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Pulse (Kings Road) - observations at the Schindler House in Los Angeles
Pulse (Kings Road) - observations at the Schindler House in Los Angeles

Pulse (Kings Road) - observations at the Schindler House in Los Angeles

By Mona Kuhn

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original large format photographic print from Mona Kuhn's series Kings Road, ephemeral observations of interiors, vignettes and details captured at Rudolph Schindler's iconic LA home. In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s. The body of work this individual photo is from incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence. The exhibition Kings Road has been shown in Santa Barbara, Paris, Göttingen an Lianzhou. Read more about Mona Kuhn in a recent Introspective Magazine feature - see 1stDibs page footer below Pulse (2022) Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House 60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm / edition of 3 40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm /edition of 12 limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature label (8x10") signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2025 Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China 2024 Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

"John, Adirondacks", Adirondacks, NY, 2010

"John, Adirondacks", Adirondacks, NY, 2010

By Lynda Churilla

Located in Hudson, NY

In her new exhibition Churilla draws from her years spent as a swimmer, lifeguard, and athlete to capture the forgotten freedom and exuberance of days of youth spent on the water. V...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled No. 51

Untitled No. 51

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offered by Clam...

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1990s Other Art Style Photography

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Photogravure

TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art
TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art

TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sunset Version 2
Sunset Version 2

Sunset Version 2

Located in New York, NY

THIS PIECE IS AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please reach out to the gallery for additional information. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Minjin Kang and Mijoo Kim are a creative duo, who have been inspirin...

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2010s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy
Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy

Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Iconic portrait photograph by midcentury society photographer Slim Aarons, capturing young Jackie Kennedy (Jacqueline Onassis) (1929 - 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy, at a 'April...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Photography

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Lambda

Comfortably Dark - black and white fine art botanical photography, edition 20

Comfortably Dark - black and white fine art botanical photography, edition 20

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

A single bloom, stripped of sentiment, stands quiet in a field of darkness. Splatters break the surface, suggesting memory, erosion, or quiet rupture. This is not a floral study, it ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Giclée

Porto Venere No.3 - Italian coast lanscape photography, Limited edition of 20

Porto Venere No.3 - Italian coast lanscape photography, Limited edition of 20

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Porto Venere No.3' Lerici, Italy 2024 Limited edition of 20. Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to with...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Black and White, Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, 1953

Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, 1953

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Audrey Hepburn, c19_13, 1953 -- Audrey Hepburn, ready in make-up and costume to play the title role in Paramount's Sabrina Fair. This shot is an out take from the photo essay in the ...

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1950s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Man Ray, Illustration for the Novel, Aurelien, 1980 (after)
Man Ray, Illustration for the Novel, Aurelien, 1980 (after)

Man Ray, Illustration for the Novel, Aurelien, 1980 (after)

By Man Ray

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite heliogravure after Man Ray (1890–1976), titled Illustration for the Novel, Aurelien, by Louis Aragon, originates from the 1980 folio Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolio...

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1980s Surrealist Photography

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Lithograph

Claudio Lippi, Claudio Villa and others - Vintage Photo - 1980s

Claudio Lippi, Claudio Villa and others - Vintage Photo - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Claudio Lippi, Claudio Villa and others -Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions and aged.

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1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

48x36 Black and White Photography Wild Horses Mustang Unsigned Horse Mustangs
48x36 Black and White Photography Wild Horses Mustang Unsigned Horse Mustangs

48x36 Black and White Photography Wild Horses Mustang Unsigned Horse Mustangs

By Shane Russeck

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a contemporary black and white photograph of a American Wild Mustang. "They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom" 36 x 48 (Only 3 unsigned prints were prin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography
Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Karma, street photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Affordable Art...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane

By Art Kane

Located in Austin, TX

The most famous photograph in Jazz? Entirely possible, and considered as such by jazz and photography fans and scholars alike. Shot for Esquire Magazine in August 1958 , it was Art Kane’s first major assignment as a photographer. Kane pitched the idea of a huge group portrait to be shot on location in Harlem. No one knew, with the early call hour of 10:00 am whether anyone would show up, but they did. 58 legendary giants of jazz including Lester Young...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography

Materials

C Print

Black and White Photograph of Misty Trees, Fanal Forest, Madeira – Limited Print
Black and White Photograph of Misty Trees, Fanal Forest, Madeira – Limited Print

Black and White Photograph of Misty Trees, Fanal Forest, Madeira – Limited Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21109 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lockdown Gulls (Sea Ranch)

Lockdown Gulls (Sea Ranch)

By Doris Mitsch

Located in New York, NY

Signed and numbered on label, verso 11 x 17 inches // (Edition of 25 + 5 APs) 22 x 34 inches // (Edition of 20 + 4 APs)

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

World Series Parade, New York Photo, Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, 11x14, 1954
World Series Parade, New York Photo, Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, 11x14, 1954

World Series Parade, New York Photo, Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, 11x14, 1954

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

World Series Parade, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is an 11" x 14" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the photographer and stamped (magnum). The photograph is handprinted by Leonard Freed. Parade by Freed captures the joy of two majorettes en route in the streets of the city for the celebration of the New York Giants...

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1950s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo

Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Beverly Hills, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This 1960 portrait photograph, captured by society ph...

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1960s American Realist Photography

Materials

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

Women Working at Italtel -New Technologies - 1970s

Women Working at Italtel -New Technologies - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Women Working Italtel -New Technologies in the 1970s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s in Italy Good conditions an aged.

Category

20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portfolio of 12 celebrity portraits, 1982
Portfolio of 12 celebrity portraits, 1982

Portfolio of 12 celebrity portraits, 1982

By Cecil Beaton

Located in Middletown, NY

Milan / New York: Electa Editrice / Rizzoli International Publications, 1982. A portfolio of twelve heliogravure plates with tissue guard-leaves, housed in portfolio and slipcover....

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20th Century Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Botanic Garden Palm Leaves, Handmade Tropical Still Life Cyanotype in Blue
Botanic Garden Palm Leaves, Handmade Tropical Still Life Cyanotype in Blue

Botanic Garden Palm Leaves, Handmade Tropical Still Life Cyanotype in Blue

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype of a beautiful palm leave. Details: + Title: Tropical Palm Branches + Year: 2024 + Edition Size: 20 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper * Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube. WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer. Inspired by nature, we feel the need to look back at a craft that is handmade, analogue, and using an all-natural light source: the sun. Our cyanotypes are made by coating high-quality Italian watercolor paper with a light-sensitive emulsion. We then expose it in direct sunlight for several minutes using a photo negative to get the best image quality. Finally, the print is washed and fixed with water to stop the reaction and prevent fading. What you get is an amazing, royal blue image...

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2010s Baroque Photography

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Lithograph, Monotype, Handmade Paper

The Beastie Boys 1987 by Lynn Goldsmith
The Beastie Boys 1987 by Lynn Goldsmith

The Beastie Boys 1987 by Lynn Goldsmith

By Lynn Goldsmith

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of The Beastie Boys taken in 1987 by Lynn Goldsmith Signed limited edition #7/20 - signed, numbered and titled by Lynn Goldsmith

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ohh Baby !  - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss
Ohh Baby !  - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss

Ohh Baby ! - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss

Located in London, GB

Ohh Baby ! - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 ...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Dancer (Stay) - 8 pieces, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color
Dancer (Stay) - 8 pieces, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color

Dancer (Stay) - 8 pieces, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

The Dancer (Stay) - 2006, 102x100cm each, installed 214x430cm, Edition of 4/5, 8 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on 8 Polaroids. Certificate and Signature label...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

David Bowie - The Pack by Markus Klinko

David Bowie - The Pack by Markus Klinko

By Markus Klinko

Located in Austin, TX

New Release - January 2026 "David Bowie - The Pack" New York, 2001 Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie by photographer Markus Klinko, from his celebrated collection "Bowie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Nizza - framed large photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
Nizza - framed large photograph of summer beach scene in South of France

Nizza - framed large photograph of summer beach scene in South of France

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

observation of a Mediterranean beach scene in Nice, France, on a hazy summer day Nizza by Frank Schott white wood gallery frame ( 1 inch face 2 1/2 inch deep ) 27 x 41 inches (68....

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigme...

Dice I, Hemsby, Norfolk - Multicolor Photography
Dice I, Hemsby, Norfolk - Multicolor Photography

Dice I, Hemsby, Norfolk - Multicolor Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

'Dice', photograph from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' series, the vivid detail of the dice lucky number 8 ball in a fun multi-colour picture. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, g...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Robert Mapplethorpe, Rose with Smoke, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)
Robert Mapplethorpe, Rose with Smoke, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)

Robert Mapplethorpe, Rose with Smoke, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)

By Robert Mapplethorpe

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite photogravure after Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), titled Rose with Smoke, from the folio A Season in Hell, originates from the 1986 edition published by The Limited ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Kurt Cobain, Nirvana - Maple Leaf Gardens, 1993

Kurt Cobain, Nirvana - Maple Leaf Gardens, 1993

Located in Toronto, ON

Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Richard Beland Please contact us for inquiries of desired size: 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Limi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Warm Gradient Lights Diptych, Ethereal Glow Limited Edition Giclée, Abstract Art
Warm Gradient Lights Diptych, Ethereal Glow Limited Edition Giclée, Abstract Art

Warm Gradient Lights Diptych, Ethereal Glow Limited Edition Giclée, Abstract Art

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

Warm Gradient Lights is a vibrant Giclée print that explores the emotional resonance of color through soft, seamless transitions of pink, peach, lavender, and coral tones. This abstr...

Category

2010s Op Art Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

'Harvest Dance' Movement dance figures gold yellow orange fire nature wild
'Harvest Dance' Movement dance figures gold yellow orange fire nature wild

'Harvest Dance' Movement dance figures gold yellow orange fire nature wild

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Harvest Dance' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Late August, captured in the glow of the evening sun, my daughters join han...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Portrait of Man in Denim
Portrait of Man in Denim

Portrait of Man in Denim

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 9 x 12 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...

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1970s Realist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lounge Doorway, Parys - Interior Color Photograph
Lounge Doorway, Parys - Interior Color Photograph

Lounge Doorway, Parys - Interior Color Photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Lounge Doorway, interior photograph from Richard Heeps' South African series, The New Lantern. The composition and colours of this atmospheric artwork draw you in to create your own ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Man Ray, Rayograph to the Skein of Wool, from Electa Editrice, 1980 (after)
Man Ray, Rayograph to the Skein of Wool, from Electa Editrice, 1980 (after)

Man Ray, Rayograph to the Skein of Wool, from Electa Editrice, 1980 (after)

By Man Ray

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite heliogravure after Man Ray (1890–1976), titled Rayograph to the Skein of Wool, originates from the 1980 folio Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Published by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano, and printed by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano, 1980. This work exemplifies Man Ray’s invention of the “rayograph,” a cameraless photographic technique in which objects are placed directly on light-sensitive paper and exposed to light. The resulting image, both abstract and tangible, transforms a simple skein of wool into a mysterious interplay of light, form, and shadow. The composition captures the poetic essence of Man Ray’s Surrealist experimentation—an alchemy of chance and precision that fuses everyday materials with pure visual abstraction. Executed as a heliogravure on velin paper, this work measures 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano. Artwork Details: Artist: After Man Ray (1890–1976) Title: Rayograph to the Skein of Wool Medium: Heliogravure on velin paper Dimensions: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (40.01 x 29.84 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1980 Publisher: Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano Printer: Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the folio Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, published and printed by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano, 1980 Notes: Excerpted from the folio (translated from Italian), Limited edition of M examples, drawn in heliogravure on special paper, designed specifically for the Portfolios Electa. Gruppo Editoriale Electra/Milan. Printed in Italy. About the Publication: The Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolio (1980) was published by Gruppo Editoriale Electra in Milan as part of the distinguished Electa Portfolios series, which celebrated the masters of 20th-century photography through the artisanal process of heliogravure printing. This edition was dedicated to Man Ray’s seminal body of photographic work from 1920 to 1934—an era in which he redefined modern image-making through technical invention, surrealist experimentation, and intellectual daring. Produced in collaboration with leading photographic historians and Italian master printers, the portfolio was printed on specially manufactured velin paper designed exclusively for the Electa Portfolios, ensuring tonal precision and textural depth true to the artist’s originals. The publication represents one of the most refined posthumous tributes to Man Ray’s legacy, combining Italian craftsmanship with avant-garde vision to preserve the luminous complexity of his photographs. Created with the same devotion to innovation and elegance that characterized Man Ray’s own practice, this edition remains an important intersection of fine art publishing and modernist history. About the Artist: Man Ray (1890–1976) was an American-born painter, sculptor, photographer, filmmaker, and conceptual visionary whose radical imagination and technical innovation transformed modern art and established him as one of the leading figures of the 20th century. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia, he became a central force in both the Dada and Surrealist movements, defying artistic boundaries and redefining the relationship between art, technology, and the unconscious. After early involvement in New York’s avant-garde with Francis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray moved to Paris in 1921, where he joined a revolutionary circle of artists including Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, and Marcel Duchamp. There, he pioneered the “rayograph,” or photogram—a cameraless photographic technique that used light and shadow to create ethereal abstract compositions—and produced some of the most iconic images in art history, including Le Violon d’Ingres (1924) and Noire et Blanche (1926). His photography, distinguished by its fusion of elegance, surrealism, and psychological depth, captured the essence of modernist Paris and immortalized creative icons such as Kiki de Montparnasse, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce. At the same time, Man Ray’s experimental films, including Le Retour a la Raison (1923) and L’Etoile de mer (1928), and his sculptural works like The Gift (1921) and Object to Be Destroyed (1923), expanded the possibilities of art itself, transforming ordinary objects into symbols of mystery and desire. His conceptual approach—viewing art as an idea rather than an object—anticipated later movements such as Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art, profoundly influencing artists like Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, and Joseph Beuys, as well as photographers Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, Cindy Sherman, and Richard Avedon. Even in exile during World War II, while working in Los Angeles, he continued to innovate, blending Surrealist fantasy with the luminosity of the California landscape before returning to Paris, where he spent his final decades refining his poetic, intellectual, and sensuous vision. Exhibited in major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate Modern, and the Centre Pompidou, Man Ray’s work remains foundational to modern art history—bridging painting, photography, film, and sculpture in a body of work that continues to shape the language of visual culture. Standing alongside Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, and Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray endures as one of the most original and influential artists of the modern era. His highest auction record was achieved by Noire et Blanche (1926), which sold for 3.13 million USD at Christie’s, Paris, on November 9, 2017, confirming his status as a timeless innovator whose genius continues to inspire artists, collectors, and dreamers worldwide. Man Ray Rayograph...

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1980s Surrealist Photography

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Lithograph

"5I" Original Photograph of Marilyn Monroe, Hand Signed

"5I" Original Photograph of Marilyn Monroe, Hand Signed

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

GEORGE BARRIS 5I FROM "THE LAST PHOTOS" ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM ORIGINAL NEGATIVE 20 X 16 INCHES HAND SIGNED BY ARTIST PRINTED IN 1987 This piece is an original photograph of Marilyn Mo...

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1960s Photorealist Photography

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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.