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New England Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

New England Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

New England Skiing 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in New Hampshire, 1955 unfram...

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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Chalet Costi Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Chalet Costi Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed c type print printed 2023 numbered in ink on the front Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options availab...

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Squaw Valley Snow Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Squaw Valley Snow Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed c type print printed 2023 Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature framing options available - enquire for details 16×2...

Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nelda And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Nelda And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed c type print printed 2023 20 × 16 inches - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the f...

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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Palm Springs Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Featured in the group are: industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893 – 1986, centre, standing), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and Helen Dzo Dzo (second from...

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1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957 unfram...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Director And Star Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Director And Star Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed silver gelatin print printed 2023 20×24″ - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the f...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Soho Waiters’ Race Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Soho Waiters’ Race Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed silver gelatin print printed 2023 20×24″ - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the f...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Il Canille Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Il Canille Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 24" - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the front ...

Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kennedy And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Kennedy And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed Silver gelatin print printed 2023 16 × 16″ - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Las Vegas Luxury Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Las Vegas Luxury Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed Silver gelatin print printed 2023 16 × 16″ - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Poolside Chic Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Poolside Chic Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed c type print printed 2023 20 × 16 inches - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the f...

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

On Board The Palawan Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

On Board The Palawan Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - paper size Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper size blind embossed Slim Aarons signature numbered in ink on the front ...

Category

1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Flowering Daigo - Woodcut by Toyohara Chikanobu - 1885

The Flowering Daigo - Woodcut by Toyohara Chikanobu - 1885

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Roma, IT

Excellent impression with blind embossing, colour gradation and black glossy print, margins a little bit yellowed and minimally soiled, upper corners glued.

Category

1880s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Floating Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Floating Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Floating Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

by Toni Frissell Oversize 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbe...

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons "Nice Pool" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons "Nice Pool" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

(Photo by Slim Aarons) Unframed (Premium Collection) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Full framing service available – please enquire) Print paper size : 30 x 30" / 76 x 76 cm...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons "Speedboat Landing" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons "Speedboat Landing" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

(Photo by Slim Aarons) Unframed (Premium Collection) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Full framing service available – please enquire) Print paper size : 16 x 12" / 40 x 30 cm...

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons "Porto Ercole" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons "Porto Ercole" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

(Photo by Slim Aarons) Unframed (Premium Collection) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Full framing service available – please enquire) Print paper size : 20 x 16" / 50 x 40 cm...

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons "Skiing Holiday" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons "Skiing Holiday" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

(Photo by Slim Aarons) Unframed (Premium Collection) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Full framing service available – please enquire) Print paper size : 20 x 30" / 50 x 76 cm...

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons "Keep Your Cool" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons "Keep Your Cool" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

(Photo by Slim Aarons) Unframed (Premium Collection) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Full framing service available – please enquire) Print paper size : 16 x 20" / 40 x 50 cm...

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Floating Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Floating Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Floating Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

by Toni Frissell Oversize 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbe...

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Skidded Turns' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Skidded Turns' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Skidded Turns' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Tracks In The Snow' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Tracks In The Snow' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Tracks In The Snow' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'The Gathering Light' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'The Gathering Light' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'The Gathering Light' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'St. Anton In Winter' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'St. Anton In Winter' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'St. Anton In Winter' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Waiting For A Lift' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Waiting For A Lift' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Waiting For A Lift' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Skiers In The Woods' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Skiers In The Woods' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Skiers In The Woods' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Skiers On The Piste' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Skiers On The Piste' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Skiers On The Piste' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'A Chalet In Winter' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'A Chalet In Winter' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'A Chalet In Winter' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

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1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Classic Retro Ski Scene' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Classic Retro Ski Scene' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Classic Retro Ski Scene' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

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1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Downhill All The Way' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Downhill All The Way' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Downhill All The Way' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

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1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'The Perfect Piste' Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'The Perfect Piste' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'The Perfect Piste' Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available) Limited Signature Stamped Edition numbered in ink and stamped with...

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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

Toni Frissell 'Mountain Top' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition

By Toni Frissell

Located in London, GB

(Toni Frissell) 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited Signature Stamped Edition nu...

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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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Blind Emboss For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the blind emboss you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the abstract style, while we also have 10 abstract versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a blind emboss may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right blind emboss for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, blue and beige. Creating a blind emboss has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Slim Aarons, Ray H. French, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Alexandre Charpentier and George Barris are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in c print, silver gelatin print and lithograph can add an especially memorable touch. A large blind emboss can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller blind emboss, measuring 8.27 high and 5.52 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Blind Emboss?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a blind emboss in our inventory may begin at $185 and can go as high as $24,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,350.

Slim Aarons for sale on 1stDibs

American photographer Slim Aarons captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach, as well as other luxurious settings around the globe.

Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books.

Aarons was born in Manhattan in 1916. He joined the army at 18, shooting military maneuvers at West Point before serving as a combat photographer, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he moved to California and began snapping socialites and movie stars.

In the 1950s, Aarons opened a bureau for Life magazine in Rome, where he took pictures capturing the postwar scene. He was always able to win the trust of his elite subjects, who saw him as close to a peer, rather than a paparazzo.

In a 2002 interview with The Independent, Aarons remarked, ''I knew everyone. They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them.'' This access allowed him to document the rich and famous with their guard down, reading newspapers and magazines, talking on the phone, relaxing by the pool, and chatting with friends. The 1957 photograph The Kings of Hollywood, for example, which won him wide acclaim, shows Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart laughing together as they celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Many of Aarons’s best-known images involve games and sports. In the 1972 Poolside Backgammon, two young women play the board game of the title against the backdrop of a majestic Acapulco estate. In 1958’s Cannes Watersports, a couple attempts to glide across the Golfe de la Napoule on Jet Skis, one expertly and one hanging on for dear life. And in Penthouse Pool, shot in Athens in 1961, a young woman wearing a yellow bathing cap smiles coyly at the camera, surrounded by friends and brightly colored seat cushions, with the Acropolis faintly visible in the background.

Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life, and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death.

Find a collection of vintage Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.

A Close Look at Modern Art

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.

Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Color-photography for You

Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.

The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.

Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.

Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.

In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.

Questions About Slim Aarons

  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    Slim Aarons is arguably the best-known photographer of the rich and famous, although many other photographers have also taken photos of celebrities. However, Aarons stands out for having captured the 20th century’s international jet set and creating images that are at once candid and polished. Some notable people he immortalized in his images include Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Princess Grace of Monaco, Jackie Kennedy, Imelda Marcos and Mick Jagger. Find a variety of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The famous photographer of Palm Springs was Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Palm Beach and other luxurious settings around the globe. Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death. Find a selection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The famous photographer Slim is Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach. Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books. Shop a collection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.