1950s Photography

Historical Photo - Viva Fidel is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1956. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political e...

Unknown photographer, 1950's nude, printed on Epson paper, original was hand tinted. Outdoors 13.375 x9 in Colors: Pink, Yellow, Green, Skin color with hand tinting,

This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...

James Dean (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo via A.F. Archive/Alamy Archives) 1955 James Dean (1931 - 1955) Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Printed...

Couple At Party (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images) A debutante at a 'Coming-Out Ball' for British actress Anna Massey in Highgate, north L...

'Fan Mail' 1955 Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ had been released. ...

James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955 by Frank Worth James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an Ameri...

Paris Colour from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius Giant oversize 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and siz...

Black and white capture of a young Marilyn Monroe posed in a ruffled dress circa 1951. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece o...

This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta. This is an estate stamped and h...

Children Playing In Paris from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 12 x 16 inches / 31 x 41 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size op...

This late 1950s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera. This is an estate stamped...

The Brooklyn Bridge (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) The Brooklyn Bridge and Downtown Manhattan, New York, USA, circa 1959. Ad...

Carla Vuccino and Bianca Volpato holiday with their friends on Capri, Italy, July 1958. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the...

Monza Grand Prix (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by David Lees/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) British racing champion Stirlin...

Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role in "A Ticket to Tomahawk", circa 1950. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the C...

"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins Swedish stage and film actress Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982) in period costume on set during the filming of 'Elena Et Les Hommes' (aka 'Paris Does Strange Things...

Artwork sold in perfect condition, print on baryta paper 310 grs pigment inks of museum quality, limited edition of 5 copies New-York, January 1956. The Skyline, this broken line of ...

'Cannon Drive' 1952: Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...

"Chihuahuas" by Keystone A small dog's eye-view of two chihuahuas and their owners waiting for judges at Cruft's all-champion dog show. Unframed Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches) Pri...

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955. unframed Silver ...

Missouri Hunt 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A hunting party on horseback in St Louis, Missouri, circa 1955 unframed silver gelatin print printed 2023 20×...

Rapallo Italy by Toni Frissell The port of Rapallo in Italy 1954. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - plea...

Saul Leiter 3 Carolyn Brown and Remy Charlip Photography 14 x 11 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was born in Pittsburgh to a father who was a well-respected Talmudic scholar. His passion for the arts ignited during his late teenage years, and despite being urged to follow in his father's footsteps to become a Rabbi, he chose to forgo theological studies, moving to New York at the age of 23 to delve into painting. In the city, he formed a friendship with Abstract Expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart, who was exploring photography. This connection, along with a subsequent friendship with W. Eugene Smith, deepened his fascination with photography. Leiter's initial black and white images reveal a remarkable talent for the art form. By the 1950s, he also began to explore color, producing a substantial and noteworthy collection during the early stages of this medium. His uniquely muted color palette often imparts a painterly essence that distinguishes his work from that of others in his era. Leiter's inaugural showcase of color photography took place in the 1950s at the Artist's Club, a gathering spot for many Abstract Expressionists of that period. Edward Steichen included twenty-three of his black and white works in the influential 1953 exhibition "Always the Young Stranger" at the Museum of Modern Art and also showcased twenty of Leiter's color photographs during the 1957 MoMA event "Experimental Photography in Color. " In the late 1950s, art director Henry Wolf featured Leiter's color fashion photography...

This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family enjoying a picnic on the bank of the Whiting River near Campbell Falls, Massachu...

Ski Bus 1951 Skiers take a lift in a VW camper van bus, Klosters, Switzerland, 1951. by Toni Frissell 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed ...

Holiday In Boston 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A sailing holiday on Barclay (Buzzy) H. Warburton III’s brigantine ‘Black Pearl’, 1959. They are sailing off North Shore...

Satin Seduction Film star Diana Dors in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. 48x48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo b...

Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe candid and kneeling on a couch. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a ...

This black-and-white photograph beautifully captures the essence of Venice’s Grand Canal in the 1950s. The image shows a row of gondolas gently floating on the canal, with their dist...

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Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit for her role in "Monkey Business", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity...

This beautifully restored color image originally captured by photographer Frank Worth features Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" in 1953. Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr. shot on location at the famous Los Angeles River...

'Let's Dance' Film stars Tony Curtis and his wife Janet Leigh enjoying a dance at a party held at James Mason's home in Beverly Hills, 1954. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper s...

Michael Mardikes River Club Unveiling Event (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #31) Year: 1956, 2021 Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph Image Size: 13.5x19 in Paper Size: 17x22 in Editi...

Evening Dress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mrs. Augustus G. Paine II at the house of her father, Earl E. T. Smith, wearing an evening dress by...

"Personality Girl" by Bert Hardy 19th June 1954: Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore skiing in Glencoe, Scotland who has been nominated as one of six Picture Post 'Personality Girls'. She plays principal clarinet in the Royal Academy of Music...

Photograph by Klaus Redenbacher, Munich, 1954 In this striking 1954 portrait, German model Gina poses in an improvised photo studio in Munich, showcasing a piece of postwar fashion e...

Montesquiou-Fezensac 1957, The Duchess of Montesquiou-Fezensac in the drawing room of her chateau, Neuilly 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...

Original lobby card for the film "Prince of Pirates" (1953) featuring John Derek, Barbara Rush, and Carla Balenda. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece showcases scenes from the swa...

Toddlers' excursion in a handcart, postwar 1950s. Keywords: children; kid; kids; child; cart; strolling; trip; postwar period; 1950s; women; Kindergarten; pram Photographer: Rolf G...

New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images) A model wearing a black cocktail dress and a black velvet wide-brimmed hat, designed by Ronald Paterson...

Stunning black and white image of John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy smiling in the sunshine, their hair blowing in the wind. John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie met in 1952 at a dinne...

Mauretania - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) The Cunard superliner Mauretania being refitted in the dry dock at Southampton. Additional I...

Snorkelling In Malta 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. unfr...

New Year at Romanoff's (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons) Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 ...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1955. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

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Photographer Slim Aarons arrives by plane, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Slim Arrives 1955 Fiber Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authe...

Michael Mardikes Boy with Mirror (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #26) Year: 1956, 2021 Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph Image Size: 19x13.5 in Paper Size: 22x17 in Edition: Unique Monogrammed by hand Label signed and numbered by Estate Representative COA provided by Authorizing Body Additional COA provided by representing Gallery Ref.: 924802-909 Image included in the exhibition An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Public Library (November 20, 2021-May 15, 2022) One night in late 2020, as Nick Vedros was leaving the home of his Aunt Myrt and Uncle Michael Mardikes, his aunt suddenly asked him, “What are we going to do with all the negatives?” The noted Kansas City photographer was not sure what his 89-year-old aunt was talking about, until she handed him a notebook filled with more than 1000 negatives chronicling Thomas Hart Benton at home and in his studio. They had been filed away for almost seven decades. This startling discovery was the inspiration for the exhibition, “An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton” on view at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library. The exhibition is a must-see, not just for fans of Thomas Hart Benton but for devotees of exemplary photojournalism. Of the 1,080 photographs Mardikes took, only four had been published in an article he wrote for “This Month in Kansas City” magazine in 1966. The others were never printed, nor was their existence common knowledge. Although Vedros had been aware of his uncle’s assignment with Benton, he was stunned to discover that so much additional material existed. Vedros, who decided at age 12 to become a photographer himself after seeing his uncle’s work, was determined to organize an exhibition, and was especially interested in doing it as quickly as possible given his uncle’s advanced age and increasing frailty. Collaborating with Dan White, a photographer, master printer and friend since their time together at the University of Missouri journalism school, they selected 34 images to be printed and framed, researching the details with Steve Sitton, the director of the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Historic Site. Michael Mardikes had had a brief career as a commercial photographer before going on to work in management at the Ford Motor Company and later at UMKC. He made the acquaintance of Benton through Eugene Pyle, a former student of Benton’s and Mardikes’ photography instructor at the Art Institute. In 1955, Benton asked Mardikes to photograph him; Mardikes visited Benton 35 to 40 times, over a period of a few months in late 1955 and early 1956. Sitton told Vedros that not only was Mardikes’ amount of access incredible, but that the resulting body of work was unmatched. As the project progressed, Benton became focused on a mural commission for the River Club in 1956. Henry Adams, preeminent Benton scholar and former curator at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, provided some context for this particular work: “The commission to paint ‘Traders at Westport Landing’ came at a low point in Benton’s career, 1956, and initiated the late phase of Benton’s mural paintings. It was the first of a series of murals depicting the exploration and settlement of the west, which culminated in the Truman Library mural, which was completed in 1962. All these murals feature trading and friendly contact with the Indians, rather than conflict, and are arresting in their bright color and meticulous rendering of carefully researched detail. The River Club, which commissioned ‘Traders at Westport Landing,’ overlooks the Missouri River and has a panoramic view very similar to the one in Benton’s painting.” This group of black and white photos not only documents the artist’s working process but also reveals other aspects of his daily life: one memorable image reveals Rita Benton massaging her husband’s stiff shoulders after a long day in his studio. Other images show members of the River Club board visiting Benton’s studio to check on the progress of the mural. One charming image captures a candid moment of Rita Benton and Myrt Mardikes as they collaborated in the Benton kitchen making chicken kapama for their husbands. Nan Chisholm Nan Chisholm is an art consultant and appraiser of 19th- and 20th-century paintings. After a long association with Sotheby’s, she founded her own business in 2003. She has appeared as a fine art appraiser...

Black and white candid capture of Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly, and their children playing in the snow in Switzerland, circa 1959. What's included: - Limited Edition Archival Print - ...

Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pi...

Painting Still Life-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged.

Frankie Avalon, the first and most successful of the teen idols from Philadelphia during the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike many of the others, Avalon could really sing. A fine photo of the...

Historical Photo - Havana is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and p...

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...

Artwork sold in perfect condition Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Porta Portese, Rome Sunday Flea Market. Fabrizio La Torre...

World Series Parade, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is an 11" x 14" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the photographer and stamped (magnum). The photograph was handprinted by Leonard Freed. Parade by Freed captures the joy of two majorettes en route in the streets of the city for the celebration of the New York Giants...

Painting of Road-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged.

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