Photorealist Black and White Photography
PHOTOREALISM
A direct challenge to Abstract Expressionism’s subjectivity and gestural vigor, Photorealism was informed by the Pop predilection for representational imagery, popular iconography and tools, like projectors and airbrushes, borrowed from the worlds of commercial art and design.
Whether gritty or gleaming, the subject matter favored by Photorealists is instantly, if vaguely, familiar. It’s the stuff of yellowing snapshots and fugitive memories. The bland and the garish alike flicker between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, inviting the viewer to contemplate a single moment rather than igniting a story.
The virtues of the “photo” in Photorealist art — infused as they are with dazzling qualities that are easily blurred in reproduction — are as elusive as they are allusive. “Much Photorealist painting has the vacuity of proportion and intent of an idiot-savant, long on look and short on personal timbre,” John Arthur wrote (rather admiringly) in the catalogue essay for Realism/Photorealism, a 1980 exhibition at the Philbrook Museum of Art, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At its best, Photorealism is a perpetually paused tug-of-war between the sacred and the profane, the general and the specific, the record and the object.
“Robert Bechtle invented Photorealism, in 1963,” says veteran art dealer Louis Meisel. “He took a picture of himself in the mirror with the car outside and then painted it. That was the first one.”
The meaning of the term, which began for Meisel as “a superficial way of defining and promoting a group of painters,” evolved with time, and the core group of Photorealists slowly expanded to include younger artists who traded Rolleiflexes for 60-megapixel cameras, using advanced digital technology to create paintings that transcend the detail of conventional photographs.
On 1stDibs, the collection of Photorealist art includes work by Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Charles Bell and others.
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Style: Photorealist
Period: 20th Century
Early Black and White Photograph of a Large Cat Lounging in a Zoo Enclosure
Located in Houston, TX
Early black and white photograph of a large cat lounging in a zoo enclosure. The photograph is matted to a board to prevent bending. The photograph is not framed, but options are ava...
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20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Big Car
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. Signed by the author on the back, certificate will be inclu...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Salita scivolosa a Trinità dei Monti Roma - # 3 on 5 - Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 3 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Snowstorm over Rome. The photographer grabs his camera and walks the ...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
A l'ombra del gigante - 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. All’ombra del gigante, in the shadow of the giant, the Empire State Building seems to watch over the liners that connect the city to all the ports of the globe. Back to Genoa, Fabrizio La Torre...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
United States - New York, 1955 - 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. "United States" Docked at the wharf reserved for its company, the liner United States loads and unloads its passengers who use this means of transport to cross the Atlantic or reach South America. Born not yet knowing the competition of the plane, the liners, (United States, Queen Elizabeth, France), showcases prestigious in their country, fight to seduce a wealthy clientele.
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Il Traghetto, New York, January 1956 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Il traghetto, January 1956. In New York, the ferry with the silhouette so characteristic of this city and the star spangled flag, symbol of the country.
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfe...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Bambini per la strada, New York, 1955 - Contemporary Black and White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Bambini per la strada, New York décembre 1955 - Black and White Photography
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Tornando con le spese, New York, 1955 Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Tornando con le spese, November 1955
Coming home with the groceries. once again, Fabrizio La Torre captures a little moment in life that says a lot a...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Salita scivolosa a Trinità dei Monti - Roma, 1956 - Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Acqua e fantasia, 1956 - Limited Edition Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few ...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
L'Attesa - Roma - # 5 on 5 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 5 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print from the collection 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 & white negatives processed in 1962
She was there, leaning against a wall, she seemed to be waiting," says the photographer. I did not understand what she could expect, since few vehicles could have passed through this narrow passage. So I leaned against the wall almost in front of her, I also waited and this ray of sunshine came to play in the hanging linen...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Le Tre Vespe, Roma 1962 - Framed Edition Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 2 - Thaïland - 1956 - Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 2 - Thailand Discovery
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artw...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 6 - Bangkok - 1956 - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 6 - Bangkok
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artworks printed on fine art papers later (2020-2021) from black & white negatives processed in 1956
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre, Brussels Art Edition has chosen to publish 12 thematic “Celebration Boxes”, each of 6 photos, and each box published in only 100 copies at an exceptional price.
The chosen themes are: Rome, the Vatican, New York, Canada, Bangkok, Thailand, Hong Kong, women, children, transport, commerce and traders, and maritime navigation. Made between 1955 and 1966, these photos were digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) were approved by him. These are high quality fine art prints in A4 format (21 x 29.7 cm), on Baryté 310 gr Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks. Each box contains a numbered certificate of origin.
The very attractive price makes these boxes the ideal gift to offer to all lovers of vintage photos, but also an original set to decorate a room or an office, or only to indulge yourself and feed your collection. The production of these sets will be spread over four months until May 2021, (three themes per month) and they will be sold while stocks last. No reprints will be made.
All these photos are dated 1956-61, because the photographer had his films developed in his usual laboratory in Rome when he returned there on vacation.
The exact date of the shots is therefore unknown.
- "I nuovi elefanti". Through the streets of Bangkok, trams, often built by a Belgian company, carried their heavy carcasses at a pace barely faster than a walking elephant.
- "Nebbia mattutina". The morning mist slowly dissipates around the Temple of the Golden Mountain...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
On Broadway, New York, 1955 Framed Edition Contemporary Black & White Photograph
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork printed later on fine art papers later (2014) from black & white negatives processed in 1962
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Rotondità, 1963 - Roma - Framed Edition Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Gli Elegantoni, 1956 - 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
On a cart in the street, the complicated choice of a tie, an essentia...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Universo bianco, Canada, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, Nort...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi 1956 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
L'Attesa, 1962 - Roma - IT - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 4 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print from the collection 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 & white negatives processed in 1962
She was there, leaning against a wall, she seemed to be waiting," says the photographer. I did not understand what she could expect, since few vehicles could have passed through this narrow passage. So I leaned against the wall almost in front of her, I also waited and this ray of sunshine came to play in the hanging linen...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photograph
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 1 - New York Discovery
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artw...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Un religioso ascolto, 1965 - Roma - Framed Contemporary Black & White Photograph
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Mezzogiono al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Per vederci chiaro, 1962 - Framed Edition Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Early Morning
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture belongs to a set of photographs which Kallay took in 1965 for a German book publisher in NYC.
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Sole d’inverno, 1962 - 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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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Rare Silver Gelatin Photograph "Jewish Deli, Poland" c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Silver Gelatin Photograph "Jewish Deli, Poland" c.1930
Rare photograph of a group of men standing in the doorway of a Jewish Deli in Poland in the 1930s....
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Early 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Film
Large Antique Portrait Photograph Girl Bench Signed Ch Petit c1912 French
Located in FR
Antique Portrait Photograph Girl on a Bench c1912-13
Signed by the photographer Ch Petit
French photographer in the early 1900s
Black and...
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1910s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Due ruote abbandonate, 1956 - 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
This Vespa abandoned in a small street near the Corso, the central ar...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Le Ultimissime della notte, Roma 1955 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 3 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
In a newspaper kiosk of barely 2 square meters, the Romans found thei...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Chiacchiere in piazza, 1956 - 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
In Piazza Mattei, in the heart of Rome, the Turtle Fountain (1582) ow...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920
Located in FR
Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920
Black and White original
Family Portrait Photograph
We will always try t...
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Early 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Il peso degli anni, Roma - 1962 - 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
A tiny old lady, crushed by age, who comes home through the narrow st...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 5 - Charms - 1956 - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 4 - Charms
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artworks printed...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Solitudine fra santi e colonne
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 on fine art papers later (2014) from black & white ne...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Davanti al Messaggero, Roma 1963 - 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
On Via del Tritone, in front of the building of the local daily Il Me...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
La Sentinella, 1956 - 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
In an alleyway in Rome, a kid is playing with his plastic Winchester. But it seems just as much to protect the splendid Fiat 500 Belvedere, under the benevolent gaze of Doris Day, the face of Lux soap...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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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...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Mezzogiono al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958. At noon, a fountain in the Pantheon Square, work of Giacomo della Porta, (such as so many other achievements of this...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Seduti sul Pulcino, 1956 - 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
Very close to the Pantheon, a marble work by Bernini (1667) to support a small...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Uomini dell’ombra, Roma - 1962 - 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
In these dark and sometimes damp alleys, all kinds of petty trafficki...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Nebbia mattutina, 1961 - 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
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, in Europe, North America and Asia. From wherever he went he brought back photos depicting the human condition, universal in meaning, full of emotions, with which he empathised.
In order to make it easier for collectors and enthusiasts to get to grips with these works, we have opted for grouping together a set of 5 photos taken in a specific place under the heading “First Impressions”. Today First Impressions of Thailand where Fabrizio lived from 1956 to 1961, working as an administrative director for an Italo-Thai undertaking which had been contracted to restore the navigability of the Chao Praya, the great river which flows through Bangkok
”Nebbia mattutina “, morning mist fades slowly around the Temple of the Golden Mountain, (Wat Saket). The temple emerges from the mist like a gigantic liner in this tree-filled park where, in former times, a community of artists and craftsmen dwelt. A bicycle taxi (tuk tuk...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Jackie Onassis at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Gala, 1976
Located in White Plains, NY
'Jackie Onassis at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Gala,' 1976 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch ph...
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1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Richard Blair Photograph "Daily News - Chinatown" San Francisco c.1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
Richard Blair Photograph "Daily News - Chinatown" San Francisco c.1974
Fine black and white photograph by noted American photographer Richard Blair. Richard Blair has been in a phot...
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Mid-20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
Ancora il vapore, Canada, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Fratello & Sorella, 1961 Limited Edition 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
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to phot...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Rotondità, 1963 - Roma, Italy - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
On Via del Tritone, an elegant exit from the small underground passage which m...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
First Looks over Canada, 1955 - 12 ex - Limited Ed - Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Coffret Collector # 1 from a limited editon of 5
Each coffret is including 12 Fine Art Limited Edition Prints up to 13 x 19 inches
These photos were made in 1955, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. These are very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² with museum quality pigment inks.
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhere he brought back photos that tell of the human, universal and soul-filled condition, to which he was so sensitive. Here is First Look at Canada, where Fabrizio La Torre stayed in November and December 1955, on a 6-month trip to North America which also took him to Canada and California. In Montreal, he could not resist the urge to travel aboard the "Canadian", the most modern and luxurious version of the Canadian Pacific train, inaugurated a few months earlier, on April 24, 1955. And even if the official story of this company claims that as from this inauguration the train was pulled by modern diesel locomotives, the heavy steam engines are still used, to the delight of the photographer who knows how to play with their big white plumes. In stations, on platforms, steam is everywhere; while the temperature is around - 30°C, steam is welcome to thaw the axles, often blocked by ice.
1 – « The Rex Hotel », Toronto, November 1955. A cold, gray day where the snow is not far away, silhouettes of men in hats walking past the Rex Hotel. It has not yet become the legendary venue for all jazz concerts in Toronto. But for its comfortable rooms and its reasonable prices, this is where Fabrizio La Torre chose to stay.
2 – « On Wellington Street », Toronto November 1955.
The Gooderham building which remains one of the city symbols today, now surrounded by imposing skyscrapers while back then it was it’s turret that stared at the passer-by and the circulation of all its majesty .
3 – « Pietra e ferro », Stone and iron, Toronto November 1955. In every North American city where he passes, Fabrizio La Torre is struck by the overwhelming mass of buildings and the ubiquity of large cars, which he compares to living rooms. For this former naval officer accustomed to scanning around him with binoculars, the horizon is seems short. And nature is missing too: no tree grow outside the parks where they are confined.
4 – « Billiards », Toronto November 1955. Billiards, shoe shiners, restaurants, there is nothing lacking in the happiness of these gentlemen whose silhouettes in long coats and small hats definitely evoke the atmosphere of American movies of those years.
5 – « La partita di Hockey », Canada November 1955. An improvised hockey game...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
La ciminiera non è sua, Canada 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Al Riposo, Canada 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
La Roma di Pietro, 1968 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Jesus being the first to dare to play on his disciple's first name, ("You are ...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Per vederci chiaro, 1962 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
The buildings in the center of Rome, built from the Renaissance until the unit...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Poveri ma belli, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Porta Portese, Rome Sunday Flea Market. Fabrizio La Torre...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
L’Addio, New York, December 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From ...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Bambini per la strada, New York, 1955 Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Bambini per la strada, New York décembre 1955 - Black and White Photography
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself t...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Photorealist black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Allan Tannenbaum, Jake Chessum, and Kevin Cummins. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Photorealist black and white photography, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for black and white photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $200,247, while the average work sells for $1,815.