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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 1930s
Period: 1920s
Fifth Avenue Houses, #4, 6, 8, New York City
Located in Detroit, MI
Signed in pencil on mount.
the image date is 1936, printed 1980
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Macaroni, from Bauhaus I Portfolio
By Irene Bayer
Located in Dallas, TX
Bauhaus I Portfolio
Ed. 33/70
Signed and dated in black ink on print margin.
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cologne, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Swimmers
Located in Greenwich, CT
This photogravure was taken by the famous Henri Cartier-Bresson. He is long considered one of the greatest photographers of people and done in such a way that his images speak over ...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Tina Modotti Photograph of a Painting by Manuel Rodriguez Lozano
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1920s Tina Modotti photograph of a painting by Manuel Rodriguez Lozano. Archivally matted to 16" x 20".
Tina Modotti was born in Udine, Italy in 1896 and by the age of 14 she wa...
Category
1920s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charlie Chaplin - Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Charlie Chaplin is a vintage black and white photograph realized during the 1930s.
Includes a wood frame.
This pretty photograph represents the actor Charlie Chaplin with a woman, probably during one of his famous sketches...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Tina Modotti photograph of a Diego Rivera Mural
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1920s Tina Modotti photograph of a Diego Rivera mural, depicting the Agricultural School in Chapingo, Mexico. Stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse.
Tina Mod...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of a Drawing by Clemente Orozco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a drawing of soldiers and families by Clemente Orozco. Photo is stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Duchess of Windsor - Wallis Simpson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of ...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920's Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, that shows a fresco in the Secretariat of Education Buiilding, Mexico City that illustrates a popular ballad. Ph...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti, of Diego Rivera Mural
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a fresco, "The Spirit of Fire", in the Agricultural School-Chapingo, Mexico by artist Diego Rivera. Phot...
Category
1920s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920's Silver Gelatin Print By Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco.
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti of the Diego Rivera mural "Lightning Striking Down the Destructive forces in Society Mother Nature, Harmony Betwe...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Karstadt-Haus at Hermannplatz, Berlin, 1937, Mauritius Publishing
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Boulevard Haussmann Construction, Paris 1926, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
By Press Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, France, June 1926.
A view of the Boulevard Haussmann in Paris with buildings under constr...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a fresco by artist Diego Rivera. Photo is stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse. A...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Karstadt-Haus at Hermannplatz, Berlin, 1937, Mauritius Publishing
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
In the Countryside near Paris in 1926 Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
By Press Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph, in the countryside near Paris, France, April 1926.
A soldier in uniform poses in front of the ruins of a house destroyed...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris Decorative Art Exhibition and Russian Pavilion, 1925, B and W Photography
By Press Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography.
International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925. The view from inside the USSR Pavilion.
Features:
Origi...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Antique Show in Paris, 1927, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
By Press Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. On the 12th of April, 1927, the iconic "Foire au Jambon" (Ham Fair), was a well-known outdoor antique show in Paris.
Feat...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame Cathedral and Ile de la Cité, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris. February 1929, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Ile de la Cité.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920's Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of a Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Original gelatin silver print by Photographer Tina Modotti. Stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse. Archivally matted to 16” x 20”.
The Patio in the Public Edu...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a fresco in the Secretariat of Education in Mexico City by artist Diego Rivera. Photo is stamped “Photog...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Mural
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a fresco in the Agricultural School-Chapingo, Mexico by artist Diego Rivera. Photo is stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse. Archivally matted to 16” x 20”
Tina Modotti was born in Udine, Italy in 1896 and by the age of 14 she was supporting her entire family by working in a local silk factory. Modotti’s father emigrated to San Francisco, sending for his family in 1913. Modotti was hired in the sewing room at the I. Magnin department store, but her great beauty attracted the attention of her superiors who then employed her to model the store’s fashions.
In 1915, Modotti attended San Francisco’s Pan-Pacific Exposition, where she got her first look at Modern art and photography. She also met her first husband at the Exposition, painter and poet Roubaix de l’Abrie Richey. At this time Modotti began acting in local Italian theatre and was discovered by a talent scout for the new silent film industry in Hollywood. She arrived in Los Angeles in 1918 and was cast in “The Tiger’s Coat” and “I Can Explain”. Through her Hollywood connections, Modotti met the married photographer Edward Weston, with whom she began an affair. Modotti was a favorite subject of Weston’s photographs, but moreover he taught her the art of photography. She actually ran Weston’s studio in exchange for photography lessons.
Due to the on-going affair between Modotti and Weston, Modotti’s husband moved to Mexico where he died of smallpox. This tragedy and the death of her father made Modotti dissatisfied with Hollywood. Modotti and Weston arrived in Mexico in 1923 at a time when the country was in the midst of a social, political and cultural revolution. She photographed the Mexican...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of a Diego Rivera Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a Diego Rivera fresco in the Secretariat of Education in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo is stamped “Photogra...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Clemente Orozco Fresco
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 1920s silver gelatin print by photographer Tina Modotti, showing a detail of an image of
St. Francis in a fresco in a prep school in Mexico City by Clemente Orozco. Ar...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cristo, Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Paul Strand – American (1890-1976)
Title: Cristo, Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca
Year: 1933, printed 1967, Da Capo Press, New York
Medium: Photogravure hand-printed from the original plates on BFK Rives paper
Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1967, New York
Sight size: 10 ¼ x 7 7/8 in. (260 x 200 mm)
Sheet size: 15 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (402 x 313 mm)
Framed size: 17 x 14 inches
Edition:1000
Condition: Excellent
This hand-pulled photogravure is from Paul Strand’s Mexican Portfolio, first published in 1933. This photogravure is from the 2nd edition, published in 1967. It is in excellent condition. It is enclosed in a simple metal frame and Plexiglas only for protection.
A seminal work by a legendary figure in 20th century American photography, the photographs taken by the author on his travels through Mexico in 1932-33 show architecture, landscape, the indigenous people, and religious folk sculpture. Strand's work first made its appearance as "Photographs of Mexico" in a limited edition of 250 copies in 1940, with the printing of the steel-faced gravure plates by master platemaker Otto Wackernagel being supervised by Strand himself and executed by Charles Furth and the Photogravure and Color Company. The second edition used the original Wackernagel plates, printed by Albert Delong at the Andersen Lamb Company of Brooklyn. Strand was even more pleased with this version, stating "Delong has made these plates sing." The images are a celebration of the subjects' pride, dignity and endurance.
Paul Strand (1890–1976) is considered one of the most significant photographers of the 20th century. His breakthrough work in the 1910s heralded photography’s importance as a modern art form. Early in his career he broke from the soft, impressionistic Pictorialist style to produce among the first abstract images made with a camera. His questioning attitude led him to radically change his work multiple times in his career, always with the highest ambitions for the quality of his photographic prints. In 1932, Carlos Chavez, the director of the fine arts department at the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico, invited Strand to Mexico. At this time, the Mexican government was concerned with demonstrating a national culture that was reflective of a burgeoning, modern, twentieth-century Mexico. In light of this, Chavez invited Strand to document the new social and physical environment. Over the next two years, Strand travelled around Mexico photographing...
Category
1930s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Photogravure
Pigeons feeding in Lyon France 1927, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography, Place des Renaux in Lyon, France, March 1927.
The photograph presents a view of Place des Renaux in Lyon, France, with ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Seine and Barges near Paris in 1926, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. View of Charenton le Pont, east suburb of Paris, France, June 1926.
This original photograph shows a view of the canal w...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Place des Vosges in Paris, 1928, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. View from the Place des Vosges in Paris, November 1928.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Pr...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, 1927, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. A view of Paris with Notre Dame Cathedral, June 1927.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Pres...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Water Skiing (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A woman in white two-piece bathing suit water skiing cir...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Chelsea FC Stamford Bridge (1920) - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stamford Bridge (1920)
Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive)
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Foo...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, 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 Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris, Les Halles Food Market, 1930s, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris, circa 1930. Paris, A view of The Halles Food Market, in Paris, France.
Features:
...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Greta Garbo - Somber Head Shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo - Somber Head Shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931
1931 Black and white somber headshot photograph of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979). Greta Garbo gazes at the camera, her curled hair sits in front of her face. The background is black. A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection.
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.
Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category
1930s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Pepper 30P
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Director, Glenn Lowry: This image of a pepper is one of Weston’s most iconic photographs.
Assistant Curator, Esther Adler: Peppers often curve in on themselves and can kind of twist ...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
2S Shell
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Weston created 2S after his return to America from two extended stays in Mexico between 1923 and 1927. Throughout 1927 he took twenty-six still life images of shells, including Nauti...
Category
1920s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Greta Garbo "Her Rise And Fall #2" - 1931 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo "Her Rise And Fall #2" - 1931 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
A black and white photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979), matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) on the set of the film Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Greta Garbo poses in a hat, her hand resting on her face, while gazing into the camera. Printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," on verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp and with "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection.
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.
Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category
1930s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Pepper 30P
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Director, Glenn Lowry: This image of a pepper is one of Weston’s most iconic photographs.
Assistant Curator, Esther Adler: Peppers often curve in on themselves and can kind of twist ...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tuileries Garden in Paris under the Snow 1926, Silver Gelatin B/W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The Tuileries Garden in Paris under the snow, France, 26th of January 1926.
The Parisians braved the cold at the end of...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) - Photograph by Clarence Sinclair
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) - Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
A black and white photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979), matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) on the set of the film Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Greta Garbo poses in a hat, her hand resting on her face, while gazing into the camera. Printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," on verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp and with "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection.
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.
Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category
1930s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Street View in Paris, 1930s, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. A street view in Paris, France, circa 1930.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Press Photogr...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris, Faubourg du Temple, 1926, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, Faubourg du Temple, view of one of the numerous cafés in Paris, 1926.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Pho...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barge Boats near Paris, France 1926, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. In the eastern suburb of Paris, France, in June 1926.
A view of the canal with its barge boats in Charenton le Pont, an...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
2S Shell
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Weston created 2S after his return to America from two extended stays in Mexico between 1923 and 1927. Throughout 1927 he took twenty-six still life images of shells, including Nauti...
Category
1920s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930
1930 Black and white portrait photograph of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979). Greta Garbo poses in a top hat and collard shirt while gazing away from the camera. Printed by the artist circa 1970's. A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, pencilled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection.
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.
Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category
1930s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Greta Garbo "Mata Hari" Film Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo "Mata Hari" Film Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931
A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection.
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.
Bull was able to study with the great Western...
Category
1930s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Paris, The Buttes Chaumont Public Garden, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, The Buttes Chaumont public garden, circa 1930.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Pres...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris, Street Flea Market circa 1930, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris circa 1930. Rue Saint Medard in Paris, a street flea market.
Features:
Original silver gelatin p...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The International Fair in Lyon, France 1927, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Autumn Fair in Lyon, France, 16th of March 1927.
The crowd rushes to the entrance of The Internationa...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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
A view in Lyon, France 1927, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The Town Hall street in Lyon, France, March 1927.
A view of the town hall street in Lyon, France, dated March 13th, 192...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris, Construction Site in a Street, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Mondial Photo Presse, Paris, circa 1930. A construction site on a street in Paris.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print ph...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Works in The Champs Elysées Paris, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris, August 1928. Construction works in the Champs Elysées, Paris.
Features:
Original silver gelatin prin...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
By Press Agency Keystone View Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Company. New York City skyscrapers, July 7th, 1931.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photog...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Place de La Concorde in Paris under the Snow, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, a salt truck on Place de la Concorde under the snow, January 16th, 1926.
The employees of the mayor of Paris spre...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
On the Beach near Paris, 1920s - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris 1929. Summer on the beach near Paris.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography unframed.
P...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Golfing at Le Touquet
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
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1930s Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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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.
When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.
Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.
Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.
Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.
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.
On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.
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