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Playboy 1953

Playboy Legacy Boxed Set /Gold Edition - Authorized by: Hugh Hefner - #20 of 75
By Playboy Enterprises
Located in New York, NY
issue (1953) of Playboy Magazine. He signed either a black and white photo of Marilyn Monroe, shot in
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21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Mixed Media

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Oak

Playboy Legacy Boxed Set /Gold Edition - Authorized by: Hugh Hefner - #20 of 75
By Playboy Enterprises
Located in New York, NY
” centerfold in the first issue (1953) of Playboy Magazine. He signed either a black and white photo of Marilyn
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21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Mixed Media

Materials

Oak, Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin

Playboy: 35th Anniversary Poster /// Pop Art Andy Warhol Screenprint Bunny Head
By Andy Warhol
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Playboy: 35th Anniversary" *Signed by
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Maxwell Street Dog, Black & White Street Photography, Chicago, 1953 by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's love of Street Photography is evident is this 1953 photograph entitled "Maxwell Street
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Marilyn Monroe: Outtake Glamour
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
1953. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Millionaire", 1953. In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in several comedies
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
singer and nightclub entertainer as well as one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the film noir
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
singer and nightclub entertainer as well as one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield at the Roulette Wheel - Oversize Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
singer and nightclub entertainer as well as one of the early Playboy Playmates. paper size 40 x 60
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1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surfers with Surfboards
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
he shot in 1949 graced Playboy's inaugural 1953 issue, sealing his status and proved to be a catalyst
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1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Leta and the Hill Myna
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
-ups and Playboy spreads, while commenting on clichés in advertising. Ramos has participated in over
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marilyn I - Signed Limited Edition
By Blank Barbie
Located in London, GB
and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most
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2010s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

1950s LingerieLike Ruched CrepeSilk & SemiTransparentOrganzaNetSkirt MiniDress
Located in Chicago, IL
German Sonja de Lennart introduced "Capris" in 1949, and American Hugh Hefner launched Playboy magazine
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1950s American Mini Dress

Marilyn I - Signed Limited Edition
By Blank Barbie
Located in London, GB
and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most
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2010s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flight II. Amy Johnson. Surrealistic portrait of pioneering British aviator
By Tom Adams
Located in Segovia, ES
1953-60 Adams illustrated natural and Regimental history pages for Eagle and natural history features
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Marilyn I - Signed Limited Edition
By Blank Barbie
Located in London, GB
and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most
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2010s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Photograph of Nude Marilyn Monroe Pose 2
By Tom Kelly
Located in Houston, TX
distributed as calender art and one was featured in an issue of Playboy magazine in 1953. The photograph is
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Silver Gelatin Magnum Press Photo Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Photograph
By Eve Arnold
Located in Surfside, FL
culture icon. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the
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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pair of Consulat Ebony-Inlaid Birchwood Armchairs Stamped Jacob Frères
By Jacob Freres Rue Meslée
Located in Kittery Point, ME
-difficult-to-treat lifelong problems with her heart and died at only 51 in 1953. A 5’9” beauty with arching
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Planete
Located in San Francisco, CA
Verre, Brussels, Belgium.(OMS) 1953 One-man show figurative paintings, Gallery Unicum, Bruges, Belgium
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1960s Mixed Media

Materials

Masonite, Paint, Mixed Media

Planete
Planete
H 48 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

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Intimate, Stuttgart 2016, Nude, photography, 21st century
By Tina Trumpp
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25 A beautiful naked girl is lying on a golden bed in a very laszive and sexy pose. Tina Trumpp discovered her love of photography early on, but started working professi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Velvet Underground & Nico Produced By Andy Warhol, LP (Cover Only)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Velvet Underground & Nico "The Velvet Underground & Nico Produced By Andy Warhol", 1967 Early 1967 East Coast pressing LP Cover Only Cover art designed by Andy Warhol Andy Warho...
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1960s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Offset

Kiss II (Limited Edition Reversible Cotton Blanket Wall Hanging) 59" x 70" LARGE
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Kiss II, Reversible Beach Blanket/Towel, 2013 Cotton Terry LARGE: 59 × 70 × 3/10 inches (approx. 30 x 20 when folded) (note that the measurements in the header are f...
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton, Screen, Mixed Media, Textile, Laid Paper

Marilyn (Announcement)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Vintage Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe screen printed Announcement for his Retrospective in 1981
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1980s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Screen

Antique ASPREY, 166 Bond Street, London, Jewellery Box Cufflinks Display Case
By Charles & George Asprey
Located in Braintree, GB
Asprey, London Bond Street cufflinks jewellery display box. Dimensions: Length x width x depth: 9.3 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm Weight: 22 grams Condition: Box is pre - owned, with minor sign...
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20th Century British Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Leather

Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him)" Series: Yale University Art Gallery Posters Year: 1991 Medium: Original ...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Paint Cans
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paint Cans" is a lithograph in colors on wove paper made in 1990 by Wayne Thiebaud. The work is number 13 from an edition of 100. The work is signed in pencil, lower right, "Thiebau...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Paint Cans
Paint Cans
H 38.75 in W 29.13 in
"Two Palms" Photography 45" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
By Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Two Palms" Photography 45" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish Comes with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

DUMBO
By Banksy
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print & hand-finished watercolor on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Pest Control included. Banksy’s Dumbo is an extremely rare Banksy print. It was never rele...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Paper, Watercolor

DUMBO
H 22.05 in W 29.92 in D 1 in
Rare Asprey London Sterling Silver 1917 Jewelry Box Charles & Richard Comyns
By Asprey International Limited, Charles & George Asprey, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Asprey London 1917 solid sterling silver Jewellery box with a faux tortoiseshell top made by the amazing Charles and Richard...
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Vintage 1910s English Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Six" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
By Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Six" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available sizes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked model swimming in the pool. "There were five grand-pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool - me...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II.
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II.19), 1967 Silkscreen, die-cut on opaque acrylic Edition 2/200 (Signed and numbered on the ...
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen, Engraving, Mixed Media

PLAYBOY BUNNY
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Synthetic polymer drawing on paper. Unsigned. Warhol Foundation stamp on verso. Sheet size 31.5 x 23.5 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cert...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Polymer, Paper

"Cabaret" Liza Minnelli Joel Grey Broadway Film Academy Tony Award Musical
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Cabaret" Liza Minnelli Joel Grey Broadway Film Academy Tony Award Musical Signed and numbered 111/150 in pencil, lower margin. Etching with aquatint, 13.75” x 9.75”. Framed 22.25...
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1970s Performance Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Asprey & Co. London Guilloche Wafer Petrol Lighter In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Miami, FL
Wafer petrol pocket lighter designed by Asprey & Company. Beautiful wafer lighter, created in London England by the luxury house of Asprey & Company Limited, back in the 1963. Craft...
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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Hugh Hefner in His Playboy Mansion Fine Art Print
By W.A. Greenslade
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Hefner. He was the founder of Playboy and editor-in-chief of the magazine, which he founded in 1953. He
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1970s Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Hugh Hefner With His Playboy Jet Fine Art Print
By W.A. Greenslade
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Hefner. He was the founder of Playboy and editor-in-chief of the magazine, which he founded in 1953. He
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1950s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Playboy Legacy Collection Gold Edition Set of 48 16"x20" Prints Edition 37 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playboy Legacy Collection Gold Edition Set of 48 16"x20" Prints Edition 37 of 75. Box set includes
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

High Hefner Smiling with Girlfriend Barbi Benton Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
of obscenity. The first issue of Playboy was published in 1953 featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude
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1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Salvador Dali II for Playboy Legacy Collection 1973 Edition 35 of 75
By Pompeo Posar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to the inception of Playboy magazine in December 1953. These images were only available in the
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1970s Surrealist Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Michael Bay's "Lights, Camera, Fantasy" for Playboy Legacy Collection # 33 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
history and timeless beauty dating back to the first issue of Playboy in December, 1953. The collection
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"The Nude Marilyn Monroe" by Earl Moran for Playboy 1946 Edition 33 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
their history and timeless beauty dating back to the first issue of Playboy in December, 1953. The
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Girls of Winter" W/ Kelly Monaco for Playboy Edt. 33 of 75 by Gen Nishino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
history and timeless beauty dating back to the first issue of Playboy in December, 1953. The collection
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Nude Marilyn Monroe II by Earl Moran for Playboy 1946 Edition 34 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for their history and timeless beauty dating back to the first issue of Playboy in December, 1953
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Tool Time Pam Anderson" Original 20x24 Edition 12 of 75 by David LaChapelle
By David LaChapelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Playboy Legacy Collection 20"x24" limited edition 12 of 75 chromogenic fine art print
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

The Nude Marilyn Monroe - Playboy Legacy Collection - Signed by Hugh Hefner
Located in New York, NY
in Playboy magazine since its launch in 1953. The Collection was first sold as a three-suite, boxed
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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe on "Red Velvet" Playboy Legacy Collection - Signed by Hugh Hefner
Located in New York, NY
atmosphere. “Red Velvet” was purchased by Hugh Hefner and graced the first issue of Playboy Magazine as the
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1940s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming, First Edition, in Original Dust Jacket, 1964
By Ian Fleming
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
starting on March 2, 1964 and the April, May, and June 1964 issues of Playboy magazine. It was also adapted
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Vintage 1960s American Books

Materials

Paper

The Nude Marilyn Monroe - Playboy Legacy Collection - Signed by Hugh Hefner
Located in New York, NY
in Playboy magazine since its launch in 1953. The Collection was first sold as a three-suite, boxed
Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Card Players, Two Gentleman on a Park Bench circa 1953, Black & White Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
. Contact gallery for framing options. Art Shay Card Players, circa 1953 silver gelatin print 20h x 16w in
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for How to Marry a Millionaire 20" x 24" Ed
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Millionaire, 1953. In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in several comedies
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

Marilyn Monroe on Red Velvet, Signed Framed C-Print, 1949
By Tom Kelley
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Playboy magazine in 1953. When Kelley originally approached Marilyn about the nude shoot, she turned him
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Ernie Banks, 1967, Chicago Cubs, Black and White Photograph, Signed, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
the Chicago Cubs from 1953 until 1971. Here he was captured in action - running to first base. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Equestrian lithograph by Leroy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Paonia, CO
for a decade after graduation. In 1953 Neiman won 1st prize for his oil painting “Ilde Boats” at the
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1980s American Impressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Screen

1974 (after) Arnaldo Pomodoro Abstract Bronze Sculpture Grande Disco Futuristic
Located in Surfside, FL
of the sculptured version of Playboy Magazine's "Femlin". During the past forty years Austin Fox has
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1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Caribbean Mystery
By Tom Adams
Located in Segovia, ES
National Diploma of Painting. Between 1953-60 Adams illustrated natural and Regimental history pages for
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Early 2000s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

A Caribbean Mystery
A Caribbean Mystery
H 35.04 in W 48.43 in D 1.58 in
Marilyn Vs. Hugh Hefner, 2014 by Alex Guofeng Cao
Located in Aspen, CO
paid $50 for this, the only paid nude shoot she ever did. In 1953, Hugh Hefner used this image in his
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2010s American Contemporary Art

Salvador Dali II for Playboy Legacy Collection 20x24 Edition of 75
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Los Angeles, CA
back to the inception of Playboy magazine in December 1953. These images were only available in the
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1970s Surrealist Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Salvador Dali II for Playboy Legacy Collection 1973 Edition 33 of 75
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to the inception of Playboy magazine in December 1953. These images were only available in the
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1970s Surrealist Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Marilyn Monroe Sweetheart of Month Playboy Legacy Collection Edition 33 of 75
By Tom Kelley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
purchased by Hugh Hefner and published in the first issue of Playboy magazine in December 1953. The image
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1950s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

The Nude Marilyn Monroe II by Earl Moran for Playboy 1946 Edition 33 of 75
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for their history and timeless beauty dating back to the first issue of Playboy in December, 1953
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Tool Time Pam Anderson" Original Limited Edition#33 of 75 by David LaChapelle
By David LaChapelle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playboy magazine since its inception in 1953. The collection, produced by International Images, is
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Early 2000s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

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Playboy 1953 For Sale on 1stDibs

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