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Vintage Large Format Abstract Unique Color Photo Polaroid Photograph Ellen Carey
By Ellen Carey
Located in Surfside, FL
. (this measures about 20X20 inches) Ellen Carey, American artist and photographer. Ellen Carey resides
Category

1980s Abstract Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

2 Large Format Abstract Unique Color Photo Polaroid Pulls Ellen Carey Photograph
By Ellen Carey
Located in Surfside, FL
Ellen Carey Unique pair of photo art Polaroid panels Untitled, Red Moire Positive (Polaroid
Category

1980s Abstract Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

19th century English still life of fruit, apples, pears, birds nest, flowers
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English still life of flowers , fruit, birds nest in on a mossy bank by Ellen Ladell
Category

1880s Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Front Entry, (Forest), Large Scale Cibachrome
By Ellen Brooks
Located in Surfside, FL
Ellen Brooks (born February 3, 1946) is an American photographer. She began her career on the West
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Nature's Printing Press
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ausby, Malcolm Bailey, Ellen Banks, Romare Bearden, Robert Blackburn, Betty Blayton, Ronald Boutte, Lynn
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Eyeball Freak, Circus Side Show Curiosity, Silver Gelatin Print, Framed, 1952
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lady Bird (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-Triennale Esslingen, DZ Bank Kunstsammlung, Bombay Beach Biennale, DZ Bank Collection, Frankfurt. latest
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Blues Great Howlin' Wolf, Chicago 1966, Framed Black and White Photo by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Farm Grandma Waiting for Kids, 1951
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Young Pool Shark, Chicago 1949, Black & White Photograph, Framed, Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years
Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tracks to War, New Jersey, 1943, Black and White Photograph, Signed, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

JFK in Profile, 1960 - Color Photograph Matted and Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950 - Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mafia Boss Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo in Front of Big Lion, Chicago 1959
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gale Sayers #40, 1966 - Color Photograph by Art Shay for Sports Illustrated
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor
Category

1960s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Return Of Columbus In Chains To Cadiz By Emanuel Leutze
Located in New Orleans, LA
the American Bank Note Company became a collector's item itself. Born in Württemberg, Germany
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Car Reflection, 1958, Black and White Photograph Appeared in LIFE Magazine
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Nixons on LaSalle Street, Chicago, 1968, Color Photograph, Signed on Back
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired
Category

1960s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Titter, Scantily Clad Woman Viewing Titter Magazine, 1950 Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Blues Guitarist, Buddy Guy, 1966, Playing Guitar, Framed Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Palmer Ready to Win His 2nd Masters, Augusta, Georgia 1960, Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo
Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Man With the Golden Arm, 1949, Nelson Algren as the Dealer, Silver Gelatin
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo
Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Leaf

Caitlyn Bruce Jenner, Montreal Olympics, 1976, Black and White Photograph Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost
Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Deerfield Protestors, 1963, Activists at Rally at Dusk, Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Maxwell Street Dog, Black & White Street Photography, Chicago, 1953 by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vegas, Hotel Signs, Homage to Mondrian, Color Street Photography by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

James Baldwin Standing, Deerfield, IL 1961, Deerfield Integration Rally
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hugh Hefner in His Bedroom Office, Chicago 1961, Black and White Photography
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, 1961, The Rat Pack
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Two Leopards Spotted, Chicago 1974, Brookfield Zoo, Signed and Framed.
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve
Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Borneo Burning
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Blindspots
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Bruce Robbins Large Mixed Media Contemporary Collage Painting Abstract Flower
By Bruce Robbins
Located in Surfside, FL
, art by Elizabeth Murray, Ellen Phelan, Keith Sonnier, Mary Heilmann, Pat Steir, Malcolm Morley, and
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Girls Girls Girls, State St. Strip Joint Near Death, Chicago, 1966
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Day's End at Haggerty's Pond - Forest Drenched in Sunlight Reflected in Water
By Art Chartow
Located in Chicago, IL
, Saginaw, MI 1994 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Ellen Phelan, juror; Birmingham-Bloomfield Art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Brooklyn, Illinois, Twins, 1952 - For Ebony Magazine in Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, IL
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Twins, Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, Illinois, for Ebony Magazine, 1952, Silver Gelatin
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Killers For Hire, JFK, South Dakota 1960, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mysteries of Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bank Kunstsammlung, Bombay Beach Biennale, DZ Bank Collection, Frankfurt. latest news: Moving/Image
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

I Am A Man - Color Signed Photograph, 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker Protest
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty
Category

1960s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Morning on Grand Traverse Bay - Rocky Beach and Dramatic Sky, Original Oil
By Art Chartow
Located in Chicago, IL
University, Los Angeles, CA; Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI 1994 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Ellen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

19th Century genre oil painting of a woman & child in a Welsh cottage
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
merchant and his second wife Ann Banks. He spent time in London being tutored by the historical and
Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Iceman - Children Gathered Around an Ice Cream Vendor circa 1949, Photo Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor
Category

1960s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Woman in Sheer Dress, Silver Gelatin Black & White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kid Boxing, 1952, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay, Signed and Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired
Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Arch Cape - Oregon, Wooded Landscape, Setting Sun and Ocean View, Oil on Panel
By Art Chartow
Located in Chicago, IL
University, Los Angeles, CA; Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI 1994 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” Ellen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Nakedly Patriotic, 1970, Peaceful Gathering, Nude Female, Archival Pigment Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years
Category

1960s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Valley
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Valley
Valley
H 32 in W 32 in
Peak
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Peak
Peak
H 32 in W 32 in
Glow
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Glow
Glow
H 32 in W 32 in
Bridge
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Bridge
Bridge
H 32 in W 32 in
Flow
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Flow
Flow
H 32 in W 32 in
Ascent
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Contemporary Art, the Musée national de beaux-arts du Québec, the Leonard and Bina Ellen
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Ascent
Ascent
H 32 in W 32 in
Nastasia with Gun - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
-Triennale Esslingen, Bombay Beach Biennale, DZ Bank Collection, Frankfurt. latest news: Moving/Image
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Basalt Cliff
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ellen Gallery in Montreal, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto, the Ministry of Foreign
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Arch and Sea 2
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ellen Gallery in Montreal, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto, the Ministry of Foreign
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Shipwreck
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ellen Gallery in Montreal, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto, the Ministry of Foreign
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Beach and Cliffside
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ellen Gallery in Montreal, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto, the Ministry of Foreign
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Cliff with Vines
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ellen Gallery in Montreal, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto, the Ministry of Foreign
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Chalk Shoreline
By Holly King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ellen Gallery in Montreal, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto, the Ministry of Foreign
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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Ellen Banks For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of ellen banks available for sale. A selection of these works in the contemporary, abstract and minimalist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the ellen banks that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and blue. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Stefanie Schneider, Art Shay, Holly King, Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid and Art Chartow are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paper, photographic paper and c print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Some ellen banks are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 7 inches across, are available.

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The average selling price for ellen banks we offer is $2,200, while they’re typically $260 on the low end and $9,500 for the highest priced.

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