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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
Porto Ercole, 1973
Porto Ercole, 1973

Porto Ercole, 1973

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Slim Aarons Porto Erocole, 1973 C print Estate stamped and numbered edit...

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1990s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

World Cup Victory (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

World Cup Victory (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Located in London, GB

World Cup Victory (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images Archive) England captain Bobby Moore (1941 - 1993) holds up the Jules Rimet trophy as he ...

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1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'Massachusetts Heron' signed limited edition print

'Massachusetts Heron' signed limited edition print

By Stuart Möller

Located in London, GB

'Massachusetts Heron' by Stuart Möller A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. 2013. Archival pigment print measuring a mea...

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2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Mid Summer Memory, Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI
Mid Summer Memory, Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI

Mid Summer Memory, Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI

By Peter C. Jones 1

Located in Surfside, FL

Mid summer memory, Photo The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15, This one is marked proof. (these are on Kodak professional paper not Polaroid 20X24) Moody photos of a summer vacation house at the beach. Peter C. Jones is a fine art photographer, documentary film director, publication consultant, producer, and author. He has organized more than one hundred exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe and produced more than sixty books. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where he studied privately with Harry Callahan. Jones is President of the Josef and Yaye Breitenbach Foundation originating twenty-eight one-person exhibitions and ten books. He has served as a member of the Board of Fellows at The Center For Creative Photography. Jones is also a former consultant to The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Aperture and the Estate of Paul Strand. In 2004, Nazraeli Press published Sweep Out Cottage, a compilation of photographs made in and around a house known as the Four Winds in Little Compton, Rhode Island. He has showed at KMR Arts Gallery and at Bonni Benrubi Gallery. His photos are in many private and public collections. A Rising Tide of Silence was Jones’s first documentary production. The film explores the life and international influence of Father Thomas Keating who introduced Centering Prayer to a wide western audience. A Rising Tide of Silence premiered at the 2013 Aspen Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award. Peter Jones has spoken at numerous screenings most recently at Harvard and at the Dalai Lama's Center For Ethics at MIT.Jones is the author of The Changing Face of America (Prentice Hall Press) and the co-author of three other books including Social Gardens (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). His photographs, articles, and op-ed pieces have been published by The New York Times Magazine, Connoisseur, Smart Money, Aperture, and The Providence Journal. Peter C. Jones lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Charlotte M. Frieze, who is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Garden Editor of House & Garden magazine. Group Exhibitions: Hot Fun in the Summertime (Benrubi Gallery) Damion Berger, Heidi Bassett Blair, LeRoy Grannis, Peter C. Jones, David Leventi...

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Early 2000s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

"Old Fashioned Model" by Terry Fincher

"Old Fashioned Model" by Terry Fincher

By Terry Fincher

Located in London, GB

"Old Fashioned Model" by Terry Fincher 2nd November 1966: British fashion model Twiggy (Lesley Hornby) wearing 1920's style fashions. Unframed Paper Size: 20" x 20'' (inches) Print...

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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

'Catherine Wilke' Capri  (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
'Catherine Wilke' Capri  (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

'Catherine Wilke' Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

'Catherine Wilke' Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980. Gorgeous print measuring a large 30 x 20 inches / ca 76 x 51 cm's. Estate Stamped C...

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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Air Jordan" 36x48 Nike, Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed
"Air Jordan" 36x48 Nike, Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed

"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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode

By Jeanloup Sieff

Located in Cologne, DE

From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...

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1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photogravure

Southend On Sea Sunrise  - oversized signed limited edition print

Southend On Sea Sunrise - oversized signed limited edition print

By Homer Sykes

Located in London, GB

Southend On Sea Sunrise England 2006 by Homer Sykes oversize 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size signed limited edition print edition of 8 only this size printed 2022 Certificate of authenticity provided An English sunrise motif in a cafe Southend on Sea, Essex. England. 2006. Baileys Fish and Chip shop. 2000s Note Other sizes available Chelsea, London, England circa May 1985. The Chelsea Flower Show. Visitors sheltering, its raining, its summer in Britain. People sitting under their umbrellas. Homer Sykes Sykes's father, Homer Warwick Sykes, was a Canadian-born American of English extraction who worked for the China National Aviation Corporation in Shanghai; his mother, Helen Grimmitt, was Canadian-born and raised in Hong Kong. The couple were married in August 1947, but in June 1948, in an early stage of his wife's pregnancy, Homer was killed in an accident at Lunghua airfield. Helen returned to her family home in Vancouver, and the son was born three weeks later, in 1949.[1][2] When the boy's mother remarried in 1954, the family moved to England.[3] Homer was a keen photographer as a teenager, with a darkroom both at home and at boarding school. In 1968 he started a three-year course at the London College of Printing (LCP),[1][3] while sharing a house in St John's Wood.[4] In the summer vacation during his first year, he went to New York, and was impressed by the work of current photographers – Cartier-Bresson, Davidson, Friedlander, Frank, Uzzle and Winogrand – that he saw at the Museum of Modern Art.[3] Solo exhibitions "Traditional British Calendar Customs", Arnolfini Gallery (Bristol), 1977;[14] Side Gallery (Newcastle), 31 August – 25 September 1977.[15] "Shanghai Odyssey", Open Eye Gallery (Liverpool), 24 May – 20 June 2003.[14][16] Festival of Photography and Contemporary Art (Biella), 2005.[14] "On the Road Again", Hereford Town Hall (Hereford Photography Festival), 2002.[17] "Green Man and Friends, photographs from the 1970s", WPS (Hastings), 2009.[18] "England 1970–1980", Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau (Gentilly, Paris), 27 June – 12 October 2014.[10][11][19][20] "My Britain 1970–1980", Les Douches la Galerie, Paris. 5 September – 31 October 2015.[21][22][23] "Once a Year – Homer Sykes", Lucy Bell Gallery, St Leonards-on-Sea, May–June 2021[24] Other exhibitions "Personal Views 1850–1970", British Council touring exhibition, 1970.[3] "Traditional Country Customs" (with work by Benjamin Stone), ICA (London), 1971.[3][14] "Young British Photographers", Museum of Modern Art (Oxford), 1971.[14] Exhibition of photographs by Stone and Sykes of festivals, customs and pageants, Southampton and Birmingham, 1973.[7] "Reportage Fotografen", Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts (Vienna), 1978.[14] "Il Regno Unito si diverte". British Council, Milan, 1981. With Chris Steele-Perkins and Patrick Ward.[25] "The Other Britain", National Theatre (London), and touring in Britain, 1982.[26] "A British Eye on the World", Museum of Modern Art (Rio de Janeiro), 1986.[14] "Viva, une agence photographique", Jeu de Paume (Paris), 2007.[27][28] "How We Are: Photographing Britain." Tate Britain (London), 2007.[29][30] "No Such Thing as Society: Photography in Britain 1968–1987", Aberystwyth Arts Centre; Tullie House (Carlisle); Ujazdów Castle (Warsaw).[31] "Unpopular culture." De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill), 2008.[32] "The Other Britain Revisited: Photographs from New Society", Victoria and Albert Museum, 2010.[26] "Goodbye London: Radical art and politics in the seventies", Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst (Berlin), 26 June – 15 August 2010. With Stuart Brisley, Victor Burgin, David Hall, Margaret Harrison, Derek Jarman...

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Early 2000s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller Silver Gelatin print Edition 57/75 Signed and numbered by the artist Printed later On Wednesday, May 23, 1962, Marilyn Monroe stepped onto the set of Something’s Got to Give to film what would become one of the most iconic and talked-about moments of her career: the now-legendary nude swimming pool scene. This extraordinary day—captured in a series of rare photographs by renowned photographer Lawrence Schiller—has since become a cornerstone of Hollywood history. Key moments that make this session truly historic: A Bold Cinematic First: Monroe spent nearly four hours in the pool on the 20th Century Fox lot, filming a sequence in which her character, Ellen Arden, appears to swim nude...

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20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Signed limited edition Figurative photo, Black white man, Homoerotic - Mathew 2
Signed limited edition Figurative photo, Black white man, Homoerotic - Mathew 2

Signed limited edition Figurative photo, Black white man, Homoerotic - Mathew 2

By Ian Sanderson

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 ‘ Mathew 2 ‘ who was captured on film in...

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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Untitled #10 (Horse Central Park), 2017 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print

Untitled #10 (Horse Central Park), 2017 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print

By Giacomo Brunelli

Located in Brighton, GB

Untitled #10 (Horse Central Park) from the series New York by Giacomo Brunelli is a Silver Gelatin print in a limited edition of 10 in this size. Brunelli shoots uniquely on black a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

B. B. King - Signed Limited Edition Print

B. B. King - Signed Limited Edition Print

By Kevin Westenberg

Located in London, GB

BB King in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 2007 Album shoot for One Kind Favor, BB King's Grammy-award winning 42nd and final studio album (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 25 only this size Printed 2020 This size image: 20 x 24" / 51 x 61 cm OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE : Size 1. 16 x 20" Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 2,500 Size 2. 20 x 24" Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 2,950 Size 3. 24 x 30" Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 3,375 Size 4. 30 x 40" Signed and numbered edition of 10 (+2 a/p). cost $ 5,605 Size 5. 40 x 60" Signed and numbered edition of 3 (1 a/p). cost $ 18,500 About the artist : Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for over 25 years. His technique of lighting, colour and composition has helped to produce his own unique visual style. Shortly after receiving an Architecture degree he moved to London where he’s been based since 1983. Westenberg is self-taught and learned his trade working for the UK inkies “New Musical Express” and “Melody Maker” mainly throughout the late 80’s and 90’s documenting amongst others all the UK ‘Britpop’ bands. The breakthrough came in 1993-1994 with the release of Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales and Mary J Blige’s Share My World. These two album covers changed the perception of the work worldwide and thus began a run of 20 years of commissions and choice opportunities. For the last 25 years, his musical heritage includes portraits of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Coldplay, White Stripes, Jane's Addiction, Sting, Bjork, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Luther Vandross, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Roses, The Pixies, Paul Weller, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Stipe, U2, Mary J. Blige, R.E.M., Black Sabbath, Massive Attack, BB King, The Rolling Stones, PJ Harvey, Marilyn Manson, Pete Doherty, Oasis, Soundgarden, Jake Bugg, and Bon Jovi among many others. Also included are 100’s of albums, singles, magazine & book covers from around the world. He’s also been chosen as official photographer for the LIVE 8 Hyde Park event in 2005 and for Led Zeppelin reunion concert at the 02 Arena, London. The work & interest also include a wide range of artists portraits beyond the music world. David Lynch, Paul Auster, The Coen Brothers, Rupert Friend, Sir Tom Stoppard, Orla Kiely, Vincent Cassel, Audrey Tautou, Billy Bob Thornton, Ethan Hawke, Alan Rickman, Daniel Bruhl, Sean Penn, Shirley Henderson, Aaron Eckhart, Robin Wright, Rhys Ifans, Frances McDormand, Jean-Luc Godard, Ray Winstone, Michel Gondry and Naomi Watts are amongst these portraits. “Rolling Stone”, “Spin”, “Q”, “Time Out”, “Les Inrockuptibles”, “Vogue”, “Rockin On Japan”, “Esquire”, “New York Times Magazine”, “Telegraph” and “Observer” Magazines, “Interview” and dozens of others around the world have commissioned him. The last 15 years he’s been a staff photographer at MOJO Magazine producing many covers and features. Most recently photographing Sir Paul McCartney for the cover story of the November 2013 issue. Westenberg’s biggest honour to date arrived in 2012 when he had his first major global museum show. The location was the ‘Kobe Fashion Museum’, one of Japan’s largest museums. The whole museum was dedicated to Westenberg’s works for a 3 month period. Over 70 images were included in a wide range of sizes, styles and presentation. The catalogue produced sold out during the exhibition’s run. The 20-year attendance record for the museum was also broken by the exhibition. blues soul guitar gibson...

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Early 2000s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Colette by Herbert List, ca. 1950 – Late Print
Colette by Herbert List, ca. 1950 – Late Print

Colette by Herbert List, ca. 1950 – Late Print

By Herbert List

Located in Cologne, DE

Colette by Herbert List, ca. 1950 – Vintage Print This intimate black-and-white portrait captures the legendary French author, performer, and feminist icon Colette (1873–1954) in her...

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1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh

"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh

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

Materials

Black and White

Untitled #20 (Kiss) New York, 2017 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print

Untitled #20 (Kiss) New York, 2017 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print

By Giacomo Brunelli

Located in Brighton, GB

Untitled #20 (Kiss) from the series New York by Giacomo Brunelli is a Silver Gelatin print in a limited edition of 10 in this size. Brunelli shoots uniquely on black and white film ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Marilyn In New York Taxi Cab

Marilyn In New York Taxi Cab

By Ed Feingersh

Located in London, GB

Actress Marilyn Monroe rides in the back of a car with Dick Shepherd on March 30, 1955 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ed Feingersh) A beautiful Limited Edition (ed size...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jackie Kennedy; Newspaper; Black and White Photography, France, 20, 2 x 29, 8 cm
Jackie Kennedy; Newspaper; Black and White Photography, France, 20, 2 x 29, 8 cm

Jackie Kennedy; Newspaper; Black and White Photography, France, 20, 2 x 29, 8 cm

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...

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1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"Cocktail Dress" by John Chillingworth

"Cocktail Dress" by John Chillingworth

Located in London, GB

"Cocktail Dress" by John Chillingworth 4th September 1954: A cocktail dress and waist length fitted jacket in cream satin made by Jacques Fath. Original Publication: Picture Post - ...

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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

The Italian Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - B/w Photo - 1980s

The Italian Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - B/w Photo - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Photo. The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni and the Italian Actress Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal" by Mario Monicelli.

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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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.