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Period: 1950s
Revere Beach, MA
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This large silver gelatin photograph with untrimmed margins is signed and titled in pencil in the margin under the image. Likely printed in the 1990s.
Category
Abstract 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Alfred Hitchcock" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Alfred Hitchcock" by Thurston Hopkins
29th January 1955: British director Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) outside the British Museum in London. Origi...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe at Baby Doll Premiere Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed with a large sign for the afterparty of the premiere of "Baby Doll", circa 1956.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press prin...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Ava Gardner (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Brando As Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo A.F. Archive/Alamy Archives).
Actress Ava Gardner during the filming of Pandora And The Flying Dutchman...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Beskydy : Czech Mountains - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph, 1956
By Josef Sudek
Located in Paris, IDF
Josef Sudek
Beskydy : Czech Mountains, 1959
Original gelatin silver print
11.5 x 14 cm (c. 4.3 x 6.7 in)
Dated and titled on the back
Signed on the back by Petr Helbich (the assista...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe A Ticket to Tomahawk Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role in "A Ticket to Tomahawk", circa 1950.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the C...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)
A model wearing a black cocktail dress and a black velvet wide-brimmed hat, designed by Ronald Paterson...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
Located in London, GB
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
A small dog's eye-view of two chihuahuas and their owners waiting for judges at Cruft's all-champion dog show.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Martha Hyer Glamour Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Martha Hyer posed glamorously in the studio.
Martha Hyer was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Gwen French in Some...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Taylor And Poodle" by Stanley Sherman
Located in London, GB
"Taylor And Poodle" by Stanley Sherman
23rd April 1957: American actress Elizabeth Taylor sips a drink and smokes a cigarette during a stop for interv...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Fishermen at Seine, Paris, France 1950s, 12, 2 X 16, 7 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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's Feather Hat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Audrey Hepburn posed in a feather hat for her role in "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed b...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Shadows and Fur Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Visually gripping black and white vintage original photograph of Marilyn Monroe, posed in dramatic shadow surrounded by a fur stole.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print f...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe as Roberta in Love Nest Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Love Nest is a 1951 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Newman, and starring June Haver, William Lundigan, Frank Fay and Marilyn Monroe.
The post-World War II comedy featu...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance "I Love Lucy"
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance talking on the phone for a scene in the television hit series "I Love Lucy".
Lucille Ball was an American act...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The water carrier - Thailand 1959 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 of 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
The water carrier - Thailand
This is a Minimalist framing & presentation of the artwork :
The Fine Art print on Baryt...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy
1st May 1950: Belgian born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) leaning on an ornate urn in Kew Gardens. Original Publicatio...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sal Mineo in Santa Monica
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of 'Rebel Without a Cause' actor (alongside James Dean), Sal Mineo. Taken on Santa Monica beach by renowned photographer, Frank Worth in 1956.
What's includ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Naples - People sitting on the streets, Italy 1950s
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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Overall with Paintings (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #24)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes
Overall with Paintings (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #24)
Year: 1956, 2021
Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph
Size: 19x13.5 in
Paper Size: 22x17 in
Edition: 2
Sign...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Che Guevara with his daughter
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Director And Star Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Director And Star
1952
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
1952: Orson Welles (1915 – 1985) in Venice during a break from filming ‘Othello’ which he directed and sta...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monroe Throws the First Pitch
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for pla...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Che Guevara
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope in New Hampshire, 1955.
New England Skiing
Black and White Photography
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Numbered and stamped by the ...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant in Monkey Business Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant in "Monkey Business", circa 1952.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Monza Grand Prix" by David Lees
Located in London, GB
"Monza Grand Prix" by David Lees
British racing champion Stirling Moss at the Monza Grand Prix in Italy, September 1954. Original Publication : Pictu...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins
7th November 1953: A contestant in a 'Miss World' beauty competition sponsored by Mecca Dancing applying her lipstick using a shiny car as a mirror. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6785 - The Beauty Contest...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Florentine Fashion" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Fashion" by Kurt Hutton
The Third Italian High Fashion Show in Florence, Italy, 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5685 - Paris has a Rival - pub. 1st March 195...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Pigment
An Anxious Wait Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
An Anxious Wait
1951
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
2nd April 1951: American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West 52nd Street, New York. On her left is her fellow nominee and the eventual winner, Judy Holliday...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 1 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
Photorealist 1950s 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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok 1958 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok
This photo was made in 1958, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and th...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra Leaning on Tbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of Frank Sinatra standing with his classic TBird in a garage driveway.
Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular and influential ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Natalie Wood and Patrick Wayne Goofing Around on Set
Located in Austin, TX
Young Natalie Wood and Patrick Wayne, son of the legend John Wayne goofing around on the set of "The Searchers". period doubleweightcaptured by Globe Photos. The Western film directe...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Swedish stage and film actress Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982) in period costume on set during the filming of 'Elena Et Les Hommes' (aka 'Paris Does Strange Things...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Eiffel Tower, Tokyo ( 1957 ) - Japan - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Eiffel Tower, Tokyo - Japan
This photo was made in 1957, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and th...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Marlon Brando" by Murray Garrett
Located in London, GB
"Marlon Brando" by Murray Garrett
1954: EXCLUSIVE American actor Marlon Brando sits on a sofa with a typewriter in his lap while a cat lays across his shoulders at his home in Los A...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Weddingday Jackie and John F. Kennedy, Black and White Photography, 1953
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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Bond 007 - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~
Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the bal...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
Premium Rates Apply. An elegant Parisian spends the morning in a Champs Elysees cafe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning In Th...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Andres: Venice - Gondolas with people, Italy, 1955
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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
New York Apartments Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New York Apartments
1953
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
1953: A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design include...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Perry Como Shaving Comical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This quirky portrait features musician Perry Como receiving a "fresh shave", surrounded by friends and a puppet.
Perry Como was an American singer, actor and television personality....
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st October 1956.
A skier jumping into the air.
Additional I...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955.
unframed
Silver gelatin print
printed 2023
20×20″ - p...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Blackpool Railings" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Blackpool Railings" by Bert Hardy
Two women chatting on the railings in Blackpool. The picture was taken by Bert Hardy using a single-focus box ca...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sophia Loren: Those Eyes
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white outdoors portrait features Italian film actress and singer Sophia Loren posed with a sultry expression and piercing eyes for her role in "Legend of the Lost"
Kn...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
James Bond - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~
Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City by Night, circa 1950, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a unique original silver gelatin black-and-white photograph with framing of New York City by night, circa 1950.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Photography framed.
Press Ph...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Polygon, Caracas, Venezuela, Architectural landscape black and white Photograph
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
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