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Period: 1950s
Shopping street; Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17.8 x 13 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
Pipes. Abstract black and white vintage photograph. (Framed)
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
Other Medium
"Ekberg Smiles" by John Chillingworth
Located in London, GB
"Ekberg Smiles" by John Chillingworth
10th December 1955: Swedish actress Anita Ekberg smiling during her make up session before meeting the press at the...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jane Russell in Crowd
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white candid capture features a radiant Jane Russell stands out from the crowd while arriving for an event in Hollywood, California, circa 1958.
Jane Russell was an ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Make Up Mirror (1953) - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Make Up Mirror (1953) - Silver Gelatin Print
(Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images Archive)
8th August 1953: Judy Dunlop, a participant in the Holiday Girl...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Barbara Nichols in Dressing Room
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of star actress Barbara Nichols in her dressing room.
Known for her brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in Blood Alley
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit, Wayne was among the top box office draws fo...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'New England Skiing' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden sitting at the table, 1951.
Cary Grant was an English-American actor. Known for his mid-Atlantic acce...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield in Leotard
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield in a black leotard, posed against wood wall. Photographed by legendary celebrity photographer Frank Worth.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the &"Working Man's Monroe";. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Kennedy Holiday (1959)
Located in London, GB
Kennedy Holiday (1959)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
21 August 1959.
John F. Kennedy sailing on the Victura with Jackie and friends
Additional ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Brigitte Bardot" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Brigitte Bardot" by Haywood Magee
French actress Brigitte Bardot is besieged by fans and autograph hunters at the Cannes Film Festival. Original Public...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Elvis rehearsing for Milton Berle" by Michael Ochs Archives
Located in London, GB
"Elvis rehearsing for Milton Berle" by Michael Ochs Archives
Rock and roll musician Elvis Presley rehearsing for his performance the Milton Berle Show on...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
James Dean Behind Fence in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed sated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955.
James Byron Dean was an American actor remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusio...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Mauretania - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Mauretania - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
The Cunard superliner Mauretania being refitted in the dry dock at Southampton.
Additional I...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
A Farm Grandma Waiting for Kids, 1951
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.”
Roger Ebert
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Supremes in Sequins
By Walter Looss
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely group portrait features The Supremes posed in sequined gowns.
The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Sunbathing Skier" by Don
Located in London, GB
"Sunbathing Skier" by Don
circa 1956: With the temperature at around 80?, a skier reclines on her propped up skis and sunbathes in a swimming costume...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"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
NEW: Slim Aarons 'Dixieland Jam in Rome' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971), Earl 'Fatha' Hines (1905 - 1983) on piano and Jack Teagarden (1905 - 1964) on trom...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning capture of the starlet actress Audrey Hepburn posed for her role in "Roman Holiday".
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as both a film and f...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles Aja...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
"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
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of "How to Marry a Millionaire".
In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"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
"Marilyn In Lace" by Darlene Hammond
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn In Lace" by Darlene Hammond
1953: American actor Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) smiling as she sits at the home of director Jean Negulesco, after the premiere of his film, 'How to Marry a Millionaire,' in which she starred. Monroe is wearing a lace evening gown and a white fur stole...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Hollywood stars Ursula Andress and James Dean at the Oscars dinner.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth posed in a Hawaiian outfit, posed amongst palm trees.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
La Fenice Venice Opera House by Erich Auerbach Oversize silver gelatine print
Located in London, GB
"La Fenice" by Erich Auerbach
A general view of the boxes at La Fenice, the Venice Opera House, 1954.
Unframed
Paper Size: 30" x 30'' (inches)
Printed...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe, 4 Days in New York, 1955
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
"Hepburn At Paris" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Hepburn At Paris" by Bert Hardy
Belgian-born US actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) in a street at Paris during the filming of 'Funny Face' Original Publication: Picture Post - 85...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Juan Manuel Fangio (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Juan Manuel Fangio (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Argentinian racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio in a...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
La Sentinella, 1956 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork sold in perfect condition
In an alleyway in Rome, a kid is playing with his plastic Winchester. But it seems just as much to protect the splendid Fiat 500 Belvedere, under the benevolent gaze of Doris Day, the face of Lux soap...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Park Avenue 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue
A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Esta...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
An Anxious Wait (1951) -Silver Gelatin Fibre Print -Estate Stamped Issue
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150). 2nd April 1951: American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
L’Addio, New York, December 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From ...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mezzogiono al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Three Skiers' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Three Skiers' 1955
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Three skiers in New Hampshire, 1955. A sign near them lists the local slopes and trails.
(Photo by Slim Aar...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Taylor Reclines" by Baron
Located in London, GB
"Taylor Reclines" by Baron
American actress Elizabeth Taylor reclining in bed.
Unframed
Paper Size: 60"x 40'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
14th June 1952: A young French girl holding a large loaf of bread while reading a sign about a possible decrease in bakery prices in the home town of ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deck chair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles,...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Pablo Picasso: Master Sculptor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewing posed in living room scene for "The Seven Year Itch", circa 1955.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Verticalità, New York, 1955 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives)
American actress-
Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Sabrina" by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Sabrina" by Hulton Archive
October 1953: Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) leans out of a car window on the set of director Billy Wilder's...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Acqua e fantasia, 1956 - Limited Edition Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few ...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Swimsuit and Heels Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Boxed vintage original print of Mairlyn Monroe posed in a swimsuit and heels.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of histor...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Audrey Hepburn "The Nun's Story"
By Leo L. Fuchs
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn standing on what seems to be a wood branch bridge taking a portrait for the 1959 film "The Nun's Story".
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn is regarded...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Sophia Loren in "Houseboat": Between the Curtains
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Sophia Loren appearing between two curtains for her role in "Houseboat".
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress. With a career spanning over 70 years,...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Super Constellation Lockheed
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. This is a very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks.
The TWA (Trans World Airlines) Super Constellation...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Monza Grand Prix (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Monza Grand Prix (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by David Lees/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British racing champion Stirlin...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Rhodos, Greece 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
Silver Gelatin
Vintage American Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Houston, TX
Original pencil signed silver gelatin photograph featuring an enrapt male member of a large audience by photographer Shirley Carter Burden, ...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Audrey Hepburn with Balloons at the Arc de Triomphe
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey’s most beloved movie is arguably Funny Face, in which she plays a bookish girl swept up in the world of fashion, taken under the wing of a magazine editor looking for a model ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Fancy Heel" by Chaloner Woods
Located in London, GB
"Fancy Heel" by Chaloner Woods
15th November 1955: Stiletto heeled shoes with pointed toes.The heels are decorated and the shoes are worn with sto...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Il Traghetto, New York, January 1956 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Il traghetto, January 1956. In New York, the ferry with the silhouette so characteristic of this city and the star spangled flag, symbol of the country.
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfe...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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