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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
View From Il Pellicano 1991 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
View From Il Pellicano 1991 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Aerial view with sunbathers and parasols and, dotted with yachts and small boats, the waters off the coast of Porto Ercole, ...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

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C Print

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umbe...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beach At Saint Tropez 1977 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Beach At Saint Tropez Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. 60x40” / 152 x 101 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pri...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Portofino' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Portofino' 1985, The most exclusive fishing village in Italy, Portofino, on Italy’s Ligurian coast. Paper size 30x40 inches / 76 x 102 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Faithful Couple 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Faithful Couple Singer Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones stand in front of a gilt framed portrait in Castletown Mansion, Eire, August 1968. 40x30” / 76x101 c...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Carlton Hotel' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Carlton Hotel' The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Verbier View' 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Zermatt Skiing 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. 60x40” / 101x152 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 202...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside In Arizona
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Arizona Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

On The Slopes Of Sugarbush Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
On The Slopes Of Sugarbush Three skiers inspecting their skis on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Warren, Vermont, USA, circa 1960. The Sugarbush resort is one of...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Capri Tan 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Capri Tan 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped 1968, A kneeling sunbather shows off her rings and pendant on a beach in Capri, Italy. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pop And Society 1968 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa u...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Neo-Classical Pool 1985 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
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. 1...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Nelda And Friends' - 20th century colour photography - Slim Aarons Estate
Located in London, GB
'Nelda And Friends' by Slim Aarons Set to become another Slim Aaron favourite - it's better known cousins 'Poolside Gossip' and 'Desert House Party' (also listed) are considered to...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Jhelum River - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Jhelum River A luxury boat trip on the Jhelum River near Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961. The boat is called the ‘HB Cutty Sark’. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 10...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Caracalla Therme 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Caracalla Therme 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A woman experiences the Caracalla Therme spa in Baden-Baden, September 1990. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate Sta...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Barbados - Sarah Marson Williams
Located in London, GB
Barbados - Sarah Marson Williams Sarah Marson Williams enjoys a cocktail on the beach at the Hilton Hotel, Needhams Point, Barbados, April 1976....
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco. Paper size 4...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Verbier Vacation 1964 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Penthouse Pool Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964. Paper size 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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 tour of the country. by Official Getty Images Royal Photographer Chris Jackson...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chrysler View - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Chrysler View A view of the Chrysler Building from Grand Central Station in New York City, New York. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown ...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lech Ice Bar 1960 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The Hotel Pfefferkorn and Hotel Tannbergerhof are in the background. 30x30” / 76x76 cm - paper size Estate S...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Yayoi Kusama by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Yayoi Kusama 2013 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Sea Drive' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Sea Drive, 1967 (printed later) C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate Film produ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - All Aboard
Located in London, GB
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 40" inches / ca 76.2 x 101.6 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collectio...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969 A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskiier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riv...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Capote At Home' Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Capote At Home' Author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York. 1958. Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 7...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Let's Dance' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Let's Dance' Film stars Tony Curtis and his wife Janet Leigh enjoying a dance at a party held at James Mason's home in Beverly Hills, 1954. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 c...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Woman In Orange On Lexington 2013 by Stuart Möller
Located in London, GB
Woman In Orange On Lexington 2013 A woman crosses the street with fellow pedestrians on Lexington Avenue, in New York, wearing an orange dress. 2013 by Stuart Möller Born in Kabu...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'The Butlers' 1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Butlers' March 1971: Allan and Shirley Butler beside the pool at their home 'Jacaranda' in the Bahamas. His wife is the daughter of the well known Bahamian, Sir Harry Oakes. ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Keep Your Cool' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco. Paper size 3...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Cannes Watersports - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion II
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion II Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion VIII
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion VIII Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the Playboy Mansion, Chicago, 196...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eden Rock 1973 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Eden Rock The mansion of Remy de Haenen on a peninsula in the bay of St. Jean at Eden Rock on the Caribbean island of St Barts (Saint-Barthelemy), March 1973. The house is now a hot...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Jean Serpieri' Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jean Serpieri' Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of modern Greece, Decem...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Sea Drive' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Sea Drive, 1967 (printed later) C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate Film produ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Skiers At Verbier - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Skiers At Verbier Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland. Paper size 48 x 48" inches / 121 x 121 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Skiing Waiters' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters' Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carrying a bottle of wine in an ice bucke...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' (1976) Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc Guests standing by a white Rolls-Royce convertible courtesy car at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976 Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Nelda's Pool' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Nelda's Pool' January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann, and now owned by Nelda Lin...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Monocled Miss' New York (Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
The glamorous and stylish, socialite Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. Gorgeous print measuring an extra la...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Olden - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Hotel Olden People carry their skis past the Hotel Olden in Gstaad, 1961. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aar...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - New England Skiing - Oversize C Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in Cranmore Mountain, New Hampshire, circa 1955. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection E...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Swimmer And Sunbather' 1959 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Swimmer And Sunbather' An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at the Cal Neva Lodge on the shore of Lake Tahoe, 1959. The Cal Neva resort and casino straddles the border between Ne...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ocean Club 1963 - Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Ocean Club 1963 A cross-shaped ornamental pond and fountain at The Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, 1963. Huntington Hartford, paid $...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Hotel Sports Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. 30x20” / 76x51 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Two-Tone Dress 1956 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Two-Tone Dress A woman posing in a formal garden wearing a long, sleeveless, two-tone dress with a decorative bow at the waist, San Diego, California, October 1956. Paper size 20 ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

High and Wild By Justin Pumfrey
Located in London, GB
High and Wild By Justin Pumfrey Archival pigment print Paper size: 20 x 16" / 51 x 41 cm edition of 25 unframed note other print sizes and framing options are available, please ...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969 A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Rivi...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

' Police Patrol ' 1978 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Police Patrol' 1978 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A 28th Precinct policeman reads notes in his police patrol car in Harlem, New York City, USA, Apr...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Porto Rotondo' 1990 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Porto Rotondo' Pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990. Paper size 48 x 72 inches / 122 x 183 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs'
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Pairs 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Klosters - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Klosters Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, 1963. Paper size 48 x 48" inches / 121 x 121 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons P...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Katharine Hepburn' 1953 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Katharine Hepburn' 1953: American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 – 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego B...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Kabul - Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Kabul by Justin Creedy Smith Street scenes, Kabul Afghanistan, during a pre-christmas visit by French foreign minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, to the French soldiers based in Afghanistan. Photo December 2006 Exquisite large oversize 30 x 20 inches archival pigment print - Galerie Prints Limited...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

'Catherine Wilke' Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Catherine Wilke' Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980. A typical 'Slim' photograph chronicling the young and glamorous relaxing poolside. Cat...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing In Burgenstock'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Coral Beach, Bermuda, 1977. C print estate edition of 150 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Lilian Ha...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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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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