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Brigitte Bardot: Many Reflections
Located in Austin, TX
Brigitte Bardot wearing glamorous white dress, reflections in mirror. Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for ...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Nu Provencal, Iconic French Black and White Nude Photography
Located in New york, NY
Nu Provencal, Gordes, 1949 by French photographer Willy Ronis is an Iconic contemporary black and white nude photograph. A gelatin silver print, measuring 12" x 9" (image and sheet ...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy / Getty Images Archive London) Two women chatting on the railings in B...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #5 and #10 Bundled Special Balanchine Ballet with Moncion and Magallanes
Located in Glenford, NY
Special...George Platt Lynes 1948 Photographs #5 and #10 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’ bundled together at one special price for both original 1948 photographs...$2,800. George Pl...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s "Beefcake" Photograph MIKE CARVER 1948 Mr. Michigan
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of MIKE CARVER - Mr. Michigan 1948. This is a vintage black and white ori...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #11 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #11 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 #11 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 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Casablanca Iconic Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her and her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Orpheus #1 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #1 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet 'Orpheus'. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is from Francisco Moncion's original collection given to him by George Platt Lyons. It is one of 14 different poses in the 'Orpheus' series. 8 different photographs are remaining for sale and are available on request. All are original Platt Lyons gelatin silver prints original to Moncion's collection and are stamped by the photographer. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), the NYC Public Library, and many university art archives. 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. Orpheus represents a major 20th Century artistic collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky, choreographer George Ballanchine, and artist/designer Isamu Naguchi. Orpheus is a thirty-minute neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in collaboration with choreographer George Balanchine in Hollywood, California in 1947. The work was commissioned by Ballet Society, later renamed New York City Ballet, which Balanchine founded with Lincoln Kirstein. Sets and costumes were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New York City Ballet. 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...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #5
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jazz Dancers (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Jazz Dancers (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post /Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A series of images showing Britis...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #2
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Forrester Millard, Age 21, Nude Male Physique Photograph by Bob Mizer
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white photograph by Bob Mizer depicting a young and handsome nude Forrester Millard at age 21. Forrester Millard, Age 21 1947 Vintage silver print 9.5 x 7.5 in...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #6
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #7
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mainbocher Corset. Paris. Printed later
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This captivating black-and-white photograph, titled Mainbocher Corset by Horst P. Horst, masterfully blends elegance and geometry. The composition features a woman seen from behind, ...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #3
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park, Washington
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1950 in an edition of 100 numbered copies and 5 presentation copies; this print is fr...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #8
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Thelonious Monk in New York
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome capture features Thelonious Monk at the piano, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., circa Sept. 1947. Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Photograph of Nude Marilyn Monroe Pose 2
By Tom Kelly
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white photograph of a nude Marilyn Monroe taken by Tom Kelly in 1949. The work was distributed as calender art and one was featured in an issue of Playboy magazine in 1953. The photograph is not framed. Artist Biography: Kelley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He learned photography as an apprentice in a New York photo studio, and then worked for the Associated Press and Town & Country magazine. After coming to California in 1935, Kelley established a photography studio in Hollywood and produced promotional photographs of motion picture stars. David O. Selznick and Samuel Goldwyn retained Kelley to take promotional photos of their stars and starlets for magazine covers and advertising. Later, Kelley's business shifted to commercial and advertising photography. Some of Kelley's most famous photo subjects have included Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Jack Benny, David Bowie, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Yma Sumac and, of course, Marilyn Monroe, with and without clothes. Tom Kelley had a way of making his subjects feel comfortable behind the camera. He would bring his wife with him to his shoots to create a more soothing and relaxed atmosphere. Kelley served on the panel of judges at the Miss Universe...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

DON WHITMAN Vintage 1949 SERIES #13 Complete 12 Photos WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SPECIAL...Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild original vintage 1949 set of 12 photographs - the complete Series #13, stamped and numbered on verso. There are 12 different photographs of 12 spectacular models including iconic shots of 17 year old Bob Grenfell (2nd image here) and 21 year old Ray Royal (cover photo). Photographs are in excellent condition. The original Western Photography Guild order sheet is included - see accompanying images. The order sheet lists the names of the models, their age, height and weight, occupation, ex-military service, and sports. The Guild address appears as Denver 1, Colorado which places the order before postal zip codes were introduced in 1963. However, in researching the models and their ages, Pat Burnham...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn with Harp. Paris, Silver Gelatin print. Printed later.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork presents a mesmerizing interplay between the human form and musical elegance. Lisa Fonssagrives is seated, gracefully woven into the strings of a grand harp. The black-a...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DON WHITMAN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD VINTAGE 1949 - Physique Model ED FURY
Located in Glenford, NY
Original vintage 1949 photograph by DON WHITMAN - Western Photography Guild - of popular celebrity Physique Model ED FURY. This is an early original gelatin silver print from the for...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Billie Holiday Singing
Located in Austin, TX
This capture features Billie Holiday at Downbeat, New York, N.Y., circa June 1946 Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "L...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #4
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo en la casa azul, Coyoacán, Mexico. Platinum edition. B&W Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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Other Art Style 1940s Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

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 Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1945 in Los Angeles, California: Before she was the famous Marilyn Monroe, was known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, seen here siting on a sports car in Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe wa...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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 Photography

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Photogravure

"Jazz Dancers" by Charles Hewitt
Located in London, GB
"Jazz Dancers" by Charles Hewitt A series of images showing British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton playing while the wife of band member Mick Mullig...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Black and White

Fred Astaire Dancing in the Studio
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Orpheus #10 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #10 of George Balanchine’s Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet 'Orpheus'. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is from Francisco Moncion's original collection given to him by George Platt Lyons. It is one of 14 different poses in the 'Orpheus' series. 8 different photographs are remaining for sale and are available on request. All are original Platt Lyons gelatin silver prints original to Moncion's collection and are stamped by the photographer. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), the NYC Public Library, and many university art archives. 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 1950...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hyde Park (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cafe De Flore (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by John Downing/Getty Images) Horse riding on Rotten Row, in London's Hyde Park, circa 1965. ...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

DON WHITMAN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD of Physique Model PAT BURNHAM - 1948
Located in Glenford, NY
Original vintage 1948 photograph by DON WHITMAN - Western Photography Guild - of popular Physique Model PAT BURNHAM. This is an early original gelatin silv...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #1 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #1 of dancer Francisco Moncion 1949. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1949 gelatin silver photogra...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rita Hayworth Posed on Bed
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour shot of Rita Hayworth posed smiling on bed. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top ...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chicago 9
Located in New York, NY
Silver print. Overall sheet dimension is 16" x20". Signed by Siskind in pencil, and with the title and negative date in pencil on back of print. 1949 (Printed in 1980s).
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Abstract 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Horst, Barefoot Beauty. NY, Silver Gelatin Print. Printed later.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork masterfully captures the interplay between human form and sculptural abstraction. A pair of real feet is delicately intertwined with sculpted counterparts, forging a str...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #4 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #4 of George Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet 'Orpheus'. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is from Francisco Moncion's original collection given to him by George Platt Lyons. It is one of 14 different poses in the 'Orpheus' series. 8 different photographs are remaining for sale and are available on request. All are original Platt Lyons gelatin silver prints original to Moncion's collection and are stamped by the photographer. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), the NYC Public Library, and many university art archives. 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. Orpheus represents a major 20th Century artistic collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky, choreographer George Ballanchine, and artist/designer Isamu Naguchi. Orpheus is a thirty-minute neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in collaboration with choreographer George Balanchine in Hollywood, California in 1947. The work was commissioned by Ballet Society, later renamed New York City Ballet, which Balanchine founded with Lincoln Kirstein. Sets and costumes were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New York City Ballet. 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...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paul Newman on the Set
By Larry Barbier
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Larry Barbier Jr. of Paul Newman on a film set, posed in an action shot with a funny expression. Paul Newman was an American actor,...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Edward, My Son (with Deborah Kerr) (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Spencer Tracy & Deborah Kerr Edward, My Son Black & White Photograph on Photographic Paper Year: 1949 Size: 6.5 x 8 inches (16.51 x 20.32 cm) Stamped verso Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943 Color Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Color

Marilyn Monroe Posed for Life Magazine Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed for Life Magazine with other women, circa 1949. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. ...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White

The King Of Jazz Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
The King Of Jazz 1949 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1949: Photographers taking pictures of American jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971) as...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rita Hayworth Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined t...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Feeding a Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Unique black and white candid capture of actress Rita Hayworth posed in a bikini, doing a handstand, all while feeding a dog Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-u...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Posed in Gown
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of pinup girl and actress Rita Hayworth dancing in a gown. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model BOB GIBE. Photograph is an excellent example of Juleff's masterful ...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ann Miller as a Witch
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Ann Miller posed in a witch costume, circa 1946. Ann Miller was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classi...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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 Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Marilyn Monroe in Black Sequin Gown Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white pinup portrait of star actress Marilyn Monroe in a black sequin gown. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities. -- "The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Black and White

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 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn on Lawn Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
American actor Humphrey Bogart, lighting a cigarette, and Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn outdoors on the set of director Billy Wilder's film 'Sabrina', circa 1945. A unique hand-c...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully colored image features a pinup of actress and Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit with her leg uppoolside. Marilyn Monroe was one of the mo...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Humphrey Bogart: Film Noir Superstar
Located in Austin, TX
Humphrey Bogart is remembered as a beloved American film star. He starred in 75 movies over his 30 year career. Although Bogart is known for his film acting, he began his career on B...
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth in Swimming Suit
Located in Austin, TX
Rita Hayworth in bathing suit, posed pin-up style on boat wheel. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top sta...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Still life with Watermelon, NY
Located in Miami, FL
Phillips de Pury Collection of Alain Dominique Perrin Printed 1985, One from an edition of 21 dye transfer prints Signed Irving Penn Verso Literature: Szarkowki, Irving Penn Irving...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

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