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 'Plantation Cocoyer' 1981 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Plantation Cocoyer'
People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection E...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Diver #3 edition of 25
By RJ Muna
Located in Hudson, NY
The 8" x 10" editioned print . The image sits on that paper size estimated at 6" x 9" leaving a white border to mat over when framing.
Olympics , Figurative, Sepia tone, athlete
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Speedboat Landing
1973 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print (C Print)
Estate edition of 150
August 1973: A motor boat arrives at a j...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Donald Leas' 1968 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Donald Leas'
April 1968: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper siz...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of Rudolf Nureyev - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Rudolf Nureyev- Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Monaco Grand Prix (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Racing driver Jackie Stewart makes a television broadcast at the Monaco Grand Prix, 22nd May 1977. Behind him is John Watson's 'Martini' race car.
...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Penthouse Pool, Athens (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Penthouse Pool, 1961
Archival pigment print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Young women by the Canellopoulos pentho...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Strap. Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Strap, 2023 by Ricky Cohete
Archival pigment print
Image size: 36 in H x 24 in W.
Edition of 10 + 1AP
Unframed
_________________________
Ricky Cohete was born in a coastal city in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Villa Borghese Lion
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Villa Borghese Lion, 1970
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
A young girl eating an ice ...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Friendship'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Desert House Party
1970 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Lounging In Verbier (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers in sun loungers at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Lake Tahoe Trip 2 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Lake Tahoe Trip
1959
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Young women canoeing at Zephyr Cove on th...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Beach Hut In Antibes'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests at a beach hut at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Catherine Wilke 1980 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Cortina D'Ampezzo (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiers walking up Cortina D'Ampezzo in Italy, 1962.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) work...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club' by Slim Aarons
Members of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club prepare to go sailing in Bermuda, 1976
This photograph epitomises the trave...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Britt Ekland asMary Goodnight James Bond Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Britt Ekland – Mary Goodnight, the Man With the Golden Gun, Bangkok,
1974
Britt Ekland (born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish actress and singer. She appeared in n...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sunbathers at Eden Roc (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathers at Eden Roc, 1969
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing attract...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Blondie (Deborah Harry)
By Bob Gruen
Located in New York, NY
Blondie (Deborah Harry)
gelatin silver print
20 x 24 inches
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backstage Balmain Floral Shawl, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Backstage Balmain Floral Shawl -- Backstage at the 1954 Pierre Balmain Couture show. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw pr...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons, Desert House 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
Slim Aarons Speedboat Landing (Estate Edition of 150)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
August 1973: A motor boat arrives at a jetty in Porto Ercole, Italy.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Good Time Sailors (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
July 1958: Princess Laudomia Hercolani (in blue) and friends enjoys an on-deck siesta during a cruise round the Sicilian islands.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 wit...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Hang Gliding'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hang gliding in Kitzbuhel, Austria,1980.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly fo...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. - Black and White Photograph, Children
Located in Denton, TX
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. by Walter Rosenblum is a black and white photograph documenting three children playing on a swing set in a city park.
Gelatin Silver Print
10.5 ...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Disco, Bill Bernstein Set of Four Photographs
By Bill Bernstein
Located in New York, NY
Bill Bernstein
Disco
c. 1970
Set of four Photographs
These iconic images not only document the people and places of the golden age of disco, but also capture the spirit and intensit...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Slim Arrives' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Photographer Slim Aarons arrives by plane, circa 1955.
Slim Aarons
Slim Arrives
1955
Fiber Print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authe...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury
Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fi...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Parisian Socialite with Poodle in Paris
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Paris, Parisian Socialite with Poodle -- Photographed for LIFE magazine in the countryside surrounding Paris, a blue suit and oversized hat are modeled by a young Parisian socialite with her Poodle. The Poodle, or "puddle dog" in German, is always ready for action and longing for a good snooze. Its distinctive hair style came about to facilitate the Poodle in its role as a retriever and gun dog. The Poodle is agile and strong and its history of working closely with the handler as a working water dog...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Dimitris Kritsas'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Dimitris Kritsas with Models at Sounio
1968
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage press realized in the 1950s.
London.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963.
Chromogenic Lambda print
Printed Later
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
The ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Audrey Hepburn on Bicycle, Looking Left, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c19_44 -- Audrey Hepburn, ready in make-up and costume to play the title role in Paramount's Sabrina Fair. This shot is an out take from the photo essay in the Decemb...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race, 1955, Printed Later
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters' race from Soho Square to Greek Street, i...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1957
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (19...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Beach Picnic (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon By The Pool, 1975
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
West Coast magazine publisher Jack Vietor picnicking on the rocks below his home in southern California. ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Kennedys, Jackie and Caroline in Baby Carriage, Wide
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Caroline Baby Carriage, Wide 2c_17_04a. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons, Polo Party
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Paul Butler, patriarch of one of America's foremost polo families, with his son, daughter, grandchildren and son-in-law, Palm Beach, April 1981. Left to right: Adam Butler, Reutie Bu...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Ferreras Green Velvet Suit with Dalmatian, Vienna, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Ferreras Green Velvet with Dalmatian, Vienna, 1956 – Miguel Ferreras' lustrous velvet suit was photographed with a Dalmation in the doorway of Vienna's Hotel Bristol for the August 13, 1956 issue of LIFE. The Dalmatian's history is as numerous and varied as its spots. The breed originated in Croatia but quickly found its way to Europe, especially England; it has been a bird dog, a trail hound, a retriever, and a hunter of both large and small game. The Dalmation's most recent and best known talent has been as a carriage dog; running in front of the horse drawn carriages of the elite and fire brigades alike, paving the way and guarding for danger. This talent, along with it's flexible temperament, lead to its continued use in Fire Companies to this day. The Dalmatian is emblematic of service in moments of emergency. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
Fashion photography of a model wearing a Ferreras green velvet suit...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
1976
C print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Guests standing by a white Rol...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Launching the Whaleboat - Cape Prince of Wales, pl. 707
Located in Denton, TX
Printed plate number, Curtis's title, date, copyright, and photogravures by John Andrews and Son on recto.
Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder tissue
Known for his remarkable documen...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Marilyn Monroe, Glass Balanced on Left Knee
Located in Fairlawn, OH
From: The Black Sitting, 1956
Original silver print photograph taken the the photographers studio in New York in 1956.
Hand signed in ink within the photographers stamp verso.
Pri...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'North Conway Sleigh
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
North Conway Sleigh
1955 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
1955, An open sleigh taking skiers to Cran...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Backgammon Players - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary pr...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Slim Aarons 'Salvador Dali, ' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Salvador Dali, 1959, Printed Later
Lambda C-print
Estate Edition of 150
circa 1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman at a ball in N...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
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 'Keep Your Cool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Keep Your Cool, 1978
Chromogenic Lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity.
Carmen Alv...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
NEW Slim Aarons 'Pulitzer Pool Party' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests relax by the swimming pool at Lilly Pulitzer's pool party, Palm Beach, Florida, April 1961. Lilly Pulitzer is seen at centre (wearing headscarf) on the lap of her husband, Pet...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, On The Slopes Of Sugarbush (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
On The Slopes Of Sugarbush, 1960
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Three skiers inspecting their skis on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Warren, Verm...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Port Life (Slim Aarons Estate)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A man stops to watch a young woman tie her sandals on the pavement in Portofino marina, August 1977.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails'
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Victoire Fixing Shoe
Located in New York, NY
From creator of poetic images to compelling storyteller, Jerry Schatzberg has, over the past three decades, excelled in both the realms of photography and filmmaking. Published in Vo...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963.
Chromogenic Lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
The Bahamas Speed ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
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
Slim Aarons, Fruit Cocktail (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Fruit Cocktail, 1968
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Mrs Charles Rogers sits on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa & Racquet Cl...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Esther Williams by the Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Esther Williams by the Pool, 1955
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Swimmer and movie star Esther Williams by the poo...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
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.