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Art Subject: Head
"Audrey's Funny Face" by Bert Hardy

"Audrey's Funny Face" by Bert Hardy

By Bert Hardy

Located in London, GB

"Audrey's Funny Face" by Bert Hardy Actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) on the set of the Paramount musical 'Funny Face'. Costumes by Givenchy. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8...

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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Untitled (Children Sleeping)

Untitled (Children Sleeping)

By Amalia Polleri

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Amalia Polleri, 'Untitled (Sleeping Children)', Conté crayon on cream wove drawing paper, signed and dated '43 in ink beneath the image, lower right; with 1/4 margins all around. Arc...

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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté

Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919
Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919

Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919

Located in Stockholm, SE

Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919 oil on canvas mounted on panel 116 x 90 cm stamp signature Exhibited: Solo exhibition, Stockholm, Nov-Dec 1917; The Royal Academy Stockholm 1973; Åmells Konsthandel – En internationell kubist, Stockholm & London 2008 Hälsinglands Museum 2011 Millesgården – Dick Beer – Impressionist & Kubist, 2012 Provenance: Within the family Beer until today Dick Beer was born in 1893 in London as Richard Beer, the youngest of five brothers. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a watercolourist who was born in Stockholm and had left Sweden at the age of 17. John Beer instructed his sons in drawing and painting, among other things. A number of sketchbooks bear testimony to the boys’ talent. Dick Beer’s parents died in 1906 and 1907. Barely 15 years old, Beer arrived in Sweden as an orphan. First he lived with relatives and finally he ended up at Reverend Laurell in Västergötland. Dick Beer began his artistic studies at the Althin School of Painting in Stockholm in 1908 and continued at the Royal Academy of Arts in the autumn of 1910, but in September 1912 he broke off his studies and travelled to Paris. He rented a studio and enrolled at the Colarossi and Grande Chaumière academies. In the summer of 1913, Dick Beer travelled to Pont-Aven in Bretagne in order to paint. In September the same year, he held his first solo exhibition in Stockholm which he gave the French title Exposition des tableaux de Bretagne et autour de Paris. The exhibition proved a success. Many of the paintings were executed in a light palette in a style inspired by the impressionists. In 1914, Dick Beer undertook an extensive study trip to Italy, Tunis, Morocco and Spain, which resulted in canvases overflowing with colours and light. When the French army mobilised, he volunteered and was enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. In 1915 Dick Beer sustained severe head injuries in a grenade attack, which resulted in deafness and a nervous condition that would plague him for the rest of his life. Two of his brothers died the following year, fighting for the English army. Dick Beer was hospitalised and convalesced at Château de Rochefort. Here he started painting again, in an impressionist style, a painting dominated by blue and green hues. In 1918, Dick Beer married Ruth Öhrling, a dentist, and their son John was born later in the year. During this time, Beer began experimenting with cubist painting and created several large compositions, including the painting “The Arab Café”. In the years that followed, Dick Beer was based in Paris, where he often moved house. He was instructed by André Lhote, who encouraged his students to work freely in the studio and provided them with individual critique. Beer often travelled to Bretagne or Provence. His artist friends came from all over Europe and included Amedeo Modigliani. Dick Beer exhibited fairly regularly in Paris between 1919 and 1934 and made a name for himself in French artist circles. In the summers, Ruth regularly rented a house in the countryside, often at Lake Mälaren. She kept a large house with many models and friends and there was a lot of painting and discussions. In 1933, the couple divorced but Ruth still loved Dick and continued to support him financially for the rest of his life. Dick Beer also exhibited in Sweden, albeit irregularly due to his failing health. In the 1920s and 1930s, Beer continued to pursue an expressionist painting with intense colours and unexpected perspectives, but eventually he veered towards more naturalistic forms, including a large number of nudes. He also painted several portraits of artists, politicians and writers. In 1938, Dick Beer sojourned in Arles. The budding photographer Christer Strömholm...

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1910s Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Paul George - Dutch Early 20th Century Oil, The Lacemaker
Paul George - Dutch Early 20th Century Oil, The Lacemaker

Paul George - Dutch Early 20th Century Oil, The Lacemaker

By Paul George Lawler

Located in Corsham, GB

An intimate early 20th-century interior scene depicting a Dutch woman absorbed in the time-consuming task of traditional lace making. The artist's muted palette and loose brushwork c...

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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Virna Lisi - 1960s

Virna Lisi - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Virna Lisi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mid Century Figurative -- Adventures - Duleich
Mid Century Figurative -- Adventures - Duleich

Mid Century Figurative -- Adventures - Duleich

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid century figurative of romantic adventures by Duleich (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Duleich '59" lower left. Image size, 30.25"H x 24"W. Framed si...

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1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'
Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'

Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

"Olivia 2" by Alex Katz (2025) is a striking multicolored screen print on Museum quality fine art paper, signed and numbered in a limited edition of 50, showcasing Katz's iconic styl...

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2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

It Rains on Our Love (Till Death.) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
It Rains on Our Love (Till Death.) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'

It Rains on Our Love (Till Death.) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

It Rains on Our Love (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2008 Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective,...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Fire Hydrant by Leonard Freed, Gelatin Silver Print, Harlem 1963, Signed, 14x11
Fire Hydrant by Leonard Freed, Gelatin Silver Print, Harlem 1963, Signed, 14x11

Fire Hydrant by Leonard Freed, Gelatin Silver Print, Harlem 1963, Signed, 14x11

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver print signed by the photographer on verso (back of photo). Provenance: Freed estate LITERATURE: W. A. Ew...

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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Indonesian Mask, " Wood with Gold Leaf of Smiling Man
"Indonesian Mask, " Wood with Gold Leaf of Smiling Man

"Indonesian Mask, " Wood with Gold Leaf of Smiling Man

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This mask was made by an unknown Indonesian sculpture. It is carved out of wood and covered in gold leaf. It features an abstracted face and is 7" tall by 5 1/2" wide.

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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Bertram Goodman

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1954 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1954 Spr...

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1950s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons 'La Dolce Vita: Vuccino &Rava, Capri' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'La Dolce Vita: Vuccino &Rava, Capri' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons 'La Dolce Vita: Vuccino &Rava, Capri' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

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, 1958. Slim Aarons La Dolce Vita: Vuccino & Rava Capri, Italy Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 30 x 20 inches $3000 40 x 30 inches $3350 40 x 60 inches $3950 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * From a recent Vogue article on the photography of Slim Aarons: "The iconic Capri is always teeming with a variety of hotels, each more beautiful than the last. A stone's throw from the Villa Malaparte from Jean-Luc Godard's movie Contempt, the Faraglioni cliffs plunging into the turquoise of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the colorful houses that climb the bay. The Hotel Punta Tragara was one of Slim Aarons' favorite spots in Italy." # Vintage Capri...

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1950s Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Getting at the Heart of the Matter, Hand built sculpture plate with sgraffito
Getting at the Heart of the Matter, Hand built sculpture plate with sgraffito

Getting at the Heart of the Matter, Hand built sculpture plate with sgraffito

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In this new series of wall plaques, titled "Behind Closed Doors," the artist reimagines original images from a book titled In Praise of the Backside. The book's collection features w...

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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Dye Transfer

Moreno Torricelli - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96
Moreno Torricelli - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96

Moreno Torricelli - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96

Located in Firenze, IT

Moreno Torricelli - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96 - Determination Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated '96 Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 ...

Category

1990s Post-Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint, Paper, Charcoal, Illustration Board, Carbon Pencil

Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe
Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe

Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe

By Louise Burrell

Located in Woodbury, CT

Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States. The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...

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1920s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Study of a Priestess holding a Caduceus

Study of a Priestess holding a Caduceus

Located in Middletown, NY

Brown ink and wash on laid paper with a grapes and vine watermark, 6 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches (168 x 164 mm). Laid down to Fellows watermarked wove paper, with uniform age tone, areas of light discoloration, and attenuation of pigment. Unevenly trimmed margins, and paper tape remnant from having been tipped-into a scrap book...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper

Victor Rebuffo (1903-1983) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Riachuelo
Victor Rebuffo (1903-1983) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Riachuelo

Victor Rebuffo (1903-1983) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Riachuelo

Located in Corsham, GB

An original woodcut print by the listed Italian-Argentinian artist Victor Luciano Rebuffo (1903-1983). Entitled 'Riachuelo'. The print depicts a stylised waterfront scene with buildi...

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20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Money Bags (Monopoly), framed original painting
Money Bags (Monopoly), framed original painting

Money Bags (Monopoly), framed original painting

By Jozza

Located in Aventura, FL

Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Canvas size: 15 x 15 inches. Frame size: 16.75 x 16.75 x 2 (white floating frame). Ar...

Category

2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Marilyn Monroe" by Baron

"Marilyn Monroe" by Baron

Located in London, GB

"Marilyn Monroe" by Baron circa 1954: Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), the most famous of Hollywood's female film stars, relaxes at home in her garden. Unframed Paper Size: 40"x 30'' ...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Portrait Photograph, Louise Bourgeois in her Studio, 1992, Signed, Edition
Portrait Photograph, Louise Bourgeois in her Studio, 1992, Signed, Edition

Portrait Photograph, Louise Bourgeois in her Studio, 1992, Signed, Edition

By Jean-Michel Voge

Located in New york, NY

One of the most celebrated 20th Century artists, French-American woman artist, painter, printmaker, and sculptor Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) at 81 years old was photographed in 1992...

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...

Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of an Elderly Lady
Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of an Elderly Lady

Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of an Elderly Lady

Located in Corsham, GB

This intimate portrait depicts an elderly lady seated in a chair. She returns the viewer's gaze with a solemn expression. Well presented in a carved gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On c...

Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

XIV Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo after Henry Moore - 1984

XIV Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo after Henry Moore - 1984

By Henry Moore

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage poster realized after Henry Moore, in occasion of the XIV Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Moore, celebrated for his monumental bronzes and expressive drawings,...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

18th C. Portrait of Edward Stanley from Henry VIII's Court after Holbein Drawing
18th C. Portrait of Edward Stanley from Henry VIII's Court after Holbein Drawing

18th C. Portrait of Edward Stanley from Henry VIII's Court after Holbein Drawing

By Hans Holbein

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an 18th century engraved portrait of "Edward Stanley" created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815), after a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497- 1543) in the 16th century. Holbein was the official artist in the court of King Henry VIII. Bartolozzi used both etching and stipple engraving techniques to create the work which was published by John Chamberlaine in London in 1793 in "The Book of Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein in the Collection of His Majesty". Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Goddess
Goddess

Goddess

By Peter Brooke

Located in Pasadena, CA

Signed Edition #1 of 6 Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Feeling the sun’s warmth enveloping her body, Peter Brooke’s bronze “Goddess” express...

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Early 2000s Realist Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Portrait of Young Lady Paris School Mid 20th Century Listed Artist
Elegant Portrait of Young Lady Paris School Mid 20th Century Listed Artist

Elegant Portrait of Young Lady Paris School Mid 20th Century Listed Artist

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of an Elegant Lady original pencil drawing on paper by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below piece of paper is 8.5 x 6 inches In good condition, though with minor o...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Pencil

Letter To Grandma
Letter To Grandma

Letter To Grandma

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

There is no other love that’s as special as the love of a grandma. So warm and fuzzy, so calm and sweet, so cheerful and joyful. You never know the love of a grandparent until you become one. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Oluwaseun Ojebiyi is a promising young Nigerian visual artist who was born in the year 1996 into a family in Oyo state richly endowed with a unique artistic inclination. He is gifted with unusual energy and a future that sparkles with excellence. His works are at once artistic and realistic and laced with active energy with the characteristic of curiosity in figure study. He delivers his works through drawing and painting with mastery usage of charcoal, pastel, Oil paint, and acrylic. His expressive works bring back fond memories of childhood experiences. His works reveal the bond, teamwork, genuine love, selflessness, and other fine qualities in African culture. His palette which contains a variety of colors is a great asset for his delivery, with its rich Shade of hues. Oluwaseun inspiration is divine, He is also inspired by both past and everyday life experiences. Oluwaseun Ojebiyi had an HND in painting from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He also served an apprenticeship under the renowned international artist Oluwole Omofemi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Regardless I will be Here - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love
Regardless I will be Here - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love

Regardless I will be Here - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

“Regardless I Will Be Here” is a powerful declaration of resilience, hope, and unwavering determination. This phrase embodies the unshakeable resolve to stand firm in the face of adv...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sweet Melodies - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
Sweet Melodies - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork

Sweet Melodies - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork

By Sally K

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Despertar. Figurative Limited Edition Color Photograph
Despertar. Figurative Limited Edition Color Photograph

Despertar. Figurative Limited Edition Color Photograph

By Ricky Cohete

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fauna of his native South American vibrant and passionate colors. Bringing them...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Composition, Propos d'un intoxiqué, Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita (藤田 嗣治)
Composition, Propos d'un intoxiqué, Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita (藤田 嗣治)

Composition, Propos d'un intoxiqué, Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita (藤田 嗣治)

By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph, stencil on vélin paper. Paper size: 11.42 x 9.05 inches. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: from the folio, Propos d'un intoxiqué, Aquarel...

Category

1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Stanley Spencer drawing 'Hilda naming butterflies', 20th Century British
Stanley Spencer drawing 'Hilda naming butterflies', 20th Century British

Stanley Spencer drawing 'Hilda naming butterflies', 20th Century British

By Stanley Spencer

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Sir Stanley Spencer (British, 1891–1959) Hilda Naming Butterflies Pencil on paper 15 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (39 x 26.5 cm) Frame: 57.5 x 45 cm Provenance: The Collection of Julian Raffles ...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Tim Weldon, "10¢ Per Dance" Folk Art Sculpture
Tim Weldon, "10¢ Per Dance" Folk Art Sculpture

Tim Weldon, "10¢ Per Dance" Folk Art Sculpture

Located in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco-based folk artist Tim Weldon, fresh off a showing at Scottsdale’s annual Celebration of Fine Art, is a man in touch with his lovable inner child. He declares himself a ...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Untitled, Two Women
Untitled, Two Women

Untitled, Two Women

By Mario Cespedes

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled, Two Women" c.1990 in a mixed media (Acrylic paint on off set lithograph) by Bolivian artist Marion Ferrer (Mario) Cespedes, b1942It is hand signed and numbere...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Catalan Polychrome Wood Figure of the Christ Child
Catalan Polychrome Wood Figure of the Christ Child

Catalan Polychrome Wood Figure of the Christ Child

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Polychrome Wood Sculpture of the Christ Child, Catalan School, 18th Century A finely carved and expressive figure from the late Baroque period. Crafted in wood with traces of its ori...

Category

Mid-18th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Persian Coins - Lithograph - 1862

Persian Coins - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

Customs -Persian Coinsin China is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. Titled on the lower. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe:...

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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Half Figure, Chest with Head Back

Half Figure, Chest with Head Back

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.

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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Constant Struggle
Constant Struggle

Constant Struggle

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS PIECE: "I often combine food with portraits. On the surface, this absurd combination appears to reject any sense of reason (an extension of my own twisted sense of humour)...

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2010s Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait

Victor ArimondiPortrait, ca. 1975

$600Sale Price|25% Off

Portrait

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...

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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

African Dancers, Folk Art Etching by Mireille Kramer
African Dancers, Folk Art Etching by Mireille Kramer

African Dancers, Folk Art Etching by Mireille Kramer

Located in Long Island City, NY

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - African Dancers, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 14/300, Size: 17 x 14 in. (43.18 x 35...

Category

1980s Folk Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

19th century Oil portrait of a Hungarian Rabbi
19th century Oil portrait of a Hungarian Rabbi

19th century Oil portrait of a Hungarian Rabbi

Located in Woodbury, CT

This 19th-century oil on panel portrait depicts a Hungarian Rabbi, characterized by his traditional attire and solemn expression. The Rabbi is portrayed with a long, white beard and ...

Category

1890s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

King Richie, Street Art, Pop Art,

King Richie, Street Art, Pop Art,

By Jay-C

Located in München, BY

Edition 5 Richie Rich as King JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine British s...

Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment