1980s Photography

Jay Wolke lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He has had solo exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the St. Louis Art Museum, Harvard University and the California Museum of...

Ed. 2/25, includes white frame. A Long Island native, von Hohenberg has always been a world traveler and took an interest in photography at the young age of fourteen. He was raised ...

Hollywood, 1982 Archival pigment print 30” x 40” (76.2x101.6 cm) Edition of 10 40” x 60” (101.6x152.4 cm) Edition of 10 Robert Farber’s style has influenced generations of photographers. His painterly, impressionistic style captures the essence of composition in every genre, including nudes, still life, landscapes and architecture. His ten photo art books have sold over half a million copies. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis brought Farber into Doubleday for the publication of his book “By The Sea,” which won the Art Director’s Award for color photography. Aside from numerous creative awards, Robert Farber also received the Photographer of the Year from PMA (Photographic Manufacturers Association), ASP International Award from the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and The American Society of Photographers. This award was given to those who’ve made a significant contribution to the science and art of photography. Some previous recipients of this award include Dr. Edwin Land (inventor of the Polaroid), George Hurrell, and National Geographic. Farber’s work with nudes in fine art as well as in the commercial realm is known and respected. He has lectured for Ogilvy & Mather on the “Nude in Advertising.” ASMP requested to use Farber’s nudes as an examples of the artistic application in support of the National Endowment of Arts, after its backing of the controversial Mapplethorpe/Serrano exhibit. His book, “Farber Nudes,” was also included the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis estate...

Ed Koch at the waterfront greeting a passenger ship.

August 1985: Prince Charles playing polo for the 'Diables Blues' at Cowdray Park in Sussex. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the...

Koch began taking photographs in Paris during the 1940s and later traveled to Barcelona where Barcelona Bird Seller was taken.. She would spend hours strolling the streets of Barcelona taking photos but she especially enjoyed the street life of Las Ramblas...

This is a LIMITED EDITION ESTATE STAMPED PRINT. When it sells out, no more will be issued. August 1985: Prince Charles playing polo for the 'Diables Blues' at Cowdray Park in Susse...

HARRY BOWERS T E N P H O T O G R A P H S I DON'T LOOK FOR PHOTOGRAPHS I INVENT THEM I recall my first meeting with Harry Bowers in California a few years ago. As he produced his large-scale prints, I was at first flabbergasted, not only by their size, but by their seamless perfection. Technique appeared to be everything but then technique as technique simply vanished. After the first moment, tech­nique was no longer an issue, but rather a passageway to the imagery. Suffice it to say about Harry Bowers' working style that he is an obsessive man. Trained as an engineer, he has turned that discipline to art. His lenses, equipment and darkroom, much of it exactingly manu­factured by himself to answer certain needs, serve the desire of the artist to take photographic tech­nique to its ultimate perfection in invisibility and transparency. I respect obsession in art, and particularly in photography, because obsession in photography passes beyond the easy, middle ground of image making to a more demanding, more difficult, yet more rewarding end. Bowers' obsession is to eliminate "photography as technique." No grain, no decisive moments, no journalism, or, seemingly, direct auto­biographical endeavors appear in his work. Bowers is an artist of synthesis who controls his environment if only in the studio exactly to his liking. The images he creates are formal structures, saucy stories on occasion, which may offer hints of a darker, more frightening sexuality, but what you see is the end product of an experiment in which nothing save the original insight perhaps is left to chance. We seem fascinated with the idea of replication of reality in art. Popular painting frequently reproduces a scene "with the accuracy of a photograph," and photographs may "make you feel as though you were right there." The very invisibility of the photographic medium is important to Bowers, in that it allows him to maneuver his subject matter without concern for rendering it in an obvious art medium which would interfere with the nature of the materials he uses. The formal subtleties of Bowers' recent work are as delicious and ambiguous in their interrelationships as the best Cubist collages, yet while those col­lages always suggest their parts through edge and texture, these photographs present a structure through a surface purity. Bowers' earlier works, for example, the Skirts I Have Known series, were formed of bits of clothing belong­ing to Bowers and his wife or found at local thrift shops. These works fused an elegance of pattern and texture, reminiscent of Miriam Shapiro...

Slim Aarons Amalfi Coast 1984 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A young woman, wearing a bi...

HARRY BOWERS T E N P H O T O G R A P H S I DON'T LOOK FOR PHOTOGRAPHS I INVENT THEM I recall my first meeting with Harry Bowers in California a few years ago. As he produced his large-scale prints, I was at first flabbergasted, not only by their size, but by their seamless perfection. Technique appeared to be everything but then technique as technique simply vanished. After the first moment, tech­nique was no longer an issue, but rather a passageway to the imagery. Suffice it to say about Harry Bowers' working style that he is an obsessive man. Trained as an engineer, he has turned that discipline to art. His lenses, equipment and darkroom, much of it exactingly manu­factured by himself to answer certain needs, serve the desire of the artist to take photographic tech­nique to its ultimate perfection in invisibility and transparency. I respect obsession in art, and particularly in photography, because obsession in photography passes beyond the easy, middle ground of image making to a more demanding, more difficult, yet more rewarding end. Bowers' obsession is to eliminate "photography as technique." No grain, no decisive moments, no journalism, or, seemingly, direct auto­biographical endeavors appear in his work. Bowers is an artist of synthesis who controls his environment if only in the studio exactly to his liking. The images he creates are formal structures, saucy stories on occasion, which may offer hints of a darker, more frightening sexuality, but what you see is the end product of an experiment in which nothing save the original insight perhaps is left to chance. We seem fascinated with the idea of replication of reality in art. Popular painting frequently reproduces a scene "with the accuracy of a photograph," and photographs may "make you feel as though you were right there." The very invisibility of the photographic medium is important to Bowers, in that it allows him to maneuver his subject matter without concern for rendering it in an obvious art medium which would interfere with the nature of the materials he uses. The formal subtleties of Bowers' recent work are as delicious and ambiguous in their interrelationships as the best Cubist collages, yet while those col­lages always suggest their parts through edge and texture, these photographs present a structure through a surface purity. Bowers' earlier works, for example, the Skirts I Have Known series, were formed of bits of clothing belong­ing to Bowers and his wife or found at local thrift shops. These works fused an elegance of pattern and texture, reminiscent of Miriam Shapiro...

HARRY BOWERS T E N P H O T O G R A P H S I DON'T LOOK FOR PHOTOGRAPHS I INVENT THEM I recall my first meeting with Harry Bowers in California a few years ago. As he produced his large-scale prints, I was at first flabbergasted, not only by their size, but by their seamless perfection. Technique appeared to be everything but then technique as technique simply vanished. After the first moment, tech­nique was no longer an issue, but rather a passageway to the imagery. Suffice it to say about Harry Bowers' working style that he is an obsessive man. Trained as an engineer, he has turned that discipline to art. His lenses, equipment and darkroom, much of it exactingly manu­factured by himself to answer certain needs, serve the desire of the artist to take photographic tech­nique to its ultimate perfection in invisibility and transparency. I respect obsession in art, and particularly in photography, because obsession in photography passes beyond the easy, middle ground of image making to a more demanding, more difficult, yet more rewarding end. Bowers' obsession is to eliminate "photography as technique." No grain, no decisive moments, no journalism, or, seemingly, direct auto­biographical endeavors appear in his work. Bowers is an artist of synthesis who controls his environment if only in the studio exactly to his liking. The images he creates are formal structures, saucy stories on occasion, which may offer hints of a darker, more frightening sexuality, but what you see is the end product of an experiment in which nothing save the original insight perhaps is left to chance. We seem fascinated with the idea of replication of reality in art. Popular painting frequently reproduces a scene "with the accuracy of a photograph," and photographs may "make you feel as though you were right there." The very invisibility of the photographic medium is important to Bowers, in that it allows him to maneuver his subject matter without concern for rendering it in an obvious art medium which would interfere with the nature of the materials he uses. The formal subtleties of Bowers' recent work are as delicious and ambiguous in their interrelationships as the best Cubist collages, yet while those col­lages always suggest their parts through edge and texture, these photographs present a structure through a surface purity. Bowers' earlier works, for example, the Skirts I Have Known series, were formed of bits of clothing belong­ing to Bowers and his wife or found at local thrift shops. These works fused an elegance of pattern and texture, reminiscent of Miriam Shapiro...

HARRY BOWERS T E N P H O T O G R A P H S I DON'T LOOK FOR PHOTOGRAPHS I INVENT THEM I recall my first meeting with Harry Bowers in California a few years ago. As he produc...

Christian Boltanski, El Caso, Parkett., Zürich. 1989 in the collection of the MOMA Museum of Modern Art NYC Miniature booklet with 17 photographs, 2 x 3 1/8” (5 x 8 x 0,6 cm) ring bound with perspex covers and printed title Ed. 80/XX, signed and numbered (this one is not signed or numbered and might be an artist proof) Guilty, Not Guilty. Themes central to Boltanski’s oeuvre find devastating expression in this tiny piece of pocket pornography containing images of brutal murder re-photographed by the artist from the Spanish detective magazine El Caso. [Ref. Bob Calle - Christian Boltanski Artist's Books 1969-2007, p.60]. Artists' book featuring 17 b/w photographs held together with two metal rings: "Luxury edition of a booklet with real glossy photographs, small enough to be hidden behind the hand... It pictures the bodies of victims of violent crime. By showing these photographs of half-naked corpses, bought nearer by close-up shots, the artist transforms the viewer into a voyeur who virtually becomes a sadistic partner in the crime." -- from Catalogue: Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991. references "Livres" by Christian Boltanski. Paris / Köln / Frankfurt, France / Germany : AFAA / Jennifer Flay / Walther König / Portikus, 1991. No. 69 in "Christian Boltanski : Catalogue: Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera, 1966-1991" by Christian Boltanski, Jennifer Flay, Günter Metken. Köln / Frankfurt, Germany : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König / Portikus, 1992, pp. 184 - 185. "Christian Boltanski : Artist's Books 1969 - 2007" by Christian Boltanski, Bob Calle. Paris, France : Éditions 591, 2008, pp. 60. Quote “There is in the work of the artist something of the high priest and something of the charlatan...

This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 16.5 x 18 in. The work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York.  Stamped on th...

this is a rare (possibly unique) vintage silver gelatin emulsion print of the artist's daughter, it is signed and dated 1980. Laurence Salzmann is a native of Philadelphia who has worked as a photographer/ filmmaker since the early 1960's. His projects document the lives of little known groups in America and abroad. He looks at the lives of people ranging from occupants of single room occupancy hotels in New York City to transhumant shepherds in Transylvania, residents of a Mexican village, and Philadelphia Mummers. His photographic study of a nearly extinct Jewish community in Romania was published as The Last Jews of Radauti by Dial/Doubleday in 1983, with text by Ayse Gürsan-Salzmann. His most recent work in Cuba is soon to be published in book form by Blue Flower Press...

Edition of 110 Signed and numbered by the artist. Artist Commentary: Halston’s studio at the Olympic Tower was as grand as he was. From his office, you could see the spires of Saint...

Pool At Villa Gli Arieti 1986 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: The pool at the Villa Gli Arieti, home ...

Listing includes free shipping in the US and a 14-day return policy. All prints are made to order and will arrive in mint condition directly from Tod Papageorge...

13.5 x 10.5 inch gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980 Framed to 26.5 x 22.5 inches Signed on verso Berenice Abbott's "New York at Night" is one ...

Costa Smeralda, Sardinia 1958 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Sailboats on the waters of the Costa Smer...

Koch began taking photographs in Paris during the 1940s and later traveled to Barcelona where Barcelona Bird Seller was taken.. She would spend hours strolling the streets of Barcelona taking photos but she especially enjoyed the street life of Las Ramblas...

Keith Haring 1984: Keith Haring, Art in Transit: Subway Drawings with Photos by Tseng Kwong Chi: This highly collectible & well preserved 1984 Keith Haring monograph examines them m...

An original photograph from the original negative, shot by Marc Lacroix in the 1980's. It depicts iconic surrealist artist, Salvador Dali, painting in his studio. There is a large r...

One of Steve McCurry's most iconic images, this portrait features a young Afghan girl with piercing green eyes wearing a red head scarf. Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 i...

Hotel Villa Igra Pool 1975 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Guests by the pool at Hotel Villa Igra, Ta...

February 1985: Dress designer Oscar De La Renta relaxes in the living room of his apartment the Casa de Madera in the resort of Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. Estate st...

"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson This photograp...

Countess Gioia Gaetani-Lovatelli relaxes on deck during a yachting holiday in Porto Rotondo, 1982. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity ...

Lucille Khornak (American), "Geoffrey Beene", Black and White screen print on Harmon paper, 20 x 16, Late 20th Century Hand signed by Lucille Khornak Available sizes: 14 x...

Lucille Khornak (American), "Paco Rabanne", Black and White Screen Print on Harmon Paper, 20 x 16, Late 20th Century Hand signed by Lucille Khornak Available sizes: 14 x 1...

Lucille Khornak (American), "Chantal Thomass", Black and White Screen Print on Harmon Paper, 20 x 16, Late 20th Century Hand signed by Lucille Khornak Available sizes: 14 ...

Norman Parkinson Jerry Hall & Antonio Lopez at Dunn's River Falls 1975 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso Caption: Antonio Lopez is photographed filming Jerr...

Norman Parkinson Jerry Hall , 1976 C print 24 x 20 inches each Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso American model Jerry Hall wearing a swimsuit by Martil and lipstick...

Alexandra Redo 1984 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Alexandra Redo reclining among Mayan statues...

Abaco Islander Author Chester Thompson at work in his coconut grove on the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas, March 1986. His ancestor Wyannie Malone settled on the islands in 1783, founding Hope Town...

American Film Actor Stacy Keach at Home in Malibu American actor and star of TV series Mike Hammer, Stacy Keach, at home he shares with with third wife Jil...

American Film Actor Stacy Keach in his role as Hemingway.

Yoshihiko Ueda Untitled, NUDE , 1985 Gelatin silver print 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (image) 11 x 9 1/2 inches (sheet) 27 5/8 x 22 1/2 inches (frame) Edition 1 of 25 Signed recto Black ...

Gianni Morandi in Moscow is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including historical mo...

Old days Photo - Visiting Konrad Lorenz in Hospital is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic al...

Historical Photo- Children is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s by Giuseppe Moneta. Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins. and signed l...

Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins. It belongs to a historical al...

Historical Photo- M. Abdelkader and Ben Barker is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins. ...

Historical Photo- Janos Kadar and Viktor Kulikov is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1985. Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins. It belongs to...

Historical Photo- Pierre Lagaillarde (founder of OAS) is a black and white vintage photo. Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins. It belongs to a historical...

Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York circa 1983: Rare original Keith Haring artist biography sheet & timeline produced by Ton...

Keith Haring, 1988 Archival pigment print image size: 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 25 Renowned for his deeply expressive and captivating portraiture, William Coupon...

Historical Photo - Indian People is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century, Photo by Roberto Koch. Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged marg...

Historical Photo  - Iva Zanicchi is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins. It belongs to a historic...

Open and Limited Edition C-Prints Hand Signed by Bob Gruen 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 16" x 20" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 20" ...

This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...

Porto Ercole 1980 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A jetty juts out from a rocky shoreline in Porto Erco...

Taormina 1975 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: A swimming pool in Taormina, Sicily, 1975. Slim Aarons,...

Pier Vittorio Tondelli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.

Franco Carraro and Primo Nebiolo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1986. Good conditions.

Historical Photo - Rome Manifestation against Violence in China 1989 is a black and white vintage photo.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal famili...

Historical Photo - China in 1980s is a black and white vintage photo.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and political events, meticulou...

Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie, Sandro Pertini and Aldo Moro is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moment...

Old Days  - Historical Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980. Good conditions.

Edition of 110 Signed and numbered by the artist. Dustin Pittman, a third-generation photographer from the Adirondack Mountains, began his journey as a production assistant on the f...