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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
Bohemian Barracks 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bohemian Barracks 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Artistic denizens gather in the lobby of the Chelsea Hotel on W. 23rd Street, Manhattan, New York City, 1968. Clockwise from left...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

To Neckargemuend Mercedes Benz car near Heidelberg, Germany 1936, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons 'Let's Twirl' Official 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. 40 x 30"...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled 670A and Untitled 1872 Diptych. Landscape color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Peters has gone on to capture and document man’s wider imprint on nature. Whether it’s the graphic symmetry of urban architecture or the abstract choreography of the forms and hues o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Piazza Roma, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1962 - Skyline of Mountains in Italian Alps
Located in Brighton, GB
Piazza Roma, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1962 - Skyline of Mountains in Italian Alps by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Verbier Skier, 1964 - Blonde Skier Polishes Skis on Snowy Mountain Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Verbier Skier, 1964 - Blonde Skier Polishes Skis on Snowy Mountain Ski Slopes by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'V...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Boy with Chalked Numbers, NYC by Harold Feinstein, 1956, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Boy with Chalked Numbers, NYC by Harold Feinstein is a 14 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, and is edition 3/200. This photograph features a boy sitting on the ground, surrounded by nu...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New England Skiing - Black and White Winter Ski Sport Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
New England Skiing - Black and White Winter Ski Sport Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "New England S...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print

Coming Ashore, 1973 - Il Pellicano Hotel Porto Ercole Tuscany Magnum Boat
Located in Brighton, GB
Coming Ashore, 1973 - Il Pellicano Hotel Porto Ercole Tuscany Magnum Boat by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Comi...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

64x48 " Marlon Brando" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Brando" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Marlon Brando. Archival photographic paper Framing options available Signed editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Set of 6 Protraits. From The Third Gender of India Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The term "hijra" applies to a very diverse group of people in India who identify as third gender. They can range from a natural born hermaphrodite to a male cross dresser. Dating bac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Green Door, San Francisco - American Urban City Landscape Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
'Green Door, San Francisco' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. Green Door, San Francisco by Morgan Silk is available in this size of 17" x 23" in an edition o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color

Woman, street photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 23 x 16, 8 cm
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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Klosters Ski Bus 1951 Giant Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Ski Bus 1951 Skiers take a lift in a VW camper van bus, Klosters, Switzerland, 1951. by Toni Frissell 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Big Blue Waves Ocean District San Francisco - Visual White Noise
Located in Miami, FL
Can a photograph reduce stress and anxiety? Photographer Mitchell Funk says yes with his high-angle shot that harmoniously unifies sea and land. A pleasing relationship is created ...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

"Brooke (Crashing Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brooke (Crashing Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed - ships in a tube Brooke (Crashing Waves) Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Hotel Camino Real - Mexican Resort Photograph Swimming Pool Palm Trees
Located in Brighton, GB
Hotel Camino Real - Mexican Resort Photograph Swimming Pool Palm Trees by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Hotel C...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Saint-Tropez Swimmer 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Swimmer 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A topless swimmer in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Chat, 1970 - Poolside Conversation at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Chat, 1970 - Poolside Conversation at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'P...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital, Color, C Print

Marbles Championship 1948 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Marbles Championship 1948 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of boys competing in a marble championship in Central Park, New York City, 1948 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper si...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

California Sports Car Club Air Show (1965) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
California Sports Car Club Air Show (1965) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by W.R.C. Shedenhelm/The Enthusiast Network via Getty Images/Getty Images) UN...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Last Tango
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anne Silver (Mondinot) is an American photo-based artist who lives in France. She worked for 15 years as a psychotherapist. Her work explores themes of grief/loss, healing, hope, a...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Ink, Archival Pigment

Pink Hawaiian Scenes 1957 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hawaiian Scenes 1957 A couple aboard a yacht in Hawaii, USA, 1957 by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available s...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Early Riders 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Early Riders 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Former mayor Frank Bogert leads an early-morning ride through Andreas Canyon in Palm Springs, southern California, January 1970. 30 x...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Harold E. Malde Vintage Black & White Photograph of Southwestern Adobe Church
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage black-and-white photograph by Harold E. Malde (1923–2007) beautifully captures the timeless architecture of an adobe church set against a striking Southwestern landscape...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Film

Paraglider 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Paraglider 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco a young blonde woman holds on firmly to her parachute harness. 1968 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

40x50 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery. Archival photographic paper Framing options ava...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 48x36 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Archival pigment pop art print of butterflies creating a heart shape created by DESTRO DESTRO is an LA based pop artist. and image creator. Printed on archival exhibition paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy, 1950s, 17.9 x 12.7 cm
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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Look No Shoes Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Look No Shoes 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs A Atwater Kent Jnr dressed in a simple shift dress is crossing the road barefo...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

View from Il Pellicano - Italian Crystal Waters Tuscany Porto Ercole Coastline
Located in Brighton, GB
View from Il Pellicano - Italian Crystal Waters Tuscany Porto Ercole Coastline by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

'Night Rider' Rainer W. Schlegelmilch Archive Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Night Rider' Rainer W. Schlegelmilch Archive Limited Edition Fantastic, fabulous and fantastical, many of the top car manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc launched concept cars...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Poolside Conversation, Kaufmann House Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Poolside Conversation, Kaufmann House Palm Springs by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 21st Century Modern Photography Temple Myanmar Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Thomas Ruff - TRIPE 09 - Amerapoora. My-au-dyk Kyoung. Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Inkjet on Rag Photographique Paper Edition: 50 Size: 40 x 50 cm Condition: In mint conditions, b...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Rag Paper, Inkjet

Goldfinger, 1964 - Sean Connery Goldfinger James Bond 007 Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Goldfinger, 1964 - Sean Connery Goldfinger James Bond 007 Photograph 16" x 20" print Silver Gelatin Resin print. Prints are made from the scanned original negative, and are only of...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Model Friend, 1952 - Romantic Couple Beach Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Model Friend, 1952 - Romantic Couple Beach Photograph by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printe...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez 20 x 24...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Positano Beach 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Positano Beach 1979 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979 12 x 16" inches /...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A woman poses for a nude studio portrait. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Si...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

C Z And Friends 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
C Z And Friends 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with her personalized Ford Model T tourer, in the compan...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Martinique - Figure, Silhouette, Woman, Abstract, Balcony, Sky, Ocean, Window
Located in Denton, TX
Martinique by André Kertész is a black and white photograph taken from a balcony overlooking the ocean. Through the frosted glass is an abstracted figure, leaning on the railing and ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Princess Caroline Of Monaco 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Princess Caroline Of Monaco 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Princess Caroline of Monaco in the winter-garden room of her house on the palace grounds, Monte Carlo, Monaco, August 1...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Swimmer and Sunbather (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at Lake Tahoe, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California. Estate stamped and hand numbered ed...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Stamford Bridge (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stamford Bridge (1920) Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive) Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football...
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1920s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bruce Springsteen 1975 Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen playing with the E Street Band, Hammersmith Odeon, London 1975 Bruce Springsteen is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter k...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Beaton, John Weissmuller, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Lithograph

"Paul Newman" by William Lovelace
Located in London, GB
"Paul Newman" by William Lovelace American film actor Paul Newman at the Oscars award ceremony in Hollywood. Unframed Paper Size: 24" x 20'' (inches) Pri...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Palm Beach Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Party 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A pool party in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1964. unframed c type print printed 2...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ladie's hat fashion in 1954
Located in Cologne, DE
Photograph by Klaus Redenbacher, Munich, 1954 In this striking 1954 portrait, German model Gina poses in an improvised photo studio in Munich, showcasing a piece of postwar fashion e...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Color

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 40x60 Pop Art Photography, Unsinged
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "Miami Vice" soundtrack cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Luxury Dining 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Luxury Dining Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943. Color Portrait
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...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Color

Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Children Playing Marbles, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso. Jack Delano, born Jacob Ovcharov, moved from his native Russian to New York in 1923, at the age of 9. He went on to study illustr...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Count And Countess Jaime De Mora Y Aragon 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Count And Countess Jaime De Mora Y Aragon 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Count and Countess (nee Margit Ohlson) Jaime de Mora y Aragon with their dogs at their farm near Marbella...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hotel Taormina Pool 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Hotel Taormina Pool 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Party' Midcentury Modern
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. Palm Springs Party...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
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

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Archival Paper, Photogravure

Portrait of Edward Weston
By Beaumont Newhall
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 125 Signed and dated in pencil on verso. Photograph is from The New Mexico Portfolio published in 1976 by the Center of the Eye P...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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