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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.

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Style: Modern
'Leisure In Antibes' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Leisure In Antibes' 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskiier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes o...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

"Elegant Ankle" 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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress 1955 - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Ursula Andress Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock, in Rome, Italy, circa 1955. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Dinner Jazz' 1949 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

'Lake Tahoe Canoes' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Canoes' Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Three young woman are pictured in their red, turquoise and white coloured canoes on Lake Tahoe in ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Mustique Tranquility' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Mustique Tranquility' Meg O'Neill, a writer for Town and Country magazine, relaxing by the infinity pool at Colin Tennant's home on the We...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'C. Z. Guest' 1955 Palm Beach Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
'C. Z. Guest' Palm Beach 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 - 2003) with a Great Dane at her o...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

'Vila Vera' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Vila Vera' The bar at the Villa Vera Hotel Spa and Racquet Club in Acapulco, January 1968. 30x40 inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
Located in New York, NY
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, France, 1969. Waterskiing at Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Mara Lane 1954 - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing costume, 1954. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Gordon Butler's Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray at the Bahamas Speed Week at the O...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, C Print

'Let's Twirl' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Let's Twirl' Film stars Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwarz) and his wife Janet Leigh (Jeanette Morrison) enjoying a dance at a Beverly Hills party held at James Mason's home. Paper Siz...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cranmore Mountain Skiers
Located in London, GB
Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring a huge 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Col...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Mrs. George (Daphne) Cameron sits on a tiger pelt in the trophy room of Laddie Sanford’s Palm Beach...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Ocean Club
Located in London, GB
A cross-shaped ornamental pond and fountain at The Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, 1963. Huntington Hartford paid $25,000,000 to have Paradise...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill, Brigitte Bardot, Shalako Deauville (co-signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, On the set of ‘Shalako’, in Deauville, 1968 Lifetime Edition Gelatin Silver Print Co-Signed by O'Neill and Bardot and numbered edition of 50 Terry O'Neill CBE (born...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot by Robert Cohen for AGIP - Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
By Robert Cohen
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Robert Cohen for AGIP. Brigitte Bardot in 1967. Features: Original silver gelatin print photograph unframed. Press photograph...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Verbier View' 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cranmore Mountain
Located in London, GB
Hannes Schneider ski school instructor, Herman Ostermaier skiing on Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 40" inches / ca 76.2 x 101.6...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

48x36 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Exhibition Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS" The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Daily Bread' 1983 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Daily Bread' 1983 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A bread delivery man with bags filled with baguettes on a snowy street in ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Spanish Dancer - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Sailors
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

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...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Positano Beach
Located in London, GB
Positano Beach Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979. Gorgeous print measuring a Supersize 48 x 72" inch...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

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 ...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Sugarbush Skiing 1960
Located in London, GB
Sugarbush Skiing Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, April 1960. Paper size 10 x 12" inches / 25 x 30 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Snowmass Gathering 1968
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in A...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Twiggy" by M McKeown
Located in London, GB
"Twiggy" by M McKeown Twiggy, the East End fashion model pictured surrounded by fashion shots of herself, modelling a shirt dress from her own collection. Unframed Paper Size: 30" ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons - Bermuda Style - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
A swimming pool in the grounds of a house in Bermuda, 1957. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Lake Tahoe Ladies 1959
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Ladies A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pool At Las Brisas 1972
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. Paper size 16 x 12" inches / 40 x 30 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Poolside In Kenya' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Kenya A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 20" inches / ca 76 x 51 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Edit...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Premium Rates Apply. Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Silver Gelatin Print Produced from the original negative Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped Numbered in ink on front Printed 2021 Various sizes and frame options available FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Keywords 1950s 50s woman model aesthetic luxury high society black and white beach...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Paper, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons - Lech Ice Bar - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The mountain in the background is the Omershorn. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 1...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Zermatt Skiing
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Gorgeous print measuring 72 x 48" inches / ca 182.8 x 121.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Cranmore Mountain
Located in London, GB
Ice-skating by Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Surfing Brothers' circa 1965: Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. T...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

'Fishing Boats' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Fishing Boats' A fisherman in his boat at a Sicilian harbour, 1975. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Prin...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Milton Greene, "Portrait of Marilyn", original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative taken by Milton Greene in 1954. This image depicts Hollywood Icon, Marilyn Monroe, and bears the Milton H. Gre...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ski trip to Immenstadt in the Allgäu 1930, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographers note regarding this work is "Skiing vacation to Immenstadt in the Allgaeu area, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Willia...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Color

'Lake Tahoe Ladies' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Ladies' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of young women in their bathing suits on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. (Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Ink, Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Tropical Mustique
Located in London, GB
Tropical Mustique Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines, February 1989 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 60" inches / ca 101.6 x 152...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Lemon Trees at Iconic Italian Ristorante on Capri
Located in Brighton, GB
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Lemon Trees at Iconic Italian Ristorante on Capri 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lunch at Pigna, Aug...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons 'Marbella Club Bather' Mid-Century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
"Marbella Club Bather," a 1976 Slim Aarons photograph, captures mid-century modern Mediterranean luxury. Limited C-print (1/150), estate-stamped, authenticated. Slim Aarons Marbella...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Chalet Costi
Located in London, GB
Chalet Costi Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos England's champion woman diver, Betty Slade, doing a back dive from the springboard, during training at Wood Green baths. Unframed Paper Size: 40"...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

"Chevrolet Corvette" by Bob D'Olivo
Located in London, GB
"Chevrolet Corvette" by Bob D'Olivo UNITED STATES - MAY 01: 1957 Ford Thunderbird - Chevrolet Corvette. These two V8 powered cars represent Detroit's...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

"Marquees Venues" by Michael Ochs
Located in London, GB
"Marquees Venues" by Michael Ochs Archives Marquees Venues (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives). Unframed Paper Size: 12" x 16'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
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1930s Modern Photography

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Black and White

1967 'Porto Ercole' (Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' by Slim Aarons The waterfront at Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1967. A group of young and stylish girls dressed in capri pants and colourful shirts sit atop vespas an...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Beverly Hills Pool Party - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Pool Party A party by James Pendleton’s pool in Beverly Hills, California, 1952. Pendleton’s house was later bought by Hollywood director Robert Evans...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Mrs. George (Daphne) Cameron sits on a tiger pelt in the trophy room of Laddie Sanford’s Palm Beach...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Portrait - Black and white Photograph - 1998
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white portrait is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1998 by the artist Nikki Bhandari. Black and white photograph. Ha...
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Early 20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Tennis At Newport Casino'
Located in New York, NY
Susanna Boylston Bolton 1965 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A view from the umbrella boxes towards t...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

"Secret Menu" Nude Photography 40" x 60" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Secret Menu" Nude Photography 40" x 60" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

'At The Fair' 1972 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'At The Fair' 1972 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print An African Caribbean mother and daughter seeing the sights at a funfair on Hampstead Heath, London, E...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

'Nelda And Friends' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Nelda And Friends' by Slim Aarons Set to become another Slim Aaron favourite - it's better known cousins 'Poolside Gossip' and 'Desert House Party' (also listed) are considered to...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

'Zermatt Skiing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Zermatt Skiing' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Skiers in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 51 x 61 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ocho Rios, Jamaica ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Ocho Rios Mr and Mrs John James stroll on their fifteen-acre estate that blossoms with half a million poinsettias, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1971. Gorgeous pr...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

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.

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