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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"Francoise Hardy" by Reg Lancaster
Located in London, GB
"Francoise Hardy" by Reg Lancaster 1969: French singer, Francoise Hardy sitting on a motorbike. Unframed Paper Size: 40"x 30'' (inches) Printed 2022 ...
Black and White
$975
Water Skiing (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A woman in white two-piece bathing suit water skiing cir...
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Sea Drive, 1967 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sea Drive, 1967 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Please note that as part of the Estate's Premium Collection, th...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Slim Aarons 'Boy Baron' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boy Baron by Slim Aarons 1957: The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Baronet Hesketh, fishing in the lake at his ancestral...
Archival Pigment
Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collectio...
Photographic Paper
Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 by...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Flooded Mall London
Located in London, GB
A man crossing a stretch of floodwater with the help of two chairs after a storm caused flooding in the Mall, London. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images Archive London England) Pa...
Silver Gelatin
Che Guevara with his daughter
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Silver Gelatin
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...
Archival Paper, Photogravure
Jake Chessum 'Kate Moss Close Up London 1990' Signed Limited Edition Print
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
Kate Moss Close Up London 1990 by Jake Chessum Portrait of a young 16 year old Kate Moss – before she shot to supermodel stardom and became the icon she is today. 40 x 30" inches /...
Black and White
"50X40" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Bob" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...
Archival Pigment
$1,340
Ski Jumping (1964) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Jumping (1964) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A man skiing downhill and jumping into the air, circa 1964...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Princess Audrey (1953) Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Princess Audrey (1953) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday” dir. William Wyler, in which Hepburn plays Ann, the crown princess of a European nation, whose state visit to Rome, Italy, turns into the adventure she'd hoped for when she meets American journalist, Joe (Gregory Peck). Assisting Hepburn is dresser Sally Gordon, and in the background is the costume designer Edith Head. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Note image size may vary from paper size - please contact us directly for exact image dimensions Printed Later Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967'
Located in New York, NY
Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967. Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate of authenticity Norman Parkinson (...
Silver Gelatin
Boating In Antigua (1961) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boating In Antigua (1961) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American actor Hugh O’Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. . Additiona...
Color, Archival Pigment
'Nice Pool' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Nice Pool' 60 x 60" inches / 152 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of ...
Archival Pigment
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James St...
Silver Gelatin
Toni Frissell 'Courchevel' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Courchevel by Toni Frissell Annik Schäffler and her dog on the mountains of Courcheval, 1970. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm ...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
Sugarbush Ski Lift Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Sugarbush Ski Lift by Toni Frissell A skier peeks out from her ski lift pod on the slopes of Sugarbush Vermont ski resort. 1954 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition 20x16" i...
Archival Pigment
Ships that pass, 1969 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print 16" x 20"
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Ships that pass, 1969 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Ships that pass, 1969 is a Limited Edition Estate Stampe...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans by Morgan Silk - Monochrome Print, Limited Edition
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans' is a black and white archival inkjet print by Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 18" x 18" in a limited edition of 10. Taken during a road ...
Black and White, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
CZ’s House Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
CZ’s House 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1955: Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 – 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) reclines on a garden chair in front of the Grecian ...
Archival Pigment
$941Sale Price|20% Off
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Silver Gelatin
Elephant Long Mount Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Silver Gelatin
' Pink ' Signed Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
' Pink ' Signed Limited Edition Oversize print by Stuart Möller limited edition to 15 only this size - signed and numbered on front Gorgeous archival pigment print measuring a ...
Color, Archival Pigment
Airplane, Wheel
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a photograph of a Swiss made Pilatus PC-12 airplane. There are other images in this series as well. A self-taught photographer, Phelps has won numerous awards for his photog...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
"Air Jordan" 40x50 Nike, Michael Jordan, Pop Art 1stDibs Exclusive
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Air Jordan" is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundre...
Archival Pigment
Young Velvets, Young Prices
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson's iconic image of models wear a variety of hats on the roof of the Condé Nast building on Lexington Avenue, New York City. Published in American Vogue on 15th Octobe...
C Print
Conca dei Marini 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Conca dei Marini 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A quiet bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984 40 x 30" inches / 102 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stam...
Archival Pigment
$1,200
Madison Square Garden (1953) Archival Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Madison Square Garden (1953) - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts) Madison Square Garden marquee night, west 49th street, Manhattan, New York, USA, circa 1953 Additional...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette 30x50 Pop Fine Art Unsigned Photography Photo
By Destro
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...
Archival Pigment
Eiffel Tower, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 17, 6 x 12, 8 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This photograph, taken in 1952, captures a tranquil scene in Paris, France, with the iconic Eiffel Tower dominating the background. The photo was taken from the Champ de Mars, showin...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Daddy Bear - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Photograph Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Daddy Bear by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Daddy Bear" is a Limit...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Dali And Gala (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dali And Gala (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989) enjoying a cup of coffee with his wife Gala (1894 – 1982) on a terra...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Ali Versus Moptops" by Chris Smith
Located in London, GB
"Ali Versus Moptops" by Chris Smith American heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) takes on the Beatles (from left to right, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon ...
Black and White
Toni Frissell 'Capri Conversations' 1954 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capri Conversations 1954 by Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition Sunbathers conversate by the coastline of Capri, 1954. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archiv...
Archival Pigment
Eden Roc Pool - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped C-Type Print from Limited Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Eden Roc Pool by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. As part of the Estate's Premium Collection, the price of this Sta...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
$3,530
Signed limited edition Figurative photo, Black white man, Homoerotic - Mathew 2
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Mathew 2 ‘ who was captured on film in...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Boy Jumping into Hudson River, NYC - Children playing, New York Scene, Summer
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Denton, TX
Boy Jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin is a black and white gelatin silver print of a child jumping off a building into the water below. Gelatin Silver Print 14 x 11 in. B...
Silver Gelatin
Toni Frissell 'Capri Club' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capri Club by Toni Frissell Beachgoers relax on the Capri coast, 1959. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 24 x 20" inches / 60 x 50 cm paper size Unframed (fra...
Archival Pigment
"Model Boats" by Norman Smith
By Norman Smith
Located in London, GB
"Model Boats" by Norman Smith 20th June 1937: Three competitors for the 'Scrutton' Medals carrying their model sailing boats to the starting point...
Black and White
1st Class Travel (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
1st Class Travel (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) September 1934: Mrs C Wylds behind the wheel with her pet pig at Terling in Essex. Additional...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$2,500
Jimi Hendrix, The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69, Digital Print by Alan Herr
By Alan Herr
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alan Herr, American (1954 - ) Title: Jimi Hendrix, The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69 Medium: Digital Print Photograph, Signed and Numbered in Permanent Marker Edition: AP...
Digital Pigment
Eden-Roc Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 by Slim Aarons printed 2025 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 72" ...
Archival Pigment
Cafe Society: The Smoker, male portait Closerie des Lilas, Lost Generation Paris
By John Wentworth Russell
Located in Norwich, GB
A strong portrait, and a piece of history. It was confidently sketched in 1923, during the heyday of the "Lost Generation" in Paris, at the Closerie des Lilas - Ernest Hemingway's favourite haunt and home-from-home in the City. This historical café is where Hemingway first read The Great Gatsby with his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald and where he wrote most of The Sun Also Rises...
Paper, Graphite
Michael Stipe - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print NME Cover Shoot July 23, 1996 Los Angeles N.M.E. COVER SHOOT (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unf...
Color, Archival Pigment
"Burton And Taylor" by Express
Located in London, GB
"Burton And Taylor" by Express 15th March 1964: Actress Elizabeth Taylor marries her fifth husband Richard Burton (1925-1984) in Montreal. Unframed Paper Size: 12" x 16'' (inches) ...
Black and White
$400
Paris 1925 Decorative Art Exhibition, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by French Press Agency, Paris, 1925. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925, the front of the bui...
Silver Gelatin
Harbour of Hamburg; From the journal Camera Work
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1911. Halftone engraving from a gum bichromate print, 4 11/16 × 8 9/16 inches (119 × 218 mm), tipped onto a mounting sheet 8 x 11 3/4 inches. Signature o...
Engraving, Photogravure
Dixieland (1948) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dixieland (1948) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971), Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines (1905 – 1983) on piano and Jack Teagarden (1905 – 1964) on trombone playing with the ‘Rhythm Kings’. Hines and Teargarden play in Armstrong’s ‘All-Stars’ band. November 1948 About this Image: Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
'Audrey Hepburn ' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Audrey Hepburn' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1958 A gorgeous candid and delicate shot of the fashion and style movie icon Audrey Hepburn, film actress (1929-1993) during a ...
Silver Gelatin
'Penske PC4' Rainer W. Schlegelmilch Archive Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Austrian GP John Watson's Penske PC4 Ford. Championship: Formula 1 1976 (Formula 1, 1976) Event: Austrian GP Date taken: Sunday, August 15, 1976 Location: Red Bull Ring...
C Print
Stacking Stones, Unique Monotype Cyanotype in Indigo Blue, Minimalist Organic
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Stacking Stones” is a unique cyanotype monotype by Kind of Cyan that explores balance, rhythm, and form through organic abstraction. Created using traditional light-sensitive proces...
Paper, Lithograph, Monotype
Spring Break, 1950s - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print, 16" x 20"
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Spring Break, 1950s by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Spring Break is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
40x60 AC DC BACK IN BLACK Photography Photograph Cassette Tape Unsigned Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of an AC/DC - Back In Black cassette tape. "They encapsulate an era instantly transporting the viewer to another time." - Destro Printed on Archival Paper...
Archival Pigment
Sailing in the Bahamas - Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sailing in the Bahamas by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Sailing in the Bahamas" is a Limited Edition Estate Stam...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy Premium Rates Apply. An elegant Parisian spends the morning in a Champs Elysees cafe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning In Th...
Black and White
"Helpful Dog" by General Photographic Agency
Located in London, GB
"Helpful Dog" by General Photographic Agency Teddy the Dog holds onto child actor Jackie Lucas (1919 - 1983) by the tail of his golfing jacket as he tries to play a ball, which is floating in a river. A publicity still for the unreleased Mack Sennett comedy short, 'Rough and Ready', directed by William Campbell...
Black and White
Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy, 1950s, 17.9 x 12.7 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Silver Gelatin, Black and White