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Art Subject: Photography
Wavering - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 35x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful naked model on her knees at the bottom of the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"The Diver 2" Black & White Photography 32 x 24 in Edition of 5 by Lukas Dvorak
By Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Diver 2" Black & White Photography 32 x 24 in Edition of 5 by Lukas Dvorak
32" x 24" inch
Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper
2016
Ships rolled in a tube
ABOUT THE ARTIST...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment
Untitled (Renaissance Portrait #1221)
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 photograph is offered by Cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
"BaitHouse" Seascape Landscape Etching Signed Anderson Edition 8/10
Located in Houston, TX
Etching of a seascape with a boat house and boats. The peice is titled, signed, dated, and editioned in pencil by the artist. The etching is framed in a wooden frame with a white mat...
Category
1960s Naturalistic Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Basquiat Debbie Harry Rapture 1981 photograph by Charlie Ahearn
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Charlie Ahearn, "Rapture" 1981:
A rare historic Jean-Michel Basquiat, Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy photograph captured by Wild Style director Charlie Ahea...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
1965 Mid Century Modern Swedish Still Life Tempera Painting - Pears & Glass Vase
Located in Bristol, GB
PEARS & GLASS VASE
Size: 29.5 x 37 cm (including frame)
Tempera on board
A brilliantly executed and characterful surrealist still life composition, executed in tempera on board in 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Board
Birds of a Feather, original 30 x 30 realist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
The summer may be winding down but your love of the sea never seems to. Birds of a feather also extends to those strong willed, hearty beach friends, the seagulls! They keep us company through thick or thin! Realist painter Joseph Sundwall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
John da Costa - Lillie - A Portrait of the artist's wife
By John da Costa
Located in London, GB
JOHN DA COSTA
(1867-1931)
Lillie, the Artist’s Wife
Signed l.l.
Coloured chalks on tinted paper
Framed
61 by 48.5 cm., 24 by 19 in.
(frame size 80 by 69 cm., 31 ½ by 27 ¼ in.)
Jo...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
'Untitled 14' Print on Hahnemüle Paper, Portrait Photo, by Abi Polinsky
Located in New York, NY
Untitled 14 by Abi Polinsky
2022
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Unframed. Edition 1 of 1 for each size.
30" x 40"
45" x 60"
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Please contact us for shipping quotes and customization options. Shipping is n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lilian Shao "Midnight at the Palace"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lilian Shao, China.
"Midnight at Palace Court"
Limited edition Serigraph printed on paper. Hand signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right and the edition number 57/300 on the left. Sheet Size 32"H x 25"W inches (81x64 cm). Custom Framed Size 46" H x 38"W. Contemporary.
Lillian Shao...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Color
Enjoying the Marrakech Original Oil Painting Lemon Tree by Ksenia Tsyganyuk
Located in Zofingen, AG
Cats are the true inhabitants of warm countries such as Morocco and Turkey. They embody the essence of city life, where warm sandy walls, vibrant decorative patterns, and fragrant citrus trees define the landscape.
Cats effortlessly assume the role of urban royalty, whether lounging beneath palm trees in secluded garden corners, perched proudly in bustling squares, or soaking up the sun's rays beside tranquil pools.
Their unhurried pace and ability to savor each moment poignantly remind humans to pause and appreciate life's simple pleasures, particularly after the relentless pursuit of work.
This original painting by the Ukrainian artist Ksenia Tsyganyuk...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pelican - Original Watercolor Painting by Karl C.2000
Located in San Francisco, CA
elican - Original Watercolor Painting by Karl C.2000
18" wide x 25" high
The lightly used frame measures 29.5" wide x 37.5" high
Signed / dated lower right
...
Category
Early 2000s Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
It's In The Eyes Lilac - Kate Moss Pop Art Print
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
It's In The Eyes Lilac - Kate Moss Pop Art Print
2023 by BATIK
paper size 40x30" inches / 101 x 76 cm
signed and numbered by artist on front
Limit...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a large scale black and white photo of Marlon Brando as a young man at his family farm with his dog. In 1951 Life Magazine asked Art Shay to photograph Marlon Brando at his family home in Libertyville, IL. This is one of the photos from that shoot. In 2000, Art Shay published Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century. This artwork is matted and framed.
Art Shay
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
English Victorian 19th Horse Racing scene with Jockeys
Located in Woodbury, CT
Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, was a British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life. Aldin executed village scenes and rura...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Unknown
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Renoir portrait that is a quality limited edition print, unnumbered, and is plate signed. It is in good condition and nicely framed
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
MINIATURE - L'Empereur Napoleon Ier
By Jacques Lienard
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Lienard
(1779-1848) French
Napoleon Ist
Miniature on Porcelain
Signed
Porcelain: 5 1/2 high x 4 1/5 wide
Category
19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
YARDIN COROT 19th French countryside Landscape orchard chicken Picardy Salon
Located in PARIS, FR
Paul René YARDIN
(Active 1830s to 1850s)
Oil on cardboard
32.5 x 41 cm (53 x 61 cm with frame)
Signed lower left “Yardin”
Exhibition label at the Salon des Artistes Français at the t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Skiing In Stowe
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe
Two women in knitwear, leaning on ski sticks, while standing in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Vermont, 1962. Behind the two women is a sign board offering ...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cary Grant on the set of "The Eagle and the Hawk" - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Cary Grant, Fredric March and Carole Lombard during the movie " The Eagle and the Hawk , di rected by Stuart Walker . 18/5/1933
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Florence Three, Italy, 2023
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps.
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
European Portrait Of A Military General
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Portrait of a Military General
Fine 19th C European, Neo -Classical half-length portrait of a Military General, a handsome man wearing military regali...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pierre-Auguste Renoir "La danse à la campagne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)
"La danse à la campagne"
Conceived 1883
Soft ground Etching on paper
Image: 8-5/8 x 5-1/4 inches (21.9 x 13.3 cm) (plate)
Sheet size : 1...
Category
Late 18th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Led Zeppelin 4 Limited Edition Print
Located in Norwich, GB
Jimmy Page Signed Led Zeppelin 4 Limited Edition Print
Jimmy Page Signed Led Zeppelin 4 Limited Edition Print
Date: 2005
Signed By: Jimmy Page in Pencil
Edition: 250 World Wide
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
LE PEINTRE A LA PALETTE (BLOCH 1153)
Located in Aventura, FL
Linocut on Arches wove paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist in pencil. Image size 25 x 20.75 inches. Sheet size 29.6 x 24.5 inches. Frame size approx 34.5 x 29.5 inches. Pri...
Category
1960s Cubist Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Portrait of a man with legs
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Japanese Customer - Original Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Custom is an original Hand-colored lithograph on creamy paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 19th Century.
Titled in Italian in Italian on the lower center "Dama Giapponese".
Very good conditions.
A precious hand-colored artwork representing a Japanese costume...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Jared French
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of Jared French
Embossed “Carl Van Vechten,” l.r.; Also stamped “Collection of Jon Anderson,” verso; Also stamped “Photograph by Carl Van Vechten,” verso
Pair of gelatin si...
Category
1940s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grapes, 1981 (I)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1980s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Little Lies - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Lies - 2022
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2022-2041.
No...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Audrey Hepburn In Pink Rome 1955 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress
from the Spring/Summer 1955 collection...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Buffo. From The Leather ands Skin Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Buffo, 2024 by Ricky Cohete
From The Leather ands Skin Series
Archival pigment print
Image size: 36 in H x 24 in W.
Edition of 10
Unframed
The artist explores the intersection betwe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Modern Skewed Black and White Film Negative Depicting an Off-Centered Tree
Located in Houston, TX
Modern black and white off-centered film negative of a photograph of a tree. The 24th image on the strip of film, the skewed composition creates an air ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Montecatini Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Montecatini
1980
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980.
unframed
c type print
printed 2023
1...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grey Kate by BATIK
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Grey Kate
by BATIK
BATIK is an increasingly collectable pop artist currently living and working in London. The artist is purposely elusive with their true identity, sex and age ...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Woman in Blue
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publications (like Harper's Bazaar) and elegant shops (such as Bonwit Teller), in addition to many smaller independent fashion companies.
In the mid-1950s Warhol became synonymous with shoes after creating a successful campaign for shoe retailer Miller & Sons. Although Warhol had a parallel art practice, primarily focused on drawing, surpassing the designation of “commercial artist” proved difficult. Consider that this era was the height of popularity for the Abstract Expressionist painters. Despite the prevailing aesthetic, Warhol continued to be dedicated to making elegant or playful line drawings.
This untitled illustration is an intimate example of Warhol at his best in the 1950's. It is ambiguous whether this was created for a client, or whether Warhol was inspired by an encounter in real life. With the lightest touch, the artist renders a glamorous woman's profile as she holds a young child in her arms.
Unique to this drawing is the subtle presence of the child, who rests gently against the woman's chest in a tender embrace yet is almost entirely abstract. This maternal exchange represents an unexpected deviation from Warhol's typical subject matter, possibly serving as a tribute to his own mother, Julia Warhola, whom he admired deeply.
This elegant drawing is a marvellous precursor to Warhol's Pop Art era when he became transfixed by images and representation of women.
Questions about this piece? Contact us.
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Untitled "Woman in Blue...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Boy with Fish, Oil Painting on Board by Thomas Kerry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Boy with Fish
Thomas Kerry, British/American
Date: circa 1970
Oil on Board, signed and dedicated verso
Size: 24 x 20 inches
Frame Size: 29 x 25 inches
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Composition - Original Etching on Paper by Laurent Schkolnyk - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Laurent Schkolnyk (Paris, 1953).
Original Etching on paper.
Passepartout is included (cm 60 x 40).
Hand-signed and n...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
TooLess 7225, 3D Nude Color Photograph. Framed Lightbox
By Koray Erkaya
Located in Miami Beach, FL
TooLess 3D versions of the photographs of the TooLess series create a miss perception of the human brain. The first layer of the photo texture is formed by very small black and white...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Wood, Lights
Portrait Painting of Raphael Early 19th Century Italian
Located in Rochester, NY
Portrait painting of old master artist Raphael. Early 19th century Italian watercolor. Unsigned. Contemporary frame.
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Christmas - Photograph by Plinio Martelli - 2012
Located in Roma, IT
Christmas is a colored photographic print realized by Plinio Martelli in the 2012.
Very good conditions.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower margin of the photograph. Original title: Pittrice
Plinio Martelli (1945-2016) After scientific studies he graduated from the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin with masters such as Enrico Paolucci and Mario Calandri...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Hyacinths
Located in Bristol, GB
HYACINTHS
Size: 52 x 42 cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
An expressive and beautifully textured mid-century floral still life painting, executed in oil onto board.
The composition...
Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bob Dylan
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Bob Dylan, 1986
Lambda Silver Gelatin print on paper, framed
Signed by the artist, on verso
Sheet: 116 x 140 cm
Edition of 10
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Eagle and the Hawk - Vintage Photograph - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Cary Grant, Fredric March and Carole Lombard during the movie "The Eagle and the Hawk, directed by Stuart Walker. Reprint of 1950s.
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Purgatory: Canto 24 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali
Medium: Woodblock engraving
Title: Purgatory Canto 24
Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Purgatory
Year: 1963
Edition: 4765
Framed...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Untitled, Portrait of a Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This photograph "untitled, Portrait of a Woman" c.1980 is an original gelatin silver print by famous German/American photographer and artist Michael Andreas Russ, born 1945. It is in...
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ritratto figurativo storico neoclassico fiorentino del XIX secolo con cornice
Located in Florence, IT
Non si tratta di uno studio preliminare al dipinto ma di una ulteriore messa a fuoco della fisionomia stravolta del protagonista, un ‘primo piano’ che ben corrisponde a quanto annota...
Category
1830s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields)
2004, 20x20cm, Edition 1/10,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 1218.01,
unmounted.
OILFIELDS, 2004
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Contemporary portrait "The End of the World"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork combines vintage aesthetics with surreal elements, set against a thought-provoking backdrop. A woman in a black suit and bow tie, holding a cigarette, exudes timeless el...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Autographed Portrait of Lotte Koch - Original b/w Postcard - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed Portrait of Lotte Koch is a beautiful b/w postcard reproducing a photographic portrait of the German actress.
With the additional value of a blue ink autograph on the lo...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan), signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan) photographed in 1972 for the cover of 'After Dark' magazine....
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Early 20th century aquatint landscape figure boat water trees lake print signed
By Manuel Robbe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Le Pecheur' is an excelletn example of the aquatints of Manuel Robbe, a French artists working during the turn of the 20th century. The image draws upon th...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
"Restful Moments" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Restful Moments" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a partially nude woman napping with a black cat nestled on top of her.
About the Artist:
Su...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006,
50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha Pink (29 Palms, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Radha Pink' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
38x36cm,
Edition of 30, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #616...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Bronc by Lon Megargee, Woodblock Print ca. 1920s with Handmade Saguaro Rib Frame
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Bronc by Lon Megargee, Woodblock Print ca. 1920s
Handmade Saguaro Rib Frame, double linen mat, museum archival materials
Bronc
Woodblock Print, signed in print
Image: 8 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches
Frame: 21 x 20 inches
FINE ART ESTATE OF LON MEGARGEE
Megargee Custom Handmade Saguaro Frame
We offer signed in print and original signature block prints. Custom, hand carved, signature frames, with archival standards and a speciality in hand dyed mats and french matting are provided for a beautiful and timeless presentation.
Free shipping Continental US
Biography
Megargee explored different mediums; printmaking captivated him in particular. The contrast of the black and white block print method captured perfectly his interpretation of a bold American West. The first print was produced around 1921 and culminated with the creation of “The Cowboy Builds a Loop” in 1933 with 28 images and poetry by his friend, Roy George. Megargee continued producing prints throughout the 1940s and early 50s.
Creator of the iconic logo for the Stetson Hat Company, " Last Drop From his Stetson", still in use today.
Fine Art Estate of Lon Megargee
At age 13, Lon Megargee came to Phoenix in 1896 following the death of his father in Philadelphia. For several years he resided with relatives while working at an uncle’s dairy farm and at odd jobs. He returned to Philadelphia in 1898 – 1899 in order to attend drawing classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Back in Phoenix in 1899, he decided at the age of 16 to try to make his living as a cowboy. Lon moved to the cow country of Wickenburg where he was hired by Tex Singleton’s Bull Ranch. He later joined the Three Bar Ranch . . . and, after a few years, was offered a job by Billy Cook...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006,
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Floaties - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Floaties (Beachshoot) - 2005
20x20cm, Edition of 10,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Certificate and Signature label,
artist Inventory # 1431.
Not mounted.
The Tooth of Time
It is obvious that the photographer Stefanie Schneider has a background in film. All her pictures live from the dust-filled eroticism of American road movies. For Hitchhikers, the thirty-seven-year-old artist sent her protagonists into the desert.
The air shimmers. Desert. A highway, massive autos, dusty kisses. One is familiar with these sorts of images from films, even if one hasn't yet seen this particular one. In any case, it seems to be older: The tooth of time has gnawed at the photos; they are discolored, strangely and incorrectly exposed, covered with white spots.
False! The photographic series Hitchhikers was created this year; the photos got their patina because the photographer Stefanie Schneider only uses film which has passed its expiration date by up to five years, and which accordingly reacts to light in unpredictable ways. Where one's assumptions are correct is in the matter of the cinematic allusions: Schneider received a degree in film at the Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen and was a cutter for several years. In the USA, she was responsible for the scene photos in the feature-film debut (Everything put together) of Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) and out of tha collaboration developed her own photographic series Suburbia.
Hitchhikers is similarly structured and actually consists of stills, in this case without the accompanying film: loosely staged pictures in which the protagonists have space for spontaneous improvisations. No plot, but moods which seem familiar to us. Schneider remarks that during the shooting she was thinking of Thelma and Louise.
The series is marketed along with other works of Schneider by the Editions Galerie Lumas, the Galerie Caprice Horn in Berlin, and the Zurich gallery nd-projects. The Lumas branch in Munich is featuring Schneider in the exhibition Polaroid Movie through February 28, and starting on February 23 the feature film Stay runs, in which Schneider's pictures play a crucial role. And the thirty-seven-year-old artist, who lives alternately in Berlin and Los Angeles, continues to work on her filmography. At the moment she is developing along with Marc Forster a concept of transferring her typical photographic aesthetic into moving pictures...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
