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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Color Photography
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1950s Modern Color Photography
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1950s Modern Color Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
People Also Browsed
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art
Other
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper
Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Tableware
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique 1850s Prints
Paper
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Black and White, Archival Pigment
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Nesting Tables and Sta...
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century North American Regency Paintings
Paper
Antique 19th Century Swedish Romantic Paintings
Wood, Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century English Regency Candlesticks
Brass
Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Shell
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Pigment
Recent Sales
1990s French Decorative Art
Silk
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Giclée
1970s American Realist Landscape Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1930s French Desk Sets
Marble, Sterling Silver
1950s Black and White Photography
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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.
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Finding the Right figurative-photography for You
Life becomes art in figurative photography. Shared moments are captured and history is recorded in images of people and their lives.
Figurative photography is often used to describe a kind of photography in which people are the subject. Early black and white photography of people can be a glimpse into a past century — witness the celebrated work of photographers such as Ansel Adams or lesser-known artists like Berenice Abbott, for example. The cultural and social standards of the time are captured in these figurative photographs.
Mid-century photos might show the life and fashions of the day, sometimes with the shared thread of humanity, joy and love. Indeed, figurative photographs can be a source of inspiration and wonder, speaking of common life experiences and beauty. Vintage photos of celebrities and iconic actors can be valuable keepsakes as snapshots of a bygone era.
Just as if you were bringing paintings, prints or drawings into your space as part of the decor, there are many ways to arrange your figurative photography. Large photos can be statement pieces in a room. Smaller photographs can be placed on bookcases or on compact wall spaces to add an artistic element to a living room or a bedroom.
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