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The Kaufmann Desert House, 1947 (Palm Springs, Ca. Richard Neutra)
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Little Beach House, Acapulco, 1975, Midcentury Modern Photography
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Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Desert House Party, 1970, Palm Springs, Midcentury Modern
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Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California
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Poolside Dreams, 1970, Kaufman Desert House, Midcentury Modern Photography
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Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa
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Desert House Party, Estate Edition From the Poolside Series, Palm Springs
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Skiers Relaxing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1982
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Skiers in Cortina D'Ampezzo
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fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1962
By Slim Aarons
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Hotel De La Poste, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1976
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
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Cortina D'Ampezzo, Ski Lift, 1960
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Skiers Relaxing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1982
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Lounging In Verbier
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Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California
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Snowmass Village, 1968
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Snowmass Village, 1968, Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
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Dzo Dzo Kaptur and Nelda Linsk, and art dealer Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann
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Tofana ski lifts at Cortina D'Ampezzo, 1988
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Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California
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Poolside Host, 1970, Palm Springs, Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
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house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. At far left is Lita Baron. Helen Dzo Dzo is
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Slim Aarons, 'Poolside Dreams' Midcentury Modern Photography
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Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Slim Aarons, 'Nelda's Pool' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
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January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in
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Slim Aarons, 'Poolside Conversation' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
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Monte Carlo, 1975, Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
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Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Skiers Relaxing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1982
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Cranmore Mountain Resort Skier, 1955 - North Conway, New Hampshire
By Slim Aarons
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Christmas Traffic on Park Avenue, New York City, 1953
By Slim Aarons
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Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home in Palm
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Skiing Waiters, 1955, Mid-century Modern Photo
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Courchevel, Apes Ski, 1970, Midcentury Modern Photography
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Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Skiers At Sugarbush, 1960, Midcentury Modern Photography
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Slim Aarons, Rhode Island Surfers, 1965 - Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Cortina D'Ampezzo, Ski Lift, 1960
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Located in New York, NY
Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Eden-Roc Pool, 1976
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Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Cranmore Mountain Resort Skier, 1955 - North Conway, New Hampshire
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Surfers with their dog at Laguna Beach, 1970
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, at the Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most
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Zermatt Skiing, 1968
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Zermatt Skiing, 1968
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home
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Julius Shulman: Palm Springs - Michael Stern & Alan Hess - 1st ed. signed 2008
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presents the much-coveted masterpieces. Images range from Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House, to the Sinatra
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"The Chuey House". Los Angeles, California. Richard J. Neutra
By Julius Shulman
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*Architect: Richard Neutra. *Richard J. Neutra designed “The Chuey House” for poet Josephine Ain
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"The Kaufmann House". Palm Springs, California. Richard Neutra.
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"The Von Sternberg House". Northridge, California. Richard Neutra
By Julius Shulman
Located in Agua Dulce, CA
*Architect: Richard Neurta: *Richard Neutra designed this single bedroom mini-mansion, the Von
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Kaufman House, Richard Neutra, Palm Springs, California, 1947
By Julius Shulman
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Slim Aarons, Desert House Party, Kauffman House designed by Richard Neutra, 1970
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm
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"The Kaufman House". Palm Springs California. Architect: Richard Neutra
By Julius Shulman
Located in Agua Dulce, CA
*Architect: Richard Neutra: *The Kaufmann House was one of the last domestic projects conducted by
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Slim Aarons, Poolside Party. Kaufmann house R. Neutra Palm Springs January 1970
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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Vila Olivos and Yellow Neutra House
By Karen Lynn
Located in Deddington, GB
. Yellow Neutra House By Karen Lynn [2021] original oil on canvas Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm Complete
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Richard Neutra's Loring House Custom Queen Bed
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Richard Neutra, Cabinet / Sideboard, Plywood, Los Angeles, America, circa 1955
By Richard Neutra
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Richard and Dion Neutra, VDL House
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Richard Neutra Kaufman House, Palm Springs, California
By Julius Shulman
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Julius Shulman "1947 Kaufman House Palms Springs" Lithograph, Signed & Numbered
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Hollywood Bowl Stage Color Chromogenic Photographic Print by Julius Shulman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Case Study House No. 22 (1960) and Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House, Palm Springs (1947) are famous
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Hollywood Bowl Color Chromogenic Photographic Print by Julius Shulman, Signed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
) and Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House, Palm Springs (1947) are famous examples of emergent Modern
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Palm Springs Style by Aline Coquelle Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
slick residences that blended perfectly into the huge Mojave Desert. This book takes a look at Neutra
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Ecuadorian Carpets Designed by Olga Fisch 12'0" x 16'0"
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Richard Neutra Boomerang Lounge Chair by House of Industries and Otto Design #56
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Brass Figural Sculpture by Henry Corwin
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Listed Artist Carrie Graber Giclee on Canvas 'Kaufmann House' Richard Neutra
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Julius Shulman "1947 Kaufman House Palms Springs" Print Signed
By Julius Shulman
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Julius Shulman "1947 Kaufman House Palms Springs" Lithograph, Signed & Numbered
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Desert House Party, Estate Edition. From the Poolside Series, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Lita Baron, Nelda Linsk, Helen Dzo Dzo at the Richard Neutra-designed house of Edgar Kaufman
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Poolside Pairs, Estate Edition. From the Poolside series, Palm Springs
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Joseph Linsk, at the Richard Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California
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Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
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Neutra's designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, arguably the most famous home in Palm
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Set of Four 1936 lounge chairs frames by Deeco Mfg
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early as 1935 in Richard Neutra famous Von Sternberg house as seen in image 5 from Richard Neutra
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Neutra House
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rebuilt in 1963. Neutra designed this home with inspiration from his Lovell Health House. He prominently
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"The Lovell House" Los Angeles, California. Richard Neutra
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*Architect: Richard Neutra: *The Lovell House located at 4616 Dundee Lane in Los Angeles was
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Lautner Malin Residence (Chemosphere), Hollywood, CA, Black & White Photography
By Julius Shulman
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American photographer Julius Shulman’s images of Californian architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century. A book on modern architecture without Shulman is...
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Shulman, Albert Frey Frey House, Palm Springs, CA, Black & White Photography
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American photographer Julius Shulman’s images of Californian architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century. A book on modern architecture without Shulman is...
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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.
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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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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.