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Art Subject: Bride
Karen Christy by Pompeo Posar - Vintage Photograph - 1971
By Pompeo Posar
Located in Roma, IT
Karen Christy by Pompeo Posar is a lot of two photographic prints on single coated paper.
Photographs published on Playboy 12-1971 and realized by magazine's official Photographer Pompeo Posar(1921-2004)
Handwritten notes on back.
Dim: cm 25 x 21
Excellent conditions
Different nude portraits of Playmate Karen Christy realized with a vouyeristic point of view by master of erotic photography
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Swan, With Leda (Limited Edition of 25) - 30x40 In Fine Art Print
Located in New York, NY
This 2009 photograph by legend photographer, John Stoddart depicts “The Swan with Leda.” It was inspired from the mythology of the Greek story of Leda and the Swan, when the God Zeus...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cyclist Sprawled on Tiles in Front of Urinals
Located in New York, NY
Cyclist Sprawled on Tiles in Front of Urinals
from “Pink Narcissus” (Trate Farell),
mid- to late 1960s/2022
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
Digital...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Rainy Embankment (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Fair Fun (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
August 1929: A man standing alone on a rain-drenched pavement on the River Thames Embankment, London...
Category
1920s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
The Kiss - Vintage Photograph after Francesco Hayez -20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Kiss is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lethal Losch (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)
6th April 1929:
Tilly Losch (1904 - 1974) dancing in an extravagant cost...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Yves Saint Laurent" by John Minihan
Located in London, GB
"Yves Saint Laurent" by John Minihan
Yves Saint Laurent, French designer with two fashion models, Betty Catroux (left) and Loulou de la Falaise, outside ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Bath time story V - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bath time story V - 2017
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-1094....
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Liberace III - large scale photograph of extravagant iconic stage costume
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of works observing the intricate details of the iconic star's stage wardrobe, an epic scale photograph of mesmerizing texture details
Liberace III by Christian Stoll
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Italian Contemporary Photo by Ian Art - Surfer_I, The Surfer
By Ian Art
Located in Paris, IDF
Surfer_I, The Surfer (2012-2018)
180 x 100 cm - original / single unique print + 1AP
Museum-Quality Fine Art Printing
Ships in a well protected, solid tube
Original Warranty for all...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital, Paper
Sand Dune Arches #2- black and white rock arch photography, limitd edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Sand Dune Arches #2'
Utah, USA, 2023
Limited edition of 20
Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof.
Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Gloria DeHaven Glamour Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Gloria Dehaven posed in a captivating glamour portrait. Gloria DaHaven was an American actress and singer who was a contract st...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Seventy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The subject is the conflation of woman and home. In the previous “Anonymous Women: Draped” photographic series, a lone woman is hidden in a vignette within the drapery, where she per...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Catherine Wilke, Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim A...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Pomegranate, Grapes & Gomphrena
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
11 x 14 inch image is an edition of 45. Four other sizes are available.
Mina Afshari was born in Tehran, Iran. Her life and art are shaped by her journey from oppression to freedom....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
"Monroe At Premiere" by M. Garrett
Located in London, GB
"Monroe At Premiere" by M. Garrett
1954: EXCLUSIVE Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) arriving at the premiere of the film 'There's No Business like Sho...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn Getting Ready To Go Out" by Ed Feingersh
Actress Marilyn Monroe gets ready to go see the play "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" playfully applying her make up and Chanel No. 5 Perfum...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed with baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
--
One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archive...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe Candid Artistic Portrait in White Dress Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white artistic and candid portrait of Marilyn Monroe in front of stores wearing a white dress.
--
One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archi...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Egg Factory
By Hans Withoos
Located in New York City, NY
Fine art inkjet print on special paper rag
Ask us for framing options
Hans Withoos career spans more than twenty years worldwide. After graduating from the Art Academy. He specializ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising Campaign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and number in pencil on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation fo...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe Riding Elephant Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture of film actress Marilyn Monroe smiling while riding an elephant.
--
One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Ow...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Homage to Heraclitus: Earth I - Black and White Landscape Photograph of a Cave
Located in New York, NY
John Stathatos "Homage to Heraclitus: Earth I" is a black - and white 50 x 40 inch photograph. It is printed on archival Hahnemuhle Barita paper. The photograph is part of a series (...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Beauty and the Beast Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beauty and the Beast
1959
by Slim Aarons
printed 2023
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at social...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Loile by John Kenny. 54 x 36" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
The large circular earplugs worn by this stunning Rendille warrior are made of plastic and sometimes bone. In past times, and very occasionally today, you might see the same plugs ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation fo...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
BAOBAB IV, Andombiry Forest
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints*
Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum
Kim Basinger and Michael Keaton on the set of "Batman" - Vintage Photo -1989
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Kim Basinger and Michael Keaton stars of the 1989 Film "Batman" by Tim Burton.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Acting Tough by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Acting Tough
by BATIK
signed limited edition POP ART print
Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm
Signed & numbered by artist on front
Archival Pigment print
Limited to 10 only
Note OTHER SIZES & FRAMING AVAILABLE
BATIK is a London based contemporary pop artist
fine art concept art conceptual fine art warhol pop art
Al Pacino Lindsay Lohan Jane Fonda Mickey Rourke
Christian...
Category
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Eugene 8- Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Josephine Baker, The Castelloland series. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castelloland works with objects whose uniqueness is fundamental to the narrative of each story, as each image reacts and develops through the interaction between the word and the obj...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Kelp Nymph - underwater ocean black & white photograph print on paper 26" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful young woman diving in kelp forest. The picture is taken in Pacific Ocean near Palos Verdes, Califor...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Slow Time - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 16"x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman in a swimming pool and her shadow on the bottom of the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigme...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Last Sitting: Marilyn With Pearls (hand signed C-Print)
By Bert Stern
Located in Aventura, FL
C-print on paper. Hand signed lower front, hand signed and dated on verso by Bert Stern. Hand numbered 12/72 on verso. Artwork size: 11.75 x 13.875 inches. Frame size: approx. 18...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Paper
$3,712 Sale Price
25% Off
"Embedded Worth" - contemporary digitally manipulated portraiture, Kehinde Wiley
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print.
Tokie Rome-Taylor is inspired by the works of Harmonia Rosales, Kehinde Wiley, Tawny Chatmon, Ayana V. Jackson, Omar Victor Diop, Deborah Roberts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Pigment
Cambodia Statue Temple - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cambodia Statue temple is a Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Plantlady
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise
In the latest narratives, “Domestic Demise,” the woman becomes the victim of domestic disasters. Her activities, obsessions and objects are overwhel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield with Seagrams Dogs (Limited Edition of 10, No 6-10) - 30"x40"
By Barry Kramer
Located in New York, NY
Shot by Barry Kramer (1921- 1984), one of the most prolific photographers of his time, captures the essence of 1950's Hollywood movie star, Jane Mansfield...
Category
1950s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Madonna, Gallery of Parma - Vintage Photo - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Madonna, Gallery of Parma - Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph of the early 20th century by Anderson.
Information is written on the lower in Italian.
Good conditions, a...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$56 Sale Price
40% Off
BAOBAB IX, Andombiry Forest
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints*
Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Platinum
Leaving (Sidewinder) - analog, vintage hand-print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leaving (Sidewinder) - 2005,
128x127cm,
Edition 2/3.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$4,500 Sale Price
40% Off
The Leaf, Plant. Framed Black and White Nature Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Leaf by Iran Issa-Khan
Black and white archival pigment print
Image size: 19 in. H x 23 in. W
Frame size: 36 in. H x 40 in. W x 1 in D
Dated and signed by the artist
Unique
2000
Born in Tehran and raised in Europe and the United States, Iran, Issa-Khan began her photography career in the late 1970s studying with William Minor, Jr. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Issa-Khan photographed Paulina Porizkova...
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Mystic - Circle of Magic (29 Palms, CA)- Polaroid, Figurative, Woman
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Mystic - Circle of Magic (29 Palms, CA), - 2009
Edition 3/5 , 37x47cm.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on a Polaroid,
Artist i...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Metal
$2,088 Sale Price
20% Off
Martin Luther King Family - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
James Earl Ray- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$106 Sale Price
40% Off
Prague Library - color photography
Located in New York, NY
Richard’s love for travel has afforded him many opportunities to shoot different cities and cultures. He loves iconic architecture, whether it’s ancient or modern, and is always foc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eugene 8 - Floral landscape white dominant contemporary abstract color photo
Located in New York, NY
Belgian photographer Isabelle Menin creates portraits of flowers that are not only gorgeous in form and color, but also uniquely expressive. Fresh blossoms and withering blooms melt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Conversations with my Mother, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Conversations with my Mother' - 2016
Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proof
Based on a Polaroid, digital C-Print,
Not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Champagne By The Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Champagne By The Pool
1970
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo (in white crochet, left) talking to a guest by the pool at Nelda Li...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Judith Jamison in "Sophisticated Ladies" on Broadway, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Judith Jamision in "Sophisticated Ladies" on Broadway in 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
46% Off
Always Forever
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Always Forever - 2016
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof.
Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist invent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Photographic Paper
Desert House Party, Estate Edition From the Poolside Series, Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover this stunning photograph from Slim Aarons sought-after Palm Springs 'Poolside' series. 'Desert House Party' encapsulates the essence of vintage 1970s glamour, captured with vibrant color palette of bold yellow, crisp white, and vibrant turquoise, synonymous with the classic Palm Beach aesthetic.
This coveted photograph, taken in 1970, presents an intimate glimpse into a poolside party at a desert house, a Palm Springs masterpiece by famed architect Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. This is not just a photograph, but an entry into the world of luxury, architecture, and the golden era of Palm Springs.
Highlighted in the image are industrial designer Raymond Loewy, known for his unparalleled design philosophy, central and standing, and Nelda Linsk, elegantly dressed in a radiant yellow, an iconic cultural patron and the wife of prominent art dealer Joseph Linsk. Also captured in the frame is Helen Dzo Dzo, the former fashion model, gracefully adorned in white lace, adding a touch of timeless elegance to the vibrant gathering.
The photograph artistically integrates the natural beauty of the Palm Springs landscape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Sweet Dream - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white (sepia) photograph of a naked young woman covered with tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Kelly (I'm Lost to the World)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Paint, Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - 2004
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 480...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Ange Tranquil au Ciel, Cimetiere du Chateau, Nice, France
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rue Mouffetard. Black and White Photograph. Fashion in Paris
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard
Edition 12
Unframed
Printed later.
1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrived from Cologne, lives in a smal...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Elciego [Been there, done that] - Polaroid, Landscape, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Elciego, 2015
[From the series Been
there, done that]
90x46cm, Edition of 5.
Compilation based on two peeled Polaroids.
Digital archival pigment print on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTR...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
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Tape (Male, Back, Flowers, Pink, Rose, Soft, Portrait, Still Life, Nude, Tape)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh
Taped
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resistance...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
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