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Style: Modern
Style: Photorealist
Richard Harris – Malta, 1973 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Richard Harris – Malta,
1973
Born in 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, Harris made his screen debut in the 1958 film Alive and Kicking. This was followed by solid supporting roles in films such as Shake Hands with the Devil (1959), The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). But he jumped to the top of Hollywood’s list of leading men in 1963 following his performance as young coal miner turned professional rugby player in This Sporting Life which earned him an Oscar nomination. Once a notorious drinker and hell-raiser to rival Oliver Reed, his work during the Seventies and Eighties isn’t widely revered, but in 1990 he once again earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his role in The Field.
Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print
Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold
Paper size - 34 x 24 " / 86 x 61 cm
Limited to 30 only this size
All prints are bespoke and printed to order
stamped and numbered by the Estate
Copyright: © David Steen / The David Steen Archive
David Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old school leaver joining Picture Post where he had the good luck to be taken under the wing of the legendary Bert Hardy as an assistant. It was the ultimate training ground in photojournalism, and the launch pad for his career.
David’s reunion with Picture Post after doing his National Service (as special photographer based in Eygpt, covering the major trouble zones) was short-lived. The magazine was losing ground and closed. He moved to Fleet Street, first to a bright new Mirror title, Woman’s Sunday Mirror, where incidentally he picked up First Prize in Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Best Pictures of the Year Award for his sequence of ‘Birth of a Baby’, the progress of a young woman delivering her own baby under hypnosis.
He was 21, the youngest ever to be awarded this prize. There followed time as a staff photographer with The Daily Mail; Fleet Street was the hub of the world. Then on to freelancing…Queen magazine, Nova, the Sunday Times Magazine, international magazines around the world, over the years covering projects as diverse as riots in Harlem to a film set in Acapulco, a battered wives’ refuge to the Queen and family at Sandringham: the hopeless, the homeless, the glitterati. Trained on the maxim ‘every picture tells a story’ he has focused on film stars, actors, criminals, politicians, prime ministers and countless men, women and children going about their everyday lives.
David Steen believes himself to be lucky. He thinks lucky; luck is being in the right place at the right time, having the luck to have a loving family and enduring friends and winning a three-year battle against cancer.
Asked by aspiring photographers for his best advice, his stock reply is: ‘Get up early.’
David Steen † 1936 – 2015
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Seine River at The Paris Decorative Art Exhibition 1925, B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography.
The International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, in October 1925. By the river Seine, access to the Department Sto...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elvis Presley: The Wink - Oversize Limited Print
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in London, GB
Elvis Presley: The Wink
by Lloyd Dinkins
Vintage candid image of The King, Elvis Presley photographed early in his career in 1956 in Memphis Tennessee by Lloyd Dinkins. Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "The King". His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Italian Hats by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Italian Hats" by Hulton Archive
Models wearing a collection of Italian designed hats for winter 1956/7 and spring 1957, at the fifth Men's Fashion Festival, San Remo, Italy.
Unfra...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Disco, Bill Bernstein Set of Four Photographs
By Bill Bernstein
Located in New York, NY
Bill Bernstein
Disco
c. 1970
Set of four Photographs
These iconic images not only document the people and places of the golden age of disco, but also capture the spirit and intensit...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Naughty But Nice" by Christopher Simon Sykes
Located in London, GB
"Naughty But Nice" by Christopher Simon Sykes
Guitarist Keith Richards looks elegantly wasted during the Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, 1975.
...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sun Beams Into Grand Central Station (1930) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Sun Beams Into Grand Central Station (1930) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Hal Morey/Getty Images)
Beams of sunlight streaming through the windows ...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix 1967 silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of Mick Jagger with Jimi Hendrix by Alec Byrne, taken at the Top Of The Pops TV studios, London, May 1967.
Alec recalls, “I got a late p...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Willie Nelson playing pool
Located in Austin, TX
Willie Nelson, taken playing pool at the Pedernales Studio's in 1983 by photographer Scott Newton
Signed limited edition print, printed on heavyweight co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elegant Lady - Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Fashion Photography
Located in London, GB
Elegant Lady - Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatine Print
A model wearing a backless evening dress, 30th January 1962.
(Photo by Jamie Hodgson / G...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss at sixteen
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career.
Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Purezza, Miyajima - Japan 1960 - Full Framed 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 during the artist's lifetime and...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,398 Sale Price
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Norman Parkinson 'Iman in a Jane Cattlin bikini, Tobago. Vogue, 1976'
Located in New York, NY
Iman at King Peter’s Bay, Tobago wearing a Jane Cattlin bikini. British Vogue, May 1976
Iman at King Peter's Bay, Tobago. Vogue, May 1976
Silver gelatin p...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) outside her home at Englefield Green.
A...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Couple, Lover, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 23, 2 x 15, 3 cm
By Erich Andres
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, Black and White
Skating Waiter by Horace Abrahams
Located in London, GB
"Skating Waiter" by Horace Abrahams
8th January 1938: A waiter skates across the ice at St. Moritz carrying a tray of drinks for his customers.
Unframed
Paper Size: 60" x 40'' (in...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
$1,200 Sale Price
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Man; Bike; Street Photography; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 5 x 12, 2 cm
By Erich Andres
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, Black and White
Jimi Hendrix playing pool by Ed Caraeff
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Jimi Hendrix, shooting pool at the Bel Air home of John and Michelle Phillips, in Laurel Canyon, LA on July 1st 1967
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Audrey Funny Face' 1957 (Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Audrey Funny Face'
Audrey Hepburn, dressed in a Givenchy evening gown, 1957.
(Photo: The Everett Collection)
Beautiful mint condition Open Edition Silver Gelatin Resin Print
me...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1950,
Portrait of the actress Ava Gardner circa.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 1...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Waylon Jennings at The Armadillo, Austin 1974
Located in Austin, TX
Waylon Jennings, taken at the Armadillo WHQ, Austin TX in 1974 by photographer Scott Newton.
20x28" signed limited edition print.
Scott Newton recalls, "In 1974 Waylon was ornery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the subway in Grand Central Station on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York.
Unframed
Paper Si...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Walking The Dog" by Erich Auerbach
Located in London, GB
"Walking The Dog" by Erich Auerbach
1959: Deep in thought a barefoot young boy takes his dog for a walk across Camber sands.
Unframed
Paper Size: 30" ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Upper Glasses Royal Ascot By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Upper Glasses Royal Ascot
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86x66 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Verticalità, New York (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 (fram...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,163 Sale Price
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Flooded Mall London
Located in London, GB
A man crossing a stretch of floodwater with the help of two chairs after a storm caused flooding in the Mall, London.
(Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images Archive London England)
Pa...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fishermen; Street Photography; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 5 x 12, 4 cm
By Erich Andres
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, Black and White
Audrey Hepburn in Paris, 1956 - Getty Archive, 20th Century Film Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Zion National Park Utah/Arizona, Black and White, USA 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1960.
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
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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
$2,078 Sale Price
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Jane Forth & Joe Dallesandro Andy Warhol Trash promo photo
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jack Mitchell, American Photographer (1925-2013).
Jane Forth & Joe Dallesandro, 1970.
11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed.
Period print from artist's studio. The image was inte...
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jackie Kennedy & Frank Sinatra - Original Press Photo
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Elvis Hysteria (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
May 27, 1956
Fans Reacting to Elvis Presley Performing at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 16x20''
Printed Later
About the Image:
Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students.
Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and white Photography...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the subway in Grand Central Station on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Adolph Studly, Swiss born American photographer. His work is kept in the Photographic Archive at The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. He was known for his gallery photograp...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Drive-In Coffee Shop - Black and White Print from the Getty Images Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Jim Clark in action Lotus Zan voort Holland
Located in Denton, TX
Jim Clark in action Lotus Zan voort Holland, 1962
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 16 x 20 in.
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
About the Artist:
Jesse Alexan...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives)
American actress-
Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Theatre (1960) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Theatre (1960) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A theater audience view from the stage conductor in the orchestra pit,
circa 1960s.
A...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"New Look" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"New Look" by Kurt Hutton
A model wearing a black cocktail dress and a black velvet wide-brimmed hat, designed by Ronald Paterson. Original Publicatio...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
The Cotton Club - Black and White Print from the Getty Images Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Stardust Casino (1969) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Stardust Casino (1969) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A night scene of the Stardust Casino,
Las Vegas Nevada USA, circa 1969.
Addit...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Two cigarettes Photography Mexico Signed Karol Kállay
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography done for publication Mexico/Volk und Welt, signed by the author on the back.
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$406 Sale Price
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Visitor At No 10 Snowman By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Visitor At No 10 Snowman
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1968 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
edition of 20
note other print sizes...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Skiing Essentials' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing - 'Skiing Essentials' (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
A couple prepares for a day's ski...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Mapplethorpe "Cock & Devil" 1982 Gelatin Silver Print Satyr & Phallus Photograph
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"Cock and Devil" is a photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe, created and printed in 1982. The work is a gelatin silver print, known for its stark contrast and meticulous composition, whi...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cowboy, Canyon, Black and White Photography, Texas, USA, 1960s, 23, 2 x 17, 8 cm
By Erich Andres
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
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
'Gray Wave II' Archival Pigment Print - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
'Gray Wave II' by Stuart Möller
Gorgeous capture of a single wave.
An exquisite Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print.
Abstract seascape / landscape.
Edition Size 10
Signed & N...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New Mexico Old Boys - oversized signed limited edition print
Located in London, GB
New Mexico Old Boys
by Homer Sykes
Aztec, New Mexico, June 1971. Men playing dominoes in a bar with a pool table. 1970s USA
oversize 30 x 20 inches ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Three Volkswagen beetle on street, Germany 1938 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Nolte. His work is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of industry and products from this time.
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print ( Hahnemühle 308g ), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: Drei Modelle des Volkswagen Käfer, oder KdF Wagen, mit offenem und geschlossenem Dach und als Cabrio auf der Reichsautobahn bei Wolfsburg, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. Three models of the Volkswagen beetle...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Esperanza. Espiral series. Male Nude. B&W Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Vignette of a dancer creating shapes and folds in the sunlight. Rocket's favorite lighting source.
The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Cary In Rain" by Express
Located in London, GB
"Cary In Rain" by Express
British-born American actor Cary Grant (1904 - 1986) sheltering in a hotel porch as he waits for the rain to stop.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" x 40'' (inche...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Cowboys, Riding, Texas, Black and White Photography, USA, 1960s, 17, 1 x 23, 2 cm
By Erich Andres
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
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ticket Counter (1961) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ticket Counter (1961) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
Railroad ticket counter at Pennsylvania Station, ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood
1957
by Slim Aarons
printed 2023
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James St...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Seller, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 26, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies.
The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photogravure
$377 Sale Price
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Rue Mouffetard. Black and White Photograph. Fashion in Paris
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard
Edition 12
Unframed
Printed later.
1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrived from Cologne, lives in a smal...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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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