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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
Slim Aarons - Lake Tahoe Couple - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Couple A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between Nevada and California. Gorgeous pri...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cavallo Bathers 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Cavallo Bathers' 1984, The island of Cavallo, off the coast of Corsica. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons P...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock and Grace Kelly - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The film director Alfred Hitchcock with the actress Grace Kelly. Vintage Photo. Lightly damaged.
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Nelda And Friends - 20th century colour photography - Slim Aarons Estate
Located in London, GB
'Nelda And Friends' by Slim Aarons Set to become another Slim Aaron favourite - it's better known cousins 'Poolside Gossip' and 'Desert House Party' (also listed) are considered to...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons - Bernard Weatherill s - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bernard Weatherill, Civic and Sporting Tailors, in New York City, July 1964. Gorgeous print measuring an large 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Top Lunch 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Top Lunch' From left to right, Mrs Bedford (Dysie) Davie, Mayor Earl E T Smith, Charles Munn (Mr Palm Beach) and Lilly McKim Pulitzer Rousseau, designer of the famous Lilly shift,...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Peace Cloth Oversize Limited Edition C type
Located in London, GB
'Peace Cloth' Limited Edition C type by Alain Le Garsmeur Folding of the Thangka, a large tapestry, at the Paro Tshechu, mask dance festival, in the Paro Dzong, Bhutan. The Thangka depicts the Buddha Guru Rinpoche...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Skiing Waiters
Located in New York, NY
Pussy Footing 1958, Printed Later C print 24 x 24 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Caption: Three skiing wait...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

The Dukes of Windsor Visiting New York - Vintage Photograph - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
The Dukes of Windsor Visiting New York is a vintage photograph realized in 25/09/1956. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Skiers In St. Moritz 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skiers In St. Moritz' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Skiers in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Produced fro...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Polo Match 1990 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Polo Match' Competitors in a polo match, Argentina, December 1990. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Prin...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Photograph of Painting - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Photograph of Vintage Painting is a black and white vintage photo realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century. Good conditions except for some minor fixings. The artwor...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Dancing Partners 1979 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Dancing Partners' 1979 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print People dance under stringed lights outside the Chicago Board of Trade during a Dinner and Dance evening, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1979. Paper size : 40x30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Limited edition Edition Size 5 only this paper size Printed 2021 certificate of authenticity provided All prints are on archival photographic papers and limited edition per paper size offered. Total editions per image 100 only. 10x12 inches edition size 25 12x16 inches edition size 20 20x16 inches edition size 20 20x24 inches edition size 15 30x20 inches edition size 8 40x30 inches edition size 5 60x40 inches edition size 5 72x48 inches edition size 2 Alain Le Garsmeur was born in France in 1943 and after assisting the likes of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Donald Silverstein became a prolific editorial documentary photographer for publications which included Fiagaro Magazine, The Independent, Newsweek and the The Observer as well as The Sunday Times. See photo Bio for more details. 1970s 1970 70s Lights...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Jacqueline Bouvier - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jacqueline Bouvier is a vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons - Donald Leas - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
April 1968: Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. The colourfully fash...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Venice - Adoration of the Magi - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting  - Venice - Adoration of the Magi is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.  The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photogr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Palm Springs Party 1970 Slim Aarons 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 th...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Women Manifestation - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Manifestation - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. Copyright by Giancolombo News Photo. In the photo: Women Manifestation for the divorce right in piazza Repubblica of R...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein - Vintage Photograph -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Miranda Martino - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Miranda Martino - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the mid-20th Century. Fair conditions with oxidation.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Il Canille (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Il Canille' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of th...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Actors In Antibes 1969 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Actors In Antibes' Actors Kirk Douglas (left), Louis Jourdan and Jourdan's wife Quiquie enjoying the water at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on t...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Curacao Children 1979 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Curacao Children' Three local children sitting on a low wall, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, January 1979. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snowmass Village 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Snowmass Village' Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 1968. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate St...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Views of Venice - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Views of Venice and Veneto is a series of 8 original Vintage b/w Photographs realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century. Goos conditions except for being aged. The a...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Pool By The Sea 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pool By The Sea' 1985 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A swimming pool and lounge deck over the sea at Angra Dos Reis, Brazil, 1985. Produced from the original transpare...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Lake Tahoe Canoes (Estate Stamped Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Canoes' Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Three young woman are pictured in their red, turquoise and white coloured canoes on Lake Tahoe in t...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Christmas Swim 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
'Christmas Swim' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Skiing Waiters Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skiing Waiters' Paper size 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carrying a wi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Narlai Women - limited edition signed
Located in London, GB
'Narlai Women' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print Huge and exquisite, intensely vivid Archival Pigment print - signed and numbered b...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snorkelling In Malta Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In Malta A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Sli...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Tres Vidas, Acapulco 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tres Vidas, Acapulco' Guests enjoy cocktails at the pool bar of the Tres Vidas private members club in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1975. Paper Size 24x20...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Comte d Arcangues Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Comte d'Arcangues 1986, Michel, Comte d'Arcangues, against a wall of Sevres and Compagnie des Indes porcelains at his chateau d'Arcangues, Biarritz, France. Paper Size 24x20 inc...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Morocco Street Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print
Located in London, GB
' Morocco Street ' Limited Edition, Signed Oversize Archival Pigment print Huge and exquisite, intensely vivid Archival Pigment print - signed and numbered by photographer on front ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marsha Gayle Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Marsha Gayle' by Slim Aarons Marsha Gayle (right) and a friend relax on a deserted beach near Calabash Bay, Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. Gorgeous prin...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Verbier View (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 20" inches / ca 51 x 51 cm's. Estate ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beauty And The Beast 1959 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Beauty And The Beast' 1959 Mrs. George (Daphne) Cameron sits on a tiger pelt in the trophy room of Laddie Sanford’s Palm Beach house. Paper size 40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm Estate S...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Buzios (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Buzios' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Holidaymakers in Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil, January 1983. Gorgeous print measuring a HUGE 60 x 40...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing Waiters Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Skiing Waiters' Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carrying a wine in an ice bucket and the third carryin...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Reflections 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Poolside Reflections 1957 Holiday makers relaxing by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. Paper size 50...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Ocho Rios Mr and Mrs John James stroll on their fifteen-acre estate that blossoms with half a million poinsettias, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1971. Gorgeous pr...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Desert House Party Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Desert House Party' A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph, limited edition to 150 only, numbered and stamped by The Slim Aarons Estate on verso. Supplied with cert...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Coming Ashore 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Coming Ashore' 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 24x...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club' Members of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club prepare to go sailing in Bermuda, 1976 Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Villa D Este Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Villa D'Este Boats on the waters near the Queen's Pavilion, the east wing of the Villa d'Este, on Lake Como, in Cernobbio, Italy, in June 1983. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 c...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Poolside In Kenya Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Kenya A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 20" inches / ca 76 x 51 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Edit...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Milena Cantu and F. Leali - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Milena Cantu'  and F. Leali is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art of Italy with cele...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fishermen in Napoli - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fishermen in Napoli is a vintage photo, realized in the Early 20th Century. Fair condition.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

El Venero 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'El Venero' El Venero, the Moorish villa of Hector and Chico de Ayala in Marbella, Spain, 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nassau Sailing 1971 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Nassau Sailing' A flotilla of yachts, at Nassau in the Bahamas, March 1971. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Director John Huston Marlon Brando On Set (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Director John Huston & Marlon Brando On Set' Director John Huston on left and actor Marlon Brando on right, on the set of Reflections In A Golden Eye, 19...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Alberto Asor Rosa - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Asor Rosa is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Yacht Holiday 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Yacht Holiday' Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt's yacht in Marbella, 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Britney Dreams 2004 Markus Klinko Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Britney Dreams 2004 Photo by Markus Klinko Limited Estate Edition C Print Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenticity supplied Paper size 20×24 inches/ 5...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Boating In Antigua (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Boating In Antigua' American actor Hugh O'Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. Gorgeous print measuring 20 x 20" inches / ca 51 x 51 cm's. E...
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1960s 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

Poolside In Sotogrande (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Poolside In Sotogrande' Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975 Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101 cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

John Huston 1979 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'John Huston' April 1979: American film director John Huston walking barefoot through a garden at Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 6...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Financial Planning ? 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Financial Planning?' circa 1965: Financier David Rockefeller wears a hard hat as he stands surrounded by girders in the excavation for the Chase Manhattan Plaza in the Wall Street...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lake Tahoe Canoes Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lake Tahoe Canoes' Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Three young woman are pictured in their red, turquoise and white coloured canoes on Lake Tahoe in ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Modern figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.

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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