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Period: Mid-20th Century
Stieglitz, O'Keeffe Hands w/Thimble, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, Mountains and Sky, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Untitled (Two Men with Boxing Gloves and Rifle)
Located in New York, NY
This black and white photograph by Bob Mizer is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Untitled (Two Men with Boxing Gloves and Rifle) Inscribed in pencil, verso; Also stamped, verso V...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Photo Lithograph Jannis Kounellis Arte Povera Italian Avant Garde Etching
Located in Surfside, FL
'Lo faro il litterato tutta la vita' Photo Lithography on rag paper hand signed lower right in pencil: Kounellis numbered 37/90. Provenance: The Collection of Ileana Sonnabend (Mrs L...
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Arte Povera Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, The Terminal, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, New York Series, Spring, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, Venetian Boy, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, Poplars, Lake George, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, The Steerage, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, Spring Showers, New York, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, Equivalent, Series 107, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, Sky, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Vintage Signed SIlver Gelatin Photograph Christo Wrapped Kunsthalle Cugini Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Kunsthalle, Bern Switzerland (1968) Vintage silver gelatin print signed by Christo lower right Photographed by Thomas Cugini, Swiss (b. 1938) 10 1/...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Stieglitz, Sunlight and Shadows, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Two Wrestlers)
Located in New York, NY
This black and white photograph by Bob Mizer is offered by CLAMP in New York City. 1964 Dated and numbered, verso Vintage silver print 4.5 x 3.5 inches (11.4 x 8.9 cm), image 5 x...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Venice - Gondola on Water and Bridge of Sights, Italy, 1950s, 23, 3 x 15, 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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Hugh Hefner in His Bedroom Office, Chicago 1961, Black and White Photography
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nelson Algren's Chicago: Photographs by Art Shay", page 34. Hugh Hefner liked Algren and vice versa. After Hefner purchased several of his short stori...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Stieglitz, Equivalent 27C, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, Evening from the Shelton, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Stieglitz, John Marin, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

'Huston & Brando On Set' (Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Huston & Brando On Set' 1967 Director John Huston and actor Marlon Brando on the set of 'Reflections In A Golden Eye,' 1967. The two iconic movie stars on the set of the film in w...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stieglitz, Night, New York, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Montego Bay Fisherman 1940s Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Montego Bay Fishermen 1940s Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition Fishermen at work on a beach in Montego Bay Jamaica circa 1940. by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Stieglitz, Barn, Lake George, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

The Duchess of Windsor - Wallis Simpson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of ...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Soho Waiters Race (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race 1955 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Waiters carrying half bottles of champ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
Located in New York, NY
Venetian Play, 1952 Silver gelatin print Estate edition of 150 Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

TONY FRANK - Le Baiser - Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg 1969
Located in PARIS, FR
Limited Edition number 6 on 7 signed and numbered on the front. Very close to Serge and Jane, Tony has captured many moments of their lives. Rare and intimate moments that have been...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Casablanca - Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart Original 1942 Print
Located in London, GB
Casablanca - Original 1942 photograph Vintage 1942 Casablanca Lobby Card: A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether o...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print - Jamaica Sea Sailing - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Jamaica Sea Sailing Two men sailing their yacht ‘Eel II’ in Jamaica. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed 2024 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilising the...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Nude in Tree
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by artist. Dry mounted to board with over mat. Signed and dated on recto.
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Portrait in Window) by Lee Friedlander and Jim Dine, 1966-1969
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled (Portrait in Window) features a gelatin silver print by Lee Friedlander and a diptych of etchings by Jim Dine. The photograph depicts a framed portrait of a young black girl...
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Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Etching, Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn with a Dove 1966 Signed Limited Edition Framed Print
Located in London, GB
A contemplative Audrey Hepburn with a dove perched on her shoulder, 1966. TITLE: Hepburn with a Dove 1966 PHOTO: Terry O’Neill SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (LAST AVAILBLE COPY OF THIS SIZ...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Petroglyphs, Monument Valley Utah
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare original photograph. Large size. From Portfolio V. Print date (c. 1979) and the edition size 25/110. Printed by Ansel Adams Has some chipping on the edges, which do not deter fr...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Karstadt-Haus at Hermannplatz, Berlin, 1937, Mauritius Publishing
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Karstadt-Haus at Hermannplatz, Berlin, 1937, Mauritius Publishing
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Jack Kerouac Street Sign Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
signed in ink and with photographer stamp verso and hand written title.. Jack Kerouac, He called himself Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac); 1922 – 1969 was an American novelist and poet ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Poet Allen Ginsberg Howl Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Allen Ginsberg reading Howl and other poems at Living Theater in 1959. signed in ink and with photographer stamp verso and hand written title. Irwin Allen Ginsberg 1926 – 1997 was an...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Paris, Demonstration on Blvd St Germain, 1947 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press, Paris. June 1947, a demonstration on Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris. Features: Original silver gelatin prin...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category

Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category

Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Wenda and Ostriches 1951 (printed later) C print 20 x 16 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate of authenticity from the Norman ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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C Print

Hugh Hefner, Black and White Photograph of Playboy Magazine Founder and Editor
Located in New york, NY
By American photographer Burt Glinn a black-and-white 14" x 11" photograph on fiber paper (gelatin silver print) of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner who wrote for the magazine he founded,...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race 1955 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Waiters carrying half bottles of champ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

In Voluptas Mors (Dalí)
Located in Dallas, TX
In 1951, Salvador Dali, everyone's favorite mustachioed surrealist, teamed up with Magnum photographer Philippe Halsman to create one of the most enchanting, morbid and bizarre photo...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Jinx Staring, Florence by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Jinx Staring, Florence by Ruth Orkin presents a woman staring up at a detailed sculpture of two men in the nude. Her facial expression reflects the sculpture's expression, creating a...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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’ Shrimpton, London 1963. The couple ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hepburn With Dove Hand Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Hepburn With Dove 1966 by Terry O’Neill Lifetime hand signed Limited Print Paper size 12 x 16″ inches / 31 x 41 cm Gelatin Silver Print signed and numbered by artist 40/50 With...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Peter Beard - Elephant's Embryo, Uganda, Platinum Print- Unsigned
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elephant's Embryo, Uganda Peter Beard/Unsigned The original photograph "unsigned" but documented by its inclusion in "Peter Beard - Fifty Years of Portraits, The End of the Game, Eye...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Slim Aarons 'Jamaica Sea Sailing'
Located in New York, NY
Jamaica Sea Sailing, 1953 Fiber print Estate edition of 150 Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity 1953: Two men sailing their yacht 'Eel II' in Jamaic...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' (Mid-Century Modern Photography)
Located in New York, NY
Kings of Hollywood 1957 Fiber print estate edition of 150 Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Wenda and Ostriches 1951 (printed later) C print 40 x 30 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso Wenda Parkinson wearing knee-buttoned jeans and ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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C Print

Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Wenda and Ostriches 1951 (printed later) C print 24 x 20 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate of authenticity from the Norman ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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C Print

Steve McQueen, filming “The Sand Pebbles, ” Taiwan, 1966
Located in New York, NY
11x14” Premiere Limited Edition Print John R. Hamilton Estate Stamped Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Andres: Arches Nationalpark, Utah, 1966
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1966. 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 photograph...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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