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Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Beat Poet Peter Orlovsky Beatnik Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, Fred W. McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Large Abstract', San Francisco Bay Area, North Beach, Beat, Beatnik, Big Sur
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Jack Carrigg and Arthur Richer. The beat poet, Allen Ginsberg, remembered living on Gough Street above
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Gouache
'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
artists and beat poets that made their home in North Beach. During this early period, Savo contributed
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
H 30 in W 48 in D 0.13 in
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Lawrence Lipton Photo Beatnik Beat Writer
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
journalist, writer, and beat poet, as well as the father of James Lipton.
Life and career
Lipton was born in
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1950s "Short Hair" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
1950s "Rectangle" Mid Century Abstract Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and the area's stunning vistas were
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1950s "Shapes with Figure" Mid Century Cubist Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1950s "Orange Nude" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1950s "Too Much" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and the area's stunning vistas were essential
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
1950s "Yellow" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and the area's stunning
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and the area's stunning
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
1950s "Backside" Mid Century Figurative Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and the area's stunning
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets, Dixieland jazz musicians, and the area's stunning
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Hail Thee Who Play (Michael McClure)
By R.B. Kitaj
Located in New York, NY
cult following himself. His biography:
Beat poet, playwright, novelist, and documentary filmmaker
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen
Untitled Minimalist Painting, Signed and Inscribed to renowned curator Gene Baro
Located in New York, NY
, Bennington VT
Gene Baro was born in New York City in 1924. He authored five books, including Beat Poets (1954
Category
1960s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Untitled
By Michael Bergt
Located in San Francisco, CA
, his family moved to Denver. At nineteen, Michael became friends with a group of artists, Beat poets
Category
1980s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Located in Surfside, FL
Oakland,
California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat
Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Beat Artist "Double Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Located in Surfside, FL
Oakland,
California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat
Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Poet Allen Ginsberg Howl Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer stamp verso and hand written title.
Irwin Allen Ginsberg 1926 – 1997 was an American poet
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Original Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph of Poet Allen Ginsberg in Yoga Pose
By Jan Herman
Located in Surfside, FL
.
While working at City Lights Books as the poet-publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti's assistant, Jan Herman
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Peter Orlovsky, Herbert Huncke Beatnik Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
and private collections.
Peter Anton Orlovsky was an American Beat poet and actor. He was the long
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Large Abstract Expressionist New York Modernist Woman Artist Bold Oil Painting
By Berenice D'vorzon
Located in Surfside, FL
with whom I strengthened my own vision, such as George Reavey, many of the Beat poets, musicians like
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)
By De Hirsch Margules
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
photograph from Fred McDarrah's "Beat Generation Album" of a January 13, 1961 writers' and poets' meeting to
Category
1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
Christopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape)
By De Hirsch Margules
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
photograph from Fred McDarrah's "Beat Generation Album" of a January 13, 1961 writers' and poets' meeting to
Category
1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Jack Kerouac Street Sign Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
himself Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac); 1922 – 1969 was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please contact me with zip code for precise shipping rates. "And the Beat Goes On" is a large
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
NYC Cabbie and Fare Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo Black White Street Photograph
By Ryan Weideman
Located in Surfside, FL
. Notable passengers include Allen Ginsberg—famed Beat Generation poet. The photo now belongs to the
Category
1990s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Butterfly Blue, Contemporary Color Photography on Aluminum with Float Mount
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
a poem by the 13th Century poet Rumi: ‘Whatever you know, or don’t - only love is real’.
The
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Ink
Miss Tic, Paris, France, Black-and-White Photograph of French Woman Artist
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
French Poet, visual artist, and female figure of street art, graffiti artist Miss Tic (1956 - 2022
Category
1880s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Portrait Print of Anthony Haden Guest
By Gerard Malanga
Located in Surfside, FL
Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20, 1943) is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, curator
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Portrait Print of Anthony Haden Guest
By Gerard Malanga
Located in Surfside, FL
Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20, 1943) is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, curator
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hottie, Contemporary Photography of Butterflies, Small Works
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
photo series by Roberta Fineberg inspired by a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi who wrote
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Hello, Goodbye, Contemporary Photography Butterfly Series
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
photo series by Roberta Fineberg inspired by the poetry of the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi who wrote
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Dream Span, Butterfly Series, Contemporary Color Photography
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
in this photo series based on a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi: ‘Whatever you know, or
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Union, Color Photograph of Butterfly Pair in Butterflies Series
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
photo series on butterflies by Roberta Fineberg inspired by a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Star, Butterfly Series, Contemporary Still Life Photograph of a Butterfly
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
photo series by Roberta Fineberg inspired by a poem by 13th Century Persian poet Rumi a great believer
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Photograph of William S. Burroughs at the Chelsea Hotel
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
William S. Burroughs was an influential American writer and poet and a central figure of the Beat
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tamed, Contemporary Color Photography of Butterflies
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
Roberta Fineberg's photo series inspired by the poetry of the 13th Century Persian poet Rum who wrotei
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Stanley Twardowicz Venice Italy Gondola Photo
By Stanley Twardowicz
Located in Surfside, FL
Expressionist painters and Beat writers and poets.
Robert Motherwell had a studio nearby in the early 1950s, and
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hottie, from the Butterfly Series, Contemporary Photography
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
photo series by Roberta Fineberg inspired by a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi who wrote
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On," Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
Richard J. WatsonSkittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green, 2012
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
Night Watchers: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, red pink
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On," Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
Gatekeeper: abstract African American collage painting w/ Black figures, yellow
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On," Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
Untitled (Fantastic Scene)
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
“series” was done in the 80’s, the pieces really revive the spirit of the Beat café scene, which began in
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Double Faces, Variant #1
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Though the “series” was done in the 80’s, the pieces really revive the spirit of the Beat café scene
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
“series” was done in the 80’s, the pieces really revive the spirit of the Beat café scene, which began in
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Every Time I Feel the Spirit: African American collage painting w/ figures, blue
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Leather, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
Cafe Life
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
revive the spirit of the Beat café scene, which began in the mid-1950’s and which was so instrumental to
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media
From Here to There
Located in Surfside, FL
Petersen settled in Oakland,
California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat
Generation
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tamed, Butterfly Series, Contemporary Still Life Photography by Roberta Fineberg
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
Roberta Fineberg's photo series based on a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi who believed
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
A Matter of Aesthetics
Located in Surfside, FL
some of the most active poets of the Beat
Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Phil
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Broken Wing, Butterfly Series, Contemporary Color Photography
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
reimagined in a photo series by Roberta Fineberg inspired by a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi who
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Rag Paper, Digital Pigment, A...
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cloud Flute Moment
Located in Surfside, FL
Oakland,
California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat
Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Butterfly Blue, A Contemporary Color Pigment Print on Japanese Paper
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
photo series based on a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi: ‘Whatever you know, or don’t - only
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
rebellious and creative artists mixed with the poets, writers, “The Beats”, and jazz musicians, to help bring
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Tibor de Nagy Portrait Photo NYC Gallery
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ex Libris - Allegro Melanconico - Original Etching by M. Fingesten - 1930s
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
Grosz, of which he overcomes the social critique and the erotism, and Karl Arnold of which he beats the
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
H 7.49 in W 5.52 in D 0.12 in
Ex Libris - Mantero - Original Etching by M. Fingesten - 1930s
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
Grosz, of which he overcomes the social critique and the erotism, and Karl Arnold of which he beats the
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
H 8.27 in W 6.11 in D 0.12 in
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