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Art Subject: Face
Bob Marley 1972 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver print of Bob Marley, taken in the recording studio during the "I Can See Clearly Now" sessions with Johnny Nash, 1972 Alec Byrne...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Actress Meryl Streep Early Studio Portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress Meryl Streep photographed January 7, 1979 just before the release of her first film ‘The Deer Hunter...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bert Stern, "Lolita, " 1962, original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Artist: Bert Stern Title: Lolita, 1960 Year: shot in 1960, printed at a later date Medium: Color photograph, hand signed and numbered in red ink, also signed in back of piece in blac...
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1960s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

16 x 20" actor Christopher Walken studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, screenwriter, and director Christopher Walken, photographed in 1973. It is signed by Jack Mitch...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Willie Nelson playing pool
Located in Austin, TX
Willie Nelson, taken playing pool at the Pedernales Studio's in 1983 by photographer Scott Newton Signed limited edition print, printed on heavyweight co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sculptor Isamu Noguchi in his NYC studio, signed By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor Isamu Noguchi in his Manhattan studio with his recent work, signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions. A historical moment of the past through the art of photogra...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

She need not move (Sidewinder) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
She need not move (Sidewinder) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #3298 Not mounted. St...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Comedian Sid Caesar, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Comedian Sid Caesar, 1989. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificat...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

16 x 20" Artist Jasper Johns in his Studio, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Jasper Johns in his studio, photographed in 1977. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on the verso. Comes di...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #026 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Woman, Nude, Japan, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #026, 2018 gelatin silver print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only – Nobuyoshi Araki Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Limited Edition Photograph, 20 x 16
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Renaissance Portrait #1207)
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 24 x 20 inches (Edition of 10) 36 x 30 inches (Edition of 5) 48 x 40 inches (Edition of 5) This artwork is offered by Clam...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Jake and Nathan
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print (Edition of 7) Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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Early 2000s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Follow the white rabbit - Contemporary Photography, Vintage, Alice in wonderland
Located in Warsaw, PL
She finished her studies at the Art Institute of the Pedagogical University in Cracow, obtaining a diploma at a drawing atelier of professor Piotr Jargusz; she currently is a lecture...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper, Color

Apathy (Stage of Consciousness) - Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Apathy (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist Inventory # ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Drinking Man
Located in London, GB
A man having a drink at a cafe in Gibraltar. 1954. (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited Edition (ed size 300) silver gelatin fibre darkroom print made utilising the original ne...
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1950s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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 Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Fats Domino Portrait - Autographed Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fats Domino Portrait is an original photograph realized in the half of 20th Century. Black and white photograph depicting a portrait of Fats Domino. Hand...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in bed
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of John Lennon and Yoko Ono during the filming of a video to promote their new album, "Double Fantasy", New York City, November 26, 1980, taken by Allen Tannenbaum. Filming began in Central Park, then moved to a gallery on SoHo for scenes where they would arrive in a white bedroom, first in street clothes and later in kimonos, strip, and make love. Allan Tannenbaum is an esteemed photojournalist and fine art photographer. His documentation of New York art, music, and nightlife has become iconic, particularly his definitive coverage of the burgeoning 1970s punk...
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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Lounging In Gstaad' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Gstaad' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 19...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color

'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Silver gelatin fibre print 30 x 40" p...
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Marilyn Monroe, Roll 2, Frame 2"
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Lawrence Schiller "Marilyn Monroe - Roll 2 Frame 2" 1962; Photograph 20 x 24 inches Edition of 75 Black and White Framed
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

16 x 20" film legend Gloria Swanson at home in New York, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of film legend Gloria Swanson photographed at her home in New York City in 1965. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil o...
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Silver gelatin fibre print 16 x 20" p...
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Miles Davis - the great jazz trumpet player
Located in Cologne, DE
Miles Davis in Concert, 1989 The image shows the legendary American jazz musician Miles Davis performing live on stage in 1989. He is playing the trumpet, fully immersed in his perfo...
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Kate Bush
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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Mid Century Portrait of a Ballerina - Hand Painted Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming hand painted photograph, portrait of a young ballerina as Tinker Bell by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1957. Signed "Studio d'Art Los Altos...
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Oil, Photographic Paper

Frank Sinatra - Let me see...Anyone here play the harp?
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra during a break from recording at Studio A at Capitol Records. Approximate Date: 1956-1957. Capitol Photo Archives Archival digital print. Printed on 100% Cotton Rag...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

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 Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown" - contemporary portrait, 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

Slim Aarons 'La Dolce Vita: Vuccino &Rava, Capri' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carla Vuccino, wearing a swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava, both wearing bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy...
Category

1950s Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli during the filming of the movie "A River of dollars" by Dufoto Agency - Rome
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol. . .
Located in New York, NY
This black and white photograph by Bob Adelman is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani and Massimo Ranier-B/W photo-Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anna Magnani and Massimo Ranieri (Rai) is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by RAI prints. Good condition. Anna Magnan...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Jim (Demetrios) Dardanis
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print Western Photography Guild studio stamp in purple ink, verso Numbered "14-5" in purple ink, verso Also titled and inscribed in...
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1950s Other Art Style Figurative Photography

Materials

Black and White

Aubrey Hepburn, American Modern Photograph by Bert Stern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bert Stern, American (1929 - 2013) - Aubrey Hepburn, Medium: Photograph, signed and numbered in crayon and stamped on verso, Edition: AP III, Image Size: 22 x 22 inches, Size: 24 x 2...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Abstract Mod Blue Painting, Black & White Photograph Conor Mccreedy
By Conor Mccreedy
Located in Surfside, FL
Connor McCreedy (b. 1987): Untitled Black and white photograph with hand painting 2012 Hand signed 'McCreedy' lower right Signed, dated and inscribed on the back of the frame. Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (sight), 25 x 36 in. (frame). Conor Matthew Mccreedy (born 1987) is a contemporary artist, conservationist and collector based in Switzerland. In his work, his depiction of abstraction is linked to chaos theory. The colour blue is prominent in his works. He works in an expressionist manner. Mccreedy was born in South Africa in 1987, to a South African mother and a French-Irish father. he grew up in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Kwa-Zulu Natal. He recalls painting at age four using his mother's makeup brush and coffee grounds. Later in his youth, he became a fashion model, working for fashion houses including Calvin Klein. He also attended Hilton College. In 2006, Mccreedy earned a golf scholarship to attend Barton College in North Carolina. Mccreedy dropped out of art school at the Pratt Institute in New York City to pursue an independent art career in 2007. After dropping out of college, Mccreedy began selling his artwork on the streets of Union Square in New York City. After marketing manager Mick Rock noticed Mccreedy's work in a gallery, he urged him to talk to Aldon James Jr., the President of the National Arts Club, a private club. Mccreedy held his first solo exhibition here, titled Outliers, making him the youngest artist to have had a solo exhibition at the venue The exhibition was composed of wildlife photography that he took in South Africa and African safari influenced paintings. Subjects range from abstract images of the ocean to figurative renderings of women and African animals, painted on surfaces that include linen, wooden boards and canvases. Mccreedy has recently begun to work in sculpture. This work is kind of Yves Klein meets Peter Beard. In 2011, he was commissioned by Time Warner to paint a version of its logo for a launch party using his "Mccreedyblue" colour. The colour used in all of his paintings is a combinations of five different blue pigments. In 2012 he produced the "African Ocean" exhibition at the Charles Bank Gallery, as a part of the Witness Hilton Arts Festival at Hilton College, and Selected Works, 2006–2012, at Ernie Els' estate in Stellenbosch. Commissions of Mccreedy's work include abstract murals painted in private New York City establishments such as the Soho House Hotel and the penthouse of the Bowery Hotel. In 2014, he had a solo exhibition at Gallery Proarta. Solo exhibitions: "Outliers" National Arts Club. New York City, 2010. "African Ocean" Elizabeth Street, Charles Bank Gallery New York City, 2012.[18] "Mcreedyblue" ProArta Galerie, Zurich, 2014. "Mccreedyblue" Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong, 2015. "Chiaroscuro Abstract Portraits" HG Guggenheim Contemporary, New York City, 2016. "Splash Paintings" Askeri Gallery, Moscow, 2017. "Feelings" Askeri Gallery, Moscow, 2018. "Wild life Alter Ego" NetJets VIP Collector Lounge. Basel Switzerland, 2023. In 2015, his new work formed the exhibition Mccreedyblue, held in Hong Kong, China at the Cat Street Gallery. He also held solo exhibitions in Zurich and Palm Beach. John Cole-Morgan of the South African stated of his Hong Kong exhibition that Mccreedy's work was "powerful, dynamic and genuinely hypnotic". He has stated in several interviews that Pablo Picasso is one of his largest influences. Some of his pieces have been inspired by former South African president Nelson Mandela and the end of Apartheid in South Africa. His first Asian solo exhibition was opened in 2015. His paintings have sold for up to US$150,000. He is actively doing charity work. During Art Basel, Switzerland in 2017, Mccreedy donated his small Houses of Parliament, London painting to the UNAIDS, United Nations foundation. The painting was auctioned off during the opening night gala dinner in Basel. Mccreedy is the founder of Protecting African Lions, an NPO set up to protecting the declining wild lion population. Proceeds from the sale of his small 'Splash Painting' went to cerebral palsy causes, part of the Gracious Hearts Foundation. The painting was titled 'Feelings' The auction was held at Christie's in London and was auctioned off by Simon de Pury. He donated a small 'Angel Painting' to Ellerman House, Art Angels Foundation. The foundation is based in his home country. South Africa. It is an annual charity party to benefit the Click Foundation. In 2023, Mccreedy collaborated with Swiss jewellery designer Suzanne Syz...
Category

2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Acrylic

Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in The Mid-20th. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not i...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Ornella Muti - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Ornella Muti in a scene from "Private Access", a 1989 Italian drama film by Francesco Maselli.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

g. paul - lotus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 30) From the series, "Primitive Behavior" This artwork is offered by...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Akira Kurosawa - Vintage Photo - 1980 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of the japanese Director Akira Kurosawa. Vintage b/w photo 1980 ca. Good conditions.
Category

1980s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Tel 1
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto 14 x 11 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 24 x 20 inches, sheet (Edition of...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Topless blonde with pearls
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed silver gelatin photograph on mat paper. Loose print.
Category

2010s Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cigar Lady B/W; Old Havana, Cuba- Photograph
Located in Miami, FL
H-Allen Benowitz is a self-taught photographer, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and a graduate from the Interboro Institute of Business in Manhattan, migrated to Miami, FL in the 19...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Automotive Paint, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Tillman (huge hand signed lithograph)
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on on Arches wove paper from Men in the Cities portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by Robert Longo. Published by Wolfryd-Selway Fine Art, New York, with their blindstamp....
Category

2010s Pop Art Landscape Photography

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Marc Bolan T-Rex 1971 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Marc Bolan and T-Rex by Alec Byrne, taken in London c. 1971 This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Bowie
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Jake Chessum. Jake recalls the session: “I shot David Bowie at a house in Fulham in May 1995. I grew up on ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Indian Prime Minister, Turin Rajiv Ratna Gandhi... - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Indian Prime Minister, Turin Rajiv Ratna Gandhi and Sonia Maino- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in 1968. Good condition. In the photo: Indian Prime Ministe...
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Hamilton in Capri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor George Hamilton relaxes on a deckchair in Capri, 1968. George Hamilton in Capri Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 30 inches Estate stamp...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Untitled
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Since the late 1970s Cindy Sherman has donned an array of personas, disguises and costumes to explore how woman are perceived, presented and judged in Western culture. As a young c...
Category

1970s Post-Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nectar Impérial, Nils
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Signed and numbered, verso 11 x 14 inches (Edition of 8) 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 8) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please not...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Grace Jones and Maria Shriver
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photograph of Grace Jones with Maria Shriver at her wedding to Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hyannis Port, Maine in April 1986, taken by Andy Warhol. Maria ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stay On Target ! - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Stay On Target!' By BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of a Star Wars TIE fighter chasing actor Cary Grant from the infamous scene in Hitchcock’s North By North West BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker. Certificate of authenticity supplied Paper size 60x40 inches / 152 x 101 cm unframed signed and numbered on front edition of 3 only this size OTHER Sizes available (in inches): Edition sizes vary with the chosen paper size Classical 12x16 (Edition of 50) Luxe 20x16 (Edition of 35) Longe 30x20 (Edition of 25) Grande XL 40x30 (Edition of 10) Giant 60x40 (Edition of 3) FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Black and white, running, blur, motion, shadow, texture, grain, Star Wars, TIE fighter, chasing, man, males, photography, pop art andy warhol hitchcock
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Lunch at Quien Sabe Wagon
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on mount margin. Toned gelatin silver print. Framing not included. Western photographer, Bank Langmore, traveled extensively with cattle drives, photographing cowbo...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Feather Headdress
Located in London, GB
Girls make the finishing touches to one another’s costumes before the night’s performance with one of France’s most famous revue dance-teams, the Ballet Avila, in a show at Alexandra...
Category

1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sophia Loren 1963
Located in Toronto, ON
4" x 5" Unframed Closed Edition Photograph MAGNUM Photography Hand Signed by Burt Glinn
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Digital

David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Eyes Open, 1973. Duffy Archive.
Located in London, GB
David Bowie, Aladdin Eyes Open, 1973 by Brian Duffy. This photograph was taken during the photo shoot for the album cover for Aladdin Sane, January 1973, London. This is an exquisite FRAMED* Archival Pigment print. *Note delivery includes secure art crating & shipping. Framed in black wood with glass and matt Stamped by The Duffy Archive, UK. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 115 x 115 x 3 cm (framed). The image area is 95 x 95 cm. Produced utilising the original contact sheet. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and ship to all international locations. About these images : “It wasn’t until we saw the contact sheets the next day I remember thinking, God this is spectacular. You just knew you had cracked it, boy, did you know it.” Celia Philo DAVID BOWIE: FIVE SESSIONS PHOTOGRAPHS BY DUFFY Brian Duffy photographed David Bowie over five sessions between August 1972 and April 1980, and made the iconic Aladdin Sane album cover image. January 1973–Session two–Aladdin Sane. It has been called ‘The Mona Lisa of Pop’. Who could have imagined that the moment he clicked the shutter on the Hasselblad in early 1973 that one of those images would become known as a cultural icon? – Chris Duffy Some background to the shoot. The background stories to the Aladdin Sane shoot are told in rich detail in the book Bowie Duffy – Five Sessions. In particular it is a delight to read Duffy’s (a self confessed Marxist anarchist) analysis and compare that with the measured tone of Tony Defries. If you don’t have a copy of the book, here’s a flavour of their respective views – which amount to much the same thing – just expressed in different ways. First up, Tony Defries: “I was looking for an iconic cover image and artwork that would help me to persuade RCA that Bowie was sufficiently important to warrant megastar treatment and funding in order to propel him to exactly that status. Engaging a master, world-class photographer to shoot the project /brand and to design the artwork was the best way to send that message. Brian had the ability to make the mundane image interesting and the interesting image fascinating.” Then Duffy: “Tony wanted to make the most expensive cover he could possibly get a record company to pay for, because he realised that if it cost fifty quid, well, so what – but if it cost £5,000 the record company were now having to pay attention. He said “Can you make it expensive?“and I said “No problem old love.” I proposed– One: A Dye-transfer. A genius method of being able to spend the most amount of money to get a reproduction from a colour transparency onto a piece of paper. Two: Get the plates made, where? Switzerland. Then employ me to design it and create it – even better and more wasteful.” The Aladdin Sane session was a real team effort. The location was Duffy’s studio at 151a King Henry’s Road in Primrose Hill, London, which had been the setting for the Ziggy Stardust session the previous August. Duffy had agreed with Tony Defries that his design agency, Duffy Design Concepts, which he ran with Celia Philo, would design the sleeve. Present in Primrose Hill on that January day in 1973 were Duffy, David Bowie, Celia Philo, Tony Defries, French make-up artist Pierre Laroche, and Duffy’s studio manager Francis Newman, who also acted as his assistant that day. Follow-up work on the detailed airbrushing required to create the final artwork was carried out by Philip Castle. What about that lightning bolt flash and the liquid pool? The idea for the lightning bolt came from David Bowie. The realisation of that lighting bolt into the form that appeared on the sleeve was down to Duffy. Its source is believed to be a rice cooker that was in Duffy’s studio – and which had a small logo with a red and blue flash. Francis Newman remembers, “Pierre stared to apply this tiny little flash on his face and when Duffy saw that he said, “No, not like that, like this” and literally drew it right across his face and said to Pierre, “Now, fill that in.”” The red colour was lipstick. Adding the pool of liquid to the collarbone was Duffy’s idea, and this was brilliantly airbrushed in as part of the post-production work by Philip Castle. David Bowie explained the background to Rolling Stone magazine, that it was a “Lightning bolt. An electric kind of thing. Instead of, like, the flame of a lamp, I thought he would probably be cracked by lightning. Sort of an obvious-type thing, as he was sort of an electric boy. But the teardrop was Brian Duffy’s. He put that on afterward, just popped it in there. I thought it was rather sweet.” DAVID BOWIE David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee),[2] was an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born in Brixton, South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth, directed by Nicolas Roeg, and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance; the album's title track topped both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Mara Lane at the sand - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Glamorous, Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging and sunbathing by the pool in a striking red and white striped bathing costume at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. Gorgeous print me...
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Harry Benson 'Ali in Training' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30 x 30
Located in San Rafael, CA
American Heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali), training in his gym, 21st May 1965. (Photo by Harry Benson/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

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