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 'View From Il Pellicano'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
View From Il Pellicano, 1991
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Aerial view with sunbather...
Category
1990s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Emma Shapplin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Emma Shapplin
Soprano Emma Shapplin wrapped in blue.
by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images ...
Category
1990s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'El Dorado Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
El Dorado Beach
1959 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
El Dorado Beach on the south side...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
'Boating In Antigua' Official 1961 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Boating In Antigua' by Slim Aarons
American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
Another 'typically Slim' phot...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Eva Maria Lopez'
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Snowmass Village' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Reflection II, Seattle, WA, 2013
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...
Category
2010s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Slim Aarons 'Swimming In The Bahamas' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Swimming in the Bahamas
1959
Chromogenic Lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Brightly coloured swimmers i...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons, Lake Tahoe Couple
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lake Tahoe Couple
1959
C print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A couple at a swimming pool at the...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Nice Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Nice Pool, 1955, Printed Later
C print
16 x 16 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Amer...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Roca Llisa
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Roca Llisa
Limited to 150 only
Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
Th...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiing At Cannon Mountain
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Limited to 150 only
A skier sets off on the easy loop at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, 1955.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
This photograph epitomis...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Molly Wilmot's Pool' 1982 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Molly Wilmot's Pool' 1982 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Guests relaxing around the pool at the home of Molly Wilmot, Palm Beach, Florida, April 1982.
(Photo by Slim Aa...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Hotel Taormina Pool' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Taormina Pool' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975.
(Photo by Slim...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'On The Slopes Of Sugarbush' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'On The Slopes Of Sugarbush' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Two skiers inspecting their skis on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Vermont, United St...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Hang Gliding' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hang Gliding' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Hang gliding in Kitzbuhel, Austria, 1980.
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Produced fr...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'A Friendly Chat' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'A Friendly Chat' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bah...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cortina D’Ampezzo (1962) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D’Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy,
1962.
Additional Informati...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, View From Il Pellicano (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
View From Il Pellicano, 1991
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Aerial view with sunbathers and parasols and, dotted w...
Category
1990s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
No. 263
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 and orange dahlia, and her own collage ...
Category
2010s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color
Slim Aarons 'Anguilla Beach Resort'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Anguilla Beach Resort
1992
C-print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Holidaymakers on the mile-long crescent beach at the Hotel Cap Jaluca resort, Anguilla, Leeward Islands...
Category
1990s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Swimming Pool On The Beach' 1981 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Swimming Pool On The Beach' 1981 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
The pool at the Meridian Club, owned by Ginny and Bill Cowles, on the Turks and Caicos islands, March 198...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Keep Your Cool' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco.
(Photo...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Slim Aarons 'Sea Drive'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Sea Drive
1967
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity.
Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Segrist and th...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons - Lake Tahoe Couple 1959 - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Couple 1959 Slim Aarons
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Meridian Club'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Swimming Pool at Meridian Club
1981
C-print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
The pool at the Meridian Club, owned ...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Keep Your Cool, Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
'At The Linsk House' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'At The Linsk House' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports - Oversize
Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Chromogenic print
paper size 30 x 20"...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Tom Kelley 'Corky Carroll at Zuma Beach'
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Corky Carroll at Zuma beach
c. 1960's
C print
30 x 38 inches
Edition of 25
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster)
estate signed and numbered in the border
Caption: Woman Lying in Bed Portrait
Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as an apprentice in a New York photo studio that catered to the city's upper 400 (i.e. photographing the Vanderbilts, the Astors, the Harrimans, the Morgans, etc.). One of his biggest spot news assignments was covering the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
Coming to California, Kelley was retained to photograph the stars created by David 0. Selznick and Samuel Goldwyn including Ingrid Bergman. A few of his other most famous subjects have been Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Jack Benny, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt and, of course, Marilyn Monroe, with and without clothes. His easiest photo subject? Clark Gable. His toughest? Joan Bennett.
Following a long and profitable career helping to publicize motion picture personalities, he drifted the commercial advertising/photography field where he has remained as one of the leading exponents in the business. Of course, his most famous image was of Marilyn Monroe nude...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Stocking Island, Bahamas' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Stocking Island, Bahamas' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
A high angle view of people swimming next to the ketch 'Traveler II' , Stock...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color
'Palm Beach Ladies' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Beach Ladies' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
American socialite Wendy Vanderbilt (right) and another woman wearing Lilly Pulitzer ...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color
Slim Aarons, Skiers At Sugarbush
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiers-At-Sugarbush
1960 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Skiers on the slopes at the Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, USA, April 1960.
Estate stamped and h...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Private Island, Philippines' (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Private Island, Philippines
1973
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Guests relax on the bea...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976.
Produced from the original transpare...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons, Bahamas Boat (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Bahamas Boat, 1967
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A sailing holiday in the Bahamas, May 1967.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Skiing In Vail' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Skiing In Vail' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Skiers pass by a snow covered tree in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Mazatlan Seaside' 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Mazatlan Seaside' 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Holidaymakers at a seaside pool at Mazatlan, Mexico, January 1984.
Produced from the original transparency
Certifi...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California.
Estate stamped and hand numbere...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
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 Alvarez enjoying a game of backga...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Treasure Cay' 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Treasure Cay' 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Treasure Cay resort on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, March 1986.
Produced from the original transparency
Certifi...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Underwater Drink' 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Underwater Drink' 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972.
Pr...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Boating In Antigua' Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Boating In Antigua
1961 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Caption: American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) h...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
'Monte Carlo' 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo' 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
A man and a woman on jet skis off the coast of Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1956.
Produced from the orig...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Yacht Holiday' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Yacht Holiday' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt's yacht in Marbella, 1967. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Im...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
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...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate of authentici...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Islay, Scotland, 2001
By John Dolan
Located in Hudson, NY
John Dolan’s photographs revel in the extraordinary that lies beneath everyday, fleeting occurrences. And in this eloquent collection of twenty images shot in ravishing color and black and white over the past twenty years, the often hidden essences of people, places, and objects are made plain, as if in dreams. Frequently placing his subjects at center, Dolan extracts from them their raw spirit and underlying energies, creating gripping drama within a short story-type form.
A New York-based photographer for the past thirty six years, John Dolan was raised outside of Washington DC. After graduating from Beloit College with a B.A. in Art, he worked as a master printer for Sylvia Plachy and became well known for his photographs of celebrity...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Yacht Holiday' SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Yacht Holiday' by Slim Aarons
Limited Edition Estate Print
limited to 150 only
numbered in ink & emboss stamped.
40 x 30 " inches paper size
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino ...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
'Newport Mainstays' 1987 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Newport Mainstays' 1987 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Rudulph Ellis Carter holds a picnic in Newport, August 1987. The group includes David Lindh, Frank Gilligan, Kenne...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Marsha Gayle 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marsha Gayle 1985
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von ...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Premium Rates Apply. Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating bauble...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Zermatt Skiing' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Zermatt Skiing' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate of authenticity sup...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
'Bahamas Windsurfing' 1983 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Windsurfing' 1983 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Windsurfing off Lyford Cay in the Bahamas, April 1983.
Produced from the original transparency
Certificate of a...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Diver West Cork, Ireland, 1997
By John Dolan
Located in Hudson, NY
John Dolan’s photographs revel in the extraordinary that lies beneath everyday, fleeting occurrences. And in this eloquent collection of twenty images shot in ravishing color and bla...
Category
1990s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped - O'Brians Catch 1961
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
O'Brians Catch 1961 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
American actor Hugh O’Brian returns to the beach with a fish after a snorkelling expedition, Antigua in the West Indies, 1961.
Prod...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
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.