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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Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 1974
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones Keith Richards being interviewed at Atlantic Records, London 1974 Keith Richards is the legendary guitarist of The Rolling S...
Silver Gelatin
Notorious B.I.G 1991
Located in London, GB
This image, circa 1991, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, is from the first professional photo shoot for the late Biggie Smalls aka The Notorios B.I.G (May 21, 1972 – March 9, ...
Archival Pigment
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
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...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$400
Paris 1925 Decorative Art Exhibition, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by French Press Agency, Paris, 1925. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925, the front of the bui...
Silver Gelatin
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
Monica Vitti
Located in New York, NY
Monica Vitti, 1966 Silver Gelatin Print 60 x 60 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 Posthumous print Italian actress Monica Vitti's one bid for Hollywood stardom was in "Modesty Blaise...
Silver Gelatin
Nice Pool (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Nice Pool (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs. F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Gues...
Color, Archival Pigment
Dior Gown with Fur Hat, Paris, 1954 - Mark Shaw Editioned Giclée Print
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior Gown with Fur Hat, Paris, 1954 -- One of Mark Shaw’s favorite photographs, this Christian Dior gown was published in 1954 in LIFE. Used as Cover image for Dior Book. Image size ...
Giclée
Picture Frame Westminster Bridge by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Picture Frame Westminster Bridge by Arthur Steel WESTMINSTER BRIDGE LONDON 1969 All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints ...
Silver Gelatin
Stuart Möller 'Palms Beach' Unframed Limited Numbered and Signed Edition
Located in London, GB
Palms Beach by Stuart Möller Limited Numbered and Signed Edition A morning shot of a costal beach front surrounded with Palm trees. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 101 cm paper size Archi...
Archival Pigment
Fern Forest II - Archival Inkjet Print, Limited Edition of 25
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Fern Forest II' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest II' is the second prin...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
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
$24,000Sale Price|20% Off
Large Yellow Lilies By The Window New York
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Yellow Lilies By The Window New York From the artist studio in Chelsea New York. Rafael Saldarriaga was born in Medellin, Colombia in 1955. Arrived in the United States in 1993. Af...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
1920's Gelatin Silver Print by Tina Modotti of a Mural Fresco by Diego Rivera
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Original, vintage gelatin silver print by famed photographer Tina Modotti of a mural fresco by Diego Rivera. "Negative Side of the Church" from the fresco in the Preparatory School ...
Silver Gelatin, Paper
Jagger And Warhol - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Jagger And Warhol - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol being photographed at a restaurant. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - The Carlton Hotel 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collecti...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Boy Baron' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boy Baron by Slim Aarons 1957: The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Baronet Hesketh, fishing in the lake at his ancestral...
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
At La Coquille Club 1954 Giant Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
At La Coquille Club 1954 by Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition Large oversize 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing ava...
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
Keep Your Cool - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Photography
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...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
"Table Tennis Stars" by John Kobal Foundation
Located in London, GB
"Table Tennis Stars" by John Kobal Foundation American actors and friends Henry Fonda (1905 - 1982, left) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) play a game of t...
Black and White
$6,468
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
Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1932, Portrait of actress Bette Davis. Addi...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Cafe Terrace In Nice Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1957. unfra...
Archival Pigment
Touching The King (1956)
Located in London, GB
Touching The King (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956. Elvis Presley mobbed by adoring fans backstage after a performance at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Ad...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$2,900
Nature's First Green is Gold: Abstract Still Life Photograph of Green Plants
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful, Maximalist style floral still life photograph of green plants and flowers with gold lights and fireworks Archival digital print, made to order 48 x 40 inches, edition of 15...
Archival Ink, Digital
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy Premium Rates Apply. An elegant Parisian spends the morning in a Champs Elysees cafe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning In Th...
Black and White
Star Wars, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Black and White
Virna Lisi - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Virna Lisi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Photographic Paper
Pebble Beach Hunt (1976) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pebble Beach Hunt (1976) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Riders gather in the courtyard of Richard Collins’ House for the stirrup cup libation, before the start of...
Color, Archival Pigment
$4,716
Roger Moore – Ocha Rios, Jamaica, November, 1972 Limited Edition
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Roger Moore – Ocha Rios, Jamaica, November, 1972 Limited Edition Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are ...
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Jean Serpieri' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Jean Serpieri' Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of modern Greece, Decem...
Archival Pigment
'Audrey Hepburn ' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Audrey Hepburn' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1958 A gorgeous candid and delicate shot of the fashion and style movie icon Audrey Hepburn, film actress (1929-1993) during a ...
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Travel Elegance - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Vintage Travel Elegance circa 1925 by H Armstrong Roberts Archive Passengers Awaiting Boarding Beside Classic Propeller Aircraft circa 1925 Giant supersize silver gelatine print ...
Silver Gelatin
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
Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954 - Mark Shaw Editioned Giclée Print
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Renee in Gazette du Bon Ton, 1954. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited ed...
Giclée
Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953", 1956 - Mark Shaw Editioned Print
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953", 1956. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo ...
Giclée
Dior, Eugenie Wears Clorinde, 1954 - Mark Shaw Editioned Giclée Print
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Eugenie wears Clorinde, 1954 -- The source for this image was a vintage 35mm black and white negative. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper ...
Giclée
Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948....
Black and White, Archival Pigment
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
Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. 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
Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
Archival Paper, Photogravure
48x36 "Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" Photomosaic Pop Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Dr Dre imagery. Archival photographic paper Signed Framing op...
Archival Pigment
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
$869
Women in Paris at the Café Aux Deux Amis, circa 1970 - Black & White Print
Located in Cologne, DE
Women in Paris at the Café Aux Deux Amis, circa 1970 Photographer: Gökşin Sipahioğlu Black & White Print This striking black-and-white image captures a moment of bold Parisian fl...
Silver Gelatin
$1,043
Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and Imperial Ulhans Regiment
By Karl Bulla
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and the Imperial Ulhans Regiment in Saint Petersburg in 1908/09 realized by the famous poland/russian...
Photographic Paper
Quiet Afternoon 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Quiet Afternoon 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Brigitte Lapp Fonda reclines amidst the foliage in Marbella, circa 1980. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped ...
Archival Pigment
Paris 1952 , a picturesque moment
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken in 1952 in Paris along the Seine River, captures a tranquil and picturesque moment. In the foreground, a man wearing a light-colored straw hat ...
Black and White
Kennedy, John Walking in the Dunes, 1959 - Mark Shaw Editioned Giclée Print
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
JFK Walking in the Dunes -- JFK’s favorite photo of himself was taken by Mark Shaw in 1959 on the dunes near Hyannis Port. This photo has been used frequently, since JFK’s assassination...
Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Zermatt Skiing' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing by Slim Aarons The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 50 cm paper size...
Archival Pigment
'Beach Babe Grace' Kelly On Set
Located in London, GB
'Beach Babe Kelly Grace' Grace Kelly on the set of To Catch A Thief, 1955. (Photo: AKG) mint condition Archival pigment print Measuring 12 x 16 inches...
Archival Pigment
$3,790
Young Velvets Limited Edition Estate Print Norman Parkinson
Located in London, GB
Young Velvets 1949 (Photo Norman Parkinson) Fashion models wear a variety of hats on the roof of the Conde Nast Building against a view of the New York skyline for Vogue, 1949, Manh...
Archival Pigment
Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Photo by (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Capri Hotel' 1989 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Capri Hotel' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Richard Bolliger, the owner of Bolliger Transport Worldwide, holidaying on Capri, September 1989. Paper size 30 x 40 inc...
C Print, Color
A Vintage 1920s Gelatin Silver Print by Tina Modotti of a Mural byDiego Rivera
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage, 1920s gelatin silver print by Tina Modotti of a mural fresco by Diego Rivera (from the Agricultural School in Chapingo, Mexico). Stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico,...
Silver Gelatin, Paper
In the Halls of Justice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carrie Mae Weems In the Halls of Justice Edition 3/25 Limited edition Signature Signed, verso Steeped in African American history, Carrie Mae Weems makes alternately searing and te...
Archival Pigment
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
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
"Italian Party" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Italian Party" by Bert Hardy September 1949: A party given by the mayor of Positano for Mercy Haystead (right), an 18-year old London student, on holiday ...
Black and White