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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
Painting of Road - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Painting of Road-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977 C-print 60 x 60 inches estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminent English photograp...
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1990s Modern Photography

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C Print

Tania Mallet
Located in New York, NY
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Ma...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Poolside Socialites, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
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 to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change. This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives. All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty. 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Poolside Socialites...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

44 MAG MAGNUM REVOLVER GUN 28x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"REVOLVER" 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 hundreds...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

The Spring, Gallery of Florence - Vintage Photo - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Spring,  Gallery of Florence,  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the early 20th century. Good conditions, aged with foxing.
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Early 20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marianne Faithfull 1964 Decca Studios in London Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Marianne Faithfull is photographed at Decca Studios in London, 1964. Faithful was discovered by the manager of the Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham and became one of the lead female...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Friendly Paris Policeman Paris In Color 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Friendly Paris Policeman from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 20 x 16 inches / 51 x 31 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size opt...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Pulitzer Fashions by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Colourful Fashion Photography
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, Color, C Print

Slim Aarons - Nassau Beach Hotel - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Nassau Beach Hotel - Estate Stamped Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150). The outdoor swimming pool at Nassau Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, 195...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Saint-Tropez Swimmer Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Swimmer 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A topless swimmer in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. unframed c type print printed ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

James Dean At A Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean At A Car Rally 1955 by Frank Worth paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm Limited edition of 6 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed Certificate of authe...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blondie Close Up by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blondie Close Up Close up of Debbie Harry of Blondie photographed in New York 1978 Photo by Martyn Goddard Printed 2024. Signed limited edition photograph; edition of 25 in this s...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Fan Mail by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Marilyn Monroe Portrait Photography
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, Color, C Print

Two Run-Down Fashion Shops - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Two Run-Down Fashion Shops is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead t...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color

View of Hotel du Cap, Eden Roc by Slim Aarons - French Riviera Photography
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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C Print, Photographic Paper, Lambda

Painting - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Painting-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Brigitte Bardot' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Brigitte Bardot' by Jim Gray French actor Laurent Terzieff giving Brigitte Bardot a piggy-back ride on the windy beach at North Berwick, Scotland, in a...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fishing Boats by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Mexico Beach Photography
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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C Print, Digital

Pont Marie, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Pont Marie, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives paper; the sheet with dec...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Photogravure

Man Running by Beach, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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C Print

'Yves Saint Laurent'
Located in London, GB
'Yves Saint Laurent' 1974 by Giancarlo Botti Portrait of the famous late Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer for Christian Dior and soon after his own fashion labels. Beautiful large silver gelatin print measuring 20x24" inches / 51 x 61 cm's paper size. Certificate of authenticity included. EDGE PRINTS...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Party' Midcentury Modern
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. Palm Springs Party...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

Jackie Kennedy; Paris; France, 1975, 30, 7 x 20, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mid Century Mercedes Benz SL, Midnight Modern Series Contemporary Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TOM BLACHFORD PHOTOGRAPHY Large Edition of 3 Palm Springs Mid Century Modern Architecture, Vintage Classic Mercedes Benz SL, Palm Desert, Limited Series. Archival Inkjet Print on ...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

Deauville Casino, France, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type
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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Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print

Cape Football by Morgan Silk - Landscape Photography, Color Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
'Cape Football' is a bird's-eye view Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 16" x 20" in a limited edition of 25. Morgan Silk has been ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink

Jackie Kennedy with family, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Ocean Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Ocean Club 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Versailles Gardens at the Ocean Club, Nassau with terraced steps leading from a swimmin...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

JR MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY Limited edition skate set Street Art Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JR - MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK, USA (2015) Date of creation: 2019 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: 250 Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: I...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Wood, Maple, Screen

China, the Port of Canton - Vintage Photograph - 1893
Located in Roma, IT
China, the Port of Canton is a vintage black and white photograph. It is part of a journey to Asia performed by prince Franz Ferdinand von Osterreich Este (1863-1914) , heir to the ...
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1890s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Dior, Stockholm Ensamble, 1961
Located in New York, NY
Dior Stockholm, Fur, 1961. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. Fashion photography of a gray tweed coat...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Orange Scarf on Beach at Trouville, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Orange Scarf on Beach at Trouville, 1957 -- A model on the beach at Trouville near Deauville, photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE for the January 14, 1957 ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Rhode Island Surfer, 1965 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
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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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

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
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1930s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jayne Mansfield Casino - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Jayne Mansfield Casino 1955 by Frank Worth This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas circa 1955 Captured by celebrity photographer Fr...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Lilly Pulitzer Palm Beach Shop' Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Shoppers at the front entrance of the Lilly Pulitzer boutique on Via Mizner, Palm Beach, Florida, 1968. Slim Aarons Lilly Pulitzer And Florence 'Flo' Pritchett Smith 1968 C-Print E...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

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...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Surfing Brothers by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
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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C Print, Lambda

Alice Bruno with Siamese Cat, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Model with Siamese Cat -- Mark Shaw photographed model Alice Bruno for Mademoiselle in 1950 holding a Siamese kitten -- A favorite model of Shaw's, Alice Bruno also appeared on one of his 1951 LIFE covers. The Siamese cat is renowned as extremely vocal, intelligent, and affectionate and is typically very social and exhibits a love of human and feline companionship. The first Siamese cats outside their Asian home of Siam, now Thailand, were sent as gifts in the late 1880's by the British consul-General and the American consul in Bangkok. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A black and white photograph of model...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Saguaro National Park, 1962.
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photo from 1962 shows a desert scene in Saguaro National Park, dominated by towering saguaro cacti. In the foreground, a person is standing beside a large saguaro...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Cricket in Antigua (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cricket in Antigua (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Cricketers on the field during a match between the Leeward Islands and the MCC, Antigua, West Indies, ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

"50X40" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

AC DC BACK IN BLACK 30x50 Photography Photograph Cassette Tape Fine Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of an AC/DC - Back In Black cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro "They encapsulate an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

View from Il Pellicano - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print
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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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Checkered Flag - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Checkered Flag The checkered flag signals the end of the race during the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Sli...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lucky Lucille, Vicksburg, Mississippi by Morgan Silk - Black and White Photo
Located in Brighton, GB
'Lucky Lucille, Vicksburg, Mississippi' is an atmospheric print by Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 18" x 18" in a limited edition of 10. Taken during a road trip acro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Black and White

"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...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

E-Z Street, Nashville, Tennessee by Morgan Silk - Black and White Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
'E-Z Street, Nashville, Tennessee' is an atmospheric print by Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 18" x 18" in a limited edition of 10. Taken during a road trip across th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Black and White

Legs - panorama, Contemporary Limited edition print, Woman with panther tights
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Legs - Limited edition pigment print , 2003 - Limited Editions of 15 Profile legs of a woman with panther tights This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemüh...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. Color Portrait
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...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons 'Newport Tennis Week'
Located in New York, NY
Newport Tennis Week 1953 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A view from the umbrella boxes towards the t...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

ROCKY 36x48 Sylvester Stallone Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Rocky" 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 hundreds of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Toddlers' excursion in a handcart, postwar 1950s.
Located in Cologne, DE
Toddlers' excursion in a handcart, postwar 1950s. Keywords: children; kid; kids; child; cart; strolling; trip; postwar period; 1950s; women; Kindergarten; pram Photographer: Rolf G...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger 1972
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Mick Jagger Mick Jagger drinking tea, Cardiff, Wales 1972 Mick Jagger is the iconic lead singer of The Rolling Stones, celebrated for his electrifying stage pres...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rue Mouffetard, Paris. Black and White Photograph. Portrait.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard Size: 23.6 x 15.7 inches. Edition 6 ex. 5AP Unframed Printed later 1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arriv...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Eden-Roc Pool Hotel du Cap 1976 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size. Photo by Slim Aarons Archival ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

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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