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Modern Color 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
Color:  Blue
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Poolside Chez Holder 1970
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Poolside Chez Holder Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chromogenic print paper size 1...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool 1985
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chromogenic print paper size 10 x 12" inches / 25 x 30 cm unframed printed later edition size 150 only certificate of authenticity supplied numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency. swimming pool fashion...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Joan Jett - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Jett - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Joan Jett, I Love Rock’n’Roll album cover photograph, 1981. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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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. Photo by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed L...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

The City of Hong Kong, 1980, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Photo print on Alu-Dibond
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Rudolph His photographs are reminiscent of the jet-set photographer Slim Aarons. Walter Rudolph discovered the world as a photographer on the idea, travel...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Blue Blondie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Blue Blondie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Debbie Harry photographed in New York City in 1978. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Yachting Trip - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim A...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Palm Beach Street (Slim Aarons Estate)
Located in New York, NY
Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. C print 12 x 10 inches Framed Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticit...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. Pho...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Red Fish Destruction. Quadriptych. Limited edition color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Red Fish Deconstruction Quadriptych (1-2-3-4) Price for individual prints $3000US. Overall size: 54 in. H x 80 in. W Individual image size: 27 in. H x 40 in. W Edition: 2/10 + 1AP The marine life became unexpected artistic research, at the point where the sea tickles the sky, under the silver line of the horizon, a sound is born that knows the eternal but that man does not perceive. Little notes of mystery that only a fisherman, hunter of infinities, succeeds in bridling in his net of wonder. Luca Artioli, an artist, poet, and photographer recognized in Europe and around the world, has worked for years in the most vital artistic circles of world culture, such as La Scala Opera House in Milan, The Wolfsonian Museum in Miami during Art Basel, Hermès in Paris...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Porto Rotondo' 1990 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Porto Rotondo' 1990 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printe...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Color

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 Slim Aarons Esta...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Eva Maria Lopez'
Located in New York, NY
Eva Maria Lopez 1989 C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Eva Maria Lopez takes...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Blue Moon, East Hampton, NY, 2017
Located in Hudson, NY
We are excited to announce the grand opening of “Indian Summer” at La Plage in Sag Harbor. This exhibition will include Fine Art + Photography from the Robin Rice Gallery including R...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Cavallo Coast 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...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda, C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. Photo by Slim Aarons Paper size 20 x 30 inches / 51 x 76 cm Slim Aarons...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Street People Bowery - New York City's "Skid Row - Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
For decades the Bowery as the home of a huge vagrant population in New York City. This 1970 portrait captures a derelict with piercing blue eyes that echos his blue state of mind a...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool 1985
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. Sli...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

High Blue Flyer, New York, NY 2007
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones. With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice Gallery...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'At The Von Pantzs'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs 1967 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. Bathers by th...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Line of moored tourist boats on lake Bled, Slovenia
Located in London, GB
Line of moored tourist boats on lake Bled, Slovenia By Marco Bottigelli C print Oversize 20 x 30" inches / 50 x 76 cm Unframed Framing & Different Sizes...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

No. 266
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This print features the playful relationship between natural forms and botanicals. In this image Erin uses the natural composition of the pink flowers, and her own collage work, to c...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Paper

Florida Palms (1978) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Florida Palms (1978) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A view of palm trees at a beach resort in Boca Raton, Florida, April 1978. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x40'' inches / 101 x 101 cm Printed Later Limited Estate Stamped NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 12 x 12'' 16 x 16'' 20 x 20'' 30 x 30'' 40 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Slim Aarons (American, October 29, 1916–May 29, 2006) was a photographer well-known for his portraits of the rich and famous. Born George Allen Aarons, he spent his youth in New Hampshire and New York before joining the army during World War II, where his photography career began. Working throughout his career with magazines like Life, Holiday, and Town & Country gave Aarons the chance to document the jet-set lifestyle of Hollywood stars, American and European socialites, and other celebrated figures. His approach was simple; using no make-up artists or artificial lights, he let the natural opulence of his subjects and their surroundings illuminate his lens. Typical scenes from Aaron’s photography take place in the sun, and in front of a pool surrounded by bathing beauties. The Slim Aarons Prints...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Joan Jett - limited edition Mick Rock Estate print
Located in London, GB
Joan Jett - signed limited edition print Joan Jett, I Love Rock'n'Roll album cover photograph, 1981. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Painted Ladies Victorian and Edwardian houses of San Francisco, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
The Painted Ladies of Alamo Square are an icon of San Francisco. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures them in a quintessential beautiful way. The images is a contrast between ...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons : Surfing Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. Their father introduced the sport to the club in the 1930's. Esta...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

No. 267
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This print features the playful relationship between natural forms and botanicals. In this image Erin uses the natural composition of the pink flowers, and her own collage work, to c...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool, 1978 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. Carmen Alv...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Frida with Idol
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 22/30 Carbon pigment print Paper size: 17 1/2 x 22 in., Image size: 11 x 15 3/4 in. Titled, dated, numbered, and signed by Nickolas Muray's Estate Nickolas Muray Photo Archives "Muray and Kahlo were at the height of their on-again, off-again, ten-year relationship when these pictures were taken. Their affair had started in 1931, after Muray was divorced from his second wife, and shortly after Kahlo’s marriage to Mexican muralist...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Carbon Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer 1981
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons, Cortina D'Ampezzo (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Skiers walking up Cortina D'Ampezzo in Italy, 1962. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) work...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Sailing in the Bahamas 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...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Lambda, Color, Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons, Pool At Las Brisas
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool At Las Brisas, 1972 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Guests in the pool at th...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach in San Diego, Cal...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Sea Drive'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Sea Drive, 1967 Estate edition of 150 Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Segrist and their family for a drive in an 'Amphicar' acro...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Acapulco Holiday'
Located in New York, NY
Acapulco Holiday 1966 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Deckchairs lined up beside a swimming pool in Acapulco, February 1966. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Pool On Amalfi Coast (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool On Amalfi Coast (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1984 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 40 x 30 in...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Print...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Underwater Drink (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of a...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool 1985
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. Sli...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Walking Up Cortina D'Ampezzo 1962 - 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. Photo by Slim Aarons Chromogenic print Paper size 40 x 40" inc...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Cannes Watersports 1958 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utili...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilising the o...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco, 1978. Fashionable...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Kennedy, Ravello Trip, Gianni & Marella Agnelli on Their Yacht
Located in New York, NY
Gianni and Marella Agnelli on Their Boat with Pat Suzuki and Clint Hill, Ravello, 1962 -- From Mark Shaw's personal collection of snapshots from a 'dolce vita' trip with Jackie Kenne...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Cannes Watersports - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utili...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

No. 108
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This print features the playful relationship between natural forms and botanicals. In this image Erin uses the natural composition of the lavender, purple and orange Iris, and her ow...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco, 1978. Fashionable...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Underwater Study 2826
Located in Lawrence, NY
#5 of 8 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical professor to follow his passion for photography. Schatz first established a following in t...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Snowmass Village' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Snowmass Village' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Two women stand in the foreground of a snowy landscape with a helicopter on the slopes of Snowmass Village, in Pitk...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilising the o...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Yachting Trip 1967 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim A...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Neo-Classical Pool 1985
Located in London, GB
Neo-Classical Pool Mrs T. Dennie Boardman and her children Samuel Jay and Sarah climbing the steps from the pool at the home of Boardman’s parents in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. Pap...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Sea Drive'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Sea Drive, 1967 40 x 60 inches Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. Film ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Rod Stewart by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Rod Stewart Rod Stewart, Essex, 2000 by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class m...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'George Hamilton' 1977 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'George Hamilton' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print American actor George Hamilton holidays in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1977. Slim Aarons Chromogeni...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color

The Chemical Brothers by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
The Chemical Brothers by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Yachting Trip - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim A...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Modern color photography for sale on 1stDibs.

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.

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