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Modern Color Photography

MODERN STYLE

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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Style: Modern
Rhode Island Surfers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Polo People 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rhode Island Surfers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Rhode Island Surfers 1965 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Porto Rotondo 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Porto Rotondo 1990 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990 10 x 12" inches / 25 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stampe...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freeport Yachts 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Freeport Yachts 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Yachts in a marina in Freeport, in the Bahamas, April 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 102 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection E...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Monocled Miss 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Monocled Miss 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Family Snapper 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Family Snapper 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Babe Paley (Mrs William Paley) by the pool. Her husband, William Paley is snapping the photographer at their cottage, Round Hill, Ja...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eton-Harrow Match 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Eton-Harrow Match 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Lord’s achieves its sartorial and social pinnacle for a school event – the annual Eton-Harrow Match 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Esther Williams In Florida 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams In Florida 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American swimmer and actress Esther Williams by the pool with friends in Florida, 1955. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm pa...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eagle Club 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Eagle Club 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969. 16 x 12" inches / 41 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lounging In Bermuda 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lounging In Bermuda 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A woman relaxes with a drink by a swimming pool in Bermuda, November 1969. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dal Lake 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dal Lake 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Dal Lake in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1961. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Curling In St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Curling In St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. 12 x 10" inches / 30 x 25 cm paper size Estate ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Culinary Heights 1987 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Culinary Heights 1987 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of ‘Le Bateau Ivre’, Michel Rochedy (centre) of ‘Le Chabichou’, and Albert Parveaux ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Countess On Deck 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Countess On Deck 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper si...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cavallo Coast 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cavallo Coast 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A fleet of yachts at anchor off the sunny Mediterranean island of Cavallo, Corsica. 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Estate...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black Pearl Trippers 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Black Pearl Trippers 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Harry Cabot Jnr (standing, centre) with his son and their host Barclay (Buzzy) H Warburton III (in striped shirt) aboard the b...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Sunshades and sun loungers by the swimming pool at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, 1957. 10 x 10" inches /...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bettina Graziani 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bettina Graziani 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Bettina Graziani relaxes in a hammock on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1964. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Sta...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Belvedere Pool 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Belvedere Pool 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The swimming pool at the Hotel Belvedere, Amalfi, Italy, August 1984. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Coll...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Annevoie 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Annevoie 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Jean and Christiane de Montpellier d’Annevoie float across the moat of their home, Annevoie, Belgium. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Summer In Monaco 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Summer In Monaco 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film director Howard Hawks (1896 – 1977) and his wife Dee spend a summer day by the pool in Monaco with producer Charles K Feldman...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Alpine Skiing 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Alpine Skiing 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skiers waiting for the cable car at Verbier in Switzerland, 1964. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing Holiday - 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Skiing Holiday - 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American political novelist William F Buckley Jnr takes a break from skiing near Gstaad with Canadian-born economist John Kenneth ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

No Transport Problems 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
No Transport Problems 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mrs Woolworth Donahue with car and bicycles on her motor yacht, ‘Hartline’. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estat...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tram Turntable 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Tram Turntable 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A tram being manually rotated on a turntable in San Francisco, California, 1960. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper size Estate...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Satin Seduction 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Satin Seduction 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped 1955: Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 12 ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956 16 x ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Winter Suntans 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Winter Suntans 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Young women enjoy a relaxing sunbathe in snowy Gstaad. 1961. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hotel Sports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

John Rawlings 1950 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
John Rawlings 1950 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Fashion photographer John Rawlings (1912 – 1970) on the beach at Montego Bay, Jamaica. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Est...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pebble Beach 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Pebble Beach 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Riders from the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center wend their way through the Californian sand dunes and pampas grass, November 1976. 16 ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Brunch At Brennans 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Yachting Trip 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Yachting Trip 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Selvaggia Borromeo wades ashore from her yacht during a holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, August 1967. 16 x 20" inches / 41...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Fullers - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Picnic - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable European sports car, the Mercedes 190S...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Swimming In Bermuda 1977 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Swimming In Bermuda' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests on Sidney Gould’s ‘Sea Quest’ boat take a dip in the ocean, Bermuda, September 1977. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 7...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - CZ s House
Located in London, GB
CZ's House Mrs F C Winston Guest (aka Cee Zee Guest) reclines on a garden chair in front of the Grecian temple pool on her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach, Florida. ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel, and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Vila Vera 1968 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Vila Vera' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The bar at the Villa Vera Hotel Spa and Racquet Club in Acapulco, January 1968. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Est...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Poolside In Arizona 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside In Arizona' Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Sugarbush Skiing 1960 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sugarbush Skiing' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, April 1960. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stampe...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons David Nightingale Hicks 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'David Nightingale Hicks' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Interior designer David Nightingale Hicks (1929 - 1998) on Windermere Island in the Bahamas, April 1980. 60...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Slim Aarons Tiziana 1984 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tiziana' 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A topless Tiziana Audino enjoys a shower at the Hotel San Pietro in Positano, 1984. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper siz...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Italian Hotelier 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Italian Hotelier' Proprietor Andre Sella outside the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stam...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Dining In Gstaad 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dining In Gstaad' Holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Slim Aarons Playboy Party 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Playboy Party' Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner, December 1961. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaro...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - CZ s House
Located in London, GB
CZ's House Mrs F C Winston Guest (aka Cee Zee Guest) reclines on a garden chair in front of the Grecian temple pool on her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach, Florida. ...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nice Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Nice Pool, 1955 Archival pigment print 60 x 60 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. American writer C.Z. Guest (M...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blonde Bombshell - Jean Harlow 1933
Located in London, GB
DINNER AT EIGHT, Jean Harlow, 1933/ Everett Collection. stunning and vivid photograph of the first sex symbol, Jean Harlow. 12x16 inches Archival Pigment...
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1930s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Skiers At Verbier 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Skiers At Verbier 1964: Skiers relax in deckchairs on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland. 60x60” / 152 x 152 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Miles Davis - The great jazz trumpet player
Located in Cologne, DE
Miles Davis in Concert, 1989 The image shows the legendary American jazz musician Miles Davis performing live on stage in 1989. He is playing the trumpet, fully immersed in his perfo...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

Kate With Tassels - limited edition Mick Rock Estate print
Located in London, GB
Kate With Tassles - signed limited edition print Kate Moss, New York, 2002. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Estate. Archival...
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cortina d’Ampezzo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cortina d’Ampezzo 1962 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A chairlift up the mountain in Cortina d’Ampezzo, February 1962. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×20...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Case Study House 22, 1960 Pool
Located in New York, NY
Julius Shulman Case Study House #22. Pool. C print with rare black border Print size: 20″ x 24″ ( 50.8 cm. x 60.96 cm.) Image size: 16″ x 20″ (40.64 cm. x 50.8 cm.) Shulman's studio...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Culinary Heights 1987 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Culinary Heights' Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bateau Ivre', Michel Rochedy (centre) of 'Le Chabichou', and Albert Parveaux of 'Pralong 2000', Courchevel, ...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Stocking Island, Bahamas 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Stocking Island, Bahamas' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A high angle view of people swimming next to the ketch 'Traveler II', Stocking Island, Bahamas, 1964. 40 ...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Michael Stipe - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print NME Cover Shoot July 23, 1996 Los Angeles N.M.E. COVER SHOOT (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unf...
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1990s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Terry O’Neill — Faye Dunaway, 1977 - Signed Edition 9/50
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional opportunity to own an edition of one of the most celebrated photographs in Hollywood history. Captured by legendary British photographer Terry O’Neill on the morning o...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Nicholsons 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Nicholsons 1959 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Cafe Nicholson in New York, 1959. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aa...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blondie Silver - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Silver Blondie by BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of pop culture icon Debbie Harry of punk rock glam band Blondie – signed and numbered on front by the artist limited edition...
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2010s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Modern color photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern color photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add color photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Mark Shaw, Toni Frissell, and Alain Le Garsmeur. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern color photography, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for color photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $36 and tops out at $185,000, while the average work sells for $2,500.

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