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Period: 20th Century
Dior, Alla Gloved Hand, 1953
Located in New York, NY
The Eurasian-born Alla was one of Dior's divas. When bathed in attention, she was charismatic and wore her clothes with graceful aplomb. Croque-mitaine model, Autumn-Winter 1953 Haut...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Dior, The First Thirteen Diors, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Dior, The First Thirteen Diors, 1953. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Ea...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Guys on Shoreline under Brooklyn Bridge, 1989 - Large Black and White Print
Located in Brighton, GB
'Guys on Shoreline under Brooklyn Bridge' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper by Michael Ormerod in a limited edition of 10. Featured in the 2024 posthumous ...
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American Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

David Bowie Diamond Dog (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 8/50, hand-signed and numbered on the recto by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame. Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in nat...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Vintage Portrait of an Indigenous Woman', Unknown, Black & White Photograph
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 16" x 13" black and white vintage photograph captures the side profile of an indigenous South American woman. The portrait is a 3/4 length portrait, depicting the figure from j...
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Photorealist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Muhammad Ali, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of Box legend Muhammad Ali. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to m...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Subway 31 Black & White, Limited Edition Photograph, NYC, 1980, Unframed
Located in Riverdale, NY
John Conn’s New York City Subway limited edition fine art photographs were originally taken between 1975 and 1982. Each black and white photograph is signed. Edition of 20. The image is 10.5 x 14.5 printed on 13 x 19 archival paper. This is unframed. In this series, Conn captured the graffiti and one of the most crime ridden periods in New York. According to one source “In the 1980s, over 250 felonies were committed every week in the system, making the New York subway the most dangerous mass transit system in the world.” One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun...
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American Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Phil Hill, Ferrari. 1561F2, Nurburgring, Germany
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. "Soon-to-be World Champion Phil Hill is in his first Grand Prix drive for Ferrari. The car is a single seater Formula Two machine, and he is seen rushing downhill through the infamous "Fuchsröhre" section of the Ring. The image is unusual for several reasons: it was taken with a Rolleiflex camera...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pierce Arrow - Archival fine art print, Black white, Car dealer's shop window
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 g/m² paper of a photograph of a former car dealer's shop window of the brand Pierce Arrow cerca 1925 entitled ' Pierce A...
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Academic 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

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

David Byrne
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Dated "SEP 21 1982" on the verso. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation i...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Steve Martin, On Fifth Avenue, 1977
Located in White Plains, NY
'Steve Martin, On Fifth Avenue,' 1977 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 16 x 20 inch on the ...
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Photorealist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surfers Kids and Cop
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin. Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Alexander Rodchenko, Railway Bridge: Silver Gelatin Print, Modern Art
By Alexander Rodchenko
Located in Hamburg, DE
Alexander Rodchenko (St. Petersburg 1891- 1956 Moscow) Railway Bridge, 1987 (circa 1925) Medium: Silver gelatin print (posthumous) Production: produced in 1987, from the original ne...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Flexo, Madrid
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15 Signed, dated and numbered. Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-life...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BB king - Massey Hall, Toronto 1999
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Richard Beland 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Open Edition 16" x 20" Unframed Open Edition 20" x ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paige Powell & Billy Boy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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

Sepia-Toned Architectural Photograph of San Xavier Mission in Tucson, Arizona
Located in Houston, TX
Sepia-toned architectural photograph of San Zavier Mission, a historic Spanish Catholic mission located near Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservati...
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Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Rue Mouffetard. Fashion. Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard, 1954 Archival pigment print Size: 20 x 16 inches. Edition 12 Unframed Printed later. 1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrived from Co...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Saks Fashion Show - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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American Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Black and White, Photographic Paper

Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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Surrealist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Raquel - Signed limited edition sexy model print, Black white photo, Oversize
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Raquel - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1983 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then prin...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Brigitte Bardot, Piggy Back, 1966 - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Photograph Putting on a Robe, 24/75
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marilyn Monroe’s status as an enduring figure of glamour made her one of the most famous figures in American history. Of all the images shot of the incomparable movie star, the most ...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lovers on Ferry, New York City
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on verso by Don Donaghy Gelatin silver print, 13 1/4 x 9 in. American street photographer Don Donaghy (1936 - 2008 b. Philadelphia, Pe...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Grace Jones and Steve Rubell
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Grace Jones and Steve Rubell" is a Post-War silver gelatin print by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is unsigne...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Munich
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...
Category

Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York City, 1977 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
New York City, 1977 - 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

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sophia Loren on Boat - 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...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Willie Nelson
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson performs at 48 Hours at Atoka. 1975 Signed by the photographer. *Larger sizes available.
Category

Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped a...
Category

American Realist 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Self-Portrait (Oscar, BAFTA, Tony Award, Labour Party) (27% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Glenda Jackson Self-Portrait (Oscar, BAFTA, Tony Award, Labour Party) Black & White Photograph on Photographic Paper Year: 1980s Image Size: 4.5 x 3.5 i...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Male Nude Model in Bathtub
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Self Portrait in White Pants on the Piers
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed in silver ink, l.l. 14 x 11 inches, sheet size 10.5 x 10.5 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Poland in 1942 as Armin Hagen Freiherr von Hoyningen-Huene, Peter Berlin...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nevermore
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Juan Manuel Fangio, Grand Prix of Monaco
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 1/4 x 12 in. Signed in ink on print by Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photog...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Halston, Benjamin Liu, Bianca Jagger and Christopher Dodd
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halston, Benjamin Liu, Bianca Jagger and Christopher Dodd at Warhol's Estate Eothen in Montauk. This is a unique work. Dated 'Sep 07 1982' (on the reverse). Stamped on verso by The E...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Boy and Men on Horses - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Boy and Men on Horses is a stunning Black and White photographic print on Hahnemuhle Paper, in this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10. States of America is the photographic lega...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Moscow, Russia, Black and White Photography, Russian Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya
Located in New york, NY
Drawn to street photography, Roberta Fineberg visited Moscow for extended periods in 1989-1990, witnessing Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev's politics of "Glasnost/Perestroika" ("Openness"). The celebrated Soviet dancer Maya Plisetskaya...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Andy Warhol Films director Paul Morrissey photographed nude for Vanity Fair
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Morrissey, director of Andy Warhol's ‘Trash’, photographed for Vogue magazine on September 21, 1970. ...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Carre Otis, through Car Window, Los Angeles
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson Carre Otis, through Car Window, Los Angeles, 1990 Archival pigment print Sheet 76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.) Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs Albert Watson was born...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Palm Trees (Californication) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Springs Palm Trees (Californication) - 2021 50x50cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist I...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

John Lennon Contact Sheet, NYC 1975
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Bob Gruen 20" x 24" Unframed Limited Edition of 250 30" x 33" Unframed Limited Edition of 45 Bob Gruen is one of the most we...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Prophet, 3rd Ward, Houston
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon Johnson...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

2 Boys, 2 Dogs, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print Paper size: 10 x 8 in., Image size: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Printed 2013 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon...
Category

Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Young Marilyn Monroe on the Beach - 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 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ferrari Team, Pits, Monaco
Located in Denton, TX
Ferrari Team, Pits, Monaco, 1960's Archival pigment print Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 19 x 12 1/2 in. Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lunch at Quien Sabe Wagon
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on mount margin. Toned gelatin silver print. Framing not included. Western photographer, Bank Langmore, traveled extensively with cattle drives, photographing cowbo...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Watergate Hotel, Washington, DC
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number and initialed Tim ...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jewish Cemetery, Prague
By Vaclav Chochola
Located in Denton, TX
Vaclav Chochola Jewish Cemetery, Prague, 1959 Gelatin silver print, 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Signed, dated and misc. notations on print verso by Vaclav Chochola
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1950 This black-and-white photograph from 1950 shows three young men working in what appears to be a mine. The boys are gathered around a larg...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, unairbrushed with Gold Paint, For Pirelli 1998
Located in London, GB
The Pirelli Calendar, known and trade-marked as "The Cal", is an annual trade calendar which has been published by the UK subsidiary of the Italian tyre manufacturing company Pirelli...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Gold

Photograph of Chris Evert Lloyd
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chris Evert is the winner of 18 Grand Slam singles championships and three doubles titles. She has the highest winning percentage in singles matches in the...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs, California, 1989 Archival pigment print 76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.) Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs Albert Watson was born 1942 in...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cassius Clay in Louisville, Pink Cadillac - Photograph by Howard Bingham
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Howard Bingham, American (b. 1939) Title: Cassius Clay in Louisville, Pink Cadillac Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed by Bingham and autographed by Ali in marke...
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Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Maserati 250F, Maserati Mechanics, Monza, Italy
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. Hi...
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Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Artist/Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet and friends Jason McCoy and Ron Caran
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Artist/Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet, with friends Jason McCoy and Ron Caran, 1971, nude photographed in 1971 in New York City. Nude. Co...
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Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tina Chow Dancing at Karl Lagerfeld dinner at MOMA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number. The work comes ...
Category

Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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