Modern Figurative Photography
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
The Old Days Photo - Woman at the Beach - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Woman at the Beach is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roya...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Animals - Vintage photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Animals is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families,...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Animals - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Animals is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families,...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Natalina Ginzburg - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Natalina Ginzburg is a vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elio Vittorini - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Elio Vittorini is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dacia Maraini's Thearte - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Dacia Maraini's Thearte is a vintage photo, realized in 1973.
The artwork is a well-balanced compostion.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Burt Lancaster - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mao Zedong - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mao Zedong is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Lilia Silvi - Vintage photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Lilia Silvi is a vintage photo, realized in the 1950s.
The artwork is a well-balanced compostion.
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo - Vintage photo - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo is a vintage photo, realized in 1948.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Antonio Gramsci's Tomb - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Antonio Gramsci's Tomb - Historical Photo is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Portrait by Palmer Descamps Studio - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait is a vintage photo, realized in the 19th Century by the belgian studio Palmer Descamps.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - The Port of Palermo - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - The Port of Palermo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roy...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ernest Hemingway's Photograph - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ernest Hemingway's Photograph is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Faye Dunaway Reclining The Morning After, 1977 Hand Signed
Located in London, GB
Faye Dunaway Reclining The Morning After, 1977 (Framed)
Signed Edition Print by Terry O'Neill
Mint condition C print hand numbered 11 / 50
and hand signed by photographer
Frame...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Faye Dunaway The Morning After, 1977 Co-Signed Edition Print by Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
Faye Dunaway The Morning After, 1977
Co-Signed Edition Print by Terry O'Neill and Faye Dunaway
Mint condition C print hand numbered 37 / 50
and hand signed by both photographer ...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Historical Photo - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced compostion.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dacia Maraini - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Dacia Maraini is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced compostion.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fred Bongusto and Maurizio Costanzo - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fred Bongusto and Maurizio Costanzo - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Martine Brochard - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Martine Brochard is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Culture and Art in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Culture and Art in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in It...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Life in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Life in Italy in the 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in t...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Iva Zanicchi - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's cocktail party ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Culture and Lifestyle in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Culture and Lifestyle in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic event...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Life in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Life in Italy in the 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in t...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bruno Lazuli Singing - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Bruno Lauzi Singing- Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art of Italy wi...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Audrey Hepburn In Rome Limited Norman Parkinson Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress
from the Spring/Summer 1955 collection.
Photographed at ‘La Vigna’, Hepburn’s v...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Culture and Lifestyle in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Culture and Lifestyle in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic event...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
La Concha Beach Club (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
La Concha Beach Club, 1975
Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Adele Collins for Vogue Limited Norman Parkinson Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Adele Collins, British Vogue
1959
by Norman Parkinson
Archival pigment Print, stamped and authenticated by the Norman Parkinson Archive.
Parkinson’s homage to a painting by Dutch a...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ringo Starr -- Photo- 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Ringo Starr is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marylin Monroe Black and White Photograph Female Iconic Pop Americana Signed
By George Zimbel
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Marilyn Monroe NYC 1954 Seven Year Itch" is a photograph printed in 1990 from the 1954 original negative. It is signed by the artist George Zimbel ...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Louis Armstrong and his Wife - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Louis Armstrong is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brooklyn One, NY, 2009
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps.
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Villa Del Balbianello
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Villa Del Balbianello
Italian mountain climber and explorer Guido Monzino (1928-1988) and four people relaxing on th...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'Dimitris Kritsas'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Dimitris Kritsas with Models at Sounio
1968
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mick Jagger- Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mick Jagger is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Krone, Lech'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Hotel Krone, Lech
1964 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Traffic passing by th...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
By Press Agency Keystone View Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Company. New York City skyscrapers, July 7th, 1931.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photog...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Old Days - Interior Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Interior Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including histor...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons Pantz Pool 1985 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pantz Pool' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz' Marbella home, September 1985...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Figurative photograph nude fine art print, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sandrine ‘ who was captured on film in...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
The Old Days Photo - Cow in the Maremma (Tuscany) - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Cow in the Maremma (Tuscany) is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Herds in Grosseto (Maremma, Tuscany)- Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Herds is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Beatles- Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Beatles is an early photograph realized in the beginning of 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Girl and Child - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Girl and Child is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal famil...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Charles Aznavour and Milva - Photo- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Charles Aznavour and Milva is a photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Charles Aznavour - Photo- 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charles Aznavour is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Lake - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Lake is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and po...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Leonard Bernstein with President Francesco Cossiga- Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein with President Francesco Cossiga is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Modern figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Modern figurative 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 figurative 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 Slim Aarons, Mark Shaw, Alain Le Garsmeur, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Digital Print, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern figurative photography, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $115,000, while the average work sells for $1,800.
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