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Period: 20th Century
"A l'exactitude" boutique de cordonnerie, 93 rue Broca, 5ème arr. Neg. no. 1398
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 8 5/8 x 7 inches (219 x 178 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Vieille maison, 93 Rue Broca ...
Category
Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Entrée del la Cour 29 Rue Broca, 5ème arrondissement. Atget negative no. 1296
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 7 x 8 5/8 inches (178 x 219 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Entrance to the Courtyard at ...
Category
Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Une cour de la rue Saint-Médard, 5ème Arrondissement. Atget negative no. 1486
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 7 x 8 1/2 inches (178 x 218 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Une cour del la rue St. Méda...
Category
Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jerusalem Western Wall Night Time Photo 1973
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerusalem Wailing Wall Photo with couple at night.
This is for one Photograph from the portfolio entitled "Jerusalem: City of Mankind," The mounting is 14 X 17 inches. the actual ph...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Cour 29 Rue Broca, 5ème arrondissement. Atget negative no. 1394
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 8 1/2 x 7 inches (217 x 178 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Courtyard 29 Rue Broca 1394."...
Category
Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Au petit temple" / hôtel meublé des Bons Enfants, rue Saint-Médard, 5ème Arr.
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 7 x 8 1/2 inches (178 x 217 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Rue St. Medard 442." Deckled ...
Category
Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Happy Tights by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, nude, women, legs
Located in Munich, DE
Happy Tights
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
Crossed legs of a woman with Velvet tights
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball Smoking
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white vintage image features American actress and slapstick comedian Lucille Ball sitting outdoors in the sunlight, smoking a cigarette.
Lucille Ball was best known...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Candid Martin Luther King Jr.
Located in Austin, TX
A classic 1960's Photograph depicting the Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King. One of the most famous and influential men of the 20th Century, the Baptist minister, Nobel Peace Prize wi...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Winston Churchill
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Written by Yousuf Karsh: 1941
“My portrait of Winston Churchill changed my life. I knew after I had taken it that it was an important picture, but I could hardly have dreamed that it...
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Milton Greene, Marlene Dietrich, original vintage photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Milton Greene
Marlene Dietrich
Original vintage photograph on photographic paper, taken from the original negative
Photo taken in NY in 1952, Printed in 1979 as dated on the verso
Ha...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party at Studio 54
By Eric Kroll
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1970s in New York: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bianca Jagger, and Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for Bianca's birthday party.
Bianca Jagger is a former Nicaraguan actress who was married ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Orson Welles Leaning in the Studio
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Orson Welles posed seated and leaning on a chair in the studio.
Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra "The House I Live In"
By Gaston Longet
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning portrait of a 30-year-old Frank Sinatra on the set of the 1945 film Step Lively.
Step Lively is a 1944 American musical film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Sina...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Clark Gable Posed on Sound Stage
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features Clark Gable pose on a sound stage, circa 1931.
Clark Gable was an American film actor and military officer, often referred to as "The King of...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra in Portland
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of the famous jazz singer and musician Frank Sinatra while in Portland, 1957. This portrait features the star sitting on a bench on a dock, leaning b...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin Partying at the Chateau
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Shot of Led Zeppelin standing in a group, shot under a staircase during the Chateau Marmont set with Jay Thompson.
Widely considered one of the most successful, innovative, and inf...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Car on the Set of Giant
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in a car on the set of the 1950s Film "Giant".
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapte...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball: A Portrait of Elegance
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant black-and-white image features actress Lucille Ball in a full-length gown, looking upward and leaning on a side table.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedienn...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen Loading Rifle
By Lothar Winkler
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of Steve McQueen loading a rifle for his role in "The Great Escape", circa 1963.
Steve McQueen nicknamed the "King of Cool", was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, Love With the Proper Stranger...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Marlon Brando posed on a bike for the film "The Wild One".
The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Laszlo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is mos...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, and Grace Kelly at the Oscars
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
"This black and white image features Bette Davis Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly smiling and holding awards at the 1954 Oscar Awards.
Grace Kelly was an American actress who, after s...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Fred Astaire Dancing in the Studio
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot: Hollywood's French Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning closeup features French bombshell actress Brigitte Bardot in a wide-brimmed hat.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B. ., is a French fo...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin Sitting at a Kitchen Table
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of members of Led Zeppelin sitting at a kitchen table, circa 1969.
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consiste...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Happy Tights by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, nude, women, legs
Located in Munich, DE
Happy Tights
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
Crossed legs of a woman with Velvet tights
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra Hands in Cement Hollywood Blvd
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Frank Sinatra posed smiling while pressing his hands into the cement of Hollywood Boulevard, circa 1955.
Fr...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix Tuning Guitar on Stage
By Grant Harper Reid
Located in Austin, TX
Captured by photographer Grant Harper Reid, the concert took place on September 5, 1969, in Harlem on 139th Street between 5th. Ave. & Lenox Ave.
...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn "The Nun's Story"
By Leo L. Fuchs
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn standing on what seems to be a wood branch bridge taking a portrait for the 1959 film "The Nun's Story".
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn is regarded...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley: The Kiss
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage 1956 photograph featuring the King, Elvis Presley puckering his lips as he kisses the lens in this fantastic shot. This rare photo is a second-generation example made after...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Ingrid Bergman with Fan
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
Glamorous capture of actress Ingrid Bergman posed in the studio with a fan.
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films and won thr...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Arthur Ashe in Action
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s photograph depicting a young Arthur Ashe in action.
Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles i...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart at the Oscars
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actor Humphrey Bogart and actress Lauren Bacall standing side by side at the 1954 Oscar Wards.
Humphrey Bogart, nicknamed Bogie, was an Amer...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Sheep by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, animal, black and white
Located in Munich, DE
The Sheep
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A sheep in black and white shot on analog film.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
I...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Clark Gable Posed on Sound Stage II
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features Clark Gable pose on a sound stage, circa 1931.
Clark Gable was an American film actor and military officer, often referred to as "The King of...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando on Bike for "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of Marlon Brando posed on his bike for his role in "The Wild One", 1953.
Marlon Brando was an American actor and film director with a career spanning 60 years, duri...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Legendary film still capture of Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy posed for their roles in the 1953 film "The Wild One".
The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed b...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin at the Historic Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white vintage photograph features the legendary psychedelic rock band, Led Zeppelin, on their visit to Chateau Marmont photographed by Jay Thompson.
Chateau Marmont...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Sheep by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, animal, black and white
Located in Munich, DE
The Sheep
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A sheep in black and white shot on analog film.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
I...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Sheep by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, animal, black and white
Located in Munich, DE
The Sheep
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A sheep in black and white shot on analog film.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
I...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stunning Clark Gable at Academy Awards
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid black and white artistic capture of star actor Clark Gable smiling at the Academy Awards.
Clark Gable was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hol...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Fred Astaire: The Gay Divorcee
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jimmy Stewart and Family at Baseball Game
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Jimmy Stewart and his family watching a game of baseball from the bleachers, circa 1954.
Jimmy Stewart was an American actor and military pilot. ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Orson Welles in the Studio
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Orson Welles posed seated on a chair in the studio.
Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn on Set of "The Nun's Story"
By Leo L. Fuchs
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full-length image features actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn on the set of "A Nun's Story" in 1959.
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill 'Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr'
Located in New York, NY
Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr, 1969
silver gelatin print
20 x 16 inches
edition of 50
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity from the O'...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso.
Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Itali...
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Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso.
Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Itali...
Category
Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Audrey Hepburn Fish Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Unique and stunning black and white capture of star actress Audrey Hepburn posed with a peculiar fish-shaped weathervane.
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress. Recognised a...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time"
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing for their roles in "Swing Time", 1936.
Swing Time is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film set ma...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
David Bowie and William Burroughs, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, US
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
David Bowie and William Burroughs in Los Angeles, February 1974, signed Terry O'Neill, 8x10" print, custom framed with non-glar...
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Photorealist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
David Bowie Smoking Clown contact sheet by Duffy, with silver frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality contact sheet print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original negatives, these o...
Category
Photorealist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Andres: Children playing street soccer, Barcelona 1957.
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Erich Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photographers, who used a Leica. His images today...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York City Parade by Karl Struss, 1910, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
By Karl Struss
Located in Dallas, TX
New York City Parade by Karl Struss is a vintage photograph documenting a crowd of people in the streets of New York City during a parade.
This photograph is a vintage gelatin silve...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo.
Platinum Print
Image size: 11 x 10.5 in.
Pa...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Elizabeth Taylor Wedding Day
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white image of Elizabeth Taylor in a flowing wedding gown exiting a car with her father during her first wedding on May 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, California.
Eliza...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jane Russell Having Fun on Set
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and a white candid photograph of Jane Russell having fun on the set of "The French Line", circa 1954.
The French Line is a 1953 American musical film starring Jane Russell ma...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Frida Winking by Lucienne Bloch, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida Winking by Lucienne Bloch is a portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair, winking at the camera.
Image size: 8.25 x 10.25 in.
Mount size: 16 x 20 in.
Silver G...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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