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Period: 1940s
Historical Photo - Beijing 1940s, Muslim Shop - Vintage photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Beijing 1940s, Muslim Shop is a black and white vintage photo. It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and political events...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Luchino Visconti on the Set of the Film Ossessione - Vintage Photo - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Lucchino Visconti on the Set of the Film Ossessione is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1943. Good conditions.
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo - Vintage photo - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo   is a  vintage photo, realized in 1948. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Martha Graham & Erick Hawkins at Bennington College
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Martha Graham and Erick Hawkins at Bennington College, 1940. Hand-colored period archival print. Unsigned. Some very minor soiling where matting window met print surface as is eviden...
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Realist 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Old Days - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days  - Historical Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions.
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Jerry, Provincetown
Located in London, GB
Silver print, titled (verso) by Paul Cadmus, 11cm x 13cm, (33cm x 38cm framed). the work is framed behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass. In 1937, the painters, Paul Cadmus...
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Post-War 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Young Velvets Limited Edition Estate Print Norman Parkinson
Located in London, GB
Young Velvets 1949 (Photo Norman Parkinson) Fashion models wear a variety of hats on the roof of the Conde Nast Building against a view of the New York skyline for Vogue, 1949, Manh...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

War Cemetary - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
War Cemetery is a photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Royal Family of England - Vintage Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
A rare photo of the Royal Family of England in 1940s, with George VI, Queen Mary, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Early George Bowes-Lyon, a young Queen Elizab...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bert Hardy Gorbals Boys 1948 - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images Archive London) Possibly Bert Hardy's most famous image. Two boys in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s, providing housing for Glasgow's burgeoning population of industrial workers. Conditions were appalling; overcrowding was standard and sewage and water facilities inadequate. The tenements housed about 40,000 people with up to eight family members sharing a single room, 30 residents sharing a toilet and 40 sharing a tap. By the time this photograph was taken 850 tenements had been demolished since 1920. Redevelopment of the area began in the late 1950s and the tenements were replaced with a modern tower block complex in the sixties. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4499 - The Forgotten Gorbals - pub. 1948 Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20 x 16'' inches / 51 x 41 cm Printed 2024 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Limited edition issued and stamped on front by the Getty Archive London Edition size 300 only NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 8'' 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Bert Hardy Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995) was an English documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957. Life and work Born in Blackfriars, Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London. The eldest of seven children, he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos. His first big sale came in 1936 when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage during the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King. His first assignment, at age 23, was to photograph Hungarian actor Sakall at the Mayfair Hotel. Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica. He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer, later founding his own freelance firm, Criterion. General Photographic Agency General Photographic Agency a Fleet Street, London agency, sold photos at least between 1880-1950. Picture Post and World War II In 1941, Hardy was recruited by the then editor Tom Hopkinson of the leading picture publication of the 1930s to the 1950s, Picture Post. Founded in 1938 and funded by publisher Edward Hulton, the magazine's first editor was Hungarian émigré Stefan Lorant (1901–97) assisted by Hopkinson, who took over as editor from 1940. The picture-centric, left-leaning and reasonably-priced publication was highly successful and circulation soon rose to over a million. Hardy's photographer colleagues included Felix H. Man (aka Hans Baumann...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a  Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph Realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a  Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a  Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Gypsy Rose Lee
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Gypsy Rose Lee Vintage sliver print, c. 1940's Unsigned Provenance: Gift of Gypsy Rose Lee Julio de Diego (her husband) One of a s...
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1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Young Velvets, Young Prices, Hat Fashions III
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, unframed print. Estate-stamped. Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990. Born in 1913, Parki...
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1940s Figurative Photography

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C Print

Vintage Photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli- Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli- Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

English Cuirassiers Riding Horses - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
English Cuirassiers Riding Horses is a photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Autographed Portrait of Leonardo Cortese - Vintage Photograph - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Leonardo Cortese is a vintage photograph realized in 1942, with a signature. Good conditions.
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Presidential Parade Washington President Eisenhower - Vintage Photograph - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Presidential Parade Washington President Eisenhower 1957 is a vintage photograph. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

King George 6th and Mother Queen - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
King George 6th and Mother Queen is a photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

War Cemetary - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
War Cemetary is a photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

USS Roosevelt, New York Navy Day 1945, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press Photo. The USS Roosevelt aircraft carriers on the Hudson River, New York, during Navy Day...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Carmen Face Massage, New York
Located in Wilton, CT
Photo from Horst's book Horst: Sixty Years of Photography. Paper measures 14 x 11 image is 11.5 x 9.
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1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Dukes of Windsor Visiting New York - Vintage Photograph - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
The Dukes of Windsor Visiting New York is a vintage photograph realized in 25/09/1956. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

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

Materials

Photogravure

Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images Archive London) Possibly Bert Hardy's most famous image. Two boys in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s, providing housing for Glasgow's burgeoning population of industrial workers. Conditions were appalling; overcrowding was standard and sewage and water facilities inadequate. The tenements housed about 40,000 people with up to eight family members sharing a single room, 30 residents sharing a toilet and 40 sharing a tap. By the time this photograph was taken 850 tenements had been demolished since 1920. Redevelopment of the area began in the late 1950s and the tenements were replaced with a modern tower block complex in the sixties. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4499 - The Forgotten Gorbals - pub. 1948 Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20 x 16'' inches / 51 x 41 cm Printed 2024 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Limited edition issued and stamped on front by the Getty Archive London Edition size 300 only NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 8'' 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Bert Hardy Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995) was an English documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957. Life and work Born in Blackfriars, Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London. The eldest of seven children, he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos. His first big sale came in 1936 when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage during the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King. His first assignment, at age 23, was to photograph Hungarian actor Sakall at the Mayfair Hotel. Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica. He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer, later founding his own freelance firm, Criterion. General Photographic Agency General Photographic Agency a Fleet Street, London agency, sold photos at least between 1880-1950. Picture Post and World War II In 1941, Hardy was recruited by the then editor Tom Hopkinson of the leading picture publication of the 1930s to the 1950s, Picture Post. Founded in 1938 and funded by publisher Edward Hulton, the magazine's first editor was Hungarian émigré Stefan Lorant (1901–97) assisted by Hopkinson, who took over as editor from 1940. The picture-centric, left-leaning and reasonably-priced publication was highly successful and circulation soon rose to over a million. Hardy's photographer colleagues included Felix H. Man (aka Hans Baumann...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

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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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

Mary Illen, Ft. Worth, TX by John Stryker, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Mary Illen Ft. Worth, TX by John Stryker is a 10 x 8 inch silver gelatin print. This photograph is signed in ink on print recto and titled in pencil on print verso. This photograph features a cowgirl riding a light colored horse, resting at a river. The horse reaches down to the water for a drink, while the woman looks down lovingly at the horse. John Stryker was born in Rockford, Illinois, September 1, 1883. He is most remembered for his body of photographs he took of the "Olympic of Western sport"*- the Rodeo. During his lifetime he crossed America, working rodeos as an announcer, a producer, promoter and sometimes a rider. He invented the chute that the animals come out of and he developed new ways of photographing action during an event. Dramatic shots were taken from the ground, propping his camera on the toe of his right boot right next to a bucking bronco. Some historians believe that John Stryker was directly responsible for the growth and sophistication of the sport. His negatives are in the collection of the University of Texas at Permian Basin, Odessa. His photographs have been exhibited during his lifetime at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming, and the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas. His photographs have been published widely including Life, Look, The Cattleman, The Western Horseman, and The Quarter Horse Journal. In 1977, The Rodeo of John Addison Stryker...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Parisian Balcony — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Parisian Balcony', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives paper; the sheet with deck...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

Slim Aarons 'Jazz Scooter'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Jazz Scooter 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Signed Flag Raising at Iwo Jima, 1945
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Joe Rosenthal's photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" was first published in Sunday newspapers on February 25th 1945. It became extremely popular and was ...
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Photorealist 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Pont Marie, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Pont Marie, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives paper; the sheet with dec...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

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

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Photogravure

Tugboat, River Seine, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Tugboat, River Seine, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives paper; the shee...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

Study of General Douglas MacArthur
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Final version eventually becoming part of nationally known "Leyendecker MacArthur Series" by Timken Roller Bearing Company. Unsigned. Bottom border features a pair cat sketches.
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1940s Figurative Photography

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Oil

Slim Aarons Style 'Florence Pritchett Smith'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Burlington Arcade 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model turned fashion editor turned ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Jazz Scooter'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Jazz Scooter 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Tooker, Paul Cadmus, Monroe Wheeler, and George Platt Lynes on a Beach
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print, with numeric notation and stamp of collection of Jon Anderson (verso), 12cm x 18cm (41cm x 44cm framed). Jon Anderson was Paul Cadmus' partner of 35 years. Th...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Burlington Arcade'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Burlington Arcade 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Shops in Burlington Arcade, which r...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mother Queen - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Mother Queen is a photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Couple at the Horse Auction, Brooklyn, New York
Located in Greenwich, CT
Black and white photograph of 2 figures in cowboy apparel at a horse auction.
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1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Original Gordon Abbott Photograph Silver Gelatin Print Framed Museum
Located in Buffalo, NY
A stunning original Gordon Abbott photograph depicting Central American in the 1940's. Signed on the mat and reverse. Abbott was a twentieth century American photographer born in 1...
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1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Cricketers on the Pitch'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cricketers on the pitch, Belfast 1962 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Cricketers on the pi...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Big Shot Film - Humphrey Bogart and Irene Manning- Vintage Photo - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w Photo. A scene from the film "The Big Shot" with Humphrey Bogart and Irene Manning.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Jazz Scooter'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Jazz Scooter 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Louis Armstrong Dinner Jazz 1949
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estat...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

The American Actor Humphrey Bogart - Vintage Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The American Actor Humphrey Bogart is a black and white photograph realized in 1940s Vintage Photo depicting Humphrey Bogart on the set of one of his...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Style 'Florence Pritchett Smith'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Burlington Arcade 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model turned fashion editor turned ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York City (broken mirror)
Located in New York, NY
14 x 10 inch gelatin silver print, initialed "H.L." on verso. From the James Agee Family Collection. Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vision, humor, an...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gypsy Rose Lee
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Gypsy Rose Lee Vintage sliver print, c. 1940's Unsigned Provenance: Gift of Gypsy Rose Lee Julio de Diego (her husband) One of a s...
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1940s Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Cricketers on the Pitch'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cricketers on the pitch, Belfast 1962 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Cricketers on the pi...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude No. 57, 1949–1950
Located in Miami, FL
The work is elegantly framed in a high-end modern frame with archival matting. 1 of no more than 12, each print differs somewhat from the others Negative and print made 1949-1950 I....
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1940s Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Marbles Championship' 1947 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Marbles Championship' 1947 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A group of boys competing in a marble championship in Central Park, New York City, 1947. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

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