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.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
'Dinner Jazz' 1949 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dinner Jazz' 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Lou Jacobs World Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Ro...
Photographic Paper
New York City Skyline and Ferry, 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures the dramatic skyline of New York City, with towering skyscrapers rising above the water. In the foreground, a ferry glides across the river, ...
Black and White
Colorado School of Mine - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Colorado School of Mine - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the Mid-20th Century in a series...
Photographic Paper
'Mackinac To Chicago Sail' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Mackinac To Chicago Sail by Toni Frissell Spectators gather on the jetty as they wait for the Mackinac to Chicago sailboat race to begin. The race covers 289 nautical miles and take...
Archival Pigment
$7,500
Dune
By Brett Weston
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount, and again on the back of the mount. Printed in 1961 for inclusion in "Fifteen Photographs" (edition...
Silver Gelatin
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lunch at Pigna, August 1980 by Slim Aarons is a Limited ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Corsica Island Paradise, 1984, Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition Print ED.150
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
August 1984: Topless swimmers on a rocky promontory of the Mediterranean island of Cavallo, Corsica. Slim Aarons Island Paradise 1984 C print (Printed l...
C Print
Greece in 1957 - Athens (Print 2 of 50)
Located in Cologne, DE
A moment in time In 2021, a gallery from Brussels contacted us. There, a photographic collection had been kept in tin boxes for decades, consisting of 6x6 glass slides in color. The collection shows the worldwide travels of a then presumably very wealthy family from Belgium and was created in the 1950s and 1960s. The name of the creator of these works is unknown. We purchased the collection and are carefully curating the holdings to find outstanding period photographs within for high quality limited edition prints and large formats - for rooms made for people, with windows into the past. The print is new, limited to a maximum of 50 copies, created on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl. To keep shipping costs low, the work comes to you rolled in a special box.
Color
Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Cafe Culture" by Bert Hardy A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Po...
Black and White
50x40 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of 2...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Slim And Sphinx' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim And Sphinx by Slim Aarons circa 1964: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at work in Shepheard’s night club whose decor recreates a famous Cairo bar. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited editio...
Archival Pigment
Siena Rain - Oversize print
Located in London, GB
Siena Rain - Oversize c type - Limited Edition 1/50 by Bernhard Wübbel Beautiful archival pigment print limited to 50 only - numbered and stamped by...
Color, Archival Pigment
Faye Dunaway The Morning After, 1977 Co-Signed Edition Print by Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
Faye Dunaway The Morning After, 1977 Co-Signed Edition Print by Terry O'Neill and Faye Dunaway Mint condition C print hand numbered 37 / 50 and hand signed by both photographer ...
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Andros Island' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Andros Island by Slim Aarons Friends prepare for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 30 x 30" inches / 76...
Archival Pigment
Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print with exemplary provenance is unsigned but bears several stamps from the artist's family on the back of the mount, including the authentication stamp of Adam...
Silver Gelatin
Speedboat Landing - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Speedboat Landing - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped August 1973:A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Er...
Archival Pigment
A Bientot, Large Format Pink Flower Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI
Located in Surfside, FL
A Bientot, closeup of flower. The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15 (these are on Kodak Moody photos of a summer vacatio...
C Print
Vintage Photo of Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century. The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured. Good...
Photographic Paper
Rainy Time Square (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Rainy Time Square (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Two silhouetted women at bus stop under umbrellas in Time Square, Manhattan,...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Camelback Inn' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Camelback Inn' A view of the Camelback Inn, Scottsdale Arizona, April 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon By The Pool, 1975 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Women playing backgammon while sunbathing at the Habitation Leclerc pool in Haiti, January 1975. Estate ...
Lambda
Teeing Off (1930) - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Times Square by Night (1953) - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1930, Golfer teeing off circa Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x60'' Printed Later NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 x 40'' 40 x 60'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012. ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
Archival Pigment, Black and White
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy 14th June 1952: A young French girl holding a large loaf of bread while reading a sign about a possible decrease in bakery prices in the home town of ...
Black and White
"Mercedes Inspection" by Joseph McKeown/Picture Post/Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Mercedes Inspection" by Joseph McKeown 4th July 1954: Mechanics examine Juan Manuel Fangio's W196 Mercedes Benz in the pits at the French Grand Prix in Reim...
Black and White
Paris Colour Scene from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Colour Scene from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Printed 2023 Archival pigment print Framing and size options available - Please enquire About: Peter Cornelius (1913–1970) was a German photographer and photojournalist. The goal he set himself was to capture: “the right colours at the right moment”. He was never concerned with a pure, apparently “right” picture of “reality”. After World War II, he began his career with reportage, landscape and sailing photography...
Color, Archival Pigment
Toni Frissell 'Capri Riva Boat' 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capri Riva Boat by Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition A woman stands on the edge of a Riva boat in Capri, June 1955. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archiva...
Archival Pigment
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Stormtrooper 24x30 Star Wars, 70's toys, Photography Art Pop Toys Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a pop art photo print of the original Stormtrooper toy from Kenner. "The Toys" by LA based Pop Artists DESTRO. This is the first release in the much anticipated series "The ...
Ink, Color, Archival Pigment
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Cecil Beaton, Audrey Hepburn, from Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981 (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) (after) Title: Audrey Hepburn Year: 1981 Medium: Heliogravure on velin paper Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (40.01 x 29.84 cm) Condition: Well pres...
Offset
Marbella Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club The swimming pool of the Marbella Club in Andalucia looks out over the sea, 1976 16 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
Archival Pigment, Color
' India Blue ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print
By Tim Graham
Located in London, GB
' India Blue ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print Huge and exquisite, intensely vivid Archival Pigment print - signed and numbered by photographer on front - th...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Savioli Spiaggia Hotel' Unframed Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Savioli Spiaggia Hotel by Slim Aarons Boats in the harbour by the Savioli Spiaggia Hotel, Riccione, Italy, 1956. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Limited edition ...
Archival Pigment
Nelda By The Pool, 1970, Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo (left) talking to Nelda Linsk, wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. Slim Aaro...
C Print
Pope John XXIII - Vintage b/w Photo - Vintage b/w Photo - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Pope John XXIII - Vintage b/w Photo realized in 1963. In the photo: Pope John XXIII, records Easter Message to the world in his private library in the Vatic...
Photographic Paper
Sun Beams Into Grand Central Station (1930) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
'Pool At Las Brisas' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Brisas' 1972 Giant Estate Stamped Limited Edition Print by Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Brisas' by Slim Aarons Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Two beautiful young women in bikinis...
C Print
Portrait Charles Henri Ford by Cecil Beaton (circa 1937) - Original Vintage
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Cologne, DE
Portrait: Charles Henri Ford by Cecil Beaton (ca. 1937) - Vintage In this striking black-and-white portrait, Charles Henri Ford stands poised against a backdrop of blooming elderflow...
Silver Gelatin
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...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'The Lure Of Lamu' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Lure Of Lamu by Slim Aarons The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors’ Camp of the Masai Mara. (Photo ...
Archival Pigment
Rose Base. #1. Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As an artist, He is fascinated by the opulence and richness of still life of the golden age of Dutch painting in the 17th c. These works, of course, symbolize mortality and the tempo...
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Poolside Pairs, Kaufmann House
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Kaufmann Desert House 1970 C Print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, ...
Lambda
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Coyoacán, 1943. Black and White 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...
Black and White, Pigment
'White Horse' Oversize Stuart Möller Signed Limited Edition Archival Print
Located in London, GB
White Horse By Stuart Möller A white horse gallops along a beach (photo Stuart Möller). Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print Unframed (framin...
Archival Pigment
Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Monaco Grand Prix, 1973 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Monaco Grand Prix' is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. A unique view from the driver's height of Formula One Grand Prix...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$960Sale Price|40% Off
Louis Falco in "Timewright" 1969
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell vintage mid-20th Century photograph of modern dancer Louis Falco in his classic work "Timewright". Copyright stamped and dated 1969 and personally signed by Jack Mitche...
Silver Gelatin
$4,900
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc -Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front. (edition size 150 only) Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, ...
C Print
Black and White: Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillion
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed in pencil, verso 11 x 14 inches, sheet size 9.75 x 12.5 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Lillian Bassm...
Silver Gelatin
Sports During Fascist Period in Italy - Vintage b/w Photo - 1934 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo from the Fascist period. Photo by Studio Gherlone, Torino. Photo dimensions 17 x 23 cm. Includes passepartout. Very good condition.
Photographic Paper
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the subway in Grand Central Station on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York. Unframed Paper Si...
Black and White
Slim Aarons, Signpost In St. Moritz (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside In Kenya, 1958 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A signpost indicating various ski slopes and toboggan tracks in the resort of St Moritz, Switzerland, March 19...
Lambda
$1,000Sale Price|66% Off
Laszlo Willinger, "Pin Up, " original photograph of Marilyn Monroe
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original silver gelatin print from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger in 1948, and printed at a later date. It depicts a young Marilyn Monroe in a pin ...
Photographic Paper
Sophia Loren Pouring Champagne in Glasses - Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren Pouring Champagne in Glasses by Globe Photos A classic 1962 image featuring legendary Italian film actress Sophia Loren pouring champagne into fancy glasses on New Yea...
Archival Pigment
$3,600
Slim Aarons The Carlton Hotel 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel by Slim Aarons A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...
Silver Gelatin
Yacht Holiday C Print by Slim Aarons, Estate Signed, 40x60"
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt's yacht in Marbella, 1967. Slim Aarons Yacht Holiday 1967 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of...
C Print
Man with Tattooed Forehead
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print, vintage Studio stamp in red ink, verso 12 x 9.5 inches, sheet Robert Doisneau (1912-1994), along with Henri Cartier-Bresson, was a pioneer of photojournalism, ...
Silver Gelatin
$300Sale Price|36% Off
Marlene Dietrich
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, originally taken in 1942 and printed at a later date. It depicts German actress, Marlene Dietrich...
Lithograph
Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of cricketers in team uniform, Bermuda, 1957 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
Archival Pigment
'Boy in Bermuda' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Boy in Bermuda by Toni Frissell Fishy friends and underwater snorkelling on a beach in Bermuda, 1956. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 30 x 40" inches / 76 x...
Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Oscar'
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977, Printed Later Silver Gelatin Print 30 x 30 inches Edition of 50 Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certific...
C Print
Marlboro Out the Window (These Boots are made for walking)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A color photograph showing a young woman in boots with a pack of Marlboro
Digital Pigment