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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Slim Aarons 'Slim And Sphinx' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim And Sphinx by Slim Aarons circa 1964: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at work in Shepheard’s night club whose decor recreates a famous Cairo bar. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited editio...
Archival Pigment
$6,100
Slim Aarons Dining Al Fresco Supersize Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dining Al Fresco Capri 1980 by Slim Aarons Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dinin...
C Print
Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh, Morocco - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamp...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Slim Aarons 'Andros Island' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Andros Island by Slim Aarons Friends prepare for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 30 x 30" inches / 76...
Archival Pigment
'Snorkelling In The Shallows' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In The Shallows by Slim Aarons A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 24 x 20" inche...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'The Lure Of Lamu' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Lure Of Lamu by Slim Aarons The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors’ Camp of the Masai Mara. (Photo ...
Archival Pigment
'Mackinac To Chicago Sail' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Mackinac To Chicago Sail by Toni Frissell Spectators gather on the jetty as they wait for the Mackinac to Chicago sailboat race to begin. The race covers 289 nautical miles and take...
Archival Pigment
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Sunbathing Antibes, 1976 is a Limited Edition Estate ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$2,100
The Hamptons 1955 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
The Hamptons 1955 by Toni Frissell Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition A beach scene in The Hamptons USA 1955. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment pr...
Archival Pigment
Capri Holiday, 1958 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Capri Holiday, 1958 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Capri Holiday, 1958' by Slim Aarons is a Limited Edition Es...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Palm Springs Riders, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Springs Riders, 1970 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Digital C-Type print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Like a scene out of an Indiana J...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 is a Limited E...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. A female sunbather soaks up the golden sunrays in ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Poolside Party - Limited Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C print 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm unframed. ' Poolside Party ' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. K...
C Print, Color
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Speedboat Landing A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1973. Gorgeous print ...
Archival Pigment, Color
Sailing Boats; From the journal Camera Work
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1911. Halftone engraving from a gum bichromate print; 8 x 5 5/8 inches (203 x 142 mm), tipped onto a mounting sheet 8 x 11 3/4 in. 2 mm tear on lower rig...
Engraving, Photogravure
Fern Forest III - Archival Inkjet Print, American Modern, 21st Century Print
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Fern Forest III' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest III' is the second pr...
Color, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink
Forest of Mionsi 17 - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph, 1962
By Josef Sudek
Located in Paris, IDF
Josef Sudek Forest of Mionsi 17, 1962 Original gelatin silver print 9 x 14 cm (c. 3.5 x 5.5 in) Dated on the back Signed on the back by Petr Helbich (the assistant of Josef Sudek an...
Silver Gelatin
Sardinian Holiday Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sardinian Holiday Selvaggia Borromeo enjoys a yachting holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, 1967. Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 30 inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's. Estate Stamp...
Archival Pigment, Color
$4,900
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc -Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons ESTATE EDITION - numbered and emboss stamped on front. (edition size 150 only) Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, ...
C Print
Rock Covers Paper #9, Big Sur
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
Hand-crafted by world-renowned large format film photographer Bob Kolbrener. This image is available in the following sizes: 10x20 ($2,500) - 15x30 ($3,200) - 20x40 ($6,500). Please ...
Silver Gelatin
Corsica Island Paradise, 1984, Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition Print ED.150
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
August 1984: Topless swimmers on a rocky promontory of the Mediterranean island of Cavallo, Corsica. Slim Aarons Island Paradise 1984 C print (Printed l...
C Print
Saint Tropez Beach - Topless Sunbathing Nude Portrait French Riviera Beaches
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Saint Tropez Beach - Topless Sunbathing Nude Portrait French Riviera Beaches by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. E...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Rainy Time Square (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Rainy Time Square (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Two silhouetted women at bus stop under umbrellas in Time Square, Manhattan,...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lunch at Pigna, August 1980 by Slim Aarons is a Limited ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Slim Aarons, 'Natale Rusconi' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Natale Rusconi riding a Hotel Cipriani motor launch with the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore on San Giorgio Maggiore island beyond, in Venice, Italy, in September 1978. Slim Aarons ...
C Print
Siena Rain - Oversize print
Located in London, GB
Siena Rain - Oversize c type - Limited Edition 1/50 by Bernhard Wübbel Beautiful archival pigment print limited to 50 only - numbered and stamped by...
Color, Archival Pigment
The Brooklyn Bridge (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
The Brooklyn Bridge (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) The Brooklyn Bridge and Downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, circa 1959. Ad...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Signpost In St. Moritz (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside In Kenya, 1958 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A signpost indicating various ski slopes and toboggan tracks in the resort of St Moritz, Switzerland, March 19...
Lambda
'Lech Ice Bar' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Archival Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar 1960 By Slim Aarons The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The mountain in the background is the Omershorn. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 16 x 16" inches / 4...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
Sugarbush Ski Lift Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Sugarbush Ski Lift by Toni Frissell A skier peeks out from her ski lift pod on the slopes of Sugarbush Vermont ski resort. 1954 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition 20x16" i...
Archival Pigment
Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph
By Jill Peters
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 ...
Archival Pigment
Mill Reef Club, Antigua, 1960 (Unseen)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The beach club at at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Mill Reef Beach Club, Antigua 1960 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered ed...
C Print
' Seascape I ' Signed Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
' Seascape I ' Signed Limited Edition Oversize print by Stuart Christian Möller limited edition to 10 only this size - signed A view of the sea during a rainstorm. Gorgeous arc...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Venice; From the journal Camera Work
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1911. Halftone engraving from a gum bichromate print, 5 9/16 x 7 11/16 inches (148 x 196 mm), tipped onto a mounting sheet 8 x 11 3/4 inches. A muted an...
Engraving, Photogravure
'Laguna Beach Surfer' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Laguna Beach Surfer' A surfer in the sea at Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. Gorgeous print measuring a very large 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x...
Archival Pigment
$3,900
Poolside Host, 1970, Palm Springs, Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. At far left is Lita Baron....
C Print
Sea Drive, 1967 - Vintage Red Automobile Amphibian Car American Waters
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sea Drive, 1967 - Vintage Red Automobile Amphibian Car American Waters by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Please n...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Case Study House 22, Playboy, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Julius Shulman Case Study House #22. Playboy 1960 C print Paper size: 20.5″ x 41.5″ (52.07 cm. x 104.14 cm.) Print size: 19″ x 40″ (48.26 cm. x 101.6 cm.) Shulman's studio stamp and...
C Print
Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print with exemplary provenance is unsigned but bears several stamps from the artist's family on the back of the mount, including the authentication stamp of Adam...
Silver Gelatin
Holland Canal, Netherlands
By Brett Weston
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This large, dramatic black-and-white photograph by one of the most important photographers of the 20th-century, Brett Weston, is perhaps the artist's most iconic image. This relative...
Silver Gelatin
Coming Ashore - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
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. Aug...
Archival Pigment
Fern Forest II - Archival Inkjet Print, Limited Edition of 25
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Fern Forest II' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest II' is the second prin...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Westin Excelsior, Lido in Venice, 1957 by...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Toni Frissell 'Courchevel' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Courchevel by Toni Frissell Annik Schäffler and her dog on the mountains of Courcheval, 1970. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm ...
Archival Pigment
1928 Margaret Bourke-White Precisionist Otis Steel Co Industrial Photo Print
Located in Camden, ME
This commanding industrial photograph dates from 1928, a pivotal year in the early career of Margaret Bourke-White, and belongs to the definitive body of work that established her as...
Silver
The Champs Elysées Paris under Construction, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris, August 1928. The iconic Champs-Élysées in Paris is under construction. Features: Original silver gel...
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Boy Baron' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Boy Baron by Slim Aarons 1957: The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron and 10th Baronet Hesketh, fishing in the lake at his ancestral...
Archival Pigment
Paris, Demonstration on Blvd St Germain, 1947 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by the Associated Press, Paris. The view shows a demonstration with demonstrators and police on Boulevard Saint-Germain in June ...
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Relaxing in Lech' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Relaxing in Lech by Slim Aarons A group of people sitting in the sun at the Gasthof Post hotel in the Austrian ski resort of Lech, 1960. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition esta...
Archival Pigment
Crabbing In The Hamptons Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Crabbing In The Hamptons 1956 by Toni Frissell Family and friends enjoy crabbing a a beach in The Hamptons, Long Island's play spot. Oversize 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper si...
Archival Pigment
Lucky Luciano, 1950s - Limited Edition Black and White Estate Stamped C-Type
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lucky Luciano, 1950s by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lucky Luciano is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Paris 1952, Place de la Concorde
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This photograph, taken in 1952, depicts the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. The scene captures a busy urban atmosphere with classic cars typical of the mid-20th century lining...
Silver Gelatin
$1,500
Hamptons Tennis Club 1955 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hamptons Tennis Club by Toni Frissell Girlfriends watch the tennis at a tennis club in The Hamptons in 1955. Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition 20x16" inches / 51 x 41 cm ...
Archival Pigment
Swimming In Bermuda Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Swimming In Bermuda Guests on Sidney Gould’s ‘Sea Quest’ boat take a dip in the ocean, Bermuda, September 1977. 30x40 inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection ...
Color, Archival Pigment
'Boy in Bermuda' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Boy in Bermuda by Toni Frissell Fishy friends and underwater snorkelling on a beach in Bermuda, 1956. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 30 x 40" inches / 76 x...
Archival Pigment
Sea Drive 1967 Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sea Drive 1967 Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an ‘Amphicar’ across the harbour at Nassau. The children are Bianca Juarez (Bo...
Color, Archival Pigment
$714
Istanbul 1960 - View to the Golden Horn - Original Vintage - Black & White
Located in Cologne, DE
Istanbul 1960 – The Golden Horn – Original Vintage – Black & White Photographer: Klaus Redenbacher Captured during a journey to Turkey in 1960, this atmospheric photograph shows a tr...
Silver Gelatin
Vintage View on the city of Taiyuan-Fu - Vintage Photograph - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage View on the city of Taiyuan-Fu is a b/w photographic print on polished paper, taken very likely in 1938 by Press Photo, Berlin. Stereotype in German on the back. In very good...
Photographic Paper
Ships that pass, 1969 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print 16" x 20"
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Ships that pass, 1969 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Ships that pass, 1969 is a Limited Edition Estate Stampe...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital