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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
Skiing In Vail II
Located in New York, NY
Skiing In Vail II, 1960 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA,...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Esther Williams by the Pool
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Esther Williams by the Pool, 1955 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Swimmer and movie star Esther Williams by the poo...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

'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

Slim Aarons 'Zermatt Skiing' - Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Culinary Heights 1987 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bate...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Poolside Socialites, 1970 - Poolside Glamour at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Socialites, 1970 - Poolside Glamour at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 15...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Ruth Neumann, Kowloon Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Neumann, Kowloon Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong 1957 Archival pigment print Estate stamped, signed and numbered by Andrea Derujinsky with certificate ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Decking by the Sea - Exotic View of the Sea and Holidaymakers under Palm Trees
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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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons 'Eden Roc Pool'
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking pictures of the rich and famous both before...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Floral Noir: Rose Composition 17
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

Slim Aarons 'Lounging In Verbier'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Lounging In Verbier 1964 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slope...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Alpine Skiing 1964 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Alpine Skiing Skiers waiting for the cable car at Verbier in Switzerland, 1964. Paper size 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 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 - Yachting Trip 1967 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. Paper size 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm Estate Sta...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Stay On Target ! II - Star Wars Hitchcock pop art signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
Stay On Target! II Archival pigment pop art print of a Star Wars TIE fighter chasing actor Cary Grant from the infamous scene in Hitchcock’s North By North West...
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2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Orchids 11:20PM, Paris
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present Flowers, a photographic exhibition by Leonardo Pucci. Flowers is Pucci’s second solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. Paralleling hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Capri Hotel
Located in London, GB
Capri Hotel Count Manfredi’s exclusive hotel on Capri, designed by Le Corbusier, August 1980. The Faraglioni Rocks are in the background. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size ...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim' (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, on a lilo in a swimming pool decorated for Christmas, Hollywood, 1954. The Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance. Estate stamped...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Tulips 11:13PM, Paris,
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present Flowers, a photographic exhibition by Leonardo Pucci. Flowers is Pucci’s second solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. Paralleling hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Palm Beach - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Palm Beach The pool at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101x101" Estate Stamped Collectio...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Mustique Hammock' (Slim Aarons Estate)
Located in New York, NY
March 1973: Linda Ashland relaxes in a beach hammock on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity f...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - Vintage Photograph by Grant Wood - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood, Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Coco Chanel Lunches with Jessica Daves at the Ritz, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Lunches with Jessica Daves at the Ritz, 1957 -- Chanel in her ever present hat, lunches in a corner of the garden restaurant of the Ritz, with Vogue editor in chief, Jessica D...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Juan Manuel Fangio, Grand Prix of Monaco
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 1/4 x 12 in. Signed in ink on print by Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photog...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Swimming In Bermuda' 1977 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Swimming In Bermuda' Guests on Sidney Gould's 'Sea Quest' boat take a dip in the ocean, Bermuda, September 1977. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lake Tahoe Ladies
Located in New York, NY
Lake Tahoe Ladies, 1959 Archival pigment print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A group of...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dior, Felicite Gown, 1953.
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Felicite Gown, 1953. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons 'View From Il Pellicano'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons View From Il Pellicano, 1991 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Aerial view with sunbathers and parasols and, dotted w...
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1990s Modern Photography

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C Print

'Snowmasss Village' Colorado (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Snowmasss Village' Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 1968. A stylish and fashionable dressed group of skiers...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Cortina D'Ampezzo (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Skiers walking up Cortina D'Ampezzo in Italy, 1962. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) work...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Style 'Debutante Ball'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Debutante Ball 1958 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity A debutante ball held at the Copley Pl...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Maserati 250F Formula One Cars, Pau
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print, 11 x 16 1/2 in. Jesse Alexander was 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 was 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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons, Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke 1980 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Catherine Wilke...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski 1963 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963. Estate stamped ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Pool At Las Brisas
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pool At Las Brisas, 1972 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexi...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to print s...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Palm Beach Idyll
Located in New York, NY
Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 C-print 30 x 30 inches A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photograp...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons, Party in Bermuda (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Party in Bermuda, 1979 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A party on the deck of the yacht 'Ondine' in Bermuda, June 1970. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

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

Disco, Bill Bernstein Set of Four Photographs
By Bill Bernstein
Located in New York, NY
Bill Bernstein Disco c. 1970 Set of four Photographs These iconic images not only document the people and places of the golden age of disco, but also capture the spirit and intensit...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Friendship'
Located in New York, NY
Desert House Party 1970 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Speedboat Landing'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Speedboat Landing 1973 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print (C Print) Estate edition of 150 August 1973: A motor boat arrives at a j...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'The Fullers'
Located in New York, NY
May 1970: Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable European sports car, the Mercedes 190SL Estate stamped and hand numbered ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Skiing in New Hampshire
Located in New York, NY
Skiing in Stowe, Vermont C print 16 x 12 inches A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA, 1962. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifi...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'All Aboard'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons All Aboard 1975 C-print Edition of 150 Friends board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Image...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Elm Tree
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Elm Tree Silver gelatin print, 1965-1966 Signed in pencil on the mount lower right (see photo) Dated in pencil "1965-66" lower left (see photo) Provenance: Gift of the Artist ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pussyfooting 2 (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Pussyfooting 2 1958 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Actress Dee Hartford, wife of film produce...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Still Life with bottle and newspaper
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Still Life with bottle and newspaper Silver gelatin print, 1950's, printed 1967 Signed in pencil on the mount lower right Provenance: Gift of the Artist Akron A...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

untitled abstraction (Electrical Wires)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled abstraction (Electrical Wires) Silver gelatin print, c. 1960's Signed in pencil lower right Provenance: Gift of the Artist Akron Art Museum, 32.96.TR ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

untitled (study of shadows and brick building)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (study of shadows and brick building) Silver gelatin print, c. 1960-1965 Signed in pencil lower right on the mount (see photo) Provenance: Gift of the Artist ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Medieval Relief - Vintage Photo - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Medieval Relief-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the early 20th century. Good conditions with foxing.
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Early 20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe, 4 Days in New York, 1955
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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Port Life (Slim Aarons Estate)
Located in New York, NY
A man stops to watch a young woman tie her sandals on the pavement in Portofino marina, August 1977. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Designer's Homes, Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home, Back, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home -- Mark Shaw photographed Elsa Schiaparelli's best-known model, Ghislaine de Bosisson in an ankle-length dress lounging on an elongated ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons, Surfing in Biarritz
Located in New York, NY
Author and screenwriter Peter Viertel (1920 - 2007) with his surfboard on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Flights , Scotland , 2015
Located in Hudson, NY
In his latest show, Benjamin Heller invites us to enter a poetic space of echo and convergence. As a photographer, sculptor, and performer, movement is key in this body of work, that is punctuated by self portraits selected from the series "The Long Walk: Analog Narratives". This series features pieces collected over an extended period of time spent traveling. It is a window to the interior landscapes he seeks to find reflected in the world, to contain a sense of this intimate vastness. All of the images can be viewed as variations on a self-portrait. The places of intimacy and sense of vastness contained in the photographs can convey a sense of transport that enhances the viewer's visual experience. The "echoes" we find in the show reside in multiplicities of human and physical forms, rolling natural curves, and animals in flight; all intended to provide a resonance with the contours of earth, water, and wind. The result is an array of images captivating in themselves, but also given new meaning in the context of Robin Rice's skillful curatorial arrangement. Her intuitive placement creates a graphic narrative for the viewer to follow and decipher, encouraged by the convergence of the poetic titles of the works. Traces of poetry, sculpture, the lines of the body, lived experience are also evoked in Heller's photographs, in movement and action. He also finds inspiration in photographer Duane Michals' framing of expressive narratives, and in Sally Mann's felt sense of powerful physical presence. Photographer Miranda Penn Turin, in reviewing the exhibition, said "I can almost hear a soundtrack, and it's the sound of wind". The invitational image is entitled "Fall," a graceful figure, suspended in a glowing arc, light streaming upwards, eyes closed in rapture. This light sits in contrast to the infinite shadow of the black background, conjuring a certain atmosphere. Heller believes that it is shadows that allow the viewer to reside in the experience – this image does just that. These imagined environments speak to our converging lives and the echoed moments we experience, embodying for each viewer, just what Benjamin Heller connects with while photographing. Another view of self portraiture at the front sign in desk, is an image reading, "and the soul wanted to move," between the keys of a typewriter. This show is a mirror of a desire to move. The black & white images capture simultaneously this movement and stillness, asking us to pause between the natural forces that rise and fall. Heller employs multiple-exposure and a fixed 4x5...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blondie (Deborah Harry)
Located in New York, NY
Blondie (Deborah Harry) gelatin silver print 20 x 24 inches
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Relaxing in Lech Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Relaxing in Lech 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people sitting in the sun at the Gasthof Post hotel in the Austrian ski resort of Lech, 1960. ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

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

Sunbathers at Eden Roc (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathers at Eden Roc, 1969 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing attract...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Poolside in Arizona - Sundowners Enjoy Cocktails by Swimming Pool and Palm Trees
Located in Brighton, GB
A portrait of women Sundowners Enjoy Cocktails by Swimming Pool and Palm Trees 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Poolside in Ari...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Digital

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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