Skip to main content

Modern Photography

MODERN STYLE

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.

to
3,506
6,247
4,294
1,605
3,016
2,374
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
11
135
15,410
1,980
5
34
127
604
308
4,156
3,644
2,386
1,310
401
3
44,254
17,537
3,002
2,918
1,322
800
595
282
214
128
116
94
44
26
8,007
6,718
2,758
12,623
6,086
5,437
3,534
2,968
2,492
2,151
1,746
1,607
1,481
1,452
1,321
1,276
1,162
1,160
1,085
1,044
921
904
892
5,182
5,113
4,441
4,185
4,033
5,250
2,504
552
426
257
267
9,337
9,299
6,746
Style: Modern
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion X
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion X Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the Playboy Mansion, Chicago, 1961. ...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Porto Ercole Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Private boats in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980. unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - paper size...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Linda Shaw Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Linda Shaw 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Linda Shaw emerges from a swimming pool in Singapore, May 1971 unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 24" - pap...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Young Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Young Society 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Young matrons of Palm Beach, Florida. Most of them are wearing a gaily coloured Lilly Pulitzer shift, April 19...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dapper Cricketers Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Dapper Cricketers 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of cricketers in team uniform, Bermuda, 1957 unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inches - p...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gloria Schiff Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Gloria Schiff 1963 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Gloria Schiff, the twin sister of Consuelo Crespi, with her pet dog and pet birds at Lyford Cay in the Bahama...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nirvana Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nirvana 1972 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The pool at Villa Nirvana, Acapulco, Mexico. Old Acapulco can be seen across the bay. 1972. Original Artwork: A Wond...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cabot Family Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cabot Family 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs Henry Cabot Jnr with her children (left to right) Henry Bromfield Cabot III, Camilla Foote Cabot and Andrew Hull...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Staying At The Carlton Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. unframed c type print printed 202...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Scotti’s Yacht Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Scotti’s Yacht 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests on board Italian Count Hannibal Scotti’s yacht, ‘Scotland Cay’, Monte Carlo harbour, Monaco, August 19...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Beach 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 2...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Snowmass Village Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition two fashionably attired women stand in the foreground of a snowy landscape with a helicopter on the slopes ...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Paraglider Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Paraglider 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco a young blonde woman holds on firmly to her parachute harness. 1968 unfr...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Poolside Chez Holder Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chez Holder 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970. unframed c type print pri...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dining at Wilmot’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Dining at Wilmot’s 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Accordion music accompanies a meal by the pool at the home of Molly Wilmot in Palm Beach, Florida, April ...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nelda And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nelda And Friends 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Ladies by the pool at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. From right to l...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Brunch At Brennans Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1960. Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c typ...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Roca Lisa Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Roca Lisa 1978 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Fosca, Vera and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain 1978. unframed c type print...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nice Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Nice Pool 1955 by Slim Aarons (printed 2023) Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Doug...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Commander Whitehead Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Commander Whitehead 1974 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Commander Edward Whitehead (1908 – 1978), the public face of Schweppes, leans on a silver Rolls Royce at...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Il Canille Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Il Canille 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the ...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hotel Du Palais Biarritz Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Hotel Du Palais Biarritz 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The curved beachside pool at the Hotel du Palais Biarritz, Biarritz, France, September 1985. unfra...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Las Vegas Luxury Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury 1954 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. unframe...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hotel Taormina Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Hotel Taormina Pool 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. unframed c type print printed 202...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Garden Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Garden Party 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1970: An elegant garden party in Miami, Florida. unframed c type print numbered in ink on the front Limited...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stormtrooper 30x40 Star Wars, Empire, Jedi, Photography Art Pop Toys Photograph
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Ink, Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Princess Bianca
Located in London, GB
Princess Bianca Hanau-Schaumburg at her Gstaad chalet, 1985. Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 60" inches / ca 101.6 x 152.4cm’s paper size. Estate St...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Evening Yucca and Palm signed limited Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Pink Evening Yucca and Palm signed limited Oversize Print by Stuart Möller 2022 signed limited Oversize Print Limited to 10 only this size Archival pigment print Born in ...
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Klosters 1963 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Klosters Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, 1963. Paper size 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Holiday In Mustique Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Holiday In Mustique 1982 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Pierre Vincent Marais and his wife Isabelle holiday with friends at Gelliceaux House, their home on the ...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

State Line Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
State Line 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, USA, circa 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - South Africa Swimming Pool
Located in London, GB
A luxury house in South Africa with stairs leading to the swimming pool in the garden, 1958. Gorgeous print measuring a large 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm's. Estate Stamped Col...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Positano Beach
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Positano Beach Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Gorgeous print measu...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Il Canille' Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. I...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Audrey Hepburn In Pink Rome 1955 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress from the Spring/Summer 1955 collection...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

'Nassau Sailing' 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Nassau Sailing' A flotilla of yachts, at Nassau in the Bahamas, March 1971. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Yachting Trip - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. Paper size 48 x 72" inches / 122 x 183 cm Estate S...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Muse Series 1, Nude Photograph Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunter & Gatti decontextualized the original photo depicting the otherworldly beauty of Leanna Decker, exploring how it could be transformed into something completely different, yet ...
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Paper, Wax, Acrylic

'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, 1969. Produced from the original transpa...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Fiumicino Airport- Chilean Immigrants 1975 - Vintage Photograph - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Fiumicino Airport- Chilean Immigrants 1975 is a black and white vintage photo. It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and p...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'On The Sugarbush Slopes' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
New England Skiing 1955 (printed later) C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Two women recline on improvised su...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Harbour Isle Beach' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Harbour Isle Beach' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers on the beach at Harbour Isle in the Bahamas, March 1973. Produce...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate edition - Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel Beautiful 1950's cars parked outside the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estat...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Roca Llisa' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Roca Llisa' Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Editi...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

George Barris, "3B" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was shot by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 in Los Angeles, California. This photograph is from a ...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

William S. Burroughs (Stamped)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Robert Mapplethorpe William S. Burroughs Photograph insert from Radar No. 1 (1982) Year: 1982 Size: 9.8 × 7.8 inches Stamped verso, unsigned Accompanied by Radar, Basel, Edition C.L...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Christian de Sica And Elsa Martinelli in Gstaad'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Christian de Sica and Elsa Martinelli 1977 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. I...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Lounging In Verbier' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. Produced from the original...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, C Print

Mid Century Mercedes Benz SL, Midnight Modern Series Contemporary Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TOM BLACHFORD PHOTOGRAPHY Large Edition of 3 Palm Springs Mid Century Modern Architecture, Vintage Classic Mercedes Benz SL, Palm Desert, Limited Series. Archival Inkjet Print on ...
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Cotton, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

Exotic Hair Care - Woman Poses in Natural Rainforest under Waterfall in Jungle
Located in Brighton, GB
Woman Poses in Natural Rainforest under Waterfall in Jungle, like an advertisement for hair care this woman poses in an exotic natural rainforest 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Est...
Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Banana Leaves 24 ( signed limited Oversize Print )
Located in London, GB
Banana Leaves 24 by Stuart Möller 2022 signed limited Oversize Print Limited to 5 only this size Archival pigment print Painterly image of banana...
Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at Roma...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Cranston Richie
Located in New York, NY
From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71) Printed April 1974 Edition of 130 Credit stamp, verso 7 x 7 inches, image 15 x 12 inches, mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “This image probably owes some of its inspiration to the abnormal characters in the stories of Flannery O’Connor’s 1955 collection, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." But Meatyard was also looking at Giorgio de Chirico and the European Surrealists and here employs their penchant for the lifeless mannequin figure. A headless dressmaker’s dummy...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - The Carlton Hotel 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collecti...
Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Slim Aarons - Estate Edition - Anne Anka
Located in London, GB
Anne Anka Anne Anka, wife of singer Paul Anka and daughter of Count Charles de Zogheb, with her daughters (left to right) Alicia, Anthea, Alexandra and Amanda, November 1976 Gorg...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Great Harbour Cay Marina
Located in London, GB
Holidaymakers at a marina on Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
Category

1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

'Sardinian Holiday' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sardinian Holiday' Selvaggia Borromeo enjoys a yachting holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Editi...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Poolside Bar
Located in London, GB
Guests at a poolside bar at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980 Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101.6 cm’s paper size. Estate Stampe...
Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill 'Audrey Hepburn Dove'
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Dove, 1967, Printed Later Silver gelatin print 72 x 48 inches Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity This is a posthumous...
Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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.

Recently Viewed

View All