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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
Slim Aarons 'Leisure In Antibes'
Located in New York, NY
Leisure In Antibes 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Monte Carlo, 1952 - Classic Italian Riva Watercraft Monaco Waters French Riviera
Located in Brighton, GB
Monte Carlo, 1952 - Classic Italian Riva Watercraft Monaco Waters French Riviera by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped 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

Norman Parkinson 'Brigitte Bauer in Tahiti. American Vogue, May 1965'
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bauer photographed in Tahiti wearing Estée Lauder makeup and hair styled by Kenneth. American Vogue, 1 May 1965. Brigitte Bauer in Tahiti. American Vogue, May 1965 C print ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Villa at El Cuarton, 1971 - Spanish Moorish Architecture Sculpture Pool
Located in Brighton, GB
Villa at El Cuarton, 1971 - Spanish Moorish Architecture Sculpture Pool by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Bather...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Carriage Awaits (1977) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Carriage Awaits (1977) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mrs. Kenneth Appleton Ives with a horse and carriage outside her house in Bermuda, 1977. Additional Inform...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Catherine Wilke' 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Catherine Wilke' 1980. Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Tennis At Newport Casino'
Located in New York, NY
Susanna Boylston Bolton 1965 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A view from the umbrella boxes towards t...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Positano Beach'
Located in New York, NY
Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Slim Aarons Positano Beach 1979 (printed later) C print Estate st...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

The 17th-century Ishak Pasha Palace, Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey 1988
Located in Cologne, DE
The photo showcases the historic Ishak Pasha Palace (İshak Paşa Sarayı), built in the 17th century near Doğubeyazıt in the province of Ağrı, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The image, like...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Color

"Air Jordan" 40x50 Nike Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Air Jordan" is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Aventure d'une libertine VI. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the series was born, with a more erotic style than the others. The diversity of German photographer Uwe Ommer, who frequently works with aesthetic nudes, makes his art a perfect gift for all nude devotees. In Ommer's series you can find adventure, vintage erotica, acrobats, models interacting with Icelandic landscapes and many other fascinating shots. From The secret Album...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons 'Mustique Hammock' (Slim Aarons Estate)
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...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc (1976) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc (1976) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Guests standing by a white Rolls-Royce convertible courtesy car at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes,...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Carnations 10:48AM, Paris
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present Flowers, a photographic exhibition by Leonardo Pucci. Flowers is Pucci’s second solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. Paralleling hi...
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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
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

36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Signed
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

Norman Parkinson 'Jerry Hall in feathered Dior, 1975'
Located in New York, NY
Jerry Hall is photographed wearing a one-shouldered satin column dress and feathered coat by Dior during a British Vogue photoshoot at the Palace of Versailles. The image, taken Sept...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Terry O'Neill, Frank Sinatra Boardwalk (Mid-century Modern Photography)
Located in New York, NY
Frank Sinatra and entourage on Miami Beach 1968 (printed later) C print 48 x 72 inches Estate signature stamped numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terry...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Norman Parkinson 'Celia Hammond wearing goggles, for Queen magazine, 1964'
Located in New York, NY
Celia Hammond wearing goggles, for Queen magazine, 1964 Celia Hammond wearing goggles, for Queen magazine, 1964 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certi...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film star Britt Ekland (Britt-Marie Eklund) in Porto Ercole, Italy. 1969. .About this Image: Britt Ekland is ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

40x60 Journey "ESCAPE" Cassette Photography Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is new release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become more than just timeless music. They encapsulate an era instantly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bermuda View (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bermuda View (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) View from the Bermudiana Hotel looking towards Paget, in the foreground the Royal Bermuda Yacht club, 1957. ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Lilly Pulitzer Fashions' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Three women wearing designs by Lilly Pulitzer take a break from shooting during a fashion shoot for Pulitzer at 400 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida, 1964. Slim Aarons Lilly ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Milan Cathedral (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Milan Cathedral (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The duomo or cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1960. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size:...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cipriani's Riva in Venice' Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Natale Rusconi in Venice 1978 (printed later) C print Signature stamped and numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate Natal...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Vintage Photograph Cibachrome 1981 Beijing China Lingerie Shop Color Photo Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Mat measures 20 X 26 sight measures 13 X 19.5 This one has no mat. Mark Abrahamson is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1944. Mark completed a BA at Whitman...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Palm Beach Street - Classic Automobiles Palm Trees Vintage Street View Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Beach Street - Classic Automobiles Palm Trees Vintage Street View Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-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

Paul and Linda McCartney
Located in Missouri, MO
Paul and Linda McCartney, 1971 Henry Diltz (American, b. 1938) Photo Print Laid to Foamcore Board 17 x 11 inches (image) 20 x 16 inches (overall) Hand-signed Lower Right Titled and D...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Color

Ships that pass, 1969 - Ocean Photography Ketch Yacht Sailboats America
Located in Brighton, GB
Ships that pass, 1969 - Ocean Photography Ketch Yacht Sailboats America by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Ships ...
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20th Century Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

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

George Barris, "The Kiss, " original photograph, unsigned
Located in Chatsworth, CA
George Barris "The Kiss" from "The Last Photos" Shot in 1962, printed at a later date Original photograph from the original negative Stamped on the back with the "Edward Weston Col...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons, Poolside Gathering
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann Desert House, 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, 'Poolside in Arizona' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. Slim Aarons Poolside in Arizona 1973. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Bernard Weatherill’s (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Bernard Weatherill’s (1964) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Bernard Weatherill, Civic and Sporting Tailors, New York City, July...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Christmas Traffic' 1953 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Christmas Traffic' Christmas trees and red and white automobile light trails on Park Avenue, New York, December 1953. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Col...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Top People’s Eatery' - Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Top People’s Eatery - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Photo By Slim Aarons, 1960 Journalist Lucius Beebe beside a gold place setting in the glas...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Count Simone Rucellai (1984) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Count Simone Rucellai (1984) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Count Simone Rucellai stands holding a crash helmet while posing beside a motorcycle in Florenc...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Caleta Beach (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Caleta Beach (1961) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A high angle view of Caleta Beach (aka Morning Beach) in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961. The Hotel Boca Chica c...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway by the Pool
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977 (printed later C-print 40 x 40 inches Signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terr...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Cushing Home (1966) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cushing Home (1966) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Members of the Cushing family outside their home, ‘The Ledges’ in Newport, June 1966. Additional Information: ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Lilly Pulitzer And Florence 'Flo' Pritchet' Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
American fashion editor Florence 'Flo' Pritchett Smith (left) and American fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer at a poolside luncheon, Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. Slim Aarons Lilly Puli...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Blonde Beauties (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Blonde Beauties, 1966 (printed later) Archival pigment print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Bathers by a pool at the Tahoe...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Tiziana
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Tiziana, 1984 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A topless Tiziana Audino enjoys a shower at the Hotel San Pietro in P...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Terry O'Neill, 'Elton John, Dodger Stadium'
Located in New York, NY
Elton John and his Airplane, Los Angeles, CA 1975 (printed latter) C-print Posthumous estate signature stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Wearing a custom LA Do...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Poolside Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Party A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured in the group are: industrial designer Ra...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
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. A modern classic...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Ormond Gigli 'Girls in the Windows'
Located in New York, NY
Ormond Gigli Girls in the Window, 1960 (printed later) Color coupler print 16 x 16 inches Signed, dated and numbered edition of 100 Ormond Gigli: The Visionary Behind the "Girls in...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Purple Majesty, Surrealist Photograph by Michael DeCamp, circa 1975
Located in Long Island City, NY
This photograph was created by American artist and avid scuba diver Michael DeCamp. DeCamp's abstract photos have an enigmatic quality, and the interactions between shapes and colors...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

'George Hamilton' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'George Hamilton' American actor George Hamilton holidays in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1977. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection E...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (1960) Limited Edition Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Backgammon 1972 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obreg...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast' Midcentury Modern
Located in New York, NY
Beauty and the Beast 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Monocled Miss (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. S...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Coming Ashore - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Coming Ashore A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy. Augu...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Annette Glatzel in Ibiza (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Abaco Holiday, 1986 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 College student Jan Woods relaxes in a hammock at the Abaco Inn on Elbow Cay, one of ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Rhode Island Surfers'
Located in New York, NY
Rhode Island Surfers, 1965 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) w...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Capitol Wrestling - Color Group Portrait, Sports, Athletes, Locker Room
Located in Denton, TX
Capitol Wrestling by Neal Slavin is a color group portrait featuring 8 men posing in a locker room, wearing little clothes except red and black underwear and matching shoes. The Capi...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Digital Pigment

Dart Machine Oil Can Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House, RI
Located in Surfside, FL
Dart machine oil can in garage. The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15 (these are on Kodak pro...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Italy in 1956 - Sirmione Lago di Garda Castello Scaligero - Italy
Located in Cologne, DE
A moment in time In 2021, a gallery from Brussels contacted us. There, a photographic collection had been kept in tin boxes for decades, consisting of 6x6 glass slides in color. Th...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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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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