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Period: 20th Century
Mapplethorpe, Javier, A Season in Hell (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Photogravure on papier gravure Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main, mounted on papier Cartiere Enrico Magnani à la main moulé-pressé paper, as issued. Inscription: unsigned and unnumb...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

Slim Aarons 'Eden-Roc Pool' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Eden-Roc Pool 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: Guests by the pool at the ...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Actors Amedeo Nazzari and Irene Genna - Vintage b/w Photograph - Late 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari and his wife Irene Genna. Vintage Photo. Good condition.
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. Published by Unite...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the ...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Horses - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Horses - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Politician - Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #6 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #6 of dancer Francisco Moncion 1949. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1949 gelatin silver photograph of dancer Francisco Moncion. Stamped on verso - GEORGE PLATT LYNES. Photo is 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, glossy finish in excellent condition. This photograph is #6 from a collection of 12 different poses in this series taken in Platt Lynes's NYC studio in 1949 (as per the NY Public Library archives). The cloud backdrop is recognizable in other Platt Lynes photographs. Moncion was a personal friend of Platt Lynes and this photograph is from Moncion's personal photographic collection. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Platt Lynes photographs are in the collections of every major art museum and university archive including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Yale Art Museum, and the Smithsonian. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel in Orpheus, Death in La Valse, Prince Ivan in Firebird, and the Boy in Afternoon of a Faun. He was also a choreographer and a talented painter who exhibited alongside Miro, Picasso and Carrado Cagli. Moncion was a popular model for many famed mid-century (late 1930s, 1940s - 1950s) figure photographers including Platt Lynes, Carl van Vechten, Maurice Seymour...
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Post-War 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Caleta Beach, Acapulco' 1968 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Caleta Beach, Acapulco' A couple walk on Caleta Beach holding hands, Acapulco, Mexico, 1968. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Travel Elegance - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Vintage Travel Elegance circa 1925 by H Armstrong Roberts Archive Passengers Awaiting Boarding Beside Classic Propeller Aircraft circa 1925 Giant supersize silver gelatine print ...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Nice Pool' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Nice Pool' 1955. American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the oc...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

New York City, Policewoman Playing Tag with Children, Street Photography 1970s
Located in New york, NY
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed, is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Police Work series and book. The photograph from the estate is stamped verso (back of photo) and signed by Brigitte Freed (widow). This is a black and white modern photograph...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Poolside in Sotogrande, 1975 - Sunbathers Poolside in Spanish Sotogrande
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside in Sotogrande, 1975 - Sunbathers Poolside in Spanish Sotogrande by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Poolsi...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper

Jayne Mansfield Casino - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Jayne Mansfield Casino 1955 by Frank Worth This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas circa 1955 Captured by celebrity photographer Fr...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Subway 39 Small, Black & White, Photograph, NYC, 1970s, Subway, Nuts, Man
Located in Riverdale, NY
Subway 39 by John Conn was originally photographed in New York City between 1975 and 1982. Each black and white photograph is signed. Edition of 20. It is 13x19, unframed. In this series, Conn captured the graffiti and one of the most crime ridden periods in New York. According to one source “In the 1980s, over 250 felonies were committed every week in the system, making the New York subway the most dangerous mass transit system in the world.” One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun...
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American Realist 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Poolside Poodle Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Poolside Poodle 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Josep...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Robert Rauschenberg Gemini Editions advertisement" Hans Namuth
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Hans Namuth Robert Rauschenberg Gemini Editions advertisement Photograph on paper 14 x 11 Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Born in Essen, Germany, ...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Leisure In Antibes 1969 A woman sunbathing in a motorboat as it tows a waterskier, in the sea off the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Rivi...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Gathering, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Poolside Gathering, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Poolside Gather...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Cambodia Temple - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cambodia temple is a Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Verbier Vacation - Skiers at Verbier Snowy Mountain Winter Alpine Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Verbier Vacation - Skiers at Verbier Snowy Mountain Winter Alpine Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later Please note that as part of the Estate's Premium Collection...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Untitled 13 (Mark Beard Polaroid Transfer of Young Male Nude on Rives BFK)
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches Young male sitting against dark background Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corner. ed...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Polaroid

Elsa Poppin- Signed limited edition still life print, Black, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Elsa Poppin - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1998 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was t...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good condition and aged.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Cambodia Statue Temple - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cambodia Statue temple is a Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Who Pete Townshend 1981
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland The Who Pete Townshend Pete Townshend of The Who leaping on stage during 1981 UK Tour Pete Townshend is the innovative guitarist an...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Adriatic Riviera
Located in London, GB
Adriatic Riviera Men and women - wearing red, white and blue striped tops - relaxing on a small boat, with a red and white mast, and small flags of Germany, USA, Great Britain and I...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Photo Portrait - Vintage Photo - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photo realized in Italy in 1920s. Good condition.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Video Game Arcade, 1988 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Video Game Arcade, 1988 From a 6cm x 4.5cm negative, scanned in 2020 Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Artist Proofs Print size...
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American Realist 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Young Velvets, Young Prices - Vogue - Oversize Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
From the roof of the Condé Nast building on Lexington Avenue. With a view of the Chrysler and Empire State buildings, New York, American Vogue, 15 October 1949. Limited to 21 only ...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Designer Coco Chanel Sewing in Paris, 1962 by Douglas Kirkland
Located in Chicago, IL
24" x 30" Edition Size: 24 *Price is for unframed. It's extra $500 for framed* Mademoiselle Chanel at work. Douglas Kirkland was sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, a...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Speed Week' The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 15...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mesurage
Located in Denton, TX
Mesurage, 1994 Toned gelatin silver print 18 x 12 in. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso. From the series "El cocinero, el ladron, su mujer, y su amante" (The cook, t...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation fo...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Cafe Culture" by Bert Hardy A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Po...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Black and White

Saint-Tropez Beach 1971- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Beach 1971- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped The beach at Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collect...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leonard Dalsemer, Lyford Cay, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leonard Dalsemer and his family at their villa in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1974. This image features a classic Slim Aarons contrast: between the manmade and the beauty of nature. It's an expertly composed scene of midcentury glamour that still feels casual and light. The azure blue of the sky contrasts with the deeper blues and aquas of the sea, and the sparkling turquoise of the pool. While human figures anchor the scene, the expertly captured contrast of natural grandeur and architectural geometry make this scene truly magnificent. Image Description: In the background, leafy green palm trees and other trees blow in the breeze before a bright azure sky and slightly deeper blue ocean surf. In the foreground, two couples walk the pool deck in pastel pink and green clothing. Three children play in the turquoise pool. A verdant green hedge lines the front of the image, anchored by seven white florals in white pots. In the background is a pool cabana...
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Realist 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Pearl, Water Colors
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 25) 22 x 22 inches, image (Edition of 15) 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) This artwork ...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Figurative Photography

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C Print

'Commissionaire’s Dog' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Commissionaire’s Dog' by Kurt Hutton A hotel commissionaire talking to a small dachshund dog in Piccadilly Circus, London, 1938. A beautiful imag...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'The Lure Of Lamu' 1987 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'The Lure Of Lamu' The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors' Camp of the Masai Mara. 40 x 30" inches /...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Harbour Isle Beach' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Harbour Isle Beach' 1973 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers on the beach at Harbour Isle in the Bahamas, March 1973. Produce...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umbe...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Flowered Dress on Essex Street, 1986 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Flowered Dress on Essex Street, 1986 From a 35mm negative, scanned in 2020 Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition ...
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American Realist 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pool at Lake Tahoe (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Bathers by a pool on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (191...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Mick Ronson Straddling David Bowie, Color Photography, Fine Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm) Archival Semi-Matte 260gsm Edition of 50 The photographer Mick Rock was born in London in 1948 and is known as “The Man who shot the seventies.” As well as David Bowie, he has photographed Lou Reed, Queen, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music...
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20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

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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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

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 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

1000 Kilometer Race Start, Nurburgring, Germany
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition. Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. Jesse Alexander was considered one of t...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Villa del Balbianello, June 1983 - Afternoon Gathering on Terrace with Vines
Located in Brighton, GB
Villa del Balbianello, June 1983 - Afternoon Gathering on Terrace with Vines 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Villa del Balbian...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color, Lambda, Photographic Paper

Mrs George Cameron - Society Portrait of Socialite with Red Lips on Tiger Rug
Located in Brighton, GB
Mrs George Cameron - Society Portrait of Socialite with Red Lips on Tiger Rug by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edit...
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American Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Blue Boy
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 25) 22 x 22 inches, image (Edition of 15) 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. A stylistic precursor of such artists as Pierre et Gilles and David LaChapelle, James Bidgood revolutionized gay male...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Figurative Photography

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C Print

Chains of Love, Gelatin Silver Print, Hand Tinted, Portrait by Jan Saudek 1980s
By Jan Saudek
Located in New york, NY


"Chains of love" is in a series of portraits by Jan Saudek, depicting two figures – either male or female chained together. In this work, the two models...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Romantic Couple -Signed limited edition still life fine art print, Sepia
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Romantic Couple - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in Paris in 1988, on the Carrousel de Montmartre. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm (Acid-free and lignin-free paper, Museum quality paper for highest age resistance and a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper) using pigment inks which are known for their longevity. Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity, unframed Please note. There are three sizes of this archival pigment print; each is an edition of ten (10) making the total that can be printed as thirty (30). This will include any custom sizes requested Archival pigment print available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted) : 35 x 56...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pigment, Ph...

Italtel Center - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Italtel Center in 1980s is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the typed notes on the paper attached to the image- Italian description-...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Faithfull To Jagger - Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger 1967
Located in London, GB
Faithfull To Jagger - Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger 1967 Actress Marianne Faithfull backstage with her boyfriend Mick Jagger after her first night performance as Irina in Cheko...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Keith Richards Rolling Stones 1978
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Keith Richards Rolling Stones Keith Richards by a barn door at his home in Upstate New York after his famous drug arre...
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Modern 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Contemporary nude print, Black white Portrait photo, Sensual Model - Sacha..
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 ‘Sacha and Pearl ‘ who was captured on f...
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Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Photography

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

George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #9 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #9 of dancer Francisco Moncion 1949. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1949 gelatin silver photograph of dancer Francisco Moncion. Stamped on verso - GEORGE PLATT LYNES. Photo is 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, glossy finish in excellent condition. This photograph is #9 from a collection of 12 different poses in this series taken in Platt Lynes's NYC studio in 1949 (as per the NY Public Library archives). The cloud backdrop is recognizable in other Platt Lynes photographs. Moncion was a personal friend of Platt Lynes and this photograph is from Moncion's personal photographic collection. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Platt Lynes photographs are in the collections of every major art museum and university archive including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Yale Art Museum, and the Smithsonian. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel in Orpheus, Death in La Valse, Prince Ivan in Firebird, and the Boy in Afternoon of a Faun. He was also a choreographer and a talented painter who exhibited alongside Miro, Picasso and Carrado Cagli. Moncion was a popular model for many famed mid-century (late 1930s, 1940s - 1950s) figure photographers including Platt Lynes, Carl van Vechten, Maurice Seymour...
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Post-War 20th Century Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Madonna Beauty Wall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Richard Corman Year: 1983 Title: Madonna Beauty Wall Edition Details: Archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by the artis...
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20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

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