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Period: Mid-20th Century
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

Albert Einstein
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Karsh is a master 20th Century photographer. Karsh is known for his portraits of authors, scientists, artists, statesmen, musicians, and other dis...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Dr. Martin Luther King'
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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rhode Island Surfer, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A surfer carrying his board at a Rhode Island beach, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered an...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Crying Child in Stroller, Vintage Print - Female Street Photographer
By Vivian Maier
Located in Miami, FL
Female Street Photographer Vivian Maier captures a riveting moment of a child consumed in grief. The physiological and psychological anguish dominates her...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Patsy Pulitzer (Aarons Estate Edition)
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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Alice In Acapulco, Mexico, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Alice Topping and Minnie Cushing (left) relaxing with friends in Acapulco, Mexico. This is...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Oberon's Lunch Film star Merle Oberon and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right facing the camera. Circa 1966. 40 x 30" inches / 101...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mick Jagger Points, Black & White Photography, Fine Art Print, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.9 cm) Silver Gelatin Print Edition of 50 Price does not include tax.
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Athina Livanos Onassis (Aarons Estate Edition)
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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Eduardo Chillida
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an offset lithograph portrait of Eduardo Chillida, published in Derrière le Miroir (DLM) No. 143. Known for its high-quality reproductions, Derrière le Miroir featured works ...
Category

Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Offset

Autographed Portrait of Dieter Borsche - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed portrait of Dieter Borsche is a beautiful b/w postcard reproducing the photographic portrait of the smoking German actor with big pier...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category

American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Marilyn Monroe: Shaking Hands
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe shaking hands with a fan. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Skiing Princess (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Princess Luciana Pignatelli on a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria. February 1961 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. S...
Category

Realist 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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Carbon Pigment

Model Boat Sailing, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of young boys sailing model boats at Harlem Meer, Central Park, New York Cit...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn With Diamonds, Laughing Marilyn Monroe
Located in Carmel, CA
Sometimes referred to as Marilyn with Pearls or Marilyn Laughing into Camera. Taken with 35mm hence the format, image size smaller. Printed on 16x20 paper. Signed on front in pen. T...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Sarah Vaughan'
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

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
Category

American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Frida Kahlo - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman, Artist, Painter
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaning against a wall, with a dark scarf wrapped around her shoulders. Paper size: 20...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Platinum

Designer's Homes, Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home, Back, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home -- Mark Shaw photographed Elsa Schiaparelli's best-known model, Ghislaine de Bosisson in an ankle-length dress lounging on an elongated ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski 1963 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963. Estate stamped ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Prosperity on the Corner
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print. Title, date and signature on mat margin 1980 stamp in black ink twice on mount verso
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Designer's Homes, Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room, Red Furniture, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Designer’s Homes Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room. Furniture adjusted to Red -- Outtake from a 1960 photo shoot for Life Magazine, this image was photographed in a grand Parisian residenc...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Slim Aarons, Skiing at Sugarbush
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing at Sugarbush, 1960. C print estate edition of 150 Skiing at Sugarbush, a mountain resort in Vermont, April 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
Category

Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Jimi Hendrix Backstage
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome candid capture of the rock god Jimi Hendrix, seated backstage. Jimi Hendrix was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only fo...
Category

Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined t...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn Sitting with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of actress Audrey Hpeburn posed sitting with a Yorkie. Audrey Hepburn was a British actress. Hepburn had a successful career in Hollywood and was rec...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray is a 20 x 16 inch platinum print, available in an edition of 50. This photographs features a portrait of Frida Kahlo wearing ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Platinum

'Beauty and the Beast' Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Beauty and the Beast 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Ca...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Audrey Hepburn at Home, Heron Day Bed, Arms Crossed, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r19_6 -- Informal portrait of Audrey Hepburn. Out take from the cover shoot for the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17"...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Jazz Legends: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome capture features jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong posed smiling for the camera, circa 1956. Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalis...
Category

Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Candid with Newspaper
Located in Austin, TX
This candid capture features a young Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, sitting with a newspaper circa 1967. The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the Briti...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

John F. Kennedy on an Airplane
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of President John F. Kennedy on an airplane. John F. Kennedy, often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the Un...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-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 ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Coco Chanel Sits on Divan, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Coco Sits on Divan, 1957 -- Coco Chanel sits on her massive beige suede divan talking on the phone with a cigarette dangling from her lower lip. She dislikes ph...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Winston Churchill with Horse
Located in Austin, TX
This unique black and white portrait features Winston Churchill posed outdoors with a quarter horse. Winston Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Pr...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando: The Chase
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white scene from The Chase starring Marlon Brando and Angie Dickinson, circa 1966. The Chase is a 1966 American drama film, directed by Arthur Penn, written by Lillian Hel...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Rolling Stones: The Early Years
Located in Austin, TX
Jagger, Wyman, Watts, Richards & Brian Jones the 'other' British rock band making their mark on the scene in the mid-'60s. Here are the Rolling Stones in their early years. Depicted ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and simplistic portrait of musician Johnny Cash smoking a cigarette and playing guitar outside of Folsom Prison, 1968. Johnny Cash was an American singer, songwriter, music...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Dior, Alla Gloved Hand, 1953
Located in New York, NY
The Eurasian-born Alla was one of Dior's divas. When bathed in attention, she was charismatic and wore her clothes with graceful aplomb. Croque-mitaine model, Autumn-Winter 1953 Haut...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Elvis Presley Graceland
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1957 photograph depicting music's new sensation Elvis Presley posing for a photo outside of his new Memphis, Tennessee home, Graceland. This early portrayal was captured on Apr...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sophia Fountain
Located in New York, NY
Sophia Fountain, 1960 color coupler print 16 x 16" ed. of 30
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Hello There
Located in New York, NY
Hello There 1955 (printed later) Chromogenic print 20 x 20 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. 1955: ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Surfers Kids and Cop
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin. Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

New York Picnic, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Premium Rates Apply. A chauffeur unpacks a picnic hamper from a Rolls Royce, against the New York skyline. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Marilyn Monroe, "Bed"
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 3/20, estate-stamped. Includes black frame. Milton H. Greene, famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Marilyn Monroe on ...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nico at Monterey Pop Festival
Located in New York, NY
Ed Caaraeff Nico, 1967 Silver gelatin print 40 x 30 inches Singed and numbered edition of 50 Nico at the Monterey Pop Festival in Monterey, California, 18 June, 1967. ED CARAEFF is a name recognized by anybody who is anybody in the music industry. A photographer, illustrator and graphic designer, he has directed art for, photographed, and designed hundreds of record album covers from 1967 to 1982 for numerous artists, including The Stooges, Elton John, Steely Dan...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta. This is an estat...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta. This is an estat...
Category

American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta. This is an estat...
Category

American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

David Bowie Performing in Bruxelles
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Performing in Bruxelles David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Waiting in the Shade, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman shelters under a parasol on a beach on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1967. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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 Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
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

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