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Black and White Photography For Sale
Style: Photorealist
Style: Post-War
Robert Kennedy, San Diego
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Robert Kennedy, San Diego” is a figurative photograph, vintage silver gelatin photograph in black and white by American artist Lawrence Schiller. The artwork is signed on the verso.
Lawrence Schiller only remembers the 60s in this way: Fast. As in: Blur. Which is, for those who lived through it, as accurate a description as one is likely to find about the decade that began with optimism and ended in chaos. It was ten years of turmoil and exploration. And through this turbulent and tumultuous decade, it often seemed that whenever a headline-making news event occurred, Lawrence Schiller was there. Schiller was not just lucky to be in the right place at the right time; he was prescient. He was there to cover the event, to add to it, to help us see it, to aid its meaning and its depth. "It was a time in which things happened awfully fast," Schiller says of the decade. "It was a wild, wild period; an uncontrolled period. I don’t think you had any sense of perspective in the 60s. You had to wait and look back at it, because it was a period in which things were happening that had no rhyme or reason to it. But by the end of the ‘60s I had covered so many stories, had so many magazine covers, I had somehow become part of that decade’s history. And I already had my eye on the future."
When Lawrence Schiller got the assignment from the French magazine, Paris Match to photograph Marilyn Monroe on the 20th Century Fox set of Something’s Got to Give, he thought nothing of it. It wasn’t to be a private, studio shoot. He wasn’t going to set up lights, create backgrounds, or use a tripod. Just another assignment, he figured. Monroe by then was firmly established as a figment in the imagination of most young men. The orphan Norma Jean had recreated herself as the blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe. She’d appeared in twenty-nine films by the time Schiller photographed her in black and white and color in May, 1962. The world was unprepared for the moment when Marilyn jumped in the swimming pool in a flesh-colored bikini and came up out of the water au natural. She was all smiles and in her element: the sex goddess...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman signed limited edition 20x24" print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, US
Jimi Hendrix by iconic photographer, Baron Wolman. Taken at the Travelodge Motel, San Francisco, February 1968. Having served as Rolling Stone magazine’s first Chief Photographer, Ba...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fiesta Photography Mexico Stamped Karol Kállay
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography done for the publication Mexico/Volk und Welt Berlin 1968/stamped on the back with authors stamp.
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
On Broadway, New York City (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1955, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. This is a very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks.
“ On Broadway, near Trinity Church”, New York December 1955. A rainy Sunday morning, a solitary pedestrian seems to be falling over on the slippery surface. As is always the case with Fabrizio La Torre’s photographs, quite apart from the artistic merit, this picture invites us to speculate what is the story behind it: why this deserted avenue at 11:10 on that particular morning, what was the man in the rain doing, why is that car defiantly parked right underneath a no parking sign...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie 1969 portrait
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of David Bowie by Alec Byrne, taken at the Coventry Theatre, October 8th 1969, just before Bowie’s opening slot...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment
The Incredible Case of the Stack O'Wheats Murders
By Les Krims
Located in New York, NY
In The Incredible Case Of The Stack O'Wheat Murders (1972), Krims both parodies forensic photography, and points to it as a remarkable archive of incredible and moving images (the various, successful CSI television series attests to his prescience). In each "Wheats" crime scene, a Stack O'Wheats (pancakes) is placed near each "victim" (he used friends and family to pose for the pictures). Each stack is topped with pats of butter and syrup, the number of pancakes in the stack signifying the number of the crime. Hershey's chocolate syrup was used to simulate blood in the photos, which was formed into words and celestial shapes. - Wikipedia
Box set containing Two long folded sheets of text with an essay by Robert A. Sobieszek. 10 loose photo plates.
Text sheets and plates in good condition, box that has some minor wear.
Signed/numbered by Les Krims
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Steve Martin, Los Angeles 1974 “Let’s Get Small”
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition fine art print of Steve Martin, taken in Los Angeles by Norman Seeff in 1974.
Norman recalls - “When I relocated to LA as Creative Director of United Artist ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls the session: “I shot David Bowie at a house in Fulham in May 1995. I grew up on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Dolly Parton and Mick Jagger, 1977
Located in White Plains, NY
'Dolly Parton and Mick Jagger,' 1977 by famed photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch photo on 20 x 16 inch paper, Ed. 8/50. This photograph captures a ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Beastie Boys 1994
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of the Beastie Boys by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls ” This was from April 1994. I flew from London to shoot at Mike D’s ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Bandstand II, Eastbourne, UK - Black and White Vintage Photography
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Bandstand', captured on a visit to his grandparents at the British seaside in Eastbourne, this collection by Samuel Field is a beautiful reminder of days gone by.
This artwork is a...
Category
1980s Post-War Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin
The Beastie Boys
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of the Beastie Boys by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls ” This was from April 1994. I flew from London to shoot at Mike D’s ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
The water carrier - Thailand 1959 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 of 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
The water carrier - Thailand
This photo was made in 1959, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton and John Belushi
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Country music star Dolly Parton hugging John Belushi backstage after her Bottom Line concert. NYC 5/14/77 by SoH...
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Amy Winehouse
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Amy Winehouse taken in London by Jake Chessum in 2004.
Jake recalls the session: “I travelled from NYC to London in Febr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Reflection - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool. The photograph depicts part of the body and reflection.
Original gallery quality print signed by the arti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, Rome, 1958 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Double frame under American box presenting the two sides of the obelisk fountain on the Place du Panthéon. This work by Giacomo della Porta, (and li...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Clash arrive at JFK - Joe Strummer getting into a taxi, 1981
Located in White Plains, NY
'The Clash arrive at JFK - Joe Strummer getting into a taxi,' 1981 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the...
Category
1980s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
« La sorella maggiore », In a Méo village, Thaïland
This photo was made in 1959, printed later, the negative was digit...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Er Fusto, Roma Ciampino Airport (1953) Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (frami...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Infinity - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival paper 17"x22"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a topless female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pap...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, US
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tradizioni scomparse, Hong Kong 1958 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Tradizioni scomparse, Hong Kong
This photo was made in 1958, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime an...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tutu Skirt - underwater black & white nude photo - print on aluminum 24" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a naked young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt - about t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
Keith Richards, Marquee Sound Check 1971
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of Keith Richards by Alec Byrne, taken at The Marquee Club, London, March 26th 1971, during a Rolling Stones soundcheck.
Alec recalls, “There was a classic moment during sound check when Jagger was watching Keith, then turned to Mick Taylor...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
Le Tre Vespe, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 3 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP
The 3 Vespas but also the 3 buzzing and twirling “bees”, since this is the translation of this Italian brand...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iggy Pop Scala Cinema London 1972
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of Iggy Pop by Alec Byrne, taken at the Scala Cinema, Kings Cross, London, July 15th 1972.
Alec Byrne signed ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment
Il cuoco felice - Thailand 1959 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Il cuoco felice
This photo was made in 1959, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bandstand I, Eastbourne, UK - Black and White Vintage Photography
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Bandstand', captured on a visit to his grandparents at the British seaside in Eastbourne, this collection by Samuel Field is a beautiful reminder of days gone by.
This artwork is a...
Category
1980s Post-War Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin
Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman - Imogen Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated elderly man by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Presented in a new white mat with black accent. Tag from the studio of Imogen Cunningham affixed to verso of m...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
East River Drive
Located in Austin, US
East River Drive by Norman Parkinson. Robin Miller and Pippa Diggle photographed on the South Street Viaduct beneath Manhattan Bridge for Go Magazine, 1960
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Eiffel Tower, Tokyo ( 1957 ) - Japan - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Eiffel Tower, Tokyo - Japan
This photo was made in 1957, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and th...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Patti Smith in her apartment studio 1974
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith taken in her apartment studio by Allan Tannenbaum, New York City, 1974.
Allan Tannenbaum prints are available in the following s...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kelp Nymph - underwater ocean black & white photograph print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful young woman diving in kelp forest. The picture is taken in Pacific Ocean near Palos Verdes, California.
Original gallery qu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Beastie Boys
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of the Beastie Boys by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls ” This was from April 1994. I flew from London to shoot at Mike D’s ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Bob Marley Portrait, 1979
Located in White Plains, NY
'Bob Marley Portrait,' 1979 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the fin...
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Woman - Imogen Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated elderly woman by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Presented in a new white mat. Tag from the studio of Imogen Cunningham affixed ...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Water Sketch II - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper w...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Super Constellation Lockheed
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. This is a very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks.
The TWA (Trans World Airlines) Super Constellation...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Beastie Boys
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of the Beastie Boys by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls ” This was from April 1994. I flew from London to shoot at Mike D’s ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Patti Smith and John Belushi
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith and John Belushi taken backstage before their Saturday Night Live appearance in April 1976 by Allan T...
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chris Cornell
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Chris Cornell by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls the session: ” This was a brief and friendly shoot at the Toronto Internatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Fratello e Sorella - Thailand 1961 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1961, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical ...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Two bellow a Tree Photography Paris Signed
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Original black-white photograph, photographer Karol Kállay, picture shooted in 1966 for a German publisher / book about Paris. Signed by the author on the back.
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 60x40"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
The Cure gets caught on Columbus Ave., NYC
Located in White Plains, NY
The Cure gets caught on Columbus Ave., NYC, 4/11/80 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch paper on the finest s...
Category
1980s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Film
Twiggy
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Fashion shoot at Twiggy's boyfriend Justin de Villeneuve’s home, Chelsea 1966.
Iconic and stylish. One of a kind.
Camera: Leica 35mm.
Film stock: Kodak Tri-X Pan.
Location: Chelsea, London.
Year: 1966.
Edition of 30 at this size. Other sizes available contact us for more information.
All prints are titled, numbered, signed and carefully enfolded in acid free tissue paper and inserted into a rigid 4mm thick protective cardboard tube for delivery. This is for print only.
Certificate of Authenticity: Each print acquired from The Arthur Steel Archive is accompanied by an individually signed Certificate of Authenticity.
ABOUT ARTHUR STEEL
This photographer's archive of iconic images is nothing short of fabulous, and counts David Walliams as a collector. His most famous photograph is arguably of Diana and Charles's kiss on the balcony on their wedding day. He was one of just a handful of photographers who were on the 'royal rota' that day.
Regarded as a highly respected editor and Fleet Street photographer, Arthur photographed a vast array of celebrities over the years. In his images one can see how at ease his subjects felt in his company, such as Eric Morecambe within his study, Elton John at home with his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
The Picture Frame limited edition photography by Arthur Steel iconic London
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
About the image:
Arthur used to pass a shop in London that sold nothing but antique picture frames and he started to think of what I could use them for, a scene of some kind was unf...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Acqua e Fantasia, 1962 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few rowing clubs in the city. The raging wav...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok 1958 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok
This photo was made in 1958, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and th...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
L'Attesa, 1962 (The wait) - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
She was there, leaning against a wall, she seemed to be waiting," says the photographer. I did not understand what she could expect, since few vehicles could have passed through this narrow passage. So I leaned against the wall almost in front of her, I also waited and this ray of sunshine came to play in the hanging linen...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tutu Skirt - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 36" x 60"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a naked young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt - about t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sketch - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 24x16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of perfect female legs in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on paper with metallic finish signed by the artist. .
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gita in famiglia, Thaïland (1957) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1960, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical p...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Purezza, Miyajima - Japan 1960 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Purezza, Miyajima - Japan 1960
This photo was made in 1960, the negative was digitized dur...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tutu Skirt - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 14 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a naked young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt - about t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958. At noon, a fountain in the Pantheon Square, work of Giacomo della Porta, (such as so ma...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rotondità 1963 (Rondeurs) - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
On Via del Tritone, an elegant exit from the small underground passage which made it possible to avoid automobile traff...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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