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Imaginary Boys

"The Cure Gets Caught on Columbus Ave., NYC 4/11/80" photo by Allan Tannenbaum
By Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Boca Raton, FL
of music history - the Cure. Their debut album, 'Three Imaginary Boys' was released in May 1979
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs
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1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

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

Hitchhikers, turtle & boys children soft dreamy green colors bamboo
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Imaginary story, fable or fairy tale-like narrative of young boys hitchhiking on the back of a
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2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Meerkat
Located in BARCELONA, ES
the imaginary and the fantastic. Figures of girls, boys, dreaming or sleeping people, fairy tales
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Ceramic

Meerkat
Meerkat
H 18.12 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Belle Isis
Located in BARCELONA, ES
the imaginary and the fantastic. Figures of girls, boys, dreaming or sleeping people, fairy tales
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Ceramic

Belle Isis
Belle Isis
H 17.72 in W 11.03 in D 10.24 in
Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
1890s. The depictions of children in imaginary 18th-century costumes in a Queen Anne style were
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1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 1' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 2' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 10' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 12' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 1' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 10 - 20th century male nude fine art color photography
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 1' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Schwarzenegger Is My Idol 12' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
By Sergey Melnitchenko
Located in London, GB
people who engage in athletics, acrobatics, fitness, and bodybuilding. I asked one of the boys to tell me
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Mike, Miami Beach, Florida 1998
By Lynda Churilla
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 25. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is p...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bruce of L.A. Original Vintage 50s Male Nude Signed Black & White Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal collection of 40+ y...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Paper

Bruce of Los Angeles Rare Male Duo Studio Stamped Orig B&W 1950s Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original RARE studio stamped 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Paper

I'll Be Back
By James Mannix
Located in East Hampton, NY
Toned Photographic Print Comes unframed Male nude . About the Artist: Short Biography in a Nutshell: A fun journey My first foray into the art world was receiving a summer schola...
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 1950s Studio Photograph Male Nude
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, an iconic image done by Bruce in the studio with model posing on the iconic black and white floor...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Other

Bruno of Hollywood B & W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful mid century modern nude by photographerBruno Bernard aka Bruno of Hollywood. His work is very collectible and hard to find these original prints while he was still alive ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Paper

Beastie Boys and Run DMC by Ebet Roberts
By Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, US
The Beastie Boys and Run DMC on the roof of B. Smith's restaurant at 47th St. and 8th Avenue in New York City on May 11, 1987, taken by Ebet Roberts. Signed limited edition, hand pr...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Handsome Model
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, image # 7 of handsome male model Bill Gregory. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the stu...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Other

"Sundown" Western Shoot Out, Mid Century Figurative Action Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
A dramatic mid-century western figurative action scene depicting a shootout in an old western town by Randy Steffen (American, 1917-1977), 1947. Several men, horses, and the sheriff ...
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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

"Casting Shadows, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hadley Rampton's (US based) "Casting Shadows" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts red sandstone formations dotted with green foliage. Born in Salt Lake City, UT in 1...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Pictorialist Sepia Tone Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Male Nude, 1900-1910
Located in Rochester, NY
Original period pictorialist sepia tone gelatin silver print photograph of a theatrically posed partially clad muscular male nude by Ned Hungerford of Rochester NY, circa 1900-1910. ...
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Antique Early 1900s American Photography

Materials

Paper

Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Masculine Model
By Bruce Bellas, Bruce of Los Angeles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, iconic image of masculine male model holding metal chain.. Printed in the 1960s and are all signe...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Other

French Art Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Rug Size: 6'7" × 10'4" (200 × 314 cm) A French Art Deco vintage wool carpet with three-dimensional geometric pattern in beige and red on a brown background enclosed w...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

French Art Deco Rug
French Art Deco Rug
W 79 in L 124 in
Pictorialist Sepia Tone Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Male Nude, 1900-1910
Located in Rochester, NY
Original early pictorialist sepia tone gelatin silver print photograph of a theatrically posed partially clad muscular male nude by Rochester NY photographer Ned Hungerford. Circa 19...
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Antique Early 1900s American Photography

Materials

Paper

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Greek Toga" Hamilton's London, 1989
By Michael Roberts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
PLEASE NOTE: This original photo from the amazing Michael Roberts exhibition at Hamilton's Gallery in London, England of "Michel in a Toga" was used in promotional pieces for the exh...
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Vintage 1980s English Modern Photography

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Paper

Black and White Photographs of Classical Male Nude Sculpture Set of Three
Located in Rochester, NY
Mid 20th century black and white photographs of classical sculpture. Set of three. As Mr Codax collected Czech photographers. Unsigned. Matted and framed. Provenance: Estate of Phill...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

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Paper

Recent Sales

Imaginary Boys
By Peter Doig
Located in Zug, CH
) Signature: Signed and numbered Inspired by Doig’s famous painting “Red Boat (Imaginary Boys)”, this
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Pigment

Imaginary Boys
Imaginary Boys
H 33.86 in W 25.24 in D 0.4 in
The Cure, 'Three Imaginary Boys' by Martyn Goddard
By Martyn Goddard
Located in London, GB
Cover art for The Cure's debut studio album 'Three Imaginary Boys' released in May 1979. This
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1970s Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Technics SL-1210MK2 / The Cure / Three Imaginary Boys
By Kai Schäfer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Cure Artistic Group Portrait Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Cure Group Portrait III Vintage Original Photograph
By Paul Cox
Located in Las Vegas, NV
member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary
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1990s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Cure Group Portrait II Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary
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1990s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Cure Group Portrait Vintage Original Photograph
By Paul Cox
Located in Las Vegas, NV
member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary
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1980s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Cure Candid Smiling Vintage Original Photograph
By Steve Rapport
Located in Las Vegas, NV
began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along
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1980s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Cure Sitting Together Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary Boys
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1980s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Boys
By Paul Hagedorn
Located in Atlanta, GA
photographic series, Peachtree Battle: Imaginary War Games, was presented in Atlanta Georgia, with a monograph
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Boys
H 31 in W 46.5 in
Albatross I
By Paul Hagedorn
Located in Atlanta, GA
, Hagedorn debuted his series “Peachtree Battle: Imaginary War Games," a 4-year project based on boys
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Suess, First Edition, 1st Printing in Original DJ 1957
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
'abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls,' that real children found them uninspiring, and that
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Vintage 1950s Books

"Cause We Got the Stars" Japanese figurative painting mineral pigments on silk
By Maki Kuchida
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
boys don't cry and men won't knit, but why not? We must breakthrough all these, go beyond obstacles and
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silk, Pigment

Bronze Bust of a Smiling Satyr by Vincenzo Gemito on Marble Base, Late 19th C
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
also in a series of pen-and-ink studies of fisher boys, which culminated in the life-size bronze Little
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bluff by Sarah Emerson
Located in Atlanta, GA
“Boys and Girls” A Priori Presents, London England “Core” Creative Alliance, Baltimore
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Bluff by Sarah Emerson
Bluff by Sarah Emerson
H 48 in W 48 in
Imaginary Boys (Red Boat)
By Peter Doig
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Size: 64 x 86 cm / 25 x 34 inch Material: Somerset Photo Rag 300gsm Method: Archival digital pigment print Edition: 500 Other: Signed and numbered.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Imaginary Boys For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of imaginary boys available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the modern and contemporary styles can be found today in our inventory. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the imaginary boys that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black and green. Sergey Melnitchenko, Stefanie Schneider, Stephen Basso and Allan Tannenbaum took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in archival pigment print, pigment print and paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Imaginary Boys?

The average selling price for imaginary boys we offer is $1,341, while they’re typically $304 on the low end and $5,000 for the highest priced.