Ralph Gibson Art
American, b. 1939
Ralph Gibson is an American master photographer best known for literally inventing a new language of photography in the 1970s. Gibson was born in Los Angeles on January 16, 1939. Ralph Gibson builds a narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition. He studied photography while in the US Navy and then at the San Francisco Art Institute. He began his professional career as an assistant to Dorothea Lange and went on to work with Robert Frank on two films. Gibson has maintained a lifelong fascination with books and book-making. Since the appearance in 1970 of the Somnambulist, his work has been steadily impelled towards the printed page. To date, he has produced over 40 monographs. His photographs are included in over 150 museum collections around the world and have appeared in hundreds of exhibitions. Gibson has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Exchange in Berlin, a New York State Council of the Arts Fellowship and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The Rencontres d'Arles festival presented his work in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1989 and 1994. His book Syntax received a mention for the Rencontres d'Arles Book Award in 1983. He was decorated as an Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and appointed Commandeur de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. His awards include the Leica Medal of Excellence Award, “150 Years of Photography” Award from the Photographic Society of Japan, a Grande Médaille de la Ville d'Arles and the Lucie Award for lifetime achievement. Gibson also received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the University of Maryland and a second honorary doctorate from the Ohio Wesleyan University. He has worked exclusively with Leica for almost 50 years. Gibson currently lives in New York and travels frequently to Europe and Brazil.
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Black and White Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage gelatin silver photographic print by American photographer Ralph Gibson (1939-)
Untitled, the photograph depicts an antique stone female statue from the back showing the to...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Paper
Ralph Gibson 'Artifacts'
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ralph Gibson (American born 1939)
Title: 'Artifacts'
Full portfolio containing 10 photographs on fibre based silver gelatin photographic paper and clamshell box
Each piece signed ...
Category
20th Century American Ralph Gibson Art
Red Poppy Field, Bourgogne
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a chromogenic print by Ralph Gibson.
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Red Poppy Field, Bourgogne
1992
Signed, l.r.; Also datel, l.l.
Chromogenic print (Edi...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Cards)
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a photograph of a stack of playing cards by Ralph Gibson.
This image, produced as a chromogenic print, is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
C Print
Untitled ~ Nude Showing Hand
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, dated, and editioned on the back of the print.
Category
20th Century Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Santa Claus, St. Martin
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
Ralph Gibson
Santa Claus, St. Martin
1992
Signed, l.r.; Also dated, l.l.
Chromogenic print (Edition of 50)
17 x 11.25 inches (43.2 x 28.6 cm), image
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 c...
Category
1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
C Print
Ralph Gibson Nude
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfectly intimate.
The infinite subtlety of the female form.
Collector’s edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies, each signed by the artist.
A decade after his first Taschen book, Deus ex machina, master photographer Ralph Gibson returns with an exquisite collection of nudes, combining the best of his recent work with an in-depth interview by Eric Fischl. Strikingly graphic, meticulously composed, and loaded with subtle provocations, Gibson’s mysterious, dreamlike images pay homage to greats such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while continually pursuing new frontiers.
"A photographer once said that beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. At least, art history indicates this to be so; the Willendorf Venus is said to date from 25,000 BC. I love photographing women...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Other
Man, Stick White Stripe - Black and White Photograph, Graphic, Minimal
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Dallas, TX
Man, Stick White Stripe by Ralph Gibson is a black and white photograph of a man holding a white stick, parallel to a painted white stripe on the pavement, creating a graphic image. ...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bahia
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil, verso
22 x 17 inches, sheet
16.75 x 11 inches, image
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Photograph Pharaonic Light by Ralph Gibson
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage black and white gelatin silver black and white print by American photographer Gibson Ralph (born 1939, Los Angeles, CA),
An iconic photo from Gibson's 1991 series Pharaonic...
Category
1990s American Modern Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Paper
Seen While Dining, Photograph Portfolio of 8 Images by Ralph Gibson
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ralph Gibson, American (
Portfolio Title: Seen While Dining
Year: 1986 - 2001
Medium: Eight Color Photographs, each signed and dated in ink
Image Size: 18 x 12 inches
Paper...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Chromogenic Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage chromogenic (C-type) photographic print by American photographer Ralph Gibson (1939-)
Untitled, the photograph depicts a wooden easel against a background of a pink wall. P...
Category
1990s American Modern Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Paper
Ralph Gibson - Nude Woman Portrait - Signed Photograph
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Ralph Gibson
Nude Woman Portrait
Signed and Dated 2013
Dimensions: 19" x 13"
Ralph Gibson was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1939. Today he lives and works in New York. He se...
Category
2010s Ralph Gibson Art
Man, Stick White Stripe
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 15/25
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 in.
Signed and dated in pencil on print verso by Ralph Gibson
Category
1970s Post-Modern Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two Nudes
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
c. 1970s/2003
Signed and dated, recto
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50)
30 x 40 inches
Category
1970s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sardinia
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
captured in the 1970s, printed in 2003
Signed and dated, recto
Gelatin silver print (Edition 1 of 50)
30 x 40 inches
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (from the series "Chiaroscuro")
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white photograph by Ralph Gibson.
Untitled (from the series “Chiaroscuro”)
c. 1971-2000
Signed and dated, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches, sheet
Co...
Category
1970s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Yellow Flower, St. Barts
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a photograph of a yellow flower in a Vase taken by Ralph Gibson in 1991.
This photograph, produced as a chromogenic print in an edition of 50 is being offered by CLAMP, in N...
Category
1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
C Print
Boy with Baguettes, Les Saintes
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
Boy with Baguettes, Les Saintes
1992
Signed l.r.; Also dated, l.l.
Chromogenic print (Edition of 50)
16.75 x 11.5 inches (42.5 x 29.2 cm), image
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm), s...
Category
1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
C Print
Priest from Quadrant
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed by artist
Category
Late 20th Century Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lips
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed by artist
Category
Late 20th Century Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
White Nude
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed by artist
Category
Late 20th Century Ralph Gibson Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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Find a wide variety of authentic Ralph Gibson art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ralph Gibson in silver gelatin print, archival pigment print, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Ralph Gibson art, so small editions measuring 13 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Nick Turner, Jim French, and Bill Jacobson. Ralph Gibson art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,750 and tops out at $9,000, while the average work can sell for $3,500.