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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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Style: Modern
John F. Kennedy Motorcade, Vintage Black and White Photograph
Located in Long Island City, NY
Black and white silver gelatin print of President John F. Kennedy in a motorcade, driving on 7th avenue in New York City. Artist: Unknown Title: John F. K...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Leonard Bernstein - Original B/W Photograph - Early 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Leonard Bernstein is a beautiful black and white vintage photo portraying Leonard Bernstein, most likely in the early 1980s. In good conditions. The famous American con...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden - Ancient Photo - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden is a photographic reinforced albumen print applied on cardboard. Print of photographic studio on front and back of cardboard: "Thschuhmann & Sohn Karlsruhe ". Slight abrasion on corners, otherwise excellent conditions. Dim: cm 17 x 11 In the full-length portrait, Victoria and Gustaf of Sweden show the wedding rings in an informal pose. The photograph was taken in Karlsruhe, the wedding venue of the two future royals of Sweden...
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1880s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Physical Training of Girls - The Fascist Period- photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The physical training of girls is an original black and white photograph realized by the Gherlone photography agency. With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the rear. Good conditio...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Shreya, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The term "hijra" applies to a very diverse group of people in India who identify as third gender. They can range from a natural born hermaphrodite to a male cross dresser. Dating bac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Rodeo
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 60 Signed and numbered in pencil on verso. Harold “Doc” Edgerton was born in 1903, in Fremont, Nebraska. During his summers as a teenager, he worked in his uncle’s photo studio. After high school, Edgerton went on to MIT where he would earn his PhD in electrical engineering...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons El Venero Midcentury Modern Architecture
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wa...
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1980s Modern Photography

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C Print

Exercises and Female Games during Fascism in Italy- Vintage b/w Photo - 1934 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo from the Fascist period. Photo by Studio Gherlone, Torino. Very good condition.
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1930s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Hepburn And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Hepburn And Friends 1953 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1953 On the left film star Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) talks with Mrs Grover Magnin (centre) and another...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Laguna Bowls Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Laguna Bowls 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A game of bowls in progress at Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club in Heisler Park, southern California, circa 1970...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons Palm Beach Polo Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Spectators standing next to polo mallets and riding helmets during a polo match in Palm Beach, Florida, 1968. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Polo 1964 C-Print Estate signature stamped and ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

New York Street Lights, 1953 - New York City Black and White Urban Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
New York Street Lights, 1953 - New York City Black and White Urban Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. I...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

"George Harrison photographed in London, 1986" Ed. 2/25 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Culver City, CA
"George Harrison photographed in London, 1986" Ed. 2/25 by Gered Mankowitz English guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer George Harrison photographed in London, 1986 Comes in ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print

Jerry Hall Dive (Diptych)
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Jerry Hall , 1976 C print 60 x 40 inches each Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso American model Jerry Hall wearing a swimsuit by Martil and lipstick...
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1980s Modern Photography

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C Print

Signed limited edition print, Contemporary black white, Sensual Nadia
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Nadia - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Sexy photo shoot of a woman in profile, hunched over an old dentist's chair with a su...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

George Barris, "The Kiss, " original photograph, unsigned
Located in Chatsworth, CA
George Barris "The Kiss" from "The Last Photos" Shot in 1962, printed at a later date Original photograph from the original negative Stamped on the back with the "Edward Weston Col...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

No Rush Hour. From The Billboard series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Billboard series by photographer Eduardo Rezende unfolds as a visual dialogue between art and urban architecture — a fusion that challenges the monotony of metropolitan life. Kno...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Still Life with a Pink Bird. Flowers. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As an artist, He is fascinated by the opulence and richness of still life of the golden age of Dutch painting in the 17th c. These works, of course, symbolize mortality and the tempo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Horse Standing Up) Animals, 2007 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled (Horse Standing Up) from the series Animals is a black and white Silver Gelatin print by Giacomo Brunelli, in this size of 8" x 10" in a limited edition of 10. This is a li...
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Early 2000s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 1 Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
Located in London, GB
'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 1' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print Edition size 10 only. Large 20 x 24" inches paper size. by Se...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Miami Beach. From The Billboard series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Billboard series by photographer Eduardo Rezende unfolds as a visual dialogue between art and urban architecture — a fusion that challenges the monotony of metropolitan life. Kno...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Renaissance. From The Billboard series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Billboard series by photographer Eduardo Rezende unfolds as a visual dialogue between art and urban architecture — a fusion that challenges the monotony of metropolitan life. Kno...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tribute to Marx 2. From The Billboard series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Billboard series by photographer Eduardo Rezende unfolds as a visual dialogue between art and urban architecture — a fusion that challenges the monotony of metropolitan life. Kno...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bob Dylan
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Bob Dylan, 1986 Lambda Silver Gelatin print on paper, framed Signed by the artist, on verso Sheet: 116 x 140 cm Edition of 10
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1980s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Robert Farber Walking the Bulldog
Located in New York, NY
Walking the Bulldog, 1994 Archival pigment print 30 x 40 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 Robert Farber (b. 1944) is a renowned photographer whose five-decade career spans b...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Cannes Watersports at the Carlton Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers waterskiing from the pier of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Cannes Watersports at the Carlton 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cert...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Dance. From The Billboard series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Billboard series by photographer Eduardo Rezende unfolds as a visual dialogue between art and urban architecture — a fusion that challenges the monotony of metropolitan life. Kno...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Fan s Fashion" by William Vanderson
Located in London, GB
"Fan's Fashion" by William Vanderson 5th January 1957: Two young Fulham football fans Freda and Frank Hearn dressed in their club's colours of black and white, wait to board an 'Ipswich Special' at Addison Road station, London. Fulham are playing Ipswich in an FA Cup...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Marilyn Monore Pink Triptych
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a triptych of three original color photographs from the original negatives, shot by George Barris in 1962, and printed at a later date. These photographs of Marilyn Mon...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Photographic Film

Brooklyn One, NY, 2009
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps. Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

40x60 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art by Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of a NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jim Morrison of The Doors in Hollywood
Located in New York, NY
Ed Caaraeff Jim Morrison, 1969 C print 60 x 40 inches Singed and numbered edition of 50 Jim Morrison of The Doors performing at The Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood as part of the Elektra Records Showcase Concert Series, Hollywood, CA, 21 July, 1969. ED CARAEFF is a name recognized by anybody who is anybody in the music industry. A photographer, illustrator and graphic designer, he has directed art for, photographed, and designed hundreds of record album covers from 1967 to 1982 for numerous artists, including The Stooges, Elton John, Steely Dan, Carly Simon, Three Dog Night...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

"Elegant Ankle" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Elegant Ankle" by Bert Hardy Customers sitting on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White

"Great Pyramid of Manhattan", photograph, city, architecture, geometry, blue sky
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"The Great Pyramid of Manhattan" is a color photograph on Etching Rag archival paper. It's a signed Edition of 20, available in sizes 16x24, 11x17 and 8x12 inches. It is a striking composition, and typical of the artist there are only a few elements at play but they are powerfully at play. The hard line geometry of a pyramid, the black and silver-white shard against the deep blue sky create a dominating form. Shooting on the streets of New York, looking up and looking for often-missed city/sky collisions, Bob...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Paper

"Abstract, 6th Ave, NYC", photography, city, architecture, geometry, pattern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Abstract, 6th Ave, NYC" is a color photograph on Etching Rag archival paper. It's a signed Edition of 20, available in sizes 16x24, 11x17 and 8x12 inches. It is a striking composition, and typical of the artist there are only a few elements at play but they are powerfully at play. The hard line geometry of the building, captured with angled and horizontal repeating shapes, shows small shards of blue sky. Shooting on the streets of New York, looking up and looking for often-missed city/sky collisions, Bob Krasner...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Paper

Terry O Neill, Elton John, Dodger Stadium
Located in New York, NY
Elton John and his Airplane, Los Angeles, CA 1975 (printed latter) C-print Posthumous estate signature stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Wearing a custom LA Do...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

Dante s View, Death Valley, printed later
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dante's View, Death Valley Gelatin silver print, (1938), printed in 1981 Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo) A lifetime printing by Brett Weston (1953-1954), supe...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The 17th-century Ishak Pasha Palace, Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey 1988
Located in Cologne, DE
The photo showcases the historic Ishak Pasha Palace (İshak Paşa Sarayı), built in the 17th century near Doğubeyazıt in the province of Ağrı, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The image, like...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Color

"Rotten Row" by John Downing
Located in London, GB
"Rotten Row" by John Downing Horse riding on Rotten Row, in London's Hyde Park, circa 1965. Unframed Paper Size: 20" x 20'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silve...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Nice Pool 1955 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Nice Pool 1955 American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Untitled #31 (Woman s Shoe), 2013 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled #31 (Woman's Shoe) from the series Eternal London is a Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print by Giacomo Brunelli. This size of 9" x 12" from a Limited Edition of 10. As t...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Burton And Taylor" by Express
Located in London, GB
"Burton And Taylor" by Express 15th March 1964: Actress Elizabeth Taylor marries her fifth husband Richard Burton (1925-1984) in Montreal. Unframed Paper Size: 12" x 16'' (inches) ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Color Rock Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist. the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included. Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Color

Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1932, Portrait of actress Bette Davis. Addi...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Cannon Drive 1952 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Cannon Drive' 1952 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1952: Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"California Sports Car Club Air Show" by W.R.C. Shedenhelm
Located in London, GB
"California Sports Car Club Air Show" by W.R.C. Shedenhelm UNITED STATES - JUNE 08: 1965 California Sports Car Club Air Show. The checkerboard nose section o...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Take a Seat Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited edition of 15, signed by the author.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Color

Terry O Neill The Beatles leaving for The United States
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles are photographed leaving Heathrow Airport for the US to perform at the Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. The group would go on to be regarded as the most influential ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Lovesick" Black White Photography 45" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lovesick" Black & White Photography 45" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Slim Aarons Skiing In St. Moritz, Palace Hotel
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing In St. Moritz 1983 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Countess Jan Bonde in the Palace H...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Ingressi di Milano. via Francesco Cilea 106, Interior Architecture Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
36 x 50 cm, 14.2 x 19.7 in. (unframed) Inkjet Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Paper Edition of 15 The photographer Delfino Sisto Legnani lives and works in Milan. His photography has ...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Inkjet

Erich Andres, Vintage, Barcelona, Germany, 1957, 17, 5 x 12, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1957. This black-and-white photograph from 1957 captures the bustling Plaza de España in Barcelona, Spain. In the foreground, a grand traffic ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Leonore Ander: Fishing boat on the beach of Nazaré in Portugal, 1981
Located in Cologne, DE
The photo shows a brightly painted fishing boat on the beach of Nazaré, a coastal town in the Centro region of Portugal. It appears to have been taken around 1981. The boat's bow, pa...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Color

Parliament By Night (1973) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Parliament By Night (1973) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Peter King/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament by night, 31st ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Milton Greene, "05" from The Pekingese Dog Sitting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a pigment print from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1955. This photograph of Marilyn Monroe is from a photoshoot which became known as "The Pekingese Dog Sitting" because Marilyn was accompanied by her hair stylist's dog during other photographs from the same series. Marilyn was shot in a gorgeous Bill Blass gown which became an integral part of the series. This black gown juxtaposed with the stark red background make these photographs hard to forget. These photographs were seen for the first time in 2013 after being locked away and unpublished for over 50 years until Andrew Weiss Gallery...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

36x48 MODONNA "LIKE A VIRGIN" Cassette Tape Photography Archival Poster Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of a MODONNA "LIKE A VIRGIN" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Greg s Auto Shop, Nashville, Tennessee - Vintage Automobile Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
'Greg's Auto Shop, Nashville, Tennessee' is a black and white archival inkjet print by Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 14.5" x 14.5" in a limited edition of 20. A nig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Inkjet

Edward Steichen – Fred Astaire, 1927 –
Located in Cologne, DE
Edward Steichen – Fred Astaire, 1927 – This iconic portrait of legendary entertainer Fred Astaire was taken in 1927 by Edward Steichen, one of the most influential photographers of ...
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1920s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elvis Presley On His Motorcycle 1956 Limited Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Elvis Presley on his Harley Davidson motorcycle at home in 1956. (Photo Phillip Harrington) Estate Stamped limited edition print 5 of 75 Large Oversize 30x20" inches / 76 x 51 c...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collectio...
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Early 20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

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Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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 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, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Westenberg, Slim Aarons, Howard Schatz, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Archival Pigment Print, and 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 photography, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $44 and tops out at $75,000, while the average work sells for $2,150.

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