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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Harbour Isle Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Harbour Isle Beach 1973 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers on the beach at Harbour Isle in the Bahamas, March 1973. unframed c type print printed 202...
Archival Pigment
Rhode Island Surfers Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Rhode Island Surfers 1965 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 24" - paper size L...
Archival Pigment
Donald Leas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Donald Leas 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition April 1968: Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Be...
Archival Pigment
Kiva, San Ildefonse
By Morley Baer
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed and editioned "21/100" in pencil on the front of the mount with Baer's stamp on the back of the mount. This print is accompanied by its original b...
Silver Gelatin
Professor Barnard and His Wife, Black and White Photo, 1960s, Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Professor Barnard and his Wife is an original black and white photograph realized in 1960s. Good conditions.
Photographic Paper
$878
Guatemala, Landscape, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 24, 1 x 24 cm
By Hanna Seidel
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy in Monacco, France
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Palm Beach Idyll
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Idyll A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
Archival Pigment
High Roller by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
High Roller by Arthur Steel ALEXANDRA PALACE 1966. Mr Arthur Bird tries to get a return on his investment at the Casino. All prints are hand signed lim...
Silver Gelatin
Easy Rider Bike Scene - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Easy Rider Bike Scene by Globe Photos Archive Easy Rider 1969 film classical portrait riding on a motorcycle with a helmet. Easy Rider is a 1969 American independent road drama fil...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
Tuscany, Sleeping Woman, 1996 Large Vintage Color Photograph C-Print Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Meyerowitz first drew acclaim for his remarkable ability to capture subtlequalities of light with the 1978 publication of Cape Light, which went on to become a color photography clas...
Photographic Paper, C Print
Ocean Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ocean Club Versailles Gardens at the Ocean Club, Nassau with terraced steps leading from a swimming pool to a 14th century French cloisters, 1968. 16×20 ...
Archival Pigment, Color
Paris 1952 , a picturesque moment
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken in 1952 in Paris along the Seine River, captures a tranquil and picturesque moment. In the foreground, a man wearing a light-colored straw hat ...
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe with Anncouncers of the KLAC Radio station, Hollywood Blvd., 1953
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanage. She got married with only 16 years old and while working for a factory during WW II, she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and started a succesful modeling career. The rest of her life is history: In the 50s she was one of the most marketable actresses, had held leading roles in various movies and was known for her immense sex appeal. As a highly intelligent woman, she knew how to build a career, while, in her private life she struggled with addiction and mood disorder. At the age of 36 she died from an overdose of barbiturates at her Los Angeles home. With her breathy voice and hourglass figure, she is until today one of Hollywood's most famous actresses. Marilyn Monroe with Anncouncers of the KLAC Radio station...
Black and White
"Cast At Photocall" by Archive Photos
Located in London, GB
"Cast At Photocall" by Archive Photos A contact strip depicting actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011), director Mike Nichols (1931 - 2014), producer E...
Black and White
Snorkelling In Malta Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In Malta 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. unfr...
Archival Pigment
Capri Tan Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capri Tan 1968, A kneeling sunbather shows off her rings and pendant on a beach in Capri, Italy 20 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by S...
Archival Pigment, Color
Flooded Mall London
Located in London, GB
A man crossing a stretch of floodwater with the help of two chairs after a storm caused flooding in the Mall, London. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images Archive London England) Pa...
Silver Gelatin
"Earle and Carolyn Brown at the Stevenson's in Brewster" Cy Twombly
By Cy Twombly
Located in New York, NY
Cy Twombly Earle and Carolyn Brown at the Stevenson's in Brewster, 1955 Identified and inscribed on the reverse by the sitter Carolyn Brown Photograph on paper 8 x 8 inches Provenance Gift of the artist Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Cy Twombly gained fame for his art that combined cultural, historical, and poetic elements—particularly those from classical antiquity—with abstract shapes and his distinctive script. Born Edwin Parker Twombly, Jr. on April 25, 1928, in Lexington, Virginia, he began his artistic journey under the guidance of Pierre Daura and Marion Junkin at Washington and Lee University. This initial training was complemented by his formative experiences at the Arts Students League of New York and Black Mountain College, where he established enduring friendships with influential figures like Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. A pivotal moment for Twombly was his 1952 trip to Italy and North Africa with Rauschenberg, funded by a grant from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This journey allowed Twombly to engage deeply with the rich cultural history that would inform his future artistic endeavors, leading to the creation of significant early pieces. Twombly made his way back to Italy in 1957 and 1958, during which he presented his first solo exhibition in Italy at Galleria La Tartaruga, owned by Plinio De Martiis. In 1959, he married Luisa Tatiana...
Photographic Paper
'Hotel Du Cap Eden-Roc' Antibes (Estate Stamped Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap Eden-Roc' (Estate Stamped Edition) *Super Oversize* print measuring a huge 72 x 48 inches Guests relax by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, Au...
Archival Pigment
Pennsylvania Station (1930) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Pennsylvania Station (1930) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Sun rays streaming through the windows...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Trip to Little Bay Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Trip to Little Bay 1992 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of holidaymakers snorkelling in Little Bay, on the island of Anguilla in the West Indies, January...
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Silver Gelatin
'Kurt Cobain' Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Kurt Cobain 1996 by Kevin Westenberg 16x20” image size — 24x28” paper size Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musici...
Archival Pigment
Swimming In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Swimming In The Bahamas 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959....
Archival Pigment
Early Riders 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Early Riders 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Former mayor Frank Bogert leads an early-morning ride through Andreas Canyon in Palm Springs, southern California, January 1970. 30 x...
Archival Pigment
John Lennon 1971
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland John Lennon John Lennon at home in the white room, Ascot, UK July 1971 John Lennon was a legendary British musician, songwriter, and peace activist, best known a...
Silver Gelatin
Douglas Kirkland 'Brigitte Bardot, Mexico'
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Kirkland Brigitte Bardot, Mexico (Cards) 1965 Silver gelatin print Numbered and Signed by Douglas Kirkland Edition of 24 French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed on set o...
Silver Gelatin
'Night Rider' Rainer W. Schlegelmilch Archive Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Night Rider' Rainer W. Schlegelmilch Archive Limited Edition Fantastic, fabulous and fantastical, many of the top car manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc launched concept cars...
C Print
Catherine Wilke - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size E...
Archival Pigment
Beauty and the Beast Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beauty and the Beast 1959 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at social...
Archival Pigment
Mission San Xavier Del Bac, Tucson Arizona
By Huntington Witherill
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Mission San Xavier Del Bac, Tucson Arizona" is a gelatin silver print by noted American photographer Huntington Witherill, born ...
Silver Gelatin
Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), 1964 Terry O'Neill Estate Limited Edition Print
Located in New York, NY
Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), 1964 Silver gelatin print Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 English actress Honor Blackman on a beach, circa 1964. Splashes on the s...
Silver Gelatin
Prince 1986
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Prince Prince performs at small London club gig after show at Wembley Arena, London 1986 Limited edition Estate print. Edition 20 only this size. Limited edi...
Silver Gelatin
Colombia, Palmtrees, Beach, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 4 x 24, 1 cm
By Hanna Seidel
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Raquel Welch in ‘Myra Breckinridge
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Relaxing, 1970 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 American actress Raquel Welch wearing a stars and stripes suit in ‘Myra Breckinridge’, a 1970 America...
Silver Gelatin
Sunbathing In Capri 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing In Capri 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition Sunbathers by a swimming pool in Capri, Italy, August 1974 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collecti...
Archival Pigment
Hotel Punta Tragara Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel Punta Tragara The Hotel Punta Tragara on Capri, Italy, August 1974. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Stocking Island, Bahamas' 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Stocking Island, Bahamas' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A high angle view of people swimming next to the ketch 'Traveler II', Stocking Island, Bahamas, 1964. 40 ...
Archival Pigment
'Stocking Island Bahamas' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Snorkelling In The Shallows' A high angle view of people swimming next to the ketch 'Traveler II' , Stocking Island, Bahamas, 1964. Gorgeous print...
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Silver Gelatin
"Elegant Ankle" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Elegant Ankle" by Bert Hardy Customers sitting on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5...
Black and White
$84Sale Price|40% Off
Portrait of Ornella Muti - Vintage Photograph - Early 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Ornella Muti with her husband.
Photographic Paper
Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the main group stand a second group of people talking...
Archival Pigment
'Hotel Il San Pietro' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Il San Pietro' Slim Aarons Estate Edition Guests at the Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano, Italy, August 1979. In his words, he photographed 'be...
C Print
"Air Jordan" 36x48 Nike, Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Air Jordan" is an acrylic 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 hundre...
Archival Pigment
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
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...
Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill 'Raquel Welch in ‘Myra Breckinridge’' Estate Edition of 50
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Relaxing, 1970 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 American actress Raquel Welch wearing a stars and stripes suit in ‘Myra Breckinridge’, a 1970 America...
Silver Gelatin
Monte Mano Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Monte Mano 1973 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimmer in the seaside-style pool at architect Jacques Coulle’s home ‘Monte Mano’, on the Costa Smeralda, Sard...
Archival Pigment
Missouri Hunt Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Missouri Hunt 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A hunting party on horseback in St Louis, Missouri, circa 1955 unframed silver gelatin print printed 2023 20×...
Silver Gelatin
The King Of Jazz Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The King Of Jazz 1949 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1949: Photographers taking pictures of American jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971) as...
Silver Gelatin
Lake Tahoe Trip - Limited Edition Slim Aarons Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lake Tahoe Trip by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Lake Tahoe Trip' is a Limited Edition Estat...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
'Pearl Jam' Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pearl Jam 1992 by Kevin Westenberg 16x20” image size — 24x28” paper size Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musician...
Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Three Little Black Dresses, Capucci, Florence, 1961'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson The Italian Collections, Three Little Black Dresses, Fashions by Capucci, Florence for Queen Magazine, 1961 Three Little Black Dresses, Florence 1961 Silver gelatin...
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Silver Gelatin
'Montgomery Clift The Misfits' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Montgomery Clift' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print A gorgeously insightful portrait of the first rebel of Hollywood and greatly respe...
Silver Gelatin
Toni Frissell 'Matterhorn' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Matterhorn by Toni Frissell A full view of the infamous Matterhorn, a pyramidal peak in the Pennine Alps which straddles the Swiss-Italian border, 1956. (Toni Frissell) Limited sig...
Archival Pigment
Olivier Coquelin Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Olivier Coquelin Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha in Haiti, February 1981. 20 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Print...
Archival Pigment, Color
Dasha & Mari - GIRL WITH EARRING - limited edition
By Dasha & Mari
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 40 x 40" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful ...
C Print
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Silver Gelatin