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Photography For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1920s
"Picasso Standing with Painting", Photograph by Richard Ham 1945
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Ham, American (1920 - ) Title: Picasso in Paris Studio - Picasso Standing with Painting Year: 1945, Printed in 2009 Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, signed and numbered ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Notre Dame Cathedral and Ile de la Cité, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris. February 1929, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Ile de la Cité. Features: Original silver gelatin ...
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1920s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Avro Lancaster R5845 YW-T after crash original 1943 silver gelatin photograph
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Laszlo Willinger, "Jack Buetel", original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph by Laszlo Willinger taken circa 1943. It depicts "Old Hollywood" actor, Jack Buetel. This piece is hand signed by the photographer. The...
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1940s Other Art Style Photography

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Photographic Paper

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Clemente Orozco Fresco
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a detail of an image of St. Francis in a fresco in a prep school in Mexico City by Clemente Orozco. Ph...
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1920s Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Souk - Vintage Photograph - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
The Souk  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1925. The photo depicts the chinese city, Wuchow. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 39x29cm. Good conditi...
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1920s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Avro Lancaster Bomber original 1943 silver gelatin photograph de-icing system
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Lancaster Bomber...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marlene Dietrich
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, originally taken in 1942 and printed at a later date. It depicts German actress, Marlene Dietrich...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Lithograph

1920's Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of a Diego Rivera Fresco
Located in Chicago, IL
Original gelatin silver print by Photographer Tina Modotti. Stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse. Photograph size: 7 5/6" x 9 5/8". Archivally matted to 16...
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1920s Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pigeons feeding in Lyon France 1927, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, Place des Renaux in Lyon, France, March 1927. The photograph is a view of Place des Renaux in Lyon, France, with a woma...
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1920s Art Deco Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Handball In Central Park Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Handball In Central Park 1948 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of young men playing handball at a court in the 95th Street playground, Central Park, New Y...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marbles Championship Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Marbles Championship 1948 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of boys competing in a marble championship in Central Park, New York City, 1948 unframed c typ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Backstage At La Scala Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Backstage At La Scala 1948 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a fresco in the Secretariat of Education in Mexico City by artist Diego Rivera. Photo is stamped “Photog...
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1920s Realist Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lancaster Bomber Lily Mars 1943 original silver gelatin photograph
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Lancaster LL678 ‘Lily Mars’ – 2 Original Silver Gelatin photograph, December 1943 12 x 16 cm Stamped to reverse ‘The Photograph has been passed by Censor’ ‘Copyright This TP copyright illustration from “The Aeroplane” must not be reproduced without the written permission of Temple Press Ltd’. ‘Lancaster II heavy bombers are now flying with RAF BOMBER COMMAND.’ 300 Lancaster II aeroplanes were made, fitted with Bristol Hercules radial engines...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Techos, Mexico, Architectural landscape black and white Vintage Photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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1940s Other Art Style Photography

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Photographic Paper

RAF Lancaster Bomber photograph for Flight Magazine Ref no 18300S World War II
Located in London, GB
From a series of Black and White Silver Gelatin photographs of Lancaster Bombers dating from the 1940s we have listed. Why not check out the others. LANCASTER BOMBER AT AN AIRFIELD ...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Photographic Paper

The International Fair in Lyon, France 1927, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Autumn Fair in Lyon, France, 16th of March 1927. The crowd rushes to the entrance of The Internationa...
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1920s Art Deco Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dunes, Hazy Sun, White Sands, New Mexico
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This early silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1950 in an edition of 100 numbered copies and 5 presentation copies; this print is from...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hawker Siddeley original photograph Lancaster Bomber landing World War 2
Located in London, GB
From a series of Black and White photographs of Lancaster Bombers dating from the 1940s we have listed. Why not check out the others. Lancaster bombe...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Humoresque", Lobby Card, USA 1946
Located in Cologne, DE
Original black-and-white lobby card for the film "Humoresque" (1946) featuring Joan Crawford, John Garfield, and J. Carrol Naish. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a pro...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Color

Lord Hector McNeil - Vintage Photograph - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Lord Hector McNeil is a black and white vintage photo, realized in March 1947. The photo depicts an elegnant portrait of Hector McNeil , the new Minister of State. Good conditions ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

The King of Jazz, Louis Armstrong in Rome, Black and White Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1949: Photographers taking pictures of American jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) as he plays his trumpet in the Colosseum, Rome. Slim Aarons The King of Jazz...
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1940s American Realist Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Snowy Roofs - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Snowy Roofs is a color vintage photo, realized in 1940s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including ...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Merton of the Movies" Lobby Card, USA 1948
Located in Cologne, DE
Merton of the Movies, USA 1948, Director: Robert Alton, Cast: Gloria Grahame, Red Skelton. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Color

"Merton of the Movies", Lobby Card, USA 1948
Located in Cologne, DE
Merton of the Movies, USA 1948, Director: Robert Alton, Cast: Red Skelton, Charles D. Brown, Virginia O'Brien. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the tim...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Color

Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925, The Samaritaine Pavilion Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925. Along with the Seine River, The Department Store "S...
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1920s Art Deco Photography

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Silver Gelatin

September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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1940s American Realist Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New Year at Romanoff's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
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1940s American Realist Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

The Decorative Art Exhibition 1925 in Paris, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency, Paris 1925. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, 1925, a view from the River Seine. Feature...
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1920s Art Deco Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency, Paris 1925. International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, 1925, French n...
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1920s Art Deco Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1927 International Autumn Fair in Lyon France Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. The International Autumn Fair in Lyon, France, on March 19, 1927. A view of the parking lot at the International Autumn ...
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1920s Art Deco Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Citizen Kane Iconic Scene
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic scene from the influential film "Citizen Kane"..Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

"Inside St Stephen's" by Benjamin Stone
Located in London, GB
"Inside St Stephen's" by Benjamin Stone circa 1925: Inside St Stephenfs Tower, Westminster Palace, showing the 23 ft diameter clock-face of Big Ben, named ...
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1920s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

"Two-Horned Hat" by Sasha
Located in London, GB
"Two-Horned Hat" by Sasha 5th November 1929: Lady Castlerosse modelling the medieval-style costume and wimple she will wear to the Galaxy Ball Pageant, held at London's Park Lane Ho...
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1920s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

"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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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

Dublin Crowd (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dublin Crowd (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Walshe/Getty Images) After signing the Treaty establishing the Free State, Irish politician and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins (1890 - 1922) addresses the Dublin crowd at College Green...
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1920s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"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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1940s Modern 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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1940s Modern Photography

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Black and White

"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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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White

"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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1940s Modern 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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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

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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1940s Modern Photography

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Black and White

Elizabeth Taylor Washing Face
Located in Austin, TX
A great candid capture of legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor at home washing her face in the bathroom. Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanita...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Orson Welles in the Studio
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Orson Welles posed seated on a chair in the studio. Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, ...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Ingrid Bergman with Fan
Located in Austin, TX
Glamorous capture of actress Ingrid Bergman posed in the studio with a fan. Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films and won thr...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Citizen Kane Iconic Scene
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic scene from the influential film "Citizen Kane" Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenpla...
Category

1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Dangerous Perch (1940) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dangerous Perch (1940) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Archive London) Evacuee Barrie Peacop enjoys an ice cream as he sits on a mine ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Laszlo Willinger, Susan Hayward, original vintage photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger c. 1940's, and printed at a later date. This photograph depicts American actress, Susan Hayward...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lethal Losch (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images) 6th April 1929: Tilly Losch (1904 - 1974) dancing in an extravagant cost...
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1920s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

New Year at Romanoff's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
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1940s American Realist Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jerry, Provincetown
Located in London, GB
Silver print, titled (verso) by Paul Cadmus, 11cm x 13cm, (33cm x 38cm framed). the work is framed behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass. In 1937, the painters, Paul Cadmus...
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1940s Post-War 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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1940s American Realist Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Nievis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Henle Title: Nievis Medium: Silver Gelatin Print from film Edition: 19/25 Year: 1943 Size: 14" x 14" Framed, 9.5" x 9.5" Unframed Provenance: Direct from the Henle Fa...
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1940s Photorealist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Grange Meeting Fairfax County Virginia January 1940 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Surfside, FL
photo is 9X13.5 (image size), 16X20 is the mat. Mounted to original mat. Vintage photograph. Three young Grange members represent Flora, Ceres and Pamona in Fairfax, 1940. Arthur Rothstein ( 1915 – 1985) was an American photographer. Rothstein is recognized as one of America’s premier photojournalists. During a career that spanned five decades, he provoked, entertained and informed the American people. His photographs ranged from a hometown baseball game to the drama of war, from struggling rural farmers to US Presidents. Rothstein was born in Manhattan, New York City, and he grew up in the Bronx. He was a graduate of Columbia University, where he was a founder of the University Camera Club and photography editor of the Columbian. Following his graduation from Columbia during the Great Depression, Rothstein was invited to Washington DC by one of his professors at Columbia, Roy Stryker. Rothstein had been Stryker's student at Columbia University in the early 1930s. Stryker hired Rothstein to set up the darkroom for Stryker's Photo Unit of the Historical Section of the Resettlement Administration (RA). Perhaps Rothstein's most famous...
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1940s American Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Picasso with Tam", Photograph by Richard Ham 1945
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Ham, American (1920 - ) Title: Picasso in Paris Studio - Picasso with Tam (Feb 7th, 1945) Year: 1945, Printed in 2009 Medium:Gelatin Silver Print on Fiber Paper, sign...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons, Pool In St Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. Slim Aarons St Tropez Pool Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x ...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Handball in Central Park (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of young men playing handball at a court in the 95th Street playground, Central Park, New York City, 1948. Slim Aarons Handball in Central Park Chromogenic Lambda print Slim...
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1940s American Realist Photography

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Lambda

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