Vintage Camera Obscura
Blurry Upright Camera Obscura: Santa Maria Della Salute with Scaffolding
By Abelardo Morell
Located in London, GB
Blurry Upright Camera Obscura: Santa Maria Della Salute with Scaffolding
Signed, inscribed with
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Late 20th Century Vintage Camera Obscura
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Archival Pigment
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H 60 in W 48 in
Camera Obscura: View of the Manhattan Bridge, April 30th, Morning, 2010
By Abelardo Morell
Located in London, GB
Camera Obscura: View of the Manhattan Bridge, April 30th, Morning, 2010
Signed, inscribed with
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Late 20th Century Vintage Camera Obscura
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Archival Pigment
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H 30 in W 40 in
Camera Obscura: Early Morning View of the East Side of Midtown Manhattan
By Abelardo Morell
Located in London, GB
Camera Obscura: Early Morning View of the East Side of Midtown Manhattan
Signed, inscribed with
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Late 20th Century Vintage Camera Obscura
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Archival Pigment
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H 30 in W 40 in
Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking West in Empty Room
By Abelardo Morell
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View Looking West in Empty Room, 1996
Attributed to Abelardo
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Late 20th Century Minimalist Vintage Camera Obscura
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Paper
Colette, Paris
By Andre Kertesz
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Printed later. Signed on the back of the print with date in pencil. Camera Obscura label on back of
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1930s Vintage Camera Obscura
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Silver Gelatin
Abelardo Morell "Central Park..." Gelatin Print
Located in New York, NY
Abelardo Morell (b. 1948) Camera Obscura, "Central Park looking northwest in office", Gelatin
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Camera Obscura
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Plastic
Nadelman/Hopper, Yale University Art Gallery - Abelardo Morell
By Abelardo Morell
Located in London, GB
verre and, most famously, the camera obscura.
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Late 20th Century Vintage Camera Obscura
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Archival Pigment
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H 32 in W 40 in
$7 Million - Abelardo Morell (Black and White Photography)
By Abelardo Morell
Located in London, GB
verre and, most famously, the camera obscura.
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Late 20th Century Vintage Camera Obscura
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Archival Pigment
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H 18 in W 22 in
George Woodman (US 1932-2017) 'German Hero' Original Signed Photograph, 1993
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
, India, 2001; and Camera Obscura Photographs, Grand Arts, Kansas City, Missouri, 2004. A
retrospective
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Camera Obscura
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Paper
H 49 in W 40.75 in D 1 in
Israeli Contemporary Street Art Sign, Traffic Sign Painting Street Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Design, Jerusalem
Department of Digital Simulation, Camera Obscura School of Art, Tel Aviv-Yaffo
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Camera Obscura
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Metal
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Original Arts and Crafts Glass Hallway Pendant Light with Daffodil Flowers 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
All original and aesthetically perfect glass and brass pendant.
With early 20th century light fixtures as one of our specialities, we are always thrilled to find antique pendant lig...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Vintage Camera Obscura
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Brass
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H 25.6 in Dm 8.7 in
Antique Keystone 8 M.M. Film Projector, Model R-8, USA
By Keystone Camera Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
This antique Keystone 8 M.M. Film Projector, Model R-8, S/N 444000, was manufactured in Boston, MA, USA. Keystone was an iconic American brand, well known for creating equipment for ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Camera Obscura
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Metal
Antique 1897 Wooden Eastman Kodak Bulls Eye Camera Tripod
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Carlos, CA
Fantastic antique wooden Bulls-Eye tripod made by Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York.
With over 100+ years of life, this tripod is in surprisingly good shape; The wood is strong a...
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1890s American Industrial Vintage Camera Obscura
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Wood
At First Light: Two Centuries of Maine Artists, Their Homes and Studios
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
At First Light: Two Centuries of Maine Artists, Their Homes and Studios
Author Anne Collins Goodyear and Frank H. Goodyear III and Michael K. Komanecky, Foreword by Stuart Kestenbau...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vintage Camera Obscura
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Paper
GEORGE SMITH CHELSSEA CHESTERFiELD TUFTED BENCH SOFA IN VELOUR UPHOLSTERY
By George Smith
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England George Smith bench sofa with Chesterfield tufting
Please note the deliver...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Vintage Camera Obscura
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Upholstery
H 34.45 in W 63.19 in D 27.96 in
Stephanie Todhunter, Princess Bitterness, Mixed Media Collage, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Stephanie Todhunter
Title: Princess Bitterness
Medium: Mixed Media, Collage, Spray Paint, Wax on Canvas
Size: 36 x 48 inches
Year: 2016
Stephanie Todhunter is an interdisci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vintage Camera Obscura
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Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Spray Paint
Antique Painting Santa Maria della Salute Venice Alfred Pollentine 19th Century
By Alfred Pollentine
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful oil on canvas painting of the view of the The Grand Canal in Venice by the renowned British artist Alfred Pollentine (1836-1890) and signed lower right and verso,...
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1870s Vintage Camera Obscura
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Canvas
H 27.17 in W 23.23 in D 2.76 in
Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, Circa 1969, Classic, Iconic With Tripod
By Sony Corporation
Located in Dallas, US
Submitted for your consideration is this, circa 1969, Sony vintage Vidicon industrial television camera complete with a studio viewfinder and a Sony TV zoom lens. Sold for display on...
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1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Camera Obscura
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Metal
A Kay Whitcomb Enamel 1966
By Kay Whitcomb
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great enamel by Kay Whitcomb, framed, signed and dated 1966. Titled" Where your Treasure is, there will your Heart be also"
A note about the artist: " Whitcomb was born in 1921 in...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Camera Obscura
Materials
Enamel
MANON BUILDING FACADE
By Abelardo Morell
Located in New York, NY
One photograph on rag paper, 2006, signed in pencil, dated 2005, from the edition of 54, sheet: 704 by 856 mm, 27 3/4 by 33 5/8 inches. Printed by Chad Kleitsch, New York, published ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Vintage Camera Obscura
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Photographic Paper
Antique "No. 1A Kodak Junior" Folding Camera c.1914-1927 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
The body of camera is leather wrapped with a leather handle and brass and chrome accents. It folds smoothly closed to 1.75 inches. Solid brass "Marshall Field and Company" t...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Vintage Camera Obscura
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Metal, Chrome
Muhammad Ali in the Ring, Black and White Photo by Howard Bingham
By Howard Bingham
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Howard Bingham, American (b. 1939)
Title: Muhammad Ali in the Ring
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed by Bingham and autographed by Ali in marker
Year: 1963 (...
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Camera Obscura
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Silver Gelatin
Canadian Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting Color Field Claude Vermette
By Claude Vermette
Located in Surfside, FL
Claude Vermette R.C.A. is a Canadian ceramicist and painter who was born in Montreal, Quebec, August 10, 1930 and who died in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, April 21, 2006. Artist of inter...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Camera Obscura
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Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Pencil Drawing Pierced Paper Painting Pattern Decoration
By Katherine Porter
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original graphite pencil drawing with piercing in a pattern and either watercolor, gouache or pastel on it. It is signed in pencil and dated. there is an inventory number ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Camera Obscura
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Watercolor, Pencil
Algae 3 - green, polished, geometric abstract, painted stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Alexander Caldwell creates uniquely pop art-inspired contemporary sculptures. He has acquired an international reputation for creating playful pieces whose minimalist form is amplifi...
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2010s Abstract Vintage Camera Obscura
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media
By Tom Lieber
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949),
GTW #11 -7, 1986,
Oil and mixed media on paper,
30.25 x 44 inches,
Hand signed and dated lower right
Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Camera Obscura
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Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype
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Camera Obscura
By Valle Nieto
Located in Cathedral City, CA
An assembled sculpture by Valle Nieto from 1992.
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Late 20th Century Italian Vintage Camera Obscura
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Metal
Abelardo Morell, 'Houses Across the Street from Our Living Room' Camera Obscura
By Abelardo Morell
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Abelardo Morell, Coban/American b. 1948.
'Camera Obscura Image of Houses Across the Street from
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Camera Obscura
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Paper
H 25.25 in W 30.5 in D 1 in
Engine, Frankfurt Airport, Abstract Silver Gelatin Print by Vera Lutter
By Vera Lutter
Located in Long Island City, NY
To capture this image, Lutter transported her shipping container-turned-camera obscura to the
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1990s Conceptual Vintage Camera Obscura
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Silver Gelatin
William Webber Signed Original Midcentury Oil Painting "Camera Obscura", 1950s
Located in Studio City, CA
A whimsical original oil painting by American artist William Webber titled "Camera Obscura", circa
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Camera Obscura
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Paint
H 33 in W 13 in D 1.5 in
Dance Erotica
By Eliaz Slonim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
studies at Camera Obscura, Tel Aviv and the Teffen Museum.
In 2003 he had a major exhibition Kunsthalle
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1980s Art Deco Vintage Camera Obscura
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Parade, Metropolitan Opera
By David Hockney
Located in Missouri, MO
mirror, the "camera obscura"*, and the "camera lucida"* were widely used by artists as early as the 1400s
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Camera Obscura
Materials
Offset
Malcolm Morley: Untitled
Located in London, GB
models observed through a camera obscura system.
By the mid-1990s, however, he again reverted to
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Late 20th Century Vintage Camera Obscura
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Vintage Camera Obscura For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage camera obscura for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the minimalist style, while we also have 1 minimalist versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a vintage camera obscura from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a vintage camera obscura 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, blue, orange and more. Creating a vintage camera obscura has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Abelardo Morell and Andre Kertesz are consistently popular. 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 archival pigment print, pigment print and alkyd paint can add an especially memorable touch.
How Much is a Vintage Camera Obscura?
A vintage camera obscura can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $12,700, while the lowest priced sells for $1,700 and the highest can go for as much as $30,000.
Questions About Vintage Camera Obscura
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Opinions on how old a camera has to be to be considered vintage vary. However, the general consensus is that cameras manufactured more than 50 years ago qualify for the label. You can find a range of vintage cameras on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022If your vintage Polaroid camera is still in working order, you can absolutely still use it. The one thing to check is whether the compatible film is readily available. If it is, then point and click away! You can find a selection of vintage polaroid cameras from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.