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Frederick Sommer

Aperture Photography Magazine Collection of 6 Early Issues 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
, illustrations from photographs. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Fine. Includes a portfolio by Frederick Sommer, with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Kiss of Apollo Photography an Sculpture 1845 to the Present by Jeffrey Fraen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, Robert Mapplethorpe, William Eggleston, Frederick Sommer, Andy Warhol, Roger Fenton, William Henry Fox
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Bookends

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Paper

Untitled Abstraction Reverse #1 and #2
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
-known figures in the photography world including: Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
photography world including: Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (Artichokes)
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
photography world including: Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled #1 and Untitled #2
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
photography world including: Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
photography world including: Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Untitled Abstraction
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida Lansky continued to exhibit her work up until 1960
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Contemplation by Ida Lansky, c. 1950's, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
photography world including: Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Illusion by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950's, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Eugene Meatyard, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida Lansky continued to exhibit
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida Lansky continued to exhibit her work up until 1960
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
, Frederick Sommer, and Harry Callahan. Ida Lansky continued to exhibit her work up until 1960 when she
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Woman Behind Cobwebbed Window
By Wynn Bullock
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, and Frederick Sommer, he was one of the founding
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Autumn Landscape in Sunlight - Indian Summer -
Located in Berlin, DE
Frederick Vezin (1859 Torresdale Philadelphia - 1933 Düsseldorf), Autumn Landscape in the Sunlight
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Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Large Format Polaroid Photograph Still Life Color Photo Dye Print Betty Hahn Art
Located in Surfside, FL
: Frederick Sommer, Josef Sudek, Piet Zwart, Jan Tschichold, Irving Penn, Charles Jones, James Nasmyth
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1980s Contemporary Color Photography

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Color, Polaroid

Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)
By Abel Warshawsky
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Frederick Gottwald at the Cleveland School of Art, 1900–05. After graduating, he attended the Art Students
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1940s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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William A. Hoffman (1920-2011) Abstract Lithograph No. 3/5
By William Hoffman
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed black and white lithograph by notable American artist William August Hoffman.
Hoffman was a noted artist who worked in several mediums including ceramic sculpture, oi...
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20th Century American Prints

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Wood, Glass, Lithograph, Paper

Jean Cocteau - White Book - Original Handcolored Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau White Book - Autobiography about Cocteau's discovery of his homosexuality. The book was first published anonymously and created a scandal. Original Handcolored Lithograp...
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1930s Modern Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Space Age Acrylic and Chrome 'Teledome' Rotary Telephone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This futuristic Teledome (model #3005) phone was patented and manufactured in 1972 by Teleconcepts and included internals made by Northern Telecom Inc. Chrome-plate handset with blac...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Chrome

Pablo Picasso "Before the Goading of the Bull" Gilt Framed Signed Lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Framed Offset Lithograph of the Linocut print entitled 'Before the goading of the bull' published in New York circa 70s/80s. Signed with a Stamped Signature...
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Mid-20th Century British Modern Prints

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Paper

Silver Gelatin Photograph of a Cowboy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great silver gelatin photograph of a cowboy. This is from the same estate collection of photographs we recently had framed. We believe they date from the 1970s. No idea as to the p...
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Vintage 1970s American Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Silver Gelatin Photograph of a Cowboy
Silver Gelatin Photograph of a Cowboy
H 23.75 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
Joel Meyerowitz, Taking My Time
Located in New York City, NY
With over 650 pages and featuring over 550 images, Taking My Time provides an unprecedented overview and insight into the mind and work of the iconic American photographer Joel Meyer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

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Paper

Joel Meyerowitz, Taking My Time
Joel Meyerowitz, Taking My Time
H 13.38 in W 9.5 in D 3.54 in
French Modernist Abstract Portrait Lithograph (After Jasper Johns)
By André Cottavoz
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1922 in Saint-Marcellin, in Isère, André Cottavoz studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon in 1939. In 1942, Cottavoz at 20 years, he is in class 22 and must go to the Com...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Napoleon III Style Chairs in Emerald Sheepskin on Gilt Rope & Tassel Frames
By Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Unapologetically upscale and glamorous pair of gilt rope and tassel Napoleon III style chairs freshly upholstered in hand sewn emerald sheepskin. French. Chic. Such a killer combo. L...
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Sheepskin, Giltwood, Upholstery

Contemporary White Table Lamp, Organic Modern by Donatas Žukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Rudamina, LT
A luminaire that transcends its traditional role as a mere source of light, Sculptural Illumination represents a creative endeavor where the lamp itself transforms into an artistic e...
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2010s Lithuanian Organic Modern Table Lamps

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Cement

Melissa Strawser Bertoia Junior Dandelion Gong Intaglio Print, 2016
By Melissa Strawser
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Melissa Strawser’s Bertoia Junior Dandelion Gong Print is a pulled Artist Proof, an original intaglio print using handmade Doug Zucco White Crow Printmaking Paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Nude - Original Lithograph on Paper by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original lithograph realized by Sergio Barletta in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 100. Mint conditions (some folds an...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

Karin Székessy 'Daniela' Nude Colour Photograph, 1972
By Karin Székessy
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting limited edition vintage colour photograph titled 'Daniela' of nudes by acclaimed German photographer Karin Székessy (1939-2010). The photograph portrays two nude girls...
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Vintage 1970s Photography

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Paper

Karin Székessy 'Daniela' Nude Colour Photograph, 1972
Karin Székessy 'Daniela' Nude Colour Photograph, 1972
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H 15.16 in W 11.42 in D 0.12 in
Françoise Gilot Lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman', 1951
By Françoise Gilot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Françoise Gilot original lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman'. From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mourlot in 366 copies. Ma...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Paper

Françoise Gilot Lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman', 1951
Françoise Gilot Lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman', 1951
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H 18.31 in W 15.95 in D 0.79 in
The Scream - photograph of an underwater reflection - archival print 16 x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Scream” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series Reflections - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpie...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Black Male Nude Painting by Rowena Meeks Abdy
By Rowena Meeks Abdy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in an era when African or African American figures were increasingly featured in painting and sculpture, both in America and Europe, this sensuous depiction of a black male f...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Large Mixed Media Collage "Pink One" Etching Latvian American Modernist Artist
By Adja Yunkers
Located in Surfside, FL
Adja Yunkers b. 1900, Riga, Russia; d. 1983, New York Adja Yunkers was born Adolf Junkers on July 15, 1900, in Riga, Russia (now Latvia). He studied art in Petrograd (now Saint Pete...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Etching

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Livia
By Frederick Sommer
Located in New York, NY
One of Sommer's few formal frontal portraits, this one of his neighbor is probably his most
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1940s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Livia
H 12.5 in W 14.13 in
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