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Period: 20th Century
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Warhol superstar Ultra Violet & friends nude for 'After Dark' magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Warhol superstar Ultra Violet, art dealer Jason McCoy and art historian Ron Caran photographed nude for 'After Dark' magazine in 1971. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, made b...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe Pinup Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full body vintage original photograph features Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit and heels. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebri...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Casablanca Iconic Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her and her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Umbrella- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white, Woman running
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Girl with Umbrella - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1998 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White, P...

Churchill In Richmond Park by Terry Fincher
Located in London, GB
"Churchill In Richmond Park" by Terry Fincher British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) feeds the deer in Richmond Park, accompanied by his private secretary An...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model AL WALCH #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
Cold Winter Special....$825...Framed. Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model AL WALCH. Photograph is...
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Post-War 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nu Provencal, Iconic French Black and White Nude Photography
Located in New york, NY
Nu Provencal, Gordes, 1949 by French photographer Willy Ronis is an Iconic contemporary black and white nude photograph. A gelatin silver print, measuring 12" x 9" (image and sheet ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Limited edition nude art print, Analogue, Sensual Charismatic woman, Estelle
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was captured on film in 199...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen,...
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American Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New York City, Office Party, Black and White Dance Party Photograph 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Office Party by Leonard Freed is a 13" x 19" limited-edition photograph. The print 4/5 is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the phot...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Audrey Hepburn on the Set of "Sabrina"
Located in Austin, TX
This candid black and white capture features Audrey Hepburn, star of "Sabrina", candid on the set, posed against a large studio light. Film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn was a Bri...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Billie Holiday Singing
Located in Austin, TX
This capture features Billie Holiday at Downbeat, New York, N.Y., circa June 1946 Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "L...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Michael Caine and Geraldine Moffat filming Get Carter, 1971 b/w photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot b/w silver gelatin photograph.
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill is one of the twentieth century's most accomplished and collected photographers, whose work hangs in national galleries and private collections around the globe. Since ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Lambda

Dancer Steven-Jan Hoff photographed nude for After Dark magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer Steven-Jan Hoff photographed nude for After Dark magazine, 1972. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. American photographer Jack Mitchell (192...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print of one of Ansel Adams' most iconic images was printed by an assistant under Adams' supervision in the 1960s. It is signed in full by the artist in ink mount...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kennedy, Jackie Rides White Horse, Looking Right, 1963
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Rides White Horse, 4027_0076 -- JBK on Horse at Merrywood, her mother's estate. This image looks best in the 11 x 17 size. The 17 x 22 size is soft. Image size is 13.75" x 20"...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of Olympic Gold Medalist STAN STANCZYK
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model, one of the finest, STAN STANCZYK. Stanczyk was a Gold Medali...
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Post-War 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nick Caturano and Carol Amink, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Almond Grove
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the mount before his death. Special Edition Print.
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital

Actor Robert La Tourneaux, 'Cowboy' from 'Boys in the Band' nude for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
Actor Robert La Tourneaux, "Cowboy" from "Boys in the Band" on Broadway, and in the motion picture, photographed nude in 1970 for After Dark magazi...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Isamar, New York 1995
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered Also available in: 90 x 120 cm / 35.4 x 47.2 in Portrait of a woman from above. Thierry Le Gouès, born in Brittany, France, is currently a f...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s
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...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Husband and wife nude models, Marcus and Debbie Williamson nude for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
Husband and wife nude models, Marcus and Debbie Williamson photographed for After Dark magazine, 1973. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. American p...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Girl With A Gun, Patti Astor East Village photo 1977 (The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"Girl With A Gun" Actress and legendary downtown NY scenester Patti Astor, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalic...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Blumenfeld, Composition, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Offset

Marcus and Debbie Williamson photographed nude for 'After Dark' magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Husband and wife Marcus and Debbie Williamson photographed nude for 'After Dark' magazine in 1973. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mi...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Ansel Adams at his home Carmel Highlands, California
By Arnold Newman
Located in Carmel, CA
This is an original silver gelatin photograph. Inscribed by Arnold Newman 'For Arthur - All our lives together with love, Arnold 1918, now 2004. Great condition. Loose Print in corn...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Figurative photo, Nude art print, Black white, Contemporary Portrait - Estelle
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was captured on film in 199...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Photographic Film, Pi...

Benoit Fils - Archival fine art print, Black white, Montreal, Clydesdale truck
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 g/m² paper, a photography of a delivery of foodstuffs from a shop of seeds, flour and provisions in Montreal cerca 1920 ...
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Academic 20th Century Black and White Photography

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

Mapplethorpe, Rose with Smoke, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Photogravure on papier gravure Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main, mounted on papier Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main moulé-pressé paper, as issued. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbe...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Untitled (Self Portrait), black and white photograph by Mark Morrisroe
Located in New York, NY
A black and white self portrait of Mark Morrisroe masturbating, Untitled (Self Portrait) 1984/1996 Editioned in pencil, verso Photogravure (Edition of 46) 16 x 11 inches, sheet 3...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogravure

North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1959, Cary Grant in the film North...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Pennsylvania Station (1930) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Pennsylvania Station (1930) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Sun rays streaming through the windows...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

New York City, Harlem, African American Children 1960s, Muscle Boy, Limited Ed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in socially conscious photojournalism. In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a state...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Digital Pigmen...

Composer and diarist Ned Rorem & designer Gloria Vanderbilt
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and diarist Ned Rorem with his close friend designer Gloria Vanderbilt, photographed in Jack Mitchell'...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Two Men Kissing, Vintage Gelatin Silver, Hand-Tinted Portrait by Jan Saudek
Located in New york, NY


"Two Men Kissing" is a celebration of gay love. Unlike Saudek’s hallmark surreal and dreamlike photographs, for this work the artist documents shared...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Twiggy" by M McKeown
Located in London, GB
"Twiggy" by M McKeown Twiggy, the East End fashion model pictured surrounded by fashion shots of herself, modelling a shirt dress from her own collection. Unframed Paper Size: 30" ...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Blumenfeld, Composition, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Offset

Chicago 9
Located in New York, NY
Silver print. Overall sheet dimension is 16" x20". Signed by Siskind in pencil, and with the title and negative date in pencil on back of print. 1949 (Printed in 1980s).
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Abstract 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude Male Model on Bed
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paris, France, Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph 1990s French Street Scene
Located in New york, NY
Paris, France, 1991 by Leonard Freed is a 14" x 11" vintage print, stamped on verso (back of photo) with Freed's copyright stamp, hand printed by the photographer, and signed on back of photo by artist. A comedic French street scene of a business man with briefcase...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Morning-Signed limited edition nude print, Contemporary black white, In bed
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Morning - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 This grainy photograph is very beautiful, the subtlety of the morning light on the body of the model, whos...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Photographic Film, Pi...

Ecuador, Indigenous, Musicians, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 25 x 24, 3 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...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Photogravure on papier gravure Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main, mounted on papier Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main moulé-pressé paper, as issued. Inscription: unsigned and unnumb...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Female Nude, New York City, Black and White Photograph in Studio, Alabaster Nude
Located in New york, NY
Shot on film a 14" x 11" a black-and-white contemporary gelatin silver print of a female nude with symmetrical proportions that suggest Greek sculptures. A feminine and statuesque su...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Alaska Forest Stream - Black & White Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful black & white landscape photograph of forest trees and stream in the woods of Alaska, by Anchorage-based nature photographer George Provost (American, 20th Century). Hand signed and dated "George Provost 1989" lower right. Photograph is hand made from an 8x10 camera negative in a traditional "wet" darkroom, by the photographer. Mounted on white mat board. Unframed. Image size: 19"H x 15"W. Born in California, Provost grew up in the Bay Area. He has lived and worked in Alaska since 1987, specializing in large format, fine art, black and white photography. His work has been exhibited in over 60 exhibitions, received numerous awards, and is included in hundreds of collections, both public and private. George Provost was an Isle Royale...
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American Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Blumenfeld, Composition, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Offset

Williamsburg, New York City, USA, Jewish Diaspora Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Capturing the Jewish diaspora and the Hasidic community in Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s, this is subject matter which American photographer Leonard Freed from Brooklyn widely cov...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Summer 87- Limited edition vintage print , Analogue, Topless women, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Limited edition of 10 Signed by Ian Sanderson lower right and numbered lower left, delivered with certificates of authenticity, Unframed. An original signed archival pigment print on...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White, P...

Male model Brian Destazio, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Blumenfeld, Composition, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Offset

Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - co signed by Terry O'Neill and Bardot
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Co signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O'Neill 40 x 60 inches Edition Size: 50 +...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait, Limited edition print, Contemporary black white, Analogue, Model - Ana
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Ana ‘ who was captured on film in 1989. ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
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American Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Nude Paris Willy Ronis 20th Century French Humanist photography black and white
Located in Paris, FR
Willy Ronis is one of the most famous members of the French Humanist photography. Silver print on photographic paper Hand-signed by the artist lower right Stamp of the artist's stud...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Georgianna, Paris 1994
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered with label Also available in: 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 in 120 x 160 cm / 47 x 63 in A portrait of a naked model from the side, she looks like a B...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

People on the beach in Miami, Florida, USA 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
Black and white Print by Erich Andres, ca 1960. A vibrant scene from Miami Beach, Florida, captured in the 1960s, showcasing a bustling daytime view of the sandy shores crowded with ...
Category

Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

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