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Period: 1940s
Diptych Arena de la Playa and Techos, Mexico, Vintage Photography. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Arena" Medanos de Coro Image size: 7.25 in. H x 9.25 in. W Frame size: 22 in. H x 25 in. W Gelatin silver print printed later 1977 Framed Signed, titled, and dated in ink on verso,...
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Other Art Style 1940s Black and White Photography

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Other Medium, Black and White

Vintage Contact Sheet Jaffa, Tel Aviv circa 1940s
Located in Surfside, FL
A rare British Mandate Palestine, early state of Israel era, Black and White photography contact sheet. these were from a photo collection that included Robert Capa and other Magnum photographers. I do not know who this is by. It has VW written on the back and each one has a Volkswagen Beatle car on it. it might be early advertising memorabilia...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rita Hayworth Smiling in Silk
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth smiling in Lingerie her head tilted back and eyes closed. Rita Hayworth was an Ameri...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Joan Crawford in Above Suspicion
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film and television actress Joan Crawford. Known best for her roles in films such as Possessed, Sudden Fear, and Whatever Happened to ...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Cafe De Flore, Paris In 19" by Keystone-France
Located in London, GB
"Cafe De Flore, Paris In 1948" by Keystone-France Cafe De Flore, Paris, France, 1948. Unframed Paper Size: 16" x 16'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gel...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Dinner Jazz" by Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
"Dinner Jazz" by Slim Aarons 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Unframed Paper S...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons 'Cricketers on the Pitch'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cricketers on the pitch, Belfast 1962 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Cricketers on the pi...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Heavyweight" by Felix Man
Located in London, GB
"Heavyweight" by Felix Man Eighteen-year-old animal trainer Zabuna lying under one of her performing elephants. This stunt forms part of her act for the Chessington Circus, currentl...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

307 – René Groebli, Black and White, Street Photography, Art, Vintage Print
Located in Zurich, CH
René GROEBLI (*1927, Switzerland) 307, 1946 / 1952 Vintage silver gelatin print on Baryta paper Sheet 21.5 x 17 cm (8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) Unique Print only S...
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Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Rockefeller Center" by George Enell
Located in London, GB
"Rockefeller Center" by George Enell circa 1945: The Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Raymond Hood, it was completed in May 1933. Unframed Paper ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Frida Kahlo en la casa azul, Coyoacán México. Platinum edition.. B & W Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida en la casa azul, Coyoacán México by Leo Matiz Platinum print edition Image size: 15 in. H x 11.5 in. W Frame size: 22.5 in. H x 19 in. W 1944. Framed w...
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Other Art Style 1940s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

"Dangerous Perch" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Dangerous Perch" by Fox Photos Evacuee Barrie Peacop enjoys an ice cream as he sits on a mine washed up on the beach at Deal in Kent, 7th February 1940. U...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Irish Mob at the Races
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of the Irish Mafia - James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Frank McHugh, and Spencer Tracy at the races, 1947. This listing is for a limited edition archival print....
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Jazz Dancers" by Charles Hewitt
Located in London, GB
"Jazz Dancers" by Charles Hewitt A series of images showing British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton playing while the wife of band member Mick Mullig...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Silver Gelatin print. (possibly from Vogue Magazine). This appears to be Wolfgang Roth and cast of possibly The Littlest Circus. Performers have horse heads. The photo is stamped on the back Halley Erskine of New York City. Halley Erskine, Vogue photographer. The New York Times announced Halley’s marriage to Graham Erskine of Wilton, Connecticut October 18, 1940 at the bridegroom’s home at 212 East 48th Street in New York. Divorced six years later, Halley seemed to finally come into her own. She had started her career “pre-Graham” as a fashion editor for Vogue and Glamour magazines, often working on photo shoot sites with literary personalities, dancers, artists and actors. The writing and editing morphed into a love of photography which led to doing work for the Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan and House & Garden. Impulsive and fearless, Halley was also known to do anything to capture the shot. Halley did some teaching at The Famous Photographer’s School. Halley was intensely curious, always learning and had a penchant for high technology gadgets. Halley Erskine worked with the sculptor Seymour Lipton, Lee Krasner, Charles Ives, Horst, Diane Arbus and John Steinbeck/ art director at Vogue magazine she shot for Time and Life and Frank Lloyd Wright. Wolfgang Roth fled Nazi Germany in 1933, arriving in New York by 1938. He apprenticed with Bertolt Brecht and Edwin Piscator in the underground Theatre and Opera of Pre War Nazi germany and studied at the Academy of Art in Berlin under Cesar Klein, a Member of the Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists where he befriended George Grosz who also ended up emigrating to the USA. Roth worked with Lazlo Moholy-Nagy in bringing to life his theater designs. He was an Instructor of Design at New York University (NYU) School of the Arts for many years A great Mid-century Modern screenprint...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Jeannette Altwegg" by Chris Ware
Located in London, GB
"Jeannette Altwegg" by Chris Ware February 1948: British figure skater Jeannette Altwegg at the Winter Olympics in St Moritz, Switzerland, the winner of the bronze medal that year, ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Backless Fashion" by Bill Brandt
Located in London, GB
"Backless Fashion" by Bill Brandt 5th November 1949: Paris's latest fashion items place the accent on necklines, using roses, frills, and feathers to emphasize necks and bosoms. Thi...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Dominion Monarch" by Harry Todd
Located in London, GB
"Dominion Monarch" by Harry Todd The 26,263 ton Shaw Savill liner Dominion Monarch dwarfs the surrounding houses in Saville Road from her dry dock at the King George V docks in Lond...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons 'Jazz Scooter'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Jazz Scooter 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features
Located in London, GB
"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features November 1948: The actress Elizabeth Taylor on Westminster Bridge in London. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Ge...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Style 'Florence Pritchett Smith'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Burlington Arcade 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model turned fashion editor turned ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Elizabeth Taylor At Home" by Earl Theisen
By Earl Theisen
Located in London, GB
"Elizabeth Taylor At Home" by Earl Theisen LOS ANGELES - CIRCA 1947: Actress ElizabethTaylor helps at the dinner table at home circa 1947 in Los Angeles, California. Unframed Paper...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Martin And Sinatra" by J Wilds
Located in London, GB
"Martin And Sinatra" by J Wilds American singers and actors Dean Martin (1917 - 1995) (centre) and Frank Sinatra (right) arriving at London airport, their friend and famed Beverly H...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Italian Party" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Italian Party" by Bert Hardy September 1949: A party given by the mayor of Positano for Mercy Haystead (right), an 18-year old London student, on holiday ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Race Order" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Race Order" by Bert Hardy Maserati racing cars in the pit during a road race at at St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, May 1947. Original publication: Pict...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Fill Her Up" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Fill Her Up" by Bert Hardy 24th May 1947: Pit staff filling up Louis Chiron's (1899 - 1979) Maserati. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4364 - Road Racing In Jersey - pub. 1947 ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tuscon, Arizona
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Original vintage gelatin silver photograph printed circa 1944 by Ansel Adams. Signed in pencil lower right on the front of the mount. Very good vintage condition: some silvering top left quadrant, small edge chips on sides. Photograph is archivally overmatted to 18 1/6 x 14 1/2 inches so frame ready. Comes unframed. ANSEL ADAMS (AMERICAN, 1902 - 1984) Ansel Easton Adams was known for his black and white photographs of the California's Yosemite Valley. Adams was also the author of numerous books about photography, including his trilogy of technical instruction manuals (The Camera, The Negative, and The Print). He co-founded the photographic association Group f/64 along with other masters like Edward Weston, Willard Van Dyke...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason
Located in London, GB
"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason St Paul's cathedral standing above the surrounding burning buildings during the London blitz. Unframed Paper Size: 30"...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Juan Manuel Fangio" by Evening Standard
Located in London, GB
"Juan Manuel Fangio" by Evening Standard Argentinian racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio in a Ferrari at Silverstone racetrack. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Ascari At Silverstone" by Express
Located in London, GB
"Ascari At Silverstone" by Express 25th August 1949: Italian motor racing driver Alberto Ascari (left) approaching Stowe Corner in a Ferrari during the ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Sundial Hat" by Gerry Cranham
Located in London, GB
"Sundial Hat" by Gerry Cranham British dancer Rosemary Andree wearing a sunhat with a clock face design on a summer's day at the Roehampton Pool. Unframed Paper Size: 40"x 30'' (in...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Louis Armstrong Dinner Jazz 1949
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estat...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Dinner Jazz 1949
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Print...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nude in Tub
By Ferenc Berko
Located in Dallas, TX
Ferenc Berko Nude in Tub, ca. 1940-1949 Gelatin silver print, 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. Signed in pencil and misc. notations in black ink on print verso by Ferenc Berko
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Casablanca Iconic Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her and her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Slim Aarons Style 'September Affair'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons September Affair 1949 Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity A young woman mode...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Moon and Mars
Located in Austin, TX
Carly Anne Amos, in collaboration with Globe Photos, brings you a new collection of gorgeous twists to classic icons from our archives. Carly Anne is a streetwear designer (The Colo...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Jazz Scooter: Louis Armstrong and Lucille Brown in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa scooter as her husband Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) displays his musical appreciation of the ancient Colosseum in Rome. Slim Aarons Jazz S...
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American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Digital, Black and White, Emulsion

Jane Russell and Gloria Green - Original b/w Photograph - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Jane Russell and Gloria Green is an original b/w photograph about Hollywod '40 realized by De Wan Studios. Good condition, mounted on a white cardboard p...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

New York City (broken mirror)
Located in New York, NY
14 x 10 inch gelatin silver print, initialed "H.L." on verso. From the James Agee Family Collection. Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vision, humor, an...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jazz Scooter: Louis Armstrong and Lucille Brown in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa scooter as her husband Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) displays his musical appreciation of the ancient Colosseum in Rome. Slim Aarons Jazz S...
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American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Digital, Black and White, Emulsion

Marilyn's Wedding/The bridal Couple, June 19th 1942, 29, 8 x 20 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanage. She got married with only 16 years old and while working for a factory during WW II, she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and started a succesful modeling career. The rest of her life is history: In the 50s she was one of the most marketable actresses, had held leading roles in various movies and was known for her immense sex appeal. As a highly intelligent woman, she knew how to build a career, while, in her private life she struggled with addiction and mood disorder. At the age of 36 she died from an overdose of barbiturates at her Los Angeles home. With her breathy voice and hourglass figure, she is until today one of Hollywood's most famous actresses. Description: Marilyn's Wedding/The bridal Couple, June 19...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

New York (girl with lily)
Located in New York, NY
7 x 9.25 inch gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master of...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Woman in front of Wall of Hairstyles)
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in., Image size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil on print margin by Jack Delano
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York (laughing women)
Located in New York, NY
11 x 13 7/8 inch gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Coyoacán, Mexico. Black and white portrait. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Coyoacán, Mexico by Leo Matiz Image size: 8.75 in. H x 6.5 in. W Frame size: 19 in. H x 17 in. W Archival pigment print 1945 Black an...
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Other Art Style 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

New York (three kids with masks)
Located in New York, NY
8 1/8 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, printed later. Titled and dated by the artist on verso as "N.Y. circa 1942." Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vis...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York (one boy consoling another)
Located in New York, NY
7 x 11 inch gelatin silver print - signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master of ...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo in Xochimilco, México. Black and white Portrait photograph. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida en xochimilco, México 1941. by Leo Matiz Image size: 15.5 in. H x 23.5 in. W Frame size: 25.5 in. H x 33 in. W Black and white photography Unique Exhibition print. “Printed ...
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Other Art Style 1940s Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment, Black and White

Slim Aarons Style 'Cricketers on the Pitch'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cricketers on the pitch, Belfast 1962 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Cricketers on the pi...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Burlington Arcade'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Burlington Arcade 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Sh...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jazz Dancers (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Jazz Dancers (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post /Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A series of images showing Britis...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo en Coyoacán, México VI. Black and white Portrait photograph. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida en Coyoacán México VI by Leo Matiz Image size: 23.5 in. H x 15.5 in. W Frame size: 33 in. H x 25.5 in. W 1943 Black and white photography Unique Exhibition print. “Printed l...
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Other Art Style 1940s Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment, Black and White

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Warner - Original b/w Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Warner is an original b/w photograph about Hollywod '40 realized by De Wan Studios. On the back "Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Warner shown in th...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Style 'Debutante Ball'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Debutante Ball 1958 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity A debutante ball held at the Copley Pl...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'New York Debutante'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons New York Debutante 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity American model Jean Patchett weari...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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