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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 'Lillian Crawford' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lillian Crawford' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Lillian Crawford, the wife of actor Lee Kinsolving, in Palm Beach, May 1970. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'La Barranca' 1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Bandleader Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) at La Barranca, Warren Avis' villa in Acapulco, January 1971. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap' 1976 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hotel du Cap' An aerial view of the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 P...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hotel On Lake Como' 1983 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hotel On Lake Como' The swimming pool and jetty at the Villa d'Este Hotel, Lake Como, Italy, June 1983. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Montego Bay Fisherman 1948 Extra Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Montego Bay Fisherman 1948 Extra Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition by Toni Frissell Local fisherman bring in their nets on the beach in Montego Bay. 1948 Large 40 x 40"...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Private Island, Philippines'
Located in New York, NY
Private Island, Philippines 1973 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A guest relaxing on the beach of a private island owned by Philippine Airlines...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

A New Method in Building - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A New Method in Building - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the Mid-20th Century in a series on American life in the 20th ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Foreign Language Press - American Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Foreign Language Press - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the mid-20th Century in a series...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Nino Benvenuti - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gelatin silver print (black & white photograph). The Italian world champion boxer Nino Benvenuti (1938–) is captured in a social or formal setting, smiling broadly while posing b...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Nino Benvenuti - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gelatin silver print (black & white photograph). The Italian world champion boxer Nino Benvenuti (1938–2025) is depicted in an outdoor setting, leaning casually against a railin...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Architecture and Art Photo - S. Zachary Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Zachary Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously capture...
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

American Blue #1. Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zoltan Gerliczki took advantage of global circumstances to emerge as an artist who crosses borders. Gerliczki's images are a continuation of the artist's journey from the unknown to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach Surfers'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Laguna Beach Surfers 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Three surfers with their boards at...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails'
Located in New York, NY
Cranmore Slopes and Trails 1955 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. Estate stamped and h...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Party at Romanoff’s Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Party at Romanoff’s A party at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1959. Gorgeous print measuring a 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper siz...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cushing And Neri'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cushing and Neri 1973 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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

Slim Aarons 'Marina Piccola' 1954 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Marina Piccola' Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, 1954. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Twiggy – David Steen’s Home, Surrey, December, 1967 Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – David Steen’s Home, Surrey, December, 1967 Limited Edition Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints a...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London, 1972 Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London, 1972 Limited Edition Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produc...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England - 1963 Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, 1963 Exclusive Limited Edition Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold Paper Size: 27 x 34 Image size 23 x 30 inches Limited to 10 only this size All prints are bespoke and printed to order stamped and numbered by the Estate An exclusive limited edition photograph of Elizabeth Taylor wearing a Bulgari earring by British photographer David Steen. Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland – Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California 1976
Located in London, GB
Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland – Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California 1976 Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further p...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Anthony Gonzales, Spanish Ranch, Nevada
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 50 Signed and numbered.
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Harbour Isle Beach 1973 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Harbour Isle Beach 1973 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers on the beach at Harbour Isle in the Bahamas, March 1973. 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Lake Tahoe Couple'
Located in New York, NY
A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California. Estate stamped and hand numbere...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Klosters 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Klosters 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, 1963. 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leonard Dalsemer 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Leonard Dalsemer 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Leonard Dalsemer and his family at their villa in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1974. 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm pap...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Relaxing in Lech' 1960 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Relaxing in Lech' A group of people sitting in the sun at the Gasthof Post hotel in the Austrian ski resort of Lech, 1960. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate St...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snowmass Picnic - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Picnic - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A stand-up fondue picnic for fashionable skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado which has more than fifty miles of trails and snowfields....
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Princess Ruspoli 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Princess Ruspoli 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Princess Lucy Ruspoli stands in front of a colourful wall of old skis in Lech am Arlberg, Austria, February 1979 16 x 12" inches ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palazzo Schloss Hof III Vienna
Located in New York, NY
Palazzo Schloss Hof III Vienna 2016 Lambda c print Signed, titled, dated and numbered (edition of 5) on artist's label on verso. The photographer i...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of au...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion'
Located in New York, NY
Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion 1972 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. Estate sta...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Style 'Debutante Ball'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Debutante Ball 1958 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity A debutante ball held at the Copley Pl...
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Photo of Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the early 20th Century.  Good conditions.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Picasso 1930-1935, Cahiers d'Art (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Stamp-signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Picasso 1930-1935, 1936. Published and printed by Éditions des Cahiers d'Art...
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1930s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

Monocled Miss, 1964 - Breakfast in Bed New York Hotel Renata Boeck German Model
Located in Brighton, GB
Monocled Miss, 1964 - Breakfast in Bed New York Hotel Renata Boeck German Model by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Premium Collection Estate Stamped ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

La Concha Beach Club (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
La Concha Beach Club, 1975 Bathers at La Concha Beach Club, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Domino Players, Lawn, TX - Cowboys, Western, Bar, Texas, Game
Located in Denton, TX
Domino Players, Lawn, TX by Chris Regas is a black and white gelatin silver print of four cowboys seated at a table, playing dominos. Gelatin Silver Print 10.5 x 9 in. Signed on pr...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage C Print Groups in America Neal Slavin Color Photograph Ektacolor Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Neal Slavin (American, b. 1941) Holland Tunnel Crew, New York, NY Vintage C-print [Chromogenic development print; Ektacolor prints] Hand signed and numbered by the photographer 48/75...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Vintage C Print Groups in America Neal Slavin Color Photograph Ektacolor Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Neal Slavin (American, b. 1941) Product Managers, AT&T Long Lines, Somerset, New Jersey Vintage C-print [Chromogenic development print; Ektacolor prints] Hand signed and numbered...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Vintage C Print Groups in America Neal Slavin Color Photograph Ektacolor Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Neal Slavin (American, b. 1941) Grand Canyon National Park Service, Arizona Vintage C-print [Chromogenic development print; Ektacolor prints] Hand signed and numbered by the photogra...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Vintage Nude Black and White Photograph by Josef Ehm
By Josef Ehm
Located in Rochester, NY
Vintage black and white photograph, photography by Josef Ehm. "Resting Model II", circa 1960s, gelatin silver print. Framed size 10.5" x 13.5" . Image measures 8.5" x 6.5" Josef Ehm: Czech, 1909-1989. Born in Habartov. Apprenticed in professional photography studios until 1928. Taught at the State...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Victory (Industrial Art, Symbolism, Resilience, Unity, ~34% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Heather Hollis Victory (Industrial Art, Symbolism, Resilience, Unity) Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Rag (or equivalent) 2023 Size: 11.2 x 14 inches (28.44 x 35.56) Edition: 1...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rockefeller Center (skate) - Vintage Print, New York City, Ice Skaters, Winter
Located in Denton, TX
Rockefeller Center (skate) by John Albok is a vintage print of an ice skating rink in the Rockefeller Center in New York City. Many people are skating in the background, while a figu...
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

National Danish Gymnastics Team: Earth #16
Located in London, GB
Toned silver gelatin print (printed 2003), , signed, dated and numbered (verso), edition '8/25', 33cm x 22cm (image size), (49cm x 37cm framed). (N.B. although this is an edition of ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - Vintage Photograph by Grant Wood - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood, Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage C Print Groups in America Neal Slavin Color Photograph Ektacolor Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Neal Slavin (American, b. 1941) Firemen, New York City Fire Department FDNY Vintage C-print [Chromogenic development print; Ektacolor prints] Hand signed and numbered by the photogra...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Vintage C Print Groups in America Neal Slavin Color Photograph Ektacolor Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Neal Slavin (American, b. 1941) Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner Sales Convention, New York City, 1974 Vintage C-print [Chromogenic development print; Ektacolor prints] Hand signed and numb...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

St Mark's Cathedral - Vintage Photo Detail by Osvaldo Bohm - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
‘St Mark's Cathedral.' is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. 2390 Venezia-Chiesa S.Marco - Formella Bizantina Rip. Int. C.Naya Venezia” is written at the bottom. The artwork re...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

National Danish Gymnastics Team: Sky #19
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print (printed 2004), signed, dated and numbered (verso), edition '19/25', 27cm x 23cm (image size), (46cm x 41cm framed). (N.B. although this is an edition of 25, onl...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled - Gargoyle
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 in. Auriga - Verlag Stamp on paper attached to verso.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"The Queen", Gay San Francisco , Folsom Street Fair. BDSM Leather LGBTQ FETISH
Located in Miami, FL
" The Queen in Red" Folsom Street Fair, BDSM Leather Event Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". Signed dated and numbered lower right, recto, 3/15, other size available...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Erwin Blumenfeld, A Skull Superimposed, Electa Editrice, 1981 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled A Skull Superimposed, Amsterdam, originates from the 1981 folio Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios. P...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Offset

"Brooke (Crashing Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brooke (Crashing Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed - ships in a tube Brooke (Crashing Waves) Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Apres Ski, 1963 - Winter Ski French Alps Switzerland Travel Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Apres Ski, 1963" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th C...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color, Digital

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

Phil Hill, Ferrari. 1561F2, Nurburgring, Germany
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. "Soon-to-be World Champion Phil Hill is in his first Grand Prix drive for Ferrari. The car is a single seater Formula Two machine, and he is seen rushing downhill through the infamous "Fuchsröhre" section of the Ring. The image is unusual for several reasons: it was taken with a Rolleiflex camera...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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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...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
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 ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

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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