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Period: Mid-20th Century
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot.
This is an estate stamped a...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Claudio Villa - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth II in Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
The Queen Elizabeth II in Rome is a is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962.
The photo depicts a official moment of the English Crown. Queen Elizabeth II visiting in Ro...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lunch Time
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Five British models eating lunch in their swimwear on a yacht on the Cote d’Azur. Original Publication: Picture Post – 7850 – The Secret Of Five Girls On A Yacht – pub. 1955
(Photo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Smiling with Microphone
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe smiling and talking into a microphone.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous fo...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Martha Graham "Primitive Mysteries", signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Martha Graham "Primitive Mysteries", 1964. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives wi...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Peter Beard - Elephant's Embryo, Uganda, Platinum Print- Unsigned
By Peter Beard
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elephant's Embryo, Uganda
Aributed to Peter Beard/Unsigned
The original photograph "unsigned" but documented by its inclusion in "Peter Beard - Fifty Years of Portraits, The End of the Game...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Platinum
Duke and Duchess of Windsor - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Duke and Duchess of Windsor is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political ev...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
John Huston, Black and White Photograph of 1950s Film Director of The Misfits
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
A black and white photograph from 1956 that captures John Huston, celebrated film director during the filming of The Misfits featuring Marilyn Monroe.
John Huston, 1956 by Burt Glin...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Jayne Mansfield in Leotard
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield in a black leotard, posed against wood wall. Photographed by legendary celebrity photographer Frank Worth.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the &"Working Man's Monroe";. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
September Affair, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crowd gathering to watch the actors Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cotten on the set of Willia...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Led Zeppelin at Chateau Marmont
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible 1969 photograph of one of the world's greatest rock bands, Led Zeppelin. This photograph was taken by Jay Thompson during a memorable photoshoot at LA's Chateau Marmont. G...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles leaving for The United States'
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles are photographed leaving Heathrow Airport for the US to perform at the Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. The group would go on to be regarded as the most influential ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
“Becalmed”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a very well executed oil on canvas painting by the American artist, Han Jorgensen. Signed lower right. Titled “Becalmed”,(North Seas) and signed on st...
Category
Academic Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rue Mouffetard, Paris. Still Life. Black and White Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard
Edition 6 ex. 5AP
Unframed
Printed later
1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrived from Cologne, lives in ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Joan Crawford: Classical Elegance
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film and television actress Joan Crawford. Known best for her roles in films such as "Possessed", "Sudden Fear", and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Burton And Taylor" by Express
Located in London, GB
"Burton And Taylor" by Express
15th March 1964: Actress Elizabeth Taylor marries her fifth husband Richard Burton (1925-1984) in Montreal.
Unframed
Paper Size: 12" x 16'' (inches)
...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Black and White
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc - Riva Boats Slim Aarons colour photography - 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons
ESTATE EDITION -
numbered and emboss stamped on front. (edition size 150 only)
Waterskiing from the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
C Print
Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1950 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features model turned fashion editor turned society hostess, Florence Pritchett Smith, covers her sleevel...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
An Amateur American Radio Operator - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
An Amateur American Radio Operator - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the U.S in the Mid-20th Century in a series of American life in...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'Pulitzer Fashions' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A young girl stands with three women wearing designs by Lilly Pulitzer as they take a break from shooting during a fashion shoot for Pulitzer at 400 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Fl...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
C Print
"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins
7th November 1953: A contestant in a 'Miss World' beauty competition sponsored by Mecca Dancing applying her lipstick using a shiny car as a mirror. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6785 - The Beauty Contest...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Black and White
View from Charing Cross Road towards Cambridge Circus, London
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print on baryta paper. Later print. Image dimensions 11 1/2 x 14 3/4 in (292 × 375 mm); sheet dimensions 12 x 15 1/4 in (304 × 388 mm); archivally matted and framed.
The verso signed "W. Suschitzky", hand annotated and dated "London, Cambridge Circus, Charing Cross...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Steve McQueen in Go-Kart
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome color capture of Steve McQueen smiling in a go-kart.
Steve Mcqueen was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, his nickname was "King of Cool. He rose from a troubled y...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"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...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe Standing with Photographer
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Marilyn Monroe standing with photographer for promotional shots from the film "How to Marry a Millionaire".
Marilyn Monroe was an American actres...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen Aiming Revolver
Located in Austin, TX
Great black and white capture of star actor Steve McQueen posed shirtless at home while pointing a revolver at the camera.
Terrence Stephen McQueen, was an American actor and his antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, Love With the Proper Stranger...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat in New York
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., circa Sept. 1947.
Ella Fit...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Finnesko with Crampons.
Located in London, GB
PONTING, Herbert.
Finnesko with Crampons.
circa 1935.
Classic Ponting photograph from Captain Scott’s Terra Nova expedition (1910-1913).
‘No fur...
Category
Naturalistic Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Self Portrait
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self Portrait" is a gelatin silver print by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered AWL116.
Andy Warhol — who famously said that, “In t...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Apache
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
19 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 25)
29 x 22 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
39 x 30 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...
Category
Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
C Print
Paris 1952 , a picturesque moment
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken in 1952 in Paris along the Seine River, captures a tranquil and picturesque moment. In the foreground, a man wearing a light-colored straw hat ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Scone Madam' 1960 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Scone Madam'
1960: Afternoon tea round the pool on a cool day at the home of interior decorator James Pendleton in Beverly Hills.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Esta...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Klosters' 1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Klosters'
Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, 1963.
30x30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
P...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hawaiian Scenes 1957 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Hawaiian Scenes
1957
A couple in beachwear, Hawaii, 1957
by Toni Frissell
16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size
Archival pigment print
unframed
(framing available see exampl...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield on a Swing
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Jayne Mansfield smiling while hanging from a swing.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 196...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sepia-Toned Architectural Photograph of San Xavier Mission in Tucson, Arizona
Located in Houston, TX
Sepia-toned architectural photograph of San Zavier Mission, a historic Spanish Catholic mission located near Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservati...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Kennedy, Jackie and John Jr. Walking on the Beach, 1963
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and John Jr. Walking on the Beach, nb_140_141 -- Jackie and John Jr. out for a stroll in 1963, the day after the announcement of Jackie’s pregnancy with her third child (who did not survive). According to Mark Shaw “… she never looked more glorious.” Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
A black and white photograph of Jackie Kennedy and John Jr. walking on the beach. Jackie is wearing a white dress with flowers...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedys, John Lifts Caroline on Beach
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
JFK Lifts Caroline on Beach, Forward rap_051. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo ra...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedys, John Lifts Caroline on Beach
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
JFK Lifts Caroline on Beach, Forward rap_051. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag p...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Giclée
View from Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral 1950, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. A view of Paris and the River Seine from the Notre Dame Cathedral, circa 1950.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Ph...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Cagney: The Oklahoma Kid
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American actor and dancer James Cagney. Cagney is best known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Funk In Tuscany' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Funk In Tuscany'
Italian fashion designer, model, and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 - 2016), playing a James Brown album on an Italian Brionvega Radiofonograph RR126 stereo syst...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Walter "Walt" Disney and Mickey Mouse in Disneyland - Original Press
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Wayne in Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actor John Wayne on the set of a movie, driving a car, circa 1947.
John Wayne, nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon thro...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra In Miami Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra In Miami
by Terry O'Neill
Singer and actor Frank Sinatra, with his minders and his stand in (who is wearing an identical outfit to him),
arriving at Miami beach while...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Autograph Portrait of Ulla Jacobsson - Original b/w Postcard - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Portrait of Ulla Jacobsson is a beautiful b/w postcard reproducing a photographic portrait of Ulla Jacobson (Gothenberg, 1929 –Vienna, 1982), the Swedish actress stil toda...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Shirley Temple Holding a Picnic Basket
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Shirley Temple posed holding a picnic basket.
Shirley Temple was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Prado Visitors, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's maste...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marilyn Monroe Screen Test for "We're Not Married" Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role as Annabel in "We're Not Married".
--
One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - All Mine - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
All Mine
Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Worth. A Palm Beach socialite, he acts as Honorary Consul of Jordan.
48 x 48 inches / ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Alpine Skiing - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Alpine Skiing
Skiers waiting for the cable car at Verbier in Switzerland, 1964.
48x48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pool By The Sea - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool By The Sea
Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Mara Lane At The Sands' 1954 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Mara Lane At The Sands'
Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging by the pool in a red and white striped bathing costume at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Verbier View' 1964 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View'
Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964.
16x16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Chalet Costi' 1968 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Chalet Costi'
Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons
Printed...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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