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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
Saddle, Whip, Nude - Signed limited edition fine art print, Contemporary, Model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Saddle, Whip, Nude. - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm ,...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Phot...

Racing at Baden-Baden - Horse Riding and Horse Racing at Racecourse in Germany
Located in Brighton, GB
Racing at Baden-Baden - Horse Riding and Horse Racing at Racecourse in Germany 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Racing at Baden...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

'Lounging In Gstaad' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Gstaad' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 19...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the typed notes in Italian " the description" on t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

View of Florida Miami Beach - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
View of Florida Miami Beach is a photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Saint-Tropez Beach' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez Beach' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. Produced from the original transparency Certific...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Debbie Harry, NYC (Car Wreck)
Located in New York, NY
Debbie Harry (Blondie), NYC, 1976 Silver gelatin print 40 x 50 inches Signed and numbered edition Debbie Harry of Blondie in a wrecked car on 6th Avenue and 50th Street, NYC. Septem...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - 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 f...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Terry O'Neill, Frank Sinatra Boardwalk (Mid-century Modern Photography)
Located in New York, NY
Frank Sinatra and entourage on Miami Beach 1968 (printed later) C print 48 x 72 inches Estate signature stamped numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terry...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Artist in Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Artist in 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 ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Sundowners
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Sundowners Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958 Gorgeous print measuring a HUGE 60 x 60" inches / ca 152 x 152 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered in ink on the front Blind embossed Slim Aarons signature Certificate of authenticity included Unframed archival pigment print (Full framing service available – please enquire) Worldwide shipping from London, England, issued by The Slim Aarons Estate...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sa...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein - Vintage Photograph -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - 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 f...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1912.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political e...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Marlene Wears Christian Dior' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Marlene Wears Christain Dior' Marlene Dietrich wearing a Christian Dior design, in Stage Fright, 1949. A stunning image of the film actress looking glamorous and decadent. (phot...
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Christopher Lambert - Vintage Photograph - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Christopher Lambert (Greystoke, The Legend of Tarzan) - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1984. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - 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 fo...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights - 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 r...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Aristotle Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Aristotele Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s. Good conditions. With the handwriting on the rear.
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast' Midcentury Modern
Located in New York, NY
Beauty and the Beast 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

'Dining At The Eagle Club' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dining At The Eagle Club' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club in the ski resort of Gstaad, Switzerland, 1969. Paper Size 24x20 i...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Punk - Figurative photo, Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Sensual
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 ‘ Punk ‘ Signed by Ian Sanderson lower...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

'Sea Drive' 1967 Bahamas Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sea Drive' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an 'Amphicar' across the harbour at Nassa...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Montecatini' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Montecatini' Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Photo Of A Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photograph Of A Painting on a paper, Seppia colored photograph, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Sun Worship' 1981 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sun Worship' 1981 Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac coloured bikini. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Captivated Audience by Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Captivated Audience by Arthur Steel SURREY 1979 All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold. paper size - 16 x 12" / 41 x 31 cm signed a...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ahmedabad 151209-45 (India, Spice, Street Market, Vibrant, Orange, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-45 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with s...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 151209-28 (India, Spice, Street Market, Vibrant, Red, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-28 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with s...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Model Friend
Located in London, GB
New York model, Jean Adams and friend share a drink on the beach at Acapulco, 1952 Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76.2 x 76.2cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Colle...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Eden-Roc Pool' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: Guests by the pool at the ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

'Skiing At St. Moritz' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skiing At St. Moritz' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Skiers on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Produced from the original transparency Certificate...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Church of St. Marcellino - Vintage Poster after Mimmo Jodice - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Church of St. Marcellino is vintage offset print on paper realized after a photograph by Mimmo Jodice in 1980 ca.Name of the artist and title on the lowe...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Offset

Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Christian Museum Interior, Brescia - Vintage Photo - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Christian Museum Interior, Brescia - Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the early 20th century. Cultural institution archive , no . 3453, from series of  E 24...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Aristotle Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Aristotele Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s. Stamped on the rear. Good conditions. With the handwriting on the rear.
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Hollywood Beach, FL
Located in Hudson, NY
David Saxe - “Photography has always been the simple act of looking and being inspired to strip the unnecessary elements from the scene and frame the image down in a way to discover...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Colosseum View - Vintage Photo by Ludovico Tuminello - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Colosseum View is a vintage print in salt silver realized by Ludovico Tuminello in the early 20th Century. Good conditions except for some foxing and folding.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Florence Three, Italy, 2023
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps. Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Hotel De Paris In Monaco
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Hotel De Paris In Monaco - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only The entrance to the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco, June 19...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Silver gelatin fibre print 30 x 40" p...
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print Lifting Hand (Scot) Chez Moi A surrealist image of a hand with a light study Hand signed, titled and dated 1986-1988 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Blonde Beauties' Oversize C Type
By George Freston
Located in London, GB
'Blonde Beauties' by George Freston From left to right, actresses Julie Christie, Ursula Andress and Catherine Deneuve attend a Royal Film Performance of 'Born Free' at the Odeon, L...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Skiing Waiters 1960 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Princess Margareth and Husband in London - Vintage Photograph - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Princess Margareth and husband in London - is a photograph realized in 1962. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

The Homeless Families - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Homeless Families is  a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s. The photo depicts the homeless families who have found accommodation in the school. Good conditions an...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Melina Mercouri
Located in London, GB
Greek actress Melina Mercouri (1925 - 1994) sitting at a street cafe in Athens, 1961 ( Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 20" inches / ca 50.8 x 50.8 cm’s ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Faithful Couple 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Faithful Couple Singer Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones stand in front of a gilt framed portrait in Castletown Mansion, Eire, August 1968. 40x30” / 76x101 c...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Let's Dance' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Let's Dance' Film stars Tony Curtis and his wife Janet Leigh enjoying a dance at a party held at James Mason's home in Beverly Hills, 1954. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 c...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Backgammon...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Silver gelatin fibre print 16 x 20" p...
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

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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...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Caracalla Therme' 1990 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Caracalla Therme' A woman experiences the Caracalla Therme spa in Baden-Baden, September 1990. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Meridian Club - View of Swimming Pool and Ocean on Turks and Caicos Islands
Located in Brighton, GB
View of Swimming Pool and Ocean on Turks and Caicos Islands. 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Meridian Club" is a beautiful Lim...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Digital, C Print

' India Blue ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print
Located in London, GB
' India Blue ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print Huge and exquisite, intensely vivid Archival Pigment print - signed and numbered by photographer on front - th...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Poolside In Sotogrande' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside In Sotogrande' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975. Produced from the original transparency Certificate...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Portrait of Ornella Muti - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Ornella Muti in a scene from "Private Access", a 1989 Italian drama film by Francesco Maselli.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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