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Period: 1920s
Subway Construction in Paris, 1928, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. The subway construction in Place de la Bastille, Paris, November 1928. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photograph...
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Art Deco 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dr Decarie - Archival fine art print, Black white, Montreal, Phillips square
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 g/m² paper of a photograph of a street corner in Montreal cerca Valentin's day 1925 entitled ' Dr Decarie ' Unframed ...
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Academic 1920s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Rescued - Archival fine art print, Black white, Montreal, City Vintage photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 g/m² paper, a photography of a street scene featuring a man on a Side-car, in Montreal cerca 1930 entitled ' Rescued ' ....
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Academic 1920s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Via di Monte Savello - Disappeared Rome - Vintage Photo 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Via di Monte Savello - Disappeared Rome, is a photographic print on Baryta paper, by unknown photographer. Excellent condition, cm 22.5 x 16.5. The ...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

San Francisco from Telegraph Hill
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This matte silver gelatin print bears the "Estate of William E. Dassonville" stamp on the back of the sheet. Printed on Dassonville's proprietary "Charcoal Black" paper.
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Silver gelatin fibre print 10 x 12" p...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Two Vintage Views of the Ghetto in Rome by Studio Vasari - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Views of Ghetto in Rome is a lot of two photographic prints on gelatin bromide hard paper. Information about pictures are printed on the front: "307. ROMA- Avanzi del Portico di Otta...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage View of a street in Wuchon (China) - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
View on a China street is a b/w photograph in gel print taken very likely in 1925. The picture, taken through the streets of Wuchon, immortalizes some bystanders among the houses. Indications in pen in German on the back...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Derby Spectator' Giant Oversize Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Darkro...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lyell Fork Meadows
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the print. Printed circa 1927.
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1920s Black and White Photography

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Marc Vaux, a figure of Montparnasse, pro­duced a trove of pho­tographs which are cur­rently held in the col­lec­tion of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. Marc Vaux was com­mitted equally to sup­porting artists, notably by cre­ating the Foyer des Artistes (1946-70) and, in 1951, the first Musée du Montparnasse at 10, rue de l’Arrivée. Marc Vaux was born on February 19, 1895 in Crulai, Normandy Thanks to the color mer­chant from whom he bought his plates and his pho­to­graphic equip­ment, he met the sculptor Charles Desvergnes winner of Prix the Rome and author of var­ious memo­rials who was looking for someone to pho­tographs his works. Two of Marc Vaux’s first clients were his neigh­bors of 21 Avenue du Maine- Marie Vassilieff and Maria Blanchard...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925, The Russian Pavilion, B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925. The front entrance of the Russian Pavilion. Feature...
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Art Deco 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Two-Horned Hat" by Sasha
Located in London, GB
"Two-Horned Hat" by Sasha 5th November 1929: Lady Castlerosse modelling the medieval-style costume and wimple she will wear to the Galaxy Ball Pageant, held at London's Park Lane Ho...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Inside St Stephen's" by Benjamin Stone
Located in London, GB
"Inside St Stephen's" by Benjamin Stone circa 1925: Inside St Stephenfs Tower, Westminster Palace, showing the 23 ft diameter clock-face of Big Ben, named ...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Dublin Crowd (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dublin Crowd (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Walshe/Getty Images) After signing the Treaty establishing the Free State, Irish politician and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins (1890 - 1922) addresses the Dublin crowd at College Green...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Notre Dame Cathedral and Ile de la Cité, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique 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 ...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Photo by (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June ...
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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 is a view of Place des Renaux in Lyon, France, with a woma...
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Art Deco 1920s Black and White Photography

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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...
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Art Deco 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925, The Samaritaine Pavilion Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925. Along with the Seine River, The Department Store "S...
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Art Deco 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

False Hellebore, Glacial Lilly
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand Printed by Imogen Cunningham. Comes with letter of authenticity Imogen Cunningham Trust stating it was from her files and verifies that it is hand printed by Imogen in 1974. Fr...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

1920s Silver Gelatin Print by Tina Modotti of Diego Rivera Fresco
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...
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Realist 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925 Art Deco Sculpture - B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional and singular silver gelatin black-and-white photograph, taken by Press Agency in Paris in 1925, captures a defining moment from the International Exhibition of Moder...
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Art Deco 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Pentagon and Star
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Greenwich, CT
11 x 8 1/2 inches Framed: 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches Not signed, from the book
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

Photo of Ben Turpin and Thelma Hill, probably from "A Prodigal Bridegroom" 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Rare photo of Ben Turpin and Thelma Hill, probably on the set of "A Prodigal Bridegroom" 1926 circa. Gel-bromide print (Velox). Stamp of former collection on the back. In the pictur...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Calla Lily
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This early silver gelatin contact print with margins bears the photographer's numerical exposure notes in pencil on the back of the print.
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Modern 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Agave
Located in San Francisco, CA
Imogen Cunningham was an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. Cunningham was a member of the California-based Group f/64, know...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Agave Design 2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Imogen Cunningham was an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. Cunningham was a member of the California-based Group f/64, know...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Agave Design 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Subject Matter: Imogen Cunningham began photographing at age 18 after seeing Gertrude Käsebier’s work. Throughout her career, she photographed a diverse range of subjects, including ...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Richard Buhlig, Portrait
By Margrethe Mather
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare Vintage Hand Printed by Artist. Platinum Print. Excellent Condition Framed in Museum Glass & Wood
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Untitled [Bicycle with Shadow], black and white photograph by Ralph Steiner
Located in New York, NY
A black and white photograph of an urban plaza with a person on a bicycle. Untitled [Bicycle with Shadow], black and white photograph by Ralph Steiner Untitled [Bicycle with Shado...
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Contemporary 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Girlfriends, Paris
Located in New York, NY
Unsigned
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Swimwear by Lelong (Horst with Models)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 11/27, includes black frame with white mat. Embossed on the recto. Estate-stamped, titled, numbered, and signed on the verso by R. J. Horst, executor of the Hoyningen-Huene Estate. Known for his masterfully composed images that captured the styles of the leading haute couture houses of the 1920s-30s including Chanel, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Vionnet, Schiaparelli, and Lelong, among others, George Hoyningen...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Stairs at Montmartre, Paris, 1926
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on recto Gelatin silver print Image/Paper: 3" x 3-3/4", Mount: 12" x 9", Mat 20" x 16"
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Josephine Baker, 1929
Located in New York, NY
From the collection of and signed by Horst One of less than 30 prints made in this size and signed
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Josephine Baker, 1929
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Beachwear by Schiaparelli, Bettina Jones
Located in New York, NY
From the collection of and signed by Horst
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Alicia in swimwear by Patou
Located in New York, NY
From the collection of and signed by Horst
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lelong Beachwear with Horst and models
Located in New York, NY
Photographer’s stamp on the verso
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Mae Murray in "The Merry Widow"
Located in New York, NY
Stamped by the photographer's studio.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gloria Swanson
Located in New York, NY
Photographer's embossment on recto.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Alla Nazimova in "Camille"
Located in New York, NY
Alla Nazimova in "Camille", 1921
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Barrymore as Hamlet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Printed, signed late 90's by George Tice.
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Contemporary 1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mount Everest in Morning Light, from Camp at 22, 500 ft. - Landscape Photography
Located in London, GB
A modern platinum print from The Royal Geographical Society's first expedition to Mount Everest's summit. Made with extraordinary skill and care by Belgi...
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Realist 1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Cairns at a Rest Stop on the Way to the Kharta Glacier - Landscape Photography
Located in London, GB
A modern platinum print from The Royal Geographical Society's first expedition to Mount Everest's summit. Made with extraordinary skill and care by Belgi...
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Realist 1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Mount Everest in Cloud from Summit North of Advanced Base - Landscape Photograph
Located in London, GB
A modern platinum print from The Royal Geographical Society's first expedition to Mount Everest's summit. Made with extraordinary skill and care by Belgi...
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Realist 1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Everest Summit and Great Couloir in Centre of North Face - Landscape Photography
Located in London, GB
A modern platinum print from The Royal Geographical Society's first expedition to Mount Everest's summit. Made with extraordinary skill and care by Belgi...
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Realist 1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Boulevard Malesherbes at Midday, Paris - Andre Kertesz (Black and White)
Located in London, GB
Boulevard Malesherbes at Midday, Paris - Andre Kertesz (Black and White) Stamped with photographer's estate ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin print, printed c. 1980 9 1/2 x 8 inche...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Piet Mondrian
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Satiric Dancer
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tango: Bibi and Dr. Boucard
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gliding Competition: Pilot in the "Levasseur- Abrial Monoplane", Combegrasse
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Baba and Nancy Beaton, circa 1926 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Baba and Nancy Beaton, circa 1926 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Silver gelatin print, printed circa 1926, mounted on board 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) had ...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled
By Albert Ranger-Patzsch
Located in New York, NY
RENGER-PATSCH, Albert. Untitled 1925-30.Gelatin Silver print, 8 7/8 x 6 3/8";. Printed on Verso: Upper right hand corner: Stamped A. RENGER-PATSCH, Wamel-Dorf Ober Sest I.W.Bo...
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Photorealist 1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Greta Garbo, Wild Orchids
Located in New York, NY
This photograph belonged to Greta Garbo, and was likely the “first print” made by the photographer given directly to Garbo personally.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Greta Garbo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Clarence Sinclair Bull was one of the great masters of the Hollywood portrait. As head of the stills department at MGM for over thirty years, he helped to pioneer the art and craft o...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

14S ~ Two Shells
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number and signed in pencil by Cole Weston with Edward Weston's facsimile signature on back of mount. Printed later by Edward's son, Cole Weston.
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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