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Size: Miniature
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gaia 78 - Black and White Diptych of Cloud in Sky with Flower in Grass
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 78 - Black and White Diptych of Cloud in Sky with Flower in Grass by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 78 is a 18cm x 24cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by Awag...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Digital, Photographic Paper

Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach, FL - Black and White Photograph, Documentary
Located in Denton, TX
Surf Wagon, St. Petersburg Beach by Al Satterwhite is a black and white photograph featuring a group of teenagers sitting on top of a car filled with surfboards. Archival Pigment P...
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1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Leonard Cohen - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Cohen is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century . The photo depicts the Canadian poet and songwriter. Hand signed. Good condition and aged. It belon...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Fighting back the Darkness (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fighting back the Darkness (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition 9/10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 9...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Vanitas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise In the latest narratives, “Domestic Demise,” the woman becomes the victim of domestic disasters. Her activities, obsessions and objects are overwhel...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

All I have to do is Dream - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All I have to do is Dream - 2017, 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventor...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Gloriosa bud - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 25
Located in London, GB
'Gloriosa bud' is a black and white analogue photograph, captured using a large-format 4x5 camera. The composition focuses on minimalist form, light, and texture, emphasizing the natural elegance of flower bud. The monochrome palette enhances tonal contrasts, creating a timeless and balanced visual. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta 308 gsm fine art paper, the photograph preserves the depth and detail of the original film exposure. Part of a limited edition of 25, each print is hand-signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Artist Biography: Ugne is a Lithuanian fine art photographer based in London. Her work is inspired by the complexity and fragility of nature, often exploring its systems of growth and transformation. She uses analog techniques to translate her observations into poetic visual expressions, capturing moments of stillness that reveal nature's quiet power. Awards: 2024 Black Spider Awards, 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence in Still Life Gloriosa 2023 Budapest International Photo Awards, Honourable Mention in Fine Art-Abstract 2023 Black Spider Awards, Honourable Mention in Still Life 2022 Black Spider Awards, Honourable Mention in Still Life 2022 IPA International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention in Analog/Film Fine Art 2021 Mono Visions...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

The St. Regis, New York, Estate Edition, Event Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s event photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of diners at the St. Regis, New York. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Storm Romance monochrome fine art waterscape // limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Storm Romance, Austria - no. 11592 Pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. Prints are made to order on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Dark Rain
By Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed, titled, and inscribed in pencil, recto 17 x 17 inches, sheet 11 x 11 inches, image This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Ro...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Riders for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Riders for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton. Black and white photograph.  From the series "Riders" realized by Newton for Playboy magazine. Editio...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Nirvana color slide print Nevermind by Kirk Weddle - framed signed print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed color slide print of Nirvana taken by Kirk Weddle during his session with the band in the pool to promote the 1991 groundbreaking album, Nevermind. This is a photograph, take...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Elvis on Milton Berle, 1956 - Elvis Presley Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Elvis on Milton Berle, 1956 - Elvis Presley Black and White Photograph Elvis Presley caught mid-performance on the Milton Berle show. Milton Berle was a household name as both a com...
Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Erik Bruhn, Maria Tallchief in "Giselle" at Jacob's Pillow signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph ofErik Bruhn, Maria Tallchief in "Giselle" at Jacob's Pillow, 1961. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jac...
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bosque Tropical Húmedo Nuquí, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bosque Tropical Húmedo Nuquí, 2021 by Miguel Winograd From the Series Sin título Selenium- Toned Gelatin Silver Prints Sheet Size: 14 in H x 11 in W Image size: 12.5 in H x 10 in W ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Hot Air Balloon Championship, monochrome photograph, limited editin landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Hot Air Balloon Study 8, Austria - no. 18041 - Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer pr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Wicca - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wicca - 2019 20x24cm. Edition of 7, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-460. K...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

C Print, Polaroid, Color, Archival Paper

Radishes (Contemporary Still Life Study in Light Box with Diffused Light)
Located in Hudson, NY
11.25 x 11.25 inches unframed Archival pigment print edition of 12 Some of David Halliday's most engaging works are those from his Box Series in which he merges traditional ideas about light and composition with contemporary experiments. In this series an empty cookie tin becomes a tiny studio for food objects. Halliday carefully styles his photographic subjects inside and, allowing only natural light to seep in through a circular window. The results feel less like still lifes and more like intimate portraits of human sustenance. In these photographs, the fleshy curves of a fig, the slick bodies of sardines, even the homeliest porcini mushrooms possess a degree of nobility, providing a refreshing contrast to the compulsive relationship we so often have with food, reminding us to slow down and savor with gratitude. In this particular image, a bunch of radishes with their deep pink skins are are gently brushed with the natural diffused light, echoing techniques associated with a Vermeer painting! About the work: The Past Still Present: A master of light, New Orleans photographer David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Using window...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gemma and Hand
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 Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sharon Stone by Phillip Dixon - Vintage Photograph - 1990
By Phillip Dixon
Located in Roma, IT
Sharon Stone by Phillip Dixon is a collection of three photographic prints on RC paper. Photographs published on Playboy of July 1990 and printed from l...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude Studies - Edition griffelkunst
Located in Cologne, DE
With a socially critical eye and Berlin humor, the prints by Heinrich Zille (1858 - 1929) capture the milieu of the "little people" around 1900. The fact that the famous artist was a...
Category

1890s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Erwin Blumenfeld, A Skull Superimposed, Electa Editrice, 1981 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969), titled A Skull Superimposed, Amsterdam, originates from the 1981 folio Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios. P...
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Offset

Chad Kleitsch - Untitled Flower # 21, Photography 2002, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Untitled Flower # 21 Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Matte Paper with Epson archival quality ink Edition of 25 Available sizes: 11" x 14” 20" x 24” 30" x 30” 30" x 40” 40" x 40" 48" x 48” 48" x...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Roy's Cafe (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Roy's Cafe (California Badlands) - 2010 20x24cm, Edition 2/10, Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 10905. Not m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) (~67% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irving Penn Title: Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Medium: Glossy, fibre based paper Date: New York, circa 1949 Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches Stamped ...
Category

1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

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

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

"Balloon Milkweed/Memories", Contemporary, Botanical, Black and White Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Vicki McKenna’s “Balloon Milkweed/Memories” is a 8 x 10 inch (image size), 14 x 16 inches (matted), handcrafted, platinum/palladium, photographic print. The contemporary black and wh...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Black and White

Untitled (Brian and Carl Morphed) - Two Nude figures, Black and White Photograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Two nude males lie on a bare wood floor. The angle of the photograph suggests that their bodies have melded into one. The artist uses traditional photography methods shooting the i...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Le Petit Parisien, Paris, France, Iconic Contemporary French Photography
Located in New york, NY
A much sought after photograph Le Petit Parisien, 1952 by French photographer Willy Ronis is a black and white image, a gelatin silver print, measuring 30 x 23,5 cm 12 x 9in. The w...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Black End, France, minimalist seascape photograph, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Poppy No.4 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.4 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 32 x 32 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 20 prints, each hand-s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Landslide - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Landslide - 2021 20x25cm, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2022-2013. Not mounted. Kirsten Thys van den Aude...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Traffic Island, "Wandsworth Roundabout", London, (Signed Print)
Located in London, GB
"Brian Griffin turned the tables on commercial assignment portraiture with a style all his own. When Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, business was empowered and labor was bel...
Category

2010s Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Arc...

Lava - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Lava' part of the series 'Hands Down' - 2019, 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Ar...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Flight - black and white sky photography, from limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Flight Mexico, 2025 Artist Biography: Ugne is a Lithuanian fine art photographer based in London. Her work explores the intricate systems and subtle beauty of nature, finding ins...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Duncansby Stacks, scottish coast, scotland, long exposure
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape photography - Duncansby Stacks - Scotland wild coasts with the unique cliffs. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Blue Boy
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 25) 22 x 22 inches, image (Edition of 15) 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. A stylistic precursor of such artists as Pierre et Gilles and David LaChapelle, James Bidgood revolutionized gay male...
Category

1960s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Israel's Parachute Girls - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Israel's Parachute Girls is a vintage black and white Photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions. The description on the rear.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 2/24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pygmalion and Galatea" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 2/24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Frida in the Blue House with plants descending the stairs, 1943. Color Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category

2010s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color

Robert Mapplethorpe, Cross IV, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite photogravure after Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), titled Cross IV, from the folio A Season in Hell, originates from the 1986 edition published by The Limited Edition...
Category

1980s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Male Nude VI (29 Palms, CA) - 20x20cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude VI (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

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

Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category

2010s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color

The Occasion
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gaia 128b - Catalonian Landscape Natural Environment Photograph Diptych
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 128b - Catalonian Landscape Natural Environment Photograph Diptych by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia Diptych 128b is a 18cm x 24cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio Kozo 18...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Digital

Portrait of Male Model Ingolf, Copenhagen Denmark
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait of male model Ingolf wearing Torben Hardernberg, ca. 1975. Period print measures 9 x 11 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi ...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Robert Mapplethorpe, Hand in Fire, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite photogravure after Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), titled Hand in Fire, from the folio A Season in Hell, originates from the 1986 edition published by The Limited Edi...
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photogravure

A set of 3 unique Black & white nudes. Polaroids from the Do it Yourself Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In this series in black & white and with the same model. The artist represents what for him the object woman of the modern world is. The diversity of German photographer...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Male Nude Desert Landscape Study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Dean (1925-20020. Male Nude Study, ca. 1975-80. Original period print with artist studio stamp on verso. Print measures 5.25 x 9 inches; 13 x 17 inches fr...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bath Time Story
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bath Time Story - 2017, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL201...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Quince
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
11 x 14 inch image is an edition of 45. Four other sizes are available. Mina Afshari was born in Tehran, Iran. Her life and art are shaped by her journey from oppression to freedom....
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Robert Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite photogravure after Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), titled Self-Portrait, from the folio A Season in Hell, originates from the 1986 edition published by The Limited Ed...
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan), signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan) photographed in 1972 for 'After Dark' magazine. Signed by Ja...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

He Exudes a Powerful Fragrance Like Horses Do
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5) Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Wake-up call (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Black and White
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Wake-up call' (Bombay Beach) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, Not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft, or the creation of avatars are also interesting worldwide phenomena of virtual realities that are not only relevant for children and teens. So when a middle-aged Berlin photographic artist (like Christian Rothmann) chooses to study 120 toy robots with great difference in form, it represents a journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot. Once batteries had been inserted, some of the largely male or gender-neutral robots, could flash, shoot, turn around and even do more complicated things. Some can even still do it today - albeit clumsily. This, of course, can only be seen on film, but the artist intends to document that as well; to feature the robots in filmic works of art. The positioning of the figures in the studio is the same as the tableau of pictures in the exhibition room. In this way, one could say Rothmann deploys one robot after the other. This systematic approach enables a comparative view; the extreme enlargement of what are actually small and manageable figures is like the macro vision of insects whose fascinating, sometimes monster-like appearance only becomes visible when they are blown up a hundredfold. The same thing goes for the robots; in miniature form, they seem harmless and cute, but if they were larger than humans and made noises to match, they would seem more threatening. Some of the tin figures...
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2010s Street Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Female Nude in Yoga Pose, Black and White Photograph of Woman, Kate #10
Located in New york, NY
Kate #10, 2002 by Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" hand printed. Signed by the photographer black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate. Model and yogini Kate remai...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

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...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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