1980s Color Photography

Open and Limited Edition C-Prints Hand Signed by Bob Gruen 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 16" x 20" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 20" ...

Drinks At Gstaad 1984 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Models from Parisian jeweller M. Ge...

Catherine Wilke 1980 Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy. By Slim Aar...

Untitled, Unique photograph. Center panel from larger scale installation. Shot in the 20X24 format. (this measures about 20X20 inches) Ellen Carey, American artist and photographer. Ellen Carey resides in Hartford, Connecticut, and teaches at the Hartford Art School. She holds a B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri, and an M.F.A. from State University of New York at Buffalo. Her photographs have been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums, including the International Center for Photography, New York and the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has received many grants from her home state of Connecticut as well as the Massachusetts Council of the Arts, New Works Grant, New York State Federation for Artists Grant; and a National Endowment for the Arts Award. Her photographs are in the permanent collections of The Art Institute of Chicago; the Baltimore Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum of Arts; Chase Manhattan Bank; Coca Cola Corporation; Fogg Art Museum; George Eastman House; International Center for Photography; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. Abstract photography, sometimes called non-objective, experimental, conceptual or concrete photography, is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials. Some photographers pushed the boundaries of conventional imagery by incorporating the visions of surrealism or futurism into their work. Man Ray, Maurice Tabard, André Kertész, Curtis Moffat and Filippo Masoero were some of the best known artists who produced startling imagery that questioned both reality and perspective. Both during and after World War II photographers such as Minor White, Aaron Siskind, Henry Holmes Smith and Lotte Jacobi explored compositions of found objects in ways that demonstrated even our natural world has elements of abstraction embedded in it. Beginning in the late 1970s photographers stretched the limits of both scale and surface in what was then traditional photographic media that had to be developed in a darkroom. Inspired by the work of Moholy-Nagy, Susan Rankaitis first began embedding found images from scientific textbooks into large-scale photograms. By the 1990s a new wave of photographers were exploring the possibilities of using computers to create new ways of creating photographs. Photographers such as Thomas Ruff, Barbara Kasten, Tom Friedman, and Carel Balth were creating works that combined photography, sculpture, printmaking and computer-generated images. Any boundaries that remained between pure artists and pure photographers were eliminated by individuals who worked exclusively in photography but produced only computer-generated images. Among the most well-known of the early 21st century generation were Gaston Bertin...

Slim Aarons Paola Mussetti, 1982 Fiber print Paola Mussetti, a science student from Turin, poses in a bikini in Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, Italy, in August 1982. (Photo by Slim Aarons...

Untitled #115 by Jo Ann Callis presents a hat and pair of gloves on a table with 7 cherries placed below. A small black bird perches on top of the hat, looking down at the fruit scattered on the table. This vintage c-print measures 24 x 20 inches, and is presented matted with a silver metal frame, measuring 28.38 x 23.38 x 1.13 inches. This photograph is signed and dated in ink on the verso. This photograph was acquired from the Atlantic Richfield Company. Jo Ann Callis was born in Cincinnati, OH and relocated to Los Angeles in 1961. She enrolled at UCLA in 1970 where she began taking classes with Robert...

Sunbathing On Capri 1980 Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pamela Grupas – on the island of Capri, Italy, in Augus...

Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1987 Silver Gelatin print image size: 14 x 14 inches Signed William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for his forma...

Slim Aarons Il Canille, Capri, 1980 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terr...

Debutant Drinks by Alain Le Garsmeur Debutants and their friends pose for a photo, Savannah, Georgia, USA, 1983. Paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm Printed in 2023 Archival Pi...

Immerse yourself in the tranquil luxury of Lake Como with this exquisite Slim Aarons photograph featuring Italian mountain climber and explorer Guido Monzino (1928-1988), captured at his Villa del Balbianello...

Chromogenic photo print. hand signed, titled and dated. This is a vintage print, printed in 1987 and editioned 2/10. Jane L. Calvin (born April 27, 1938) is an artist based in Chicago, Illinois. Jane Calvin was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was an avid art collector and Calvin was brought up in the art world from the time she was born. She attended classes at the Art Institute of Chicago as a young child and went on to pursue a degree in Art History from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania in 1959. Calvin worked as a private art dealer for some time before deciding to continue her education and become a fine art photographer. She graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago with her MFA in 1982.[1] Calvin later went on to be a Professor of Photography at The School of the Art Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Beloit College. She was Adjunct Professor of Photography at Columbia College in Chicago until 2005. Since she started making photographs, Calvin has had exhibits across the nation as well as in Germany and China. Calvin constructs her photographs by montaging multiple slide projections and found objects into room-sized assemblages in her studio. She then photographs it, making a tableaux into which layers of meaning are woven. She does not use computer editing, just straight photography. Calvin stated, "The images can be seen as my commentary on the political and social roles projected onto society whose desires, manipulated by language and image, conflict with concerns of gender, sexuality, race and female identity." She says,“I make photographs, I don’t take them,” and in so stating she follows in the path of many Dada and Surrealist precursors, for example, German Kurt Schwitters’ famous Merzbau or Junk House (1923 and following), or Joseph Cornell’s metaphorically vast but physically modestly scaled, even private sculptural interiors of boxes (1930s and following). In her use of projected imagery within and upon the setup of her photographs, Calvin gestures toward earlier 20th century American surrealist photographer Man Ray photographic work, one example of which is Space Writing (Self-Portrait) acquired last year by the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Calvin’s more recent kindred spirit – although comparatively minimalist in nature and junior chronologically – is Sandy Skoglund. The latter’s photographed installations are a hybrid of unnatural, spectral, coloration and suspended narrative. "I am a maker of meaning, not an observer of it. My medium is photography, although it is includes the processes of sculpture and installation . I build room-sized sets onto which I project images and text, recording the final result with the camera. There are no darkroom or digital tricks. The process is straight photography." For over 25 years, Calvin has been exploring contemporary society’s approach to issues of gender, female identity, sexuality, vulnerability, and love & desire. Eschewing linearity, the work stands in opposition to the simplicity and minimalism prevalent in earlier 20th century image-making. Her images are elliptical, fragmented, layered, reflecting the contemporary world as one of discontinuity and ambiguity with myriad connections, a world less temporally and spatially fixed than ever before. Through the content carried in found materials and appropriated texts, –she addresses— the social and political conditions that are just out of sight, but remain like some kind of background radiation exerting a subtle but undeniable influence on our society. Pop and pulp references throw a humorous light on cultural identity and gender roles projected onto society. The subject matter, appearing disconnected from its place and time, mysteriously overlaps our own collective awareness. –She asks the viewer to see what has been there all along.–—/> Exhibition publication, Gallery 210, University of Missouri, St Louis, 2005, 'Jane Calvin Sentences' Introduction by Terry Suhre, Director, and Essay "Jane Calvin's Phantasmagoric Spaces" by Dr. Mark White. This is a Set-Up: fab photo/fictions This exhibition looked at photographers who utilize fabricated imagery and constructed subjects to create their work. These deliberate fictions, and their position in the realms of photography and art, were explored through the work of several highly acclaimed artists: Jane Calvin, James Casebere, Gregory Crewdson, Barbara Kasten, Abelardo Morell, Patrick Nagatani...

Jean-Michel Basquiat 1987 (printed later) Archival pigment print 48 x 48 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...

Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. By Slim Aarons very large 72x48” / 183 x 122 cm - paper size C-...

Giacomo Montegazza 1983 Giacomo and Stefania Montegazza welcome guests arriving by boat at their villa, La Casinella, on Lake Como, 1983. By Slim Aarons 30x40” / 76x101 cm - pape...

Countess On Deck 1982 Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. By Slim Aarons 30x40” / 76x101 cm - paper size C-Type Pr...

From the “I Want To Break Free” video, Queen. Men as women, 1984. Photo by Globe Archives Paper size 24 x 24" / 61 x 61cm Unframed Archival Pigment Print Certificate of authenticit...

Slim Aarons Paola Mussetti, 1982 C print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Norina Pisciotto poses at the v...

Conca dei Marini 1984 A bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984. By Slim Aarons 40x30” / 76x101 cm - paper size C-Type Print unframed Estate Stampe...

Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter 1988 Archival pigment print 36 x 36 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, know...

The swimming pool and jetty at the Villa d'Este Hotel, Lake Como, Italy, June 1983 Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim ...

Slim Aarons Carmen Meyrink-Veiga, 1986 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Carmen Meyrink-Veiga amid her Brazilian...

A rare and alluring photograph by well know Polidori - desirable for his architectural images. Photograph was framed by a master framer so it is impressively presented in a frame t...

Happy Neighbours by Alain Le Garsmeur An African American family relaxing outside their house in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, USA - August 1984. Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 10...

Haiti Holiday 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A woman wearing a translucent white blouse and holding a cocktail stands in a swimming pool in Haiti, February...

Alexandra Redo 1984 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Alexandra Redo reclining among Mayan statues...

Slim Aarons Il Canille, Capri, 1980 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted ter...

Barone Bettino Ricasoli 1983 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Winemaker Barone Bettino Ricasoli poses holding up a wine glass beside a table, on which stands thre...

1980's Fashion photography set of 3 works: This vintage fashion photo tryptic features three editorial style fashion photographs in classic 1980...

Equestrian Silhouettes by Alain Le Garsmeur Silhouette of horses in the evening on a horse farm in Bluegrass Country, Lexington, Kentucky, USA 1984. Paper size 30 x 40 inches / 76 x...

Sunbathing On Capri 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken and Pame...

Palm Beach Pagoda 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Cynthia Eichler (sitting) with Vicky Schaft Bruder (centre) and Cathy Tan...

Tropical Mustique 1989 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines, February 1989 un...

Conca dei Marini 1984 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A busy bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984 unframed c type print printed 20...

This listing is for the unframed photograph. The Robin Rice Gallery proudly announces SUMMERTIME Salon 2019, an annual photography exhibit featuring gallery artists as well as a fe...

This color action portrait features singer and musician David Bowie on stage during his "Serious Moonlight" Tour in 1983. The Serious Moonlight Tour was launched in May 1983 in sup...

Portofino, Italy 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests relax on the terrace at the villa of Umberto and Pucci Nordio, Portofino, 1985 unframed c type prin...

Corfu Picnic 1987 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Ina Verogiani, Lisa Pallavicinos, Daphne Pallavicinos, Nicolas Pallavicinos and Yolande Scheres picnic in an ol...

Laura Hawk In Paestum 1984 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, poses reading a guide to Paestum...

Pantz Pool 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Laura Hawk, assistant to the photographer, relaxes by the pool at El Rincon, the von Pantz’ Marbella home, Septem...

Sunbathing in Capri, Catherine Wilke 1980 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Catherine Wilke...

Polo At Cowdray Park 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Three people sitting on a red Mercedes convertible watch polo players in ac...

Moutain Buffet 1987 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of ‘Le Bateau Ivre’, Michel Rochedy (centre) of ‘Le Chabichou’,...

Poolside Bar 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests seen from a poolside bar at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1980 unframed c type ...

Lunch At La Pigna 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition US restaurateurs Gilda Cioffi, owner of Mama Gilda in Palm Beach, Guy Avventuiero and his wife, of Gino’s ...

Cortina d’Ampezzo 1982 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982 unframed c type...

Catherine Wilke 1980 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken...

Droulers And Daughters 1984 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Roberta Droulers sitting with her daughters, Nathalie and Virginie, in the lobby of the Villa D’Este ...

Charlie Ahearn, "Rapture" (in motion) 1981: A rare historic Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy & Lee Quinones photograph captured by Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn on the set of Blondie's "Rapture". Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on heavy-weight paper. Overall dimensions: 16 x 22 inches ( approx image size: 13 x 19 inches). Hand signed & numbered on the verso, from a limited edition of 10. Excellent overall condition. Provenance: Obtained directly from artist. Literature/References: Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation (MFA Boston). 'New York, New Music 1980-86': Museum of the City of New York (2021). More on Rapture: The music video made its U.S. television debut on Solid Gold on January 31, 1981, and became the first rap video ever broadcast on MTV. Set in the East Village, much of the video is a one-take scene of Debbie Harry dancing down the street, passing by graffiti artists, Uncle Sam, an American Indian, child ballet dancer, and a goat. Fab Five Freddy...

Olivier Coquelin 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha in Haiti, February 1981. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 × 16 in...

Hotel On Lake Como 1983 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The swimming pool and jetty at the Villa d’Este Hotel, Lake Como, Italy, June 1983. unframed c type pri...

Pagoda Poolhouse 1985 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Albin and Margo Lykes Holder (right), with friends by the swimming pool at their home in Palm Beach, Florida, 1985. Behind them is a chinese pagoda poolhouse designed by John Volk...

Unghia Marina 1989 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people stand on a terrace, at the Unghia Marina on the island of Capri, Italy, in September 1989. T...

Princess Caroline Of Monaco 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Princess Caroline of Monaco in the winter-garden room of her house on the palace grounds, Monte ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat 1987 (printed later) Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...

Countess On Deck 1982 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. unfram...

Montecatini 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. unframed c type print printed 2023 1...

Slim Aarons Rosemary And Khaled Said 1982 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Rosemary Saïd,...