Modern 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
Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1952: Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) in Venice during a break from filming 'Othello' which he directed and starred in.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications ph...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams 'Billie Holliday'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Billie Holiday
1948 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
30 x 40 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Billie Holiday on-stage...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Il Canille, Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Il Canille, Capri, 1980 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terr...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Palermo, Market' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Palermo, Market, August 1975, Printed Later
Lambda C-print
Estate Edition of 150
A street market in Palermo, Sicily, August 1975.
Estate stamped and hand numbered editi...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Jackie O. at the airport, Paris, France
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Skiing Holiday by Slim Aarons (Portrait Photography, Landscape Photography)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category
20th Century Modern Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital
2 Black & White Photos of Arab Children, 1970s, by Ruth Harris
Located in Larchmont, NY
Ruth Harris
Arab Children, c. 1979
Two black and white photographic prints
Mat: 14 x 11 in. (each)
Photograph: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (each)
Signed Ruth Harris
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski
1963 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963.
Estate stamped ...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Gwendolyn Brooks, Chicago Poet (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Gwendolyn Brooks, Chicago Poet
1965
Chromogenic print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
1960: Poet Gwendolyn Brook...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
"Twisted Words" Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Twisted Words" Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Not framed. Ships in a tube
Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish
Comes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple' : Mid-century Modern Photography : Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lake Tahoe Couple
1959
C print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tah...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Liza Minelli with husband
By Adam Scull
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club
Located in New York, NY
Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club
Archival pigment print
14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered
edition of 15
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Idyll'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Palm Beach Idyll
1955
C-print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A couple sunbath by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 19...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Klaus Nomi
Located in New York, NY
Klaus Nomi, 1979
Archival pigment print
image size: 14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for his f...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Speedboat Landing
1973 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print (C Print)
Estate edition of 150
August 1973: A motor boat arrives at a jetty in Porto Ercole, Italy.
Es...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Jack Mitchell Reclining Male Nude Study #2, 1970s
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell vintage mid-20th Century study of a reclining nude male. Photo taken approximately 1970. Highly collectible original vintage gelatin silver print, stamped on back by th...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Martin Luther King Motorcade
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Martin Luther King Motorcade, 1964
Silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition
with certificate of authenticity
...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Caroline (LED)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Caroline (LED)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo
*** Not framed - ships in a tube
Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Royals On Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Royals on Capri
1989
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Sforza Marescotto dei Principi Ruspoli and his wife...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Photograph Triptych - "Naissance " - Cyrille Druart
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Triptych photography by Cyrille Druart.
Edition: III/V
Dimensions:
Each picture 150 x 100 cm
Triptych (without space): 300cm wide
Cyr...
Category
2010s Modern Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Royal Waltz (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Royal Waltz
1955 (printed later)
Fiber print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
circa 19...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter
Located in New York, NY
Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter 1988
Archival pigment print
36 x 36 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, know...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sex Flower - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Sex Flower
A pink hibiscus flower photographed following rain.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller ...
Category
2010s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Horse 1- Signed limited art print, Animal, brown photo, Contemporary
By Peter Ridge
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Horse 1 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
Horse photographed on location using studio lighting.
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based pap...
Category
2010s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Ted Williams 'Dr. Martin Luther King'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Dr. Martin Luther King, 1964
Silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition
with certificate of authenticity
Dr. Martin Luther King makes a sp...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
President Richard Nixon
Located in New York, NY
President Richard Nixon, 1990
Archival pigment print
24 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered
edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known pr...
Category
1990s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ted Williams 'Louis Armstrong'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Louis Armstrong
1962 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
20 x 24 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Louis Armstrong on-sta...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Cotton Bay' Mid-century Modern Photography : Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Cotton Bay
1982
C print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
The Campbells' pool at Cotton Bay, on Eleuthera ...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Mohammed Ali
Located in New York, NY
Mohammed Ali
Archival pigment print
48 x 38 inches
Signed and numbered
edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for hi...
Category
1990s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Annette Funicello with the Boys
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Annette Funicello with the Boys c. 1960's
C print
20 x 16 inches
Edition of 50
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster)
estate signed and numbered in...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ted Williams 'Duke Ellington'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Duke Ellington
1960 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Duke Ellington on stage...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Man with Surfboard
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Man with Surfboard
c. 1950's
C print
38 x 30 inches
Estate signed edition of 45
Caption: Young man holding surfboard on beach
Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more t...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Mustique Hammock' (Slim Aarons Estate)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
March 1973: Linda Ashland relaxes in a beach hammock on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity f...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Tom Kelley : Stella Stevens Suntan
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Ann St. Marie c. 1950's
C print
22 x 38 inches
Edition of 45
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster)
estate signed and numbered in the border
Captio...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Leisure In Antibesr'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Leisure In Antibes
1964 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tow...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
New York City by Night, circa 1950, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph with framing. New York City by night, circa 1950.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography framed.
Press Photography....
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Queen, Men As Women 1984
Located in London, GB
From the “I Want To Break Free” video, Queen. Men as women, 1984.
Photo by Globe Archives
Paper size 24 x 24" / 61 x 61cm
Unframed
Archival Pigment Print
Certificate of authenticit...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Portofino Villa'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Portofino Villa
1977 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Guests by the pool at Klaus Pudel's villa, the Casa Montefino, overlooking Portofino harbour, Po...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Sunbathing On Capri 1980 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing On Capri
1980
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy, in Augus...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Capucine
1957
Fiber print
30 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly f...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Ann St. Marie
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Ann St. Marie c. 1950's
C print
16 x 20 inches
Edition of 45
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster)
estate signed and numbered in the border
Captio...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing In Burgenstock'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Coral Beach, Bermuda, 1977.
C print
estate edition of 150
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Lilian Ha...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Brigitte Bardot profile, black and white
Located in Cologne, DE
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, born 28 September 1934, often referred to by her initials B.B. is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portra...
Category
20th Century Modern Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sun Worship (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Sun Worship
1958
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac colour...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Algarve Hotel Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Algarve Hotel Pool
1970
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Printed Later
Guests in the pool at the Algarve Hotel, the Algarve, Portugal, July 1970. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Eye Of The Beholder' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Eye Of The Beholder
1974 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
A man contemplates the sunbathers by a swi...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Marina Piccola 1954 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marina Piccola
1954
Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, 1954.
By Slim Aarons
40x30” / 76x101 cm - paper size
C-Type Print
unframed
Estate Stamped Edition
E...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Catherine Wilke 1980 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke
1980
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy.
By Slim Aar...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
"Easy on the Eye" Photography 30" x 45" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Easy on the Eye" Photography 30" x 45" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Not framed. Ships in a tube
Comes with COA
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 24" x 36" inch
Edition of 7: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Carmen Meyrink-Veiga'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Carmen Meyrink-Veiga, 1986
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Carmen Meyrink-Veiga amid her Brazilian...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Minneapolis Three, MN, 2016
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kaufmann Desert House Midnight Modern Series Mid Century Contemporary Photograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern Architecture, Mid Century Home, Palm Tree & Pool Design.
Mid Century Modern Architecture Design. Tom Blachford. Moonlight Classic Design home in Palm Springs California.
Thi...
Category
2010s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Cotton
Dark Wave I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Dark Wave I
A single wave at night.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer ...
Category
2010s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
20's Backdrop, Mark Bohan with Models in Dior, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mark Bohan with Models, 1961 -- According to Dior this image shows "Marc Bohan with models from his first collection (Spring-Summer 1961), which was a great success. The prettiness and freshness of his Dior clothes gave an alternative to clients who wanted to be fashionable and look feminine, yet feel safe. Bohan's designs only implied and flattered the body; they never dared to expose or reveal." Image size is 40" x 40" (for 44" x 44" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
Fashion photography of Mark Bohan with four models. They stand in front of a 1920's backdrop of a man fixing a model's outfit. There is a model in a purple floral dress...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Lounging In Verbier'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Lounging In Verbier
1964 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slope...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Norina Pisciotto'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Paola Mussetti, 1982
C print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Norina Pisciotto poses at the v...
Category
1980s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Adriatic Riviera'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Adriatic Riviera
1956
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Two children playing on...
Category
1950s Modern Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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.