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Figurative Photography For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1910s
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

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Backgammon 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A group of people playing backgammon...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Underwater Drink, Las Brisas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3360 ...
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1970s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Christian - Special Sales! Signed limited edition fine art print, Homoerotic
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
The gallery is launching a special 10-day sale on selected prints so take advantage of this special week !!! Christian - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1984 - Edit...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Large Format Vintage Color 20X24 Polaroid "Radiant Child" signed and dated
By Dennis Farber
Located in Surfside, FL
30X26 with Mat. (20X24 inch polaroid) From The New York Times: Dennis Farber abducts children from photographic illustrations in children's books of the 30's. He paints Ku Klux Klan costumes on some toddlers at a birthday party, as if he could see their character and future by the light of the birthday candles...
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1980s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Howard Cushing in Newport'
Located in New York, NY
Howard Cushing 1974 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Howard Cushing on a motorcycle outside the Cushin...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

'Nelda And Friends' Palm Springs (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Nelda And Friends' by Slim Aarons Set to become another Slim Aaron favourite - it's better known cousins 'Poolside Gossip' and 'Desert House Party' (also listed) are considered to...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Taking Pictures
Located in San Francisco, CA
This photograph "Taking Pictures" c.1980 is an original gelatin silver print by famous German photographer and artist Michael Andreas Russ, born 1945. The photograph size is 7.65 x 12 inches, sheet size is 8.5 x 12.65 inches. It is in excellent condition. About Michael Andreas Russ. Michael Andreas Russ (born January 1945Taking Pictures in Berlin) is an German/American photographer, photo designer and film director. Russ' career as a photographer began in New York in the late 1960s where he photographed his fellow acting students. Self-taught, he eventually moved to his own studio off Union Square, Manhattan and connected with the local underground art scene. Photograph by Russ was published on the cover of “Art Direction Magazine of Visual Communication” with a Gertrude Stein quotation: “The composition in which we live makes the art which we see and hear” In his early years Russ focused on men's fashion magazines and erotic sequential photographic scenes for Playboy Press books. He eventually experimented with distinctive photographic techniques, turning 35mm black and white film into chemically toned, masked, solarized and hand colored, one of a kind silver gelatin prints. These 'TinTones' as Russ would call them eventually became the trademark of his work. They were published in popular fashion and lifestyle magazines and brought him international recognition in the art world. His work was published in major fashion, lifestyle and avant-garde magazines, GUNNARS, Mode International, Mode Avant Guarde, PHOTO Magazine, Zoom (photography magazine), as well as German Playboy (magazine), Photo Reporter and cover art to IL Magazine. He also contributed sequential 'sujets de chambre' to Vogue magazine His erotic postcard edition "The Compagnie" became part of the permanent collection of the Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris, an annex to the Louvre museum. Selected Exhibitions. 1980: Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Louvre Annex, Paris). "Postcard edition The Compagnie" 1983: China Club...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

French Contemporary Collotype Photograph Black White Photo Andre Naggar
Located in Surfside, FL
Photos pictured of information cards after the images of the black and white photos are not included. La Chute D'Icare (The Fall of Icarus) is a original, black and white photograp...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photogravure

'By The Pool In Acapulco' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'By The Pool In Acapulco' 1978 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A tanned man surrounded by young women in bikinis by the pool at Warren Avis'...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

'Desert House Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Desert House Party' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 19...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

'Conca dei Marini' 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Conca dei Marini' 1984 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984. Produced from the original transparency Cer...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

tracy - lace
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 10) Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet size 15 x 15 inches, image size From the series, "Primitive Behavior" This artwork is ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Porto Ercole, Italy, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Slim Aarons 'Porto Ercole' Il Pellicano, Porto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons, Porto Ercole, Italy, Il Pelicano...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Mustique Tranquility' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Mustique Tranquility' Meg O'Neill, a writer for Town and Country magazine, relaxing by the infinity pool at Colin Tennant's home on the We...
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Hotel Taormina Pool, Sicily
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, August 1975. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Chromogenic...
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1970s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

'Let's Twirl' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Let's Twirl' Film stars Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwarz) and his wife Janet Leigh (Jeanette Morrison) enjoying a dance at a Beverly Hills party held at James Mason's home. Paper Siz...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Daily Bread' 1983 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Daily Bread' 1983 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A bread delivery man with bags filled with baguettes on a snowy street in ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

'Bahamian Hotel' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print- Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Bahamian Hotel' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print- Oversize A hotel on the coast at Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. (Photo by Slim Aarons) C Print Produced ...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage Photograph - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Lea Massari.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Cortina D'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Cortina D'Ampezzo' by Slim Aarons Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 'Cortina D'Ampezzo' by Slim Aarons is a vibrant testa...
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Catherine Wilke' Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Catherine Wilke' Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980. Gorgeous print measuring a large 30 x 20 inches / ca 76 x 51 cm's. Estate Stamped C...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'At The Fair' 1972 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'At The Fair' 1972 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print An African Caribbean mother and daughter seeing the sights at a funfair on Hampstead Heath, London, E...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

'Fishing Boats' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Fishing Boats' 1975 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A fisherman in his boat at a Sicilian harbour, 1975. Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenti...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Poolside Party, (Kaufmann Desert Hous)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Party, (Kaufmann Desert House), 1970. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity A poolside party at...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Ocho Rios, Jamaica ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Ocho Rios Mr and Mrs John James stroll on their fifteen-acre estate that blossoms with half a million poinsettias, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 1971. Gorgeous pr...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

1970s photo Male Model
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita...
Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Leading Horse", Kansas City, 1997
Located in Hudson, NY
This will be shipped direct from the artist to you or your framer. In this photograph a silhouetted horse follows a silhouetted figure closely as they trek through a field. The use of abstracted figures helps emphasize the emotional aspect of Kelly's main theme: the bond between humans and animals. Pete Kelly finds his inspiration in nature and the landscape. Specifically focusing on, "The reclamation by nature of urban settings", Kelly finds a particularly strong aesthetic and power in the beauty of the urban landscape. "I try to see beauty around me, drawing beauty from ugliness by capturing close up textures of fading paint or graffiti, or by reducing the shape of the subject to silhouette." Kelly's fascination with photography, the quality, and flexibility of the medium began at a very early age. Born in England in 1966, and as the son of a military man, Kelly spent most of his childhood growing up in West Germany. After leaving school Kelly enrolled in a photography course with the R. A. F Photographic Unit, based in Wildenrath in Germany. Although this initial training lasted only six months, it established a life long passion and dedication to photography. Already an avid traveller, Kelly initially decided to return to the UK,
to study Graphic Design at Stockport College, before moving to America in 1987. After completing an Internship at an innovative commercial photography studio in America,
Kelly began working as a Photographers Assistant. Working closely with a range of photographers allowed him to intrinsically develop his own
refined sense of aesthetic as well as develop and master photographic theory and technique. Now working as a Fine Art Photographer in his own right,
 Pete Kelly utilizes the most cutting edge equipment and techniques,
 painting with photography by compositing and layering photographs...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' Midcentury Modern Photography - Food
Located in New York, NY
Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the wat...
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club ' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club' Members of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club prepare to go sailing in Bermuda, 1976 Gorgeous print measuring 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kneeling Female Figure
Located in Astoria, NY
Anne Sager (American, 1930-2024), Kneeling Female Nude, Color Photograph, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Paper, from the "Women Over 50" series, depicting a woman in lingerie crawling ov...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Sailor, Istanbul, 1994
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones. With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
Category

1990s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Diego Armando Maradona - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph depicting Diego Armando Maradona. Very good condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Theatrical Scene - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Flamencos en Route - Vintage Photo by Marc Funk - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1990s. Tanzcompagnie Flamencos en route "Rondon", Baden. Excellent condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Scene from "Rugantino" - Vintage Photo by Tommaso La Pera - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1990s. Valerio Mastrandrea and Sabrina Ferilli. Excellent condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Scene from "Rugantino" - Vintage Photo - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1990s. Valerio Mastrandrea and Maurizio Mattioli Excellent condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Scene from "Rugantino" - Vintage Photo - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1990s. Simona Marchini and Maurizio Mattioli Copyright by Publifoto. Excellent condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mileto Scopio and Ute von Aichbichler - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1980s. Copyright by Publifoto.  Excellent condition.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Scene from "Rugantino" - Vintage Photo - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1990s. Valerio Mastrandrea, Siona Marchini, Maurizio Mattioli. Director Pietro Garinei. Excellent condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vittorio Gassman and his Company - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1980s. It shows Vittorio Gassman, Paola Gassman, Vittorio Stagni, Ugo Pagliai, Attilio Cucari, Paila Pavese. Excellent condition.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Enrico Montesano - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Enrico Montesano - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell - Director Luca Ronconi - Vintage Photo - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1987. Excellent condition.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

A Scene from "Cavalleria Rusticana" - Vintage Photo by Guglielmo Coluzzi- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1980s. Excellent condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Vintage Photo by Federico Allotta - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1989. Excellent condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Great Harbour Cay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bather on the beach on Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, March 1973. 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 20 x 24 inches $2500 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shippin...
Category

1970s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cranmore, Slopes and Trails'
Located in New York, NY
Cranmore Slopes and Trails 1955 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. Estate stamped and h...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Monte Carlo, Monaco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features friends boarding a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, This is an estate stamped and hand n...
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1970s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons ''Social Call, Las Brisas'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Social Call, Las Brisas, Acapulco, 1972 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Char...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Warm Weather: Marie Chantal Strikes a Pose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marie-Chantal Claire, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark, strikes an extravagant pose above her sister Pia (in yellow). They are lounging in the pool of the Hotel Belair, Cap Ferrat, July 1991. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Internal tags: Vintage Slim Aarons; Coastal, French Riviera, mid-century modern; vintage glamour, vintage french riviera, 1990s...
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1990s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Peggy Guggenheim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
September 1978: Peggy Guggenheim (1898 - 1979) in the Palazzo Venier Dei Leoni, Venice. The palace houses her private art collection, including Picass...
Category

1970s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

The American Actress Anjelica Houston and the Actor... - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The American Actress Anjelica Houston and the Israeli Film Director and Actor Assy Dayan, protagonists of "A Walk with Love and Death". 
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez Street' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Saint-Tropez Sunbathers, 1971 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Cars and pedestrians on the busy seafront at Saint-T...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Perspective II
Located in Carmel, CA
Mint condition. Purchased directly from gallery and immediately framed. Printed later around 2003. Signed in pencil on recto. Signed and stamped and titled on verso.
Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Cortina D'Ampezzo (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. Slim Aarons Cortina D'Ampezzo Estate Edition Purchaser will get the next number in the ed...
Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

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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.

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