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Period: Mid-20th Century
Roadtrip around the Utah-Arizona borderline and Lake Powell, 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph from the 1950s captures a solitary figure gazing over the vast, rugged landscape surrounding Lake Powell in the American Southwest. The foreground rev...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Divers, East River, New York
By Arthur Leipzig
Located in London, GB
Signed and stamped with photographer's ink stamps on reverse
Silver gelatin print, printed later
11 x 14 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein in his NYC studio, signed By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein in his New York studio in 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mit...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Irish Mob at the Races
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of the Irish Mafia - James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Frank McHugh, and Spencer Tracy at the races, 1947.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print....
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Tina Turner
Located in Memphis, TN
A colorized version of this image was featured on The Last Shadow Puppets' album "Everything You've Come to Expect," which won the 'Best Art Vinyl 2016" prize for album cover art.
Tina Turner (b.1939), born as Anna Mae Bullock, began singing professionally as a teenager after meeting the established performer Ike Turner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos
6th April 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car.
Unframed
Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Gelatin Fi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Mick Jagger with camera by Baron Wolman signed 11x14" limited edition print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones by the legendary late photographer, Baron Wolman, Taken on the set of "Performance" in London, September 1968.
One copy available
Signed limited e...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor in Fur Coat for "Butterfield 8"
Located in Austin, TX
The black and white portrait of Elizabeth Taylor features the star actress in a long fur coat for her role in "Butterfield 8", circa 1960.
Butterfield 8 is a 1960 American drama fil...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white still of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in "The Seven Year Itch", circa 1955.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a pi...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Tennis Guests later Jackie Kennedy Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis Guests 1953
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Michael Canfield and Jacqueline Bouvier (later Kennedy and then Onassis) at Newport Casino for Tennis Week, 1953. Original Publicati...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot Bathing
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely capture of Brigitte Bardot posing while taking a bath.
Brigitte Bardot is a French animal rights activist and former actress and singer. Famous for portraying sexually emanci...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
The Young Callas - Vintage Original Photograph of Maria Callas - End of 1950-51
By Maria Callas
Located in Roma, IT
The Young Callas is a beautiful black-white photographic portrait of the nascent opera star realized by an unknown artist around the 1950-51.
On the verso the black ink stamp on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Crash Test Dummies by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Crash Test Dummies
by Arthur Steel
Crash Test Dummies – General Motors dummy hospital, Detroit, 1969
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958. At noon, a fountain in the Pantheon Square, work of Giacomo della Porta, (such as so ma...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
San Francisco, Hyde-Street, View to Alcatraz, USA 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1960.
This black-and-white photograph shows a classic San Francisco scene, featuring one of the city's iconic cable cars, numbered 524, des...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
The "Two of Us"
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photography belongs to a cycle of photographies of NY, published in the book "New York", Verlag und Volk, Berlin 1967. Stamped by the author on the back, certificate will be incl...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Artists (and partners) Robert Indiana & William Katz, with Charles Hinman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artists and partners Robert Indiana (holding his pet cat on his shoulder) and William Katz with artist friend Charles Hinman outside the...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ballet Dancer Edward Villella During A Rehearsal Break, Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of New York City Ballet Dancer Edward Villella photographed during a rehearsal break in 1966. Signed by Jack...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Harbour's Skyline of New York, 1956 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition, print on baryta paper 310 grs pigment inks of museum quality, limited edition of 5 copies
New-York, January 1956. The Skyline, this broken line of ...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Perso nell'immensità - New York, 1955 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Perso nell'immensità, 1955. Men and hats, in the streets of New York.
Work sold in perfect condition, print on baryta paper 310 grs pigment inks of museum quality, limited edition of 5 copies
Lost in the vastness of the city, this little man sitting against a building, probably a little busy alcohol, seems indifferent to this landscape without horizon,
made of stones and steel. In his notes, the photographer specifies that he took this shot on a Monday morning, when the offices and stores. A desert vision of Manhattan that it's hard to imagine these days.
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Golden Gate Bridge Workers
Located in Astoria, NY
Peter Stackpole (American, 1913-1997), Golden Gate Bridge Workers, Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, 1936, depicting the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge with two workers in the...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Park Stones" by Roger Jackson
Located in London, GB
"Park Stones" by Roger Jackson
11th January 1967: Top British pop group the Rolling Stones taking a stroll through London's Green Park, they are, from left to right, Mick Jagger, Bi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
James Dean At A Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean At A Car Rally 1955
by Frank Worth
paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm
Limited edition of 6 only in this size
Archival pigment print
unframed
Certificate of authe...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mi spiego bene ? 1962 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork sold in perfect condition
On a square in the city center, the photographer saw three different scenes un...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Throws the First Pitch - Limited Edition Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Monroe Throws the First Pitch 1958
Frank Worth
Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958.
Marilyn Monroe was an Am...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Greta Garbo "As You Desire Me"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Greta Garbo posed for her role in "As You Desire Me".
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 19...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Martha Graham iconic premiere performance of 'Phaedra'. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Martha Graham in her iconic premiere performance of "Phaedra", 1962. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fancy Heel (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Fancy Heel (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Chaloner Woods)
15th November 1955: Stiletto heeled shoes with pointed toes.
The heels are d...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Rue Mouffetard, Paris. Black and White. Portrait. Limited edition Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard
size: 20 x 16 inches.
Edition 12
Unframed
Black and white edition
1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrive...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Marilyn Monroe at the Gala, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a candid moment of Marilyn Monroe at a glamorous gala during the 1950s. In the foreground, Monroe sits elegantly in her seat, surrounded by o...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Frank Sinatra Recording Session" by Murray Garrett
Located in London, GB
"Frank Sinatra Recording Session" by Murray Garrett
American singer and actor Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) gestures with his hands while singing into a microphone during a recording ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett w...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Hands to Hip, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Hands to Hip, 1953. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo ra...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
David Bowie Performing in Bruxelles
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Performing in Bruxelles
David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direct...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Jackie Kennedy and Alejandro Orfila, 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...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full length vintage original photograph features starlet Marilyn Monroe posed smiling in a black bathing suit.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print fr...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Star Trio" by Darlene Hammond
Located in London, GB
"Star Trio" by Darlene Hammond
1953: EXCLUSIVE Married American actors Lauren Bacall (L) and Humphrey Bogart (1899 - 1957) pose with American actor Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) at t...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Dancer & Choreographer Geoffrey Holder 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...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
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
Janis Joplin Drinking Backstage
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of musician and singer Janis Joplin smiling and holding up a glass backstage.
Janis Joplin was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Pacific Diver" by Evans
Located in London, GB
"Pacific Diver" by Evans
circa 1950: Swimmer diving into rough water lashing against rocky cliffs at Acapulco, the Riviera of Mexico.
Unframed
Paper Size: ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Erich Andres, Vintage, Barcelona, Germany, 1957, 17, 5 x 12, 4 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1957.
This black-and-white photograph from 1957 captures the bustling Plaza de España in Barcelona, Spain. In the foreground, a grand traffic ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Raquel Welch Reclining on Sailboat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of Raquel Welch posed reclining on a sailboat in a white bikini.
Raquel Welch was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in Fanta...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn Packing in Her Apartment
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s image featuring Audrey Hepburn opening up her luggage in an apartment. One of the most admired movie stars in history of cinema, Hepburn personified timeless elegance. Th...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Paris, Les Halles Market, circa 1940, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Keystone View and Co.
View of The Halles Market in Paris, circa 1940.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography unframed.
Press photography.
Press agency: KEYSTONE VIEW CO, Paris.
Photographer: Anonymous.
Title: Paris, The Halles, circa 1940.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image Size: 3.15 in high (8.1 cm) x 4.33 in wide (11.6 cm) - Archivally matted in a 17 in x 13 in mat.
A typed caption at the back reads "Paris 1er ardt, Les Halles...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons - Bad Luck Gloria Oscar Night 1951 Limited Estate print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bad Luck Gloria (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
2nd April 1951: American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 - 1...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Princess Audrey (1953)
Located in London, GB
Princess Audrey (1953)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday” by William Wyler.
Assisting Hepburn is dresser Sally G...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Untitled - Black and White Op Art Print with Red Frame
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition of 5. Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta 325g Archival Paper. Dated and signed with the certificate of authenticity.
Italian photographer Enzo Ragazzini...
Category
Op Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This exuberant shot of Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining Marilyn Monroe was taken on the backlot of 20th Century Fox where Marilyn was filming How to Marry a Millionairecirca 1953.
The ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Broadway Show Stars - Famous 1980 NY Times full page photograph DNC welcome
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph - this is the famous photograph published full page in the New York Times of the Broadway Show Cast Members in...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Throws the First Pitch - Giant Oversize Limited Edition Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Monroe Throws the First Pitch 1958
Frank Worth
Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958.
Marilyn Monroe was an Am...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Twiggy and John Steed (Patrick Macnee) 1968 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Twiggy and John Steed (Patrick Macnee)
Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy....
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Traveling to the seaside in the Volkswagen beetle, Germany 1937 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Zion National Park, 1968
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a stunning view from the Observation Point in Zion National Park, Utah, taken in 1968. The image showcases the d...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
‘Lend Me Your Ear’ by Arthur Steel Limited Edition
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
‘Lend Me Your Ear’
by Arthur Steel
Paper size: 20 x 13.5 inches / 51 x 34 cm
Framing options available.
Bassett Hounds ‘Daffy’ & ‘Joyful’.
Note: Imag...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
MICHAEL CAINE PORTRAIT 1964 - signed
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
MICHAEL CAINE PORTRAIT 1964
MICHAEL CAINE – 1964
signed limited edition of 15 only.
silver gelatin
This Michael Caine Portrait by Duffy was taken in 1964, the same year that the f...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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