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Art Subject: City
Old days Photo - Mother and Child - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Mother and Child is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kaw Point
Located in Kansas City, MO
Don Porter
Kaw Point
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal black ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crossroads
Located in Kansas City, MO
Erin Rockers
Crossroads
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stieglitz, New York Series, Spring, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Hyde Park
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul McMillian
Hyde Park
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bird’s Eye View of KC
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shannon Maltbie-Davis
Bird’s Eye View of KC
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Plaza
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul Middleton
Plaza
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal black...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
20th & Broadway
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul McMillian
20th & Broadway
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a min...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dog Walk, NYC
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed silver gelatin photograph.
Funny quirky taken downtown New York.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Westport
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul Middleton
Westport
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stieglitz, Evening from the Shelton, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Stieglitz, Night, New York, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Halftone photographic print on gloss photographic paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Alfred Stieglitz Memorial ...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Along the Bus Route Street
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paula Newton
Along the Bus Route Street
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Old days Photo - Church - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including his...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Patrick Sansone, Cicero Electronics, 2023, Lambda C Print, Ed 1/10, Photography
Located in Darien, CT
Patrick Sansone uses analog cameras and film to create photographs that reference stillness, lure, and intermission. Decaying signage, abandoned industrial sites, and defunct storefr...
Category
2010s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Patrick Sansone, Club Diamond, 2023, Lambda C Print, Ed 1/10, Street Photography
Located in Darien, CT
Patrick Sansone uses analog cameras and film to create photographs that reference stillness, lure, and intermission. Decaying signage, abandoned industrial sites, and defunct storefr...
Category
2010s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Patrick Sansone, St. Roch and Bird, 2022, Lambda C Print, Ed 1/10, Street Photo
Located in Darien, CT
Patrick Sansone uses analog cameras and film to create photographs that reference stillness, lure, and intermission. Decaying signage, abandoned industrial sites, and defunct storefr...
Category
2010s Street Art Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda
Historical Photo - Anniversary of Krupp, Western Germany - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Anniversary of Krupp, Western Germany is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century, 150 anniversary of Krupp.
Good conditions and aged.
I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - London With Arrol Johnston - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -London With Arrol Johnston of 1902 is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
Good conditions and aged with folding.
It belongs to a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'Hotel Excelsior, Venice' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Hotel Excelsior, Venice
1957
C-Print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate
CAPTION: The ...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo - Buenos Aires - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Buenos Aires is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s century by Giuseppe Moneta.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
Good conditions.
It belongs to...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Communist Newspaper "La Hora" - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Communist Newspaper "La Hora" is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins....
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Conception (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Conception (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
40x40cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Historical Photo - Cityscape - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Cityscape is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hacienda Trailer Park (29 Palms, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hacienda Trailer Park (29 Palms, CA) - 2007
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist Invento...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Historical Photo - Women's March - Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Women's March is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s.
Good conditions
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal fami...
Category
1930s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical al...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Downtown LA (Instantdreams) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Downtown LA (Instantdreams) - 1998
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist invento...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Mercer Street
By Todd Burris
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white, fashion, model, street, mercer st, NYC, New York, New York City Photography, woman, model, fashion photography, B&W, black and white photography, Todd Burris,
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 2 of 25
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph
This exhibition is a visual dance of contradictions. Whimsical and sophisticated. Stylistic and simple. Studied and carefree. That’s what emerges when you take a photojournalist by study, fashion photographer by trade and fine artist by instinct and leave him alone with his camera and a muse. Burris’ work is influenced by his early career spent working with fashion photographer Bill King and inspired by the decisive moment made known by the Henri Cartier Bresson. He defies the confines of either discipline. It is not fashion photography, which is by nature produced, but rather purely spontaneous.
Todd left the world of fashion photography after building his own career in Milan and New York to go to LA and find his niche. He embraced his fascination with flea markets and penchant for discarded items that wouldn’t ever be chosen because they were trendy but because they were interesting. Burris packed his 1979 white Pontiac station wagon with his finds. When he came upon a stage that fit the props, he called on his muses and created a visual story on the spur of a moment.
The collection of black and white images conveys a sense of effervescence and Élan. It includes photographs from Burris' time in Los Angeles as well as earlier experimental work in Milan and New York City.
Anything but superficial, the invitational image, "Paget #1" challenges the traditional symmetry of beauty. We see a dramatic close up of a woman’s face, her intense eyes framed by the stark contrast between her porcelain skin and jet black hair. The lighting is such that her face is divided by shadow, one half dark and mysterious, the other half light and classically beautiful. The effect is deeply engaging. The viewer doesn’t know when the photo was taken but you want to know more.
In “Mercer Street...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Carwash (29 Palms, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Carwash (29 Palms, CA) - 1997
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist Inventory 9848.
Not ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Slim Aarons 'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' Limited Edition Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II' 1960 - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the cover...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Hollywood (Instantdreams) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hollywood (Instantdreams) - 1998
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist inventory...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Slim Aarons 'Beverly Hills Hotel' Official Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel (1957)
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957.
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Slim...
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Karstadt-Haus at Hermannplatz, Berlin, 1937, Mauritius Publishing
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Skins' Boots, Berlin
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Slava Mogutin is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Skins’ Boots, Berlin
2000/2010
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Cibachrome print (Edition of 5)
2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Karstadt-Haus at Hermannplatz, Berlin, 1937, Mauritius Publishing
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Under the Buck O’Neil Bridge
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeff Burk
Under the Buck O’Neil Bridge
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed ...
Category
2010s Street Art Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
There is No Tomorrow (The Last Picture Show) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
There is No Tomorrow (The Last Picture Show) - 2000
20x20m,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Phone Call (The Last Picture Show) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Phone Call (The Last Picture Show) - 2000
20x20m,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
San Francisco, Photograph, C-Type
Located in Yardley, PA
View of the San Francisco skyline during a foggy morning from the Golden Gate Bridge. :: Photograph :: Color :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Construction on Main Street
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeff Burk
Construction on Main Street
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed i...
Category
2010s Street Art Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
NYC From Empire (from New York series )
Located in Milano, IT
Foto fine art in Bianco e Nero di Manhatthan, New York scattata a Marzo 2008 dall'Empire States Building.
Edizione Limitata di 10#
Stampata in edizione limitata in una tiratura ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Avila Walls, Photograph, C-Type
Located in Yardley, PA
C-Type printing mounted on acrylic :: Photograph :: Color :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Milano. Sul Duomo ( dalla serie In Italia )
Located in Milano, IT
Foto fine art in Bianco e Nero scattata sulla terrazza del Duomo di Milano a Marzo 2006
Stampata su carta Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 - 50x 50 .
Non incorniciata. Opzione cornice d...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
The Oasis (Sidewinder) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Oasis (Sidewinder) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist Inventory 3000.
Not mo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Habana Song #30, La Havane, Cuba
Located in PARIS, FR
Impression fine art sur papier baryté, tirage réalisé par l'auteur
Taille de l'image : 30 x 40 cm
Tirage signé, numéroté et titré au verso
Non encadré, sans passe-partout
Cette phot...
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Pigment, Digital Pigment
NYC From Empire (from New York series )
Located in Milano, IT
Foto fine art in Bianco e Nero di Manhatthan, New York scattata a Marzo 2008 dall'Empire States Building.
Edizione Limitata di 10#
Stampata in edizione limitata in una tiratura ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Old Dutch opus 1635, Photograph, C-Type
Located in Yardley, PA
Lambda C-print on acrylic glass. Complete with aluminium mounting system. Ready to hang. Outstanding quality. Geert is “VISUAL ART MASTER" OF ACCADEMIA ITALIA IN ARTE NEL MONDO...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Amsterdam view opus 84, Photograph, C-Type
Located in Yardley, PA
Lambda C-print on Acryl glass. Complete with aluminium mounting system. Ready to hang. Outstanding quality. In his work, Philosophy and Art creation are often closely intertwin...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Walter Rudolph, Ischia, Italy 1970, Limited ΣYMO Edition, Copy 1 of 50
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Rudolph
His photographs are reminiscent of the jet-set photographer Slim Aarons. Walter Rudolph discovered the world as a photographer on the idea, travel was his passion, hi...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color
Who is afraid of Yellow, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
By Fikry Botros
Located in Yardley, PA
A fall day on on the beautiful island of Burano in Italy with its colorful houses. :: Photograph :: Color :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by ...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
"Nebatieh, Lebanon, 2007" HOOPS basketball court limited edition photograph
Located in New York, NY
17"x20.5" fine art photograph, limited editon of 5- hand signed and editioned by the artist. This color photograph depicts a basketball court in Nebatieh, Lebanon, with the hand pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Centrale
Located in Milano, MI
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works between Milan and Barcelona. He bega...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
Pushkar Holy Lake - Rajastan - India - ( from Indian Stills series )
Located in Milano, IT
This photo was taken on April 1996 in Rajasthan, India
Edition of 10 Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 paper - 50x64 Epson Ultra Chrome K3 inks.
From a Polaroid T55 Negative BW and printed w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
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