Modern Black and White Photography
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Venice - Ponte dei Sospiri 1954
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1954.
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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Homeless man, Street Photography, Paris, France 1950s, 12, 8 x 18 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Exploring the countryside in a Volkswagen beetle, Germany 1939 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
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Freight ship on river Altmuehl at Altmuehltal valley, 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
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Crash Call by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Crash Call
by Arthur Steel
WIMBLEDON, LONDON 1975
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 54 x 41 " / 137 x 104 cm
s...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Color Test (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #3)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes
Color Test (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #3)
Year: 1956, 2021
Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph
Image Size: 9x12 in
Paper Size: 11x14 in...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,898 Sale Price
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A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Harbor hospital at Hamburg St. Pauli and People, 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
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Cars, Road, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 13 x 17, 6 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Stacey Keach
By Nik Wheeler
Located in Cologne, DE
American Film Actor Stacy Keach at Home in Malibu
American actor and star of TV series Mike Hammer, Stacy Keach, at home he shares with with third wife Jil...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Girl at Ernst Elias Niebergall fountain 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 thirties, Karl Heinrich Lämmel produced several photographic reports of cities, including Munich and Cologne. Photographs that have yet to be seen and appreciated. Lämmel's pictures show a different view of Germany. His documentation is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of cities and their architecture before the destruction of WWII .
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print ( Hahnemühle 308g ), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: Impression aus Darmstadt: ein kleines Mädchen trinkt Wasser am Ernst Elias Niebergall Brunnen, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. Impression from Darmstadt: a little girl drinking...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Luxury Dining 1955 - Oversize
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 / 101 x 101 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim A...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Stacey Keach
By Nik Wheeler
Located in Cologne, DE
American Film Actor Stacy Keach at Home in Malibu
American actor and star of TV series Mike Hammer, Stacy Keach, at home he shares with with third wife Jil...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Beatles, Ringo Starr, Black and White Photography, 1970s, 20, 8 x 20, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Tram line no 24 to Rammersdorf at Karlstor, 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
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Ludwig's column at Luisenplatz square at 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
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
People dining at Latin Quarter, Paris, France 1950s
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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Men at work, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 12, 6 x 17, 7 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cowboys on Horses, Black and White Photography, USA 1960s, 17, 7 x 23, 3 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...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Woman leaning on balcony Solitude castle, 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...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Southwestern Still Life Photo by Myron Wood, O’Keeffe’s Abiquiú Home, 1980
By Myron Wood
Located in Denver, CO
This striking vintage black and white Southwestern still life photograph was captured in 1980 by acclaimed American photographer Myron Wood (1921–1999). Rich in cultural and historic...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, ca. 1956, 26, 4 x 21 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Jackie Kennedy Onassis; Madison Square Garden, Jimmy Carter, USA, 30, 1 x 20, 2 cm
By Nik Wheeler
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
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Original Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
View from city hall belfry to old city, 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...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Family excursion, West Germany, 1950s icon
Located in Cologne, DE
Family excursion, West Germany 1950s - 1960s (motion blur).
Keywords: Germany; West Germany; postwar period; bicycle; man; woman; pram; ride; riding; fiel...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Venice, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s 17, 9 x 13 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Winston Churchill - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Winston Churchill - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s. Copyright by Associated Press Photo.
With the Stamped on the rear.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Place de la Concorde, Black and White, France 1950s, 17, 7 x 13, 1 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Gentlemen; Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17.7 x 12.9 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eiffel Tower, Family, Black and White, France 1950s, 17, 9 x 12, 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Brassaï Original Black & White Photograph of a Street Fair
By Brassaï
Located in New York, NY
BRASSAI (Hungarian–French, 1899-1984)
Street Fair on the Place d'Italie, 1931
Medium: Sheet-fed Gravure
Printing Date: 1970's
Printed in the USA
Image: 10 1/2 x 8 inches
Framed: 14 1/2 x 12 inches
Although his real nameis Gyula Halasz, he took the name Brassai from his birthplace, and it means someone who comes from Brasov. He used the name all his adult life and is known throughout the world as Brassai.
He was of Hungarian ethnic origins. Brasov in Transylvania has been a part of Romania since the end of the First World War, and that region is still largely populated by ‘Romanain-Hungarians.’ Two of these became well known in the film industry: Bela Lugosi and Gabriel Pascal. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismantled after the War, most of its territories were distributed amongst a number of nations. It was at this time that Transylvania returned to its earlier identity as part of Romania.
Brassai had served in the Austro-Hungarian cavalry for the last year of the War, 1917-1918. After he settled in Paris in 1924, Brassai never returned to his homeland, remaining in exile for the rest of his life. His parents continued to live in Brasov but joined him for long visits in Paris.
In 1949 Brassai became a French citizen, having been a stateless person since 1947. He fell in love with a French woman, Gilberte Boyer, and they married in 1948. Gilberte worked closely with her husband as he pursued his photographic career, helping him develop prints in his dark-room, and often writing descriptions of the subjects and personalities. It was also in 1949 that a book with 207 photographs of Picasso’s sculptures was published, with photographs by Brassai. He and Picasso became friends and the latter asked him to photograph his work for this volume. Brassai was a frequent visitor to Picasso’s studio and there he took several portraits of the artist.
Brassai has become one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century with collectors all over the world seeking his work. In an era which produced several brilliant and inspired photographers, not least Brassai’s friend Man Ray, he was able to capture a quality of magic in the atmosphere, bordering on the supernatural. Many of his pictures were taken at night or in fog, a frequent condition in Paris in the early part of the twentieth century. Even his day time photographs capture a moment of eerie transition between the mundane and the surreal. He is on the doorstep of another world where time stands still. Light becomes spectral as if it is the breath of an invisible power. Figures seem set in amber. Wet cobbles seem to slither and flow. A Master of capturing the ordinary, Brassai saw things as they were but transmuted the scene through his use of the lens into something outside the ordinary.
Brassai was a familiar figure prowling round Paris after dark with his camera and tripod and heavy bag of glass photographic plates. He was sometimes accompanied by Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller, or Leon Paul...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Venice, Venedig, Canale Grande, Italy 1950s, 17, 9 x 13 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monmatre, Street Photography, Black and White, France 1950s, 17, 7 x 12, 7 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Rome, Shop, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy, 1950s, 17, 7 x 13, 1 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Rome, Women, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 12.9 x 17.2 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Venice, Waterfront, Gondolas, Black and White, Italy, 1950s, 13 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona, Black and White, USA 1960s, 16.7 x 23, 4 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1960.
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...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
View to the Heidelberg castle, 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 thirties, Karl Heinrich Lämmel produced several photographic reports of cities, including Munich and Cologne. Photographs that have yet to be seen and appreciated. Lämmel's pictures show a different view of Germany. His documentation is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of cities and their architecture before the destruction of WWII .
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print ( Hahnemühle 308g ), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: Blick auf das Heidelberger Schloss, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. View to the Heidelberg castle...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Venice-City, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 13 x 17, 7 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Venice-City; Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 13 x 17, 7 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Venice, Shop, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 8 x 12, 4 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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Couple on a bench front of Heidelberg castle, Germany 1936, 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
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Front seats and dashboard of the Volkswagen beetle, Germany 1938 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Nolte. His work is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of industry and products from this time.
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print ( Hahnemühle 308g ), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: Blick auf die Vordersitze und das Armaturenbrett des Volkswagen Käfer, oder KdF Wagen, im Modell mit Faltdach, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. View to the front seats and the car dashboard...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Quiet- Signed limited edition landscape fine art print, Contemporary black white
By Sam Thomas
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Quiet - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 8
Field under the snow, peaceful landscape with only one tree , rural France, 2006
Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity.
Archival pigment print available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted):
30 x 65 cm / 11,81" x 25.59" - Edition of 8
48 x 101.6 cm / 18.89" x 40” - Edition of 8
A custom size is possible, it will be included in the nearest edition of 8
This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment print, which has been printed
on fiber-based paper. The paper used is Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm, which is
a premium quality paper that is acid-free and lignin-free. This ensures that the print will remain
in pristine condition for years to come.
The Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta paper is a museum-quality paper that is highly resistant
to aging. It is a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper, which is known for its ability to
produce rich, deep blacks and vibrant colors. The Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta paper is no
different, as it produces stunningly vivid and lifelike prints.
Overall, this Archival Pigment print is a stunning piece of art that is sure to impress. The
combination of high-quality paper and inks ensures that the print will remain in pristine condition
for many years, making it a great investment for any art collector or enthusiast.
Sam Thomas...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Marilyn's Wedding/The bridal Couple, June 19th 1942, 29, 8 x 20 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanage. She got married with only 16 years old and while working for a factory during WW II, she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and started a succesful modeling career. The rest of her life is history: In the 50s she was one of the most marketable actresses, had held leading roles in various movies and was known for her immense sex appeal. As a highly intelligent woman, she knew how to build a career, while, in her private life she struggled with addiction and mood disorder. At the age of 36 she died from an overdose of barbiturates at her Los Angeles home.
With her breathy voice and hourglass figure, she is until today one of Hollywood's most famous actresses.
Description: Marilyn's Wedding/The bridal Couple, June 19...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Fidel Castro entering buidling, Cuba 1950s.
Located in Cologne, DE
Fidel Castro entering buidling, Cuba 1950s.
Keywords: Cuba; Havana; Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz; communist; communism; revolutionary; politics; politi...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Market square with monument Louis IV 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 thirties, Karl Heinrich Lämmel produced several photographic reports of cities, including Munich and Cologne. Photographs that have yet to be seen and appreciated. Lämmel's pictures show a different view of Germany. His documentation is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of cities and their architecture before the destruction of WWII .
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print ( Hahnemühle 308g ), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: Reiterstandbild Ludwig IV. auf dem Markt in Darmstadt, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. Market square with monument of Louis IV...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
People traveling in Volkswagen beetle, Germany 1939 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 thirties, Karl Heinrich Lämmel produced several photographic reports of cities, including Munich and Cologne. Photographs that have yet to be seen and appreciated. Lämmel's pictures show a different view of Germany. His documentation is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of cities and their architecture before the destruction of WWII .
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print ( Hahnemühle 308g ), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: Unterwegs mit dem KdF-Wagen, dem Volkswagen Käfer, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. Travelling by car in the Volkswagen beetle...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
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.
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Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950.
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Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950.
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Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1954.
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Located in Cologne, DE
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Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr
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by Frank Worth
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
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By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950.
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Located in Cologne, DE
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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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Located in Cologne, DE
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Located in Roma, IT
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Good condition, aged with some folding.
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Late 19th Century Modern Black and White Photography
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