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Period: Mid-20th Century
Black Hippie Girl, Bethesda Fountain
Located in Miami, FL
In 1969, Bethesda Fountain on weekends was a gathering place for the radical and hip people of the time. Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were regulars...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Wenda and Ostriches
1951 (printed later)
C print
40 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso
with certificate of authenticity from the Norman ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Athina Livanos Onassis (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
First wife of Greek ship owner Aristotle Onassis, Athina Livanos Onassis, at Palm Beach after her divorce, April, 1968.
Estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Francine Brandt (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francine Brandt by a swimming pool in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961.
Slim Aarons
Francine Brandt
Chromogenic Lambda print
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Complimentary dealer shipping t...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Lawrence of Arabia Camel Scene
Located in Austin, TX
The wonderfully recolored image captures Peter O'Toole in his role as T.T. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly
Located in New York, NY
Milton H. Greene
Grace Kelly
1955 (printed later)
All archival pigment prints, signed on reverse by the Estate
American actress and then Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly for an Ameri...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger and Aston Martin, 1966, Signed, Limited, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 150.
Mick Jagger with his beloved Aston Martin DB6, outside his London apartment in 1966 by Gered Mankowitz.
"I shot a series of photographs of each member of the band a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida on White Bench - Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo, Painter, Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida on White Bench, New York, by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image features the woman artist sitting on a white bench in fron...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Milton Greene, "Bowler Hat II" from the Black Sitting, original vintage photo
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph by Milton Greene in 1956. This photograph depicts Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe, who was a close friend and business partner of the artist. This piece is a part of Greene's series entitled "The Black Sitting...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Terry O'Neill 'Sean Connery as Bond' (Sheriff)
Located in New York, NY
Terry O'Neill
Sean Connery as Bond
1971 (printed later)
silver gelatin print
20 x 16 inches
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Scot...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Aroused - Marilyn Monroe
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Cornell Capa
Marilyn Monroe on the set of 'The Misfits', 1960
Gelatin silver print
Framed Dimensions: 16.5 x 20.25 inches (41.9 x 51.4 cm)
Image Dimensions: 12.25 x 8.25 inches (31...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Laszlo Willinger, "Hedy Lamarr", original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original vintage photograph, shot by Laszlo Willinger in the 1940's. It depicts Austrian-born American film actress, Hedy Lamarr. Lamarr was known for...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage Photograph 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a vintage black and white photograph realized by Maurice Sayers.
With the stamp of "copyright" on the rear "Ansa".
Good conditions.
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Edie Sedgewick 'Superstar'
Located in New York, NY
Edie Sedgewick 'Superstar'
1966 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
Signed and numbered by the artist
11 x 14 in - 25 + 5 AP - $ 8,000
16 x 20 in - 30...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Bond 007 Sean Connery On Set In Scotland
Located in London, GB
SEAN CONNERY. “007, JAMES BOND: GOLDFINGER” [1964] (Goldfinger), directed by GUY HAMILTON.
A great shot of Sean Connery on set as the secret agent - together with the infamous Aston...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn)
By Irving Penn
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irving Penn
Title: Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn)
Medium: Glossy, fibre based paper
Date: New York, circa 1949
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches
Stamped ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$6,900 Sale Price
54% Off
Vivien Leigh
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1937 and printed at a later date. It depicts English actress, Vivien Leigh...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
The Rolling Stones, Los Angeles, 1965
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 60 cm
Digital C-Type Print
Edition of 15
Price does not include tax.
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles at Wembley' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles
silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
edition of 50
Signed and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Paul McCartney and John Lennon rehearse for a TV spe...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Killers For Hire, JFK, South Dakota 1960, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This photograph features John F Kennedy sitting on the back of a convertible with US Representative George McGovern in what at first glance appears to be a parade route in South Dako...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Poolside In Kenya (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside In Kenya, 1958
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Composer Benjamin Britten & tenor Peter Pears, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears - 1969. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Come...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Wunderlich smoking
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
Portrait of Paul Wunderlich smoking by his wife Karin Székessy. Printed as a Photo serigraph and signed by the artist.
'Paul Wunderlich smoking’
By Karin Székessy
Medium - Photo ser...
Category
Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Screen
Clark Gable
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1938 and printed at a later date. It depicts American film actor and military officer, Clark Gable, who was often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He is most well-known for his roles in the films "Mutiny on the Bounty...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Polish Woman - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by Helena Krajewska
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska (born 14 July 1910 in Biecz , died May 7, 1998 in Warsaw) is a Polish painter, active advocate of socialist realism.
Studied between 1928 and 1929 at the...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Oil, Board
16 x 20" Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams, photographed in 1966, numbered 5/12. It is signed by Jack Mitchell in pencil on th...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams 'Dr. Martin Luther King'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Dr. Martin Luther King, 1964
Silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition
with certificate of authenticity
Dr. Martin Luther King makes a sp...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe -The Last Sitting 5
By Bert Stern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Bert Stern
Title: Marilyn Monroe -The Last Sitting
Year: 1962 (printed 2009)
Medium: Color Photograph, signed and numbered in red crayon
Edition: ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth Back in London - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth Back in London is a photograph realized in the 1965s.
Good conditions.
Stamped on the rear, with description paper.
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Laszlo Willinger, "Katharine Hepburn", signed photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
A vintage photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger in 1940. It depicts American actress, Katharine Hepburn. Hepburn, a leadin...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
George Hurrell, "James Cagney", original photograph from original negative
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original black and white photograph from the original negative by George Hurrell, shot in 1938 and printed in 1979. This image depicts "Old Hollywood" actor, James Cagney...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge'
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Dorothy Dandridge on the microphone
c. 1950's
C print
28 x 22 inches
Edition of 50
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger On Stage at Altamont, December
Located in Los Angeles, CA
24 x 20 in (60.9 x 50.8 cm)
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 50
Price does not include tax.
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni arriving in Rapallo to meet Michele Morgan.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue'
1952
Silver gelatin print
20 x 24 inches
Estate stamped and numbered on verso
“The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Picasso 1930-1935, Cahiers d'Art (after)
By Man Ray
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Stamp-signed and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Picasso 1930-1935, 1936. Published and printed by Éditions des Cahiers d'Art...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Milton H. Greene 'Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly'
Located in New York, NY
Milton H. Greene
Grace Kelly
1955 (printed later)
All archival pigment prints, signed on reverse by the Estate
American actress and then Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly for an Ameri...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ORSON wELLES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
Located in Portland, ME
Unknown Photographer.
SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF ORSON WELLES.
Photographer not known, no date, but circa 1937/8.
Silver Gelatin Photograph, 7 x 5 i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Patsy Pulitzer (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Patsy Pulitzer leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida, 1955.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Ted Williams 'Sarah Vaughan'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Sarah Vaughan
1948 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authentic...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rich Thomson, Indio
By Mel Roberts
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print (Edition of 50)
Stamped in black ink, verso
Also Blindstamped, l.r.
16 x 16 inches, sheet size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Mel Roberts...
Category
Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Gaber in 1959 is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper.
Photograph probably made by Gianni Piccione for News Blitz.
Ink print of photographer (Pic...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe 1953
Located in CANNES, FR
Ektachrome vintage . 1953 . 20x15cm
Marilyn Monroe .
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
$578 Sale Price
30% Off
Slim Aarons 'Tania Mallet'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tania Mallet
1960, Printed Later
C print
20 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Caption: Actress Tania Mall...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Hugh Pendleton
By Bruce of LA
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print
10 x 8 inches, sheet size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
One of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas (1909–1974)—best known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles—is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing until his death in the 1970s, Bruce of LA photographed...
Category
Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Norman Parkinson 'Jane Birkin'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Jane Birkin
1969 (printed later)
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21
English-French actress, singer, songwriter, and model Jane Birkin photographed wearing a ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress 1955 - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ursula Andress
Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock, in Rome, Italy, circa 1955.
Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955
by Frank Worth
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Star 1950s on Film Set, Black and White Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn photographed one of the most highly-paid celebrity actresses, Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 on set during the filming of "Suddenly Last Summer". In the candid photo, he captures ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Gary Cooper with Gun and Cowboy Hat, Esquire Magazine
By Bert Stern
Located in Carmel, CA
Printed by artist in 1987
Excellent Condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel, CA
After a successful acting career in Europe, Peter Lorre came to the United States and starred in such classic films as “The Maltese Falcon”, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, and “Casablanca”....
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sun Worship (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac coloured bikini.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Frida Kahlo, The Breton Portrait - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo - The Breton Portrait by Nickolas Muray is a portrait of the Mexican painter commissioned by Andre Breton.
14.63 x 11.63 in.
Carbon Pigment Print
Edition of 30
Signed by...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Keith and Brian Backstage, Germany
By Bent Rej
Located in Los Angeles, CA
23.6 x 15.7 in (60 x 40 cm)
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 25
Price does not include tax.
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frida with Granizo - Black and White Portrait, Frida Kahlo, Celebrity, Animal
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo. Frida crouches down to place her hand on the small deer ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
The Railsplitter, Nigeria, 1960
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Satisfaction" Rolling Stones on Stage, Sweden
By Bent Rej
Located in Los Angeles, CA
59.1 x 39.4 in (150 x 100 cm)
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 12
Price does not include tax.
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frida with the Cactus
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin.
Titled, dated and print date in black ink on artist label.
Paper size: : 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.
“Frida told me...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden sitting at the table, 1951.
Cary Grant was an English-American actor. Known for his mid-Atlantic acce...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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