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Funny Retro Photographs

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989
By Michael Roberts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
MICHAEL ROBERTS (1947-2023) PLEASE NOTE: This photograph is a one of a kind original photograph
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1980s English Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Paper

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Greek Toga" Hamilton's London, 1989
By Michael Roberts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
/ nuymbered 1/25, but this is the actual photograph from the exhibit, and no other image was made/printed. IT
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1980s English Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Paper

Large Cibachrome Color Photograph LA Woman Artist Dress, Feminist, Photo C Print
Located in Surfside, FL
A large scale Cibachrome photograph. An abstract work from the series titled, "Fairfax Ladies
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1980s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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C Print

Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
covers her giggling face reacting to a funny comment. The decisive moment is preserved. Sounds like a
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1950s Funny Retro Photographs

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Board, Gouache

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
for Best Actor. Jack Robinson photographed Beatty on August 8, 1967, just as Bonnie and Clyde was
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1960s Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
for Best Actor. Jack Robinson photographed Beatty on August 8, 1967, just as Bonnie and Clyde was
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1960s Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
for Best Actor. Jack Robinson photographed Beatty on August 8, 1967, just as Bonnie and Clyde was
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1960s Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

A Golden Celebration the Art and the Story of the World's Best-loved Comic Strip
Located in North Hollywood, CA
-color strips & 64 pages of four-color Sunday strips (more than 1,000 strips in all) & photographs are
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Late 20th Century North American Folk Art Funny Retro Photographs

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Paper

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
nomination for Best Actor. Jack Robinson photographed Beatty on August 8, 1967, just as Bonnie and Clyde was
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1960s Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons - Donald Leas - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Museum in Palm Beach. Typically 'Slim' this photograph epitomises the vintage style and glamour of the
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1960s Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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C Print

Miles Davis, 1950 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine
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Late 20th Century Funny Retro Photographs

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Archival Pigment

Jennifer W. Reeves "Untitled" Abstract Iconic Striped Form
By Jennifer Wynne Reeves
Located in Detroit, MI
.” Jennifer Wynne Reeves was known for creating a body of paintings, drawings and photographs that speak to
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1990s Conceptual Funny Retro Photographs

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Acrylic, Wood

Peter O’Toole, 1962 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine
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Late 20th Century Funny Retro Photographs

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Archival Pigment

Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine
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Late 20th Century Funny Retro Photographs

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Archival Pigment

George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
By George Nelson
Located in Weesp, NL
interview decades after it’s release: “It was one of the really funny evenings. Noguchi came by, Bucky
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Brass

Me + Paul We Are the Trolls (famous monoprint from Douglas Cramer's collection)
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
shock of my life as it went pop and I went zap. I landed at David's feet. Luckily Tracey saw the funny
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Monotype

20th Century Framed and Signed Abstract Watercolor Painting, Orange, Pink, Red
Located in Denver, CO
photograph of his wife and himself in his captain’s uniform. He took painting and sculpture courses with
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Late 20th Century Abstract Funny Retro Photographs

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

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Male Nude with Head Down (Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary figurative sepia toned photograph of nude male model Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 3 of 25 Image size: 8 x 8 inches 17.5 x 16.5 x 1 inches framed with 8-ply ...
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Silver Gelatin

Winged: Sepia Toned Photograph of Male Nude Portrait by David Halliday, Framed
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Winged: Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph of Nude Male by David Halliday, Framed Contemporary, horizontal figurative sepia toned photograph Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition ...
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of a Man (Framed Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary sepia toned photograph, portrait of a young man Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition of 25 16 x 16 inches in wood frame with wire backing This contemporary portr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Three Nude Men with Vines)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Three Nude Men with Rope) Signed and dated in pencil, verso; Also David Vance studio stamp in red ink, verso Toned gelatin silver print 16.5 x 15.5 inches (41.9 x 39.4 cm...
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2010s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Silver Gelatin

Milford Zornes "Main Beach Laguna" Lithograph Print Limited 62 of 250 Signed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Produced with the artist in conjunction with the California Heritage Museum’s Behold, The Pacific! Exhibition in 2005. Limited edition 62 of 250 prints Milford Zornes "Main Beach Lag...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Funny Retro Photographs

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Paper

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered by CLAMP in N...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x 30.5 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Canvas, Oil

Scandinavian Midcentury Lion Figurine by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gorgeous stoneware lion figurine by Gunnar Nylund with an expressive face and glaze gathering beautifully in all its nooks and crannies. Gunnar Nylund’s animal figurines are among hi...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Stoneware

"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...
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1930s American Art Deco Funny Retro Photographs

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Paint

Gelatin silver print of Nude Males by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1970s Pop Art Funny Retro Photographs

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Silver Gelatin

"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art
Located in Soquel, CA
"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art by Charles Kinghan A classic and heartwarming mid-century sepia toned figurative interior scene by Cha...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Funny Retro Photographs

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Linen, Oil

Faiber, from the identidad' series, Photo Collage mixed media
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Faiber by Celso Castro-Daza Photography photo collage intervened by the artist with bland ink mounted on archival paper. Sheet size: 28 in. H x 20 in. W Oct 1999 Unframed One of a ki...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Jacque
Located in New York, NY
Jacque 2023 Signed, titled, numbered, and dated in pencil, verso Cyanotype print toned with ammonia and tannic acid (Edition of 5) 7.25 x 10.5 inches, sheet This work is offered ...
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2010s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Paper

Jacque
H 7.25 in W 10.5 in
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a bold asymmetric form, sometimes called the Nylund “Pike” vase. Brown and greenish glaze in an organic pattern. Gunnar Nylund was one o...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Stoneware

Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of LA Original 1950s Male Physique Photo
By Bruce Bellas, Bruce of Los Angeles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus years collection of male physique and beefcake photography, image #2 of male model. (name unknown) Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio whe...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Other

How Sure Can You Be? McCall's Magazine Illustration of Loving Couple
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross - or Alex Ross. This work is a perfect artistic statement with every formal element in perfect harmony. It's a masterfully balanced composition combined wi...
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1940s Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Gouache

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"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
Located in London, GB
struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by
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1950s American Funny Retro Photographs

Retro "Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
H 81 in W 41 in D 0.1 in
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
Located in London, GB
struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by
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1950s American Funny Retro Photographs

Retro "Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
H 81 in W 41 in D 0.1 in
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
Located in London, GB
struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he's photographed by
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1950s American Funny Retro Photographs

"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
"Funny Face" Film Poster, 1957
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (Talking Photograph)
By Tony Oursler
Located in New York, NY
are at odds with more passive approaches to looking at art. Engaging, scary, irritating, funny
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Color, Plastic

Audrey Hepburn Posing, Colorized Fine Art Print
By Bud Fraker
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Classic photograph of Audrey Hepburn photographed on the set of her 1957 classic, Funny Face
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1950s Funny Retro Photographs

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Palm Trees on Wilcox / Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
based on a Polaroid photograph, mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection Certificate and signature
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even sometimes cliché? Absolutely! There's
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even sometimes cliché? Absolutely! There's
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

'Querelle, ' Andy Warhol Poster
By Andy Warhol
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(he had started making films in the 1960s). This design is based on a photograph by Warhol of two
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1980s Pop Art Funny Retro Photographs

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Color

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even sometimes cliché? Absolutely! There's
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even sometimes cliché? Absolutely! There's
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even sometimes cliché? Absolutely! There's
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even sometimes cliché? Absolutely! There's
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

' Audrey Hepburn Funny Face ' Contact Sheet MAGNUM
By David Seymour
Located in London, GB
scenes during the filming of American musical comedy 'Funny Face', a film released 1957. Photographed by
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1950s Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Archival Pigment

Herb Ritts Hand Signed Photograph Richard Gere Black & White Photo Vintage Car
By Herb Ritts
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer and director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures
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1980s American Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Photogravure

Vintage 1980s Pancho Villa, Texas Artist Large Format C-Print Color Photograph
By Bob Wade
Located in Surfside, FL
This is not an ink jet. this is a vintage color photograph in an edition of 50. signed, titled
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1980s American Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Herb Ritts Hand Signed Photograph Mick Jagger 1987 Rolling Stones B&W Photo
By Herb Ritts
Located in Surfside, FL
photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His work
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1980s American Modern Funny Retro Photographs

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Photogravure

Navy Blue & Red Polka Dot Straw Hat, C.1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
funny disclaimer ... ‘any hat out of the Store three days is a final sale’ so ladies beware! Charming
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1950s American Funny Retro Photographs

Frank Sinatra in Front of the Craps Tables at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
By Bob Willoughby
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bob Willoughby received his first break in 1954 when Warner Brothers asked him to photograph Judy
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1950s Funny Retro Photographs

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Archival Pigment

Warren Beatty
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
nomination for Best Actor. Jack Robinson photographed Beatty on August 8, 1967, just as Bonnie and Clyde was
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1960s Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Warren Beatty
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
nomination for Best Actor. Jack Robinson photographed Beatty on August 8, 1967, just as Bonnie and Clyde was
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1960s Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Warren Beatty
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
nomination for Best Actor. Jack Robinson photographed Beatty on August 8, 1967, just as Bonnie and Clyde was
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1960s Funny Retro Photographs

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Miles Davis, 1950 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine
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Late 20th Century Funny Retro Photographs

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Archival Pigment

WILLIAM WEGMAN "OUT OF STATE" ed. 12/17, SIGNED Etching
By William Wegman
Located in Surfside, FL
retrospectives in Sweden, Japan, Korea and Spain and, most recently the exhibition "Funny/Strange," which opened
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Late 20th Century Funny Retro Photographs

Untitled (Stay) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
) is a montage of single, unmoving photographs all the way to the portrayal of photographic motifs in
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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Polaroid

Palm Trees on Wilcox - last Edition AP 2/2 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.'[3] Is the Polaroid photograph recognizable or even
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1990s Contemporary Funny Retro Photographs

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

"Madonna 66" the Complete Set of Original Polaroids by Richard Corman
By Richard Corman
Located in New York, NY
apartment on East Fourth Street. ‘She was funny in the most beguiling way. As soon as I walked up, she
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1980s American Modern Funny Retro Photographs

Woman
By Leonor Fini
Located in La Ferrière sur Risle, FR
latter will photograph Leonor Fini several times. Inspired by surrealist theories, she experiments
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1960s Surrealist Funny Retro Photographs

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Ink, Watercolor

Woman
Woman
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
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Funny Retro Photographs For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of funny retro photographs available for sale. Finding the perfect Pop Art or modern examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the funny retro photographs that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black and yellow. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Jack Robinson, Bob Willoughby, Andy Warhol and Slim Aarons are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paper, photographic paper and archival pigment print — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Funny Retro Photographs?

The average selling price for funny retro photographs we offer is $3,000, while they’re typically $1,600 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.