Modern Figurative 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 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976.
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc
1976
C-Print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cert...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Kurt Hutton Fair Fun 1938 Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
Fair Fun (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)
Two young women enjoying themselves on the 'Caterpillar' ride at Southend Fair, Essex, October 1938...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, May 1964. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Monte Carlo'
Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
El Venero 1967 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
El Venero 1967
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain.
60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size.
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Alice in Acapulco - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Vintage Travel Elegance - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Vintage Travel Elegance
circa 1925
by H Armstrong Roberts Archive
Passengers Awaiting Boarding Beside Classic Propeller Aircraft circa 1925
Giant supersize silver gelatine print ...
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'The Lure Of Lamu' 1987 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'The Lure Of Lamu'
The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors' Camp of the Masai Mara.
40 x 30" inches /...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Palm Springs Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Springs Party
1970
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edga...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boot's Court (Americana, Midwest, Classic, Night Sky, Neon, ~50% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Bryan Atkinson
Boot's Court
Archival Pigment Print
Year: 2024
Visible Size: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Signed: On Label
COA provided
*Framing options available. Please inquire.
Bryan Atkinso...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer
People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981.
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print.
Printed 2024.
Slim Aarons Estate Editi...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Caroline 2 - Limited edition print, Contemporary, Sensual woman in her bedroom
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Caroline 2 ‘
A naked woman at her be...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas
1957
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons - Poolside Friendship - NEW Archive discovery - Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Poolside Friendship - NEW Archive discovery - Limited Estate Print
A brand new release from the Slim Aarons Estate & Archive - this...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Slim Aarons The Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlto...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Robert Farber 'Walking the Bulldog'
Located in New York, NY
Walking the Bulldog, 1994
Archival pigment print
30 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
Robert Farber (b. 1944) is a renowned photographer whose five-decade career spans b...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Poolside Poodle Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Poodle
1970
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Josep...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paris Ostrich from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Ostrich from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61
By Peter Cornelius
60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size
Printed 2022
Archival pigment print
Framing and size options avai...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, May 1964. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959.
Slim Aarons
Beauty and the Beast
19...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Mara Lane At The Sands - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane At The Sands
Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging by the pool in a red and white striped bathing costume at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland – Beverly Hills, 1976 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland – Beverly Hills,
1976
Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print
Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once so...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Chalet
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A group of people relaxing in a chalet in the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort, one of the largest ski resorts in New England, in Warren, Vermont, USA, circa 1960.
Estate stamped and h...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's cocktail party ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elegant Daywear (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Elegant Daywear (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Popperfoto/Getty Images Archive)
A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-qu...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons - Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons
ESTATE EDITION -
numbered and emboss stamped on front. (edition size 150 only)
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Signed limited edition nude photography, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sandrine 2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
Naked woman from behind at a window of an old flat in Brittany, France.
Sensual view of her swaying hips ...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
' Nude ' C type print
Located in London, GB
Exquisite Oversize C print
unframed.
Stamped & certificate of authenticity provided.
image keywords : Modgliani female nudes colour graphic com...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
'Nude Portrait' Oversize C print
Located in London, GB
'Nude Portrait' by Boyan Dimitrov
beautiful 30x20" inches / 76 x 51 cm C-type print
warm sepia toned.
Nude female, reclining.
Certificate of authenticity provided.
EDGE PRINTS s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Black and White
Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white - Helene
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Helene ‘
Signed by Ian Sanderson lower...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Kurt Hutton Fair Fun 1938 Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
Fair Fun (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)
Two young women enjoying themselves on the 'Caterpillar' ride at Southend Fair, Essex, October 1938...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Cerro and Cuerpos II, Diptych. From the Cerros Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cerro and Cuerpos II, Diptych
From the "Cerros" series
Overall size: 30 in H x 40 in W.
Individual size: 30 in H x 20 in W.
Edition of 13
Unframed
Exploring color in the darkness, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Historical Places Photo- Old Folkestone - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Old Folkestone is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historical pl...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Franci and Rachael -Figurative sensual photo, Fine art nude print, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Franci and Rachael ‘ who was capture...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Dasha & Mari - Butterfly Royal Tea - limited edition
By Dasha & Mari
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Models In Hats - limited edition
30x30" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only.
Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fine art image from the twin artists duo from Kiev.
Steeped in fashion iconography and with more than a dash of Helmut Newton - these works are fast becoming highly collectable.
About the artists :
DASHA & MARI are award-winning photographers, twin sisters from Kiev, Ukraine.
Specialise in Fashion, Art Nude and Psychological Portrait.
They have an extensive experience in fashion industry in London, Paris, Milan and Berlin.
Art photography they create has a cinematic feel, it is original and storytelling.
HEARST Magazines UK have selected them for the Master's Photography program in Cambridge, UK.
Artists have received a Masters Degree from Kingston University, London, UK in 2018.
HONORS & AWARDS
PARIS PHOTO 2018, Fashion Nude Expo. Collective exhibition. Paris, France
MA Art + Design Exhibition
The Brick Lane Gallery, London UK 2018
13th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2018 - Nominee in Fine Art The Game
12th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner in Fashion category
11th Annual International Color Awards , Beverly Hills, CA 2017 - Nominee in Fashion category
HOME GALLERY, Personal Photography Exhibition 'FUTURO EROICO'. Salerno, Italy 2017
10th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner, Honorable Mention in Fashion category
FASHION 2ND PLACE WINNER (PROFESSIONAL), FAPA 2016
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
PHIFEST Exhibition of Photography, Milan, Italy 2016
Photography Exhibition at SALONE DEL MOBILE 2016 - Milan, Italy
Photography Exhibition at 55th annual week of Design in Milan in co-operation with SM Samuele Mazza Outdoor Collection and Ipe Cavalli.
Exhibition at The ART BOWL GALLERY, Amsterdam 2016
10th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2015, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion
MONOCHROME AWARDS 2015 - Honorable Mention (Professional) in Fashion / Beauty
Finalists of the HASSELBLAD MASTERS AWARDS 2014
8th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion category
International Color Awards 2014
Sony World Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the Fashion category 2012, London, United Kingdom.
Solo Exhibition in Russia 2011
Art Nude Photography Exhibition 'SECRET GARDEN', Ryazan city, Russia.
PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS
NORMAL magazine (France), OPENEYE magazine (France), ELLE Magazine UK, THE COMMISSION LONDON (UK), THE HUFFINGTON POST (US), PH Magazine (Canada), INSIDE BRACKETS (Paris), IDOLL Magazine (USA), Professional Photographer (UK), CHIC LIFESTYLE Magazine (Mexico), BOREALIS (Canada), PORTFOLIOS Magazine (Spain), The View Magazine (Netherlands), ZEPHYR Magazine (US), NOCTIS Magazine (UK), VOGUE ITALIA (Italy), HOLISTIC FASHIONISTA (LA, US), TARTARUS Magazine (US), IT-MAGAZINE (Switzerland), AFTER NYNE Magazine (UK), ARCHIDESART Magazine (UK), NIF Magazine, WHY NOT Magazine, POLISART Magazine (Portugal), PLAYBOY Photo Awards (Ukraine), BIZZARE Magazine (UK), Sensual Photography (France), All About Models (Paris, France), BLUR Magazine (Croatia), IDOLE Magazine (France), ART HOUSE (Monaco), etc.
SAMUELE MAZZA - Luxury Interiors and Furniture (Italy), GIOFFRE (Italy), VERTIGE (Italy), VICTOR WILDE - BOHEMIAN SOCIETY (USA), DAFT (Italy), GREEN HANDS Cosmetics (USA), SOFT CANDY Cosmetics (USA), LARA QUINT (Ukraine), ZEMSKOVA & VOROZHBYT (Ukraine), OMAR HARFOUCH & YULIA LOBOVA (France), RUSSIAN DAY (France), ‘Designing Legends' - Architectural Book of VASILY KLYUKIN (Monaco).
dutch style model fashion sexy erotica sensuality feminine butterfly kiss kissing...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Platinum Palladium print over Gold leaf, Limited Edition Figurative photo - Nude
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Nude 01 - Platinum Palladium print over 24 carat Gold leaf on vellum paper
Edition 1 of 8 , plus 2 AP ( small size )
Signed + numbered with certificate of authenticity ( signatu...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Gold, Platinum, Gold Leaf
School Children, L'Ile Saint Louis, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'School Children, L'ile Saint Louis, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives p...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images Archive London)
Possibly Bert Hardy's most famous image.
Two boys in the Gorbals area of Glasgow.
The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s, providing housing for Glasgow's burgeoning population of industrial workers.
Conditions were appalling; overcrowding was standard and sewage and water facilities inadequate.
The tenements housed about 40,000 people with up to eight family members sharing a single room,
30 residents sharing a toilet and 40 sharing a tap.
By the time this photograph was taken 850 tenements had been demolished since 1920.
Redevelopment of the area began in the late 1950s and the tenements were replaced with a modern tower block complex in the sixties. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4499 - The Forgotten Gorbals - pub. 1948
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 20 x 16'' inches / 51 x 41 cm
Printed 2024
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Limited edition issued and stamped on front by the Getty Archive London
Edition size 300 only
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 8''
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Bert Hardy Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995)
was an English documentary and press photographer
known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957.
Life and work Born in Blackfriars, Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London.
The eldest of seven children, he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos.
His first big sale came in 1936 when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage during the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King.
His first assignment, at age 23, was to photograph Hungarian actor Sakall at the Mayfair Hotel.
Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica.
He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer,
later founding his own freelance firm, Criterion.
General Photographic Agency General Photographic Agency a Fleet Street, London agency, sold photos at least between 1880-1950.
Picture Post and World War II In 1941,
Hardy was recruited by the then editor Tom Hopkinson of the leading picture publication of the 1930s to the 1950s, Picture Post.
Founded in 1938 and funded by publisher Edward Hulton, the magazine's first editor was Hungarian émigré Stefan Lorant (1901–97) assisted by Hopkinson, who took over as editor from 1940. The picture-centric, left-leaning and reasonably-priced publication was highly successful and circulation soon rose to over a million.
Hardy's photographer colleagues included Felix H. Man (aka Hans Baumann...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
'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.
60 x 40 " inches paper size
Tanne...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Couple At Party (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Couple At Party (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)
A debutante at a 'Coming-Out Ball' for British actress Anna Massey in Highgate, north L...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Fancy Heel (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Fancy Heel (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Chaloner Woods)
15th November 1955: Stiletto heeled shoes with pointed toes.
The heels are d...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Robert Farber 'Walking the Bulldog'
Located in New York, NY
Walking the Bulldog, 1994
Archival pigment print
20 x 30 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 15
Robert Farber (b. 1944) is a renowned photographer whose five-decade career spans b...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons The Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlto...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Club Bather' Mid-Century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
"Marbella Club Bather," a 1976 Slim Aarons photograph, captures mid-century modern Mediterranean luxury. Limited C-print (1/150), estate-stamped, authenticated.
Slim Aarons
Marbella...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Figurative photograph nude fine art print, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sandrine ‘ who was captured on film in...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator
A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive)
Silver gelatin fibre print
20 x 24" p...
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Lounging In Verbier' ( Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964.
This photograph epitomises the Travel, Lifestyle and Glamou...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein - Vintage Photograph -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Boucherie' Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez Boucherie' by Slim Aarons
A boucherie or butcher's shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971.
Typically 'Slim' this photograph e...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons, Palm Springs Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Desert House Party, 1970. (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
A poolside party at a desert house, desig...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Twiggy In Pink Tights On Swing 1967 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
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...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
The Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Rome, 13.3.86, The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet.
Good condition.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Faithfull To Jagger - Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger 1967
Located in London, GB
Faithfull To Jagger - Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger 1967
Actress Marianne Faithfull backstage with her boyfriend Mick Jagger after her first night performance as Irina in Cheko...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Torso- Signed limited edition semi nude print, Black white, Square sensual photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Torso ‘ who was captured on film in 19...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
Five Debutantes (1951) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Five Debutantes (1951) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Five members of the Debutante Cotillion rehearse for the Christmas Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hot...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles'
Located in New York, NY
Terry O'Neill
The Beatles, Backyard of Abbey Road Studios
1963 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
signed and numbered edition 47 of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Terry O'Nei...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lunch at Quien Sabe Wagon
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on mount margin.
Toned gelatin silver print.
Framing not included.
Western photographer, Bank Langmore, traveled extensively with cattle drives, photographing cowbo...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'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 Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
The Lunch Break by Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Lunch Hour by Alain Le Garsmeur
A lunchtime crowd relaxes in front of Marc Chagall’s Mosaic ‘Four Seasons’ in Chase Tower Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 197...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
'Sunbathing On Capri' Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing On Capri' by Slim Aarons
Huge Oversize 60 x 40 inches
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers - along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas - on the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980.
Often mistaken for a young Kate Moss, this relatively new Archive find is a sumptuous alternate shot to the better known 'Catherine Wilke' (also listed by us).
It has all the elements of a typical Slim, beautiful girls in bikinis, swimming pool, and cocktails.
This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons.
In his words, he loved to photograph 'beautiful people in beautiful places, doing beautiful things'.
Indeed. :)
An exquisite LIMITED EDITION (to 150 only) Edition Slim Aarons C print Print.
Gorgeous print measuring a Huge Oversize 60 x 40 inches / ca 152 x 101 cm's.
Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source.
Slim Aarons Archive certified & stamped & numbered
Supplied with certificate of authenticity.
We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and shipping to all international locations is complimentary.
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Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Billy Joel 1978
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland
Billy Joel
Billy Joel in concert New York, USA 1978
Billy Joel is a celebrated American singer-songwriter and pianist known for his timeless hits like "Piano Man...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Holiday in Capri, July 1958 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Tennis Guests later Jackie Kennedy Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis Guests 1953
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Michael Canfield and Jacqueline Bouvier (later Kennedy and then Onassis) at Newport Casino for Tennis Week, 1953. Original Publicati...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
'Nude Portrait' Oversize Archival pigment print
Located in London, GB
'Nude Portrait' by Boyan Dimitrov
beautiful 30x20" inches / 76 x 51 cm giclée print
warm sepia toned.
Nude female, reclining.
Certificate of authenticity provided.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
NEW: Slim Aarons 'Safari Party at Romanoff's' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests at a fancy dress party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 1950.
Slim Aarons
Safari Party at Romanoff's, 1950
Chromogenic Lambda print
Estate stampe...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'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 Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Modern figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
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