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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 Official Estate Print - Brunch At Brennans - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed 2024 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Pr...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

36x48 "Ali" Muhammad Ali Liston Exhibition Poster- PHOTOMOSAIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS" he first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller imag...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Crowded Swimming Pool Signed Vintage Color Photograph Chicago Photo Jay Wolke
Located in Surfside, FL
Summer fun, bathing suits, swimming pools etc. Jay Wolke lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He has had solo exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the St. Louis Art Museum, ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Black Hippie Red Sombrero n' Flute Central Park Music Festival 60's Celebration
Located in Miami, FL
A black hippie enthroned in a majestic red sombrero is captured playing a flute at a Central Park music festival in 1969. This was the same year the youth "counterculture" celebrat...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

40x50 "Apollo 8 Earth Rise" Space Photography NASA Archival Print Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival photographic luster paper. Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

40x60 Pillars of Creation James Webb Telescope Space Photography NASA Fine Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Printed on archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. The WEBB imagery is of the most important imagery every taken. The finest museum quality...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Lag Baomer Signed Vintage Color Photograph Chicago Judaica Photo Chabad J Wolke
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from a series done about the Habad Hasidic Jewish community in Chicago. This is from the holiday Lag Baomer. Jay Wolke lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He has had solo e...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon'
Located in New York, NY
Beach Backgammon 1957 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. CAPTION: Backgammon on the beach at the Hotel Exc...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

The bedding on the fresh air, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "The bedding on the fresh air at Frankfurt on river Main, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle ...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

A girl taking water from a well, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "A girl taking water from a well at Allenstein in East Prussia, Germany 1930s" This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnem...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 30x50 Pop Art by Destro Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the iconic "Miami Vice" soundtrack cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These icon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Debo and Banu, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Debo and Banu, 2013 by Jill Peters From the series The Third Gender of India Archival pigment print Overall size: 24 in H x 32.4 in W Individual size: 24 in H x 16.2 in W Edition of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Vijay and Julie, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Vijay and Julie, 2013 by Jill Peters From the series The Third Gender of India Archival pigment print Overall size: 60 in H x 80 in W Individual size: 60 in H x 40 in W Edition of 3 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

40x60 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro Singed
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

Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolier'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Venice Gondolier 1957 C-Print Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate A gondolier on the Grand Ca...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

With the Ford V8 on a wet street, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "With the Ford V8 on a wet street, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William Turner, careful...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons 'Ursula Pacelli in Venice'
Located in New York, NY
Ursula Pacelli 1957 (printed later) Chromogenic print Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate. Ursula Pac...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

ROCKY 36x48 Sylvester Stallone Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Aluminum Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Rocky" 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 hundreds of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Two women inside an Opel Olympia, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Two women inside an Opel Olypmpia car while being on a trip through Austria, 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art
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 'Peggy Guggenheim in Venice'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Peggy Guggenheim in Venice 1978 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate Septemb...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Natale Rusconi onboard Cipriani's Riva in Venice'
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

Slim Aarons 'Gucci Pooch in Venice"
Located in New York, NY
Gucci Pooch 1978 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A woman carrying h...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas'
Located in New York, NY
Venice Gondolas 1957 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Lambda

Travelling through Austria in Opel, 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Travelling through Austria by car, 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William Turner, carefully prin...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons 'Hotel Excelsior, Venice' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Hotel Excelsior, Venice 1957 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: The ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Terry O'Neill 'Frank Sinatra boardwalk'
Located in New York, NY
Frank Sinatra and entourage on Miami Beach 1968 (printed later) C print 16 x 20 inches Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terry O'Neill estate also available in a lifetime signed 20 x 24 inch edition of 50 - message for details This picture was taken on the first day of filming, as Senatra walked from his hotel at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach to the set of ‘The Lady in Cement’. “This was the first time I ever saw Frank and I was astonished by the mere power of his presence, mesmerizing the crowd as he walked casually past." - Terry O'Neill Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminent English photographer known for his masterful documentation of the 1960s fashions, styles, and celebrities. Born in London, his artistry deftly exhibited the keenness of capturing his subjects in candid moments or unconventional environments, reflecting a compelling narrative that was both revealing and authentic. O'Neill's photographic legacy spans across prominent personalities, including influential figures such as Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, iconic musicians like Frank Sinatra, Elvis, and Amy Winehouse, eminent actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot, supermodel Kate Moss, and every James Bond from Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan. This diversity underscores O'Neill's proficiency in embracing the breadth of fame and human charisma. His extraordinary contribution to photography won him The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal in 2011, a testament to his enduring influence. His work has graced numerous exhibitions, contributing to the art form's rich history. Terry O'Neill's indelible mark on photographic art continues to be celebrated at IFAC Arts, and elsewhere. For the complete catalogue of Terry O'Neiil on 1stdibs follow us at International Fine Arts...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Turbots hanging out for drying, Germany 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Turbots hanging out for drying at Courland Split in East Prussia, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Ha...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Sophia Loren Pouring Champagne in Glasses - Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren Pouring Champagne in Glasses by Globe Photos A classic 1962 image featuring legendary Italian film actress Sophia Loren pouring champagne into fancy glasses on New Yea...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill 'Audrey Hepburn in the Pool' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn in the Pool 1966 (printed later) C-print 16 x 20 inches signed and numbered edition of 50 Actress Audrey Hepburn, swimming in the South of France during the filming ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

40x60 "Back to the Future" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Fine Art Print
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

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x40 Photography Cassette Tape
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

40x60 AC DC BACK IN BLACK Photography Photograph Cassette Tape Unsigned Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of an AC/DC - Back In Black cassette tape. "They encapsulate an era instantly transporting the viewer to another time." - Destro Printed on Archival Paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Woman with a fox terrier, Germany 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Woman with a fox terrier crossing a square, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William Turne...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Fisherman on shore of a river, Germany 1930 Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "A fisherman on the shore of river Danube at Regensburg, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle W...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

36x24 “Cosmic Cliffs” James Webb Telescope Space Photography NASA Fine Art Print
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 photographic paper using archival inks What loo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

30x50 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Signed
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

Little boy on a motorcycle , Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "A little boy on the motorbike of a kiddy carousel at the christmas market, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Pr...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Twiggy In Pink Tights On Swing 1967 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultura...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' 1960 - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the cover...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

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

Steering wheel of a Ford V8 1930, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Steering wheel at the driver's seat of a Ford V8, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle William...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Her Royal Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II In Lilac - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
HRM Queen Elizabeth II visits a new maternity ward at the Lister Hospital in 2012 in Stevenage. The Queen was on a two day tour of the East Midlands as part of her Diamond Jubilee to...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Beverly Hills Hotel' Official Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel (1957) Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Slim...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, C Print

Slim Aarons 'La Concha Beach Club' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'La Concha Beach Club' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975. Slim Aarons Chr...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pop And Society - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pop And Society - Oversize From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (o...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

36x48 "Jaws" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Fine Art Print 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

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Brunch At Brennans - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed 2024 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Pr...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Underwater Study 5200: The Kiss
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, numbered, 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 follo...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Palm Beach Idyll Official Estate Edition Super Oversize
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Idyll' Estate Stamped Edition A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the travel styl...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Ford Eifel in front of Zugspitzbahn 1930, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Ford model Eifel in fornt of a station of the Zugspitzbahn mountain train, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Pr...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Barrels of Shell oil in Hamburg 1930, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Shell oil barrell being loaded at Hamburg freight port, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle W...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Oberon's Lunch Film star Merle Oberon and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right facing the camera. Circa 1966. Photo by Slim Aarons ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Ski trip to Immenstadt in the Allgäu 1930, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Skiing vacation to Immenstadt in the Allgaeu area, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Willia...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Charlotte Rampling 1973 Oversize Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Charlotte Rampling 1973 by David Steen Tessa Charlotte Rampling OBE (born 5 February 1946 is an English actress. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. Sh...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Walter Rudolph, Catamaran, Ceylon 1980, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
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 was his passion, hi...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Color

Sophia Loren Pouring Champagne in Glasses - Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren Pouring Champagne in Glasses by Globe Photos A classic 1962 image featuring legendary Italian film actress Sophia Loren pouring champagne into fancy glasses on New Yea...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

48x36 “Cosmic Cliffs” James Webb Telescope Space Photography NASA Poster Print
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 museum quality exhibition poster paper What looks much l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

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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