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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
Vanity Fair Nude Shrug, Circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
Vanity Fair Nude Shrug -- Vanity Fair lingerie photographed by Mark Shaw for an award winning advertising campaign over the course of ten years. Image size is 32" x 40" (for 36" x 48...
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1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Giclée

Floral Noir: Rose Composition 132
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a thoughtful combination of simplicity and elegance. In this striking bla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Monocled Miss (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. S...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Saint-Tropez Beach 1971 - French Riviera Sunbathing on Gold Sand and Blue Sea
Located in Brighton, GB
Saint-Tropez Beach 1971 - French Riviera Sunbathing on Gold Sand and Blue Sea by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "S...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Annette Cords, Local Generation, 2014, Tapestry, Wool, Cotton
Located in Darien, CT
Jacquard weaving is at once simple and complex. The language used to set up weave structures is straightforward and binary: the warp is either up or down. With the Jacquard loom, h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Tapestry, Wool, Cotton

Slim Aarons 'Anguilla Beach Resort'
Located in New York, NY
Anguilla Beach Resort 1992 C-print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Holidaymakers on the mile-long crescent beach at the Hotel Cap Jaluca resort, Anguilla, Leeward Islands...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Lake Tahoe Trip 2 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Lake Tahoe Trip 1959 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Young women canoeing at Zephyr Cove on th...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Vane's Villa' 1987 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Vane's Villa' Guests at Vane Ivanovic's villa in Cap de Formentor, Majorca, Spain, 1987. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
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1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rolex Daytona 60x45 6263 Paul Newman Photomosaic Photography Fine Art Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Newman" 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 hundreds o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 30x50 Photography Cassette Tape Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of Guns N' Roses iconic "Appetite for Destruction" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Dest...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

John Lennon & Andy Warhol, NYC
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol and John Lennon, NYC, 1972 Silver gelatin print 40 x 50 inches Signed and numbered edition of 75 John Lennon and Andy Warhol talking at The Record Plant, NYC. April 13, ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Classic Porsche Targa Mid Century Modern Architecture Palm Springs Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition series of Classic a couple Porsche Targa within Palm Springs California. Mid Century Modern Design Architecture. Photography by Tom Blach...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach Surfers' (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Laguna Beach Surfers 1970 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Surfers outside a b...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Frida Kahlo in Blue Silk Dress
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 30 Titled, dated, numbered, and signed by Nickolas Muray's Estate Nickolas Muray Photo Archives Paper size: 19 x 16 in., Image size: 12 2/3 x 9 3/4 in. "Muray and Kahlo were at the height of their on-again, off-again, ten-year relationship when these pictures were taken. Their affair had started in 1931, after Muray was divorced from his second wife, and shortly after Kahlo’s marriage to Mexican muralist...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Carbon Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Pulitzer Fashions' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
A young girl stands with three women wearing designs by Lilly Pulitzer as they take a break from shooting during a fashion shoot for Pulitzer at 400 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Fl...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Elizabeth Taylor Black Suit, Hand to Lapel, 1956
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor Black Suit, Hand to Lapel -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE magazine. Taylor was starring in the academy award winnin...
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1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Giclée

Palm Beach Street (Slim Aarons Estate)
Located in New York, NY
Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. C print 12 x 10 inches Framed Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticit...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Marilyn Monroe, Glass Balanced on Left Knee
Located in Fairlawn, OH
From: The Black Sitting, 1956 Original silver print photograph taken the the photographers studio in New York in 1956. Hand signed in ink within the photographers stamp verso. Pri...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Drinks at Gstaad - Models Pose in Furs with Cocktails for Apres Ski Drinks
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

"Not from Hollywood No 2" Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Not from Hollywood No 2" Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin fini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1987 (printed later) Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tropical Mustique
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Vincent Marais and his wife Isabelle holiday with friends at their modern home on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines. The house was designed by their son Bertrand for ea...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Jewish Refugees, Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel by Ruth Orkin, 1951
Located in Denton, TX
Jewish Refugees, Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel by Ruth Orkin depicts a window with three faces peering out into the world. A reflection of a large ship is cast onto these young fac...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons At The Von Pantzs
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside At The Von Pantzs, 1967 Chromogenic Lambda Print 30 x 40 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. Bathers by th...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Skiing In Vail'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing In Vail 1964 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A group of skiers...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Launching the Whaleboat - Cape Prince of Wales, pl. 707
Located in Denton, TX
Printed plate number, Curtis's title, date, copyright, and photogravures by John Andrews and Son on recto. Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder tissue Known for his remarkable documen...
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Early 20th Century Modern Photography

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Photogravure

'Nude Female Torso'
Located in London, GB
'Nude Female Torso' by Ed Freeman A stunning image of a female torso, that appears almost like a landscape, jutting into the clouds. Beautiful mint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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C Print

'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968 Baryta Print
Located in London, GB
'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award for most popular te...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963. Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. The ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Refueling, Le Mans, 24 Hours
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in., Image size: 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world. Jesse Alexander has been involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One and the famous long distance sports car races, the 24 Hours...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Beach Photography
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

'Water Babe' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Water Babe' 'Town & Country' writer Meg O'Neil relaxes by the pool on the island of Mustique, in the Grenadines, February 1989. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate St...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Holiday In Mustique' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Holiday In Mustique' Pierre Vincent Marais and his wife Isabelle holiday with friends at Gelliceaux House, their home on the island of Mustique in th...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Seitan Limania Beach" original framed and signed photo by Roman Crescimanno
Located in Dallas, TX
This finely framed photograph captures the stunning beauty of Seitan Limania Beach in Crete, seen from the vantage point atop a hill. The beach stretches gracefully, running up the l...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Montecatini' Mid-century Modern Photography : Poolside
Located in New York, NY
Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. Marie-Louise in Montecatini 1980 C print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with ce...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Private Island, Philippines' (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Private Island, Philippines 1973 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Guests relax on the bea...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Algarve Hotel Pool' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Algarve Hotel Pool' Guests in the pool at the Algarve Hotel, the Algarve, Portugal, 1970 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Host, 1970 - Poolside Gathering by Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Host, 1970 - Poolside Gathering by Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later Pools...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper

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

Monaco Grand Prix (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
British racing driver James Hunt (1947 - 1993) on the grid at the Monaco Grand Prix, 22nd May 1977. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 ...
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1970s Modern Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Skiing In Vail' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skiing In Vail' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Produced from the original tr...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons, Kaufmann Desert House (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Kaufmann Desert House, 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at a desert house, de...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

New Barbarians - Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood 1979
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland New Barbarians – Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood (of the Rolling Stones) being interviewed to promote their band the New Barbarians, N...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Snowmass Village 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 1968. 20 x 24" inches /...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

"Lemon Glow" Black & White Nude Photography 60" x 40" in Ed 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lemon Glow" Black & White Nude Photography 60" x 40" in Ed 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin fin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

'Pussyfooting' 1958 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pussyfooting' Actress Dee Hartford, wife of film producer Howard Hawks, sips a Pussyfoot - a mixture of Jamaican fruit juices, Jamaica, 1958. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Great Harbour Cay' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Great Harbour Cay' A horseshoe beach on Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Bouldereign' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bouldereign' Carl Hovgard's home, Bouldereign in Carefree, Arizona, built around the boulders on a desert site, January 1973. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stam...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Treasure Cay' 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Treasure Cay' Treasure Cay resort on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, March 1986. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by S...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

"I Awate You" Black & White Photography 35" x 25" in Ed. 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"I Awate You" Black & White Photography 35" x 25" in Ed. 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Slim Aarons 'Snowmass Village'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Snowmass Village 1968 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Harsha and Sneha, 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

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Anchorage Hotel
Located in London, GB
A view of the Anchorage Hotel on Dickenson Bay, Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Built by a Scottish couple, formerly resident in Africa, the hotel complex features Zulu-style cotta...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snorkelling Holiday 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling Holiday 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A snorkelling holiday in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, circa 1975 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size E...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Natale Rusconi in Venice
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Natale Rusconi in Venice 1978 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Natale Rusconi riding a Hotel Ciprian...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Mick Jagger 1972
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Mick Jagger Mick Jagger drinking tea, Cardiff, Wales 1972 Mick Jagger is the iconic lead singer of The Rolling Stones, celebrated for his electrifying stage pres...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Skiing Waitress 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Skiing Waitress 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Ski ‘bum’ Alice Clement, a waitress and dishwasher at Stowe, Vermont when not on the slopes, carrying her skis on the way to a run,...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Sports Car Couple 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sports Car Couple 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. Circa 1955. 20 x 20" inche...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Gorgeous Ginger' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Gorgeous Ginger' Ginger Rogers in 'Swing Time,' 1936. A gorgeous portrait of the American actress, dancer, and singer. (photo The Everett Collection ) A beautiful silver gelatin...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Sarah Vaughan'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Sarah Vaughan 1948 (printed later) Silver gelatin print 40 x 60 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition 25 with certificate of authentic...
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1960s Modern Photography

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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.

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