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Modern Color Photography

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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
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed

40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned

40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 60x40 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition
"BUTTERFLY HEART" 60x40 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 60x40 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment pop art print of butterflies creating a heart shape created by DESTRO DESTRO is an LA based pop artist. and image creator. Printed on archival exhibition paper.

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

40x60 Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography  Pop Art by Destro
40x60 Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography  Pop Art by Destro

40x60 Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography Pop Art by Destro

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 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Sunbathin...

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

30x40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Pop Art Print
30x40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Pop Art Print

30x40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Pop Art Print

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of a BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Desert Landscapes in Southern California Hills
Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Desert Landscapes in Southern California Hills

Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Desert Landscapes in Southern California Hills

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Desert Landscapes in Southern California Hills 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Digital C-Type print. Edition of 150. Printed Later....

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy
Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy

Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. We...

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Fern Forest II - Fern Forest Landscape Woodland Photography

Fern Forest II - Fern Forest Landscape Woodland Photography

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

'Fern Forest II' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest II' is the second prin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Fern Forest III Archival Inkjet Print, American Modern, 21st Century

Fern Forest III Archival Inkjet Print, American Modern, 21st Century

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

'Fern Forest III' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest III' is the second pr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Color, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink

30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned
30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned

30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of a NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait
Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait

Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait

By Leo Matiz

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...

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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Speedboat Landing A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1973. Gorgeous print ...

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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. A...

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion
Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion

Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion 1972 c print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 wi...

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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

AC DC BACK IN BLACK 30x50 Photography Photograph Cassette Tape Unsigned Print
AC DC BACK IN BLACK 30x50 Photography Photograph Cassette Tape Unsigned Print

AC DC BACK IN BLACK 30x50 Photography Photograph Cassette Tape Unsigned Print

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of an AC/DC - Back In Black cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro "They encapsulate an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Zermatt Skiing, 1968
Zermatt Skiing, 1968

Zermatt Skiing, 1968

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Slim Aarons Zermatt Skiing 1968 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...

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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Black Hand. Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition
Black Hand. Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition

Black Hand. Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition

By Lèa Bon

Located in Miami Beach, FL

From space, error is projected onto the focal point, error for man. From within, we modify the language of the elements to compose a reuse of the ordinary and bring it into play in a...

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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print
60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print

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. Edition of 150. *This print can be hung vertic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

50x40 Pillars of Creation James Webb Telescope Space Photography  NASA Photo Art
50x40 Pillars of Creation James Webb Telescope Space Photography  NASA Photo Art

50x40 Pillars of Creation James Webb Telescope Space Photography NASA Photo Art

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The WEBB imagery is of the most important imagery every taken. The finest museum quality WEBB images available. Printed on archival paper using archival inks. 50x40 Edition of 150 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Fan Mail, 1950 - Marilyn Monroe Silk Lace Gown The Asphalt Jungle Fan Mail
Fan Mail, 1950 - Marilyn Monroe Silk Lace Gown The Asphalt Jungle Fan Mail

Fan Mail, 1950 - Marilyn Monroe Silk Lace Gown The Asphalt Jungle Fan Mail

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Fan Mail, 1950 - Marilyn Monroe Silk Lace Gown The Asphalt Jungle Fan Mail by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Pleas...

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Case Study House 22, Playboy, 1960

Case Study House 22, Playboy, 1960

By Julius Shulman

Located in New York, NY

Julius Shulman Case Study House #22. Playboy 1960 C print Paper size: 20.5″ x 41.5″ (52.07 cm. x 104.14 cm.) Print size: 19″ x 40″ (48.26 cm. x 101.6 cm.) Shulman's studio stamp and...

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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Women Working at Italtel -New Technologies - 1970s

Women Working at Italtel -New Technologies - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Women Working Italtel -New Technologies in the 1970s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s in Italy Good conditions an aged.

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Skiing Waiters, 1955
Skiing Waiters, 1955

Skiing Waiters, 1955

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carring a wine in an ice bucket and the third carrying a menu, Stowe, Ve...

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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

36x48 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro Unsigned
36x48 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro Unsigned

36x48 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette 30x50 Pop Fine Art Unsigned Photography Photo
Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette 30x50 Pop Fine Art Unsigned Photography Photo

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette 30x50 Pop Fine Art Unsigned Photography Photo

By Destro

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 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller Silver Gelatin print Edition 40/75 Signed and numbered on recto by the artist Printed later On Wednesday, May 23, 1962, Marilyn Monroe stepped onto the set of Something’s Got to Give to film what would become one of the most iconic and talked-about moments of her career: the now-legendary nude swimming pool scene. This extraordinary day—captured in a series of rare photographs by renowned photographer Lawrence Schiller—has since become a cornerstone of Hollywood history. Key moments that make this session truly historic: A Bold Cinematic First: Monroe spent nearly four hours in the pool on the 20th Century Fox lot, filming a sequence in which her character, Ellen Arden, appears to swim nude...

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art

By Destro

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 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'

Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Backgammon By The Pool, 1975 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Women playing backgammon while sunbathing at the Habitation Leclerc pool in Haiti, January 1975. Estate ...

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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Los Leones, St Barts - Saint Barthelemy Architecture Al Fresco Dining Views
Los Leones, St Barts - Saint Barthelemy Architecture Al Fresco Dining Views

Los Leones, St Barts - Saint Barthelemy Architecture Al Fresco Dining Views

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Los Leones, St Barts - Saint Barthelemy Architecture Al Fresco Dining Views by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Lo...

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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

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Find a wide variety of authentic Modern color 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 color 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, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Mark Shaw, Toni Frissell, and Alain Le Garsmeur. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival 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 color photography, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for color 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 $36 and tops out at $185,000, while the average work sells for $2,500.