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Rosemary Ellis Dam V Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Bob Grant Radio Personality Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Bob Grant - Radio Personality at WOR NYC march 10, 1994 Photographer Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests. Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy Warhol adjusting a movie-camera lens in his silver-covered factory, and Bob Dylan offering a salute of recognition outside Sheridan Square near the Voice’s old office. Not just a social chronicler, McDarrah was a great photo-journalist. For years, McDarrah was the Voice's only photographer and, for decades, he ran the Voice’s photo department, where he helped train dozens of young photographers, including James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, Robin Holland and Marc Asnin. His mailbox was simply marked "McPhoto." An exhibit of McDarrah’s photos of artists presented by the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea was hailed by The New York Times as “a visual encyclopedia of the era’s cultural scene.” artists in their studios, (Alice Neel, Philip Guston, Stuart Davis, Robert Smithson, Jasper Johns, Franz Kline), actors (Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro on the set of “Taxi Driver”), musicians (Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan) and documentary images of early happenings and performances (Yayoi Kusama, Charlotte Moorman, Al Hansen, Jim Dine, Nam June Paik). The many images of Andy Warhol include the well-known one with his Brillo boxes at the Stable Gallery in 1964. Woody Allen, Diane Arbus, W. H. Auden, Francis Bacon, Joan Baez, Louise Bourgeois, David Bowie, Jimmy Breslin, William Burroughs, John Cage, Leo Castelli, Christo, Leonard Cohen, Merce Cunningham, William de Kooning, Jim Dine, Mark di Suvero, Marcel Duchamp, Bob Dylan, Federico Fellini, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Indiana, Mick Jagger, Jasper Johns, Kusama, John Lennon, Sol Lewitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Nam June Paik, Elvis Presley, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Robert Rauschenberg, Lou Reed, James Rosenquist, Mark Rothko, Ed Ruscha, Robert Smithson, Susan Sontag, Andy Warhol, and others. McDarrah’s prints have been collected in depth by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington. His work is in numerous public and private collections. Robert Ciro Gigante, known as Bob Grant (March 14, 1929 – December 31, 2013), was an American radio host. A veteran of broadcasting in New York City, Grant is considered a pioneer of the conservative talk radio...
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1990s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosado Dunes IV, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Located in New York City, NY
Araquém Alcântara Dunas do Rosado IV, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 2013 70 x 105 cm 27.5 x 41 inches Edition of 10 100 x 150cm 40 x 60 inches Edition of 10 120 x 180 cm 47 x 71 in...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Untitled 803 - lith silver gelatin print
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 803, 1997 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print - 10 x 8 inches. image = 8 7/8 x 7 inches or 22.5 x 17.8 centimeters/ ppr 8 x 10 inches vertical. ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows Gelatin Silver photograph Print for book: Windows
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis (1910-1988) Windows Original photography for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, by Rosemary & Charlotte Ellis. Silver Gelatin Photog...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Dam III Gelatin Silver Photograph Proof Print for Bodley Head
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Pool Gelatin Silver Photograph Print for book: Pipes and Wires
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Edward Steichen, MoMA Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Edward Steichen, John Durniak, Monroe Wheeler and Edward D. Museum of modern art on Feb 10, 1962 Photographer Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests. Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy Warhol adjusting a movie-camera lens in his silver-covered factory, and Bob Dylan offering a salute of recognition outside Sheridan Square near the Voice’s old office. Not just a social chronicler, McDarrah was a great photo-journalist. For years, McDarrah was the Voice's only photographer and, for decades, he ran the Voice’s photo department, where he helped train dozens of young photographers, including James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, Robin Holland and Marc Asnin. His mailbox was simply marked "McPhoto." An exhibit of McDarrah’s photos of artists presented by the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea was hailed by The New York Times as “a visual encyclopedia of the era’s cultural scene.” artists in their studios, (Alice Neel, Philip Guston, Stuart Davis, Robert Smithson, Jasper Johns, Franz Kline), actors (Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro on the set of “Taxi Driver”), musicians (Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan) and documentary images of early happenings and performances (Yayoi Kusama, Charlotte Moorman, Al Hansen, Jim Dine, Nam June Paik). The many images of Andy Warhol include the well-known one with his Brillo boxes at the Stable Gallery in 1964. Woody Allen, Diane Arbus, W. H. Auden, Francis Bacon, Joan Baez, Louise Bourgeois, David Bowie, Jimmy Breslin, William Burroughs, John Cage, Leo Castelli, Christo, Leonard Cohen, Merce Cunningham, William de Kooning, Jim Dine, Mark di Suvero, Marcel Duchamp, Bob Dylan, Federico Fellini, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Indiana, Mick Jagger, Jasper Johns, Kusama, John Lennon, Sol Lewitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Nam June Paik, Elvis Presley, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Robert Rauschenberg, Lou Reed, James Rosenquist, Mark Rothko, Ed Ruscha, Robert Smithson, Susan Sontag, Andy Warhol, and others. McDarrah’s prints have been collected in depth by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington. His work is in numerous public and private collections. Edward Jean Steichen (March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter, and art gallery and museum curator. Steichen's were the photographs that most frequently appeared in Alfred Stieglitz's groundbreaking magazine Camera Work during its publication from 1903 to 1917. Together Stieglitz and Steichen opened the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession, which eventually became known as '291', after its address. Steichen laid claim to his photos of gowns for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 being the first modern fashion photographs ever published. From 1923 to 1938, Steichen was a photographer for the Condé Nast magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair while also working for many advertising agencies including J. Walter Thompson. During these years, Steichen was regarded as the best known and highest paid photographer in the world. In 1944, he directed the war documentary The Fighting Lady, which won the 1945 Academy Award for Best Documentary. From 1947 to 1961, Steichen served as Director of the Department of Photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art. While at MoMA, he curated and assembled exhibits including The Family of Man, which was seen by nine million people. In 1904, Steichen began experimenting with color photography. He was one of the earliest in the United States to use the Autochrome Lumière process. In 1905, Stieglitz and Steichen created the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession, which eventually became known as 291 after its address. It presented some of the first American exhibitions of Henri Matisse, Auguste Rodin, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Constantin Brâncuși. He worked with Robert Frank even before his The Americans was published, exhibited the early work of Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind, and purchased two Rauschenberg prints...
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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Dam (detail) Gelatin Silver Photograph Print mid century modern
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Dam Gelatin Silver Print Photograph for the book:Pipes and Wires
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kate Resting, Contemporary Portrait Photography of Female Nude
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white contemporary portrait photograph of a female nude by Leonard Freed, Kate Resting, is in the photographer's series "Kate". A 20" x 16" gelatin silver photogr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Rosemary Ellis Windows II Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows
Located in London, GB
From a series of photographs, to see the others scroll down to 'sell all from this seller'. Rosemary Ellis (1910-1988) Windows II Original proof photograph for Windows in the Outloo...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows XI Surrealist Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Published
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis Windows XI Original photography for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, composed by Rosemary & Charlotte Ellis. Gelatin Silver Print ...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows III Gelatin Silver Print for book: Windows
Located in London, GB
From a series of similar photographs by Rosemary Ellis. To see the others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" and search for Elli...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows XVII Silver Gelatin Photograph Print Windows Mid Century
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of photographs from Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more from this series scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled 20258 - lith silver gelatin print
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20258 figurative black and white, male body nude, figurative photograph. 2002 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print. image = 17.25 x 22.75 or 43.8 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rosemary Ellis Windows XIII Gelatin Silver Photograph Print horse stable
Located in London, GB
Rosemary Ellis (1910-1988) Windows XIII Original proof photograph for Windows in the Outlooks and Insights series published by Bodley Head, by Rosemary & Charlotte Ellis. Silver Gela...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dustin Hoffman On Set - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
STRAIGHT TIME, Dustin Hoffman on set, 1978, Everett Collection. Beautiful mint condition Open Edition Silver Gelatin Resin Print measuring a large 20 x 24 inches / 51 x 60cm's ...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled 20243 - lith silver gelatin print
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20243 figurative black and white, male bodybuilder nude, figurative photograph. 1995 - Unique lith silver gelatin photograph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Ice, 32" Minimalist Landscape, Silver Gelatin Print, limited edition
Located in New York, NY
edition of 5, hand signed by the artist on the reverse. silver gelatin print, taken with a large format camera in Arctic Alaska. This minimalist landscape gives poignant imagery to ...
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Ice, 08" Minimalist Landscape, Silver Gelatin Print, limited edition
Located in New York, NY
edition of 5, hand signed by the artist on the reverse. silver gelatin print, taken with a large format camera in Arctic Alaska. This minimalist landscape gives poignant imagery to ...
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Gorbals Boys' Silver Gelatin Print (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Blackpool Railings' Oversize Silver Gelatin Print (Limited Edition) Now widely recognised as a Master of Photography - this is considered to be o...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Gorbals Boys' Silver Gelatin Print (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Blackpool Railings' Oversize Silver Gelatin Print (Limited Edition) Now widely recognised as a Master of Photography - this is considered to be o...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Sophia Loren' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
'Sophia Loren' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print Italian sex symbol and actress, Sophia Loren, 1966 / Everett Collection. Large silver gelatin fibre print - limited gallery e...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Audrey Hepburn' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Audrey Hepburn' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1953 Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday” by William Wyler. Assisting Hepburn is dresser Sall...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Neil Young, 1971
Located in New York, NY
16x20“ Limited Edition Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz Please allow extra production time.
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sophia Loren - Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren - Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Absolutely Exquisite HUGE 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size silver gelatin print. Unframed. Produced on authentic silver gelat...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Stunning Elizabeth Taylor' (Limited Edition Oversize silver gelatine print)
Located in London, GB
'Stunning Elizabeth Taylor' Portrait of the actress Elizabeth Taylor, 1953. As the title suggests; a simply stunning close up image of the iconic movie star, fixing the camera with...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Cocktail Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin print V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Cocktail Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin print selected from V&A Collection. A model wearing a cocktail dress, John French (1907-66), London, 1963 © Victoria and Albert Muse...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Peel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on verso.
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Breakfast At Tiffanys' Huge Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Breakfast At Tiffanys' Huge Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993), during a shoot for the promotion of her film BREAKFAST...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Cocktail Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin print V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Cocktail Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin print selected from V&A Collection. A model wearing a cocktail dress, John French (1907-66), London, 1963 © Victoria and Albert Muse...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Bird Of A Feather' Limited Edition silver gelatin print V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Bird Of A Feather' Limited Edition silver gelatin print V&A Portfolio A model wearing a cocktail dress and feathered hat, John French (1907-66), London, 1960s © Victoria and Albert...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Elvis Hysteria' 1956 Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Elvis Hysteria' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1956 Fans Reacting to Elvis Presley Performing at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse, May 27, 1956 (Photo Phillip Harrington)...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Empire State Building, New York
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on verso.
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Agave
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on verso.
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Make Up Mirror' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Make Up Mirror' Limited Edition V&A Portfolio silver gelatin fibre print. Model in cap and white gloves, London, mid 20th century, John French (1907-66) London, circa 1950 © Vict...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hollywood
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, numbered on verso.
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'The Review' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'The Review' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1970 Fabulous and poignant image for our times... 11th November 1970. Burt Shevelove reads reviews of No No Nanette to the cast an...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Cavanagh' V&A Limited Edition Oversize silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Cavanagh' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print A model wearing a evening dress designed by John Cavanagh, John French (1907-66), England, 1954 © Victoria and Albert Museum, Londo...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Naughty But Nice' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Naughty But Nice' by Christopher Simon Sykes Guitarist and Rock and Roll Legend, Keith Richards looks elegantly wasted during the Rolling Stones Tou...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Ravishing Rampling' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Ravishing Rampling' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1966 Charlotte Rampling at The Pair of Shoes, a casino in London, 7th September 1966. (Photo Phillip Harrington) EXTRA LA...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Breakfast At Tiffanys' Huge Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Breakfast At Tiffanys' Huge Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993), during a shoot for the promotion of her film BREAKFAST...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Christopher Makos, "Liza Minelli and John Lennon, " Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Silver Laced Polish
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All photographs are platinum/palladium prints. These metals are hand coated on 100% rag cotton water color paper with natural deckled edges and contact printed. Since platinum, like ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

'Ravishing Rampling' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Ravishing Rampling' Limited Edition silver gelatin print 1966 Charlotte Rampling at The Pair of Shoes, a casino in London, 7th September 1966. (Photo Phillip Harrington) EXTRA LA...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Man With the Golden Arm, 1949, Nelson Algren as the Dealer, Silver Gelatin
Located in Chicago, IL
In the novel "The Man with the Golden Arm" by Nelson Algren, the main character is a card shark. Here Art has taken a twist on that title by showing Algren as the dealer in one of Art's most famous shots. This work is not framed. Contact the gallery for framing options. Art Shay The Man with the Golden Arm, 1949 silver gelatin print 16h x 20w in 40.64h x 50.80w cm ASY15107 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel...
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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Leaf

Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol Snowmobiling, " Gelatin Silver Print, 1983
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Make Up Mirror' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Make Up Mirror' Limited Edition V&A Portfolio silver gelatin fibre print. Model in cap and white gloves, London, mid 20th century, John French (1907-66) London, circa 1950 © Vict...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage American Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Houston, TX
Original pencil signed silver gelatin photograph featuring an enrapt male member of a large audience by photographer Shirley Carter Burden, ...
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1950s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Cocktail Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin print V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Cocktail Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin print selected from V&A Collection. A model wearing a cocktail dress, John French (1907-66), London, 1963 © Victoria and Albert Muse...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Joan Baez
Located in New York, NY
11x16” Premiere Archival Print Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver

Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol in China, " Gelatin Silver Print, 1982
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Louvre, Balcon, Charles IX Ensemble
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Very rare Albumen Print by Charles Marville. Original. Titled and annotated '112' and '41' on back. Made circa 1863.
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Late 19th Century Black and White Photography

Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol in Rowboat, France, " Silver Gelatin Print, 1981
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bono, U2, 1989
Located in New York, NY
16x20” Limited Edition Print, Signed by Colm Henry Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver

'Telluride' - silver airplaine and model in furcoat, fine art photography, 2023
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Come fly with me' - silver airplaine in Telluride , fine art photography, 2023
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Shop Black and White Photography

There’s a lot to love about black and white photography.

The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But when we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.

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Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.

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