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Period: Mid-20th Century
Light and Shadow, Gina Lollobrigida
By Armando Pietrangeli
Located in Austin, TX
The beautiful Gina Lollobrigida is captured here dramatically in this striking 1960's photograph by noted Italian fashion photographer, Armando Pietrangeli.
Gina Lollobrigida is an...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Fill Her Up" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Fill Her Up" by Bert Hardy
24th May 1947: Pit staff filling up Louis Chiron's (1899 - 1979) Maserati. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4364 - Road Racing In Jersey - pub. 1947
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Cassius Clay & Marvin Newman, 5th Street Gym, Miami, Black & White Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cassius Clay and Marvin Newman, 5th Street Gym, Miami 1963
13 x 19 in (33 x 48 cm)
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 10
The photographer
Marvin E. Newman (b. 1927) was one of ...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
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: ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Gita in famiglia, 1961 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Created during the year 1961 & printed later for the collection "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 year period i...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage American Silver Gelatin Photo
Located in Houston, TX
Original pencil signed silver gelatin photograph of a workman among building debris by Shirley Carter Burden, 1953. Signed " S.C. Burden" in pencil lower right.
From a personal por...
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Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ella Fitzgerald with band, unknown Date
Located in Cologne, DE
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Diptych Arena de la Playa and Techos, Mexico, Vintage Photography. Framed
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
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Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Other Medium, Black and White
Leonard Bernstein, ca. 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
Leonard Bernstein, August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990 was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most importa...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sunflower, Winthrop, MA
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Luxury Dining' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Luxury Dining'
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955.
Paper size 40 x 40 inches / 102 x 102 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
James Dean Behind Fence in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed sated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955.
James Byron Dean was an American actor remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusio...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Newport Tennis - New Archive Discovery
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Newport Tennis 1953
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
A brand new and exciting Archive discovery from the Slim Aarons Collection held by the Getty Archive in London England
American ten...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Fiat Lux, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP
: Fiat Lux. Religiously parked under the watchful gaze of the Blessed Virgin, the ca...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,568 Sale Price
20% Off
New York Apartments Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New York Apartments
1953
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
1953: A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design include...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury
Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor Classical Elegance
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning elegant studio portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, 1957.
Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actre...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Djebel Amour - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Djebel Amour, the vintage photograph is an original vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the typed note of a short description i...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Martin And Sinatra" by J Wilds
Located in London, GB
"Martin And Sinatra" by J Wilds
American singers and actors Dean Martin (1917 - 1995) (centre) and Frank Sinatra (right) arriving at London airport, their friend and famed Beverly H...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
'James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor & Rock Hudson'
Located in London, GB
'James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor & Rock Hudson'
From left -James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, on the set of 'Giant,' 1956.
(Photo: The Everett Co...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Boy with Mirror (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #26)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes
Boy with Mirror (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #26)
Year: 1956, 2021
Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph
Image Size: 19x13.5 in
Paper Size: 22x17 in
Edition: Unique
Monogrammed by hand
Label signed and numbered by Estate Representative
COA provided by Authorizing Body
Additional COA provided by representing Gallery
Ref.: 924802-909
Image included in the exhibition An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Public Library (November 20, 2021-May 15, 2022)
One night in late 2020, as Nick Vedros was leaving the home of his Aunt Myrt and Uncle Michael Mardikes, his aunt suddenly asked him, “What are we going to do with all the negatives?” The noted Kansas City photographer was not sure what his 89-year-old aunt was talking about, until she handed him a notebook filled with more than 1000 negatives chronicling Thomas Hart Benton at home and in his studio. They had been filed away for almost seven decades.
This startling discovery was the inspiration for the exhibition, “An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton” on view at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library. The exhibition is a must-see, not just for fans of Thomas Hart Benton but for devotees of exemplary photojournalism.
Of the 1,080 photographs Mardikes took, only four had been published in an article he wrote for “This Month in Kansas City” magazine in 1966. The others were never printed, nor was their existence common knowledge. Although Vedros had been aware of his uncle’s assignment with Benton, he was stunned to discover that so much additional material existed.
Vedros, who decided at age 12 to become a photographer himself after seeing his uncle’s work, was determined to organize an exhibition, and was especially interested in doing it as quickly as possible given his uncle’s advanced age and increasing frailty. Collaborating with Dan White, a photographer, master printer and friend since their time together at the University of Missouri journalism school, they selected 34 images to be printed and framed, researching the details with Steve Sitton, the director of the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Historic Site.
Michael Mardikes had had a brief career as a commercial photographer before going on to work in management at the Ford Motor Company and later at UMKC. He made the acquaintance of Benton through Eugene Pyle, a former student of Benton’s and Mardikes’ photography instructor at the Art Institute. In 1955, Benton asked Mardikes to photograph him; Mardikes visited Benton 35 to 40 times, over a period of a few months in late 1955 and early 1956. Sitton told Vedros that not only was Mardikes’ amount of access incredible, but that the resulting body of work was unmatched.
As the project progressed, Benton became focused on a mural commission for the River Club in 1956. Henry Adams, preeminent Benton scholar and former curator at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, provided some context for this particular work: “The commission to paint ‘Traders at Westport Landing’ came at a low point in Benton’s career, 1956, and initiated the late phase of Benton’s mural paintings. It was the first of a series of murals depicting the exploration and settlement of the west, which culminated in the Truman Library mural, which was completed in 1962. All these murals feature trading and friendly contact with the Indians, rather than conflict, and are arresting in their bright color and meticulous rendering of carefully researched detail. The River Club, which commissioned ‘Traders at Westport Landing,’ overlooks the Missouri River and has a panoramic view very similar to the one in Benton’s painting.”
This group of black and white photos not only documents the artist’s working process but also reveals other aspects of his daily life: one memorable image reveals Rita Benton massaging her husband’s stiff shoulders after a long day in his studio. Other images show members of the River Club board visiting Benton’s studio to check on the progress of the mural. One charming image captures a candid moment of Rita Benton and Myrt Mardikes as they collaborated in the Benton kitchen making chicken kapama for their husbands.
Nan Chisholm
Nan Chisholm is an art consultant and appraiser of 19th- and 20th-century paintings. After a long association with Sotheby’s, she founded her own business in 2003. She has appeared as a fine art appraiser...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$2,989 Sale Price
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Untitled Portrait
By Seydou Keïta
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 (00089-MA.K...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
Located in Surfside, FL
New York Architect Robert Nichols 11/30/1959
Photographer is Fred McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art move...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Revere Beach, MA
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This large silver gelatin photograph with untrimmed margins is signed and titled in pencil in the margin under the image. Likely printed in the 1990s.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok 1958 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok
This photo was made in 1958, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and th...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Holding Drink Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed sitting on a couch having a drink.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archive...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Shadows with iron gate Residence castle Darmstadt, Germany 1938 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
Toddlers' excursion in a handcart, postwar 1950s.
Located in Cologne, DE
Toddlers' excursion in a handcart, postwar 1950s.
Keywords: children; kid; kids; child; cart; strolling; trip; postwar period; 1950s; women; Kindergarten; pram
Photographer: Rolf G...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
View from belfry of Stuttgart city hall, Stuttgart Germany 1935, 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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe Screen Test for "We're Not Married" Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role as Annabel in "We're Not Married".
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White
"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 ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Cows, Farm, Texas, Black and White Photography, USA, 1960, 18, 2 x 23, 5 cm
By Erich Andres
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
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Cologne, Germany 1935, 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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Pier Angeli and Dean Martin
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1956 in Hollywood, California: Italian-born actress Pier Angeli shows a wide-eyed American Actor Dean Martin her engagement ring.
Dean Martin was a...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Viva Fidel - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Viva Fidel is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1956. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political e...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Venice, Gondolas, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 12, 8 x 17, 9 cm
By Erich Andres
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
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris 1952, Place de la Concorde
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This photograph, taken in 1952, depicts the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. The scene captures a busy urban atmosphere with classic cars typical of the mid-20th century lining...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Veronica Lake: Glamour in Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely capture of elegant actress Veronica Lake posed with her reflection in the mirror.
Veronica Lake was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake won both popular and...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Elegant Daywear" by Popperfoto
Located in London, GB
"Elegant Daywear" by Popperfoto
A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-quarter-length dress, high heeled shoes, hat and gloves, 1957.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" x 30'...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Led Zeppelin Stays at the Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible 1969 photograph of one of the worlds greatest rock bands, Led Zeppelin. This photograph was taken by Jay Thompson during a memorable photo shoot at LA's Chateau Marmont. G...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Alfred Hitchcock" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Alfred Hitchcock" by Thurston Hopkins
29th January 1955: British director Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) outside the British Museum in London. Origi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Ecuador, Woman, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 21, 4 x 17, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Led Zeppelin: Couch Rehearsal
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Great black and white capture of members of Led Zeppelin practicing on their instruments in a living room.
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Ecuador, Indigenous Woman, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 21, 4 x 29 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Dancer Eliot Feld in costume performing ‘Fancy Free’, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer Eliot Feld in costume performing ‘Fancy Free’, 1965. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the J...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,200 Sale Price
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Sophia Loren - Oversize Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren - Venice 1955
Oversize Archival Pigment Print
Absolutely Exquisite HUGE 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size print.
Unframed.
Produced on authentic Hahnemühle p...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Seaplane At Palm Beach 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Seaplane At Palm Beach
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954.
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones in Drag, Black & White Photography, Silver Gelatin print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20 x 23 in (50.8 x 58.4 cm)
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition 14 and 15 of 30
Price does not include tax.
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
The Thinkers by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
The Thinkers
by Arthur Steel
The Thinkers – The National Gallery London circa 1968. A female art lover admires’The Thinker’, a famous bronze...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Funny Face' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Funny Face' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993), Audrey Hepburn – Funny Face – ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Salvador Dali with Cane
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of painter Salvador Dali standing with a cane in hand in front of one of his paintings.
Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his techn...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Water Skiing (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A woman in white two-piece bathing suit water skiing cir...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Un religioso ascolto, 1965 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 2 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork printed later on fine art papers later (2014) from black & wh...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
John F. Kennedy Election campaign 1960
Located in Cologne, DE
Born in Cologne in 1922, died in Hamburg in 2004.
Apprenticeship as a machinist from 1937, then studied engineering (not completed due to the war). Served in the war and imprisoned....
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Würzburg, Germany 1935, 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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Tram at Karlstor gate inner city Munich, 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
New York City Ballet principal dancer Patricia McBride, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of New York City Ballet principal dancer Patricia McBride, 1976. Signed on the print recto by Jack Mitchell...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe on a Stroll
Located in Austin, TX
Stellar candid shot of Marilyn Monroe out on a stroll. Her legacy is way more than curves and a blonde bob. Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains a luminescent movie star and legendary sex symbol. But she also had an enduring impact on the fashion world. Marilyn created timeless, unforgettable looks during the 1950s, an era of Peter Pan collars, poodle skirts, and repressed sexuality.
Marilyn's ability to spot up-and-coming designers made her a fashion visionary. Before they were household names, she wore Italian styled pumps, carried LV bags, and donned the designs of Norman Norell, Emilio Pucci, and Lanvin. On film, Marilyn was dressed exquisitely by Oscar-winning designers Jean Louis, Orry...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ecuador, Indigenous, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 29 x 22, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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