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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
'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Gordon Butler's Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray at the Bahamas Speed Week at the O...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, C Print

'Let's Twirl' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Let's Twirl' Film stars Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwarz) and his wife Janet Leigh (Jeanette Morrison) enjoying a dance at a Beverly Hills party held at James Mason's home. Paper Siz...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sardinian Holiday 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sardinian Holiday 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Selvaggia Borromeo enjoys a yachting holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, 1967. 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cranmore Mountain Skiers
Located in London, GB
Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring a huge 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Col...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Mrs. George (Daphne) Cameron sits on a tiger pelt in the trophy room of Laddie Sanford’s Palm Beach...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
Located in New York, NY
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, 1969. Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Ocean Club
Located in London, GB
A cross-shaped ornamental pond and fountain at The Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, 1963. Huntington Hartford paid $25,000,000 to have Paradise...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Verbier View' 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Daily Bread' 1983 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Daily Bread' 1983 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A bread delivery man with bags filled with baguettes on a snowy street in ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Poolside In Kenya' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Kenya A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 20" inches / ca 76 x 51 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Edit...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Lech Ice Bar - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The mountain in the background is the Omershorn. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 1...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Zermatt Skiing
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Gorgeous print measuring 72 x 48" inches / ca 182.8 x 121.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Surfing Brothers' circa 1965: Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. T...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Fishing Boats' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Fishing Boats' A fisherman in his boat at a Sicilian harbour, 1975. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Prin...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

'Lake Tahoe Ladies' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Ladies' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. (Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

1967 'Porto Ercole' (Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' by Slim Aarons The waterfront at Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1967. A group of young and stylish girls dressed in capri pants and colourful shirts sit atop vespas an...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Mrs. George (Daphne) Cameron sits on a tiger pelt in the trophy room of Laddie Sanford’s Palm Beach...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons - Beverly Hills Pool Party - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Pool Party A party by James Pendleton’s pool in Beverly Hills, California, 1952. Pendleton’s house was later bought by Hollywood director Robert Evans...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'At The Fair' 1972 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'At The Fair' 1972 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print An African Caribbean mother and daughter seeing the sights at a funfair on Hampstead Heath, London, E...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons 'Marbella Club Bather' Mid-Century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
"Marbella Club Bather," a 1976 Slim Aarons photograph, captures mid-century modern Mediterranean luxury. Limited C-print (1/150), estate-stamped, authenticated. Slim Aarons Marbella...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Ocho Rios, Jamaica ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Ocho Rios Mr and Mrs John James stroll on their fifteen-acre estate that blossoms with half a million poinsettias, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1971. Gorgeous pr...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Nelda And Friends' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Nelda And Friends' by Slim Aarons Set to become another Slim Aaron favourite - it's better known cousins 'Poolside Gossip' and 'Desert House Party' (also listed) are considered to...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

'Racehorse Exercise' 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Racehorse Exercise' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A rider exercising a racehorse in the early morning, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Tennis In San Diego' California (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In San Diego' California (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by palm trees, San Diego, California, October 1956. The elegant pair dressed in tennis whites, save for the striped shirt of the young lady, enjoy a game of tennis, in the heat of the Californian sunshine...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiing In Gstaad
Located in London, GB
A vapour trail above skiers on a ski slope in Gstaad, Switzerland, 1961. Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Editio...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, 1967 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultu...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Dolores Del Rio
Located in London, GB
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio (1905 - 1983, right) poses with a friend in Acapulco, Mexico, 1952 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Est...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Bermudan Hostess
Located in London, GB
Bermudan Hostess Polly Trott Hornburg in front of her father’s typical Bermudian house. She is wearing her own design of Thaibok slacks and shirt for a ride in an open carriage, Be...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club' Members of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club prepare to go sailing in Bermuda, 1976 Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana
Located in Surfside, FL
Youth at mets Game waiting for Autograph on August 20th, 1970 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests. Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy Warhol adjusting a movie-camera lens in his silver-covered factory, and Bob Dylan offering a salute of recognition outside Sheridan Square near the Voice’s old office. Not just a social chronicler, McDarrah was a great photo-journalist. For years, McDarrah was the Voice's only photographer and, for decades, he ran the Voice’s photo department, where he helped train dozens of young photographers, including James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, Robin Holland...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger 1973
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Mick Jagger Mick Jagger performing 'Jumping Jack Flash' with water & rose petals during European Tour, Berlin 1973 Mick Jagger is the iconic lead singer of The R...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing In Antibes' 1976 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing In Antibes' Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper siz...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Harvey Firestone, Jr.'
Located in New York, NY
Harvey Firestone, Jr. 1950's (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Married couple Harvey Firestone, Jr. and...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Terry O'Neill 'Paul McCartney at Ringo Starr’s Wedding'
Located in New York, NY
Paul McCartney at Ringo Starr’s Wedding, 1961 Silver gelatin print 40 x 30 inches Estate signature stamped numbered edition of 50 Paul McCartney plays the piano at the Ringo Starr’s...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Howard Cushing in Newport'
Located in New York, NY
Howard Cushing 1974 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Howard Cushing on a motorcycle outside the Cushin...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Summer Picnic 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Summer Picnic 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A summer picnic at the Castle Pines yacht club in Colorado, 1990. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collecti...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathing In Barbados 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing In Barbados 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The former Pauline Haywood sunbathing on a lilo in a swimming pool designed by English artist Oliver Messel, Barbados, April...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Desert House Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Desert House Party 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. T...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Backgammon 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A group of people playing backgammon...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

William S. Burroughs (Stamped)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Robert Mapplethorpe William S. Burroughs Photograph insert from Radar No. 1 (1982) Year: 1982 Size: 9.8 × 7.8 inches Stamped verso, unsigned Accompanied by Radar, Basel, Edition C.L...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Deborah Kerr - Vintage Autographed Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Deborah Kerr - Vintage Autographed Photograph  is a vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Signature and dedication by the actress Deborah Kerr. "Al "Lancio" con i miei mi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

A-HA - Vintage Autographed Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
A-HA - Vintage Autographed Photograph is a vintage photo, realized in the 1980s. Signature and dedication by the band a-ha to the readers of the magazine Foto Music Good condition....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Andy Warhol, Lou Reed and Danny Fields at the Bottom Line, NYC
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol, Lou Reed and Danny Fields at the Bottom Line, NYC Silver gelatin print 16 x 20 inches Signed open edition Andy Warhol, Lou Reed and Danny F...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Poolside In Sotogrande' : Mid-Century Modern Photography : Poolside
Located in New York, NY
Poolside in Sotogrande 1975 C print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Poet Allen Ginsberg Howl Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Allen Ginsberg reading Howl and other poems at Living Theater in 1959. signed in ink and with photographer stamp verso and hand written title. Irwin Allen ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Social Call 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Social Call 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Charley Weaver at the Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Exotic Hair Care - Woman Poses in Natural Rainforest under Waterfall in Jungle
Located in Brighton, GB
Woman Poses in Natural Rainforest under Waterfall in Jungle, like an advertisement for hair care this woman poses in an exotic natural rainforest 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Est...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Cortina d'Ampezzo' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cortina d'Ampezzo 1982 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A rest from skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Mar...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'The Fullers' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Fullers' May 1970: Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable European sports car, the Mercedes 190SL. 20x20" inches /...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons : Eden Roc Pool
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Eden Roc Pool 1976 (printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Guests by the pool ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Norman Parkinson 'Golfing at Le Toque'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Golfing at Le Toque 1939 printed later Silver gelatin print 40 x 30 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso A woman in a white suit hitting a golf ball in a sa...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Martinique - Figure, Silhouette, Woman, Abstract, Balcony, Sky, Ocean, Window
Located in Denton, TX
Martinique by André Kertész is a black and white photograph taken from a balcony overlooking the ocean. Through the frosted glass is an abstracted figure, leaning on the railing and ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nicely Coiffed - Woman Outside Restaurant and Poodle Outside Hairdresser
Located in Brighton, GB
Woman Outside Restaurant and Poodle Outside Hairdresser, where "coiffeur" is French for hairdresser. 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed La...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

'Fan Mail' 1955- Slim Aarons Official Limited Edition Estate Print Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Fan Mail' 1955 Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ had been released. ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Old days Photo - The Tree - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - The Tree is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including h...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Old days Photo - Cityscape - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Cityscape is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album includin...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Old days Photo - Mountain and Lake - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including h...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Snowmass Picnic (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
A stand-up fondue picnic for skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado which has more than fifty miles of trails and snowfields. The village was opened in 1967. Estate stamped and hand...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Christmas Swim 1954 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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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.

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