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Transformation. Color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From the smallest of seeds the tree grows, striving for the skies. Branches form, ramify and blossom in the rhythm of time. The human figure transforms. The elements depend on each o...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Nr. 1072) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 1072) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid Off the Grid is the culmination of a six-year photographic journey through Baja, Mexico. Ben Cope and Rowan Daly began their travels in 2014, working their way through the towns of la Salinas, Baja Mar, and Cantamar, down through Ensanada and la Bufadora. This series of photographs depicts the pair’s adventures and explorations. Off the Grid documents the textures, people, and places visited during this incredible journey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled (Kate #11)
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close Title: Untitled (Kates #11) Year: 2005 Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Satin paper Edition: 25; signed, dated and numbered in pencil Sheet: 17 x 22 inches (43.18 x 55.88 cm) Frame: 19 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (49.53 x 62.23 cm) Certificate of Authenticity included For its September 2003 issue, W. magazine commissioned artists Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, Lisa Yuskavage...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Foggy Morning, mystic Tree, Austria, black and white art photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Foggy Morning Study 1, Austria - no. 11359 // Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer pri...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Digital Pigment

Untitled (Nr. 0412) Black & White Photography 36" x 44" in Ed. of 12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0412) Black & White Photography 36" x 44" in Ed. of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Caroline - Intimate signed Figurative print, Contemporary, Sensual sexy woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Caroline 2 ‘ A naked woman at her be...
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Early 2000s Modern Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Daisy on Bed (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Nude, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daisy on Bed (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 - 125x154cm, Edition 3/3, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on an original Polaroid. Artist ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Sarah- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Oversize, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sarah - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Photographed in Brighton, England in 1989 Edition of 5 - Available : 4 This image was captured on film. The negative was sc...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Cups II (Suburbia) Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Cups II (Suburbia) - 2004 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Signed on verso with Certificate, Artist inventory number: 2912. Not mounted. This pr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Mother India II, Delhi - India Multi-Color Street Photograph of Books
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Yacht Holiday (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt’s yacht in Marbella, Spain 1967. Printed later. A group of bronzed young women captured from the back are seen enjoying the Spanish ho...
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1960s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Eve Arnold - Queen Elizabeth II in Manchester, Photography 1960, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Ed...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Calm Water Blue Tones Diptych of Japanese Zen Pond Ripples, Feng Shui Cyanotype
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This diptych is titled "Japanese Zen Pond Ripples", and shows ripples of water from a calming pond. Details: + Title: Ja...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Emulsion, Monotype, Photographic Film, Watercolor, C Print, Lithograph, ...

The Beatles- Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Beatles is an early photograph realized in the beginning of 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Algarve Hotel Pool 1970 - Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Algarve Hotel Pool 1970 - Slim Aarons Guests in the pool at the Algarve Hotel, the Algarve, Portugal, 1970. 30 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size Photo by Slim Aarons Printed ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Wimpy, Norfolk - British Diner Interior Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Vintage Wimpy, interior photograph by Richard Heeps. The timeless combination of blue seating and red tables create a nostalgic cinematic aesthetic. This artwork is a limited editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Stardust - large format photograph of Marfa Sign and Horizon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stardust by Frank Schott 40 x 40 inches / 102cm x 102cm signed edition of 25 48 x 48 inches / 122cm x 122cm signed edition of 7 archival quality fine art pigment print limited a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
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1990s Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ripples II - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16" x 23"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater nude photograph transforms the human body into an abstract study of light and shadow. The high-contrast black and white treatment captures dram...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Crack in the Wall (Till Death do us Part) - last Edition - Polaroid, Nude, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Crack in the Wall (Till Death do us Part), - 2005, LAST EDITION 24x20cm, sold out Edition of 10, Artist Proof 2/2, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signatu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Slow Time - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 16"x23"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman in a swimming pool and her shadow on the bottom of the pool. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigme...
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2010s Photorealist Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

40x60 Photography of Wild Horses Mustangs Color Photograph Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary color photograph of Northern California Wild Mustangs. THIS COLOR IMAGE IS A 1STDIBS EXCLUSIVE "They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom" Un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

_ _ ADA, Milan - Italian typography architectural urban color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
_ _ ADA, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has become p...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ifa - Contemporary, Conceptual, Polaroid, 21st Century, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ifa - 2017, 50x50cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-237. Ki...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Franci ..-Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary, Sensual
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Franci & Michelle - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1988 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which wa...
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 46x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude photograph of a young woman transforms the aquatic environment into a canvas of intense crimson and coral tones. The composition captures fluid movement...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This albumen silver print mounted to board is signed in ink beneath the image, with a title in pencil at the bottom of the mount. Naef 103.
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1860s Photography

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Silver

Delilah Right Red Hand I, The Whoopee Club, London - Burlesque Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Delilah Right Red Hand I, from Richard Heeps Burlesque series. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 200...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

#66, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Pigment

DON WHITMAN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD of Physique Model PAT BURNHAM - 1948
Located in Glenford, NY
Original vintage 1948 photograph by DON WHITMAN - Western Photography Guild - of popular Physique Model PAT BURNHAM. This is an early original gelatin silv...
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1940s Post-War Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Flashing Breasts Nude Death Valley
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed Platinum Photograph. Tom Millea was well known for his printing. He loved Death Valley and even made a portfolio of it. This is a loose print.
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1980s Photography

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Platinum

Baltic Ice, Kakumaee 004 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial photography, framed, winter
Located in Paris, FR
Baltic Ice, Kakumaee 004 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is a limited edition of 8 copies, it is sold framed. Dimension...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Flora 15 - Contemporary Limited Edition Nude C-Print Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 15 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. Her flaming auburn hair spreads out luxuriously agai...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Planes' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Planes' - 2001 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photograph based on the Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 19...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Fan Mail, Beverly Hills, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out h...
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1950s Realist Photography

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Lambda

"W" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 3/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"W" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 3/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist N...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Nu de la Mer (No. 2), Silver Gelatin Photograph by Lucien Clergue
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lucien Clergue, French (1934 - 2014) Title: Nu de la Mer (No. 2) Year: circa 1980 Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed and numbered in marker Edition: 47/50 Image ...
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1970s Naturalistic Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Snorkelling In The Shallows, Malta, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta. This is an estate stamped and h...
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1950s American Realist Photography

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

Slim Aarons 'Sports Car Couple' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1, Printed Later. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is pleased to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Vintage Sport, Vintage Car photography, Sports Car Photography
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1950s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Casanova #7 for Spanish Vogue
Located in München, BY
Edition of 25 A naked tattooed girl with a venetian mask in front of her face is posing on a table in an old venetian palace. The artist, photographer an...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paris 9:21PM, Paris
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 20 CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through May 6, 2018. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be aft...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

C. Z. Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest 1955 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, ...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bombay Nights - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Bombay Nights' part of the series 'A girl called N.' 2019, 20x20cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with c...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Manuela Boraomanero (left) and Emanuela Beghelli holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d'Amp...
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1970s Realist Photography

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Lambda

'Tania Mallet' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tania Mallet' 1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Masterson in ...
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1960s Modern Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Bailarin I. The Bailarín, series. Male Nude dancer. Black & White photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Expansion and light come together here to capture the opening of the expulsion. The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explore photography. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Westinghouse Record Player, Shady Dell Trailer Park, Bisbee, Arizona
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps' Dream in Colour Series beautifully captures 1950's chic, the nostalgic vibe and warm colours are incredibly seductive. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Untitled (Nr. 0732)" Nude Photography 18" x 24" Edition 2/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled (Nr. 0732)" Nude Photography 18" x 24" Edition 2/20 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled IV. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

1st Year Anniversary
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 5) 50 x 60 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

People dining at Latin Quarter, Paris, France 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Old Days - Bookshops - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days  - Bookshops in 1980s is a vintage black and white photograph. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

This horse's velvet coat and beauty is a vision of equestrian perfection
Located in US
"""Nautilus III"" This horse's velvet coat and beauty is a vision of equestrian perfection A dark horse against a white backdrop with a braided mane The print series Equus: Light ...
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2010s Minimalist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Catherine Wilke (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Catherine Wilke, 1980, Printed Later C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers a...
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1960s Modern Photography

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C Print

Forgiveness Then (Sidewinder) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forgiveness Then (Sidewinder) - 2005 24x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory 3364....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Aubrey O'Day nude
Located in Austin, TX
Aubrey O'Day by Markus Klinko, from a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese and Stoya This ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Damage control - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Damage control - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-946. Not mount...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Jim (Demetrios) Dardanis
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print Western Photography Guild studio stamp in purple ink, verso Numbered "14-5" in purple ink, verso Also titled and inscribed in...
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1950s Other Art Style Photography

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Black and White

"Twirl No. 147" - ballet, black and white, figurative, ballerina, motion
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph has a total limited edition of 30 and can be printed in a variety of sizes. This listing is for an unframed print. Please inquire for additional sizes and prices. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

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