Mid-20th Century Photography

Sugarbush Slopes 1960 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Skiers relaxing on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Warren, Vermont, USA, circa 1960. The Sugarbush resort is one...

Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...

Ernest Borgnine-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.

"Jamaican Spectators" by Thurston Hopkins 12th December 1953: Spectators at a cycling race track on the outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6832 - The Royal Tour...

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...

"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida wearing an evening dress. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5952 - St...

Born in Cologne in 1922, died in Hamburg in 2004. Apprenticeship as a machinist from 1937, then studied engineering (not completed due to the war). Served in the war and imprisoned....

The Young Callas is a beautiful black-white photographic portrait of the nascent opera star realized by an unknown artist around the 1950-51. On the verso the black ink stamp on the...

This Photograph "Children Playing at the Park" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimore Sunpapers and the ...

'Beverly Hills Cop' 1952 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print American policeman Lee R Hathaway with his car on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills...

Underwater with Jellyfish 1960s/2022 Estate stamped and numbered on label, verso Digital C-print 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) $4,500 22 x 22 inches, image (Edition of 15...

This is a historical photograph of Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, taken in the 1950s. The image captures a lively city scene with numerous vintage cars parked around the s...

Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives ) 1957, Audrey Hepburn, Funny Face, directed by Stanley Donen. Additional In...

Sundowners Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...

This vintage silver gelatin enlargement was originally purchased in the early 1960s by one of Minor White's students at RIT, and is one of two known prints of this image. The print h...

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...

State Line 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, USA, circa 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks the state line between...

Saul Leiter 2 Merce Cunningham Contact Sheets, 1954 Dated and inscribed by Carolyn Brown on verso Kodak safety film 10 x 8 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...

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...

Lord Heathcoat-Amory  is  a black and white vintage photo, realized  in 1958, by Aldo Durazzi . The photo depicts an elegnant portrait of the the Chancellor of the Exchanger, Lord D...

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...

Need For Speed (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Joseph McKeown/Picture Post/Getty Images) 17th July 1954: Argentinian racer Juan Manuel Fangio (1911 - 1995) chalks up ...

This black-and-white photo captures jazz legend Louis Armstrong playing his trumpet during a performance in Berlin in 1965. Armstrong, with intense focus, holds the trumpet close to ...

"Brigitte Bardot" by Haywood Magee French actress Brigitte Bardot is besieged by fans and autograph hunters at the Cannes Film Festival. Original Public...

Ocean Club 1963 A cross-shaped ornamental pond and fountain at The Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, 1963. Huntington Hartford, paid $...

Cushing Home A fashion show at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, 1966. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in ...

Painting- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.

Life in Italy 1960s - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy. Good conditions and aged.

Queen Farah Diba and Shah of Iran is a photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged margins. Stamped on the rear.

Ka Kwong Hui (Chinese/American, 1922-2003), Eight Female Nude Compositions, Silver Gelatin Prints, apparently unsigned, unframed. Each 8" H x 10" W. Provenance: Eva Bouzard-Hui artis...

Diane Arbus Girl in a Shiny Dress, NYC, 1967 Gelatin silver print Image Dimensions: 14.5 x 14.5 inches (36.8 x 36.8 cm) Paper Dimensions: 20 x 16 inches ...

Average life in 1950s GDR, Germany 1950s. Keywords: GDR; DDR; German Democratic Republic; East Germany; couple; living room; 1950s; average life; domestic circumstances; household; ...

Elegant Daywear (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Popperfoto/Getty Images Archive) A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-qu...

"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...

A sign listing the named ski trails and ski slopes at Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 20" inches / ca 76.2 x 50.8 cm’s paper siz...

Prague, 1967 is an offset poster realized based on a photo by Franco Fontana, 1967 Rondanini art Gallery, Rome. 60 x 80 cm. Good conditions Franco Fontana (born 9 December 1933...

Tennis in San Diego 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by palm trees, San Diego, California, October 195...

Otto Fenn (1913-1983). Andy Warhol, 1956. Gelatin silver print, 9 7/8 x 10 inches; 11 x 14 sheet. Studio stamp, verso. Biography: Otto Fenn photographed fashions, decorations and food for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, McCall’s, House Beautiful and House and Garden magazines. Among the celebrities he photographed were Tallulah Bankhead, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Bette Davis, Yves Montand and Rosalind Russell. He also did Lord & Taylor’s advertising photography. Mr. Fenn served as chairman of the Sag Harbor Historic Landmarks District. He lived in the Nathan P. Hand house, which dates to the 1600′s and is named for a whaling captain who once owned it. Since 1964 Mr. Fenn and Mr. Krug operated the 1964 Sag Harbor Antiques Shop. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Fenn grew up in Lincoln Park, N.J. He studied at the New York School of Design and taught painting there. Early in his career he made sets for summer theater and backgrounds for fashion sittings and painted murals for the 1939 World’s Fair and the passenger ship America...

Hotel Excelsior The beach front of the luxurious Excelsior Hotel on the Venice Lido, 1957. 48x48" / 122 x 122 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency New York Times office in Paris (Wide World Photos.) Sled race in Central Park, New York, 1934. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography framed. Press Agency New York Times Office in Paris - Wide Wolrd Photos. Photographer: unknown. Title: Sled Race in Central Park, 1934. Provenance: Private collection. Frame Size: 20.63 in high (52.5 cm) x 16.75 in wide (42.5 cm) x 1.57 in deep (4 cm). Image Size: 5.51 in high (14.2 cm) x 7.48 in wide (19.8 cm). French typed legend, copyright credit, and ink stamp at the back that read: "Course de traineaux dans un parc a New York. Sur la neige qui recouvre les allées du Central Park Casino a new York, un groupe d'artistes a eu l'idée d'organiser une course de traineaux - voici une vue de la course - Photos NYT - NY 5/1/34 - SP." (Sled race in a New York park. On the snow covering the paths of the Central Park Casino in New York, a group of artists had the idea of ​​​​organizing a sled race - here is a view of the race - Photos NYT - NY 5/ 1 /34 - SP.) Note: The Central Park Casino, originally the Ladies' Refreshment Salon, was a restaurant in Central Park, near East 72nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The name of the building came from the Italian for "little house," but the Casino itself was never a gambling business. Originally, Calvert Vaux designed the building in 1862 as part of the Greensward Plan for Central Park. The original plan was a wooden chalet-style structure with a broad hip roof. Before construction began, however, Vaux decided that a more permanent building was needed. The following year, with the assistance of Edward C. Miller and Jacob Wrey Mould, the Casino was redesigned as a Gothic Revival stone structure. The building opened in early 1864 as a restaurant planned for unaccompanied female visitors to Central Park and was one of Central Park's three original restaurants. Soon, it was patronized by both men and women. The building that housed the Casino belonged to the City of New York, and the City often leased the Casino to independent operators. In the early 1920s, the Casino was rundown and renovated during the winter of 1921–1922. Jimmy Walker, mayor of New York City during the late 1920s, frequented the Casino and reportedly spent more time there than in New York City Hall. Besides entertaining elite guests in the restaurant, Walker had an office in the Casino and conducted city administration there while meeting with political cronies. In 1929, Walker terminated the lease of C.F. Zittel and allowed a friend, Sidney Solomon, to transform the Casino into one of New York's most expensive nightclubs. In February 1929, they released the new project. Solomon changed the Casino's interior using a design from Viennese designer Joseph Urban, though he kept the exterior mostly the same. The renovated Casino reopened on June 4, 1929. When the Great Depression hit four months after the Casino reopened, the nightclub faced increasing criticism for operating on city land while maintaining prices only the wealthiest New York residents could afford. In 1930, as part of the enforcement of Prohibition, the United States government raided the Casino and seized alcoholic beverages. Walker's successor, Fiorello H. La Guardia, and his parks commissioner Robert Moses, who held a vendetta against Walker, wanted to tear down the Casino to build a playground on the site. In 1934, Moses served an eviction order on the Casino's management. When the Parks Association of New York City objected...

Biarritz Seafront The beach and seafront at Biarritz, France, 1960. 20 x 24" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Lim...

"Pride And Joy" by Fox Photos A driver polishes his new streamlined lorry upon its arrival at Wembley, London. The lorry is mounted on a 'Commer' two-ton chassis. Unframed Paper Si...

This early 1950s urban landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Christmas trees and red and white automobile light trails on Park Avenue, New York...

Penthouse Pool 1961 Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. 30 x 30” / 76 x 76 cm paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and his wife Dorothy photographed in his Manhattan loft, 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. C...

French fashion model Bettina Graziani wading in the shallow waters of Costa Smeralda, pulling a small yacht behind her, in Sardinia, Italy, 1964. Visual description: This iconic photograph features a woman in a green bikini swimsuit and yellow hair wrap leading a small boat with a red and white sail and sunfish logo. In the background is a bright white villa and small sculptural trees, in crisp contrast to the sparkling water turquoise pool. The bright red diagonal strips of the boat's sail draw the eye down and across the picture to figure, who creates small waves as she wades through the blue water towards the right edge of the picture plane, creating an overall satisfying sense of cheerful motion and activity. Slim Aarons Bettina Graziani Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Collector will get the next number in the edition 60 x 60 inches $5100 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 16 x 16 inches $2150 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons French Fashion Model, Vintage European Glamour, Vintage Sport, Swimming, Boating, Vintage Holiday, 60s, Sardinia, Costa Smeralda, vintage summer. The Costa Smeralda ( 'Emerald Coast...

Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) Eggs and Slicer, 1930 Gelatin silver print, printed later by Cole Weston; signed, titled, dated and numbered '3E' by Cole Weston in pencil and 'Ed...

"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...

Let’s Dance 1954 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film stars Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwarz) and his wife Janet Leigh (Jeanette Morrison) enjoying a dance at a Beve...

Dolores Guinness German-born socialite Dolores Guinness (1936 – 2012) in Porto Cervo on the Costa Smerelda, Sardinia, 1965. 20 x 20" - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edit...

Film And Field Stars (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images) 12th July 1966: From left to right, Jimmy Greaves, Sean Connery, Yul Brynner (1915 - 1985), and Bobby Moore (1941 - 1993) during a visit by the England football team to Pinewood Studios...

"Race Order" by Bert Hardy Maserati racing cars in the pit during a road race at at St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, May 1947. Original publication: Pict...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Danish dancer and choreographer Erik Bruhn, 1956. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly f...

This is a black and white photograph of JFK and RFK taken by Jacques Lowe in July 1960 offered for sale by CLAMP in New York City.

This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...

Deborah Kerr - Vintage Autographed Photograph  is a vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Signature and dedication by the actress Deborah Kerr. "Al "Lancio" con i miei mi...

Marbella House Party 1967 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at a party at the home of Sebastiano Bergese in Marbella, Spain, August 1967. unframed c type p...

Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones by the legendary late photographer, Baron Wolman, Taken on the set of "Performance" in London, September 1968. One copy available Signed limited e...

Josef Sudek Prague : National Theatre, 1963 Original gelatin silver print Hand signed in pencil in the lower right corner (see picture) 17 x 23 cm (c...

'Carlton Hotel' by Slim Aarons The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. A couple dressed elegantly in all white tennis outfits with rackets in hand, wander past the...