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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 'Porto Ercole' 1969 Officially Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection E...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vuccino And Rava 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Vuccino And Rava 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition Carla Vuccino, wearing a swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava, both wearing bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on th...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Having A Topping Time' 1959 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Having A Topping Time' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Socialite Alice Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach. 20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamp...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa by Slim Aarons This Portrait by Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House is a sister image to the now SOLD OUT edit...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
Located in London, GB
Leisure In Antibes 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 Riviera, August 1969. 60 x 40" inche...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Cafe Culture" by Bert Hardy A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning I...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White

Catherine Wilke 1980 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke 1980 Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Monte Carlo' 1975 Official Limited Estate Edition
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 ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pool at Lake Tahoe - Sierra Nevada Pine Trees American Landscape Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Pool at Lake Tahoe - Sierra Nevada Pine Trees American Landscape Photography by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150....
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

' 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...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Checkered Flag' 1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Checkered Flag' The checkered flag signals the end of the race during the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Est...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kurt Hutton Fair Fun 1938 Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
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...
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1930s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Yellow Rope Barn (Americana, Pop Art, Midwest, Cowboy, ~37% OFF LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jason Dailey Yellow Rope Barn Archival Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 9.5 x 9.5 inches Framed: 12.875 x 12.875 inches Signed: On Label COA provided *White frame with standar...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lunch Time (1955) - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Lunch Time (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Michael Webb/Getty Images) Five British models eating lunch in their swi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Black and White

Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Cafe Culture" by Bert Hardy A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Po...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White

'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. EDGE PRINTS...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Sundowners, Cannes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Sundowners 1958; Printed Later C print Estate stamped and hand numbered upon sale out of...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

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 Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Five Debutantes (1951) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
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...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
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...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Faye Dunaway The Morning After, 1977 Co-Signed Edition Print by Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
Faye Dunaway The Morning After, 1977 Co-Signed Edition Print by Terry O'Neill and Faye Dunaway Mint condition C print hand numbered 37 / 50 and hand signed by both photographer ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Marlboro Out the Window (These Boots are made for walking)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A color photograph showing a young woman in boots with a pack of Marlboro
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Digital Pigment

On the Sugarbush Slopes 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
On the Sugarbush Slopes 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of people sit relaxing in a chalet on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort, one of the largest ski resor...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathing On Capri - Slim Aarons - 20th century colour photography Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing On Capri' by Slim Aarons Huge Oversize 72 x 48 inches / 183 x 122 cm paper size Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers - along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

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 Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Saint-Tropez Beach' SLIM AARONS Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. The beach, beautiful fashionable people, bikinis, vibrant coloured parasols, large sunglasses and glorious sunshine. ...
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1970s Modern Figurative 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 Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cadillac at the Carlton Hotel' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955, printed later. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sandrine - Signed limited edition nude photography, Contemporary black white
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 ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Helene - Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white
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...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Cheeky Briefs by Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
Cheeky Briefs by Kurt Hutton A badly sun-burned holidaymaker admires his friend's leopard-print briefs, while standing at the bar of a holiday camp on C...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White

'Lounging In Verbier' ( Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Gorgeous print measuring an extra large 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Beach' 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Il Pellicano Beach' A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Boucherie' Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez Boucherie' A boucherie or butcher's shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. Gorgeous print measuring an extra large 40 x 30"...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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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...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Beach At St. Tropez' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast'
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...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Hedy Lamarr - Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Hedy Lamarr is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Print - My Toy
Located in London, GB
Member of the ‘Jolly Club’, Gabriele D’Annunzio, Prince Di Montenevoso at Vallelonga with his red Lola racing car. He is Chief Test Driver for Firestone International, April 1982. P...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Sunbathers at Eden Roc'
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathers at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969, printer later Sunbathers at Eden Roc Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 Slim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

'Coral Beach' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Coral Beach' A view of Coral Beach, Bermuda, 1977. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limi...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Scottsdale Home' Arizona (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Scottsdale Home' Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. Guests relax around the beautiful turquoise waters of the swimming pool of Wayn...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
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...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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1980s Modern Figurative 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 Figurative Photography

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C Print

Colourful Crew 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Colourful Crew 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of colourfully dressed holidaymakers on a yacht, Bermuda, June 1970 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tennis Guests later Jackie Kennedy Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Blumenfeld, Solarized hands, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Offset

'Jackie K' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jackie K' Premium Rates Apply. Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie Onassis) (1929 - 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy at an 'April in Paris' ball. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

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.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Man’s Work 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Man’s Work 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Working at his typewriter surrounded by ‘bunny girls’, publisher Hugh M Hefner at the Playboy Key Club in Chicago. He founded adult maga...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, American Modern Photograph by Bert Stern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bert Stern, American (1929 - 2013) - Marilyn Monroe, Medium: Photograph, signed and numbered in crayon, Edition: AP, Image Size: 34 x 20 inches, Size: 34.75 x 21 in. (88.27 x 53.34 cm)
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Holidaymakers in Bermuda - Natural Sandy Cove on Beach in Bermuda Island
Located in Brighton, GB
On the Beach in Bermuda - Natural Sandy Cove on Beach in Bermuda Island by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later "On the ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

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...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Caroline - Original Limited edition print, Sensual woman at her bedroom window
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
This is an original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Caroline ‘ A naked woman at...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Mrs George Cameron - Society Portrait of Socialite with Red Lips on Tiger Rug
Located in Brighton, GB
Mrs George Cameron - Society Portrait of Socialite with Red Lips on Tiger Rug by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 30x30" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fi...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons George Hamilton St Tropez
Located in New York, NY
George Hamilton Saint-Tropez, 1977 C Print 40 x 30 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. American actor George Hamilton holidays ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Modern figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern figurative 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 figurative 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, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Mark Shaw, Alain Le Garsmeur, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Digital Print, and Paper 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 figurative photography, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $22 and tops out at $115,000, while the average work sells for $1,800.

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