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Art Subject: Boy
Le Petit Parisien, Paris, France, Iconic Contemporary French Photography
By Willy Ronis
Located in New york, NY
A much sought after photograph Le Petit Parisien, 1952 by French photographer Willy Ronis is a black and white image, a gelatin silver print, measuring 30 x 23,5 cm 12 x 9in. The w...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
David Bowie Smoking Clown from Scary Monsters by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original negatives, these offici...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Photogravure on papier gravure Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main, mounted on papier Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main moulé-pressé paper, as issued. Inscription: unsigned and unnumb...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photogravure
New York City, Office Party, Black and White Dance Party Photograph 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Office Party by Leonard Freed is a 13" x 19" limited-edition photograph. The print 4/5 is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the phot...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Backstage Faithfull (1974) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Backstage Faithfull (1974) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Hoare/Express/Getty Images)
15th February 1974:
English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull sitting in a dressi...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Italian Party - Getty Archive, 20th Century, Food Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Blinded - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blinded - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-916.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
After Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine:
“After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Swept Away
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Swept Away - 2017,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Based on a Polaroid, Archival C-print.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-155.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Swept Away - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Swept Away, 2017 -
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-print, Based on an original Impossible film, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist invento...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Eifeltower, Paris, 1955
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1955.
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
Figurative photo art print, Contemporary Portrait , Black White - Caroline 2
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Caroline 2 ‘
An original signed archi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Italy 1956 - Boy reading a newspaper
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print from 1998, photo by Erich Andres, 1956,
Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of t...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mainbocher Corset. Paris. Printed later
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This captivating black-and-white photograph, titled Mainbocher Corset by Horst P. Horst, masterfully blends elegance and geometry. The composition features a woman seen from behind, ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Dancers, Vintage Gelatin Silver Sepia-Toned Photograph from Prague 1980s
By Jan Saudek
Located in New york, NY
The Dancers, 1984 is an 8" x 8" vintage gelatin silver sepia-toned photograph by contemporary Czech artist Jan Saudek. Signed “Jan,” titled and dated “July 20-23, 1985” in ink below ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Cellophane - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Cellophane - 2021 -
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1067.
Not mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph "Beefcake" model LARRY KLEIN #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of popular young physique model LARRY KLEIN. Klein is seen here in a double ...
Category
1950s Post-War Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude male model multiple exposure with plant leaves
Located in Senoia, GA
Unidentified male model, multiple exposure with plant leaves, 1971. This is a vintage silver gelatin photograph made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Melt your mind - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Melt your mind - 2021 -
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2021-1068.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dan Eid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
A nude male model is lying on a big rock. Portrait from the back.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph.
Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Warhol Superstar Twins Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for After Dark Magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of twin brothers Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for 'After Dark' magazine on June 8, 1970. Comes dire...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sylvester Stallone
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (pictured).
The work is stamped on the verso by the Es...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Candid - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Candid - 2020
50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-969.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Shrink - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shrink - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-959.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Speedy I, Los Angeles, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white portrait of a nude male model in front of a wall.
From personality portraits and advertising c...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Olympic Gold Medal British figure skater John Curry, signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a s...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Diane Arbus
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. Published by Unite...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Warhol superstar Ultra Violet & friends nude for 'After Dark' magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Warhol superstar Ultra Violet, art dealer Jason McCoy and art historian Ron Caran multiple exposure nude for 'After Dark' magazine in 1971. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, m...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
After Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Half Angels Half Demons #13, Nude in a landscape black and white photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The angel is a being that religion has bequeathed us as a sign of purity, innocence, and goodness, from the same source, we have been sold to the devil as the form that represents ev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Post Queue" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Post Queue" by Fox Photos
December 1926: Schoolchildren posting letters in the playground of the Red Lion Street School.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
The Cure 1979 by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of The Cure taken in the snow, London 1979.
Signed and numbered by Jill Furmanovsky in pencil and featuring Jill’s official embossed studio sta...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mist- Nude print, Black white photo, Large Contemporary, Model Woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Mist - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
Contact me if you are interested in another photograph of my store, we can always discuss
This is an Archival Pi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Phot...
Rudolf Nureyev photographed playing the piano during a rehearsal break
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev photographed playing the piano during a rehearsal break in 1962. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a c...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancer and choreographer John Clifford, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kids under Water Hydrant - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
Located in Brighton, GB
'Kids under Water Hydrant' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibitio...
Category
20th Century American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York Python, Coney Island, Brooklyn, Year of the Snake Photograph
Located in New york, NY
New York Python, Coney Island, 1991 by Roberta Fineberg is a 14” x 11” gelatin silver print - offered in 2025 to celebrate the Year of the Snake….
In the words of the artist: "I sho...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Elton John in a soccer match, Watford FC Shirts, 1973
By Tim Graham
Located in Cologne, DE
Elton John in a soccer match, Watford FC Shirts, 1973
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Rolling Stones Rock Photography Print by Jeffrey Mayer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Jeffrey Mayer
Limited Edition: Signed and hand numbered in the margin, archival pigment print on 100% cotton paper with a Baryta finish. Authorized worldwide release of 100 ...
Category
1970s Performance Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Couple, Lover, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 23, 2 x 15, 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
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
"Twiggy" by M McKeown
Located in London, GB
"Twiggy" by M McKeown
Twiggy, the East End fashion model pictured surrounded by fashion shots of herself, modelling a shirt dress from her own collection.
Unframed
Paper Size: 30" ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Horst, Barefoot Beauty. NY, Silver Gelatin Print. Printed later.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork masterfully captures the interplay between human form and sculptural abstraction. A pair of real feet is delicately intertwined with sculpted counterparts, forging a str...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lovers in a Doorway
By Larry Fink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Larry Fink (American, born 1941). "Lovers in Doorway" - late 20th century, silver gelatin photograph print, signed "Larry Fink" to lower right and numbered ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City, Policewoman Playing Tag with Children, Street Photography 1970s
Located in New york, NY
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed, is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Police Work series and book. The photograph from the estate is stamped verso (back of photo) and signed by Brigitte Freed (widow). This is a black and white modern photograph...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Backflip, Duncan, Mississippi
By Brandon Thibodeaux
Located in New York, NY
Archival inkjet print
Signed and dated in pencil, verso
Also inscribed in pencil, verso
4.875 x 4.875 inches, sheet
4.375 x 4.375 inches, image
This artwork is offered by ClampArt,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
'Tennis Legends' 1980 Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
'John McEnroe' 1981 Silver Gelatin Print by Watfiord / Mirror Group Archives.
Wimbledon 3rd Day: John McEnroe. June 1981
The famous tennis star icon won at the All England Club championships that year, finally beating his long term rival Bjorn Borg...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City Ballet dancers Peter Martins & Peter Schaufuss
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of New York City Ballet dancers Peter Martins and Peter Schaufuss, 1975. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rider. Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rider, 2023 by Ricky Cohete
Archival pigment print
Image size: 30 in H x 20 in W.
Edition of 13
Unframed
_________________________
Ricky Cohete was born in a coastal city in Ecuado...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
The Beatles "Yesterday and Today" contact sheet print by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles contact sheet by Robert Whitaker from the photo session that ended up being the controversial cover for the 1966 release "Yesterday and Today".
On March 25, 1966, The Beatles visited 1 The Vale, Chelsea, London, a top-floor studio leased by Oluf Nilssen and frequently used by renowned photographer Robert Whitaker. Before the photo session with Robert Whitaker, The Beatles posed for a more conventional session at the studio with Nigel Dickson of The Beatles Book...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Keith Richards Rolling Stones 1978
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland
Keith Richards Rolling Stones
Keith Richards by a barn door at his home in Upstate New York after his famous drug arre...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Figurative photo, Nude Limited edition print, Contemporary, Sexy sensual - Sofa
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sofa ‘
Nude and masked model on a lea...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
Untitled (Kneeling by Driftwood)
By Nick Turner
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
11 x 16.5 inches
(Edition of 15)
24 x 36 inches
(Edition of 10)
40 x 60 inches
(Edition of 7)
This photograph is offered by Clamp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Little Boy; Street Photography; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 7 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
Boy; Books; Street Photography; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 5 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
Patti Smith Fuck The Clock 1977 by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, TX
AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPPING
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith wearing her “Fuck The Clock” t-shirt by Allan Tannenbaum, taken at CBGB in New York, New Years ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Sitting in Boat
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Elizabeth Taylor sitting with dog in a boat from the movie scene "Lassie Come Home", circa 1943. Lassie Come Home is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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