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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Sea Drive
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Sea Drive, 1967 40 x 60 inches Framing is additional Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Segrist and their family for a drive in a...
C Print
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
$6,678
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
Terry O'Neill, The Rolling Stones
Located in New York, NY
The Rolling Stones 1963 (printed later) Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from he Terry O'Neill estate Terry O’Neill CB...
Silver Gelatin
Sailing Off Boston Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sailing Off Boston 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Henry B. Cabot Jr. (in black) on Barclay (Buzzy) H Warburton III’s brigantine ‘Black Pearl’, circa 1959. ...
Archival Pigment
Airplane, Wheel
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a photograph of a Swiss made Pilatus PC-12 airplane. There are other images in this series as well. A self-taught photographer, Phelps has won numerous awards for his photog...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
"Post Queue" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Post Queue" by Fox Photos December 1926: Schoolchildren posting letters in the playground of the Red Lion Street School. Unframed Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (...
Black and White
Gravestone Detail
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is initialed "AA" in felt-tip ink either by the artist or an unknown hand on the front of the mount. This print comes from the collection of the artist's da...
Silver Gelatin
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
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Flooded Mall (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Flooded Mall (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images) A man crossing a stretch of floodwater with the help of two chairs after a storm caused floodi...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant" - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant" by Globe Photo Archives This black and white action shot features actress Elizabeth Taylor swinging a...
Archival Pigment
"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
Waves - Limited Edition of 25 Prints, Archival Inkjet Print, Color Landscape
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Waves' is an Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Morgan Silk. Waves by Morgan Silk is available in this size of 16" x 20" in a limited edition of 25. Another drama...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color
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
Audrey Hepburn Swims - signed limited edition C print 22 of 50
Located in London, GB
Artist: Terry O'Neill (1938-) Title of artwork: Audrey Hepburn, 'Audrey Swims', 1966 Technique: C-Print Edition size 22/ 50 only Signature: Certificate O...
C Print, Color
$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
Historical Photo - Wallis Simpson - Vintage Photograph - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Wallis Simpson is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal famili...
Photographic Paper
Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives) GIANT Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean 1956. Directed by George Stevens...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A couple prepare for a day’s skiing in New Hampshire, 1955. Additional Information: Unframe...
Black and White, 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
$595
Cowboys, Riding, Texas, Black and White Photography, USA, 1960s, 17, 1 x 23, 2 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
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
"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
Need For Speed - Oversize Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Need For Speed 1954 Oversize silver gelatin print Limited edition to 300 only Archive stamped and numbered. Certification of authenticity provided printed later 2020 Argentini...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$2,200
Vintage Silver Gelatin Magnum Press Photo Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Photograph
By Eve Arnold
Located in Surfside, FL
Marilyn Monroe Vintage press photo. Photographer Eve Arnold for Magnum Photos. 1962 printed later. (I believe in the early 80's) Eve Arnold, OBE...
Silver Gelatin
New Orleans, LA, 1995
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery VISITOR inspires the imagination. About life, about being, eye and heart his great...
Archival Pigment
The Houses - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Houses is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. The ar...
Oil
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy 1st May 1950: Belgian born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) leaning on an ornate urn in Kew Gardens. Original Publicatio...
Black and White
Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1948 in an edition of 75 numbered copies. This print is from presentation set #33. Po...
Silver Gelatin
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
Getty Christmas, 1979 - Midcentury Modern Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1979, Ann and Gordon Getty and two of their four sons, Andrew and Billy, at home for Christmas, San Francisco. Slim Aarons Getty Christmas 1979 (printed later) C print Estate stamp...
C Print
Ariel Pool, Miami - Limited Edition Slim Aarons Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Ariel Pool, Miami by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Ariel Pool, Miami" is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digita...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Gondolier at the Rialto Bridge, Venice, 1950s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a gondolier working along the Grand Canal in Venice, with the famous Rialto Bridge in the background. The gondolier, dressed in traditional a...
Black and White
Tugboat, River Seine, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
By Rémy Duval
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Tugboat, River Seine, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives paper; the shee...
Photogravure
Ocean Club Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ocean Club Versailles Gardens at the Ocean Club, Nassau with terraced steps leading from a swimming pool to a 14th century French cloisters, 1968. 16×20 ...
Archival Pigment, Color
Woman and dog in summer - 1930s
Located in Cologne, DE
Germany, Summer 1936 – Photograph by Heinz Pollmann In this warm and intimate outdoor portrait by Heinz Pollmann, a young woman stands in front of a canvas tent, cradling her Fox Ter...
Black and White
$238
Model Circus Building Recaptures the Past - Vintage Photograph -Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Model Circus Building Recaptures the Past - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the mid-20th Century in a series of American ...
Photographic Paper
Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images) 1946: Three pairs of stockinged legs. Original Publication: Picture Post. Additional...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Portfolio of 12 celebrity portraits, 1981 LIMITED EDITION, numbered.
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Middletown, NY
Beaton, Cecil & Daniela Palazzoli (Editor) Cecil Beaton – Portfolio, 1981; Electa Editrice Portfolios - LIMITED EDITION Milano, Italy: Electa Editrice Publishers, 1981. Limited Edition Portfolio. This is no. 785 out of an edtion of 1000. A portfolio of twelve heliogravure plates with tissue guard-leaves and limitation leaflet with preface. Housed in portfolio and slipcover, portfolio: 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in (415 x 317 mm); each print approximately 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in (220 x 170 mm). Subjects include Gary Cooper, 1930s; Buster Keaton, 1931; Marlene Dietrich, 1935; John Wiessmuller, 1933; Greta Garbo, 1946; Marlon Brando, 1947; Audrey Hepburn, 1954; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin in "High Society", 1956; Marilyn Monroe, 1952; Rudolf Nureyev, November, 1962; Edith Sitwell, 1962; and Pablo Picasso...
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Rudolf Nureyev - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Rudolf Nureyev- Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Photographic Paper
Jackie Kennedy, 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...
Silver Gelatin
Toni Frissell 'Matterhorn' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Matterhorn by Toni Frissell A full view of the infamous Matterhorn, a pyramidal peak in the Pennine Alps which straddles the Swiss-Italian border, 1956. (Toni Frissell) Limited sig...
Archival Pigment
Tulipa Psittacus II, New York
Located in Hudson, NY
Edition # 2/10 This is the framed price. The photograph is available unframed in the two additional paper sizes listed. “Naturae”, inspired by systema naturae; a classification o...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Ski Triptych - Verbier, Gstaad, Kitzbuhel
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Ski Triptych - Verbier, Gstaad, Kitzbuhel Lounging in Verbier, 1964 Lounging in Gstaad, 1961 Hang Gliding, 1980 Each 40 x 60 inches Estate signature stamped editions of...
C Print
Caleta Beach, Acapulco, Mexico 1968 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Caleta Beach, Acapulco, Mexico 1968 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Caleta Beach, Acapulco, Mexico 1968' by Sli...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Los Leones, St Barts - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Los Leones, St Barts by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Los Leones, St Barts" is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
'Porto Ercole' Italy 1973 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Beautiful greens of the sea water contrast with the red and...
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,450
Man in Rain West 88th Street, NYC - New York, City Scene, Silhouette, Cars, Road
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Denton, TX
14 x 11 in. Open Edition Blind stamp on print margin. Signed by Estate, titled, dated and copyright date in pencil on artist stamp. Ruth Orkin (1921 - 1985) was an American photojo...
Silver Gelatin
"Cast At Photocall" by Archive Photos
Located in London, GB
"Cast At Photocall" by Archive Photos A contact strip depicting actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011), director Mike Nichols (1931 - 2014), producer E...
Black and White
$3,000
'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sa...
Color
$3,055
Toni Frissell 'Young Traveller' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Young Traveller by Toni Frissell A young girl stands in her raincoat awaiting a plane to be refilled for her travels. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 40 x 4...
Archival Pigment
Caleta Beach (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Caleta Beach (1961) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A high angle view of Caleta Beach (aka Morning Beach) in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961. The Hotel Boca Chica c...
Archival Pigment, Color
'Beverly Hills Hotel' (1952) Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel (1952) Limited Edition Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Beverly Hills Hotel Los Angeles 1952 Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20x20'' Imag...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Chicago Railroad Yard
By Jack Delano
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso.
Silver Gelatin
$5,400
Tennis At Newport Casino Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A view from the umbrella boxes towards the tennis court at Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 1953. Large oversize 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size. Estate Stamp...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Las Hadas' 1974 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Hadas' Guests round the pool at Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico, 1974. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by S...
Archival Pigment
Paris Corner Kids from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Corner Kids from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius large oversize 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and...
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Skiing At Cannon Mountain
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A skier sets off on the easy loop at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring a huge Oversize 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamp...
Color, 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
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue' 1952 Silver gelatin print 20 x 24 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso “The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
C Print