Contemporary Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Period: 1970s
Style: Contemporary
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Elton John, Cher, Bette Midler, and Flip Wilson
Located in Austin, TX
Elton John, Bette Midler, Cher, and Flip Wilson in a group portrait, 1978.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Print
- Numbered Certificate of Aut...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "La signora Ava".
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
City Landscape print, black white, Contemporary, Analogue photo - Newcastle
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Newcastle ‘ who was captured on film in...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Keith Swimming Pool "mouth open"
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Keith Richards swimming at the Villa Nellcote
Taken by the late photographer Michael Cooper. Edition of 25
Estate Stamped
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Island, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Sophia Loren Cooking an Omelette
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome candid capture of actress Sophia Loren candid in the kitchen, cooking an omelette.
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. Wi...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Leonard Cohen - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Cohen is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century .
The photo depicts the Canadian poet and songwriter. Hand signed.
Good condition and aged.
It belon...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Kristine DeBell - Vintage Photo by Helmut Newton - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Kristine DeBell is a vintage photo, realized by Helmut Newton in the 1970s.
The artwork represent fashion model and actress in 1970s.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Jack Nicholson, LA, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of American actor and fi...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Archival Pigment
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in St... - Vintage Press Print - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
The Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in St Paul's Cathedral is a is a black and white press print, realized in July 6th. 1977.
The photo depicts a official moment of the English...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Catacombs, Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
The Catacombs is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1975 .
The photo depicts the jewish catacombs in Villa Torlonia, in Rome.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Virna Lisi - Vintage Photographic Print - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Virna Lisi is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper.
Good conditions.
Virna Lisi Born on November 8, 1936, she began her film career as a 17-y...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Argentina, "Che" Time - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Argentina, "Che" Time is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Nicole’s Silver Boots Stretched on Floor, Studio 54
Located in New York, NY
Nicole’s Silver Boots Stretched on Floor
Studio 54, NY, NY
June 1977
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
$3000.00...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo - Fiumicino Airport - Chilean Immigrants - vintage photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Fiumicino Airport- Chilean Immigrants is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1975
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roya...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Sex with a Smile - Aldo Maccione and Sidney Rome - Vintage Photo - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Sex with a Smile - Aldo Maccione and Sidney Rome is a vintage photo, realized in the 1976.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica is a vintage b/w photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s. In the picture, Monica Vitti is shown being embraced by the italian actor Gian Maria Volonté...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dra...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Martin Wong Eureka California 1978 (1970s Martin Wong mixed media)
By Martin Wong
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Martin Wong (untitled) Cowboy Sacred Heart 1978:
Martin Wong constructed this endearing mail art piece for his close friend John Rotter in 1978. This rare high collectible Wong mixe...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Plastic, Paper, Ink
Jane Fonda Laughing in Fur Hat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Jane Fonda posed in a fur hat, circa 1972.
Jane Fonda is an American actress and activist. Recognized as a film icon, Fonda's work spans se...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Paola Borboni and Diana Dei - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Paola Borboni and Diana Dei during the show "Three Owls on the Dresser" written by Fabio Battistini.
Photo by Tommaso Le Pera
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Virna Lisi - Vintage Photographic Print - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Virna Lisi is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized in 1960s.
Good conditions.
Virna Lisi Born on November 8, 1936, she began her fil...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Shah and Farah Diba, King [...] - Black and White Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mohammad Reza Shah and Farah Diba, King and Queen of Iran is an original photograph realized in the early 1970s.
With the stamp " Associated Pres Photo Cop...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
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Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage b/w Photo - End of 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photo realized at the end of 1970s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy o...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Jack Nicholson- Vintage Photo -1976
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Jack Nicholson accepts his Oscar as Best Actor for his part in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Virna Lisi - Vintage Photographic Print - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Virna Lisi is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper.
Good Conditions.
Virna Lisi Born on November 8, 1936, she began her film career as a 17-y...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Black and White Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photograph realized in the late 1970s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dramat...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Paola Borboni - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Paola Borboni.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Hard at the Gym - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black and white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937)
Hard at the Gym
1971
silver gelatin fibre based print
20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work is available in the ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Linda Hutton in the attic tub, Southampton, August 1974
Located in New York, NY
Linda Hutton in the attic tub, Southampton, August 1974
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Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
16" x 16.5" Archival Platinum/Palladium Print
Edition Nº 1 of 6
Certificate o...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Platinum
Kate Bush
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Kate Bush, 1978
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 36.83 x 36.83 cm
Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm
Edition of 10
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1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Dino Zoff and Gigi Riva - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage Photograph - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lea Massari.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot with Cigar in Spain, 1971 - Platinum Lifetime Print
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Platinum lifetime print. (lifetime signed)
20 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 50 + 10 ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Platinum
Betrayals by Harold Pinter - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Pièce directed by Antonio Calenda with Andrea Giordana, Gianpiero Bianchi and Ivana Monti.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Napoli Dance Theatre - Vintage Photo by Paolo Porto - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Paolo Porto.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Carla Fracci - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Foto Marchiori Firenze.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Francisco Araiza - Vintage Photo by Mike Evans - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Phonogram Int.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of the Baritone Thomas Allen - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Phonogram Int.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of the conductor Neville Marriner - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Phonogram Int.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Agnes Baltsa - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Photographer: Lauterwasser; Copyright by Phonogram Int.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Volpone by Ben Johnson at Teatro Eliseo - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Comedy by Ben johnson directed by Gabriele Lavia with Gianni De Lellis, Sergio Regi, Pietro Biondi and Umberto Orsini.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Massino Ranieri during a Theatrical Represention-Photo by Guglielmo Coluzzi-1970
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Mechthild Grossmann - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Massino Ranieri during a Theatrical... - Photo by Guglielmo Coluzzi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Ornella Vanoni and Aldo Fabrizi - Photo by Guglielmo Coluzzi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s by Guglielmo Coluzzi.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
David Gregory
Located in New York, NY
c. 1974
Stamped, verso
Vintage silver print
10 x 8 inches, sheet
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Price includes matting and framing.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs - Terry O'Neill, music, lifetime signed, 24x20 in.
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019)
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (v2)
1974
lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print
24 x 20 in. (paper size)
edition of 50
signed and numbered
printed later
Price:
£9,360 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT)
Notes:
David Bowie poses with a large barking dog for the artwork of his 1974 album Diamond Dogs in London.
From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age.
Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism.
At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch.
One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Self Portrait in Leather Harness I
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Leather Harness I
c. 1970s
Signed in black ink, l.r.
Vintage gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm), sheet
10.75 x 7 ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Silver Gelatin
The American Actress Anjelica Houston and the Actor... - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actress Anjelica Houston and the Israeli Film Director and Actor Assy Dayan, protagonists of "A Walk with Love and Death".
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Domino by Marcel Achad - Vintage Photo by Tommaso La Pera - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Volpone by Ben Johnson at Teatro Elis - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Comedy by Ben johnson directed by Gabriele Lavia with Valentina Sperli and Tino Carraro.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Momix at Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by De Furia.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Terrible Relatives by J. Cocteau - Vintage Photo by Tommaso La Pera - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Luca Biagini, Rita Di Lernia, Cristina Noci.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Raina Kabaivanska - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Ruggero Raimondi in "the Damnation of Faust" - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
A Scene from Atti by Lully - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright Marchiori Fotografia
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
Mirella Freni and Chris Merritt (Bohème) - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright Marchiori Fotografia
Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Photography
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Photographic Paper
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