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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Jake Chessum 'Kate Moss London 1990' Signed Limited Edition Print
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
Kate Moss 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 / 101 x 7...
Black and White
Cindy Sherman - UNTITLED #92 Skate Set Modern Photography
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Cindy Sherman - UNTITLED #92 Date of creation: 2024 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint conditions and never d...
Wood, Maple, Screen
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) outside her home at Englefield Green. A...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Donna Domitilla Ruspoli - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Donna Domitilla Ruspoli by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16 x 20 paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Donna Domitilla Ruspoli" is a Limited...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Need For Speed - Oversize Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Need For Speed 1954 Oversize silver gelatin print Limited edition to 300 only Archive stamped and numbered. Certification of authenticity provided printed later 2020 Argentini...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Lech Ice Bar' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Archival Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar 1960 By Slim Aarons The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The mountain in the background is the Omershorn. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 16 x 16" inches / 4...
Archival Pigment
$526
White bloom in water - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
White Bloom in Water captures the serene elegance of a single flower floating on the water’s surface, its sharp, intricate details contrasted by the soft, abstract shadow beneath. Th...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970 Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
Archival Pigment
Rhode Island Surfers, 1965 - Limited Edition Estate C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Rhode Island Surfers, 1965 Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Rhode Island Surfers, 1965" is a Limited Edition Estate...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
$1,200
Brigitte Bardot by Reg Lancaster Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
"Bardot" by Reg Lancaster/Getty Images French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot stage name of Camille Javal, dancing in a scene from the film 'Two Weeks In September' with Mike...
Black and White
"BUTTERFLY HEART" 36x24 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition
By Destro
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 museum grade poster paper....
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1959, Cary Grant in the film North...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Hotel De Paris In Monaco' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel De Paris In Monaco 1977 By Slim Aarons The entrance to the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco, June 1977. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size ...
Archival Pigment
A Beach In Capri 1959 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
A Beach In Capri 1959 A beach scene on the island of Capri, Italy, 1959. by Toni Frissell 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing av...
Archival Pigment
Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 is a Limited E...
C Print, Photographic Paper, Digital, Color
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Pairs 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white...
C Print
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Print Enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at Romanoff’s in Beverly Hills, 31st December 1957. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper...
Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 1974
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones Keith Richards being interviewed at Atlantic Records, London 1974 Keith Richards is the legendary guitarist of The Rolling S...
Silver Gelatin
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Jackie Curtis in Times Square
Located in Senoia, GA
Signed by the photographer in ink on the lower right side, “The Late Jackie Curtis in the Late Times Square, 1969” and “Leee Black Childers” top right side border. Leee Black Childer...
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
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Cecil Beaton, Buster Keaton, from Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981 (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) (after) Title: Buster Keaton Year: 1981 Medium: Heliogravure on velin paper Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (40.01 x 29.84 cm) Condition: Well prese...
Offset
Hotel du Cap Pool, Eden Roc - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Hotel du Cap Pool, Eden Roc by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Pool at the Hotel du Cap, Eden Roc" is a Limited Ed...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Archival Photograph by Getty, 30 x 40
By Michael Ochs
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we...
Photographic Paper
Ormond Gigli 'Girls in the Windows'
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New York, NY
Ormond Gigli Girls in the Window, 1960 (printed later) Color coupler print 44 x 44 inches Signed, dated and numbered edition 22/45 Ormond Gigli: The Visionary Behind the "Girls in...
C Print
Rockefeller Center (1945) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Rockefeller Center (1945) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by George Enell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) circa 1945: The Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Golfing at Le Toque'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Golfing at Le Toque 1939 printed later Silver gelatin print 40 x 30 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso A woman in a white suit hitting a golf ball in a sa...
C Print
'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968 Baryta Print
By Peter Ruck
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...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Muhammad Ali" by Terry Fincher
Located in London, GB
"Muhammad Ali" by Terry Fincher 16th August 1965: World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali enjoys supper in a restaurant. Unframed Paper Size: 40" x 40'' (inches) Printed 202...
Black and White
Brigitte Bardot On Set 1966 Large Oversize Print
By Jim Gray
Located in London, GB
Brigitte Bardot 1966 The French actress Brigitte BARDOT in Scotland between two takes of the film A COEUR JOIE Head over Heels directed by Serge BOURGUIGNON. Photo by Keystone-Fran...
Color, Archival Pigment
$914Sale 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
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
Dolores Guinness (1965) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dolores Guinness (1965) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Dolores Guinness catches the sun’s last rays in Costa Smerelda, Sardinia 1965. Additional Information: U...
Color, Archival Pigment
Saint Tropez Beach - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Photography Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Saint Tropez Beach by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Saint Tropez Beach" is a b...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Poolside Social, 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate C-Type Print from Limited Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Social, 1970 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Poolside Social" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate St...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
In the Halls of Justice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carrie Mae Weems In the Halls of Justice Edition 3/25 Limited edition Signature Signed, verso Steeped in African American history, Carrie Mae Weems makes alternately searing and te...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Poolside Pairs, Kaufmann House
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Kaufmann Desert House, Poolside Pairs 1970 C Print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House i...
Lambda
School Children, L'Ile Saint Louis, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
By Rémy Duval
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'School Children, L'ile Saint Louis, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives p...
Photogravure
"Stirrup Cup" by J. Gaiger
Located in London, GB
"Stirrup Cup" by J. Gaiger 28th February 1931: At Cowdray park, Midhurst, Sussex handing round a 'stirrup cup' at a hunt meet during 'coming of age' fest...
Black and White
The Girl - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Girl- Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the 1970s. Good conditions and aged.
Photographic Paper
"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
Riding Boy - The Old Days, Black and White Photo, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Riding Boy - The Old Days is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and po...
Photographic Paper
"Taylor And Poodle" by Stanley Sherman
Located in London, GB
"Taylor And Poodle" by Stanley Sherman 23rd April 1957: American actress Elizabeth Taylor sips a drink and smokes a cigarette during a stop for interv...
Black and White
Frida Blue House Whit the Tree, Coyoacán, 1941. Color Portrait. Framed
By Leo Matiz
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...
Color
"Sophia Loren in A Countess" by John Springer
Located in London, GB
"Sophia Loren in A Countess from Hong Kong" by John Springer Sophia Loren stars as the Russian countess turned Hong Kong hostess Natascha in the film A Countess from Hong Kong. Movi...
Black and White
Au Revoir Les Enfants Vintage Black and White Photograph, 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987. Good conditions.
Photographic Paper
Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 40x60 Pop Art Photography, Unsinged
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
$1,900Sale Price|40% Off
Untitled, from Women are Beautiful Portfolio - Street Photography, Park
By Garry Winogrand
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled, from Women are Beautiful Portfolio, by Garry Winogrand is a black and white gelatin silver print of two women in matching outfits, walking through a park with people staring as they pass by. Edition of 80 Signed, numbered and misc. notations by Garry Winogrand Gelatin silver print Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 3/4 x 13 in. Printed 1981 From the Women are Beautiful Portfolio Garry Winogrand was an American photographer from New York. He is known for his extensive documentation of American life.. Winogrand was the recipient of the various Guggenheim Fellowships and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. His work is included in the George Eastman Museum, Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Center for Creative Photography...
Silver Gelatin
"Rockefeller Center" by George Enell
Located in London, GB
"Rockefeller Center" by George Enell circa 1945: The Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Raymond Hood, it was completed in May 1933. Unframed Paper ...
Black and White
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles'
Located in New York, NY
Terry O'Neill The Beatles, 1963, Printed Later Silver gelatin print signed and numbered edition 48 of 50 with certificate of authenticity Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminen...
Silver Gelatin
Drawing a Portrait - Photo- Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 20th Century. Good conditions.
Photographic Paper
Encore Du Vin
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
A waiter serving clients outside a cafe in Le Mans, France, July 1955. Original publication: Picture Post – 7852 – Motor-Racing Must Go On ! – pub. 12th July...
Silver Gelatin
George Hurrell, Anna May Wong, 1938, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
George Hurrell Anna May Wong Taken in 1938, printed at a later date Silver Gelatin print Hand signed by Hurrell in ink Edition: 184/190 from the edition of 190
Silver Gelatin
'Snorkelling In The Shallows' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In The Shallows by Slim Aarons A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 24 x 20" inche...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
Hamptons Tennis Club 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hamptons Tennis Club by Toni Frissell Girlfriends watch the tennis at a tennis club in The Hamptons in 1955. Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition 20x16" inches / 51 x 41 cm ...
Archival Pigment
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Iggy Pop, Raw Power album cover photograph, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are nu...
Archival Pigment
Michael Jackson - Photo- 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Michael Jackson is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1990s. Good conditions.
Photographic Paper
$2,400
Slim Aarons Pool At Las Brisas 1972 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Las Brisas by Slim Aarons Guests in the pool at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 16x12" inches / ...
Archival Pigment
Garrapata Beach
By Brett Weston
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount. Accompanied by a sheet that's titled and dated in pencil by Robert K. Byers, a long time friend and...
Silver Gelatin
Count Simone Rucellai (1984) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Count Simone Rucellai (1984) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Count Simone Rucellai stands holding a crash helmet while posing beside a motorcycle in Florenc...
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Capote at Home 1958 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capote At Home Author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York. 1958. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 1...
Color, Archival Pigment