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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
Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captured....
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1920s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bahamas Signpost - Bahamas Vacation Island Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Bahamas Signpost - Bahamas Vacation Island Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Bahamas Signpost, May 19...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Cerro and Cuerpos II, Diptych. From the Cerros Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In this series the artist documents how in the roar of the hills, these two bodies intertwine and connect with each other, forming mountains of desire. The harsh lights and shadows ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

YODA Star Wars Movie Pop Art Photography Photo Empire Strikes Back Return Jedi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R2DR - STAR WARS Exhibition Poster from series "The Toys" A retrospective on 80's and 90's pop culture by pop artists "Destro" Original offset lithograph poster printed on acid-free...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977 C-print 60 x 60 inches estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminent English photograp...
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1990s Modern Photography

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C Print

"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the subway in Grand Central Station on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - Austrian Wintersports and Apres Ski by Swimming Pool
Located in Brighton, GB
Gasthof Post Pool, 1979 - Austrian Wintersports and Apres Ski by Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print

Equestrian Entrance Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Equestrian Entrance 1957 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy. unfram...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marbella House Party Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Marbella House Party Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967. 60x40 inches paper size Estate Sta...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Eagle Club
Located in London, GB
Eagle Club Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 30" inches / ca 101.6 x 76.2 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped C...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Star Wars, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Chez Holder
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chez Holder Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Supergiant - C3PO Star Wars Archival Pigment Print - Framed in gold gilt
Located in London, GB
Super Giant Oversize - C3PO Star Wars Archival Pigment Print 1977 by Geoff Wilkinson / Mirror Trinity Group Archive size : 71 x 45.5" inches / 180 x 116 cm paper size print type ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Sandrine - Figurative photograph nude fine art print, Contemporary black white
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 ‘ Sandrine ‘ who was captured on film in...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Young Velvets Limited Edition Estate Print Norman Parkinson
Located in London, GB
Young Velvets 1949 (Photo Norman Parkinson) Fashion models wear a variety of hats on the roof of the Conde Nast Building against a view of the New York skyline for Vogue, 1949, Manh...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Racquet Club Pool' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Racquet Club Pool' Swiss bandleader and restaurateur Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) with Dorothy Webb and Mrs. Charles Rogers in the pool at the Villa Vera Spa & Racquet Club pool, ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

James Deann At A Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean At A Car Rally 1955 (colorised) by Frank Worth paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm edition of 6 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed Note other si...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cafe Terrace In Nice Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1957. unfra...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Riding Through the Desert
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures two individuals on horseback in the vast expanse of the American Southwest. The man, pointing ahead as if giving directions or sharing a stor...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Port Life
Located in London, GB
A man stops to watch a young woman tie her sandals on the pavement in Portofino marina, August 1977. Gorgeous print measuring a large 30 x 20" inches / ca 76 x 51 cm’s paper size. ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Joan Crawford (1933) Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford (1933) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1933 Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress. Additional Information: Unfr...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Tom Blachford Porsche Targa Mid Century Modern Palm Springs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition series of Classic a couple Porsche Targa within Palm Springs California. Mid Century Modern Design Architecture. Photography by Tom Blach...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Nude Portrait' Oversize Archival pigment print
Located in London, GB
'Nude Portrait' by Boyan Dimitrov beautiful 30x20" inches / 76 x 51 cm giclée print warm sepia toned. Nude female, reclining. Certificate of authenticity provided. EDGE PRINTS...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs (Kaufmann Desert House) 1970 (printed later) C Print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Former fashion model Hel...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Racquet Club Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Racquet Club Pool 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests in the pool at the Villa Vera Racquet Club, Acapulco, Mexico, 1968. un...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tropical Mustique Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Tropical Mustique 1989 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines, February 1989 un...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Iggy Pop, Raw Power album cover photograph, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are nu...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches
Located in Brighton, GB
Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

David Bowie 1972
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland David Bowie David Bowie at his home Haddon Hall, Beckenham, Kent, UK 1972 David Bowie was a visionary British singer, songwriter, and actor known for his eclecti...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Espiral Dos & Espiral. Diptych. Male Nudes. Black and White Photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Vignette of a dancer creating shapes and folds in the sunlight. Rocket's favorite lighting source. The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Sam - Intimate photograph of a woman in bed, Contemporary, Black, Sensual Nude
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 ‘ Sam ‘ who was captured on film in 199...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Winter Suntans - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Winter Suntans Young women enjoy a relaxing sunbathe in snowy Gstaad. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sun Beams Into Grand Central Station (1930) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Sun Beams Into Grand Central Station (1930) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Hal Morey/Getty Images) Beams of sunlight streaming through the windows ...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Jumping A Hurdle (1886) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Jumping A Hurdle (1886) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Eadweard J. Muybridge/George Eastman Museum/Getty Images). Jumping a hurdle; saddle; bay horse, Daisy, between 1884 a...
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1880s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Chelsea FC Stamford Bridge (1920) - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stamford Bridge (1920) Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive) Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Foo...
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1920s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Porto Ercole Watercraft, 1969 - Crystal Waters Italian Coastline Tuscany Hotel
Located in Brighton, GB
Porto Ercole Watercraft, 1969 - Crystal Waters Italian Coastline Tuscany Hotel by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

David Bowie With Lou Reed And Iggy Pop - Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie With Lou Reed And Iggy Pop - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie, Lou Reed & Iggy Pop during a press conference at the Dorchester Hotel...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Spectator Tennis (1938) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Spectator Tennis (1938) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1st December 1938. Spectators watching a tennis match at a country club. Addi...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sunbathing On Capri Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing On Capri Catherine Wilke, often mistaken for a young Kate Moss, joins the topless sunbathers - along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas - on the...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Happy Marilyn, 1956 - Marilyn Monroe Portrait Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Happy Marilyn, 1956 - Marilyn Monroe Portrait Silver Gelatin Print Photograph American actress Marilyn Monroe is caught in this unposed, unscripted moment by the photographer. Her i...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe, 1954 - Marilyn Monroe Portrait Black and White Silver Gelatin
Located in Brighton, GB
Marilyn Monroe, 1954 - Marilyn Monroe Portrait Black and White Silver Gelatin Iconic American actress Marilyn Monroe gracefully and stylishly exists her chauffeured car as she arriv...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Jewish Holiday - American Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jewish Holiday- American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the mid-20th Century in a series of American life in the 20th Century. W...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Conca dei Marini - Amalfi Coast Italian Coastline Cove Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Conca dei Marini - Amalfi Coast Italian Coastline Cove Photograph by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Conca dei Mar...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital Pigment

' Agave II Night Garden ' Signed Limited Edition GIANT Oversize print
Located in London, GB
' Agave II Night Garden ' Signed Limited Edition GIANT Oversize print by Stuart Möller limited edition to 3 only this size - signed Gorgeous archival pigment print measuring a ...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"First Class Travel" by Victor Blackman
By Victor Blackman
Located in London, GB
"First Class Travel" by Victor Blackman 25th August 1967: Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sit opposite each other on a train at Euston Station, w...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

"Melanie" Black & White Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Melanie" Black & White Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Giclée, Rag Paper

Tennis Guests later Jackie Kennedy Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Tennis Guests 1953 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Michael Canfield and Jacqueline Bouvier (later Kennedy and then Onassis) at Newport Casino for Tennis Week, 1953. Original Publicati...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez Beach 1971- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Beach 1971- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside in Sotogrande, 1975 - Spanish Port Town Coastal Hotel Villa Pool
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside in Sotogrande, 1975 - Spanish Port Town Coastal Hotel Villa Pool by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Pools...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Caine Punching, 1967 - Michael Caine English Actor Portrait Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Caine Punching, 1967 - Michael Caine English Actor Portrait Silver Gelatin Print English actor of the 1960s Michael Caine throws a punch at the camera... Fortunately, the photograph...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Polo' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Spectators standing next to polo mallets and riding helmets during a polo match in Palm Beach, Florida, 1968. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Polo 1964 C-Print Estate signature stamped and ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Kate Moss in a Lou Reed vest, 2002 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition s...
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Early 2000s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Man’s Work Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Man’s Work Working at his typewriter surrounded by ‘bunny girls’, publisher Hugh M Hefner at the Playboy Key Club in Chicago. He founded adult magazines, ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Brigitte Bardot in "Une Parisienne"
Located in Cologne, DE
This black and white photograph features Brigitte Bardot from the 1957 film Une Parisienne. She is sitting on a bed, wearing a light-colored, sleeveless dress with delicate straps an...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969 A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Rivi...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dasha & Mari - ROYAL TEA III - limited edition
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 30x30" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fi...
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2010s Modern Photography

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C Print

Prestigious
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine Art Print, photographed in the US., Limited edition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Prestigious
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Elevator
Located in Cologne, DE
The photograph is a black-and-white image that captures a dynamic scene of juxtaposition and contrast. It features a close-up of a woman's bare legs crossing elegantly among a group ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Penthouse Pool 1961 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Penthouse Pool Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. 40 x 40” / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aa...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

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