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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
Floating Hand
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Coming from an earlier interest in portraits and street photography, my Nudes in Water are less about eroticism and more about body as the human vessel for our multi-faceted but brie...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Yoga, Black and White Photography of Young Woman, Kate #12 by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Model, photographer, and yogini Kate remains complicit in striking dramatic poses for the photographer. The yoga pose is known as sun salutation. Kate engages in a seemingly cosmic dance in open terrain against mountains and beneath a wide open sky with clouds. The Kate series is both whimsical and aesthetic -- a celebration of femininity, beauty, and freedom. Kate #12, 2002 by Leonard Freed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
$2,275 Sale Price
35% Off
dj - fields
By Frank Yamrus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
10 x 8 inches, sheet
7 x 7 inches, image
(Edition of 10)
14 x 11 inches, sheet
10 x 10 inches, image
(Edition of 10)
20 x 1...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Burt Reynolds, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photo, awarded by the National Association of Movie Theater Owners, during a banquet at the Americana Hotel.
Irregular edges.
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Daniel Kramer - Bob Dylan, Swing, Woodstock, Photography 1964, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
8 x 10 in $600.00 Open Edition
11 x 14 in $1,000.00 Edition of 50
16 x 20 in $3,000.00 Edition of 50
20 x 24 in $4,000.00 Edition of 50
30 x 40 in $6,000.00 Ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Leaving (Strange Love)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leaving (Strange Love) - 2005
20x30cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a 35mm film.
Signature label and certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneid...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid
Untitled #10 (Horse Central Park), 2017 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled #10 (Horse Central Park) from the series New York by Giacomo Brunelli is a Silver Gelatin print in a limited edition of 10 in this size.
Brunelli shoots uniquely on black a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Poppy No.2 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition (3/20)
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.2 is a captivating black and white still-life photograph capturing the delicate elegance of a poppy flower. Created using a large format 4x5 Linhof camera, this analogue ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée
Golden Gate (San Francisco) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Golden Gate (San Francisco) - 2023
20x20cm,
Edition of 7, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signed on back with Certificate.
Not mounted.
The Cit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Polaroid
So what?
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
So what? - 2020,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof
Archival Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-855.
Not mounted.
Kirst...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Argentinian dancers Julio Bocca and Eleonora Cassano nude study for Playboy
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Argentinian dancers Julio Bocca and Eleonora Cassano photographed nude for the December 1993 issue of Pl...
Category
1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,225 Sale Price
30% Off
New York City Ballet dancers John Clifford & Brian Pitts signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
New York City Ballet dancers John Clifford and Brian Pitts, photographed for 'After Dark' magazine, 1970. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed b...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Painter Stephen Mueller in his Manhattan Studio
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of painter Stephen Mueller in his Manhattan studio with his paintings, 1971. Comes directly from the Jack Mi...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,200 Sale Price
29% Off
Jackie Kennedy with family, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
By Nik Wheeler
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
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Time Out (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Time Out (Haley and the Birds) - 2013
40x39cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #1...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
(Life is a) Juggling act - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
(Life is a) Juggling act (Bombay all Day) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Czech Republic : Prague Castle - Original Gelatin Silver Photography
By Josef Sudek
Located in Paris, IDF
Josef Sudek
Prague Castle
Original gelatin silver photography
10 x 8.5 cm (c. 3.9 x 3.1 in)
Authenticated on the back by the workshop stamp (see picture)
Excellent condition
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cobra Lily
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Printed in rich platinum/palladium, these intricate and formal portraits depict the delicate but dangerous nature of carnivorous plants.
"The poetic sensibility of nature seems to h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Platinum
Strolling Swan, Chateau d'Azay le Rideau, France
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dust Storm, YP Ranch, NV
By Adam Jahiel
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the
Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West.
These people represent one of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pull I - Contemporary, Nude, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pull I, 2017, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Based on an original Polaroid, Digital C-print, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-486
Kirs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Martha Graham Company "Phaedra's Dream", signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Martha Graham Company "Phaedra's Dream", 1988, with Donlin Foreman, Christine Daikin, and Kenneth Topping. Signed by Jack Mitchell on th...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,250 Sale Price
54% Off
Vivienne II (Desert Nudes) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Vivienne II (Desert Nudes) - 2016
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 18...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Torero Back
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto
14 x 11 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
24 x 20 inches, sheet
(Edition of...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Piramide Del Sol
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
‘Museo De Arte Moderno, Mexico Bosque De Chapultepec, Exposicion Inaugural El Dia 20 De Septiembre De 1964 stamp on verso with artist, title, collection, EW birth/death date, number,...
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grain by Grain - black and white abstract photography, limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
"Grain by Grain" is a poetic exploration of identity and transformation, captured in Ugne’s signature monochromatic style. This evocative photograph contemplates the interplay betwee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
White Copse, Study 4, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, black and white photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
White Copse, Study 4, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan is a black and white (silver gelatin) photograph by Michael Kenna.
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Caddo Stillness, Mill Pond, Caddo Lake, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibso...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Houston Street, NY
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white, urban, architecture, men, man, weather, snow, New York, New York City, street, winter, car, figurative, photo, photography, film photography, b&w, winter, street pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Together (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Together (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist I...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Beatles, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 22, 2 x 25, 2 cm
By Michael Ochs
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Branding, Deep Creek IL Ranch, Columbia Basin, NV
By Adam Jahiel
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the
Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West.
These people represent one of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ligurian glow - Italian coast lanscape photography, Limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Ligurian glow'
Tellaro, Italy 2024
Limited edition of 20.
Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withsta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Giclée
Benares, India
By Linda Connor
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Printed onto direct positive Printing Out Paper and then gold-toned.
Linda Connor's imagery of ancient and sacred places explores the relationship between nature, civilization and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Gold
Hard Times (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hard Times (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022
20x25cm.
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
There are no Telegraphs (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tralfamadorians (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid
NYC Shopping Couple
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture is an edition ( Edit. of 50) and part of a book about NYC, which Kallay done in 1965 for a German book publisher.
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$357 Sale Price
72% Off
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label, a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
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
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of Lennon's life. Signed by Jack Mitchell o...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blooms in vase- analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Blooms in vase’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2024.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
Giclée print on Hahnem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Jerry Schatzberg - Snake Lady, Photography 1981, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
8" x 10" $4,000.00 Edition of 25 + 5 AP
11" x 14" $6,000.00 Edition of 25 + 5 AP
16" x 20" $8,000.00 Edition of 20 + 4 AP
20" x 24" $10,000.00 Edition of...
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Olancha) - Stranger than Paradise - analog C-Print based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Olancha) - 2006,
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
British Pop Artist Gerald Laing portrait in his studio signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
British pop artist and sculptor Gerald Laing in his studio on October 30, 1968. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed on the reverse by Jack Mitc...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ethel, Joe and Kathleen Kennedy - Vintage Photo by Frank Teti - 1960s
By Frank Teti
Located in Roma, IT
Ethel, Joe and Kathleen Kennedy is a b/w photograph taken by Franck Teti during the 1960s.
Photographic print on polished paper. In quite good conditions.
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans by Morgan Silk - Black and White Photography
By Morgan Silk
Located in Brighton, GB
'Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans' is a black and white archival inkjet print by Morgan Silk.
It is available in this size of 18" x 18" in a limited edition of 10.
Taken during a road ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Throne - Contemporary, Nude, legs, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Throne - 2021 -
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-1010.
Not mount...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Bolivia, People, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 5 x 17, 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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Martha Graham curtain call with Bertram Ross, David Wood signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Martha Graham curtain call with Bertram Ross and David Wood, 1964. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso....
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Papercut No.2 - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 20.
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Papercut No.2'
London, United Kingdom 2021
Limited edition of 20.
Black and white abstract expression analogue photography, composed and exposed using 4x5 large format camera Linh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Giclée
Huangshan Mountains, Study 30, Anhui, China
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and Imperial Ulhans Regiment
By Karl Bulla
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and the Imperial Ulhans Regiment in Saint Petersburg in 1908/09 realized by the famous poland/russian...
Category
Early 1900s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Artist Tom Wesselmann in his NYC studio, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Tom Wesselmann in his New York City studio in 1969. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Reed Crescendo, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jerry Schatzberg - Sonny & Cher, Eyes Have It, Photography 1965, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
11" x 14" $6,000.00 Edition of 25 + 5 AP
16" x 20" $8,000.00 Edition of 25 + 5 AP
20" x 24" $10,000.00 Edition of 20 + 4 AP
30" x 40" $16,000.00 Edition of ...
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Holding Drink Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed sitting on a couch having a drink.
--
One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archive...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Paris International Exhibition w Eiffel Tower, Silver Gelatin B and W Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency MONDIAL, Paris. March 31st, 1937, a view of The International Exhibition Construc...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Square Table (Contemporary Sepia Toned Still Life Photograph of Antique Table)
Located in Hudson, NY
Square Table, 1992
Still Life Photograph of Antique Table by David Halliday
Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition of 15
Custom brown wood shadow box frames, no mat
with AR non g...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
Guatemala, Nature, Black and Whit ephotography, ca. 1960s, 26, 1 x 24 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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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