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Period: Mid-20th Century
Audrey Hepburn "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant black and white promotional portrait features Audrey Hepburn in her role for "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film di...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Monkey Business Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit for her role in "Monkey Business", circa 1952.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Natalie Wood in Coat for "The Great Race"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white portrait features Natalie Wood smiling in a heavy coat for her role in "The Great Race".
Natalie Wood was an American-Russian actress. She began her ca...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn wearing Givenchy in Italy, 1955'
Located in New York, NY
Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn is photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress from his Spring/Summer 1955 collection at 'Villa Rolli', a farmhouse in the Al...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Charles Trenet and Jean Cocteau - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charles Trenet and Jean Cocteau- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elizabeth Taylor, Elstree Studios, England - 20th Century Photography, Movies
By David Steen
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50.
Elizabeth Tayor is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photograp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot. She was one of the best-k...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey singing and playing instruments on couch, circa 1958.
Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker.Douglas developed int...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali In London - Oversize Pigment Fine Art Baryta Print
By Len Trievnor
Located in London, GB
Muhammad Ali In London - Oversize Pigment Fine Art Baryta Print
American Heavyweight boxer, Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali, 1942 - 2016), relaxing his hotel room, London, 27th Ma...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
A dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This dynamic black-and-white photograph, taken by Klaus Redenbacher in 1952, captures a male dancer mid-leap in a moment of sheer power, grace, and precision. Suspended in the air wi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon Sitting in Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features smiling Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon sitting in car while embracing from the film scene "Hell's Angels", circa 1930.
Hell's Angels is a 1930 Americ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Rudolf Nureyev - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Rudolf Nureyev- Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Visiting Las Vegas, 1962
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph titled Visiting Las Vegas, 1962 offers a snapshot of the vibrant atmosphere in a casino during the early 1960s. The scene captures a row of vintage slo...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Paloma Picasso
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Paloma Picasso" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by American pop artist Andy Warhol. It is signed at the lower middle by Paloma Picasso as, "P.P.". The artwork ...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly, and their children playing in the snow in Switzerland, circa 1959.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Print
- ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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 Paper, Photographic Film
Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1950
This black-and-white photograph from 1950 shows three young men working in what appears to be a mine. The boys are gathered around a larg...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rue Mouffetard. Fashion. Black and White Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard, 1954
Archival pigment print
Size: 20 x 16 inches.
Edition 12
Unframed
Printed later.
1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrived from Co...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Paraglider, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young blonde woman preparing to go paragliding in Acapulco.
This is an estate stampe...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s winter photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955.
This is an e...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s winter photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955.
This is an e...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Portrait of Ferdinand Marcos - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Ferdinand Marcos is a black-and-white photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Autographed Black & White Photograph Portrait of Juan Perón, For Elizabeth Lewis
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare original autographed black and white photograph of Argentinian president Juan Perón, dedicated to Elizabeth Lewis (Bess Huggins Lewis), by an unkn...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Californian Party, San Francisco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Belgian born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) socialising at a party in San Francisco.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid shot of Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Clifton Webb at How to Marry A Millionaire Premiere, circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities.
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"The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Water Scene, Black and White Photography, Seattle Tubing Society
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Seattle Tubing Society, 1953 by Burt Glinn is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s shots - this one of people relaxing in inner tubes on a pond. The zeitgeist of madcap and fun, th...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren in a scene from the famous movie "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock.
Vintage Photo. Damaged on the right side.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York Debutante, 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 New York debutante having her headpiece pinned.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Muhammad Ali at the London Airport
Located in Austin, TX
Muhammad Ali captured waving at the London Airport, circa 1963.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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
Mick Jagger with camera by Baron Wolman signed 11x14" limited edition print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
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...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean Patchett 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 American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett w...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Tania Mallet
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Ma...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Rita Hayworth Dancing in Gown
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of actress Rita Hayworth dancing in a gown outdoors.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor, B & W Photograph of Glam Hollywood Star on the Beach 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 by Burt Glinn is a black-and-white photograph shot on film a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor on the beach during the filming of the adaptation of Tennessee Willia...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
John Wayne and Elizabeth Allen in Donovan's Reef
Located in Austin, TX
John Wayne and Elizabeth Allen in Donovan's Reef, circa 1963.
Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American adventure comedy film starring John Wayne and Lee Marv...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great color capture of Natalie Wood in her younger years posed smiling on a swing.
Natalie Wood was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully tra...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Black and White Vintage 1960s Photography, Playboy Magazine Founder Hugh Hefner
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
By photographer Burt Glinn a black-and-white 12" x 8" vintage gelatin silver photograph of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner who founded, edited, and wrote for Playboy.
An historical photo...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Grace Kelly at the London Airport
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Grace Kelly posed waving and smiling out the window of a car, circa 1965.
Grace Kelly also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Johnny Cash Smoking and Playing at Folsom Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of singer Johnny Cash smoking while visiting Folsom Prison circa 1968.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited Edi...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Playful Jayne Mansfield
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Playful recolored print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer and n...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Andrew Leaving Liverpool - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Andrew Leaving Liverpool realized in the 1960s.
Photo by Charles Daws
Good conditions and aged.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor Driving Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor driving car from the movie scene "Giant", circa 1956.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directe...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cuba, Havana, Two Black and White Photographs, Waiting for Fidel Castro
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Waiting for Fidel Castro, 1959 by American photographer Burt Glinn is a series of (2) photos, each photo is 9.5" x 12” - they are gelatin silver RC press prints, authenticated by the...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
An Anxious Wait (1951) -Silver Gelatin Fibre Print -Estate Stamped Issue
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150). 2nd April 1951: American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
New York Debutante, 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 New York debutante having her headpiece pinned.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951.
This is an est...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage press realized in the 1950s.
London.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marbles Championship, New York City, 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 group of boys competing in a marble championship in Central Park, New York City.
This i...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
View of San Francisco from the bay, 1962.
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph showcases the distinctive skyline of San Francisco as seen from the waterfront, likely captured during the 1960s. The image captures a series of high-...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marbles Championship, New York City, 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 group of boys competing in a marble championship in Central Park, New York City.
This i...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth captured this classic image of Natalie Wood in 1952. At this point Wood was already a star having starred in films including Miracle on 34th Street as a child but had not...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints Ansel Adams Portrait
By Ansel Adams
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints in Polaroid Photo Album.
These measure 10 x 8 4.25 x 3.25. it is a folder titled on it Custom Print by Polaroid the album i...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Katharine Hepburn, Hollywood Actress 1950s, Black and White Portrait Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn photographed the 1950s Hollywood actress and star Katharine Hepburn during the filming of Tennessee William's "Suddenly Last Summer." The iconic Hepburn is captured joking...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
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 Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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