Modern Portrait Photography

Blue Blondie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Debbie Harry photographed in New York City in 1978. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size ...

Brunch at Brennan's, 1960 - Brunch Under Palm Trees at Indoor Garden Restaurant 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Brunch at Bren...

David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie, 1976 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to print size. Unfr...

Angie Jennings Life Under Archival Pigment Print Year: 2020 Visible Size: 16 x 13 inches Sheet Size: 20 x 16 inches Framed Size: 20 x 16 inches Signature Details: Lower left, archiv...

Edition number #3/10 Heal brings us through a world of stillness and sensual nature, which subverts your perception with her unique photography style. They are reminiscent of class...

Dangerous Perch (1940) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Archive London) Evacuee Barrie Peacop enjoys an ice cream as he sits on a mine ...

This black-and-white photograph captures a stunning view from the Observation Point in Zion National Park, Utah, taken in 1968. The image showcases the d...

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....

Monte Mano - Bikini Sunbather Posing by Clear Natural Pool on Costa Smerelda by Slim Aarons 12 x 16" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Mo...

Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft, or the creation of avatars are also interesting worldwide phenomena of virtual realities that are not only relevant for children and teens. So when a middle-aged Berlin photographic artist (like Christian Rothmann) chooses to study 120 toy robots with great difference in form, it represents a journey back to his own childhood - even if at the time, he played with a steam engine rather than a robot. Once batteries had been inserted, some of the largely male or gender-neutral robots, could flash, shoot, turn around and even do more complicated things. Some can even still do it today - albeit clumsily. This, of course, can only be seen on film, but the artist intends to document that as well; to feature the robots in filmic works of art. The positioning of the figures in the studio is the same as the tableau of pictures in the exhibition room. In this way, one could say Rothmann deploys one robot after the other. This systematic approach enables a comparative view; the extreme enlargement of what are actually small and manageable figures is like the macro vision of insects whose fascinating, sometimes monster-like appearance only becomes visible when they are blown up a hundredfold. The same thing goes for the robots; in miniature form, they seem harmless and cute, but if they were larger than humans and made noises to match, they would seem more threatening. Some of the tin figures...

Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives) GIANT Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean 1956. Directed by George Stevens...

Lake Tahoe Trip - Canoe Trip on Lake Tahoe in Summertime American Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Lak...

This black-and-white photograph offers a stunning view of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, taken during the 1960s. The castle is perched atop a rocky outcrop, towering over the s...

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...

"She is Succulent 1" Photography 24" x 36" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 24" x 36" inch Edition of...

Chalet Costi, Zermatt, 1968 - Ski Couple in Snow with Skis on Zermatt Mountain 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Chalet Costi, Z...

David Bailey Rolling Stones [Avebury Hill], 1968 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 50.8 x 74.92 cm Sheet: 58.4 x 82.53 cm Edition of 10

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...

Pantz Pool, 1985 - Laura Hawk Poses by Swimming Pool in Marbella in Spain 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Pantz Pool" is a bea...

Elvis Adoration (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956 Fans Reacting to Elvis Presley Performing at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Additional Infomation: Unframed Paper Size: 20 x 16'' Printed Later Paper: Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Limited edition to 25 only About the Image: Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students. Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and white Photography...

Acapulco Pool - Swimming Pool and Water by Palms at Villa in Acapulco in Mexico 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Acapulco Pool i...

Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

Burlington Arcade - London Scenery of English High Society in Bond Street by Slim Aarons depicts one of the glass-fronted boutiques in London's iconi...

Pool at Las Brisas, 1972 - Floating in Swimming Pool in Acapulco in Mexico by Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Pool at Las Brisas is...

By photographer John Minihan, Yves Saint Laurent, French designer with two fashion models, Betty Catroux (left) and Loulou de la Falaise, outside his 'Riv...

This striking black-and-white photograph captures two horseback riders in the expansive desert landscape of the American Southwest, likely from the 1960s. The riders, both wearing cl...

Princess Bianca, 1985 - Portrait of Royal Princess Wearing Pink Jumpsuit in Snow by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" Digital C-Type Print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150....

David Bowie With The Spiders - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie with the Spiders, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size var...

This black-and-white photograph captures a gondolier working along the Grand Canal in Venice, with the famous Rialto Bridge in the background. The gondolier, dressed in traditional a...

MICHAEL CAINE PORTRAIT 1964 MICHAEL CAINE – 1964 signed limited edition of 15 only. silver gelatin This Michael Caine Portrait by Duffy was taken in 1964, the same year that the f...

Bettina Graziani (1964) Limited Edition Estate Stamped C Type Print (Photo By Slim Aarons) French fashion model Bettina Graziani (Simone Micheline Bodin) (1925 – 2015) adjusting t...

Bahamas Speed Week - Formula Grand Prix Automobiles in Bahamas in Nassau City by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition ...

Grand Day Out (1955) Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (Photo By Slim Aarons) Art collector Chester Dale (1883 – 1962) with Charles Prescott Berdell and their wives in Palm Bea...

Leisure and Fashion, Colony Hotel, 1961 - Palm Trees and Glamour in Palm Beach by Slim Aarons depicts an elegant young woman enjoying a cocktail by the poolside at the Colony Hotel i...

Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts o...

Jerry Hall at Montego Bay, Jamaica wearing Juvena makeup with fashion by Walter Albini and Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, 1975 Jerry Hall in Jamaica, 1975 C print Estate stamped and num...

Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151213-18 High Gloss Metal Print with Float Mount Hanger Year: 2015 Size: 12 inches diameter Signed: On Label Edition: 7 COA provided Lord Fauntleroy is a ...

Dutch fashion model Apollonia van Ravenstein at the Lannan Foundation, Palm Beach, wearing a Mary McFadden dress on Ronald Bladen’s The X. Town & Country, October 1983. Apollonia va...

Poolside Chat, 1970 - Chat by Swimming pool at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Po...

Paul Lukas "Watch On The Rhine" - 1943 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull A 1943 black and white portrait photograph of actor Paul Lukas (Hungarian, 1894-1971) by Clarence Sincla...

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...

Poolside Interruption, 1970 - Afternoon at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs depicts guests at the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. ...

This black-and-white photograph captures the iconic Hollywood Boulevard in the 1960s, offering a snapshot of the bustling street scene. The view from inside a car shows a variety of ...

Keep Your Cool - Backgammon Players in Swimming Pool Water in Summer Scenery by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Kee...

This black-and-white photograph captures the whimsical beauty of Disneyland’s Storybook Land with the towering Matterhorn in the background. The scene showcases a charming village of...

Portrait Of Marilyn Manson 1998 Los Angeles Archival Fine Art pigment print edition of 10 30 x 40 inches / 76 xc 101 cm signed and numbered on the fr...

The black-and-white photograph captures a street scene in the Santa Lucia neighborhood of Naples, Italy, taken in 1954 by Erich Andres. A group of street musicians is performing, wit...

Pearl Jam Pearl Jam on Stage by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images...

By photographer John Minihan, Yves Saint Laurent, French designer with two fashion models, Betty Catroux (left) and Loulou de la Falaise, outside his 'Riv...

British-American actress Elizabeth Taylor wearing a wig designed by Michael Rasser to match her Shih Tzu dog, Mariposa. Cover story for ‘Woman’ magazine on December 9, 1972. Elizabe...

Sting - Signed Limited Edition Print Press Shoot New York City January 5 2010 (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed...

Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...

Jerry Schatzberg Carmen Exits Taxi, 1959 archival pigment print 20 x 24" ed. of 20 $10,500 40 x 40" ed. of 15 $18,000 From creator of poetic images to compelling storyteller, Jerry...

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions. Sylva Koscina is considered one of the be...

Architecture and Art Photo - S. Zachary Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously capture...

James Dean At A Car Rally 1955 by Frank Worth paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm Limited edition of 6 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed Certificate of authe...

Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...

Brimful Of Fashion (1960) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by William Vanderson/Getty Images) Fashion model Brenda Harper wearing a Feather Crown o...

Model Rachel Fitzgerald for Vogue’s ‘Export Book’ story featuring BBC, June 1953. Rachel Fitzgerald on BBC, 1953 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on ve...

"Kate Moss Side" by Jake Chessum Portrait of a young 16 year old Kate Moss – just before she shot to supermodel stardom and became the icon she is today. Jake grew up in Croydon, South London. He studied Graphic Design at St. Martins School Of Art, and started working as photographer straight out of college. Assignments for The Face, Arena, and an early ad campaign for “Neutrogena” featuring a 16 year old Kate Moss followed. By 1995 Jake was regularly flying the Atlantic on assignment for JFK Jrs' “George” Magazine and in 1999 he upped sticks and moved permanently to NYC where he still lives with his wife and 2 kids...