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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
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned

40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

Located in Middletown, NY

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed

40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of Guns N' Roses iconic "Appetite for Destruction" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Dest...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"50x40" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Signed
"50x40" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Signed

"50x40" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Frida is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art  Unsigned
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art  Unsigned

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

By Georges Braque

Located in Middletown, NY

Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph

50x40" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print
50x40" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print

50x40" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph

Located in Brighton, GB

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph A couple dining out at an elegant hotel in New York is caught momentarily distracted by the floor show...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph

Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph

Located in Brighton, GB

Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph World renowned trumpeter and jazz musician Louis Armstrong is photographed on stage during a concert. 1...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini

Located in Brighton, GB

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini Roger Moore casts a glance away from the camera as he sips the quintessential James Bond drink: the ic...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marilyn on the Roof - Marilyn Monroe Ambassador Hotel New York City Skyline

Marilyn on the Roof - Marilyn Monroe Ambassador Hotel New York City Skyline

By Ed Feingersh

Located in Brighton, GB

American actress and the original Blonde Bombshell Marilyn Monroe smiles as she looks out at New York City. Monroe is photographed leaning over the edge of the high-class Ambassado...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 60x40 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition
"BUTTERFLY HEART" 60x40 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 60x40 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment pop art print of butterflies creating a heart shape created by DESTRO DESTRO is an LA based pop artist. and image creator. Printed on archival exhibition paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph

Located in Brighton, GB

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph A couple relaxes and laughs on a spacious sofa on the terrace of a villa. The party is still in full swin...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Hotel du Cap Eden Roc French Riviera Nude by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Sunbathin...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

30x40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Pop Art Print
30x40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Pop Art Print

30x40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Pop Art Print

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of a BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print

Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print

Located in Brighton, GB

Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print The commissionaire of a London luxury hotel greets an unexpected guest, a small Dachshund, who is clearly d...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. A...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy
Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy

Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Venetian Gondolas in Canals in Italy by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. We...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Williamsburg Window, Brooklyn - Surrealism Window Photography White Dog Hands

Williamsburg Window, Brooklyn - Surrealism Window Photography White Dog Hands

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

'Williamsburg Window, Brooklyn NY' is a black and white archival inkjet print by Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 14.5" x 14.5" in a limited edition of 20. A surreal s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Color

Black Hand. Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition
Black Hand. Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition

Black Hand. Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition

By Lèa Bon

Located in Miami Beach, FL

From space, error is projected onto the focal point, error for man. From within, we modify the language of the elements to compose a reuse of the ordinary and bring it into play in a...

Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

36x48 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro Unsigned
36x48 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro Unsigned

36x48 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned
30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned

30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of a NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fern Forest II - Fern Forest Landscape Woodland Photography

Fern Forest II - Fern Forest Landscape Woodland Photography

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

'Fern Forest II' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest II' is the second prin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait
Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait

Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait

By Leo Matiz

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...

Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Color

"Brigitte Bardot" by Michael Ochs Archives

"Brigitte Bardot" by Michael Ochs Archives

Located in London, GB

"Brigitte Bardot" by Michael Ochs Archives Brigitte Bardot. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Speedboat Landing A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1973. Gorgeous print ...

Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Fern Forest III - Forest Woodland Fern Photograph

Fern Forest III - Forest Woodland Fern Photograph

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

'Fern Forest III' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest III' is the second pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color

New York, Skyline of Manhattan, USA 1960s

New York, Skyline of Manhattan, USA 1960s

By Erich Andres

Located in Cologne, DE

Black and white Print by Erich Andres, ca 1960. The image captures an iconic view of the New York City skyline in the 1960s, presented in black and white, taken from an elevated road...

Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed

84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran

"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran

Located in London, GB

"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran 14th June 1965: The British rock group The Beatles stand in a window at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex. L-R: Georg...

Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Picasso 1930-1935, Cahiers d'Art (after)
Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Picasso 1930-1935, Cahiers d'Art (after)

Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Picasso 1930-1935, Cahiers d'Art (after)

By Man Ray

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin paper. Stamp-signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Picasso 1930-1935, 1936. Published and printed by Éditions des Cahiers d'Art...

Category

1930s Modern Photography

Materials

Lithograph

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print
'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print

Located in London, GB

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Greta Garbo in 'Mata Hari,' 1931. (Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull) Beautiful mint condition Giant Archival Pigment print measuring a very large 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm's Edge Prints...

Category

1930s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Italian Sicilian Portrait Lemon Trees on Capri
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Italian Sicilian Portrait Lemon Trees on Capri

Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Italian Sicilian Portrait Lemon Trees on Capri

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Italian Sicilian Portrait Lemon Trees on Capri by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lunch a...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

'Beach Babe Grace' Kelly On Set

'Beach Babe Grace' Kelly On Set

Located in London, GB

'Beach Babe Kelly Grace' Grace Kelly on the set of To Catch A Thief, 1955. (Photo: AKG) mint condition Archival pigment print Measuring 12 x 16 inches...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mission Wall, San Ildefonso, NM
Mission Wall, San Ildefonso, NM

Mission Wall, San Ildefonso, NM

By Morley Baer

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount and stamped on the back of the mount. Despite Morley Baer’s adherence to the West Coast landscape tradition, his interests i...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pebble Beach Hunt (1976) Limited Estate Stamped

Pebble Beach Hunt (1976) Limited Estate Stamped

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Pebble Beach Hunt (1976) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Riders gather in the courtyard of Richard Collins’ House for the stirrup cup libation, before the start of...

Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion
Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion

Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion 1972 c print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 wi...

Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Lambda

Modern photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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 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, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Westenberg, Slim Aarons, Howard Schatz, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Archival Pigment Print, and Pigment Print 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 photography, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $44 and tops out at $75,000, while the average work sells for $2,150.