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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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
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
$3,525
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...
Riccardo Bolliger on Capri, 1989 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Riccardo Bolliger on Capri, 1989 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Riccardo Bolliger on Capri, 1989 is a Limited...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$5,400
Slim Aarons 'Funk In Tuscany' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Funk In Tuscany' Italian fashion designer, model, and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 - 2016), playing a James Brown album on an Italian Brionvega Radiofonograph RR126 stereo syst...
Archival Pigment
"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Betty Slade Dives" by Fox Photos/Getty Images England's champion woman diver, Betty Slade, doing a back dive from the springboard, during training at Wood Green baths. Unframed Pa...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,190
Untitled (Cat Jumping) Animals, 2006 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled (Cat Jumping) from the series Animals is a black and white Silver Gelatin print by Giacomo Brunelli, in this size of 8" x 10" in a limited edition of 10. This is a limited ...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Laszlo Willinger, "Lana Turner", original photo from original negative, signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger c. 1939, and printed in the 1980's. This photograph depicts American actress and pin-up mod...
Photographic Paper
$2,400Sale Price|40% Off
Man with Cat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Christopher Makos, American Photographer b. 1948. Tattooed Man Holding Cat, ca 1970. Signed in red pencil on verso. Size 8.25 x 10 inches. Unframed and unmounted. This example was...
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger 1973
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Mick Jagger Mick Jagger performing 'Jumping Jack Flash' with water & rose petals during European Tour, Berlin 1973 Mick Jagger is the iconic lead singer of The R...
Silver Gelatin
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
Catherine Wilke - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size E...
Archival Pigment
Madonna - limited edition Estate print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Madonna - signed limited edition print Early photograph of Madonna, 1980. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Estate. Archival ...
Archival Pigment
Pin Ups - David Bowie and Twiggy Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Pin Ups - David Bowie and Twiggy Oversize Print by Justin De Villeneuve 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm Chromogenic print signed & numbered by artist editio...
Color, C Print
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
Skiing in Vail Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing in Vail 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964 unframed c type print ...
Archival Pigment
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
Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s
By Ron Galella
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...
Silver Gelatin
French Leave Hotel (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
French Leave Hotel (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Guests at the French Leave Hotel, owned by actor Craig Kelly, at Eleuthera, ...
Color, Archival Pigment
' Zebras ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print
By Tim Graham
Located in London, GB
' Zebras ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print Huge and exquisite, intensely vivid Archival Pigment print - signed and numbered by photographer on front - this p...
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Waterskiing at the Hotel du Cap, Eden Roc - Limited Edition C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Waterskiing at the Hotel du Cap, Eden Roc by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Waterskiing at the Hotel du Cap, Eden...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
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 ...
Color, Archival Pigment
Sunset, Big Sur
By Wynn Bullock
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount with title, date and numbering in pencil on the back of the mount. Likely printed c. 1970.
Silver Gelatin
Hoover Dam, Power Generator, Nevada
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This incredibly rare, early silver gelatin print mounted to "shirt" board was likely printed in the 1940s. The Virginia Adams Collection stamp with her inventory number in pencil on ...
Silver Gelatin
Inga Lindgren and Poodles - Limited Edition Black-and-White C-Type Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Inga Lindgren and Poodles by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Inga Lindgren and Poodl...
Digital, Black and White, Photographic Paper
Verbier Skier, 1964 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print, 16 x 20
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Verbier Skier, 1964 by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Verbier Skier' is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital...
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
Marilyn Monroe (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) London, England, 1956, American actress Marilyn Monroe is pictured at a press reception at th...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Massachusetts Mist' Stuart Möller Signed Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Massachusetts Mist II By Stuart Möller A heron in his chosen hunting spot on a misty New England summer morning in Marion, Massachusetts USA. 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm paper siz...
Archival Pigment
'Hotel Il San Pietro' Slim Aarons ESTATE ptrint
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Il San Pietro' by Slim Aarons Guests at the Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano, Italy, August 1979. In his words, he photographed 'beautiful peopl...
Archival Pigment
Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 18 x 12, 9 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
'Bardot Cleans Up' Brigitte Bardot Limited Edition Silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Private Dancer' Brigitte Bardot 1961 by Giancarlo Botti Wonderfully intimate shot of the French sex symbol and icon, Brigitte Bardot, on set of the film 'A Very Private Affair' w...
Silver Gelatin
Frida Color, Xochimilco, 1941. Color Portrait
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
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Stanley Twardowicz Venice Italy Gondola Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Black & white vintage photo of Venice Italy in 1952 by American Abstract Expressionism artist Stanley Twardowicz (1917-2008). It depicts a reflection of the buildings on the water of the canal with a gondola. Sheet is 14 x 11. Photo image measures 7.5" by 8.5" Stanley Twardowicz (1917 – 2008) was an American abstract painter and photographer. Twardowicz was born in Detroit, and studied at the Meinzinger Art School during World War II as well as working in a tank factory. Twardowicz began practicing photography on a 1948 trip to Mexico, and during the 1950s and 1960s he developed his painting style, related to color field paintings and abstract expressionism. He achieved some national recognition during the years he moved to Plainfield, New Jersey and became a regular at the famous Cedar Tavern in Greenwich Village, the meeting place of fellow abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline and others. The Cedar Tavern (or Cedar Street Tavern) was a bar and restaurant at the eastern edge of Greenwich Village, New York City. Known as a gathering place for avant garde writers and artists, it was located at 24 University Place, near 8th Street. It was famous in its day as a hangout of many prominent Abstract Expressionist painters and Beat writers and poets. Robert Motherwell had a studio nearby in the early 1950s, and he held a weekly salon for artists there. Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Michael Goldberg, Lynne Drexler, Philip Guston, Ted Joans...
Silver Gelatin
St. Sebastian and St. Rocco Ghirlandaio - Vintage Photo Detail - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
St. Sebastian and St. Rocco Ghirlandaio is an original vintage photograph taken in Civic museum in Pisa, Italy, and realized by an Anonymous photographer in the early 20th Century. T...
Photographic Paper
Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Color Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Springs Party, 1970 by Slim Aarons This Portrait by Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House is a sister image to the now SOLD OUT editions "Poolside Gossip" and "Poolside Glamour", hav...
Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
"Pacific Diver" by Evans
Located in London, GB
"Pacific Diver" by Evans circa 1950: Swimmer diving into rough water lashing against rocky cliffs at Acapulco, the Riviera of Mexico. Unframed Paper Size: ...
Black and White
'Palms Beach' Stuart Möller Signed Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Palms Beach By Stuart Möller A morning shot of a costal beach front surrounded with Palm trees. 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print Unframed (framing av...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Palm Beach Party (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Palm Beach Party, 1964 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A pool party in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered ed...
Lambda
Moth and Stump, Interglacial Forest, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount, with image number "6" in the lower left corner. Portfolio Two stamp with print #6 and set #A in red c...
Silver Gelatin
$6,604
Adele Collins for Vogue Limited Norman Parkinson Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Adele Collins, British Vogue 1959 by Norman Parkinson Archival pigment Print, stamped and authenticated by the Norman Parkinson Archive. Parkinson’s homage to a painting by Dutch a...
Archival Pigment
$2,415
Black White And Gray - signed limited edition - fine art abstract landscape
By Tim Graham
Located in London, GB
Very large and exquisite, intensely vivid Archival Pigment print - signed and numbered by photographer on front - this paper size - edition of 10 only this size. 40x30" inches / 101...
Archival Pigment
$880
Pool Patterns, Abstract Water Reflections Triptych, Blue Tones California Style
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition of a cyanotype. This beautiful triptych is called "Fresh California Pool patterns", which shows the semi-abstract movements of light reflecting in a California swimming pool. Details: + Title: Fresh California Pool Patterns + Edition Size: only 20 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided. + Measurements : 100x210 cm (40 x 84 in.) Each paper measures 100cm x 70cm (about 40 in. x 28 in.) each. , a standard frame size. + All cyanotype prints...
Watercolor, Lithograph
Conca dei Marini - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Conca dei Marini by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Conca dei Marini" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stampe...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital Pigment
'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
Audrey Hepburn in Pool 1966 (Framed)
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of ‘Two for the Road’, 1966. Audrey Hepburn Swims 1966 by Terry O’Neill Hand SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 27/50 PAPER: C TYPE FULLY FRAMED: 26.5 x 21.1 INCH P...
Photographic Paper, C Print
Norman Parkinson 'Apollonia wearing YSL in Barbados. Vogue, 1973'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson captures Apollonia van Ravenstein wearing YSL in Barbados. Vogue, July 1973 Apollonia wearing YSL in Barbados. Vogue 1973 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and...
C Print
"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount
By Paramount Pictures
Located in London, GB
"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount Cary Grant and Grace Kelly publicity portrait for the film 'To Catch A Thief', 1955. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (...
Black and White
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie, 1976 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to print size. Unfr...
Archival Pigment
E-Z Street, Nashville Black and White Print, Limited Edition
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'E-Z Street, Nashville, Tennessee' is a black and white archival inkjet print by Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 14.5" x 14.5" in a limited edition of 20. The sunbur...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Inkjet
Stardust Casino (1969) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Stardust Casino (1969) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A night scene of the Stardust Casino, Las Vegas Nevada USA, circa 1969. Addit...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Breath. From The Billboard series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Billboard series by photographer Eduardo Rezende unfolds as a visual dialogue between art and urban architecture — a fusion that challenges the monotony of metropolitan life. Kno...
Archival Pigment
"Walking The Dog" by Erich Auerbach
Located in London, GB
"Walking The Dog" by Erich Auerbach 1959: Deep in thought a barefoot young boy takes his dog for a walk across Camber sands. Unframed Paper Size: 30" ...
Black and White
Bahamas Speed Week Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bahamas Speed Week 1963 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Gordon Butler’s Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray at the Bahamas Speed Week at th...
Archival Pigment
"Kate Moss London" Signed Limited Edition Framed Archival Pigment Print
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
"Kate Moss London" 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. Jake grew up in Croydon, South London. He studied Graphic Design at St. Martins School Of Art, and started working as photographer straight out of college. Assignments for The Face, Arena, and an early ad campaign for “Neutrogena” featuring a 16 year old Kate Moss followed. By 1995 Jake was regularly flying the Atlantic on assignment for JFK Jrs' “George” Magazine and in 1999 he upped sticks and moved permanently to NYC where he still lives with his wife and 2 kids...
Black and White
Wedding Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong - Vintage Photograph - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Wedding Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong is a vintage photograph realized in 06/05/1960. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-b...
Photographic Paper
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...
Color, Archival Pigment
$4,200
Slim Aarons, 'Palm Springs Riders' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A group of riders among Washingtonia palms in Andreas Canyon, Palm Springs, southern California, January 1970. Slim Aarons Palm Spring's Riders 1970. (printed later) C print Estat...
C Print
Family Pool (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Family Pool (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mrs A Watson Armour III (Jean Schweppe) with friends and family enjoying the pool on their estate at Lake Forest...
Color, Archival Pigment
Audrey Atomic by BATIK
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Audrey Atomic by BATIK Pop Artwork of the iconic Audrey Hepburn during filming of Breakfast At Tiffany's. BATIK is an increasingly collectable pop artist currently living and wor...
Archival Pigment
Lido Life, 1957 - Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Print, 16" x 20"
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lido Life, 1957 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lido Life, 1957 is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital