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Period: 1940s
Surreal Beauty Cream, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Papaver Orientale (Oriental Poppy)
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Pollard Willow, Teheran, Persia, Iran
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Abode of Joy, The Ruins of Farahabad, Iran
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Birthday Gloves, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Muriel Maxwell, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sandy Campbell
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Campbell Titled in pencil, verso; Also stamped “George Platt Lynes” in black ink, verso; stamped “Collection of Paul Cadmus” in black ink, verso; Stamped “Collection of Jon And...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paul Cadmus
Located in New York, NY
Paul Cadmus Titled in blue ink, verso; Also inscribed “By Jared French” in blue ink, verso; Stamped “Collection of Jon Anderson” in green ink, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 4....
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Glenway Wescott and Jared French, Fire Island
Located in New York, NY
Glenway Wescott and Jared French, Fire Island Titled in pencil, verso; Also stamped “Collection of Jon Anderson” in green ink, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 4.5 x 3 inches Co...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

California Desert
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (New York)
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rescued Airman (Smoking Aboard 'PBY Blister Gunner'), Rabaul
Located in New York, NY
Signed in pencil, verso Contact gallery for price This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Diana Vreeland with Hat and Rose
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
Signed, verso Various copyright and studio stamps, verso Vintage gelatin silver print This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Five Star Mother: Elzora Williams, Nashville, Tennessee
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

15 year old Chinese Soldier Prior to Departing ...
Located in Dallas, TX
15 year old Chinese Soldier Prior to Departing for the Sino-Japanese Battle Front, 1938 Gelatin silver print 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Copyright stamps, ICP, ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kelp, Point Lobos, 1940 (China Cove, Point Lobos, 1940)
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number and signed in pencil by Cole Weston with Edward Weston's facsimile signature on back of mount. Printed by Cole Weston from the original negative...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

[The Circle] LaSalle Street, Harlem
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Stamped in black ink, verso This artwork is offered by CLAMP, located in New York City. Todd Webb (1905-2000) was an American photogra...
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American Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Royal Wedding, King George VI with the Bride, Princess Elizabeth - Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Royal Wedding, King George VI with the Bride, Princess Elizabeth - Bert Hardy Signed on front, Stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamp on re...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Gorbals Boys, Glasgow - Bert Hardy (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
The Gorbals Boys, Glasgow - Bert Hardy (Black and White Photography) Signed on front, stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin print, printed later 1...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cotton Wood Stumps
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed and dated in pencil, l.r. 7.5 x 9.5 inches, sheet 13 x 16 inches, mount This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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Other Art Style 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Anne Chambers
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Limited Edition Estate Print; titled, dated and numbered in ink on verso.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Model Wearing Rosenblum, Harper's Bazaar, New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Le Fox-Terrier Au Pont des Arts
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sortie de la Messe a Sceaux
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Twins with Elephants, Sarasota
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rita Touhy on Balcony of the MoMA
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Coit Tower, atop Telegraph Hill, Downtown Skyline, San Francisco, CA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Lyon has been called "San Francisco's Brassaï," and has also been compared to Cartier-Bresson, Atget, and Andre Kertesz, but with a San Francisco twist. The lifelong San Francisco Na...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Charles James Dresses, New York
Located in New York, NY
Stamped by the photographer's estate.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The First Bikini
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is stamped by the photographer's estate.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Millicent Rogers
Located in New York, NY
Vintage print.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elsie De Wolfe (Lady Mendl), Paris
Located in New York, NY
This print is signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Two Models drinking El Coyote
Located in New York, NY
This print is stamped by the photographer's estate.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Sicily, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Sicily, Italy, 1949: Sicilian-born American gangster Charles Luciano relaxes in exile from the FBI. Staley-Wise Gallery off...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Onions
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of print. Writing and signature on back of print. Printed in the 1940's. Vintage Gelatin Silver Print.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

World War II, Demonstration for Quick Victory
Located in Dallas, TX
Stamped in black ink and titled in pencil on print verso. Vintage gelatin silver print Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 1921...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Street Transaction, 1949 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, Signed, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Street Photography was a true love of Art Shay as is clearly evident in this 1949 Vintage Photo of a street transaction. The photograph is matted and framed in a simple black metal ...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Well-Dressed Leg: Dorian Leigh, New York. Harper's Bazaar, 1948
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin Silver Print 16x20 inches
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

NYC Street Scene (Henry Cleaners)
Located in Dallas, TX
Titled, dated, artist stamp, and copyright on print verso. Vintage gelatin silver print
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Various #307
Located in Santa Monica, CA
René Groebli (b. 1927) was born in Zurich, Switzerland. In the 1940s he studied under the noted photographer, Hans Finsler. In 1949 he secured his place among European post-war artis...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rail Magic #394
Located in Santa Monica, CA
René Groebli (b. 1927) was born in Zurich, Switzerland. In the 1940s he studied under the noted photographer, Hans Finsler. In 1949 he secured his place among European post-war artis...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Across The Restaurant, Le Grand Vefour, Paris, Harper's Bazaar
Located in New York, NY
Model: Barbara Mullen. Dress by Jacques Fath. All editions are signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Patchett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Horst began his photography career in 1931 working for Paris Vogue. Shortly after he succeeded his friend and mentor, George Hoyningen-Huene, as head photographer of Vogue's photo studios. It was during the 1930's that Horst established his trademark style, which incorporated dramatic lighting and an unparalleled eye for grace that enabled Horst to create images that portray his subjects as emblems of elegance. In his portrait of Coco Chanel, one of his most famous images, he captures a woman who was rarely photographed, and creates a striking composition with her regal profile and the exquisite chair. 
For sixty years, Horst photographed...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen
Located in New York, NY
Lillian Bassman Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, c. 1947 Vintage gelatin silver print image size: 13 x 10 1/2 inches frame size: 29 x 24 3/4 x 1 3/4...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

VOGUE Cover, Lisa Fonssagrives
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Hand on Torso
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Salvador Dali
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Pritchardia Gaudichaudi (Palm Leaf)
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Odalisque III, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Nautilus Pompileus II
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Merle Oberon, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Marlene Dietrich, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographers.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Lisa Fonssagrives in Turban, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Hands, Hands…, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Paulette Goddard, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

Carl Erickson Drawing Gertrude Stein and Horst, Paris
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The New American Foot, New York
Located in New York, NY
All editions signed by the photographer.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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