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Brian Duffy Art

British, 1933-2010
Photographer Brian Duffy had an eight-year working relationship with David Bowie shooting five key sessions over this period, providing the creative concept as well as the photographic image for three album covers. First came the iconic 1973 shoot for the cover of Aladdin Sane, often nicknamed 'the Mona Lisa of pop', when Duffy interpreted Bowie's original title of 'A Lad Insane’ as “Aladdin Sane”. Duffy the went on to shot the cover for 'Lodger' in 1979 and in 1980, the cover for Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Duffy's input had a significant influence on the creation of Bowie's chameleon-like public persona and his continual pioneering reinvention.
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Artist: Brian Duffy
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...
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David Bowie Smoking Clown by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive. Taken from the original negatives, these offici...
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David Bowie with Scottie Dog by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality print of David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive. Taken from the original 1980 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with...
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David Bowie Aladdin Sane Contact Sheet by Brian Duffy framed
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Contact sheet print taken from the David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover shoot by Brian Duffy Taken from the original 1973 negatives, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edi...
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David Bowie Smoking Clown contact sheet by Duffy
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...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Brian Duffy Art

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Set of 2 David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover prints "Eyes Open" & "Eyes Closed"
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Set of 2 prints, both pre-matted with black mats. David Bowie by Brian Duffy from the 1973 Aladdin Sane album cover sessions. One print is the original cover, the second is the "eyes open" version, released for the first time to celebrate the opening of "David Bowie Is...
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David Bowie Aladdin Sane contact sheet by Brian Duffy with gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane contact sheet print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the Aladdin Sane album cover. The print features the Aladdin Sane album cover in color ...
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David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open by Brian Duffy with gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane "Eyes Open" print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the Aladdin Sane album cover. This "Eyes Open" shot was introduced for the first time to promote the hugely successful David Bowie Is...
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David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy with black mat and gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy Taken from the original 1973 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with the offic...
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David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy framed
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy Taken from the original 1973 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with the offic...
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Duffy - Banned Pirelli Ice Cream Girl - signed limited edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Duffy - Pirelli Ice Cream Girl - banned - signed limited edition BANNED OUTTAKE - ICE CREAM ON BREASTS - PIRELLI 1973 Image size 18x12" signed Archival Pigment print limited edition size of 12 only On the 27th of October 1972 for the first time in Pirelli Calendar history, this image was banned. It was deemed too risqué even for a publication such as this. Derek Forsyth and Allen Jones were summoned to Pirelli’s head office in Chester square to explain themselves. The chairman of the company deemed the image too perverse and it was never published. Duffy was one of the few photographers who was commissioned for three Pirelli calendars. His first two calendars were in 1965 and 1973 and his last shoot for Pirelli was also in 1973 for the Cinturato truck tyre calendar. Duffy worked with the pop artist Allen Jones and the airbrush artist Philip Castle. The airbrushing techniques used producing this calendar were incorporated on the David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover in 1973. More About Duffy : AT DUFFY’S MEMORIAL SERVICE LORD DAVID PUTTNAM ADDRESSED THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DUFFY AND SAID ‘THE WORLD NEEDS MORE DUFFY’S.’ HE THEN WENT ON TO CALL HIM A MAVERICK, SOMEBODY WHO WAS PREPARED TO TAKE RISKS WITH HIS ART FORM AND DESCRIBED DUFFY AS A ‘SUPREMELY TALENTED AND ESOTERIC MAN.’ ‘A man who thrived on risks and challenges, who lived to create.’ In 2013 Duffy was voted as one of the top most 100 influential photographer’s of all time and he richly deserves that title. When Duffy felt he had pushed the boundaries as far as he could and was no longer satisfied with stills photography he abruptly shut his studio, attempted to burn all of his negatives and moved into commercials. Despite repeated requests to return to still photography, give interviews or discuss his career, he became reclusive and his remaining negatives would have stayed in boxes under the stairs had it not been for the persistence of his eldest son, Chris. Chris realised that Duffy’s name was slowly slipping into obscurity and regularly tried to persuade him to do something with his remaining archive. It wasn’t until 2006 when Duffy was diagnosed with the degenerative lung disease Pulmonary Fibrosis that he finally gave Chris the green light to start putting the archive together. The process was a labour of love for the first few years. Organising, scanning and databasing his negatives took many hours whilst Chris was running his own photographic studio. In 2009 the opportunity to exhibit at Chris Beetles Gallery in Mayfair London (now Beetles & Huxley) gave Duffy the platform for his first ever exhibition which was hailed with great critical acclaim. The exhibition ignited an incredible interest in his work and there were regular queues to see the show. During the process of putting the exhibition together, the BBC commissioned a documentary on Duffy’s life and work which aired in 2010. Chris then started on the first monograph but sadly Duffy was never to see this and passed away on 31st May 2010. Since 2010 Duffy’s work has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries around the world. In 2012 the Victoria and Albert Museum requested use of the original Aladdin Sane record cover ‘dye transfer’ print for their British Design 1948-2012 cultural exhibition. In 2013 the V&A approached the archive for use of the newly released ‘Eyes Open’ version as the lead image for the ‘David Bowie is’ exhibition. This exhibition has achieved record breaking numbers in several venues and has been seen by over 1.5 million visitors. Duffy’s name has now become recognised by an international audience and is now firmly back on the map. In 2014 Duffy’s second book was released – Duffy Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the book explores the chemistry and creation of these five iconic sets of images illustrated with interviews from people who were directly involved. The book is also available in French and Italian. The archive is made up of negatives and contact sheets that have been retrieved from numerous UK and international publications; Vogue, French Elle, Glamour, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph to name but a few in addition to work held by independent archives. The process of exhibiting Duffy’s work continues and the future holds several more book projects illuminating Duffy’s eclectic and influential work. ice cream pirelli calendar girls sex sexy erotic erotica nudes boobs...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Black & White Neg Remaster - Limited Estate Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
ALADDIN SANE REMASTERED BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE * 24 x24" inches limited edition of 50 ONLY * Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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Michael Caine 1964 Contact Sheet
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Michael Caine contact sheet print by Brian Duffy - London 1964 This session with Michael Caine was shot by Duffy in 1964, the same year that the film Zulu was released which was hi...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON - VOGUE - 1961 signed
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
VOGUE – HANOVER SQUARE – 1961 This photograph by Duffy was taken in 1961. The bare trees reveal a very different W1 Hanover Square to how it is 50 years later. To the left, you can see the statue of William Pitt (The Younger) which still remains today. Once a highly desirable and exclusive Mayfair address, the square now comprises mostly of offices. The models, wearing various evening dresses are stood opposite the Vogue head office at 1 Hanover Square. The offices were completed in 1958 and have been the publications UK headquarters since. The image was used for a feature titled “Getting home with the milk” for British Vogue in June 1961. AT DUFFY’S MEMORIAL SERVICE LORD DAVID PUTTNAM ADDRESSED THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DUFFY AND SAID ‘THE WORLD NEEDS MORE DUFFY’S.’ HE THEN WENT ON TO CALL HIM A MAVERICK, SOMEBODY WHO WAS PREPARED TO TAKE RISKS WITH HIS ART FORM AND DESCRIBED DUFFY AS A ‘SUPREMELY TALENTED AND ESOTERIC MAN.’ ‘A man who thrived on risks and challenges, who lived to create.’ In 2013 Duffy was voted as one of the top most 100 influential photographer’s of all time and he richly deserves that title. When Duffy felt he had pushed the boundaries as far as he could and was no longer satisfied with stills photography he abruptly shut his studio, attempted to burn all of his negatives and moved into commercials. Despite repeated requests to return to still photography, give interviews or discuss his career, he became reclusive and his remaining negatives would have stayed in boxes under the stairs had it not been for the persistence of his eldest son, Chris. Chris realised that Duffy’s name was slowly slipping into obscurity and regularly tried to persuade him to do something with his remaining archive. It wasn’t until 2006 when Duffy was diagnosed with the degenerative lung disease Pulmonary Fibrosis that he finally gave Chris the green light to start putting the archive together. The process was a labour of love for the first few years. Organising, scanning and databasing his negatives took many hours whilst Chris was running his own photographic studio. In 2009 the opportunity to exhibit at Chris Beetles Gallery in Mayfair London (now Beetles & Huxley) gave Duffy the platform for his first ever exhibition which was hailed with great critical acclaim. The exhibition ignited an incredible interest in his work and there were regular queues to see the show. During the process of putting the exhibition together, the BBC commissioned a documentary on Duffy’s life and work which aired in 2010. Chris then started on the first monograph but sadly Duffy was never to see this and passed away on 31st May 2010. Since 2010 Duffy’s work has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries around the world. In 2012 the Victoria and Albert Museum requested use of the original Aladdin Sane record cover ‘dye transfer’ print for their British Design 1948-2012 cultural exhibition. In 2013 the V&A approached the archive for use of the newly released ‘Eyes Open’ version as the lead image for the ‘David Bowie is’ exhibition. This exhibition has achieved record breaking numbers in several venues and has been seen by over 1.5 million visitors. Duffy’s name has now become recognised by an international audience and is now firmly back on the map. In 2014 Duffy’s second book was released – Duffy Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the book explores the chemistry and creation of these five iconic sets of images illustrated with interviews from people who were directly involved. The book is also available in French and Italian. The archive is made up of negatives and contact sheets that have been retrieved from numerous UK and international publications; Vogue, French Elle, Glamour, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph to name but a few in addition to work held by independent archives. The process of exhibiting Duffy’s work continues and the future holds several more book projects illuminating Duffy’s eclectic and influential work. ARCHIVE TIMELINE 2008 The Duffy Archive was established by Chris Duffy. 2009 BBC Documentary “The Man Who Shot The Sixties” One hour documentary on Duffy’s life and work. First exhibition at Chris Beetles Gallery Mayfair, London (now Beetles & Huxley)* See Exhibits page for full list of exhibition since 2009
 2010 Duffy passed away 31st May 2010 2011 Publication of first monograph “Duffy Photographer” Published by ACC Editions features over 160 iconic images from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and in 2011 the V&A Museum London requested Duffy prints for their permanent collection.
 2012 Solo Exhibitions and contributions in Italy, Paris, Amsterdam, Spain, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, London and Australia. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2013 David Bowie Is launched at the V&A Museum with Aladdin Sane as the lead image. Also named as one of one hundred ‘most influential photographers of all time’ by the British Journal of Photography. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2014 Publication of Duffy / Bowie – “Five Sessions” Published by ACC Editions. Publication of French Elle – “In The Eyes of Brian Duffy” – Published in French by Glenat. David Bowie Is V&A Exhibition goes on tour to: Sao Paulo, Berlin and Chicago. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2015 David Bowie 'Is' continues to tour Paris, Australia and the Netherlands.
 See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2016 David Bowie 'Is' continues to tour Italy and Japan. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2017 David Bowie 'Is' reaches Barcelona. The Archive also contributed to Holden Luntz Gallery...
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1960s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Set of 2 David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover prints "Eyes Open" & "Eyes Closed"
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Set of 2 prints, both pre-matted. David Bowie by Brian Duffy from the 1973 Aladdin Sane album cover sessions. One print is the original cover, the second is the "eyes open" version, released for the first time to celebrate the opening of "David Bowie Is" Museum quality fine art print of the cover Aladdin Sane by David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive. Taken from the original 1973 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with the official Duffy Archive estate stamp. Available in one size only, prints are pre-mounted to the highest quality. Official Duffy Archive Estate : David Bowie prints...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Brian Duffy Art

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Debbie Harry Blondie 1977
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Debbie Harry of Blondie - London 1977 limited edition print by Brian Duffy. Debbie Harry of “Blondie” wearing a Patti Smith Group T-shirt shot...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Brian Duffy Art

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Duffy - Aladdin Sane - David Bowie - original negative re-work edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
ALADDIN SANE REMASTERED BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE 2011 Very large exquisite archival pigment print 40x40 in / 101 x 101 cm paper size unframed Limited edition Estate Stamped 25 only this size other sizes available are : 18 x 18 in 24 x24 in shipped tracked and securely ALADDIN SANE REMASTERED BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE – 2011 Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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MICHAEL CAINE PORTRAIT 1964 - signed
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
MICHAEL CAINE PORTRAIT 1964 MICHAEL CAINE – 1964 signed limited edition of 15 only. silver gelatin This Michael Caine Portrait by Duffy was taken in 1964, the same year that the film Zulu was released which was his first major film role and remains one of Michael’s best-known films. An image from this session was published in The Sunday Times Magazine on the 24th May 1964. Caine, pictured here at age 31, had just been awarded the lead in the 1965 hit movie The Ipcress File...
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1960s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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REGGIE KRAY & GRANDFATHER – LONDON 1967 signed limited edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
REGGIE KRAY & GRANDFATHER JIMMY ‘CANNONBALL’ LEE – LONDON 1967 signed limited edition silver gelatin print Reggie Kray of the London gangster duo the Krays twins - shot by Duffy sparring with his Grandad – The infamous bare-knuckle boxer Jimmy ‘Cannonball’ Lee in London’s East End 1967. AT DUFFY’S MEMORIAL SERVICE LORD DAVID PUTTNAM ADDRESSED THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DUFFY AND SAID ‘THE WORLD NEEDS MORE DUFFY’S.’ HE THEN WENT ON TO CALL HIM A MAVERICK, SOMEBODY WHO WAS PREPARED TO TAKE RISKS WITH HIS ART FORM AND DESCRIBED DUFFY AS A ‘SUPREMELY TALENTED AND ESOTERIC MAN.’ ‘A man who thrived on risks and challenges, who lived to create.’ In 2013 Duffy was voted as one of the top most 100 influential photographer’s of all time and he richly deserves that title. When Duffy felt he had pushed the boundaries as far as he could and was no longer satisfied with stills photography he abruptly shut his studio, attempted to burn all of his negatives and moved into commercials. Despite repeated requests to return to still photography, give interviews or discuss his career, he became reclusive and his remaining negatives would have stayed in boxes under the stairs had it not been for the persistence of his eldest son, Chris. Chris realised that Duffy’s name was slowly slipping into obscurity and regularly tried to persuade him to do something with his remaining archive. It wasn’t until 2006 when Duffy was diagnosed with the degenerative lung disease Pulmonary Fibrosis that he finally gave Chris the green light to start putting the archive together. The process was a labour of love for the first few years. Organising, scanning and databasing his negatives took many hours whilst Chris was running his own photographic studio. In 2009 the opportunity to exhibit at Chris Beetles Gallery in Mayfair London (now Beetles & Huxley) gave Duffy the platform for his first ever exhibition which was hailed with great critical acclaim. The exhibition ignited an incredible interest in his work and there were regular queues to see the show. During the process of putting the exhibition together, the BBC commissioned a documentary on Duffy’s life and work which aired in 2010. Chris then started on the first monograph but sadly Duffy was never to see this and passed away on 31st May 2010. Since 2010 Duffy’s work has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries around the world. In 2012 the Victoria and Albert Museum requested use of the original Aladdin Sane record cover ‘dye transfer’ print for their British Design 1948-2012 cultural exhibition. In 2013 the V&A approached the archive for use of the newly released ‘Eyes Open’ version as the lead image for the ‘David Bowie is’ exhibition. This exhibition has achieved record breaking numbers in several venues and has been seen by over 1.5 million visitors. Duffy’s name has now become recognised by an international audience and is now firmly back on the map. In 2014 Duffy’s second book was released – Duffy Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the book explores the chemistry and creation of these five iconic sets of images illustrated with interviews from people who were directly involved. The book is also available in French and Italian. The archive is made up of negatives and contact sheets that have been retrieved from numerous UK and international publications; Vogue, French Elle, Glamour, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph to name but a few in addition to work held by independent archives. The process of exhibiting Duffy’s work continues and the future holds several more book projects illuminating Duffy’s eclectic and influential work. ARCHIVE TIMELINE 2008 The Duffy Archive was established by Chris Duffy. 2009 BBC Documentary “The Man Who Shot The Sixties” One hour documentary on Duffy’s life and work. First exhibition at Chris Beetles Gallery Mayfair, London (now Beetles & Huxley)* See Exhibits page for full list of exhibition since 2009
 2010 Duffy passed away 31st May 2010 2011 Publication of first monograph “Duffy Photographer” Published by ACC Editions features over 160 iconic images from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and in 2011 the V&A Museum London requested Duffy prints for their permanent collection.
 2012 Solo Exhibitions and contributions in Italy, Paris, Amsterdam, Spain, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, London and Australia. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2013 David Bowie Is launched at the V&A Museum with Aladdin Sane as the lead image. Also named as one of one hundred ‘most influential photographers of all time’ by the British Journal of Photography. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2014 Publication of Duffy / Bowie – “Five Sessions” Published by ACC Editions. Publication of French Elle – “In The Eyes of Brian Duffy” – Published in French by Glenat. David Bowie Is V&A Exhibition goes on tour to: Sao Paulo, Berlin and Chicago. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2015 David Bowie 'Is' continues to tour Paris, Australia and the Netherlands.
 See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2016 David Bowie 'Is' continues to tour Italy and Japan. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2017 David Bowie 'Is' reaches Barcelona. The Archive also contributed to Holden Luntz Gallery...
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1960s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Hippiemobile (1968) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Throbbing Gristle In Culver City (1981) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Brian Duff/Daily Express/Express/Getty Images) circa 1968: Young m...
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1960s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size limited edition of 25 Archival Pigment Print Hand signed by David Bowie Edition 23/25 Taken by Duffy...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Black & White Neg Remaster - Limited Estate Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
ALADDIN SANE REMASTERED BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE * 24 x24" inches limited edition of 50 ONLY * unsigned but numbered and stamped by the Archive printed later 2020 Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Eyes Open, 1973. Duffy Archive.
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie, Aladdin Eyes Open, 1973 by Brian Duffy. This photograph was taken during the photo shoot for the album cover for Aladdin Sane, January 1973, London. This is an exquisite FRAMED* Archival Pigment print. *Note delivery includes secure art crating & shipping. Framed in black wood with glass and matt Stamped by The Duffy Archive, UK. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 115 x 115 x 3 cm (framed). The image area is 95 x 95 cm. Produced utilising the original contact sheet. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and ship to all international locations. About these images : “It wasn’t until we saw the contact sheets the next day I remember thinking, God this is spectacular. You just knew you had cracked it, boy, did you know it.” Celia Philo DAVID BOWIE: FIVE SESSIONS PHOTOGRAPHS BY DUFFY Brian Duffy photographed David Bowie over five sessions between August 1972 and April 1980, and made the iconic Aladdin Sane album cover image. January 1973–Session two–Aladdin Sane. It has been called ‘The Mona Lisa of Pop’. Who could have imagined that the moment he clicked the shutter on the Hasselblad in early 1973 that one of those images would become known as a cultural icon? – Chris Duffy Some background to the shoot. The background stories to the Aladdin Sane shoot are told in rich detail in the book Bowie Duffy – Five Sessions. In particular it is a delight to read Duffy’s (a self confessed Marxist anarchist) analysis and compare that with the measured tone of Tony Defries. If you don’t have a copy of the book, here’s a flavour of their respective views – which amount to much the same thing – just expressed in different ways. First up, Tony Defries: “I was looking for an iconic cover image and artwork that would help me to persuade RCA that Bowie was sufficiently important to warrant megastar treatment and funding in order to propel him to exactly that status. Engaging a master, world-class photographer to shoot the project /brand and to design the artwork was the best way to send that message. Brian had the ability to make the mundane image interesting and the interesting image fascinating.” Then Duffy: “Tony wanted to make the most expensive cover he could possibly get a record company to pay for, because he realised that if it cost fifty quid, well, so what – but if it cost £5,000 the record company were now having to pay attention. He said “Can you make it expensive?“and I said “No problem old love.” I proposed– One: A Dye-transfer. A genius method of being able to spend the most amount of money to get a reproduction from a colour transparency onto a piece of paper. Two: Get the plates made, where? Switzerland. Then employ me to design it and create it – even better and more wasteful.” The Aladdin Sane session was a real team effort. The location was Duffy’s studio at 151a King Henry’s Road in Primrose Hill, London, which had been the setting for the Ziggy Stardust session the previous August. Duffy had agreed with Tony Defries that his design agency, Duffy Design Concepts, which he ran with Celia Philo, would design the sleeve. Present in Primrose Hill on that January day in 1973 were Duffy, David Bowie, Celia Philo, Tony Defries, French make-up artist Pierre Laroche, and Duffy’s studio manager Francis Newman, who also acted as his assistant that day. Follow-up work on the detailed airbrushing required to create the final artwork was carried out by Philip Castle. What about that lightning bolt flash and the liquid pool? The idea for the lightning bolt came from David Bowie. The realisation of that lighting bolt into the form that appeared on the sleeve was down to Duffy. Its source is believed to be a rice cooker that was in Duffy’s studio – and which had a small logo with a red and blue flash. Francis Newman remembers, “Pierre stared to apply this tiny little flash on his face and when Duffy saw that he said, “No, not like that, like this” and literally drew it right across his face and said to Pierre, “Now, fill that in.”” The red colour was lipstick. Adding the pool of liquid to the collarbone was Duffy’s idea, and this was brilliantly airbrushed in as part of the post-production work by Philip Castle. David Bowie explained the background to Rolling Stone magazine, that it was a “Lightning bolt. An electric kind of thing. Instead of, like, the flame of a lamp, I thought he would probably be cracked by lightning. Sort of an obvious-type thing, as he was sort of an electric boy. But the teardrop was Brian Duffy’s. He put that on afterward, just popped it in there. I thought it was rather sweet.” DAVID BOWIE David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee),[2] was an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born in Brixton, South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth, directed by Nicolas Roeg, and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance; the album's title track topped both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Jean Shrimpton - Limited Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton, Head Shot - London 1963 by Duffy Very large archival pigment print 40x40 in / 101 x 101 cm paper size unframed Limited edition Estate...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

David Bowie Aladdin Sane Duffy New Release Ghost Signature Edition Oversize
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Aladdin Sane Duffy Archive New Release Ghost Signature Edition Oversize Print 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm image size Limited Edition Edition size 50 only (worldwide) Numbered...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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C Print

Fashion for ‘Vogue’, Curzon Street, London, 1961 - Brian Duffy (Black and White)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Fashion for ‘Vogue’, Curzon Street, London, 1961 - Brian Duffy (Black and White) Signed and stamped with embossed archive stamp Archive ink stamped and numbered on reverse Modern sil...
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Late 20th Century Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

David Bowie as 'Aladdin Sane', 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie as 'Aladdin Sane', 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography) Co-signed by David Bowie and Brian Duffy, from a limited edition of 25 Archival pigment print 40 x 40 inches...
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1970s Brian Duffy Art

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Archival Pigment

Jean Shrimpton - Limited Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton, Head Shot - London 1963 by Duffy Very large archival pigment print 40x40 in / 101 x 101 cm paper size unframed Limited edition Estate...
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1970s Modern Brian Duffy Art

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

David Bowie as Aladdin Sane, 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie as Aladdin Sane, 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography) Signed Solo-signed by Brain Duffy only, from a limited edition of 75 prints Archival pigment print 20 x 20 inch...
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1970s Brian Duffy Art

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Archival Pigment

Group on Deck #3, Town Magazine
By Brian Duffy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Duffy is widely credited for having revolutionized the face of fashion photography, which defined the visual language of the swinging sixties in London. Duffy completed his training ...
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1960s Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Shrimpton, Edgware Road, London
By Brian Duffy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Duffy is widely credited for having revolutionized the face of fashion photography, which defined the visual language of the swinging sixties in London. Duffy completed his training ...
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1960s Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Westminster Bridge, London
By Brian Duffy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Duffy is widely credited for having revolutionized the face of fashion photography, which defined the visual language of the swinging sixties in London. Duffy completed his training ...
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1960s Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Shrimpton, Edgware Road, 1960 - Brian Duffy (Black and White Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton, Edgware Road, 1960 - Brian Duffy (Black and White Photography) Signed by Duffy Authenticated by Chris Duffy, executor of the estate, stamped with embossed archive st...
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Late 20th Century Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Fashion for Vogue, Florence, 1964 - Brian Duffy (Black and White Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Fashion for Vogue, Florence, 1964 - Brian Duffy (Black and White Photography) Modern silver gelatin print Signed and embossed with archive stamp below mount Archive ink stamp and nu...
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Mid-20th Century Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

John Lennon, 1965 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
John Lennon, 1965 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography) Modern silver gelatin print Signed and embossed with archive stamp below mount Archive ink stamp and numbered 1/50 in reverse ...
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Late 20th Century Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Michael Caine, 1964 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Signed by Duffy Authenticated by Chris Duffy, Executor of the Estate, Stamped With Embossed Archive Stamp and the Photographer's Archive Ink Stamp and Numbered on Reverse Silver Gela...
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Late 20th Century Brian Duffy Art

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Shrimpton, Early 1960s - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton, Early 1960s - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography) Modern digital fibre print signed and stamped with embossed archive stamp below mount archive ink stamp and numbered ...
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Mid-20th Century Brian Duffy Art

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Digital

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Find a wide variety of authentic Brian Duffy art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Brian Duffy in c print, silver gelatin print, archival pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Brian Duffy art, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jerry Schatzberg, Herb Ritts, and Martyn Goddard. Brian Duffy art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $400 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work can sell for $3,100.

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