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Modern Figurative 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
Von Oswald House Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Von Oswald House A group of people relax in the garden at the house of Johanna Von Oswald, 1986. 30x40 inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Bell Dancers Bhutan 1985 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Banana Stall' 1985 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Bell dancers jumping at the Paro Tshechu mask dance festival, Paro Dzong, Bhutan, c. 1985. Paper s...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Snowmass Gathering 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Snowmass Gathering' Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, i...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Palm Beach Palace 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Palm Beach Palace' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The house of builder Robert Gottfried, overlooking Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. Designed by John Gosman,...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

On The Coast Of Brazil 1988 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'On The Coast Of Brazil' 1988 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print General view of a jetty and a speedboat beside a residence on the coast of Brazil, in January 1988. Produce...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Skating Waiter 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skating Waiter' A skating cocktail waiter at the Palace Hotel in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Racquet Club Pool 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Racquet Club Pool' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Swiss bandleader and restaurateur Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) with Dorothy Webb and Mrs Charles Rogers...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
' Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the cov...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Aerial Miami Beach Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Aerial Miami Beach An aerial view of the hotels along the coast at Miami Beach, Florida, April 1972. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez' Two young women, one wearing a kaftan, stepping onto a yacht on the waterfront at Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estat...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Spear Fishing In San Diego 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Historical Photo - Portrait of Nicola Miraglia - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait  of Nicola Miraglia is a  vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century by F. Brandseph, Stuttgart. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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19th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Porto Ercole 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 202...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

The Lure Of Lamu 1987 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Lure Of Lamu' 1987 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governor...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Its A Hard Life 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Its A Hard Life' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Photographer Slim Aarons riding a bike along the quayside with cameras slung round his neck during the filming of 'M...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion VIII
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion VIII Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the Playboy Mansion, Chicago, 196...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing In Seefeld Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Seefeld A group of men and women go cross-country skiing in Seefeld, Austria, 1985. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Ph...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lunch At La Pigna 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lunch At La Pigna' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print US restaurateurs Gilda Cioffi, owner of Mama Gilda in Palm Beach, Guy Avventuiero and his wife, of Gino's in New Y...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Bahamas Signpost
Located in London, GB
Bahamas Signpost A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, May 1964 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm pape...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Surfing Brothers 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Surfing Brothers' circa 1965: Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association) in Newport. T...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Dali s Party 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dali's Party' circa 1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman at a ball in New York. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped C...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

The Old Days Photo - Children in Hong Kong - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Children in Hong Kong is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families,...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Riviera Crowd 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Riviera Crowd' Holidaymakers enjoying lunch by a pool on the French Riviera, 1957. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sl...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion VII
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Party At The Playboy Mansion VII Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Tomorrow s Railroads - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tomorrow's Railroads - 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 life in the 20th Cent...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait Herbert von Karajan - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait Herbert von Karajan  is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo  is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Celebrity Cruise 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Celebrity Cruise' circa 1965: British comedian Peter Sellers (1925 - 1980) holidays with Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002, right) on the Aga Khan's yacht on ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Nicely Coiffed
Located in London, GB
Nicely Coiffed A poodle enters a barber shop on a street in Deauville, Normandy, France, 1970. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

All Mine 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'All Mine' Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Worth. A Palm Beach socialite, he acts as Honorary Consul of Jordan, 1960. 30x30 inch...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Vintage Photo of Painting by Giuseppe Raggio - Rider - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting  - Rider is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.  The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captur...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Zermatt Skiing
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Zermatt Skiing The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered in ink on the front Blind embossed...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

South Africa Swimming Pool 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
South Africa Swimming Pool 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition A luxury house in South Africa with stairs leading to the swimming pool in the garden, 1958. Produced from the origina...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Porto Ercole 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole' A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1973. Paper Size 24x20...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Nirvana Quartet 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Nirvana Quartet' Oscar Obregon Salazar Gomez Velez Guzman y Murphy (centre, left) with Karen Murphy, Robin Goodland and Melissa Engelhardt at the Villa Nirvana hotel, Acapulco, Mex...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Police Patrol 1978 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Police Patrol' 1978 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A 28th Precinct policeman reads notes in his police patrol car in Harlem, New York City, USA, Apr...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chalet Costi 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Chalet Costi' Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Old Days Photo - Durham Cathedral - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo -  Durham Cathedral is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album in...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Ornella Muti with her son - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Ornella Muti with her son.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Seventy Feet Below the Circus - Vintage Photo - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Seventy feet below the circus is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1964 Good conditions and aged.  It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical mo...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Louis Malle - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Louis Malle is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1970s . The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Culture and Lifestyle in Italy in 1960s - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Culture and Lifestyle  in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic event...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Bergese House 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bergese House' The sumptuous garden of the Bergese villa in Marbella, southern Spain, August 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island
Located in London, GB
Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970 Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 24" inches / ca 50.8 x 60.9 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Party 1970 Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Party' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured in the group are: industrial desi...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Portrait of Mao Zedong - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mao Zedong is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Historical Photo - Portrait - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait is a  vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century . The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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19th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Historica Photo - Factory - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historica Photo - Factory is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Tennis In The Bahamas Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In The Bahamas' Two fashionably dressed women in tennis outfits, stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, with tennis rackets leaning up against...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Historical Places Photo- Falmouth Hotel - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Falmouth Hotel is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historical pl...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Professor  Barnard and his Wife - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Professor  Barnard and his Wife is an original black and white photograph realized in 1960s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Great Harbour Cay 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Great Harbour Cay' A horseshoe beach on Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Exuma Holiday 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Exuma Holiday' A yachting holiday on Exuma in the Bahamas, April 1964. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Isletas Family by Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Isletas Family by Alain Le Garsmeur Banana plantation workers outside their homes, Isletas banana plantation, Honduras, Central America, 1981. Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm Printed in 2022 - produced from the original transparency Archival Pigment Print and limited edition per paper size offered. FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Galerie Prints is proud to share with you this extraordinary body of Alain Le Garsmeur's insightful and beautifully captured photographic work, from the late 1970s and early 80s. Alain Le Garsmeur (1943 - ) is an award-winning editorial documentary photographer for publications which included Figaro Magazine,
The Independent, Newsweek, and The Observer
as well as The Sunday Times. Born in France, he later moved to London where he studied at The Ealing College of Art Photography School. He soon became an assistant to great photographers such as Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Donald Silverstein, working in both Paris...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

The Old Days Photo - Cow in the Maremma (Tuscany) - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Cow in the Maremma (Tuscany) is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Jacqueline Bouvier with John Kennedy Jr. - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jacqueline Bouvier with her son John Kennedy Jr. is a vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-ba...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Sharp Suited The Jam by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Sharp Suited The Jam By Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition Songwriter Paul Weller, drummer Rick Buckler and bassist Bruce Foxton of The Jam. All prints ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Flannery’s Grocery Store 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Flannery’s Grocery Store' 1984 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Men outside a corner store in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, USA, August, 1984. Paper...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Beauty Queen Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Beauty Queen Cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein (1870 – 1965), third from right, at her Park Avenue, New York apartment with her husband Prince Archil Gourielli Tchkonia, enjoying co...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Brigitte Bardot' by Jim Gray French actor Laurent Terzieff giving Brigitte Bardot a piggy-back ride on the windy beach at North Berwick, Scotland, in a...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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Find a wide variety of authentic Modern figurative 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 figurative 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, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Mark Shaw, Alain Le Garsmeur, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Digital Print, and Paper 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 figurative photography, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $22 and tops out at $115,000, while the average work sells for $1,800.

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