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Figurative Photography For Sale
Che (Che Guevara cutting canes)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Che (Che Guevara cutting cane) 1962 (printed later) is a gelatin silver print by noted Cuban artist Ernesto Fernandez Nogueras, b.1939. It is signed, titled and dated at the lower margin. The photograph size is 10 x 6.5 inches, framed size is 17.85 x 15.85 inches. Custom framed in a black frame, with white matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Ernesto Fernandez trained under the tutelage of several established photographers during the 1950s in Havana. He is one of the four great photographers of the Revolutionary period of Cuba. As a young man he witnessed both the excesses of Havana as a “playground” of the USA, and the poverty that produced the hotbed of revolutionary thought and action. He was in the Cuban capital as the revolution reached its climax, and his pictures document a time of great hope. They are celebrations of youth’s ability to bring about change and to reinvent a new world. Alongside Korda, Salas and Corrales, Fernandez documented the heady days of the Triumph of the Revolution and continued to photograph Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and other leading lights of the new system, including some wonderfully intimate studies of Alicia Alonso...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled Sita 31
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Through his hundreds of vibrant photographic collages, his sculptural nudes in his recent series For A Good Time and his frequent editorial work for magazines such...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Pool By The Sea' 1985 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pool By The Sea' A swimming pool and lounge deck over the sea at Angra Dos Reis, Brazil, 1985. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kristine DeBell - Vintage Photo by Helmut Newton - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Kristine DeBell is a  vintage photo, realized by Helmut Newton in the 1970s. The artwork represent fashion model and actress in 1970s. 
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
Located in New York, NY
A signpost in Nassau points the way to Rum Cay, Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma and the Current, May 1964. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbered B334 in negative, right side of image printed somewhat lighter than left, tiny in-nega...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Swan Like Embrace, Paris
Located in London, GB
Swan-Like Embrace, Paris 2001, printed later, 2021 C-Print on paper 8 x 5 1/8 inches Signed on the back published by Pain Nan Goldin's "Swan-like Embrace, Paris, 2001" is a poignant...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x59"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bubbles. This is a bright high resolution photograph with rich green and golden tones migrating onto blue and orange. Ori...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Boot's Court (Americana, Midwest, Classic, Night Sky, Neon, ~50% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Bryan Atkinson Boot's Court Archival Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Signed: On Label COA provided *Framing options available. Please inquire. Bryan Atkinso...
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2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Rome, 13.3.86, The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet. Good condition.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' 2013, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid 59, not mounted, 15.2cm x 10.8cm, not mounted, Signed, embossed stamp and artist certificate...
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Voyeurism for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Voyeurism for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton. Black and white photograph From the series "Voyeurism " realized by Newton for Playboy magazine.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Estelle -Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Sexy woman Contemporary
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 ‘Estelle‘ who was captured on film in 199...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 46x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman standing on her hands on the bottom of a pool. Her perfect body on the red background and classic heavy breasts leave spectators speechle...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25" x 35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

'Scottsdale Home' Arizona (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Scottsdale Home' Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne Beal in Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1973. Guests relax around the beautiful turquoise waters of the swimming pool of Wayn...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" image on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. ...
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Digital

Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition, framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Framed in white. Slim Aarons Penthouse Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (258 x 198 mm), numbered B 1161 and captioned in negative at lower right; very light cockling, brightly col...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Arbus, Signora a un ballo mascherato con due rose sull'abito (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

Yellow Rope Barn (Americana, Pop Art, Midwest, Cowboy, ~37% OFF LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jason Dailey Yellow Rope Barn Archival Pigment Print Year: 2024 Visible Size: 9.5 x 9.5 inches Framed: 12.875 x 12.875 inches Signed: On Label COA provided *White frame with standar...
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2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Warm ice. Erotic Photograph, 22.5x16 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Warm ice. Erotic Photograph, 22.5x16 cm Erotic woman photograph by Latvian photographer Juris Abramenko. Photo made at winter by the sea at sunny day
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1990s Realist Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blumenfeld, The model Lisa Fonssagrives, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Offset

School Children, L'Ile Saint Louis, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'School Children, L'ile Saint Louis, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives p...
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

Mapplethorpe, Gun Blast, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
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 unnumbe...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Two young women, one wearing a kaftan, stepping onto a yacht on the waterfront at Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971. 30 x 20" inches ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Myth #3. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Saint-Tropez Beach 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Beach 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Sunbathers on the beach at St. Tropez, France, 1977. 20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Editio...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cert...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

The Lunch Break by Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Lunch Hour by Alain Le Garsmeur A lunchtime crowd relaxes in front of Marc Chagall’s Mosaic ‘Four Seasons’ in Chase Tower Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 197...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Mapplethorpe, Composition, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
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 unnumbe...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

Slim Aarons 'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Surfing Brothers' 1965 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print circa 1965: Freddie and Howard Cushing surfing with friends at Bailey's Beach (the Spouting Rock Beach Association)...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Redemption and Retribution (Ferris wheel, motion blur, kinetic, fairgrounds)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Redemption and Retribution Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Year: 2021 Size: 16x16 inches Edition: 50 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

NEW: Slim Aarons 'Safari Party at Romanoff's' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Guests at a fancy dress party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 1950. Slim Aarons Safari Party at Romanoff's, 1950 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stampe...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Whisky Dance III (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Whisky Dance III (Sidewinder), 2005 20x24cm, Edition 1/10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory # 3207, not mounted Stefanie S...
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Early 2000s Outsider Art Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Soeur III
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Carla Sutera Sardo was born in Agrigento in 1983. She studied law and graduated in 2011. During her university career, she became interested in photography, thus s...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portofino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1985, The most exclusive fishing village in Italy, Portofino, on Italy's Ligurian coast. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipp...
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1980s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

''Lukah 4'' Dutch Contemporary Portrait of Boy in Chinese Costume with Lizard
Located in Utrecht, NL
Passionate, sensitive and an eye for detail, light and color, this is the working method of Dutch photographer Ursula van de Bunte (1969). She is a perfectionist, enthusiastic and di...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Plexiglass

Torso- Signed limited edition semi nude print, Black white, Square sensual photo
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 ‘ Torso ‘ who was captured on film in 19...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...

Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

Franci and Rachael -Figurative sensual photo, Fine art nude print, Contemporary
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 ‘ Franci and Rachael ‘ who was capture...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
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...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

New York City, Handcuffed, Police Work 1970s, Documentary Street Photography
Located in New york, NY
Handcuffed, New York City, 1978 is a 14" x 11" black and white lifetime print by Leonard Freed. Signed verso (back of photo) by Leonard Freed, with Freed's copyright stamp also verso, the image appears in Leonard Freed's seminal book "Police Work," published in 1980. For several years in the 1970s Leonard Freed worked alongside the New York police...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Nastassia Kinski for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Nastassia Kinski for Playboy is a mixed colored photograph realized by Helmut Newton in 1981. Photograph on positive trasparency films.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Traffic Island, "Wandsworth Roundabout", London, (Signed Print)
Located in London, GB
"Brian Griffin turned the tables on commercial assignment portraiture with a style all his own. When Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, business was empowered and labor was bel...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Phot...

'Horse Silhouette' 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Horse Silhouette' 1984 by Alaine Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Silhouette of horses in the evening on a horse farm in Bluegras...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Body, Sepia. Nude. Sepia Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Channeling the energy of “water-signs” in astrology, he captures these mysterious men thru a romantic lens. The embrace of the shadows and the light mixed with the gaze of their bodi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x64"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool. "There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole Beach' 1991 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Porto Ercole Beach' A quiet stretch of coastline in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, July 1991. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs'
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Pairs 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Sunbathing In Venice, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sunbatheing, wearing a novelty straw sun hat with built-in sunglasses, Venice. Th...
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1950s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Lobster Girl, Fright Nights, West Palm Beach - Dye Sublimation Print, 2017
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days. All prints include VAT and are sold as print only. This print may be available in another size, please contact the gallery for more information. "Lobster Girl. Fright Nights, West Palm Beach...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Dye, Color

Lampshade, New York
Located in Hudson, NY
Edition # 1/10 This is the framed price listed. The photograph is also available unframed in the two additional sizes listed. Heal disguises her contemporary characters in a fict...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Mercury- underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 47"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking underwater nude photograph captures dramatic movement against a pure black backdrop, where flowing crimson fabric creates dynamic contrast with pale forms. The composit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Exercise at Home
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 5 + 1 AP) 50 x 60 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models. “Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Sur Le Toit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper Signed Edition of 17/ 3AP Ask about other sizes Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Swimming
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Andrew Zhao is a student of his experiences. Hailing from Washington to Suzhou, China to Washington again, his fascination with art blossomed under the quaint mini...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Regent Street
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: "I wanted to photograph the pools to show the beauty of the architecture, while minimizing the modern elements. I love the geometry of the tiles, the lines on the b...
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2010s Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Find Figurative Photography for Your Home or Office

Life becomes art in figurative photography. Shared moments are captured and history is recorded in images of people and their lives.

Figurative photography is often used to describe a kind of photography in which people are the subject. Early black and white photography of people can be a glimpse into a past century — witness the celebrated work of photographers such as Ansel Adams or lesser-known artists like Berenice Abbott, for example. The cultural and social standards of the time are captured in these figurative photographs.

Mid-century photos might show the life and fashions of the day, sometimes with the shared thread of humanity, joy and love. Indeed, figurative photographs can be a source of inspiration and wonder, speaking of common life experiences and beauty. Vintage photos of celebrities and iconic actors can be valuable keepsakes as snapshots of a bygone era.

Just as if you were bringing paintings, prints or drawings into your space as part of the decor, there are many ways to arrange your figurative photography. Large photos can be statement pieces in a room. Smaller photographs can be placed on bookcases or on compact wall spaces to add an artistic element to a living room or a bedroom.

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