Lester Young
Sam Middleton – “Tickle Toe” Lester Young Jazz (1979) Serigraph, Signed
Located in Voorburg, NL
", this 1979 mixed media piece pays homage to jazz saxophonist Lester Young, incorporating the musical
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
$3,548
H 22.45 in W 28.35 in D 1.97 in
Lester Young, Five Spot Cafe, 1958
By Herb Snitzer
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and dated in ink on recto
Gelatin silver print
Paper 19" x 14-1/2"
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lady Day
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Holliday. Nicknamed Lady Day by her tenor saxophonist, Lester Young, Sax recalls staring at the doorway of
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Billie Holiday on Stage - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young. This fun image features the singer
Category
2010s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lester "Prez" Young, New York City, 1948
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches. Signed, titled & dated in ink on recto
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Theory on Jazz History
By Jose Borrell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lester Young.
An avid fan of jazz music, Borrell pays homage to Ben Webster's legacy in his new series
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harlem 1958 by Art Kane
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
legendary giants of jazz including Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Coleman
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
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Billie Holiday Classical Portrait Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Billie Holiday on Stage Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lester Young. This fun image features the singer smiling with her head thrown back, enjoying performing
Category
1950s Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
Billie Holiday Singing Passionately at the Downbeat Globe Photos Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
Billie Holiday at the Downbeat Globe Photos Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
Count Basie and Jazz Orchestra Vintage Original Photograph
By Paul Canty
Located in Las Vegas, NV
direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Count Basie Playing Piano Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Count Basie Smiling with Cigarette Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Count Basie Candid and Smiling Vintage Original Photograph
By Herb Snitzer
Located in Las Vegas, NV
, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Count Basie Smoking Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Billie Holiday Singing
Located in Austin, TX
friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Billie Holiday at the Downbeat
Located in Austin, TX
friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Paul Wegner Dizzy Louis Handy Bronze 30" Music Blues Jazz
By Paul Wegner
Located in Minneapolis, MN
partner Lester Young.
National Geographic Society
Soon after graduating college and becoming a
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lilting Lester (for Lester Young)
By Kurt Herrmann
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kurt Herrmann creates both figurative and abstract work, but above all he is a colorist at heart.
He intends for his paintings to radiate across the room but to also whisper quietly...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
New Milestones
By Jose Borrell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lester Young.
An avid fan of jazz music, Borrell pays homage to Ben Webster's legacy in his new series
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
At His Best
By Jose Borrell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lester Young.
An avid fan of jazz music, Borrell pays homage to Ben Webster's legacy in his new series
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lester 'Prez' Young, New York City
By Herman Leonard
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jazz Session with Ornette and...
By Stephen Henriques
Located in Soquel, CA
, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Lester Young and Oliver Nelson soon exerted marked influence
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Laid Paper
San Francisco Jazz Scene with Ornette
By Stephen Henriques
Located in Soquel, CA
works of Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Lester Young and Oliver Nelson soon
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Laid Paper
Billie Holiday Singing
Located in Austin, TX
friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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