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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
Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, 1953

Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, 1953

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Audrey Hepburn, c19_13, 1953 -- Audrey Hepburn, ready in make-up and costume to play the title role in Paramount's Sabrina Fair. This shot is an out take from the photo essay in the ...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Giclée

'Quiet Moment'  (Limited Edition)

'Quiet Moment' (Limited Edition)

By Edward Feingersh

Located in London, GB

'Quiet Moment' by Ed Feingersh Actress Marilyn Monroe relaxes on a couch in her hotel room at the Ambassador Hotel on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York. A beautiful and mor...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Xie Kitchin as Dane - Vintage b/w Photograph by Lewis Carroll - 1873
Xie Kitchin as Dane - Vintage b/w Photograph by Lewis Carroll - 1873

Xie Kitchin as Dane - Vintage b/w Photograph by Lewis Carroll - 1873

By Lewis Carroll

Located in Roma, IT

Xie Kitchin as Dane is an original vintage photograph realized in 1873 by Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, January 27, 1832 - Guildford, January 14, 1898). Original albumen print on postcard; dimensions: 14 x 10 cm. N° 2132 "The Dane manuscript" was written by the author in pencil on the back. Provenance: Jeffrey Stern Bookseller York UK. Certificate of Athenticity: provided by the Original Gallery. Framed in a coeval frame. Mint conditions. Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, January 27, 1832 - Guildford, January 14, 1898) in 1873. This work depicts the figure of Xie (Alexandra) Kitchin as "Dane", a standing children with an elegant dress and headgear. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of children's fiction, notably Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. The poems "Jabberwocky" and The Hunting of the Snark are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer, inventor, and Anglican deacon. Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicans, and developed a long relationship with Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar and teacher. Alice Liddell, daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, Henry Liddell, is widely identified as the original for Alice in Wonderland, though Carroll always denied this. Scholars are divided about whether his relationship with children included an erotic component. In 1982, a memorial stone...

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1870s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Barris, "4D" from The Last Photos, photograph from original negative
George Barris, "4D" from The Last Photos, photograph from original negative

George Barris, "4D" from The Last Photos, photograph from original negative

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was taken by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 on Santa Monica Beach in California. It is from a collection entitled "The Last Photos", which is ...

Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Keep Your Cool - Backgammon Players Swimming Pool France
Keep Your Cool - Backgammon Players Swimming Pool France

Keep Your Cool - Backgammon Players Swimming Pool France

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Keep Your Cool - Backgammon Players Swimming Pool France by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Keep Your Cool is a Lim...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Darth Vader - Oversize Getty Archive Print

Darth Vader - Oversize Getty Archive Print

Located in London, GB

31st March 1980: Darth Vader and two stormtroopers from the film ‘Star Wars’ stand menacingly over some road works in London’s Oxford Street to promote the franchise’s second release The Empire Strikes Back. The sequel is regarded by many as the finest in the series of George Lucas's space opera - and outdid the original in worldwide takings, paving the way for Return Of The Jedi shortly after and the Star Wars 'prequels' as well as the recent The Force Awakens...

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1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Hotel Hacienda, 1978 - Hotel Swimming Pool, Spanish Island of Ibiza Photograph
Hotel Hacienda, 1978 - Hotel Swimming Pool, Spanish Island of Ibiza Photograph

Hotel Hacienda, 1978 - Hotel Swimming Pool, Spanish Island of Ibiza Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Hotel Hacienda, 1978 - Hotel Swimming Pool, Spanish Island of Ibiza Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Barbados Bliss - Ava Marshall American Socialite Barbados Portrait Bougainvillea
Barbados Bliss - Ava Marshall American Socialite Barbados Portrait Bougainvillea

Barbados Bliss - Ava Marshall American Socialite Barbados Portrait Bougainvillea

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Barbados Bliss - Ava Marshall American Socialite Barbados Portrait Bougainvillea by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later...

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20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

By H. Armstrong Roberts

Located in London, GB

The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Eiffel Tower built in 1889 seen from Trocadero wrought iron doors Paris France, circa 1929. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x30'' Printed Later 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'' 30 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012. ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...

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1920s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant

Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Fishing nets and boats on the shore Mexico, 1952. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x40'' Pri...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Lunch Time" by Bert Hardy

"Lunch Time" by Bert Hardy

By Bert Hardy

Located in London, GB

"Lunch Time" by Bert Hardy Five British models eating lunch in their swimwear on a yacht on the Cote d'Azur. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7850 - Th...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

Palm Beach Shoppers, 1968 - Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Boutique Palm Beach Shopping
Palm Beach Shoppers, 1968 - Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Boutique Palm Beach Shopping

Palm Beach Shoppers, 1968 - Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Boutique Palm Beach Shopping

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Palm Beach Shoppers, 1968 - Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Boutique Palm Beach Shopping by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL

Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Britt Ekland (1969) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film star Britt Ekland (Britt-Marie Eklund) in Porto Ercole, Italy. 1969. .About this Image: Britt Ekland is ...

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1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh

"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh

By Ed Feingersh

Located in London, GB

"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh NEW YORK - MARCH 1955: Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador...

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1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

Lucky Luciano, 1950s - American Italian Mafia Mafioso Black and White Portrait
Lucky Luciano, 1950s - American Italian Mafia Mafioso Black and White Portrait

Lucky Luciano, 1950s - American Italian Mafia Mafioso Black and White Portrait

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Lucky Luciano, 1950s - American Italian Mafia Mafioso Black and White Portrait by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

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20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller Silver Gelatin print Edition 57/75 Signed and numbered by the artist Printed later On Wednesday, May 23, 1962, Marilyn Monroe stepped onto the set of Something’s Got to Give to film what would become one of the most iconic and talked-about moments of her career: the now-legendary nude swimming pool scene. This extraordinary day—captured in a series of rare photographs by renowned photographer Lawrence Schiller—has since become a cornerstone of Hollywood history. Key moments that make this session truly historic: A Bold Cinematic First: Monroe spent nearly four hours in the pool on the 20th Century Fox lot, filming a sequence in which her character, Ellen Arden, appears to swim nude...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Scotti's Yacht, Monte Carlo, 1981 - Luxury Sailboats in Monte Carlo in Monaco
Scotti's Yacht, Monte Carlo, 1981 - Luxury Sailboats in Monte Carlo in Monaco

Scotti's Yacht, Monte Carlo, 1981 - Luxury Sailboats in Monte Carlo in Monaco

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Scotti's Yacht, Monte Carlo, 1981 - Luxury Sailboats in Monte Carlo in Monaco by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'S...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Alas Tres, Acto Uno, Series. Male Nude  Black and White Photograph
Alas Tres, Acto Uno, Series. Male Nude  Black and White Photograph

Alas Tres, Acto Uno, Series. Male Nude Black and White Photograph

By Ricky Cohete

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Cohete's ritual with movement and the male dancer formations, inhabits his black and white theater-like habitat. Like light; always in motion. The harsh lights and shadows in the wa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Five Fish (Color Food Still Life Photograph of Fish on Tabletop with Mint Green)
Five Fish (Color Food Still Life Photograph of Fish on Tabletop with Mint Green)

Five Fish (Color Food Still Life Photograph of Fish on Tabletop with Mint Green)

By David Halliday

Located in Hudson, NY

Formalist style color still life photograph of five sardine fish on a white marble tabletop with a mint green background "Five Fish", 2007 Archival pigment print, edition of 25 Image size: 11 x 14 inches 17 x 21 inches with light wood frame with non-glare glass and 8-ply white mat Excellent condition, ready to hang as is Halliday captures the beauty of a traditional still life with a contemporary spin. Here 5 fish lay on a table against a light green background. The print is part of an edition of 25, is currently framed in a light wood frame with non-glare glass and an 8-ply white mat. The artist's signature is located on the back and front. About the Artist: David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing. More about the work: A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm. Resume: Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York Lives in Schodack Landing, NY EDUCATION 1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine 1976-79 Syracuse University, New York 1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX 2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA 2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA Graficas Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2009 Culinary Delights, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX Two Decades: David Halliday, Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson, NY 2008 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Still-Life, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Watermark Gallery, Houston TX Strange Fruit: David Halliday and Greg Kuharic...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Prince 1986
Prince 1986

Prince 1986

By Michael Putland

Located in London, GB

© Michael Putland Prince Prince performs at small London club gig after show at Wembley Arena, London 1986 Limited edition Estate print. Edition 20 only this size. Limited edi...

Category

1980s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Reset I Color Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition
Reset I Color Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition

Reset I Color Portrait Photograph, Limited Edition

By Lèa Bon

Located in Miami Beach, FL

From space, error is projected onto the focal point, error for man. From within, we modify the language of the elements to compose a reuse of the ordinary and bring it into play in a...

Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Piazza Roma, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1962 - Skyline of Mountains in Italian Alps
Piazza Roma, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1962 - Skyline of Mountains in Italian Alps

Piazza Roma, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1962 - Skyline of Mountains in Italian Alps

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

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

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

3J from The Last Photos
3J from The Last Photos

3J from The Last Photos

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was shot by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 in Los Angeles, California. This photograph is from a collection entitled "The Last Photos", which ...

Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Frida, Xochimilco, 1941
Frida, Xochimilco, 1941

Frida, Xochimilco, 1941

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...

Category

2010s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

Eden Roc Pool - Hotel du Cap Swimming Pool, French Riviera South of France
Eden Roc Pool - Hotel du Cap Swimming Pool, French Riviera South of France

Eden Roc Pool - Hotel du Cap Swimming Pool, French Riviera South of France

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Eden Roc Pool - Hotel du Cap Swimming Pool, French Riviera South of France by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. As p...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Ariel Pool, Miami - Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Florida Coastline Swimming Pool
Ariel Pool, Miami - Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Florida Coastline Swimming Pool

Ariel Pool, Miami - Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Florida Coastline Swimming Pool

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Ariel Pool, Miami - Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Florida Coastline Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "A...

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

In the Halls of Justice

In the Halls of Justice

By Carrie Mae Weems

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...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

VIP American in 1960s - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s

VIP American in 1960s - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

VIP American in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions. With the stamp of copyright on the rear.

Category

1960s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Elegant Daywear (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Elegant Daywear (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Located in London, GB

Elegant Daywear (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Popperfoto/Getty Images Archive) A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-qu...

Category

1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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