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The Beatles Portfolio - Offset and Lithograph by Richard Avedon - 1967
The Beatles Portfolio - Offset and Lithograph by Richard Avedon - 1967

The Beatles Portfolio - Offset and Lithograph by Richard Avedon - 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Roma, IT

., and Vogue in Italy. Richard Avedon, renowned for redefining fashion and portrait photography, here captured the Beatles in radiant pop colors that came to symbolize the band’s ps...

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1960s Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring Ringo Starr - The Beatles
Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring Ringo Starr - The Beatles

Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring Ringo Starr - The Beatles

By Richard Avedon

Located in PARIS, FR

The original 1967 poster featuring Ringo Starr, one of the legendary members of The Beatles, captured by the renowned photographer Richard Avedon, stands as an iconic piece of pop cu...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring John Lennon - The Beatles
Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring John Lennon - The Beatles

Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring John Lennon - The Beatles

By Richard Avedon

Located in PARIS, FR

Original 1967 poster featuring John Lennon, one of the iconic members of The Beatles, immortalized by the legendary photographer Richard Avedon, is a timeless piece of pop culture hi...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967
'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Devon, GB

Printed in England by Waterlow & Sons Limited for Stern Magazine, Germany Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of poster...

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Vintage 1960s German Post-Modern Posters

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Linen, Paper

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles Paul McCartney Flower Avedon
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles Paul McCartney Flower Avedon

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles Paul McCartney Flower Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage music advertising poster featuring a colourful and psychedelic photo design using a new solarisation technique by the American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004...

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Vintage 1960s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles John Lennon Glasses Avedon
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles John Lennon Glasses Avedon

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles John Lennon Glasses Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage music advertising poster featuring a colourful and psychedelic photo design using a new solarisation technique by the American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004...

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Vintage 1960s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles Ringo Starr Peace Dove Avedon
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles Ringo Starr Peace Dove Avedon

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles Ringo Starr Peace Dove Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage music advertising poster featuring a colourful and psychedelic photo design using a new solarisation technique by the American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004...

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Vintage 1960s British Posters

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Paper

Set 4 portraits The Beatles, Avedon, Psychedelic, Pop Art, Rock Band, Music 1967
Set 4 portraits The Beatles, Avedon, Psychedelic, Pop Art, Rock Band, Music 1967

Set 4 portraits The Beatles, Avedon, Psychedelic, Pop Art, Rock Band, Music 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Set of 4 portraits The Beatles, by Richard Avedon in 1967. Artist: Avedon Richard Title: Beatles – Set of four portraits Date: 1967 Size (w x h): 18.9 x 27.2 in / 48 x 69 cm Printer...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

The Beatles 1967 Special Look Magazine Offset Lithographs Posters, Avedon
The Beatles 1967 Special Look Magazine Offset Lithographs Posters, Avedon

The Beatles 1967 Special Look Magazine Offset Lithographs Posters, Avedon

Located in Bath, Somerset

We adore these iconic and psychedelic vintage poster prints by Richard Avedon of the Beatles for Look Magazine.In 1967, at the height of the "Flower Power" era, acclaimed American fa...

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20th Century American Posters

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Paper

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'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967
'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Devon, GB

Printed in England by Waterlow & Sons Limited for Stern Magazine, Germany Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of poster...

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1960s Post-Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Linen, Lithograph

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles John Lennon Glasses Avedon
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles John Lennon Glasses Avedon

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles John Lennon Glasses Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage music advertising poster featuring a colourful and psychedelic photo design using a new solarisation technique by the American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004...

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1960s More Prints

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Paper

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles George Harrison Eye Avedon
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles George Harrison Eye Avedon

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles George Harrison Eye Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage music advertising poster featuring a colourful and psychedelic photo design using a new solarisation technique by the American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004...

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1960s More Prints

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Paper

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

This portfolio of four individual offset lithographs in color are from the first printing dating to 1967. It is the age and condition that makes this such a rare find, each print me...

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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Beatles by Richard Avedon 1967 Posters for Stern Magazine
Beatles by Richard Avedon 1967 Posters for Stern Magazine

Beatles by Richard Avedon 1967 Posters for Stern Magazine

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

Posters printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd of London and published by Stern Magazine in Germany, 1967. Hinged and under glass with gilt molding. Image size 27" H x 19". Framed size: 33....

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Vintage 1960s English Posters

The Beatles Original Vintage Banner Poster by Richard Avedon, 1967
The Beatles Original Vintage Banner Poster by Richard Avedon, 1967

The Beatles Original Vintage Banner Poster by Richard Avedon, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Devon, GB

Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of posters that would visually capture the new psychedelic direction of Sgt.

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Vintage 1960s American Post-Modern Posters

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Paper

Set of Four Beatles T-Shirts in Box by Richard Avedon
Set of Four Beatles T-Shirts in Box by Richard Avedon

Set of Four Beatles T-Shirts in Box by Richard Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in San Diego, CA

A hard to find set of four psychedelic Beatles t-shirts in box by Richard Avedon, circa 2000s.

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Historical Memorabilia

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Cotton

Set of Four Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon for Look Magazine

Set of Four Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon for Look Magazine

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

Iconic psychedelic era set, framed in black metal molding. Full sheets in bright colors, minor creasing to each image. Each poster is marked on lower left margin: Paul McCartney, Joh...

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Vintage 1960s American Posters

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles George Harrison Eye Avedon
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles George Harrison Eye Avedon

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Beatles George Harrison Eye Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in London, GB

Original vintage music advertising poster featuring a colourful and psychedelic photo design using a new solarisation technique by the American photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004...

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Vintage 1960s British Posters

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Paper

The Beatles 1967 Special Look Magazine Offset Lithograph Posters, Avedon
The Beatles 1967 Special Look Magazine Offset Lithograph Posters, Avedon

The Beatles 1967 Special Look Magazine Offset Lithograph Posters, Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in Bath, Somerset

We adore these iconic and psychedelic vintage poster prints by Richard Avedon of the Beatles for Look Magazine.

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20th Century American Posters

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Linen, Paper

Beatles Lithographs
Beatles Lithographs

Richard AvedonBeatles Lithographs, 1967

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H 21 in W 29 in D 0.1 in

Beatles Lithographs

By Richard Avedon

Located in Mount Pleasant, SC

Richard Avedon, Beatles Psychedelic Photograph (1967) on Linen, Set of 4, Printed for Stern Magazine/Germany.

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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

Beatles Lithographs
Beatles Lithographs

Beatles Lithographs

By Richard Avedon

Located in Mount Pleasant, SC

Richard Avedon, Beatles Psychedelic Photograph (1967) on Linen, Set of 4, Printed for Stern Magazine/Germany.

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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Richard Avedon Who Has a Better Right to Oppose the War (Vietnam protest poster)

Richard Avedon Who Has a Better Right to Oppose the War (Vietnam protest poster)

By Richard Avedon

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Off-set lithograph in colors 25 x 40 inches Some signs of minor handling; otherwise very good Plate signed on lower left Collections Whitney Museum of American Art - Daniel Wolf Col...

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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

This portfolio of four individual offset lithographs in color are from the first printing dating to 1967. It is the age and condition that makes this such a rare find, each print me...

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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

This portfolio of four individual offset lithographs in color are from the first printing dating to 1967. It is the age and condition that makes this such a rare find, each print me...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

This portfolio of four individual offset lithographs in color are from the first printing dating to 1967. It is the age and condition that makes this such a rare find, each print me...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

The Beatles, Richard Avedon

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

This portfolio of four individual offset lithographs in color are from the first printing dating to 1967. It is the age and condition that makes this such a rare find, each print me...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Beatles by Richard Avedon, Offset Lithographs, for Stern Magazine
Beatles by Richard Avedon, Offset Lithographs, for Stern Magazine

Beatles by Richard Avedon, Offset Lithographs, for Stern Magazine

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

The Beatles by Richard Avedon, Offset Lithographs, for Stern Magazine.

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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring George Harrison The Beatles
Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring George Harrison The Beatles

Richard Avedon Original 1967 poster featuring George Harrison The Beatles

By Richard Avedon

Located in PARIS, FR

Original 1967 poster featuring George Harrison, an iconic member of The Beatles, immortalized by the visionary photographer Richard Avedon, stands as a remarkable artifact of cultura...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

The Beatles Ringo Starr Original Vintage Poster by Richard Avedon, 1967
The Beatles Ringo Starr Original Vintage Poster by Richard Avedon, 1967

The Beatles Ringo Starr Original Vintage Poster by Richard Avedon, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Devon, GB

Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of posters that would visually capture the new psychedelic direction of Sgt.

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Vintage 1960s American Post-Modern Posters

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Paper

'The Beatles' Set of Four Original Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967
'The Beatles' Set of Four Original Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

'The Beatles' Set of Four Original Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Devon, GB

Unfolded, not backed Printed in England by Waterlow & Sons Limited for Stern Magazine, Germany Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band a...

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Vintage 1960s British Modern Posters

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Paper

Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon 1967 for Look Magazine Nems Enterprises LTD
Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon 1967 for Look Magazine Nems Enterprises LTD

Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon 1967 for Look Magazine Nems Enterprises LTD

By Richard Avedon

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A set of four off set lithograph posters of the Beatles taken by the iconic photographer Richard Avedon .

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

1968 The Beatles by Richard Avedon - Set of 4 Original Vintage Posters
1968 The Beatles by Richard Avedon - Set of 4 Original Vintage Posters

1968 The Beatles by Richard Avedon - Set of 4 Original Vintage Posters

By Richard Avedon

Located in Winchester, GB

Some of the most iconic and sought after images of modern music and art. In 1967, the Beatles and their manager reached out to American photographer Richard Avedon to help create the...

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Vintage 1960s American Posters

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Linen, Paper

'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967
'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Devon, GB

Printed in England by Waterlow & Sons Limited for Stern Magazine, Germany Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the band and design a set of post...

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Vintage 1960s British Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967
'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

'The Beatles' Complete Set of Five Promotional Posters by Richard Avedon, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Devon, GB

Unfolded, backed on linen Printed in England by Waterlow & Sons Limited for Stern Magazine, Germany Beatles manager Brian Epstein commissioned Richard Avedon to photograph the b...

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Vintage 1960s British Modern Posters

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Paper

The Beatles

Richard AvedonThe Beatles, 1967

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H 26.75 in W 18.5 in

The Beatles

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

Four offset lithographs from the original 1967 printing, created as a portfolio of 4, each measuring 26 ¾ x 18 ½ (68 x 47 cm), unframed, each copyrighted and designated as “limited F...

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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Lithograph, Offset

The Beatles

Richard AvedonThe Beatles, 1967

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H 26.75 in W 18.5 in

The Beatles

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

Four offset lithographs from the original 1967 printing, created as a portfolio of 4, each measuring 26 ¾ x 18 ½ (68 x 47 cm), unframed, each copyrighted and designated as “limited F...

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1960s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Beatles

Richard AvedonThe Beatles, 1967

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H 26.75 in W 18.5 in

The Beatles

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

This portfolio of four individual offset lithographs in color are from the first printing dating to 1967. It is the age and condition that makes this such a rare find, each print me...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Beatles

Richard AvedonThe Beatles, 1967

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H 26.75 in W 18.5 in

The Beatles

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

This portfolio of four individual offset lithographs in color are from the first printing dating to 1967. It is the age and condition that makes this such a rare find, each print me...

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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Beatles Poster (set of 4)

Beatles Poster (set of 4)

By Richard Avedon

Located in Washington , DC, DC

In 1967, Avedon shot four psychedelic portraits of the Beatles.

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1960s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Beatles by Richard Avedon 1968 German B2 Poster Set of 4
Beatles by Richard Avedon 1968 German B2 Poster Set of 4

Beatles by Richard Avedon 1968 German B2 Poster Set of 4

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

Original 1968 German B2 poster by Richard Avedon for The Beatles by Richard Avedon (1968).

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Vintage 1960s German Posters

Materials

Paper

Set of 4 Vintage Beatles Posters
Set of 4 Vintage Beatles Posters

Set of 4 Vintage Beatles Posters

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H 27.75 in W 19.75 in D 1.25 in

Set of 4 Vintage Beatles Posters

By Richard Avedon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

We sell the ORIGINAL 1967 Psychodelic Beatles poster set, which was created by Richard Avedon in 1967.

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Vintage 1960s American Prints

Richard Avedon, the Beatles, for Stern Magazine, 1967
Richard Avedon, the Beatles, for Stern Magazine, 1967

Richard Avedon, the Beatles, for Stern Magazine, 1967

By Richard Avedon

Located in Pymble, NSW

Richard Avedon's Beatles photos have become iconic images of the era.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Richard Avedon, "The Beatles, " 1967, Set of Four Color Offset Lithographs
Richard Avedon, "The Beatles, " 1967, Set of Four Color Offset Lithographs

Richard Avedon, "The Beatles, " 1967, Set of Four Color Offset Lithographs

By Richard Avedon

Located in New York, NY

Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004), "The Beatles", 1967, set of four color offset lithographs; lower margin inscribed "Copyright by NEMS Enterprises Ltd.

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Vintage 1960s American Modern Prints

Set of Four Original Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon for Look Magazine
Set of Four Original Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon for Look Magazine

Set of Four Original Beatles Posters by Richard Avedon for Look Magazine

By Richard Avedon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Photographed by Richard Avedon in association with NEMS Enterprises (the Beatles management company) for Look Magazine.

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Vintage 1960s American Posters

BEATLES 4 POSTER SET - AVEDON -BRIAN EPSTEIN - PSYCHEDELIC - POP ART
BEATLES 4 POSTER SET - AVEDON -BRIAN EPSTEIN - PSYCHEDELIC - POP ART

BEATLES 4 POSTER SET - AVEDON -BRIAN EPSTEIN - PSYCHEDELIC - POP ART

By Richard Avedon

Located in Brussels, BE

Commissioned by Brian Epstein the Beatle's manager, Richard Avedon took the photographs and designed the posters that were released and distributed simultaneously by Look magazine in...

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1960s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

BEATLES 4 POSTER SET - AVEDON -BRIAN EPSTEIN - PSYCHEDELIC - POP ART - WARHOL
BEATLES 4 POSTER SET - AVEDON -BRIAN EPSTEIN - PSYCHEDELIC - POP ART - WARHOL

BEATLES 4 POSTER SET - AVEDON -BRIAN EPSTEIN - PSYCHEDELIC - POP ART - WARHOL

By Richard Avedon

Located in Brussels, BE

Commissioned by Brian Epstein the Beatle's manager, Richard Avedon took the photographs and designed the posters that were released and distributed simultaneously by Look magazine in...

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1960s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

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A while back, Richard Avedon had a confession to make. “I hate cameras,” said the man who revolutionized fashion and portrait photography. “If I could only work with my eyes alone!”

Yet Avedon’s photos seem to do just that — they remove the distance the camera lens creates to make you feel that you are right there beside his subjects.

Born in New York City in 1923, Avedon had a stern father, an artistic mother and a beautiful, but troubled, sister. At 18, he wanted to be a poet. And the slight, 5’7” dreamer didn’t lack confidence — or a sense of drama. “I know my drifting will not prove a loss / For mine is a rolling stone that has gathered moss,” he wrote in 1941.

A year later, Avedon joined the Merchant Marines, where he spent his World War II years shooting ID photos of new recruits. “I must have taken pictures of 100,000 faces before it occurred to me I was becoming a photographer,” he later recalled.

After demobilization in 1944, Avedon shot fashion pictures for the tony Manhattan department store Bonwit Teller and studied with Alexey Brodovitch, the legendary art director of Harper’s Bazaar. By 1945, his work was appearing in Junior Bazaar

“His first photographs for us were technically very bad,” Brodovitch later recalled. “But they were not snapshots. . . . Those first pictures of his had freshness and individuality, and they showed enthusiasm and a willingness to take chances.”

Who else was willing to take chances? Brodovitch and Carmel Snow, editor in chief of Harper’s Bazaar, who soon sent the young talent to fashion’s sacred capital, Paris.

The postwar years were hard in Paris. When Avedon first arrived there, in 1946, it was with an explicit directive from Snow. “Dick was tasked with this idea that he was there to rebuild Paris,” explains Martin. In restoring the energy and excitement around Paris, Avedon imbued it with some of his own.

Avedon’s models jumped, twirled, leapt over puddles and they smiled. Like Avedon himself, they rarely stood still. While he wasn’t the first to use action in fashion photography (in the 1930s, Martin Munkacsi and Toni Frissell began creating fashion images of women engaged in sporty scenarios), Avedon was the first to pair such vitality with women wearing couture.

Character and spirit became la mode. Dovima’s graceful silhouette juxtaposed against the wrinkled heft of two shackled elephants. Dorian Leigh laughing and embracing a bicycle racer. Suzy Parker roller skating across the Place de la Concorde. Sunny Harnett and her cool gaze just daring the roulette table — and every man in the room — not to do her bidding. There was always a narrative in an Avedon mise en scène — whether the background was elaborately staged or stark, the model’s job had forever changed from posing, to acting.

Of course, Avedon did not limit himself to fashion photography. The little boy who once collected autographs grew up to create the most iconic portraits of the 20th century, many of these were included in an exhibition at Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, New York, in 2017.

A 1958 New Yorker profile noted that even though Avedon’s portraits immortalized cultural elites such as Truman Capote, Elsa Maxwell and Charles Laughton, the qualities that most interested the photographer were “advanced age, physical debility, ugliness, or the pathos underlying the surface insouciance.” Yet “none of Avedon’s subjects seem to resent this kind of treatment . . . being selected to sit for one of his Harper’s Bazaar portraits ranks as an accolade.”

Over the next 40-plus years of his career, his iconic portraiture never lost its force; although at times, his unvarnished truth felt cruel. 

But Avedon was a creator, not an observer, and he made no apologies for this. The sitter and the photographer “have separate ambitions for the image,” he wrote in 1985. “His need to plead his case probably goes as deep as my need to plead mine, but the control is with me.”

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