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Photography For Sale
Rupee - Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Monkeys, Tim Flach
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
'Rupee' is a stunning C-Type print by contemporary British photographer Tim Flach available in this size in Edition 6/10.
Flach has mainly become renown for his highly stylized animal portraits, which are far removed from traditional wildlife photography...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Rolling Stones Rock Photography Print by Jeffrey Mayer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Jeffrey Mayer
Limited Edition: Signed and hand numbered in the margin, archival pigment print on 100% cotton paper with a Baryta finish. Authorized worldwide release of 100 ...
Category
1970s Performance Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
President Jimmy Carter
Located in New York, NY
President Jimmy Carter
Archival pigment print
48 x 48 inches
Signed and numbered
edition of 10
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally...
Category
1980s American Realist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Christo and Jean-Claude- The Gates Project, Photo #26 Vintage New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare photograph #26, taken during The Central Park Gates Project in 2005 by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, was never released to the public as the couple were not satisfied with the image. Every initial photograph, numbered #25 to #30, had to be retaken by their primary photographer, Wolfgang Volz. This copy is from the unpublished edition, making it a unique and highly collectible piece.
The project, which consisted of 7,503 gates along 23 miles of pathways, transformed the park into a vibrant, immersive art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Offset
$72 Sale Price
20% Off
Sunbathing In Antibes 1976 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing In Antibes, 1976
Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France.
60x40” / 101x152 cm - paper size
Estate Stampe...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Six" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 2/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Six" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 2/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Glacier Point, Yosemite, 2017
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Blurring the lines between reality and abstraction Luca searches for rich textures, patiently waiting for the subtle moment when the soft lighting or harsh contrast...
Category
2010s Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 47"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#252, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
"Marche des Méréides" Photography 36x27 inch Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Marche des Méréides" Photography 36x27 inch Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography
Year photo was taken: 2017
Unframed - ships in a tube
This is an archival pigment pri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Divine Nude No.22 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.22 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model ROBERT KENDALL
Located in Glenford, NY
BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES - classic mid 1950s gelatin silver photograph of popular physique model ROBERT KENDALL by celebrated 20th Century photographer BRUCE BELLAS also known as Bruce of Los Angeles. This is an original photograph from the beefcake "posing strap" era when nude photography was illegal. 'Bruce Los Angeles...
Category
1950s Post-War Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monte Amiata I, Milan - Color Blocking Architecture Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Monte Amiata I', photographed in February 2020 for his ongoing series 'A Short History of Milan'.
There is a reoccurring linear, structural theme throughout the series, capturing t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Marlboro Out the Window (These Boots are made for walking)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A color photograph showing a young woman in boots with a pack of Marlboro
Category
2010s American Modern Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Silver Dollar
Located in Greenwich, CT
Silver Dollar is a silver gelatin print on paper by Robert Mapplethorpe, titled, numbered, and dated verso. The print is signed and dated again on the back within his signature stamp...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Rita Hayworth Posed on Bed
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour shot of Rita Hayworth posed smiling on bed.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Springtime (Suburbia) - 2004
50x60cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 18251.
Not mounted.
Thi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol
Located in Austin, TX
In 2022 Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Marilyn was sold for $195 million, making this iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction.
Warh...
Category
1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Funk In Tuscany Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Funk In Tuscany
1969
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Italian fashion designer, model and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 – 2016), playing a James Brown album on ...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Biblioteca Palatina, Parma
Located in New York, NY
Biblioteca Palatina, Parma, 2011
Chromogenic lambda print
39.5 x 47.5 inches edition of 5
47.5 x 59 inches edition of 5
71 x 88.5 inches edition of 5
Born in Florence in 1953, ev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Tamed, Butterfly Series, Brightly Colored Contemporary Still Life Photography
Located in New york, NY
From the transformative to the ephemeral, the birth and death of a bright green butterfly is reimagined in Roberta Fineberg's photo based on a poem by the 13th Century Persian poet Rumi who believed: ‘Whatever you know, or don’t - only love is real...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Surprise - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 35x62"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Surprise” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpieces by Picasso...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'Spring Flood' - Black and White - Landscape Photography - Eliot Porter
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Spring Flood' is a black and white landscape photograph taken near the Chattahoochee River. Additional sizes are available. This listing is for an unframed print, edition 2/10.
Richard Skoonberg is inspired by the work of Eliot Porter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Flowered Dress on Essex Street, 1986 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Flowered Dress on Essex Street, 1986
From a 35mm negative, scanned in 2020
Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition ...
Category
20th Century American Realist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 17.3" x 23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ormond Gigli 'Girls in the Windows'
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New York, NY
Ormond Gigli
Girls in the Window, 1960 (printed later)
Color coupler print
16 x 16 inches
Signed, dated and numbered edition of 100
Ormond Gigli: The Visionary Behind the "Girls in...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Happy Donkey
By Anne Menke
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Happy Donkey on beach.
Sayulita, Mexico
Photograph signed and numbered by photographer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" Polaroid lift from the collective archive
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from found/family photos, polaroid lift, acrylic on wood panel. This pieces measures 16.75"h x 16.75"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid
Mike Tyson 1997 (Framed)
Located in London, GB
A photograph of Mike Tyson with original signature.
TITLE: Mike Tyson 1997
PHOTO: Michael Brennan
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 04/25
PAPER: C TYPE
FULLY FRAMED...
Category
1990s Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Laguna Beach Surfers - Slim Aarons - colour C print photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Laguna Beach Surfers (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Three surfers with their boards at sunset, Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons.
In his words, he loved to photograph 'beautiful people in beautiful places, doing beautiful things'.
A beautiful authentic LIMITED EDITION Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition - limited to 150 only.
Numbered in ink & emboss stamped on front.
Gorgeous print measuring a very large 60 x 40" inches / ca 151 x 101 cm's.
Produced utilising the original transparency held at archive source.
Slim Aarons Archive authorized.
Supplied with certificate of authenticity.
We ship regularly using crating...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
C Print
Figurative photo, Limited edition print, Contemporary, Portrait- Dentist chair
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dentist chair - Signed limited edition archival pigment print
Edition of 10
This image was captured on film in 1986.
This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival P...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Lisianthus Pink Flower Still LIfe
By Carol Henry
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand Printed by Artist. One of a Kind photograph. Printed on Cibachrome.
Category
2010s Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tape Collection Elektronik - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Elektronik, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection
The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal past and...
Category
2010s Pop Art Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Sardinia, Italy, Contemporary Color Fashion Photography 1960s by Ormond Gigli
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New york, NY
Ormond Gigli's Sardinia, Italy, 1969, is a limited edition archival pigment print. A 22.5" x 20" print in an edition of 8 is signed recto (front of photo).
Provenance: the artist's...
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film
Painted Skies, by Peter Lik
By Peter Lik
Located in New York, NY
The morning desert of Northern Territory, Australia as captured by photographer, Peter Lik in Painted Skies, an original cibachrome color print mounted on plexiglass measuring 8 x 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photography
Materials
Color
Columbine: The Mystery of Five Doves - Botanical White Violet Blue Flowers, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary botanical photograph, flowers, butterflies, and doves are layered and combined in an abstracted composition. Shades of violet and blue stand out brightly against...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Pennsylvania Station NY (1910) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Pennsylvania Station NY (1910) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by Alamy)
Main Waiting Room, Pennsylvania Station,
New York City,...
Category
1910s Modern Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
NO. 7
Located in New York, NY
The photographs of the young Turkish artist Melissa Mizrakli focus on the human body, giving it a personal interpretation. In some of her black and white works she uses the human body only as a pictorial sign in order to create almost abstract works. First made anonymous, the female model is then cloned and circularly multiplied. The result is a kind of wheel in which the repeated human body gives birth to a new, seemingly vegetal or mineral structure. Thus, the human element seems to be transformed into different other natural species...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Palma #5 by Jacob Gils - Contemporary Landscape Photography
Located in Chicago, IL
Palma #5 (Palma de Mallorca, 2022)
Beautiful picture of Jacaranda tree captured in OldTown of Palma.
Size: 43 x 28 inches / Edition of 6
Size: 70 x 47 inches / Edition of 3
Size: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Donald Leas - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Donald Leas
Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
48x48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size
Estate Stam...
Category
1960s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Blum Burqua" by Cécile Plaisance, 27 x 22 in, 2023
Located in Paris, France
Drawing her inspiration from the grand masters of photography – Avedon, Lindbergh, Newton, or Toscani, amongst others – Cécile Plaisance uses lenticular printing to allow the viewer to dress or undress the models, real women, barbies, and idealized beauties that are everywhere around us. This time though, the models, whether human or doll, have an unapologetic way of looking right into the camera, as a way of reclaiming their right to display their charms, to seduce, to pleasure… in other words to live hedonistically, regardless of religion, the male gaze...
Category
2010s Feminist Photography
Materials
Lenticular
Heading for a Fall - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heading for a Fall - 2021 -
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid,
Signature label and certificate.
Artist inventory PL202...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Christos J. Palios - Palace Theater, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Architecture of Gilded Dreams
Archival Pigment Canson Platine Print
All available sizes and editions:
23" x 30" Edition of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs
30" x 40" Edition of 8 + 2 Ar...
Category
2010s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vinyl Collection Twist and Shout Yellow - Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection 'Twist and Shout'.
Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifully mesmerising co...
Category
2010s Pop Art Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
White Swan
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Orpheus #10 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #10 of George Balanchine’s Ballet ‘Orpheus’.
George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet 'Orpheus'. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition.
This photograph is from Francisco Moncion's original collection given to him by George Platt Lyons. It is one of 14 different poses in the 'Orpheus' series. 8 different photographs are remaining for sale and are available on request. All are original Platt Lyons gelatin silver prints original to Moncion's collection and are stamped by the photographer. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), the NYC Public Library, and many university art archives.
George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950...
Category
1940s Post-War Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Christos J. Palios - Grand Lobby, Brooklyn King's Theatre, 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Title: Grand Lobby, Brooklyn King's Theatre, New York
I was raised as a first-generation Greek-American, a son of immigrants. These two distinct and fascinating cultures forged my p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black and white photograph of two gentoo penguins at the edge of the ice
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Winter's Lullaby"
Black and white photograph of two gentoo penguins at the edge of the ice
Two gentoo penguins stand side by side at the edge of the snow and ice against a minima...
Category
2010s Minimalist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Portrait of John V. L. Pruyn - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait of John V. L. Pruyn is a vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
19th Century Modern Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$162 Sale Price
25% Off
Ezra II, limited edition, archival pigment ink photograph, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ezra II, limited edition, archival pigment ink photograph, signed and numbered
When looking at Julie Blackmon’s “Hilltop,” notice the elements that are in motion: the grass on the h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Arctic Nomad, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Polar Bear - National Geographic
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Arctic Nomad
Manitoba, Canada, 1996.
36 x 24 in / 91.4 x 61 cm / Edition of 20
46.5 x 31 in / 118.1 x 78.7 cm / Edition of 30
60 x 40 in / 152.4 x 101.6 cm / Edition of 30
"A male polar bear waits for the sea ice to freeze. Every year the sea ice forms later in the fall and melts earlier in the spring, leaving bears stranded on land for longer periods of time. As long as there is sea ice, bears like this one will continue to dominate the food chain in the Arctic." - Paul Nicklen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cosmonaut Laundry
Located in New York, NY
In Justin Lister's captivating conceptual fine art photography project, a lone cosmonaut gracefully floats amidst a variety of landscapes, blurring the boundaries between earthly and...
Category
2010s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nude Male Model on Bed
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1970s Pop Art Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Almond Grove
By Rod Dresser
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the mount before his death. Special Edition Print.
Category
1980s Photography
Materials
Digital
David Bowie Smoking Clown from Scary Monsters by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original negatives, these offici...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Great Grey Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Great Grey Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s lan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Platinum
Video Game Arcade, 1988 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Video Game Arcade, 1988
From a 6cm x 4.5cm negative, scanned in 2020
Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Artist Proofs
Print size...
Category
20th Century American Realist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Three Girls on a Roof
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper
Signed
Edition of 17/ 3AP
Ask about other sizes
Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Foamy Clouds Diptych in Blue, Stormy Sky Scene, Handmade Cyanotype Print, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype diptych of foamy gorgeous clouds.
Details:
+ Title: Floating Clouds Diptych
+ Year: 2023
+ Edition Size: 20
+ Stamped and ...
Category
2010s Realist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Dye Transfer, L...
Eden-Roc Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Eden-Roc Pool
1976
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976.
72" x 48" paper size
Photo by Sli...
Category
1970s Modern Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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