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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
Slim Aarons Cortina d Ampezzo 1962 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Cortina d'Ampezzo' 1962 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Waiters making crepes suzettes at a restaurant in Cortina d'Ampezzo, February 1962. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton A...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Motorcycling Lord 1990 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Motorcycling Lord' 1990 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Lord Hesketh, Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry, with his motorbike - a Hesketh V1000 - by ...
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1990s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Welles In Biarritz 1960 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Welles In Biarritz' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print American actor and filmmaker Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) at a cafe in Biarritz, September 1960. (Photo by Slim Aar...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Snorkelling 1954 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Snorkelling' 1954 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print 1954: Two young women going snorkeling. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Lat...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color, 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 ...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons No Transport Problems 1980 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'No Transport Problems' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs. Woolworth Donahue with car and bicycles on her motor yacht, ‘Hartline’. 40 x 30" i...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Las Brisas Hotel 1968 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Las Brisas Hotel' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club in Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1968. (Photo by S...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1976 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1976 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print An aerial view of the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1976. Paper size 30 x 40 ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Coming Ashore 1973 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Coming Ashore' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Color

Slim Aarons Beach Hut In Antibes 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Beach Hut In Antibes' Guests at a beach hut at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stampe...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled - Gargoyle
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 in. Auriga - Verlag Stamp on paper attached to verso.
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Early 20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Esta...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Winter Suntans 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Winter Suntans' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Young women enjoy a relaxing sunbathe in snowy Gstaad. 1961. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nature s First Green is Gold: Abstract Still Life Photograph of Green Plants
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful, Maximalist style floral still life photograph of green plants and flowers with gold lights and fireworks Archival digital print, made to order 48 x 40 inches, edition of 15...
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Early 2000s Modern Photography

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Archival Ink, Digital

Saint-Tropez Boucherie 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Boucherie 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A boucherie or butcher’s shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. 30 x 40" inches /...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leonard Dalsemer 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Leonard Dalsemer 1974 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Leonard Dalsemer and his family at their villa in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1974. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm pap...
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1970s Modern 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 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped C...
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1960s Modern 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. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1960s Modern 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 12 x 16" inches / 30 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stampe...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Peter and Britt 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Peter and Britt 1967 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Sharing a lilo, film stars Peter Sellers (1925 – 1980) and his wife Britt Ekland spend their holiday on the Costa Smeralda, circa 1...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons New England Skiing 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Patsy Pulitzer 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Patsy Pulitzer' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1955: Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) relaxing by a pool in Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre base...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Laguna Bowls 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Laguna Bowls 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A game of bowls in progress at Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club in Heisler Park, southern California, circa 1970. Members and guests hav...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Laguna Beach 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Laguna Beach 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Surfers outside a beach hut in Laguna Beach, California, January 1970 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collec...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

J. Gordon Douglas 1978- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
J. Gordon Douglas 1978- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon Douglas in the formal gardens of their residence, Santa Barbara, California, USA, circa 1970. 16 x 16" inch...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Adriatic Sailors 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Adriatic Sailors 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Young holidaymakers from Milan enjoy a sail on the Adriatic, 1956. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Colle...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Brooke (Crashing Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brooke (Crashing Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 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

Klansman (Imperial Wizard)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
His interest in the spiritual and his work with fluids led to the provocative series of immersions of religious and cultural symbols. Between shaken and bewildered, alone before the ...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Plexiglass, Silicone

Two 356A Factory Cars in Pits, 1000 KM Race
Located in Denton, TX
Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Archival pigment print Paper size: 19 x 13 in., Image size: 15 3/4 x 11 in. Jesse Alexander is considered one of ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing Waiters, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carring a wine in an ice bucket and the third carrying a menu, Stowe, Ve...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Poolside Poodle Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Poodle 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Josep...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dining In Gstaad Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Dining In Gstaad 1961 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 × 1...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ocean Club 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Ocean Club 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Versailles Gardens at the Ocean Club, Nassau with terraced steps leading from a swimming pool to a 14th century French cloisters. 20 x ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

VE Day, Times Square, NYC by Ruth Orkin, 1945, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
This black and white photograph by Ruth Orkin features five men standing with CBS camera equipment on top of a structure. They appear to be filming out into a large crowd at Times Sq...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Denise Hustling, outside of Homestead Cade, Providence, RI
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 12 Signed, titled, dated, print type, and numbered. Archival pigment print Paper size: 18 1/4 x 17 in., Image size: 16 x 16 in. Jeffrey Silverthorne was an American photo...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Barns
Located in East Hampton, NY
Title: Barns Black & White Photography Edition of 10 Also available in 20"x30" Edition of 10 *Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been ...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Orchid Composition 239
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a delicate dance between simplicity and elegance. Orchid Composition 239 features a clear vase cradli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Cairo Street Life, 1963 – Original Vintage – Black White
Located in Cologne, DE
Cairo Street Life, 1963 – Original Vintage – Black & White Photographer: Klaus Redenbacher Captured during a journey through Egypt in 1963, this candid photograph by Klaus Redenbache...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

40x60 "Back to the Future" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Fine Art Print Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

American Farmer and his Wife, Connecticut
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson Legroux Soeurs’ Hat, 1952
Located in New York, NY
Apollonia van Ravenstein at the Crane Beach Hotel in Barbados wearing a Jane Cattlin swimsuit with a Charles Batten hat, chiffon scarf from Liberty and Saint Laurent Rive Gauche sand...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ranunculus 1:26PM, Paris
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present Flowers, a photographic exhibition by Leonardo Pucci. Flowers is Pucci’s second solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. Paralleling hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Castello di Paraggi - Portofino Italian Riviera Ligurian Sea Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Castello di Paraggi - Portofino Italian Riviera Ligurian Sea Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Caste...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Palm Beach (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The pool at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Maserati 250F Formula One Cars, Pau
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print, 11 x 16 1/2 in. Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world. Jesse Alexander was involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked ‘Ski Instructors Only’ in New Hampshire, 1955. 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm pape...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

World Cup Victory - Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst World Cup Final Wembley 1966
Located in Brighton, GB
England football team captain Bobby Moore triumphantly holds aloft the Jules Rimet trophy as he is carried on the shoulders of his teammates after the 4-2 victory over West Germany a...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Taylor in Fur - Elizabeth Taylor London Publicity Shot Paris Daily Express
Located in Brighton, GB
British-American film actress Elizabeth Taylor is photographed close-up at London Airport as she awaits to board a flight to Paris and then the United States of America. Her richly ...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Alfred Hitchcock - Alfred Hitchcock Portrait MGM Lion Film Director
Located in Brighton, GB
English film director Alfred Hitchcock poses outside the British Museum by one of the vast stone lions that flanks the entrance. Reminiscent of the MGM lions with whom he occasionall...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Street Games - 1950s English Street Photography Children Playing Games Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
A young boy wearing a feathered Indian-style headdress peers out of a coal hole and aims his pistol at the photographer. Nearby a young friend is dallying on the edge of the paveme...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Hungry Elephant - London Street Photography 1950s Elephant Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
A charming photograph of an elephant cadging an apple from an obliging, friendly London tram driver along Gray's Inn road in Central West London. The first street tram in a city wa...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sexy Scot - Sean Connery as James Bond 007 Hollywood Film Stars and Actors
Located in Brighton, GB
Sexy Scot from the Getty Archive The original James Bond, Scottish actor Sean Connery, lounges on a chintzy sofa with a cigarette as he converses with someone off camera. This por...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini
Located in Brighton, GB
Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini Roger Moore casts a glance away from the camera as he sips the quintessential James Bond drink: the ic...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Poolside Bar 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Bar 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests seen from a poolside bar at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1980. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper ...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Lounging In Bermuda 1969 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Bermuda' Jill Council relaxes with a drink by a swimming pool in Bermuda, 1969. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jackie Kennedy, Christina and Tony Radziwill
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess On Deck
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess on Deck Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 6...
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1970s Modern 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 Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Chateau Saint-Martin 1986 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Chateau Saint-Martin' 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print The Chateau Saint-Martin, a luxury hotel in Vence on the Cote d'Azur, France, 1986. The building was once a Com...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

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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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