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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Skiing In Stowe (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Ve...
Color, Archival Pigment
Pool At Lake Tahoe (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool At Lake Tahoe (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Additional Information: Unframed Pape...
Color, Archival Pigment
Skiing Waiters (1960) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing Waiters (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man...
Color, Archival Pigment
'Riviera Crowd' 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Riviera Crowd' Holidaymakers enjoying lunch by a pool on the French Riviera, 1957. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
Archival Pigment
Sugarbush Vermont Skiers 1960 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Sugarbush Vermont Skiers 1960 by Toni Frissell Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition A scene on a snow covered ski slope at Sugarbush Vermont 1960. 40 x 30" inches / 76 x 51...
Archival Pigment
Murano Mosaic - Vintage Photo Detail by Osvaldo Bohm - Early 20th Century
By Osvaldo Böhm
Located in Roma, IT
Murano mosaic is an original photograph taken in Murano, Italy, realized by Osvaldo Böhm. Titled on the lower, with the description. Signed on the plate...
Photographic Paper
Toni Frissell 'Capri Boat' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capri Boat by Toni Frissell A beach scene on the island of Capri, Italy, 1959. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size Unfr...
Archival Pigment
Toni Frissell 'Capri Rowboat' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Capri Rowboat by Toni Frissell A boat on the blue waters of a Capri cove, 1959. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Unf...
Archival Pigment
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 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Unframed (fr...
Archival Pigment
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
Toni Frissell 'Zermatt Skier' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skier by Toni Frissell A skier prepares for her descent down a mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland, 1956. (Toni Frissell) Limited Signature Stamped Edition print 60 x 40" inch...
Archival Pigment
Toni Frissell 'Stylish Skiing' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Stylish Skiing by Toni Frissell A stylish skier prepares for her journey down a mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland, 1956. (Toni Frissell) Limited Signature Stamped Edition print 60 ...
Archival Pigment
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
Slim Aarons - Bermudian Hostess - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bermudan Hostess Polly Trott Hornburg in front of her father’s typical Bermudian house. She is wearing her own design of Thaibok slacks and shirt for a ride in an open carriage, cir...
Archival Pigment
Toni Frissell 'Waterfront' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Waterfront by Toni Frissell Street dancers perform on the coastline of Portugal, 1946. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper si...
Archival Pigment
$10,000
Mono Lake
By Brett Weston
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage contact print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount. It is accompanied by a letter from Erica Weston, Brett Weston’s daughter, confirming that the prin...
Silver Gelatin
Toni Frissell 'Acapulco Waterskier' 1954 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Acapulco Waterskier by Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition A water skier in motion, Acapulco in 1954. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print ...
Archival Pigment
'Walking the Bulldog', printed later
Located in New York, NY
Walking the Bulldog, 1994 Archival pigment print Printed later 40 x 60 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 Robert Farber (b. 1944) is a renowned photographer whose five-decade ...
Archival Pigment
Woman and dog in summer - 1930s
Located in Cologne, DE
Germany, in summer 1937 – Photograph by Karl Heinrich Lämmel In this candid and delightfully composed image by Karl Heinrich Lämmel, a woman sits on the bumper of a gleaming Ford V8,...
Black and White
Michael Rutland – The Rolling Stones, 1974 - Vintage Print
Located in Cologne, DE
Michael Rutland – The Rolling Stones, 1974 Vintage Print – Black & White In this dynamic photograph taken by Michael Rutland in 1974, The Rolling Stones strike a playful pose dre...
Silver Gelatin
Princess Alexandra of Kent - Historical Photo - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Princess Alexandra- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to historical album including photo repo...
Photographic Paper
"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins 7th November 1953: A contestant in a 'Miss World' beauty competition sponsored by Mecca Dancing applying her lipstick using a shiny car as a mirror. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6785 - The Beauty Contest...
Black and White
$88Sale Price|20% Off
Love you David! (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Phyllis Diller Love you David! Black & White Photograph on Archival Kodak Paper Year: 1993 Image Size: 8.75 x 6 inches (22.4 x 15.4 cm) Sheet Size: 10 x 8 inches (24.4 x 20.32 cm) Signed and dated in marker COA provided Phyllis Diller (1917–2012) was an American comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, known for her eccentric stage persona, wild hair, self-deprecating humor, and iconic cackling laugh. One of the first female comics to achieve national fame, she influenced Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres and had a strong gay following. Diller openly promoted plastic surgery, earning recognition from the cosmetic surgery industry. She appeared in 40+ films and numerous TV shows, including The Muppet Show, CHiPs, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice roles included A Bug’s Life...
Archival Pigment
$2,100
The Hamptons 1955 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
The Hamptons 1955 by Toni Frissell Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition A beach scene in The Hamptons USA 1955. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment pr...
Archival Pigment
$3,437
Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1976 Limited Edition
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1976 Limited Edition Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are prod...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Tree and Rock Wall, Glen Canyon
By Brett Weston
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount, and again on the back of the mount. Printed in 1961 for inclusion in "Fifteen Photographs" ...
Silver Gelatin
Fiumicino Airport- Chilean Immigrants 1975 - Vintage Photograph - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Fiumicino Airport- Chilean Immigrants 1975 is a black and white vintage photo. It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and p...
Photographic Paper
$1,600
1976 Near Bamiyan Afghanistan Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photograph Signed
By Kipton Kumler
Located in Surfside, FL
Photographers Label verso. Kipton C. Kumler. 1976 Near Bamiyan Afghanistan. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" sight size. A native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Kumler earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Cornell. His mother’s graduation gift was a summer in France. “That experience opened up the world to me,” he says with a trace of emotion. Later, while friends volunteered for the Peace Corps, Kumler signed on with the Navy Officer Candidate School and spent nine months patrolling Vietnamese rivers with US Army’s Special Forces. In 1967, he was back at Cornell finishing a master’s degree, then business school, which led to 10 years at Arthur D. Little. Select Exhibitions SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHERS: THE DELAWARE VALLEY with George Tice, Sandy Noyes, Kipton Kumler, Wendy MacNeil, Stephen Shore, John McWilliams and Goodwin Harding. State Museum, Cultural Center, W. State Street, Trenton. New Jersey. The BostonPhoto-Documentary Project Chris Enos, Kipton Kumler, Eugene Richards...
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of a Child - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th Century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including histori...
Photographic Paper
Lyford Cay 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lyford Cay 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Lord and Lady Martonmere in the garden of the Villa El Mirador, their Lyford Cay home, April 1974 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper s...
Archival Pigment
Sugarbush Skiing, 1960 - Estate Stamped C-Type Photograph from Limited Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sugarbush Skiing, 1960 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Sugarbush Skiing' is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Caped Skiers
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Caped Skiers Led by skimaster Stein Eriksen, skiers ‘sail’ down a slope at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado, circa 1967. The skiers are wearing thin capes which attach to their wrists a...
Archival Pigment
Acapulco Scene 1954 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Acapulco Scene 1954 Limited Signature Stamped Edition by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available please enquire)...
Archival Pigment
$650Sale Price|34% Off
Fire In The Sky (Montana Sunset, Fiery Reds, ~34% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Heather Hollis Fire In The Sky Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Rag (or equivalent) 2021 Size: 8 x 12 inches (20.32 x 30.48 cm) Edition: 15 Signed on label (to be attached verso...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'Lisbon Life' 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Lisbon Life' by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Immigrants from Cape Verde standing around a charcoal fire in Lisbon, Portugal, 1984. Paper size : 40x3...
Archival Pigment, Color
Dasha & Mari - Summer Opium - limited edition
By Dasha & Mari
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Models In Hats - limited edition 20x20" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beaut...
Silver Gelatin
Polo People Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Polo People Spectators and a competitor in a polo match, Argentina, December 1990. 16×20 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pri...
Archival Pigment, Color
Ships That Pass Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ships That Pass 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A motorboat and a yacht pass on the open sea, August 1969. unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - p...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955. unframed Silver ...
Silver Gelatin
San Diego Home 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego, California, October 1956. 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper...
Archival Pigment
Silla Clemente. From The Nostalgic Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Channeling the energy of “water-signs” in astrology, he captures these mysterious men thru a romantic lens. The embrace of the shadows and the light mixed with the gaze of their bodies. With the palms, he uses the texture and elongated shapes to emphasize the strength that comes from their infinite embrace. The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explore photography. The sharp and refined effect of these types of lighting conditions became a necessity to avoid studio environments. Self-taught, while photographing ballet...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Skiers in Gstaad - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Color Print, 16" x 20"
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiers in Gstaad by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Skiers in Gstaad is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital...
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
$7,020
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Sunbathing In Antibes 1976
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing In Antibes Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Pape...
Archival Pigment
"William Burroughs" by Evening Standard
Located in London, GB
"William Burroughs" by Evening Standard 9th September 1966: American writer William S Burroughs (1914 - 1997) sitting in a wheelchair. Unframed Paper Size: 20"x 16'' (inches) Prin...
Black and White
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1957 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1957 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Beverly Hills Hotel is a Limited Edition Estate Stam...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Ann Sheridan
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph, shot by George Hurrell in 1939 and printed at a later date. It depicts American actress and singer, Ann Sheridan, who had a 30 year long career...
Photographic Paper
Dining in the Bahamas, 1957 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Color Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Dining in the Bahamas, 1957 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Dining in the Bahamas is a Limited Edition Estate...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Pierre Cardin Portrait by Yoshi Takata Black and White Photography
By Yoshi Takata
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Pierre Cardin. Signed and stamped on back (see photo) The artist’s dedication is on the bottom right. Yoshi Takata was an artist, born in 1916 and died in Paris in 2009...
Photographic Paper
Sabrina (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Sabrina (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) October 1953: Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) leans out of a car window on the set ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
"Cafe De Flore, Paris In 19" by Keystone-France
Located in London, GB
"Cafe De Flore, Paris In 1948" by Keystone-France Cafe De Flore, Paris, France, 1948. Unframed Paper Size: 16" x 16'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gel...
Black and White
Cotton Bay, Bahamas, 1982 - Limited Edition, Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Cotton Bay, Bahamas, 1982 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Cotton Bay, Bahamas' is a Limited Edition Estate Stam...
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Montesquiou-Fezensac Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Montesquiou-Fezensac 1957, The Duchess of Montesquiou-Fezensac in the drawing room of her chateau, Neuilly 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...
Archival Pigment, Color
$4,000
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, 1967 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultu...
C Print
Skier in Vermont, 1962 - Estate Stamped C-Type Print, Limited Edition Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skier in Vermont, 1962 by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Skier in Vermont' is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped D...
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
'Bell Dancers Bhutan' 1985 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Banana Stall' 1985 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Bell dancers jumping at the Paro Tshechu mask dance festival, Paro Dzong, Bhutan, c. 1985. Paper s...
Archival Pigment, Color
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon by Frank Worth / Globe Photos paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm edition of 24 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed (fr...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - CZ's House 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
CZ's House Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 – 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) reclines on a garden chair in front of the Grecian temple pool on her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beac...
Archival Pigment
Porto Ercole Harbour - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print 16" x 20"
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Porto Ercole Harbour by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Porto Ercole Harbour" is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital