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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
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
People walking alongside puddle at Woodstock in Bethel NY - 1969 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
People walking alongside puddle at Woodstock in Bethel NY 1969 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s po...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Peter Orlovsky, Herbert Huncke Beatnik Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Orlovsky and Herbert Huncke - March 7 1960 Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Brunch At Brennans - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition P...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

'Soft Helmets' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
Located in London, GB
'Soft Helmets' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print Pattie Boyd and Celia Hammond modelling feathered capsule hats, John French (1907-66), London, 1960s © Victoria and Albert M...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana
Located in Surfside, FL
Youth at mets Game waiting for Autograph on August 20th, 1970 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s pos...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dining In The Bahamas (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Dining In The Bahamas (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A waiter carrying a tray of food walks past a woman walking away from a swimming pool which is ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Digging For Clams - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Digging For Clams Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960. Slim Aarons archival pigment print Printed Later...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Walking Up Cortina D'Ampezzo - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Walking Up Cortina D'Ampezzo Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later 2024 Slim Aarons ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Lawrence Lipton Photo Beatnik Beat Writer
Located in Surfside, FL
Lawrence Lipton May 17 1965 photographer Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-B...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 30x40 Pop Art by Destro Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "Miami Vice" soundtrack cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

50x40 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Archival Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cortina d'Ampezzo
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Cortina d'Ampezzo - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Skiers at Cortina D’Ampezzo in Italy, 1962 (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the tr...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 40x60 Pop Art Photography Cassette Tape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of Guns N' Roses iconic "Appetite for Destruction" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Dest...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Top Up?, Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Top Up? 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: 1958: Swimsuited revellers enjoy a glass of wine out...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul Georges poses with self portrait with wife - January 6th 1967 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Paul Georges with Painting Jan 6, 1967 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-ye...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Guggenheim Museum Architecture Photo Alloway
Located in Surfside, FL
Lawrence Alloway Museum Director Jan 28 1964 Photographer - Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art moveme...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Edward Steichen, MoMA Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Edward Steichen, John Durniak, Monroe Wheeler and Edward D. Museum of modern art on Feb 10, 1962 Photographer Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Lounging In Verbier' (Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. This photograph epitomises the Travel, Lifestyle and Glamou...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

64x48 " Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Elvis Presley. Archival photographic paper Framing options available
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

40x50 "Apollo 8 Earth Rise" Space Photography NASA Archival Print Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival photographic luster paper. Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul Georges with Painting Jan 6, 1967 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, i...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

40x60 Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography Pop Art by Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "All eyez on me" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Magnum Press Photo Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Marilyn Monroe Vintage press photo. Photographer Eve Arnold for Magnum Photos. 1962 printed later. (I believe in the early 80's) Eve Arnold, OBE, Hon. FRPS 1912 – 2012 was an Ameri...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Jasper Johns Exhibit Photo Whitney Mus
Located in Surfside, FL
Mercedes and Herbert Matter at Jasper Johns Exhibition nov 21 1978 Whitney Museum photographer Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generatio...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

30x50 Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography Pop Art Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "All eyez on me" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

R2D2 30x40 First Release , Star Wars, Photography Pop Art, Movie, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R2D2 from the original Kenner release of the Star Wars toys in May of 1977 This is pre release is the first release in the much anticipated series "The Toys" "They encapsulate an era...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Dapper Lord Snowdon Photo Suit & Tie
Located in Surfside, FL
Lord Snowdon Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agi...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Magnum Press Photograph Arthur Miller with Saul Steinberg Mask Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Magnum press photo. Shot in the 60's by Inge Morath, printed in the 80's. Arthur Miller peers out from Saul Steinberg mask. (with Marilyn Monroe hiding? ) Inge Morath was an...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

60x40 "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. *This print can be hung vertical or horizontal ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nobuyoshi Araki - GEISHA Limited ed. Skate Set Japanese Photography Modern Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Nobuyoshi Araki - GEISHA Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: 125 Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint conditions and never displa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Wood, Digital Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Wallscape, Jerusalem Architectural Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerusalem Architecture Photo This is for one Photograph from the portfolio entitled "Jerusalem: City of Mankind," The mounting is 14 X 17 inches. the actual photo measurement is betw...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

28x40 Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsinged
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "All eyez on me" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'The Carlton Hotel Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
The Carlton Hotel in Cannes 1955 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: A Cadillac with Florida plates p...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Hotel Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Hotel Eden-Roc 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: Guests by the pool at the...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Darryl Zanuck In Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Darryl Zanuck In Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: 1957: Darryl Francis Zanuck (1902 - ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cannes Cannes Girls' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Harriet De Rosiere in Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Stormtrooper 24x30 Star Wars, 70's toys, Photography Art Pop Toys Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a pop art photo print of the original Stormtrooper toy from Kenner. "The Toys" by LA based Pop Artists DESTRO. This is the first release in the much anticipated series "The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Ink, Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Harriet De Rosiere in Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Harriet De Rosiere in Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

40x60 Pillars of Creation James Webb Telescope Space Photography NASA Fine Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Printed on archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. The WEBB imagery is of the most important imagery every taken. The finest museum quality...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Vintage Color Photograph Kadishman Sculpture Jerusalem Museum Marc Riboud Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a vintage Marc Riboud photo of a Menashe Kadishman sculpture in the Billy Rose sculpture garden at the Israel Museum. Hand signed and editioned. This is for one Photograph f...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Harriet De Rosiere At Mougins' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins 1957 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Guests at the entrance to the Carlton' Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Guests a...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 40x60 Pop Art by Destro Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "Miami Vice" soundtrack cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jerusalem Western Wall Night Time Photo 1973
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerusalem Wailing Wall Photo with couple at night. This is for one Photograph from the portfolio entitled "Jerusalem: City of Mankind," The mounting is 14 X 17 inches. the actual ph...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

60x45 Rocket Firing Boba Fett Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Jedi Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a pop art print of the original Rocket Firing Boba Fett toy from Kenner "The Toys" by LA based Pop Artists DESTRO. These iconic figures have become more then just iconic col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Ink, Color, Archival Pigment

R2D2 40x28 Star Wars, Empire, Jedi, Pop Art Photography Photograph Movie Toy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R2D2 from the original Kenner release of the Star Wars toys in May of 1977 This is pre release is the first release in the much anticipated series "The Toys" These iconic figures hav...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Aventure d'une libertine I. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine I, Paris, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP. Unframed The Secret Album Series This series is born from a personal experience. The mode...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

JR MIGRANTS, 28 MILLIMÈTRES: WOMEN ARE HEROES. Street Art Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
28 MILLIMÈTRES: WOMEN ARE HEROES. ACTION IN KIBERA SLUM, "INTO THE WILD", KENYA (2009) Date of creation: 2019 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: 500 Size: 80 x 20 ...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Wood, Maple, Digital Pigment

Aventure d'une libertine III. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine III, Paris, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP. Unframed The Secret Album Series This series is born from a personal experience. The mo...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons - Lounging In Verbier Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. This photograph epitomises the Travel, Lifestyle and Glamou...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Milton Greene, Marlene Dietrich, original vintage photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Milton Greene Marlene Dietrich Original vintage photograph on photographic paper, taken from the original negative Photo taken in NY in 1952, Printed in 1979 as dated on the verso Ha...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x45 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Color Photograph Nun, Mount Olives, Jerusalem Museum Ted Spiegel Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a vintage Ted Spiegel photo of a Benedictine Nun, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. Hand signed and editioned A/P. This is for one Photograph from the portfolio entitled "Jerusal...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Aventure d'une libertine II. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine II, Paris, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP. Unframed The Secret Album Series This series is born from a personal experience. The mod...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Modern photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Westenberg, Slim Aarons, Howard Schatz, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Archival Pigment Print, and 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 Modern photography, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $44 and tops out at $75,000, while the average work sells for $2,150.

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