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
Vintage Photo of Painting by Giuseppe Raggio-Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting by Giuseppe Raggio is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulou...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Photo of Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Gathering - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Gathering is a vintage photo, realized in the Mid-20th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$125 Sale Price
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Life in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Life in Italy in the 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in t...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$53 Sale Price
25% Off
Fishermen in Napoli - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fishermen in Napoli is a vintage photo, realized in the Early 20th Century.
Fair condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
River in Sudan - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
River in Sudan is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$143 Sale Price
25% Off
'Skiing Waiters' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters'
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carrying a bottle of wine in an ice bucke...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Firefighter - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20 Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Firefighter is an original vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the stamp of copyright "Associateded Press" on the rear and hand-notes.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$125 Sale Price
25% Off
Meeting between Bettino Craxi and Felipe Gonzalez- Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Meeting between Bettino Craxi and Felipe Gonzalez is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$125 Sale Price
25% Off
Old Days - Early Portrait of Sculptor Aurelio Mistruzzi - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Early Portrait of Sculptor Aurelio Mistruzzi is a vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
'Funk In Tuscany' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Funk In Tuscany' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Italian fashion designer, model and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 - 2016), playing a James Brown album on an Itali...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography
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Color
Luchino Visconti - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Luchino Visconti in is an vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$143 Sale Price
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Miss America Participants - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Miss America Participants is a photograph realized in the 1960s
Good conditions.
The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Historical Photo - The Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, silver salt print, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical mome...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
The Old Days - Woman on the Snowy Road - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Woman on the snowy road is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal fam...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$89 Sale Price
25% Off
Poor Family - Photo- Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Poor Family is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions excepts for some folds.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$134 Sale Price
25% Off
Women at work - Historical Photos -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at work - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their ri...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Photo of Martine Brochard - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Martine Brochard is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$134 Sale Price
25% Off
Flower with Curled Stem - Photo by Cindi Emond - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Photographic paper, matt finish.
Excellent condition.
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Portrait of Fred Clark - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait of Fred Clark is a vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century by John Watkins Studio.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$89 Sale Price
25% Off
The Old Days Photo - Animals - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Animals is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families,...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Politics - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Politics is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, a...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Kim Il Sung - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Kim Il Sung vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$134 Sale Price
25% Off
Lory Del Santo - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lory Del Santo is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Historical Photo - Portrait of Nicola Miraglia - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait of Nicola Miraglia is a vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century by De Jongh Studio, Lausanne.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$143 Sale Price
25% Off
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cortina d'Ampezzo
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Skiers at Cortina D’Ampezzo in Italy, 1962.
Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101.6 x 101.6 cm’s paper size.
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni in Bragora Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni in Bragora Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulo...
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Relaxing in Lech
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Relaxing in Lech
A group of people sitting in the sun at the Gasthof Post hotel in the Austrian ski resort of Lech, 1960.
Paper Size 24x20 inch...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photo of Painting by Vincenzo Cabianca - Vintage photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Painting by Vincenzo Cabianca is a vintage photo, realized in the early 20th Century.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Portrait - Vintage photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait is a vintage photo, realized in the 19th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Women Working Italtel - New Technologies - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working Italtel -New Technologies in the 1970s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy
Good conditions an aged.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$80 Sale Price
25% Off
Omiccioli and Villoresi at Vetrina di Chiurazzi - Vintage Photo - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Omiccioli and Villoresi in Vetrina di Chiurazzi is a vintage leaflet, realized in 1953.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
War in Algeria - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and p...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Herd - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Herd is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and p...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Photo- 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait Herbert von Karajan - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait Herbert von Karajan is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photo - Skeleton - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo - Skeleton is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo - Vintage photo - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo is a vintage photo, realized in 1948.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
War in Algeria - Demonstration - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and p...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$62 Sale Price
25% Off
Historical Places Photo - Bath Abbey - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Bath Abbey is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including maste...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$143 Sale Price
25% Off
The Italian Actress Enrica Bonaccorti - Photo- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian actress, television and radio presenter Enrica Bonaccorti in a stage costume.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$53 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of Ornella Muti - Vintage Photograph - Early 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Ornella Muti with her husband.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$86 Sale Price
40% Off
Culture and Lifestyle in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Culture and Lifestyle in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - Photo- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian actress and singer Loretta Goggi with Daniele Formica.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$53 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$219 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph Realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Hellenistic Columns and Tourist - The Old Days - The Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Hellenistic Columns and Tourist - The Old Days is a black and white vintage photo, silver salt print, realized in the Early 20th Century.
It belongs to ...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Herds in Grosseto (Maremma, Tuscany)- Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Herds is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alitalia - Historical Photos - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Alitalia - Historical Photos is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s.
This photo belongs to a precious testament album of Italian airline.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$134 Sale Price
25% Off
War in Algeria - Historical Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and pol...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$80 Sale Price
25% Off
Manifestation- Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Manifestation- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and poli...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$71 Sale Price
25% Off
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970
Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm’s paper size.
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
Pr...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$125 Sale Price
25% Off
Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$161 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days - A Belgian Woman of the Peasant Class - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - A Belgian Woman of the Peasant Class is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical mome...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
$62 Sale Price
25% Off
Physical Education in a Primary School during Fascist Period in Italy- 1930 c.a.
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo from the Fascist period. Photo by Gherlone, Torino.
Photo dimensions 18 x 24 cm. Includes passepartout.
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1930s Modern Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
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