1950s Laurence Tilley Photograph Titled Light Lunch

1950s Laurence Tilley photograph of a cow made from everyday objects.

1950s Laurence Tilley photograph of a face made from staples, titled Staple Product.

1950s Laurence Tilley photograph of fish, made from files.

1950s Laurence Tilley photograph of a bullfighter, made from vegtables. Unframed.

Naprstek photo of the Little Red Lighthouse, 2001. . It sits under the George Washington Bridge.

David Graham Ektacolor print 2/25 Million Dollar Pier Atlantic City 1980

Vintage American gas station photograph, circa early 1950s A unique Southern gas station which features a converted railroad car as its office in the back...

Set of 4 photographs on paper of 1958 horse racing winner circle and finish line. Each with pencil notations on mat of winner, Primrose Down Track...

American painter Grandma Moses (1860-1961) was discovered by the collector Louis Caldor. At the time, Grandma Moses was bartering paintings at the wo...

Our gallery is proud to announce we are representing the noted photographer Nicola Majocchi. We will be listing his limited edition works and presenting them in our gallery. This is ...

From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, an iconic image done by Bruce in the studio with model posing on the iconic black and white floor, showing off his masculine back.. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H. Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s. BIO: Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles. History and influence Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire. Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail. An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...

Although Fritz Henle was born in Germany and worked in America for years, he was truly an international figure, living and working in the Caribbean, Asia, Mexico and Europe over several decades. He was called "the last of the great classic photographers" by Helmut Gernsheim, the great photography historian, and because he often used the 2.25" square format film for the Rolleiflex camera...