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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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
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
Conca dei Marini 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Conca dei Marini 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A quiet bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984 40 x 30" inches / 102 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stam...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
Hamptons Tennis Club 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hamptons Tennis Club by Toni Frissell Girlfriends watch the tennis at a tennis club in The Hamptons in 1955. Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition 20x16" inches / 51 x 41 cm ...
Archival Pigment
Fern Forest II - Archival Inkjet Print, Limited Edition of 25
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Fern Forest II' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest II' is the second prin...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
"Ali Versus Moptops" by Chris Smith
Located in London, GB
"Ali Versus Moptops" by Chris Smith American heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) takes on the Beatles (from left to right, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon ...
Black and White
$4,200
Slim Aarons El Venero - Marbella 1967 Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1967. Gorgeous print measuring a very large 40 x 30" inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's. (printed on a 40 x 30"...
Color, Archival Pigment
Dali And Gala (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dali And Gala (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) enjoying a cup of coffee with his wife Gala (1894 – 1982) on a terra...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Paris, Demonstration on Blvd St Germain, 1947 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by the Associated Press, Paris. The view shows a demonstration with demonstrators and police on Boulevard Saint-Germain in June ...
Silver Gelatin
$125,000
'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival Pigment Print Hand signed by David Bowie Edition 23/25 Duffy Archive stamp to margin Taken b...
Archival Pigment
Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
By Ron Galella
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...
Silver Gelatin
Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 18 x 12, 9 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Shell (Black & White Still Life Photograph of a White Shell, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white still life photograph of a white shell on a simple white background "Shell", photographed by David Halliday in 2003 Sepia toned silv...
Silver Gelatin
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a 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 hundreds of smaller im...
Archival Pigment
Rome (Homage to Franz Kline) 67
Located in New York, NY
Silverprint photograph, 1973 (printed later). Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Titled and numbered 2/90 in pencil in lower left. Published in 1987 by Palm Press. Full...
Silver Gelatin
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
Sea Drive Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sea Drive 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an ‘Amphicar’ across the harbour at Nassau....
Archival Pigment
$1,200
Madison Square Garden (1953) Archival Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Madison Square Garden (1953) - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts) Madison Square Garden marquee night, west 49th street, Manhattan, New York, USA, circa 1953 Additional...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Cafe Terrace In Nice Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Archival Pigment
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Alfred Stieglitz, Night, New York, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Night, New York, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Twice a...
Offset
"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason
Located in London, GB
"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason St Paul's cathedral standing above the surrounding burning buildings during the London blitz. Unframed Paper Size: 30"...
Black and White
$5,400
Tennis At Newport Casino Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A view from the umbrella boxes towards the tennis court at Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 1953. Large oversize 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size. Estate Stamp...
Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967'
Located in New York, NY
Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967. Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate of authenticity Norman Parkinson (...
Silver Gelatin
1928 Margaret Bourke-White Precisionist Otis Steel Co Industrial Photo Print
Located in Camden, ME
This commanding industrial photograph dates from 1928, a pivotal year in the early career of Margaret Bourke-White, and belongs to the definitive body of work that established her as...
Silver
La Coquille Club 1954 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
La Coquille Club, Florida 1954 Guests by the swimming pool of the La Coquille Club, Florida in December 1954 by Toni Frissell Giant 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Arch...
Archival Pigment
Spring Break, 1950s - Bonita Springs Palm Beach Florida Students Spring Break
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Spring Break, 1950s - Bonita Springs Palm Beach Florida Students Spring Break by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Paris 1952, Place de la Concorde
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This photograph, taken in 1952, depicts the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. The scene captures a busy urban atmosphere with classic cars typical of the mid-20th century lining...
Silver Gelatin
"Air Jordan" 40x50 Nike, Michael Jordan, Pop Art 1stDibs Exclusive
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
Toni Frissell 'Courchevel' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Courchevel by Toni Frissell Annik Schäffler and her dog on the mountains of Courcheval, 1970. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm ...
Archival Pigment
"Helpful Dog" by General Photographic Agency
Located in London, GB
"Helpful Dog" by General Photographic Agency Teddy the Dog holds onto child actor Jackie Lucas (1919 - 1983) by the tail of his golfing jacket as he tries to play a ball, which is floating in a river. A publicity still for the unreleased Mack Sennett comedy short, 'Rough and Ready', directed by William Campbell...
Black and White
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Erwin Blumenfeld, A Skull Superimposed, Electa Editrice, 1981 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled A Skull Superimposed, Amsterdam, originates from the 1981 folio Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios. P...
Offset
The Beatles, Black and White Photography, 1967, 20, 2 x 25, 3 cm
By Michael Ochs
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Culver City, CA
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller Silver Gelatin print Edition 40/75 Signed and numbered on recto 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...
C Print
Carlton Hotel, 1958 - Carlton Hotel Canne French Riviera South of France
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Carlton Hotel, 1958 - Carlton Hotel Canne French Riviera South of France by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Pri...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Bettina Graziani (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bettina Graziani (1964) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) French fashion model Bettina Graziani wading in the shallow waters of Costa Smeralda, pulling a small yacht...
Color, Archival Pigment
Boating In Antigua (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boating In Antigua (1961) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American actor Hugh O’Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. . Additiona...
Color, Archival Pigment
Rockefeller Center (1945) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Rockefeller Center (1945) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by George Enell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) circa 1945: The Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Rebecca, Tiffany Vase, Large Scale Sheila Metzner Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Sheila Metzner’s unique photographic style has positioned her as a contemporary master in the worlds of fine art, fashion, portraiture, still life and landscape photography. Looking ...
Photographic Paper, C Print
Frida on White Bench - Color Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo
Located in Denton, TX
Frida on White Bench, New York, by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image features the woman artist sitting on a white bench in fron...
Archival Pigment
School Children, L'Ile Saint Louis, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
By Rémy Duval
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'School Children, L'ile Saint Louis, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives p...
Photogravure
"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos/Getty Images England's champion woman diver, Betty Slade, doing a back dive from the springboard, during training at Wood Green baths. Unframed Pa...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
R2D2 30x40 First Release , Star Wars, Photography Pop Art, 70's Toys, Movie
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R2D2 from the original Kenner release of the Star Wars toys in May of 1977 This is pre release is the first release in the much anticipated series "The Toys" "They encapsulate an era...
Archival Pigment
Scotti's Yacht, Monte Carlo, 1981 - Luxury Sailboats in Monte Carlo in Monaco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Scotti's Yacht, Monte Carlo, 1981 - Luxury Sailboats in Monte Carlo in Monaco by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'S...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$4,900Sale Price|67% Off
Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) (~67% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
By Irving Penn
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irving Penn Title: Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Medium: Glossy, fibre based paper Date: New York, circa 1949 Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches Stamped ...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
The Thinkers by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
The Thinkers by Arthur Steel The Thinkers – The National Gallery London circa 1968. A female art lover admires’The Thinker’, a famous bronze...
Silver Gelatin
Jimi Hendrix Poses With A Cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Jimi Hendrix poses with a cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print by Gered Mankowitz Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix is pictured head-on during a session at Mankowitz's st...
Silver Gelatin
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
Tiffanys - New York City - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tiffanys' by Stuart Möller limited edition to 10 only this size - signed & numbered by the artist A young woman passes by the infamous diamond and jewellery store, Tiffany's in Ne...
Aluminum
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway by the Pool'
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1977, Printed Later Silver gelatin print 30 x 30” estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Terry...
Silver Gelatin
'Golfing Pals' (1977) - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals (1977) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Photo By Slim Aarons) At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bi...
Color, C Print
Woman, street photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 23 x 16, 8 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
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
The Mason's Estate, Kenya - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
The Mason's Estate, Kenya is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 16" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$4,200
Slim Aarons 'Unghia Marina' 1989 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Unghia Marina' A group of people stand on a terrace, at the Unghia Marina on the island of Capri, Italy, in September 1989. Trees dot the side of the marina while a flagpole rises...
Archival Pigment
Oscar Ennui - Faye Dunaway Reclining - Framed Hand Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Oscar Ennui - Faye Dunaway Reclining 1977 by Terry O;'Neill ( 1938 - 2019 ) Framed lifetime hand signed limited edition C print from terry O;'Neill's mo...
C Print, Color
Golfing Pals Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bing Crosby (in red) and A Thomas Taylor, 1977. 20 x 20" - paper size ...
Archival Pigment, Color
Slim Aarons "Keep Your Cool" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Keep Your Cool Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco, 1978. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Unframed (Premium Collect...
Archival Pigment
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Italian Sicilian Portrait Lemon Trees on Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Italian Sicilian Portrait Lemon Trees on Capri by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lunch a...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Allegorical Ceiling - Vintage Photograph by Tiepolo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Allegorical ceiling by Tiepolo is an original vintage photograph realized in "Villa Nazionale Venezia" in Venice by Naya photograph agency. With the description on the lower. Good ...
Photographic Paper
Mojave Desert, California, Black and White, USA 1960s, 16.0 x 23, 7 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1960. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin