Photorealist Photography
PHOTOREALISM
A direct challenge to Abstract Expressionism’s subjectivity and gestural vigor, Photorealism was informed by the Pop predilection for representational imagery, popular iconography and tools, like projectors and airbrushes, borrowed from the worlds of commercial art and design.
Whether gritty or gleaming, the subject matter favored by Photorealists is instantly, if vaguely, familiar. It’s the stuff of yellowing snapshots and fugitive memories. The bland and the garish alike flicker between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, inviting the viewer to contemplate a single moment rather than igniting a story.
The virtues of the “photo” in Photorealist art — infused as they are with dazzling qualities that are easily blurred in reproduction — are as elusive as they are allusive. “Much Photorealist painting has the vacuity of proportion and intent of an idiot-savant, long on look and short on personal timbre,” John Arthur wrote (rather admiringly) in the catalogue essay for Realism/Photorealism, a 1980 exhibition at the Philbrook Museum of Art, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At its best, Photorealism is a perpetually paused tug-of-war between the sacred and the profane, the general and the specific, the record and the object.
“Robert Bechtle invented Photorealism, in 1963,” says veteran art dealer Louis Meisel. “He took a picture of himself in the mirror with the car outside and then painted it. That was the first one.”
The meaning of the term, which began for Meisel as “a superficial way of defining and promoting a group of painters,” evolved with time, and the core group of Photorealists slowly expanded to include younger artists who traded Rolleiflexes for 60-megapixel cameras, using advanced digital technology to create paintings that transcend the detail of conventional photographs.
On 1stDibs, the collection of Photorealist art includes work by Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Charles Bell and others.
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"Peapod Decapitated"
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Peapods after the big chop.
Photograph by Deborah Benedic,
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$56 Sale Price
20% Off
Praça do Comércio - Lisbon (Portugal) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex- Composition from an assembly of 12 shots made in April 2014
Praça do Comércio ("Place du Commerce" in French) is a famous square in the Baixa district of Lisbon.
Our gallery has its own production department and you can receive a small format demonstrative copy of this artwork on request, send a message & we will send it to you free of charge.
Jean-Pierre De Neef came to photography like a new convert to religion, convinced that it would lend meaning to his life. His path took him first to a photographic laboratory, having once been a Cibachrome expert, regularly visited by French art photographers who made their way to Brussels to consult him.
Well-versed in modern high performance techniques, nowadays Jean-Pierre De Neef produces art photos for several internationally known photographers whose works can be found in galleries and fairs the world over.
Twelve years ago Jean-Pierre De Neef’s encounter with François Bayle, art critic and curator of the works of various photographers for Brussels Art Edition, enabled him to pursue his passion in new fields. He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digitising his archives and explained to him the results he was seeking.
Jean-Pierre De Neef with his refined technical skills, and François Bayle with his creativity made up a team which was perfectly equipped to stage a number of well-received exhibitions of the work of Fabrizo La Torre - Museum of Ixelles (Brussels 2011), Principality of Monaco, an excellent Retrospective,(2014) and Bangkok (2019), which involved the presentation of the photos taken in Thailand between 1956 to 1961.
Similar restoration work was performed on the photographic archives of the German photographer Jörg Krichbaum (d. 2002 in Brussels) and the remarkable photos of Rome...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy with black mat and gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy
Taken from the original 1973 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with the offic...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
The Beatles on the set of HELP! by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles having fun at Cliveden House whilst taking a break from filming the 1965 comedy, Help! Taken by Robert Whitaker.
All limited edition print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 52x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 6 - Bangkok - 1956 - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 6 - Bangkok
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artworks printed on fine art papers later (2020-2021) from black & white negatives processed in 1956
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre, Brussels Art Edition has chosen to publish 12 thematic “Celebration Boxes”, each of 6 photos, and each box published in only 100 copies at an exceptional price.
The chosen themes are: Rome, the Vatican, New York, Canada, Bangkok, Thailand, Hong Kong, women, children, transport, commerce and traders, and maritime navigation. Made between 1955 and 1966, these photos were digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) were approved by him. These are high quality fine art prints in A4 format (21 x 29.7 cm), on Baryté 310 gr Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks. Each box contains a numbered certificate of origin.
The very attractive price makes these boxes the ideal gift to offer to all lovers of vintage photos, but also an original set to decorate a room or an office, or only to indulge yourself and feed your collection. The production of these sets will be spread over four months until May 2021, (three themes per month) and they will be sold while stocks last. No reprints will be made.
All these photos are dated 1956-61, because the photographer had his films developed in his usual laboratory in Rome when he returned there on vacation.
The exact date of the shots is therefore unknown.
- "I nuovi elefanti". Through the streets of Bangkok, trams, often built by a Belgian company, carried their heavy carcasses at a pace barely faster than a walking elephant.
- "Nebbia mattutina". The morning mist slowly dissipates around the Temple of the Golden Mountain...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 43x60"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women diving next to the bright turquoise dress she just took off.
Original gallery quality archival pigment p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
South Manhattan from Chelsea area NYC - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex- Composition from an assembly of 6 ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix "Blue Smoke", London, February, 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
A portrait of Jimi looking serious while holding a cigarette in an embroidered jacket. "Shot during my first session with Jimi at my Stu...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Pink Flight - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 42" x 53"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman with broken umbrella. The photograph is artistically modified into a fantastic warm tinted picture. The piece looks quite abstract with c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Amy Winehouse limited edition 20x24" print
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Amy Winehouse taken in London by Jake Chessum in 2004.
Limited edition number 2/15
Jake recalls the session: “I travelled from NYC to London in February 2004 to do a press shoot with Amy Winehouse. It was a classic February day: cold, wet, foggy and dark by about 4pm. We met at her flat and went to a few of her local haunts: a cafe, a launderette, Primrose Hill. The record company were very hands off and didn’t pressure us to do any particular set ups. We just went with the flow. She was really entertaining: funny, smart and cooly indiscreet. I am a huge jazz fan and I remember we talked about music, London and New York.”
Jake grew...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Giclée
Patti Smith and John Belushi by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Patti Smith and John Belushi taken backstage before their Saturday Night Live appearance in April 1976 by Allan Tannenbaum.
Limited edition nu...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Reflection - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool. The photograph depicts part of the body and reflection.
Original gallery quality print signed by the arti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Willie Nelson by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Willie Nelson on his bus, Beverly Hills, CA 2004.
17x22" Archival pigment print on baryta 315 gsm, acid-free, 100% cotton-fiber paper. Edition 75
Signed on recto by photographer Ji...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Opi - village from Abruzzo - Italy - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex- Composition from an assembly of 8 ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The two booksellers, Roma 1968 - Full Framed Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP
The artwork is mounted on dibond and fixed in American floating box (black metal frame)
The two booksellers, Rome (1968), both very elegant in jackets and ties, on their way to put their cart of books at the market.
Artwork printed on baryta paper 310 grs museum quality pigment inks, limited edition of 7 copies in total
Brussels Art Edition is the custodian of the archives of the great Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre. For almost 10 years, long and meticulous work has been carried out to restore these negatives and present these photos to collectors and the public. This year, we have practically completed the "Rome" file, this city where Fabrizio was born in 1921, where he spent a large part of his life, and where he was passionate about the daily life of its inhabitants in this period. 1950s-60s. Like all the films of post-war Italian neorealist cinema, La Torre was able to capture these moments of sincerity and simplicity in a city that had not yet been transfigured by modernity. While a few streets away, world famous actors and sexy starlets met in the rhinestones and glitter of the Dolce Vita, Fabrizio gazed into our simplest feelings, friendship, love and envy. of humour, those which truly make life sweeter and more beautiful. As a preview, we present here a selection of these never seen before photos
Fabrizio La Torre (b. Rome 1921 d. Brussels 2014) was an Italian neo-realist photographer working during the period 1950-1960 who left behind a body of work focussing on three specific geographical areas: Italy, North America, which he spent several months visiting in 1955 and Asia where he lived for five years (1956-61).
Fascinated by the task of capturing moments of truth and intimacy which characterise the human condition all over the world, he gives us moments of insight into life which reach out to us bridging time and distance. He holds up to us an affectionate and benign mirror, always knowing, sometimes amused but never mocking.
In 1965, success came knocking at his door: he was offered the possibility of exhibitions and publication but he turned it down for reasons he never fully explained.
The most we can do is note that this was also the time when the immense talent and historical importance of the photographic works, produced a century earlier by his grandfather Enrico Valenziani, were discovered. This may have made him feel he could not compete, particularly as he came from a family which was possessed of multiple artistic talents but in which no-one claimed to be an artist. Perhaps he saw himself as “a photographer” who was just the grandson of one of the founding fathers of Italian photography...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,764 Sale Price
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The Rolling Stones "Out Of Our Heads" by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, taken in London back in 1965 by Gered Mankowitz. This image was used for the cover of Out Of Our Heads. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
The Piazza Navona, Roma - Italy 2019 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex- Composition from an assembly of 12 shots digitaly edited and made in 2019
This panoramic montage is showing a detail from the Piazza Navona, the largest tourist square in Rome in Italy. Located in the northern part of the Champ de Mars, near the Pantheon, it is built on the ruins of the 1st century Domitian stadium, of which it retains the exact shape. It is, with its monumental architectural decoration (Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (known as Le Bernin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Sex Pistols, Carnaby Street 1976 by Ray Stevenson
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art photograph of The Sex Pistols by Ray Stevenson.
Shot on London's famous Carnaby Street, this pre-Sid Vicious, early shot of the Pistols features orig...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Giclée
Ian Curtis of Joy Division by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of British singer Ian Curtis performing with Joy Division at the Futurama One Festival at the Queen's Hall, Leeds, 8th September 1979. The...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dead Goose
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Dead Goose" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print with colors added by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimore Sunpapers a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancing Mermaid - underwater photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful topless model dancing in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iggy Pop Scala Cinema London 1972
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of Iggy Pop by Alec Byrne, taken at the Scala Cinema, Kings Cross, London, July 15th 1972.
Alec Byrne signed ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
Tori Amos 1994 Vintage 12"x16" Darkroom Print by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Oginal hand-printed 12x16” darkroom vintage print from photographer Jake Chessum of Tori Amos. Printed by Jake in the 90's, at the time of the photo shoot.
Jake recalls the session...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'SCIMPANZE' WITH EYES - Black and white photograph Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Small Photograph on photographic paper titled "Chimpanzee with Glasses" on ivory paper passpartu' and a 1970s briar frame
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Super Constellation Lockheed
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. This is a very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks.
The TWA (Trans World Airlines) Super Constellation...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,184 Sale Price
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Elvis Presley 1956 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1956
These prints are open edition and come with full certification.
Availab...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Rotondità, 1963 - Roma, Italy - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
On Via del Tritone, an elegant exit from the small underground passage which m...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,573 Sale Price
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David Bowie smoking portrait by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" silver gelatin print of David Bowie by Kevin Cummins, taken in a studio during rehearsals for the It’s My Life Tour with his band Tin Machine, Dublin, I...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Trinità dei Monti, Rome, 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP
Artwork printed on baryta paper 310 grs museum quality pigment inks, limited edition of 7 copies in total
Brussels Art Edition is the custodian of the archives of the great Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,573 Sale Price
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Taglia corta, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP
Taglia corta. Around the Castel Sant'Angelo, the winter pruning of the trees.
Artwork printed on baryta pape...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,573 Sale Price
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Bianca Jagger
By Eva Sereny
Located in Austin, TX
Modern edition, C-Type print estate stamped and authenticated on reverse by a representative of the Eva Sereny archive.
Bianca Jagger is pictured wearing Zandra Rhodes clothes in a fashion shoot for Sunday Times magazine, at her house in Cheyne Walk...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Sotto l'ala - Ciampino Airport (Roma)
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,184 Sale Price
20% Off
The center of the city of Ghent - (BE)- Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Panoramic cityscape made from 6 pictures
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Capital of the former county of Fl...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Duran Duran by Simon Fowler
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Duran Duran taken in 1979 by Simon Fowler in the UK
Simon recalls "This was my first shoot with the boys. These boys spent as much time around the mi...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
La Sentinella, 1956 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork sold in perfect condition
In an alleyway in Rome, a kid is playing with his plastic Winchester. But it seems just as much to protect the splendid Fiat 500 Belvedere, under the benevolent gaze of Doris Day, the face of Lux soap...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,573 Sale Price
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The Opera Garnier of Paris (France) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Composition from an assembly of 7 shots made in February 2013.
The ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Italy Abruzzo, Chili - Contemporary Vertical Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex-...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Raquel Welch on the cross signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, TX
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
American actress Raquel Welch being crucified in an oddly anachronistic publicity still for the Hammer Films production 'One Million Years BC...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Her Majesty - underwater nude photograph - archival print 16.8” x 23.5”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bright tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 2...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$560 Sale Price
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Elvis Presley, Lincoln Continental Mark II in Miami Florida, 1956
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley "Lincoln Continental Mark II in Miami, Florida 1956" from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith
These prints are 16x20" open editi...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Al Riposo, Canada 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,573 Sale Price
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Le Ultimissime della notte, Roma 1955 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 3 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
In a newspaper kiosk of barely 2 square meters, the Romans found thei...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 16x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
'Cold Song III' exemplifies the avant-garde evolution of underwater fine art photography, merging contemporary conceptual art with technical mastery. This ethereal composition captur...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
$560 Sale Price
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Chiacchiere in piazza, 1956 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 2 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
In Piazza Mattei, in the heart of Rome, the Turtle Fountain (1582) ow...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Davanti al Messaggero, Roma 1963 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 2 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
On Via del Tritone, in front of the building of the local daily Il Me...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,573 Sale Price
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First Looks over Canada, 1955 - 12 ex - Limited Ed - Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Coffret Collector # 1 from a limited editon of 5
Each coffret is including 12 Fine Art Limited Edition Prints up to 13 x 19 inches
These photos were made in 1955, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. These are very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² with museum quality pigment inks.
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhere he brought back photos that tell of the human, universal and soul-filled condition, to which he was so sensitive. Here is First Look at Canada, where Fabrizio La Torre stayed in November and December 1955, on a 6-month trip to North America which also took him to Canada and California. In Montreal, he could not resist the urge to travel aboard the "Canadian", the most modern and luxurious version of the Canadian Pacific train, inaugurated a few months earlier, on April 24, 1955. And even if the official story of this company claims that as from this inauguration the train was pulled by modern diesel locomotives, the heavy steam engines are still used, to the delight of the photographer who knows how to play with their big white plumes. In stations, on platforms, steam is everywhere; while the temperature is around - 30°C, steam is welcome to thaw the axles, often blocked by ice.
1 – « The Rex Hotel », Toronto, November 1955. A cold, gray day where the snow is not far away, silhouettes of men in hats walking past the Rex Hotel. It has not yet become the legendary venue for all jazz concerts in Toronto. But for its comfortable rooms and its reasonable prices, this is where Fabrizio La Torre chose to stay.
2 – « On Wellington Street », Toronto November 1955.
The Gooderham building which remains one of the city symbols today, now surrounded by imposing skyscrapers while back then it was it’s turret that stared at the passer-by and the circulation of all its majesty .
3 – « Pietra e ferro », Stone and iron, Toronto November 1955. In every North American city where he passes, Fabrizio La Torre is struck by the overwhelming mass of buildings and the ubiquity of large cars, which he compares to living rooms. For this former naval officer accustomed to scanning around him with binoculars, the horizon is seems short. And nature is missing too: no tree grow outside the parks where they are confined.
4 – « Billiards », Toronto November 1955. Billiards, shoe shiners, restaurants, there is nothing lacking in the happiness of these gentlemen whose silhouettes in long coats and small hats definitely evoke the atmosphere of American movies of those years.
5 – « La partita di Hockey », Canada November 1955. An improvised hockey game...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Richard Blair Photograph "Daily News - Chinatown" San Francisco c.1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
Richard Blair Photograph "Daily News - Chinatown" San Francisco c.1974
Fine black and white photograph by noted American photographer Richard Blair. Richard Blair has been in a phot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gita in famiglia, 1961 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Created during the year 1961 & printed later for the collection "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 year period i...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Waar is da feestje ? Brussels 2018 - Contemporary Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef - Panoramic cityscape made from 16 pictures
The red devils' triumphant return to the Grand Place in Br...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,460 Sale Price
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Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 17" x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Winter Fishing by Alex Sher presents a striking underwater nude photograph featuring a young naked woman entangled in fishing nets beneath dark waters. The monochromatic palette crea...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Golden Fish - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 24” x 18”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of young woman with beautiful blond hair.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton 1977 portrait by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Dolly Parton taken in New York City in 1977 by Allan Tannenbaum.
Edition number 5/25
This Dolly Parton print is also available in the follow...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,400 Sale Price
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Workmen on Top of Tunnel at Shape Up Basin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Workmen on Top of Tunnel at Shape Up Basin" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
« La sorella maggiore », In a Méo village, Thaïland
This photo was made in 1959, printed later, the negative was digit...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
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
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon the Beatles 1966 Cleveland Concert
Located in Paonia, CO
This image of John Lennon was taken at a 1966 Cleveland Ohio live Beatles concert. Photographer Michael Chikeris had just gotten out of the Marines and got entry thru the stage door...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Nebbia mattutina, 1961 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, in Europe, North America and Asia. From wherever he went he brought back photos depicting the human condition, universal in meaning, full of emotions, with which he empathised.
In order to make it easier for collectors and enthusiasts to get to grips with these works, we have opted for grouping together a set of 5 photos taken in a specific place under the heading “First Impressions”. Today First Impressions of Thailand where Fabrizio lived from 1956 to 1961, working as an administrative director for an Italo-Thai undertaking which had been contracted to restore the navigability of the Chao Praya, the great river which flows through Bangkok
”Nebbia mattutina “, morning mist fades slowly around the Temple of the Golden Mountain, (Wat Saket). The temple emerges from the mist like a gigantic liner in this tree-filled park where, in former times, a community of artists and craftsmen dwelt. A bicycle taxi (tuk tuk...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
No Doubt in 1997 Gwen Stefani by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Gwen Stefani with her band No Doubt, from acclaimed music photographer, Chris Cuffaro. Taken in July 1997 in Albany NY
Signed limited edition 17x22" print, edition number 25/50
Chris Cuffaro has shot the best of the best in the music world including ground-breaking bands like Jane’s Addiction...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Il peso degli anni, Roma - 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 2 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
A tiny old lady, crushed by age, who comes home through the narrow st...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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