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Chess Photography

Christos J. Palios - Chess, Coffee, & Chocolate, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Christos J. Palios
Located in Greenwich, CT
chess pieces. Prediction and strategy seemed apropos devices against an unapologetic new threat, a
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Game of Chess - Contemporary Minimalist Street Photography, Black White
By Marcin Ryczek
Located in Salzburg, AT
and symbolic photography. Minimum form, maximum content is the principle that characterizes his
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Willie Nelson playing chess
Located in Austin, US
Willie Nelson, taken at Willie's WHQ, Luck TX 2001 by Austin based photographer Scott Newton Signed limited edition print, printed on heavyweight cotton photo rag with a matte finis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chess and a Chase #1 - Rani Bruchstein
Located in MADRID, ES
Date: 8/6/2021 Canon R. Lens: RF28-70mm f/2 L USM. Focal Length :66mm Exposure: 1/160 Sec at f/4 Iso: 100. place: Palaue de Riquer Barcelona, Spain.
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2010s Photography

Materials

Cotton Canvas

Mega Chess (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A giant game of chess in Santa Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, 1993. Estate stamped and hand
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1990s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Bob Dylan Playing Chess, Woodstock, New York
By Daniel Kramer
Located in New York, NY
Availability of item is subject to change without notice. All editions signed by the photographer.
Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's Pasadena Art Museum
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
policy. Julian Wasser Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's 1963 11 x 14 inch
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1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Christos J. Palios - Chess, Stereoscope, & Garden Roses, 2020, Printed After
By Christos J. Palios
Located in Greenwich, CT
Medium: Archival Pigment Canson Platine Print Series: Isolation Games Available Sizes: 21" x 30” Edition Size: 10, Artist Proof 2 31" x 45” Edition Size: 8, Artist Proof 2 40" x 58”...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz, 1963 - Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
retrospective at The Pasadena Art Museum, helped direct this shot by setting up the chess board in front of the
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Xanti Schawinsky and Marcel Duchamp playing Chess, New York
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New York, NY
Xanti Schawinsky and Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1961 !4 x 11 inches Edition of 5 Ormond Gigli (American, 1925-2019), famous in the 1950s for his photographs of theater, celebrities,...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Ted Williams - Gene Lees playing chess with Dizzy Gillespie, 1960, Printed After
By Ted Williams
Located in Greenwich, CT
journalist Gene Lees playing chess with American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, Dizzy Gillespie. Available
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Megachess Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Megachess 1993 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A giant game of chess in Saint
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1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pop Art Vintage Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print "Queen" Audrey Flack Photo
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
1980's. "Queen" featuring a red rose, paint, a cameo portrait locket, makeup, a chess piece, a pocket
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1980s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia
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1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the
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1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

'Live And Let Die' 1973 Roger Moore
Located in London, GB
Moore as 007 James Bond, with Yaphet Kotto playing Chess and with a beautiful young Jane Seymour in New
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1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Megachess 1993 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Megachess - Oversize A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the
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1990s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the
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1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Megachess' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, February 1993. 40 x 60 inches $3950
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1990s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Megachess' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the Lesser
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1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Chuck Berry in Chicago, 1988 - B&W Photograph of Famed Musician, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Chuck Berry was introduced to Chess Records through his pal and fellow musician Muddy Waters
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Turned Wood Lamps with Chess Pawn Design, Pair
Located in East Hampton, NY
NOT included - for photography and scale only.
Category

Vintage 1960s American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

French Pop Art Heavy Bronze Sculpture Chess Game Gambit Arman Accumulation
By Arman
Located in Surfside, FL
Arman, French American (1928-2005) Gambit (Chess pieces) Cast Bronze Sculpture with patina Incised
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

L'album des demeures d'Hypnos, Lithograph by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in Long Island City, NY
popular example of how Man Ray could juxtapose disparate elements in his photography to generate meaning
Category

1970s Dada Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Two Hands, Mid Century Surrealist mixed media Signed/N (Gemini 20 Anselmino 61)
By Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
for the photography, but the actual work is on clear plexiglass.Very desirable and collectible Man Ray
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen, Engraving

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Vintage American Folk Art Copper Chess Board
Located in Chicago, IL
This enchanting mid-20th century American Folk Art chess board is a true testament to naive and outsider craftsmanship and creativity. Hand-crafted with meticulous care, the board fe...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Copper

Vintage American Folk Art Copper Chess Board
Vintage American Folk Art Copper Chess Board
H 0.5 in W 19.25 in D 19.25 in
Vintage Italian Satinwood Inlaid Marquetry Music Box Side Table, Chess Game Tabl
By Casa Di Sorrento
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Italian Rococo Style Satinwood Inlaid Marquetry Music Box Side table, Chess Game Table. A small, Italian Rococo style rectangular wood side or end table with a beautifully d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Game Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

William Birch for Liberty & Co. a Good Quality Arts & Crafts Oak Chess Table
By Liberty & Co., William Birch
Located in London, GB
William Birch for Liberty & Co. A good quality Arts & Crafts oak chess table with hand painted glass to the underside of the chess playing board, with different marble effects and d...
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Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Game Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Chess Table with Horse Head Base, Complete Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Complete chess table with chess pieces. Table base and top has been professionally refinished. Top is 31.75" wide, 31.75" deep and 1.75" high. Total measurement with top on base i...
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Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Chess Table with Horse Head Base, Complete Set
Chess Table with Horse Head Base, Complete Set
H 28.25 in W 31.75 in D 31.75 in
White Leather Chessboard
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Dynamic and elegant, this chess board set will make a sublime accent in a modern or traditional home. Crafted of walnut, the box is upholstered in white leather and accented with gol...
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2010s Italian Games

Materials

Metal, Brass

White Leather Chessboard
White Leather Chessboard
H 2.56 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
21th Century Italian Table, Chess Board with Chess Game
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Chess table and chess game in bronze and brass made with the ancient casting technique. After the casting, the finishing was chiseled and subsequently silvered and finished with 24-k...
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2010s Italian Medieval Game Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Middle Eastern Damascus Inlaid Card Chess Backgammon Game Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s vintage Middle Eastern Syrian Damascus Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table. This profusely inlaid Syrian Damascus style games table dates from circa 1950, and has multi...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Game Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

White Leather Chessboard
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Dynamic and elegant, this chess board set will make a sublime accent in a modern or traditional home. Crafted of walnut, the box is upholstered in white leather and accented with gol...
Category

2010s Italian Games

Materials

Brass

White Leather Chessboard
White Leather Chessboard
H 2.56 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
Stunning Vintage circa 1960's Chess Board Games Table Silvered Chrome Finish
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite vintage chess board table A very well made and decorative piece, the board is larger than normal with a chrome frame Conditio...
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Chrome

21st ceentury Italian Empire style brass chess board and game
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Empire style chess board and game. The chess game was made of brass with the casting technique. Subsequently silvered and thick gold-plated with a two-tone finish. The base is always...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Game Boards

Materials

Onyx, Carrara Marble, Brass

Otterburn Chess Set, Board & Box — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Richy Almond, Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid, hand-patinated brass and walnut. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in a range of materials and finishes, Otterburn can truly be customized an...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Games

Materials

Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Stone, Sheet Metal, Brass, Sta...

An unusual George IV specimen marble backgammon table attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual George IV specimen marble backgammon table attributed to Gillows. This rectangular table is strongly attributed to Gillows. It has a rectangular top inlaid with a central...
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Antique 1830s English George IV Game Tables

Materials

Marble

Carl Aubock Modernist Cast Iron Chess Game Set with Handmade Leather Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A very exceptional and beautiful Minimalist Mid-Century Modern chess game, model #5606, designed by Carl Aubock III in 1969. Executed by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. The ch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Cherry and Maple)
Located in Durban, ZA
The game of chess is estimated to be some 1500 years old. It is hard to imagine all the variations of pieces and boards created during that period. I am exceptionally proud of our ...
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2010s South African Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper

Regency Marble and Gilt Brass Chess Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic regency chess table, the rare Devonshire marble top with inlaid chess board of different specimen marbles, set within a frame and base of gilt brass, consisting of four s...
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Regency Marble and Gilt Brass Chess Table
Regency Marble and Gilt Brass Chess Table
H 29.93 in W 25.99 in D 18.51 in
Another Kingdom: Light Stage
By Taras Yoom
Located in วัฒนา, TH
The collection consists of 21 chess sets, each crafted by hand with a combination of techniques. The manufacturing process involves fine-detailed 3D printing from photopolymer plasti...
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2010s Thai Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Another Kingdom: Light Stage
Another Kingdom: Light Stage
H 3.15 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in

Recent Sales

Chess Parlor, Camaguey
By Jeffrey Milstein
Located in New York, NY
16 x 24" edition of 10 $1,500.00
22 x 33" edition of 5 $2,000.00
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Chess Game, Havana, Cuba
By Jeffrey Milstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two men playing chess on the sidewalk in Cuba
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Havana, 1993 (Castro/Chess)
By Alex Webb
Located in New York, NY
Leopold Godowsky Color Photography Award in 1988, the Leica Medal of Excellence in 2000 and the David
Materials

C Print

Chess Parlor Interior, Camagüey, Cuba
By Jeffrey Milstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
York Times, LA Times, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, European Photography, American Photo, Eyemazing, Die Ziet
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chess Parlor Exterior, Camagüey, Cuba
By Jeffrey Milstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
York Times, LA Times, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, European Photography, American Photo, Eyemazing, Die Ziet
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

John Wayne Playing Chess Fine Art Print
By Paul Slade
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Academy Award-winner for his role in "True Grit". This candid image features the star playing chess
Category

1950s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Contemporary Photography: NY Street Portrait 3
By Steven Siegel
Located in London, GB
chess player in Washington Square Park in the mid-1980s (you can actually see the chess board reflected
Category

1970s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Ink, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz
By Julian Wasser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz" was originally photographed by Julian Wasser in 1963
Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Satin Paper, Archival Pigment

Arizona landscape photograph with orange and yellow, "Check-Mate", UV laminate
By Jessica Fridrich
Located in Binghamton, NY
chess piece with a Napoleon hat is basking in the very last sunrays of the day. The photograph
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Metal

Pop Art Vintage Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print "Queen" Audrey Flack Photo
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
1980's. "Queen" featuring a red rose, paint, a cameo portrait locket, makeup, a chess piece, a pocket
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1980s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

Alabaster Chess and Checkers Set
Located in South Salem, NY
Chiellini brand carved alabaster chess and checkers set. Each piece has a red felted bottom with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Games

Materials

Alabaster

Alabaster Chess and Checkers Set
Alabaster Chess and Checkers Set
H 1.75 in W 13.75 in L 1.75 in
Marcel Duchamp Etching "Coffee Grinder"
Located in Hudson, NY
". Duchamp also published a number of books, took up photography and even played professional chess. This
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Early 20th Century French Drawings

Marcel Duchamp Etching "Coffee Grinder"
Marcel Duchamp Etching "Coffee Grinder"
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Personnage, Polish French Figurative Expressionist Watercolor Painting
By Pinchas Maryan
Located in Surfside, FL
skewered defiantly to the side of his mouth with two solitary red chess pieces on either side of his body
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Chess Players in Jodphur
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist in ink on verso
Bob Dylan Playing Chess, Woodstock, NY
By Daniel Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bob Dylan Playing Chess, Woodstock, NY, 1964 30 x 40 in. (76 x 101 cm) Archival Pigment Print
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Late 20th Century Portrait Photography

Chess, Coffee, & Chocolate (21" x 30")
By Christos J. Palios
Located in Greenwich, CT
was ripe for white Grecian marble and brass chess pieces. Prediction and strategy seemed apropos
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

1950s Photograph Mexican Chess Player by Raymond Groce
Located in Garnerville, NY
Excellent image and composition in black and white photography of a chess player taken in Mexico
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's Pasadena Art Museum
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
Wasser Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's 1963 11 x 14 inch gelatin silver
Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

David Bowie at The Forum - mid 1970's
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
influence on Wasser's style of photography. After serving in the Navy in San Diego, the former AP copyboy
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe at the Golden Globes in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 1962
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
photos of crime scenes in Washington. Weegee was a major influence on Wasser's style of photography
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Robert F. Kennedy, Ambassador Hotel, 1968 - silver gelatin print
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
influence on Wasser's style of photography. After serving in the Navy in San Diego, the former AP copyboy
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joan Didion in front of her Stingray Corvette, 1968
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
scenes in Washington. Weegee was a major influence on Wasser's style of photography. After serving in the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rabbi Meditating Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Chabad Chassidim Judaica
By Arie Meiseles
Located in Surfside, FL
chess with them, later the children became hidden by the resistance movement to Christian names among
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude on Chessed Floor - original large art by Paula Craioveanu
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Nude on Chessed Floor, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera, Pencil

Polish French Jewish Figurative Expressionist Abstract Geometric Lithograph
By Pinchas Maryan
Located in Surfside, FL
uniform - fingers bloody, tongue skewered defiantly to the side of his mouth with two solitary red chess
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Mega Chess
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A giant game of chess in Santa Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

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Chess Photography For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact piece of chess photography you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Find Contemporary versions now, or shop for Contemporary creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of chess photography among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of chess photography to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, gray, blue and more. An object in our assortment of chess photography from Julian Wasser, Daniel Kramer, Slim Aarons, Ormond Gigli and Marcin Ryczek — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in archival pigment print, pigment print and c print, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Chess Photography?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a piece of chess photography in our inventory may begin at $495 and can go as high as $6,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,575.

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