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Laurel Canyon

Paul and Linda McCartney
Paul and Linda McCartney

Paul and Linda McCartney

By Henry Diltz

Located in Missouri, MO

lived in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon. During that time, Laurel Canyon was a center of American music

Category

1970s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Color

Jimi Hendrix playing pool by Ed Caraeff

Jimi Hendrix playing pool by Ed Caraeff

By Ed Caraeff

Located in Austin, TX

Michelle Phillips, in Laurel Canyon, LA on July 1st 1967 This stunning print is also available in the

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Steve Martin, Los Angeles 1974 “Let’s Get Small”

Steve Martin, Los Angeles 1974 “Let’s Get Small”

By Norman Seeff

Located in Austin, TX

, I rented a house in Laurel Canyon and Steve lived in a bungalow on my street. Steve’s manager gave

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974 by Norman Seeff
Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974 by Norman Seeff

Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974 by Norman Seeff

By Norman Seeff

Located in Austin, TX

Director of United Artist Records in 1971, I rented a house in Laurel Canyon and Steve lived in a bungalow

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)
Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)

Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

the West, with his stipend raised to $75 a month. Mills set him up in a studio in Hollywood’s Laurel

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

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Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni looking out the window of her "very, very, very fine house" in Laurel Canyon. This Joni

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni looking out the window of her "very, very, very fine house" in Laurel Canyon. This Joni

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni looking out the window of her "very, very, very fine house" in Laurel Canyon. This Joni

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

6360 Laurel Canyon Boulevard

6360 Laurel Canyon Boulevard

By Marc Trujillo

Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA

Oil on Dibond Panel. A photo-realist, mid-career painter, Marc studied at Yale Graduate school and boasts many honors including Guggenheim and Tiffany Foundation Fellowships as wel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Keith Richards, Laurel Canyon, CA

Keith Richards, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Keith Richards during breakfast. Limited Edition Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mamas and Papas, Laurel Canyon

Mamas and Papas, Laurel Canyon

By Guy Webster

Located in New York, NY

Archival Print Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni Mitchell playing the dulcimer. Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz Other sizes available. Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for produc...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni Mitchell playing the dulcimer. Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz Other sizes available. Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for produc...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni Mitchell playing the dulcimer. Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz Other sizes available. Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for produc...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

The Rolling Stones, Laurel Canyon, CA

The Rolling Stones, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for production. Limited Edition Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Rolling Stones, Laurel Canyon, CA

The Rolling Stones, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for production. Limited Edition Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Rolling Stones, Laurel Canyon, CA

The Rolling Stones, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for production. Limited Edition Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joni Mitchell, Playing Dulcimer, Laurel Canyon, 1970

Joni Mitchell, Playing Dulcimer, Laurel Canyon, 1970

By Joel Bernstein

Located in New York, NY

Rustic Farmhouse Photography 16x20” Limited Edition Print signed by the photographer. Other Sizes Available. Please allow extra production time.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, Hills of Laurel Canyon, CA 1970

Joni Mitchell, Hills of Laurel Canyon, CA 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Limited Edition Hand signed and numbered by photographer

Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, Hills of Laurel Canyon, CA 1970

Joni Mitchell, Hills of Laurel Canyon, CA 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Limited Edition Hand signed and numbered by photographer

Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, Hills of Laurel Canyon, CA 1970

Joni Mitchell, Hills of Laurel Canyon, CA 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Limited Edition Hand signed and numbered by photographer

Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Laurel Canyon, 1968

Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Laurel Canyon, 1968

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Limited Edition Hand Signed by the Photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Laurel Canyon, 1968

Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Laurel Canyon, 1968

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Limited Edition Hand Signed by the Photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Laurel Canyon, 1968

Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Laurel Canyon, 1968

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

16x20” Limited Edition Hand Signed by the Photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Rowland Scherman

Located in New York, NY

Rustic Farmhouse Photography 18x26” Limited Edition Print signed by the photographer. Other Sizes Available. Please allow extra production time.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell and Ray Charles for Charles
Joni Mitchell and Ray Charles for Charles

Joni Mitchell and Ray Charles for Charles

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Laurel Canyon. Ray Charles in Los Angeles, CA, 1980 2 11x14’s Open Edition Signed and Titled by Henry

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Steve Martin, Smoking, 1974

Steve Martin, Smoking, 1974

By Norman Seeff

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

house in Laurel Canyon and Steve lived in a bungalow on my street. Steve’s manager gave me a video of

Category

1970s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni Mitchell playing the dulcimer. Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz Other sizes available. Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for produc...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Joni Mitchell & Judy Collins, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

Joni Mitchell & Judy Collins, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Rowland Scherman

Located in New York, NY

18x26” Premiere Archival Print Limited Edition Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joni Mitchell & Judy Collins, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

Joni Mitchell & Judy Collins, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Rowland Scherman

Located in New York, NY

18x26” Premiere Archival Print Limited Edition Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Laurel Canyon Trail Landscape
Laurel Canyon Trail Landscape

Laurel Canyon Trail Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous mid-century oil painting of Laurel Canyon Trail by Louise Hatton Leyden (American, 1898

Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974
Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974

Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974

By Norman Seeff

Located in Austin, TX

Director of United Artist Records in 1971, I rented a house in Laurel Canyon and Steve lived in a bungalow

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974
Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974

Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974

By Norman Seeff

Located in Austin, TX

Director of United Artist Records in 1971, I rented a house in Laurel Canyon and Steve lived in a bungalow

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Tahitian Scene', South Seas
'Tahitian Scene', South Seas

'Tahitian Scene', South Seas

By Hal Steward Wilcox

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

, and Harold Stuart Wilcox. He lived in Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles) in 1931-32 and then made a trip to

Category

1940s Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

5138 Laurel Canyon Blvd.

5138 Laurel Canyon Blvd.

By Marc Trujillo

Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA

Oil on Polyester on Panel

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Keith Richards, Laurel Canyon, CA

Keith Richards, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Ethan Russell

Located in New York, NY

side of Laurel Canyon Limited Edition Hand Signed and Numbered by photographer

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Joni looking out the window of her "very, very, very fine house" in Laurel Canyon. This Joni

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell & Judy Collins, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

Joni Mitchell & Judy Collins, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, CA

By Rowland Scherman

Located in New York, NY

18x26” Premiere Archival Print Limited Edition Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

Photographers notes: "Joni was a neighbor of mine in Laurel Canyon. This picture was taken in her

Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

interStella / Quad 1 pt2
interStella / Quad 1 pt2

interStella / Quad 1 pt2

By Chuck Elliott

Located in Bristol, GB

easiest to discern in music. I’ve been listening to a lot of Laurel Canyon stuff, and later seventies

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Laurel Canyon For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact laurel canyon you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Find Impressionist versions now, or shop for Impressionist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Making the right choice when shopping for a laurel canyon may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a laurel canyon to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, black, brown, purple and more. There have been many interesting laurel canyon examples over the years, but those made by Henry Diltz, Rowland Scherman, Ethan Russell, Marc Trujillo and Joel Bernstein are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in archival pigment print, pigment print and silver gelatin print, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, you can find a small laurel canyon measuring 8 high and 7 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 60 across to better suit those in the market for a large laurel canyon.

How Much is a Laurel Canyon?

A laurel canyon can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $550 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.

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