazines and in museum and gallery exhibitions. Shop a diverse assortment of Albert Watson photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The most famous photographer in Brazil is arguably Sebastião Salgado. He is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist who has traveled to over 120 countries for his photographic projects. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including the Eugene Smith Award for Humanitarian Photography, an ICP Infinity Award and a Hasselblad Award. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Sebastião Salgado photographic art.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous motion photographer is Eadweard Muybridge. He was responsible for creating some of the most important and groundbreaking photographic studies of motion. He has been referred to as “the father of the motion picture” for his innovative camera use, groundbreaking artistic expression and detailed scientific study of movement. Muybridge is best known for expanding and experimenting with the camera’s ability to capture and freeze motion, as he developed a set of multiple cameras with synchronized shutters. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Eadweard Muybridge photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Slim Aarons is arguably the best-known photographer of the rich and famous, although many other photographers have also taken photos of celebrities. However, Aarons stands out for having captured the 20th century’s international jet set and creating images that are at once candid and polished. Some notable people he immortalized in his images include Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Princess Grace of Monaco, Jackie Kennedy, Imelda Marcos and Mick Jagger. Find a variety of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous Japanese photographer Araki is Nobuyoshi Araki. He is well-known for his provocative, erotic photographs and prolific production; over 500 books have been devoted to his work. Araki has depicted flowers, food, figurines and bodies with a distinct sensuality that reaches its apex in his close-up shots of female genitalia, pictures of women in traditional Japanese rope bondage and photographs of Tokyo sex clubs. The photographer has had exhibitions at the Tate Modern in London, UK; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, California; and the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria, among other institutions.
On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of Nobuyoshi Araki photography for sale. - 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer with one eye is Albert Watson. He studied graphic design before becoming a photographer and used the principles he learned to highlight the formal and structural properties of the human body. He was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship in 2010. Shop a range of Albert Watson photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025There isn't a single famous wild horse photographer. Rather, wild horses are the favorite subjects of a few accomplished photographers whose work captures the animals' beauty and raises awareness about conserving and protecting their species. Such photographers include Kimerlee Curyl, Roberto Dutesco, Maria Marriott and Sandy Sharkey. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of horse photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous photographer of Palm Springs was Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Palm Beach and other luxurious settings around the globe. Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death. Find a selection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The famous architectural photographer in Los Angeles is Julius Shulman. His photography spread California's mid-century modernism around the world and ushered in a new appreciation for the movement in the 1990s. Some of Shulman's architectural photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright's or Pierre Koenig's remarkable structures, have been published countless times. The clarity of his work demanded that architectural photography had to be considered an independent art form. Each Shulman image unites perception and understanding of the buildings and their place in the landscape. The precise compositions reveal the architectural ideas behind a building's surface and the visions and hopes of an entire age. A sense of humanity is always present in his work, even when the human figure is absent. Many of the buildings photographed by Shulman have since been demolished or repurposed, lending to the importance of his images. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Julius Shulman photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The photographer who is famous for their landscapes of the American West is Ansel Adams. The San Francisco–born photographer is celebrated for his majestic black-and-white photography that brought the deserts, mountains and forests of the American West to the public. His images, beloved for their raw beauty and the magic of their subjects, are known around the world and widely reproduced. Adams’s photographs were first published in 1921. Even these early efforts demonstrate his eye for composition and sensitivity to tonal balance and textural contrast. In the mid-1920s, he began to play with soft focus, as in the dreamy 1927 Lyell Fork Meadows, which appears bathed in a hazy, nostalgic light. The 1948 Sunrise over Sand Dunes in Death Valley exemplifies Adams’s later experiments with stark contrasts in light and geometric framing, transforming the landscape into a near abstraction. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ansel Adams photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025The famous Dutch painter’s works that Kerstens’s photographs resemble is Johannes Vermeer. Since 1995, Dutch photographer Hendrik Kerstens has been photographing his daughter, Paula. A number of the portraits of Paula are clearly reminiscent of Vermeer’s paintings. The austerity of the photographs, their clarity and the characteristic "Dutch" light all combine to create this impression. However, Kerstens was not just imitating the paintings. As the series progressed, he became increasingly interested in the game of creating a conceptual and humorous dialogue between the past and present. The titles give the game away. Napkin looks like a maid's bonnet. In Bag, a plastic grocery bag is shaped to look like a lace hood. In other pictures, no pretense is made to imitate 17th-century clothing, but Paula's face and Kerstens's light turn a thoroughly modern hoodie into a classic and timeless garment. Conceptually, Kerstens's photographs play with the relationship between painting and photography, including with seriality and time. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Hendrik Kerstens art.
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