Modern Portrait 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
Couple in MG, Florence, Italy
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition
Blind stamp on print margin.
Signed by Estate, titled, dated and copyright date in pencil on artist stamp.
Paper size: 16 x 20 in.
Ruth Orkin (1921 - 1985) was an America...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Old Days - Interior Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1912.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political even...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Dutch Costume - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Dutch costume is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait 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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Ducks - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Ducks is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and politic...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Places Photo-Roman Bath - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo-Roman Bath is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historical places ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Herd - 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 ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Louis Armstrong and his Wife - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Louis Armstrong is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Louis Armstrong - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Louis Armstrong is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Historical Photo - 1922
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1922. With hand written notes in the right side.
It belongs to historical album including historical ...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles at Wembley' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles
silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
edition of 50
Signed and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Paul McCartney and John Lennon rehearse for a TV spe...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Portrait 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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Leonard Bernstein and François Mitterand - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein and François Mitterand is an original photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Herd - 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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days 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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dizzy Gillespie - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Dizzy Gillespie is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Herd - 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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Old Days - Interior - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Interior is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and poli...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Ted Williams 'Count Basie'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Count Basie
1950's (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Count Basie at the Trian...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams 'Dizzy Gillespie for Downbeat Magazine'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
"Cannonball" Adderley at the Blue Note
1960 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo - Queen Elisabeth - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Queen Elisabeth is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Vintage Photo - Mose Bianchi - 1904
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Vintage Photo- Mose Bianchi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1904.
Some diffused foxing, otherwise good condition.
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Woman In Meadow - Life in Italy - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman In Meadow - Life in Italy 1960 is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the1960s in Italy.
Good conditions an aged.
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Photo of Painting by Jean Léon Jerome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting by Jean Léon Jeromeis a vintage silver salt photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
Some foxing and missing ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Riding - Life in Italy - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Riding - Life in Italy 1960 is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the1960s in Italy.
Good conditions an aged.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their ri...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Students - Women's Rights Photos - President Amintore Fanfani - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Students -Women's Rights Photos - President Amintore Fanfani is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy.
Good conditions an aged.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for thei...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Manifestation -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belong to albumen of women rights, protests, manifestation for their...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women Working at Italtel -New Technologies in the 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working Italtel -New Technologies in the 1970s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s in Italy
Good conditions an aged.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
8 March Street -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
8 March Street -Women's Rights Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Places Photo- Paris Champs Elisées and Tour Eiffel-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Paris is a black and white vintage photo reproducing Champs Elisées and Tour Eiffel, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album inclu...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Places Photo- Lynton and Lynmouth - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Lynton and Lynmouth is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historic...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Lynmouth, Great Britain - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lynmouth, Great Britain is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historical places including c...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Places Photo- Paris, Louvre - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Paris is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historical places incl...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women's Rights Movement Photos - 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 belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for th...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women's Rights Movement Photos - 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 belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for th...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their right ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Working -Women's Rights Photos - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Working - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s in Italy, it belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their right ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos -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 belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for th...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos -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 belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for th...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belong to album of women rights, protests, manifestation for th...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ciriaco De Mita - Historical Photos - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ciriaco De Mita is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1970s.
It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and political issues wo...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women's Work - Historical Photos -1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Work - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their rig...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
General Raoul Salan - Historical Photos -1950s
Located in Roma, IT
General Raoul Salan is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1950s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and political issues...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Women's Look - Historical Photos -1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Work - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their rig...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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