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Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan
Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan

Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Malcolm X Funeral Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin print
Malcolm X Funeral Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin print

Malcolm X Funeral Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin print

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cloud Flute Moment
Cloud Flute Moment

Cloud Flute Moment

Located in Surfside, FL

Oakland, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan
Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan

Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Malcolm X Funeral Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin print
Malcolm X Funeral Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin print

Malcolm X Funeral Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin print

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Matter of Aesthetics
A Matter of Aesthetics

A Matter of Aesthetics

Located in Surfside, FL

, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

A Matter of Aesthetics
A Matter of Aesthetics

A Matter of Aesthetics

Located in Surfside, FL

some of the most active poets of the Beat Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Phil

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Robert Frank
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Robert Frank

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Robert Frank

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art

Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Robert Frank
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Robert Frank

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Robert Frank

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art

Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Herbert & Mercedes Matter
Herbert & Mercedes Matter

Herbert & Mercedes Matter

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Herbert & Mercedes Matter
Herbert & Mercedes Matter

Herbert & Mercedes Matter

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kerouac and Friends: a Beat Generation Album, First Edition
Kerouac and Friends: a Beat Generation Album, First Edition

Kerouac and Friends: a Beat Generation Album, First Edition

By Fred W. McDarrah

Located in valatie, NY

Kerouac and Friends: A Beat Generation Album by Fred W. McDarrah. William Morrow & Company, New

Category

Vintage 1980s American Books

Materials

Paper

Photograph of Neal Cassady and Timothy Leary by Allen Ginsberg
Photograph of Neal Cassady and Timothy Leary by Allen Ginsberg

Photograph of Neal Cassady and Timothy Leary by Allen Ginsberg

By Allen Ginsberg

Located in Atlanta, GA

Beat Generation and their unconventional creative and life style. Edition 6/15. Printed pre-1997 under

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Photography

Materials

Wood, Paper

Mid Century San Francisco China Town Urban Landscape Drawing
Mid Century San Francisco China Town Urban Landscape Drawing

Mid Century San Francisco China Town Urban Landscape Drawing

Located in Soquel, CA

California beat generation artist and actor Victor Wong (Chinese-American, 1927-2001). Signed and dated

Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Beat Artist "Thamyris" lithograph
Beat Artist "Thamyris" lithograph

Beat Artist "Thamyris" lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

, Will Petersen settled in Oakland, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist "Musing" Lithograph
Beat Artist "Musing" Lithograph

Beat Artist "Musing" Lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

Oakland, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat Generation: Gary Snyder

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist lithograph Dancer Sculpture
Beat Artist lithograph Dancer Sculpture

Beat Artist lithograph Dancer Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

the Beat Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Phil Whalen, Mike McClure and others

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist "Desert dancer" Lithograph
Beat Artist "Desert dancer" Lithograph

Beat Artist "Desert dancer" Lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

, Will Petersen settled in Oakland, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

William Burroughs, Shotgun Artwork on Paper 'Framed'
William Burroughs, Shotgun Artwork on Paper 'Framed'

William Burroughs, Shotgun Artwork on Paper 'Framed'

By William S. Burroughs

Located in CA, CA

novelist, short story writer, essayist, and painter. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major

Category

Late 20th Century British Books

Beat Artist "Hat at Dusk" Lithograph
Beat Artist "Hat at Dusk" Lithograph

Beat Artist "Hat at Dusk" Lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

, Will Petersen settled in Oakland, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist C.1950 Sam Kramer Sterling Silver & Garnet Cufflinks
Modernist C.1950 Sam Kramer Sterling Silver & Garnet Cufflinks

Modernist C.1950 Sam Kramer Sterling Silver & Garnet Cufflinks

By Sam Kramer

Located in Atlanta, GA

often surrealist and appealed to both the beat generation and collectors of early modernism. These

Category

Vintage 1940s American Modernist Cufflinks

Materials

Garnet, Sterling Silver

Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #2
Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #2

Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #2

By Michael Bowen

Located in San Francisco, CA

icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s counterculture, Bowen is also known for his role in

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Forest Reflections" - Mid Century Abstract Expressionism
"Forest Reflections" - Mid Century Abstract Expressionism

"Forest Reflections" - Mid Century Abstract Expressionism

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

, 36"H x 36"W. San Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni was born in Boston, MA in 1931. She

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Forest Reflections" - Mid Century Abstract Expressionism
"Forest Reflections" - Mid Century Abstract Expressionism

"Forest Reflections" - Mid Century Abstract Expressionism

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

. San Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni was born in Boston, MA in 1931. She holds a BA from

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bold Rectangular Abstract
Bold Rectangular Abstract

Bold Rectangular Abstract

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

verso. Unframed. Image size, 30"H x 30"W x 1.5"D. San Francisco Beat Generation

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pastel-Toned Abstract
Pastel-Toned Abstract

Pastel-Toned Abstract

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

; on verso. Image size, 44"H x 38"W. San Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni was

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wild Horses #1
Wild Horses #1

Wild Horses #1

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

and freedom she felt from the horses in that movement. San Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Celebration Abstract
Celebration Abstract

Celebration Abstract

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

. Unframed with black gallery wrap. Size: 30"H x 30"W x 2"D. San Francisco Beat Generation

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nature's Balance
Nature's Balance

Nature's Balance

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni was born in Boston, MA in 1931. She holds a BA from

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gatsby's Harbor
Gatsby's Harbor

Gatsby's Harbor

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

1.5"D. San Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni was born in Boston, MA in 1931. She

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset Glow
Sunset Glow

Sunset Glow

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni was born in Boston, MA in 1931. She holds a BA from Massachusetts

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thundering Sound
Thundering Sound

Thundering Sound

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni was born in Boston, MA in 1931. She holds a BA from

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wild Horses #2
Wild Horses #2

Wild Horses #2

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

power and freedom she felt from the horses in that movement. San Francisco Beat Generation painter

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shifting Memories
Shifting Memories

Shifting Memories

By Marie Sarni

Located in Soquel, CA

mustard-gold color edges. Image size: 30"H x 30"L x 2D. San Francisco Beat Generation painter Marie Sarni

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pop Edited by Mark Francis, with a Survey by Hal Foster Hardcover Book
Pop Edited by Mark Francis, with a Survey by Hal Foster Hardcover Book

Pop Edited by Mark Francis, with a Survey by Hal Foster Hardcover Book

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Style (1956–60) surveys the birth of Pop culture and its images, including the American Beat generation

Category

20th Century North American Folk Art Books

Materials

Paper

Paul Georges
Paul Georges

Paul Georges

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Rare Judaica Synagogue Service with Shofar
Rare Judaica Synagogue Service with Shofar

Rare Judaica Synagogue Service with Shofar

By Norman Rubington

Located in Surfside, FL

Letters in New York when he died. Rubington was also a Beat Generation writer using the nom de plume

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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Beat Generation For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate beat generation for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many abstract, modern and Pop Art versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect beat generation among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right beat generation is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, gray, beige and brown. Finding an appealing beat generation — no matter the origin — is easy, but Fred McDarrah, Sherron Francis, Michael Bowen, Richard Caldwell Brewer and Marie Sarni each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in silver gelatin print, paint and canvas.

How Much is a Beat Generation?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a beat generation in our inventory may begin at $49 and can go as high as $198,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,500.