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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
Firemen, New York City Fire Department
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated. Paper size: 17 x 17 in., Image size: 12 3/4 x 16 in. Neal Slavin is an American photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York City in 1941. His thriving career...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Digital Pigment

Westin Excelsior 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 30x40 Pop Art by Destro Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "Miami Vice" soundtrack cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bathing Beauties
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage gelatin silver print 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Titled, dated and artist stamp on verso. Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 192...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster or a neglected ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Acapulco Scene 1954 Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Acapulco Scene 1954 Limited Signature Stamped Edition by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available please enquire)...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Boating In Antigua 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Boating In Antigua 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American actor Hugh O’Brian (left) hoists the sail on a dinghy, Antigua, West Indies, 1961. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

On The Slopes Of Sugarbush 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
On The Slopes Of Sugarbush 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of people relaxing in a chalet in the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort, one of the largest ski resorts in New Engla...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in New Hampshire, 1955 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

An Anxious Wait 1951 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
An Anxious Wait 1951 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West 52nd Street, New York. O...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cat Shaped Pool at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 1955
Located in New York, NY
A swimming pool in the shape of a cat at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Cat Pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel 1955 C print (Printed later) Estate signature st...
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1950s Modern Photography

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C Print

Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Hello There 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. 10 x 10" inches / 25 x 25 cm paper s...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Aerial Miami Beach 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Aerial Miami Beach 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A helicopter carrying tourists hovers over the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach, Florida, April 1972. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Field. 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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Paper, Archival Pigment

On The Coast Of Brazil 1988 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
On The Coast Of Brazil 1988 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped General view of a jetty and a speedboat beside a residence on the coast of Brazil, in January 1988. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palace Hotel 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palace Hotel 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The Palace Hotel in Gstaad, 1961. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Service 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Service 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962. The club building was designed...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Porto Ercole 1973 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole 1973 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. 30 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Porto Ercole Beach 1991 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Porto Ercole Beach 1991 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A quiet stretch of coastline in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, July 1991 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Col...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pink Accessory 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Pink Accessory 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle, circa 1955. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Party At The Playboy Mansion 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Party At The Playboy Mansion 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests of American publisher Hugh Hefner enjoying themselves at a party being held at the Playboy Mansion, Chicago, 19...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Outdoor Dining 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Outdoor Dining 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Diners at an outdoor restaurant, San Diego, California, October 1956. 40 x 40" inches / 102 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tullio Abbate 1983 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Tullio Abbate 1983 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Tullio Abbate, of Abbate Boats, at the back of yacht as it is moored at a property on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, in June 1983. ...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Transport Buffs 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Transport Buffs 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A helicopter and two motor boats adorn the deck of a luxury yacht where Roy J Craven and Prince Pouilnac are chatting in Monte Carl...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Romanones 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Romanones 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones, and her family sitting in the garden of her home in Spain. 10 x 10" inches / 25 x 25 cm paper...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Lure Of Lamu 1987 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Lure Of Lamu 1987 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors’ Camp of the ...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathing On Capri 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing On Capri 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the isla...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snow Round The Pool 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Snow Round The Pool 1964 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Bathers having a winter dip in a pool at Vail, Colorado, March 1964 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size Estate Stamped C...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Signpost In St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Signpost In St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A signpost indicating various ski slopes and toboggan tracks in the resort of St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. 24 x 20" i...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sailing Dinghy 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sailing Dinghy 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A boy and two girls lifting a sailing dinghy off its trailer, San Diego, California, October 1956. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm pap...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lord Of All I Survey 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lord Of All I Survey 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Baronet Hesketh with his pony...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Esther Williams 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams 1956 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a Florida swimming pool. 40 x 40" inches / 102...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dapper Cricketers 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of cricketers in team uniform, Bermuda, 1957 12 x 12" inches / 30 x 30 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Cannes Watersports 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Holidaymakers waterskiing from the pier of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. 48 x 48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size Estate ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

All Mine 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
All Mine 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped 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 Con...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Chez Holder 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chez Holder 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathing In Antibes 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing In Antibes 1976 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 30 x 40...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

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

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Swimming In Bermuda 1977 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Swimming In Bermuda' 1977 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests on Sidney Gould’s ‘Sea Quest’ boat take a dip in the ocean, Bermuda, September 1977. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 1...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons La Barranca 1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Bandleader Teddy Stauffer (1909 - 1991) at La Barranca, Warren Avis' villa in Acapulco, January 1971. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Hotel On Lake Como 1983 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hotel On Lake Como' The swimming pool and jetty at the Villa d'Este Hotel, Lake Como, Italy, June 1983. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Ed...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Montego Bay Fisherman 1948 Extra Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Montego Bay Fisherman 1948 Extra Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition by Toni Frissell Local fisherman bring in their nets on the beach in Montego Bay. 1948 Large 40 x 40"...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Lily Safra (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Lily Safra, 1991 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 July 1991: Lily Safra, wife of Lebanese born banker Edmond Safra, at home in La Leopolda, S...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Cecil Beaton, High Society, from Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Sir Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), titled High Society (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin), from the folio Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfo...
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1980s Modern Photography

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Lithograph

Alfred Stieglitz, New York Series, Spring, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled New York Series, Spring, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Offset

The Marlboroughs Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
The Marlboroughs 1957: John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, the 10th Duke of Marlborough (1897 – 1972) and his wife Mary relax on a bench in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, the fam...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Karl Kling, Mercedes W196, Grand Prix of France, Reims, France
Located in Denton, TX
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196, Grand Prix of France, Reims, France, 1955 Gelatin silver print Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. Signed in black ink on print margin...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dark Wave I by Stuart Möller
Located in London, GB
Dark Wave I A single wave at night by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world, Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer wh...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Laszlo Willinger, "Olivia de Havilland (Gone with the Wind), orig. photo, signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger circa 1939. It depicts one of the leading movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, Olivia de Havilland...
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1930s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Beach House. 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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Paper, Archival Pigment

Fangio, Ferrari, 1000 KM Nürburgring
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin. Paper size: 16 x 19 1/2 in, Image size: 10 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. "The Mercedes W196 of Stirling Moss practices in the rain on one of the fastest road racing circuits in Europe. Moss teamed with the Argentine champion, Juan Manuel Fangio, as the two drivers spearheaded the Mercedes effort in 1995, dominating the season. This is the open-wheeled version of the W196, a car that Mercedes uses today at historic events around the world to promote its racing heritage." -Caption from "Driven: The Racing Photography...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Milton Greene, "Cover Shot" from The Black Sitting, original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original photograph printed from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1956, and printed at a later date. It was created for Greene's series entitled "The Black Sitting...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach, 1972
Located in New York, NY
A helicopter carrying tourists hovers over the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach, Florida, April 1972. Slim Aarons Aerial Miami Beach 1972 C print (Printed later) Estate signature...
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1970s Modern Photography

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C Print

Alfred Stieglitz, Mountains and Sky, Lake George, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Mountains and Sky, Lake George, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Publi...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Offset

Alfred Stieglitz, Night, New York, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Night, New York, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Twice a...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Offset

National Danish Gymnastics Team: Sky #19
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print (printed 2004), signed, dated and numbered (verso), edition '19/25', 27cm x 23cm (image size), (46cm x 41cm framed). (N.B. although this is an edition of 25, onl...
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Early 2000s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz Photograph Portrait Yousuf Karsh Photo Vintage Print
Located in Surfside, FL
YOUSUF KARSH Vintage Photograph of Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, Dimensions: sight 13 x 10-1/2 overall size is 16.5 X 14 inches mat This bears a studio stamp verso inscribed Copyright...
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons, Squaw Valley Picnic (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Squaw Valley Picnic, 1961 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 The Cushing family relaxing on the slopes of the Squaw Valley Ski Resort, one of the largest ski areas in the United States, in Olympic Valley, California, USA, 1961. Justine Cushing...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Lambda

Alfred Stieglitz, Sunlight and Shadows, Paula, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Sunlight and Shadows, Paula, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Publishe...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Offset

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