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Period: 20th Century
Grand Palace Thailand by Gleb Derujinsky, 1957, Fashion Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Selected from the Derujinsky: Around The World Portfolio, Temple of Dawn Bangkok, for Harper's Bazaar Artist: Gleb Derujinsky Title: Grand Palace Thaila...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Greta Garbo - Somber Head Shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo - Somber Head Shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931 1931 Black and white somber headshot photograph of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979). Greta Garbo gazes at the camera, her curled hair sits in front of her face. The background is black. A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection. Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926. Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
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Photorealist 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Paper

Al Pacino smoking LA, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Scarface, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Al Pacino is smoking a cigar, a s...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Thames Divers (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Thames Divers (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by H F Davis/Getty Images Archive) Two divers jumping off the Embankment into the River Thames in London, near Westminster...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"Bob Marley" by Michael Ochs Archives
Located in London, GB
"Bob Marley" by Michael Ochs Archives Bob Marley Los Angeles 1979. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Harlem NY, Black and White Photography African American Life 1960s, Fashion Show
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, 1963, Harlem, USA by Leonard Freed, is a 11” x 14” gelatin silver print, which appears in the photographer's seminal Black in White America book (p. 104). The photograp...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Untitled Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (02158) 23...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

New York City, Black and White Photography 1960s, Office party by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Office Party, New York City, 1966 by Leonard Freed is a gelatin silver later print, 16 x 20, signed verso (on back) by the photographer. Freed enjoyed sto...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

American Ballet Theatre backstage rehearsal in silhouette
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre backstage rehearsal in silhouette in 1966. Comes directly from the Jack ...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely black and white image features Marilyn Monroe on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

New York City, Vintage 1980s Black and White Photograph of Men in Suits
Located in New york, NY
New York, New York, 1981 by American photographer Leonard Freed. This is a 16" x 12" signed verso (on back), gelatin silver, also stamped verso, vintage print. The photograph captures men in suits...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Happy Tights by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, nude, women, legs
Located in München, BY
Happy Tights Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist Crossed legs of a woman with Velvet tights JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists. In ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy May 1950: Belgian-born US actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) in Kew Gardens. She is on a break from rehearsals in the London revue 'Sauce'. Original...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Kennedy, Jackie and Lee Radziwill, "The Hike" Sunshine Parkway, Florida, 1963
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Lee, "The Hike" Sunshine Parkway, Palm Beach, Florida 1963 -- "In February 1963, President and Mrs. Kennedy invited Mark (Shaw) to Palm Beach, Florida to photograph partic...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Giclée

The Washington Monument (1960) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
The Washington Monument (1960) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) The Washington Monument seen from Lincoln Memorial Washington DC USA, ...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African American Life New York City 1960s
Located in New york, NY
The image capturing African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s, Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” black-and-white photograph from the photographer's book Black in W...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Marlon Brando & Vivien Leigh Smoking On-Set'
Located in London, GB
'Marlon Brando & Vivien Leigh Smoking On-Set' Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh smoking cigarettes on the set of 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' 1951....
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol
Located in Austin, TX
In 2022 Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Marilyn was sold for $195 million, making this iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction. Warh...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 18 x 12, 9 cm
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...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Rare David Bowie "Diamond Dogs" contact sheet by Terry O'Neill signed and framed
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie "Diamond Dogs" contact sheet print by Terry O'Neill, hand signed and hand numbered by Terry O'Neill from his Lifetime Edition, obtained direct from the Terry O'Neill arch...
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Photorealist 20th Century Black and White Photography

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C Print

Man, Market, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 23 x 16, 8 cm
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...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Rita Hayworth in Burbank 20" x 16" Edition of 125
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and producer. She achieved fame duri...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot in Beret
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1968 capture of Brigitte Bardot in a beret. Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying charact...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Black Flag Photo #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Henry Rollins of Black Flag at Mi Casita, shot in January, 14 1983. Edition Details: Archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by the ...
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Performance 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white pinup style portrait features blonde actress and film icon Marilyn Monroe. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth this sexy image features the actress se...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Posed for Life Magazine Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed for Life Magazine with other women, circa 1949. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Dinner Jazz
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Paper size 48 x 48" inches / 121 x 121 cm Estate ...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Rainy Time Square (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Rainy Time Square (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Two silhouetted women at bus stop under umbrellas in Time Square, Manhattan,...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

White Rose, Carmel
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered on the front of the mount. Stamped titled and dated on the back of the mount. This piece comes framed in a beautiful silver plated wood with black detail. It is s...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968
Located in London, GB
'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 Silver Gelatin Print English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Charis Nude, 1934
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by Edward Weston's son Cole Weston. Stamped and signed on verso. Framed with a grey mat and black wood frame. I have inspected the photograph and it is in pristine cond...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Coney Island Baby #2 by Drew Carolan - 1980's Fashion Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model, actress and writer Veronica Webb photographed by Drew Carolan - Coney Island, May, 1987. Veronica is wearing Azzedine Alaïa. A NYC native, Drew loved Coney Island as a kid; so when he started shooting photographs professionally, naturally he returned to one of his favorite New York locations for several projects. Archival pigment print from an edition of 30, printed on 100% cotton fine art paper with a satin baryta finish, signed and numbered in the lower margin by the artist. Dew Carolan: In the early 1980’s Drew Carolan apprenticed with several top photographers including Richard Avedon, Gilles Bensimon and Bruce Weber before starting his own photography business. Soon after he made a transition into directing music videos. Drew’s photography is also in the permanent collection of the Design Museum of London and his work has hung in museum exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, London, Beijing and Dubai. He has also shown in Paris and extensively in New York and California galleries. His photographs have appeared in the pages of ROLLING STONE, SPIN, INTERVIEW, NEW YORK TIMES, LA TIMES, VOGUE, GQ and numerous international magazines and books. Additionally, he has directed award winning music videos for groups like LIVING COLOUR, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, B-52’s ZIGGY MARLEY, HEAVY D, GEORGE BENSON, URGE OVERKILL, DINOSAUR Jr...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn Holding Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Audrey Hepburn posed in the sutdio, holding a Yorkie in her arms. Audrey Hepburn was a British actress. Hepburn had a successful career in Hollywood and ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

In The Box
Located in Carmel, CA
Printed 1993 Platinum-palladium print 1962, printed 1993 DIMENSIONS image: 12 x 21.5 cm. (4 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.) sheet: 27.4 x 35 cm. (10 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris 1952 , Arc de Triomphe
Located in Cologne, DE
This is a black-and-white photograph of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, taken in 1952. The image shows the monumental arch, a symbol of French national pride and history, locat...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth captured this classic image of Natalie Wood in 1952. At this point, Wood was already a star having starred in films including Miracle on 34th Street as a child but had no...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

New York City, Harlem, Black and White Photo of African Americans, Fire Hydrant
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 11.5" x 9.5" gelatin silver signed by the photographer Leonard Freed (on verso). Provenance: Freed Estate LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Elvis At The Piano (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956 Elvis Presley spends some time on the piano while waiting for a show to start at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20x30'' Printed Later About the Image: Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students. Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and white Photography...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief Studio Portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 1963. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives w...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kent, England - Nude Couple on Bench, Nudists, Knitting, Man, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Kent, England, 1968 Gelatin silver print Paper size: 20 x 24 in., Image size: 14 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. Printed c. 1985 Signed in black ink on print margin by Elliott Erwitt Born to Russi...
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American Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Homage to Heraclitus: Earth I - Black and White Landscape Photograph of a Cave
Located in New York, NY
John Stathatos "Homage to Heraclitus: Earth I" is a black - and white 50 x 40 inch photograph. It is printed on archival Hahnemuhle Barita paper. The photograph is part of a series (...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Giclée

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

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Gill (Conversation #3, from "Five Girls")
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Date stamped with facsimile of signature in grey ink, l.r. This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. About the artist: Born and raised in South Africa, photographer Sam Haskins moved to London in his early 40s. He is best known for the three books, "Five Girls...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn Applying Makeup Glamour Shot
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn applying make-up during the filming of the made for TV movie "Mayerling". Audrey Hepburn was a British actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp Hand Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp photo by Terry O’Neill 1963 A close cropped portrait of British actor Terence Stamp and model Jean ‘The Shrimp’ Shrimpt...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Knee Reflections, 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...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dolly Parton
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed and numbered, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet (Open Edition, Unsigned) $1400.00 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) $3500.00 30 x 30 inches, sheet (Edition of 5) $12,000.00 This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Forty years after he began documenting the country-music scene in and around Nashville, Henry Horenstein’s deep love for the music and its people continues. Having spent a lifetime around performers and fans, he has been granted access to the high-glamour backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in its heyday, as well as the rough-and-tumble dive bars...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York City, 1946 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
New York City, 1946 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Availabl...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Black and white portrait of Singer and Songwriter Michael Jackson with lace in front of his face. From personali...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lovers, San Francisco.
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fisher Ross. Untitled, ca. 1975-80. Gelatin Silver print, sheet measures 8 x 10 inches; 17 x 21 inches framed. Artist studio stamp on verso. Excellent cond...
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Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Brian Ferry, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of British singer and songwriter Brian...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Giant' which was released on November 24, 1956. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film about sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of Actor, Bodybuilder an...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

An Unknown Kate Moss At 16 Close Up III
Located in London, GB
An Unknown Kate Moss At 16 by Jake Chessum 1990 Oversize limited edition edition size 7 only this size printed 2021 Archival pigment print numbered and signed by the artist unframed ships securely from London England Framing options available Jake Chessum British-born, New York-based photographer Jake Chessum’s portfolio includes Amy Winehouse, Robbie Williams...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Moving 1
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. 1999 Signed and numbered in pencil, recto; Also blindstamped, l.r. Toned gelatin silver print 29 x 29 inches
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Guitarist, instrumentalist & songwriter Peter Kaukonin, 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

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Silver Gelatin

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To capture many of the cinematic images in his new show, the famed photographer traveled to the still-rugged parts of Alaska and the Rocky Mountains, shooting supermodels and carnivores alike.

Lori Grinker’s Artful Photographs of a Young Mike Tyson Are a Knockout!

The New York photographer tells us how an encounter with the then-13-year-old boxer led to a decade-long project that saw them both go pro.

John Dolan’s Photographs Capture the Art and Soul of a Wedding Day

In a new book compiling 30 years' worth of images, the photographer reveals that it's the in-between moments that make a wedding special.

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After 30-plus years with the storied magazine, the photographer shares the tales behind some of his most famous (and often surreal) pictures.

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