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Japan, Girl Winter Costume

Japan, Girl Winter Costume

By Baron Raimund von Stillfried

Located in Middletown, NY

his portrait photography and, like Felice Beato, also made numerous genre and landscape photographs

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Portrait of David Belasco
Portrait of David Belasco

Portrait of David Belasco

By Nickolas Muray

Located in Santa Monica, CA

NICKOLAS MURAY (Hungary 1892 – 1965 New York) PORTRAIT OF DAVID BELASCO, 1922 Photograph. Signed

Category

1920s American Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of David Belasco
Portrait of David Belasco

Portrait of David Belasco

By Nickolas Muray

Located in Santa Monica, CA

NICKOLAS MURAY (Hungary 1892 – 1965 New York) PORTRAIT OF DAVID BELASCO, 1922 Photograph. Signed

Category

1920s American Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Victor Hugo -  b/w Postcard - 1870s
Portrait of Victor Hugo -  b/w Postcard - 1870s

Portrait of Victor Hugo - b/w Postcard - 1870s

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Victor Hugo is a photografic albumen print in CDV size. The print was made around 1870

Category

1870s Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

Portrait of the Paint Carlo Ferrari -  Vintage Photo - 1870
Portrait of the Paint Carlo Ferrari -  Vintage Photo - 1870

Portrait of the Paint Carlo Ferrari - Vintage Photo - 1870

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait is an original silver salt photo on yellowish paper realized in 1870 by an Anonymous

Category

19th Century Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Miss Tic Black-and-White Portrait Photograph by RF, Paris, 1986"
"Miss Tic Black-and-White Portrait Photograph by RF, Paris, 1986"

"Miss Tic Black-and-White Portrait Photograph by RF, Paris, 1986"

By Roberta Fineberg

Located in New york, NY

. Working across photography, drawing, installation, video, and abstraction, she investigates themes of

Category

1880s Contemporary Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Early 20th Century Hand Colored Portraits of a Young Couple C.1900
Early 20th Century Hand Colored Portraits of a Young Couple C.1900

Early 20th Century Hand Colored Portraits of a Young Couple C.1900

Located in San Francisco, CA

Early 20th Century Hand Colored Portraits of a Young Couple C.1900 Handsome young couple. Hand

Category

Early 20th Century Photorealist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

The Barber, Mexico

The Barber, Mexico

By Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed M. Alvarz Bravo and titled "Mexico" on back. In very good condition. This is a later platinum printing.

Category

1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Platinum

Oksoyapiw - Blackfoot

Oksoyapiw - Blackfoot

By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Photogravure - Plate 639 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Soyaksin - Blood

Soyaksin - Blood

By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Photogravure - Plate 651 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

John Abbott - Osage

John Abbott - Osage

By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Photogravure - Plate 680 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Lucero - Santo Domingo

Lucero - Santo Domingo

By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Photogravure - Plate 557 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Apio-Mita(White Dog)-Blood

Apio-Mita(White Dog)-Blood

By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Photogravure - Plate 648 Comes with a gorgeous Burl Wood frame, images upon request.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Woman collecting sea shells

Woman collecting sea shells

By Ogawa Kazumasa

Located in Middletown, NY

photography. He adapted cutting-edge Western technology in photo-printing processes to produce numerous half

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – A costumed Geisha on stage - hand-colored photograph
Japan – A costumed Geisha on stage - hand-colored photograph

Japan – A costumed Geisha on stage - hand-colored photograph

By Ogawa Kumakasa

Located in Middletown, NY

photography. He adapted cutting-edge Western technology in photo-printing processes to produce numerous half

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Nagasaki Post Office – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan
Nagasaki Post Office – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Nagasaki Post Office – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer Unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c1890 Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (192 x 260 mm). Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with cle...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo
Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 inches (203 x 266 mm), numbered B04 in negative, small spots of fixer on lower right corner, pencil inscription on ver...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Writing a Letter – Hand-colored Meiji Era photograph, Japan
Writing a Letter – Hand-colored Meiji Era photograph, Japan

Writing a Letter – Hand-colored Meiji Era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph Yokohama, Japan: c 1880 Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm). Edges a little faded and some cockling, image is clear and beautifully color...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Kiyomizu Temple, Nagasaki – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan
Kiyomizu Temple, Nagasaki – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Kiyomizu Temple, Nagasaki – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: 1890s. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (198 x 260 mm), numbered in negative 40, and captioned at lo...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Theater House, Kobe – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Theater House, Kobe – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: 1890s. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounti...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan
Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan

Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Tokyo, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 5/8 x 10 inches (200 x 255 mm), pasted on light album board, numbered 956 and captioned in negative at lower right; housed in an a...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Wisteria Blossoms Kameido Tokyo – hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Wisteria Blossoms Kameido Tokyo – hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1900. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (190 x 242 mm), numbered A 536 in negative and captioned on lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival ma...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Inland Sea at Bingo

Japan – Inland Sea at Bingo

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered A 425 and titled at lower right; very light toning on the edges. Unmounted; housed...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Tamadare Waterfall Hakone, hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Tamadare Waterfall Hakone, hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1900. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm); numbered B 435 and captioned on lower right corner. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat wi...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Located in Middletown, NY

Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collectio...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Early 1900's Circus Street Parade

Early 1900's Circus Street Parade

Located in Middletown, NY

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Garibaldi - Silver Salt Photo on Cardboard- Late 19th Century

Garibaldi - Silver Salt Photo on Cardboard- Late 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Garibaldi is an original photo printed on cardboard realized by an anonymous artist. In good condition. Passpartout: 69.5 x 49 The artwork represents general Garibaldi. the artwor...

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Cardboard

The Poet's Son Billie 1898
The Poet's Son Billie 1898

The Poet's Son Billie 1898

By Arnold Genthe

Located in Soquel, CA

Late 19th century portrait of a young boy by Arnold Genthe (German, 1869-1942). Signed "Arnold

Category

1890s Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Noble Woman - Silver Salt Photograph - 1890s

Noble Woman - Silver Salt Photograph - 1890s

Located in Roma, IT

Noble Woman, Silver Salt Photograph is a vintage portrait photograph on paper realized in 1890s

Category

1890s Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Japan – Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton) – Hand-colored photograph

Japan – Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton) – Hand-colored photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton/battledore/shuttlecock), studio photograph. Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbe...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Kimya-Bashi (Bridge), Nagasaki w/ 2 rickshaws – Hand-colored photograph

Japan – Kimya-Bashi (Bridge), Nagasaki w/ 2 rickshaws – Hand-colored photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: circa 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm); hand numbered 64 in negative and captioned at lower left; light cockling at top left co...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored

By Ogawa Kumakasa

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbered B334 in negative, right side of image printed somewhat lighter than left, tiny in-nega...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Deshima, Nagasaki – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – Deshima, Nagasaki – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: 1890s. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounti...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Woman in winter outfit with umbrella (background of Mt. Fuji)

Japan – Woman in winter outfit with umbrella (background of Mt. Fuji)

By Ogawa Kumakasa

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 x 8 inches (259 x 201 mm), unmounted; light cockling at corners. [Nagasaki University Library, Catalog Number : 468]. A young wom...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – A geisha playing the gekkin - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Japan – A geisha playing the gekkin - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – A geisha playing the gekkin - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1880's. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 8 inches (258 x 203 mm), unmounted; pencil inscription in Japanese on verso; light cockling [Nagasaki University Libra...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (258 x 198 mm), numbered B 1161 and captioned in negative at lower right; very light cockling, brightly col...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (205 x 267 mm), numbered 1625 and captioned "Dancing" in negative at lower right; pencil inscription in Jap...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (197 x 260 mm), numbered B 86 and captioned caption on lowe...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses
Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses

Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 (204 x 266 mm), uncaptioned, some cockling at top corners; pencil ins...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered B 1085 and captioned in negative at lower right. Tiny in-negative defects creating white spots. Unmounted;...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan, Girl with Samisen or Gozenobo, titled Beggar (Gozenobo)

Japan, Girl with Samisen or Gozenobo, titled Beggar (Gozenobo)

Located in Middletown, NY

Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 inches x 7 3/4 (260 x 198 mm), numbered B 1221 and captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounting co...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Cooly, drawing Jinrikisha (Rickshaw)

Cooly, drawing Jinrikisha (Rickshaw)

Located in Middletown, NY

Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 inches (195 x 252 mm), pasted onto a gold-edged board with caption hand-written in black ink.

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN POSTERS.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN POSTERS.

WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN POSTERS.

Located in Portland, ME

Prince, George WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN POSTERS. Lithographs, 1900. With Prince's copyright, lower left, and Litho by Julius Bien NY, lower right. The McKinle...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Lithograph

Anonymous WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. ELECTION POSTER. Lithograph, 1900 . Poster for
Anonymous WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. ELECTION POSTER. Lithograph, 1900 . Poster for

Anonymous WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. ELECTION POSTER. Lithograph, 1900 . Poster for

Located in Portland, ME

Anonymous WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. ELECTION POSTER. Lithograph, 1900 . Poster for Bryan's candidacy for President in 1900. He ran, with Adlai E. Stevenson as Vice President, against W...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Lithograph

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Portrait de Ludovic Halévy.

Edgar DegasPortrait de Ludovic Halévy., 1895

Unavailable

H 3.23 in W 2.92 in

Portrait de Ludovic Halévy.

By Edgar Degas

Located in PARIS, FR

Edgar DEGAS Paris 1834 † 1917 id. Portrait of Ludovic Halévy. About 1895-1896. Photograph

Category

1890s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Travois - Blackfoot

A Travois - Blackfoot

By Edward Sheriff Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

American portraiture, Southwest photography).

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Girl and Jar, San Ildefonso, plate 590

Girl and Jar, San Ildefonso, plate 590

By Edward Sheriff Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

van Gelder paper. (Native American portraiture, Southwest photography). From the North American Indian

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Farm Children
Farm Children

August SanderFarm Children, 1927

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in

Farm Children

By August Sander

Located in Atlanta, GA

August Sander's work includes landscape, nature, architecture, and street photography, but he is

Category

1920s Constructivist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Girl in Fairground Caravan
Girl in Fairground Caravan

Girl in Fairground Caravan

By August Sander

Located in Atlanta, GA

August Sander's work includes landscape, nature, architecture, and street photography, but he is

Category

1920s Constructivist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

James Joyce

Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991James Joyce, 1928

Unavailable

H 13.63 in W 10.63 in

James Joyce

By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991

Located in New York, NY

be his photography assistant. Despite having no experience in photography, Abbott soon started to

Category

1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jerry Hall, New York City 1985

Jerry Hall, New York City 1985

By Annie Leibovitz

Located in Berlin, DE

Printed in 2011. Signed in pencil; titled, dated, inscribed and with the photographers black copyright stamp, on the verso. Number 10 from a limited edition of 25.

Category

1880s Contemporary Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Haschogan - Navaho, House God. 1904.

Haschogan - Navaho, House God. 1904.

By Edward Sheriff Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

tissue from Volume 1 (Native American portraiture, Navajo, Southwest photography). Original photogravure

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

A Hopi Girl, Plate 406, 1905

A Hopi Girl, Plate 406, 1905

By Edward Sheriff Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Portfolio 12. (Native American portraiture, Southwest photography). Original photogravure from the North

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Early 19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

"Steamy!", Lula-Allie Villain for Von magazine, Los Angeles, May
"Steamy!", Lula-Allie Villain for Von magazine, Los Angeles, May

"Steamy!", Lula-Allie Villain for Von magazine, Los Angeles, May

By Ellen von Unwerth

Located in Milano, IT

Ellen von Unwerth is a fashion photographer whose experience as a model is the basis of her practice. Influenced by the glamorous eroticism of Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin, von Unwe...

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18th Century and Earlier Feminist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Bees," for Grey magazine, Paris
"Bees," for Grey magazine, Paris

Ellen von Unwerth"Bees," for Grey magazine, Paris, 2012

Unavailable

H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 in

"Bees," for Grey magazine, Paris

By Ellen von Unwerth

Located in Milano, IT

Ellen von Unwerth is a fashion photographer whose experience as a model is the basis of her practice. Influenced by the glamorous eroticism of Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin, von Unwe...

Category

18th Century and Earlier Feminist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lily Brik

Alexander RodchenkoLily Brik, 1924

Unavailable

H 7.5 in W 9.5 in

Lily Brik

By Alexander Rodchenko

Located in Atlanta, GA

turning to photomontage and photography. His photography was socially engaged, formally innovative, and

Category

1920s Constructivist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Fo-e (“Snow Child”) (Santa Clara)

Fo-e (“Snow Child”) (Santa Clara)

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Sheriff Curtis. Fo-e (“Snow Child”) (Santa Clara) 1905. vintage photogravure on Japanese Tissue from Volume 17 North American Indian Project.

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1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

César, The sculptor

André SasCésar, The sculptor

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in

César, The sculptor

Located in PARIS, FR

This is the french sculptor Cesar.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Lambda

A Family Group – Noatak, Plate 717

A Family Group – Noatak, Plate 717

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Sheriff Curtis. Vintage Photogravure. North American Indian Project.

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Early 1900s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Cleaning Wheat – San Juan, 1905

Cleaning Wheat – San Juan, 1905

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Sheriff Curtis. Vintage Photogravure. North American Indian Project.

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Early 1900s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Girl and Jar, San Ildefonso, New Mexico

Girl and Jar, San Ildefonso, New Mexico

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Sheriff Curtis. Vintage Photogravure. North American Indian Project. Print area is in good condition, white border of paper has some wear.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Grinding Medicine – Zuni, Plate 606

Grinding Medicine – Zuni, Plate 606

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Sheriff Curtis. Vintage Photogravure. North American Indian Project.

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Early 1900s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

A Hopi Mother, Plate 403, 1921

A Hopi Mother, Plate 403, 1921

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Sheriff Curtis. Vintage Photogravure. North American Indian Project. Print area is in good condition, edges of white border of paper has some handling creases.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Antique Photograph of a Young Child by French Photographer Legarcon 1921 Framed
Antique Photograph of a Young Child by French Photographer Legarcon 1921 Framed

Antique Photograph of a Young Child by French Photographer Legarcon 1921 Framed

Located in FR

Antique Photograph of A Young Girl signed Legarcon 1921 In it's original Frame with original label on the back Legarcon was renowned for hand colouring artistically with oils, pencil...

Category

1920s Photorealist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Edward Curtis, A Hopi Mother, Plate 403, Photogravure on Holland van Gelder
Edward Curtis, A Hopi Mother, Plate 403, Photogravure on Holland van Gelder

Edward Curtis, A Hopi Mother, Plate 403, Photogravure on Holland van Gelder

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Curtis. A Hopi Mother, Plate 403, Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder. Plate 406. Paper size 22 x 18". Typed artist name, dated, and titled on print recto. In the early 20th ...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Edward Curtis, A Hopi Girl, Plate 406,  Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder paper
Edward Curtis, A Hopi Girl, Plate 406,  Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder paper

Edward Curtis, A Hopi Girl, Plate 406, Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder paper

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Curtis. A Hopi Girl, Plate 406, Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder paper. Plate 406. Paper size 22 x 18". Typed artist name, dated, and titled on print recto. In the early 2...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Poster Lady, 1906, from Camerawork, Steichen Supplement, photogravure
Poster Lady, 1906, from Camerawork, Steichen Supplement, photogravure

Poster Lady, 1906, from Camerawork, Steichen Supplement, photogravure

By Edward Steichen

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Steichen Poster Lady, 1906 Pl.35, Vol. SS, CameraWork Deluxe edition of the Steichen Supplement, published simultaneously with Camera Work Number 14 Photogravure Image Size: 6...

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Early 20th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Edward Curtis, Grinding Medicine - Zuni, Plate 606, Photogravure

Edward Curtis, Grinding Medicine - Zuni, Plate 606, Photogravure

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Curtis, Grinding Medicine - Zuni, Plate 606, Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder paper. Plate 606. Image Size: 11.5 x 15.75. Paper size: 7.75 x 22" Typed artist name, dated, an...

Category

1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Edward Curtis, A Family Group - Noatak, Plate 717, Photogravure

Edward Curtis, A Family Group - Noatak, Plate 717, Photogravure

By Edward Curtis

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Curtis, A Family Group - Noatak, Plate 717, Photogravure, from Volume 20. Plate 717. Image Size: 11.5 x 15.75. Paper size: 18 x 21.75" Typed artist name, dated, and titled on ...

Category

1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Edward Steichen. The Photographer's Best Model-Bernard Shaw, 1913, photogravure
Edward Steichen. The Photographer's Best Model-Bernard Shaw, 1913, photogravure

Edward Steichen. The Photographer's Best Model-Bernard Shaw, 1913, photogravure

By Edward Steichen

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Edward Steichen (1879-1973). The Photographer’s Best Model – Bernard Shaw, 1913. 7.75 x 6.5" Image Size, 11.25 x 7.75" Paper Size, 16.5 x 13.25" Frame size. Camera Work Volume 42/43....

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1910s Modern Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Photograph of a Samurai
Photograph of a Samurai

Photograph of a Samurai, c. 1880

Unavailable

H 10.5 in W 8 in

Photograph of a Samurai

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Hand-tinted original albumen print, from the private Ellsworth collection. Features a samurai standing on a woodland path, outfitted with swords and full armor, wearing a rain cape ...

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19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Photograph of a Samurai
Photograph of a Samurai

Photograph of a Samurai, c. 1880

Unavailable

H 10.5 in W 7.5 in

Photograph of a Samurai

Located in Santa Fe, NM

A Samurai in full armor, wielding a bow and arrow. Attributed to Kimbei. From the Ellsworth collection. Hand-tinted original albumen print. Matted and custom framed. c. 1880

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19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Marilyn with Gold Cup

Marilyn with Gold Cup

By Milton Greene

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Available on Metal

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Early 20th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Metal

Rare Photo of Fred and Adele Astaire
Rare Photo of Fred and Adele Astaire

Rare Photo of Fred and Adele Astaire

Located in New York, NY

Great item for a movie buff! Original vintage photograph with autographs of Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire during the period of their early collaboration in show business....

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1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper

Portrait of a Captian
Portrait of a Captian

Portrait of a Captian

Unavailable

H 20.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in

Portrait of a Captian

Located in North Egremont, MA

Silver print action photo of an "Old Salt", sea captain in original fumed oak frame.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Portrait Photography

Portrait of Dr. Rufus Weaver
Portrait of Dr. Rufus Weaver

Portrait of Dr. Rufus Weaver

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 15.5 in

Portrait of Dr. Rufus Weaver

Located in New York, NY

(Dr. Weaver is most remembered for his twenty-year dissection of an entire
human nervous system. In the photograph, Dr. Weaver stands among the
various anatomical spe...

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19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Charlie Chaplin, portrait, 1926

Charlie Chaplin, portrait, 1926

By Edward Steichen

Located in New York, NY

Photo by Edward Steichen Featured in Vanity Fair, October 1, 1926 Portrait of English actor

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Mid-19th Century Contemporary Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vintage 1920's Glamour Portrait Photograph of Woman
Vintage 1920's Glamour Portrait Photograph of Woman

Vintage 1920's Glamour Portrait Photograph of Woman

Unavailable

H 14 in W 10.75 in D 0.1 in

Vintage 1920's Glamour Portrait Photograph of Woman

Located in Seguin, TX

Vintage circa 1920's hand tinted portrait photograph of glamourous woman in lace and furs

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper

19th Century Circa 1865 Daguerreotype Portrait of Woman
19th Century Circa 1865 Daguerreotype Portrait of Woman

19th Century Circa 1865 Daguerreotype Portrait of Woman

Unavailable

H 0.75 in W 3.25 in D 3.5 in

19th Century Circa 1865 Daguerreotype Portrait of Woman

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century circa 1865 Daguerreotype portrait of woman.

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19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Hand Colored Opalotype Portrait Photograph on Glass
Antique Hand Colored Opalotype Portrait Photograph on Glass

Antique Hand Colored Opalotype Portrait Photograph on Glass

Located in Seguin, TX

Antique circa 1880's opalotype portrait photograph. Photograph of beautiful young woman on opaque

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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Brass

Hand Painted Photograph Portrait of a German Soldier
Hand Painted Photograph Portrait of a German Soldier

Hand Painted Photograph Portrait of a German Soldier

Located in New York, NY

Hand Painted photograph portrait miniature of a young German soldier, 1903 Heir Antiques

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Early 20th Century German Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper, Board

Large Tramp Art Frame with Portrait of WWI Soldier
Large Tramp Art Frame with Portrait of WWI Soldier

Large Tramp Art Frame with Portrait of WWI Soldier

Unavailable

H 31.89 in W 25.6 in D 3.94 in

Large Tramp Art Frame with Portrait of WWI Soldier

Located in Fitzroy, Victoria

Large tramp art frame, with WW1 portrait of Australian soldier 'Al More' in a fretwork surround

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Early 20th Century Oceanic Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Wood

Vast Collection Installation, 150, 19th Century Tinplate Portrait Photographs
Vast Collection Installation, 150, 19th Century Tinplate Portrait Photographs

Vast Collection Installation, 150, 19th Century Tinplate Portrait Photographs

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Victorian period, each showing a range of intimate portraits of interior scenes, couples, gentleman and

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Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) High Victorian Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Tin

Silver Prints from 1870 Portrait of Dog Exposition Canine Des Champs Elysees
Silver Prints from 1870 Portrait of Dog Exposition Canine Des Champs Elysees

Silver Prints from 1870 Portrait of Dog Exposition Canine Des Champs Elysees

Located in Berlin, DE

Photographs from 1870 portrait of dogs exposition canine des Champs Elysees / silver prints by

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1870s French Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Other

Barbara Stanwyck Glamour Portrait Fine Art Print

Barbara Stanwyck Glamour Portrait Fine Art Print

By William Fraker

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Barbara Stanwyck was an American film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong, realistic screen presence, and a ...

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1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, C Print

Bacchante with crown made of laurel and grape leaves

Bacchante with crown made of laurel and grape leaves

Unavailable

H 11.02 in W 9.06 in D 0.1 in

Bacchante with crown made of laurel and grape leaves

By Jan Marie Constantin Van Beers

Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE

living at a (very) long distance. In order to create an accurate portrait, photography was of great help

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19th Century Belgian Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Panel

Exceptional Bronze-Mounted "Molière" Clock, Carrier de Belleuse
Exceptional Bronze-Mounted "Molière" Clock, Carrier de Belleuse

Exceptional Bronze-Mounted "Molière" Clock, Carrier de Belleuse

Unavailable

H 32.29 in W 29.14 in D 13.78 in

Exceptional Bronze-Mounted "Molière" Clock, Carrier de Belleuse

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres in 1876. Étienne Carjat (1828-1906). Portrait of Carrier

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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Miniature Portraits Diamonds Pearls Yellow Gold Double-sided French Brooch
Miniature Portraits Diamonds Pearls Yellow Gold Double-sided French Brooch

Miniature Portraits Diamonds Pearls Yellow Gold Double-sided French Brooch

Located in Viana do Castelo, PT

portraits Miniature portraits were the predecessors of photography. In an age when no other means of

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Late 18th Century French Romantic Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold

Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920
Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920

Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920

Located in FR

Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920 Black and White original Family

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Early 20th Century Photorealist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Greta Garbo Minimalistic Portrait Globe Photos Fine Art Print
Greta Garbo Minimalistic Portrait Globe Photos Fine Art Print

Greta Garbo Minimalistic Portrait Globe Photos Fine Art Print

Located in Las Vegas, NV

This stunning black and white studio portrait features a minimalistic portrait of Greta Garbo

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1920s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Portrait of Charles Baudelaire
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire

Portrait of Charles Baudelaire

Located in New York, NY

nineteenth-century portraits, Carjat's Baudelaire has become an outstanding icon" (Icons of Photography

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1860s Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Bonanomi 1708, oil on canvas
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Bonanomi 1708, oil on canvas

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Bonanomi 1708, oil on canvas

Located in Milan, IT

widespread above all in the Lecco area, in the Milanese area, in the Como area and in Bergamo. The portrait

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18th Century Other Art Style Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Oil

MAN RAY (1890-1976), PORTRAIT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION

MAN RAY (1890-1976), PORTRAIT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION

By Man Ray

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: PORTRAIT Date Of Negative: 1920 Type Of Print

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1920s Photorealist Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Large Photograph Portrait of Victorian Era Girl in Ornate Gold Frame
Large Photograph Portrait of Victorian Era Girl in Ornate Gold Frame

Large Photograph Portrait of Victorian Era Girl in Ornate Gold Frame

Located in Houston, TX

Beautiful life-sized portrait of a young girl from the Victorian era in it's original ornate gold

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Late 19th Century Antique Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

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