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FELA KUTI photograph collection
FELA KUTI photograph collection

FELA KUTI photograph collection

Located in NEW YORK, NY

. Political Art. African artists. Music photography. Africa photography.

Category

1980s Pop Art Vintage African Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

USA for Africa, 1985

USA for Africa, 1985

By Harry Benson

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer

Category

1980s Vintage African Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

African savanna, Giraffes at Sunset

African savanna, Giraffes at Sunset

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

. Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color

Category

1980s Futurist Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s

Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Historical Photo - Africa Dove is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s

Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Historical Photo - Africa Dove is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Heard of Elephants on African Plane at Sunset
Heard of Elephants on African Plane at Sunset

Heard of Elephants on African Plane at Sunset

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Silhouetted elephants trek across a desolate African landscape are backlit by a soulful sunset

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Arthur English, Hand Colored Photograph, Signed, South Africa, circa 1950's
Arthur English, Hand Colored Photograph, Signed, South Africa, circa 1950's

Arthur English, Hand Colored Photograph, Signed, South Africa, circa 1950's

Located in Chatham, ON

board - unframed - signed lower/right by the photographer/artist - South Africa - circa 1950's

Category

Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Photography

Materials

Paint, Paper

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset
Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

considered art. His early color work anticipates developments in color photography by generations. In 1970 he

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset
Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

considered art. His early color work anticipates developments in color photography by generations. In 1970 he

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

work anticipates developments in color photography by generations. In 1970 he participated in one the

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset
Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

considered art. His early color work anticipates developments in color photography by generations. In 1970 he

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lion in Africa

Lion in Africa

By Arthur Elgort

Located in New York, NY

Signed by the photographer

Category

1990s Vintage African Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled Portrait
Untitled Portrait

Untitled Portrait

By Seydou Keïta

Located in New York, NY

interest in African photography. The prints on exhibition are authenticated estate prints limited to

Category

1950s Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Untitled Portrait
Untitled Portrait

Untitled Portrait

By Seydou Keïta

Located in New York, NY

, and triggered a worldwide interest in African photography. The prints on exhibition are authenticated

Category

1950s Vintage African Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

F.L. Kenett, Original Vintage Photograph, "African Queen", c.1962
F.L. Kenett, Original Vintage Photograph, "African Queen", c.1962

F.L. Kenett, Original Vintage Photograph, "African Queen", c.1962

By Frederick Leslie Kenett

Located in London, GB

sculptural photography. Frederick Leslie Kenett was born in Berlin in 1924 to a German doctor. Kennett was

Category

1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Photography

Materials

Paper

Black and White Photo of African American Mother and Children
Black and White Photo of African American Mother and Children

Black and White Photo of African American Mother and Children

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Black and White photo of African American Mother and Children Glossy Paper mounted on Foam Core

Category

20th Century American Modern Vintage African Photography

Materials

Paper

Mom and Baby, Kruger Park, South Africa

Mom and Baby, Kruger Park, South Africa

By Robin Rice

Located in Hudson, NY

only some of the traits that make Robin’s photography exceptional in every way. Edition 1 of 20. Black

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Why Do I Love You? Louis Armstrong at 14, 000 feet over Africa, May 1956

Why Do I Love You? Louis Armstrong at 14, 000 feet over Africa, May 1956

By Larry Burrows

Located in New York, NY

A 16 x 20 inch gelatin silver print, with image size of 12 x 17.75 inches. Printed in 2004. "Larry Burrows Collection" and copyright stamps on verso. Larry Burrows career as a LIFE ...

Category

1950s Vintage African Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Vintage African Photography For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact piece of vintage african photography you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Modern version. Finding the perfect item from our selection of vintage african photography may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a choice in our collection of vintage african photography to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, gray, purple, blue and more. An object in our assortment of vintage african photography from Hideoki Hagiwara, Jean-Michel Voge, Leonard Freed, Mitchell Funk and Slim Aarons — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paper, silver gelatin print and digital print can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Vintage African Photography?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a piece of vintage african photography in our inventory may begin at $100 and can go as high as $22,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.

Finding the Right Photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more. 

Questions About Vintage African Photography
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Vintage photography are the earliest prints that photographers could make from negatives. Yet even later copies from the same negative are considered original vintage prints. Find a collection of photography today on 1stDibs.