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Series of Four Portraits from a New York City Gay Underground Club
Series of Four Portraits from a New York City Gay Underground Club

Series of Four Portraits from a New York City Gay Underground Club

By Damien Smith

Located in London, GB

They are: Rent-boy with green background; Drag Queen in Full Regalia; Paying Customer Puffing on his Pipe; and, The Talent.

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1990s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Divine's Movie & Play Posters - Pink Flamingo Women Behind Bars The Neon Woman
Divine's Movie & Play Posters - Pink Flamingo Women Behind Bars The Neon Woman

Divine's Movie & Play Posters - Pink Flamingo Women Behind Bars The Neon Woman

Located in Miami, FL

From the outrageous and fabulous well known drag queen and counterculture actor Divine (1945-1988), posters from Tom Eyen’s plays Women Behind Bars (+ 8 x 10 photo) and The Neon Woma...

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1980s American Modern Vintage Drag Queen

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Paper

Divine I, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait

Divine I, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait

By Greg Gorman

Located in München, BY

Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of Harris Glenn Milstea...

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1980s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

Materials

Archival Pigment

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Greek Toga" Hamilton's London, 1989
Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Greek Toga" Hamilton's London, 1989

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Greek Toga" Hamilton's London, 1989

By Michael Roberts

Located in Palm Springs, CA

An inspired caricaturist, he could similarly make over the designer Rifat Ozbek into the dragon empress editor Diana Vreeland, and a drag queen into Dusty Springfield. The fake could...

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1980s English Modern Vintage Drag Queen

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Paper

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989
Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989

By Michael Roberts

Located in Palm Springs, CA

An inspired caricaturist, he could similarly make over the designer Rifat Ozbek into the dragon empress editor Diana Vreeland, and a drag queen into Dusty Springfield. The fake could...

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1980s English Modern Vintage Drag Queen

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Paper

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Andy Warhol Lithograph
Andy Warhol Lithograph

Andy Warhol Lithograph

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H 43.5 in W 28.5 in

Andy Warhol Lithograph

Located in North Miami, FL

Wonderful Andy Warhol lithograph, Drag Queen from the "Ladies and Gentlemen" series.

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20th Century American Vintage Drag Queen

Vintage Andy Warhol photograph (Andy Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis)
Vintage Andy Warhol photograph (Andy Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis)

Vintage Andy Warhol photograph (Andy Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis)

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Andy Warhol said of Curtis, 'Jackie Curtis is not a drag queen. Jackie is an artist.' The performer, whose real name was John Holder Jr., adopted the name Jackie Curtis in the mid-19...

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1980s Pop Art Vintage Drag Queen

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Silver Gelatin

Ladies and Gentlemen
Ladies and Gentlemen

Ladies and Gentlemen

By Andy Warhol

Located in Toronto, Ontario

His "Ladies and Gentlemen" paintings were place prominently in the exhibition and the Tate promoted the research and results of the Drag Queen's featured. Until recently "Ladies & G...

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Late 20th Century Conceptual Vintage Drag Queen

Materials

Polaroid

ANDY WARHOL - Ladies and Gentlemen
ANDY WARHOL - Ladies and Gentlemen

ANDY WARHOL - Ladies and Gentlemen

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H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in

ANDY WARHOL - Ladies and Gentlemen

By Andy Warhol

Located in Vigevano, PV

Protagonisti di questa serie sono i volti sconosciuti di drag queen afroamericane. Warhol ritrae dal collo in su i loro volti ricchi di espressività e di provocazione; le larghe penn...

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1970s Italian Vintage Drag Queen

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Paper

Exhibition Poster Andy Warhol, Ladies and Gentlemen
Exhibition Poster Andy Warhol, Ladies and Gentlemen

Exhibition Poster Andy Warhol, Ladies and Gentlemen

By Andy Warhol

Located in Pasadena, CA

It features an artwork image of drag queen Wilhelmina Ross originally created by Warhol in 1975 titled " Ladies and Gentlemen ( Wilhelmina Ross ) In 1975 the liberal mindset of the t...

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Late 20th Century Pop Art Vintage Drag Queen

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Lithograph, Offset, Screen

DRAG QUEEN Original Lithograph, Surreal Pencil Portrait, Cabaret-Berlin style
DRAG QUEEN Original Lithograph, Surreal Pencil Portrait, Cabaret-Berlin style

DRAG QUEEN Original Lithograph, Surreal Pencil Portrait, Cabaret-Berlin style

Located in Union City, NJ

DRAG QUEEN is a superbly executed hand drawn, original lithograph printed from a lithographic stone using traditional hand printmaking techniques on archival paper 100% acid free.

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1970s Surrealist Vintage Drag Queen

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Lithograph

Portrait of Man as a Woman, Drag Queen
Portrait of Man as a Woman, Drag Queen

Portrait of Man as a Woman, Drag Queen

By Earl Mayan

Located in Miami, FL

Earl Mayan is an accomplished artist-illustrator who did covers for the Saturday Evening Post. This intriguing work was most likely done for a major magazine assignment and perhaps ...

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1960s American Realist Vintage Drag Queen

Materials

Oil

Vintage Andy Warhol photograph c.1980
Vintage Andy Warhol photograph c.1980

Vintage Andy Warhol photograph c.1980

By (after) Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Andy Warhol said of Curtis, 'Jackie Curtis is not a drag queen. Jackie is an artist.' The performer, whose real name was John Holder Jr., adopted the name Jackie Curtis in the mid-19...

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1980s Pop Art Vintage Drag Queen

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol Drag Queen
Andy Warhol Drag Queen

Andy Warhol Drag Queen

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H 51 in W 36.75 in

Andy Warhol Drag Queen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Classic Warhol drag queen serigraph from his series of drag queens in New York in the 1970s.

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1970s Vintage Drag Queen

1950s Drag Queen Painting
1950s Drag Queen Painting

1950s Drag Queen Painting

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H 31 in W 25 in D 1.25 in

1950s Drag Queen Painting

Located in Seattle, WA

Over-the-top drama, costume and makeup come together in this fabulous portrait of a New York City drag queen. Signed 'Quintero 1953.'

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1950s American Vintage Drag Queen

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Paper

Ladies and Gentlemen (FS II.129)
Ladies and Gentlemen (FS II.129)

Ladies and Gentlemen (FS II.129)

By Andy Warhol

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Ladies and Gentlemen 129 shows one drag queen’s profile with a pop art makeover. This was the same process he typically used for his celebrity portraits, however the focus shifted f...

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1970s Pop Art Vintage Drag Queen

Materials

Screen

Collection of 1960s European Original Photos Individually Priced
Collection of 1960s European Original Photos Individually Priced

Collection of 1960s European Original Photos Individually Priced

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s European Vintage Drag Queen

Collection of 1960s Italian Original Photos, Individually Priced
Collection of 1960s Italian Original Photos, Individually Priced

Collection of 1960s Italian Original Photos, Individually Priced

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Italian Vintage Drag Queen

Collection of 1960s European Original Photos Individually Priced
Collection of 1960s European Original Photos Individually Priced

Collection of 1960s European Original Photos Individually Priced

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s French Vintage Drag Queen

Collection of 1970s SF City Abstract Photos Individually Priced
Collection of 1970s SF City Abstract Photos Individually Priced

Collection of 1970s SF City Abstract Photos Individually Priced

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1970s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Rome, Italy
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Rome, Italy

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Rome, Italy

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Rome, Italy
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Rome, Italy

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Rome, Italy

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - France
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - France

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - France

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s French Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Dinard, France
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Dinard, France

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Dinard, France

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - France
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - France

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - France

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s French Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Paris, France
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Paris, France

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Paris, France

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - French Cityscape
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - French Cityscape

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - French Cityscape

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s French Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Le Madeleine Paris, France
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Le Madeleine Paris, France

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Le Madeleine Paris, France

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Notre Dame Paris, France
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Notre Dame Paris, France

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Notre Dame Paris, France

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - St. Tropez, France
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - St. Tropez, France

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - St. Tropez, France

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphi
Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphi

Roz Joseph 1960s Photograph - Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphi

Located in San Francisco, CA

She shifted to shooting exclusively in color and began to examine two new subjects: abstracted architecture and city scenes, and the drag queen culture of San Francisco. These color ...

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1960s Vintage Drag Queen

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"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

By David Fredenthal

Located in New York, NY

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches Watercolor on paper. c. 1940s. Signed lower right. BIO David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958...

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1940s American Realist Vintage Drag Queen

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Paper, Watercolor

MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed Signed, lower le...

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2010s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Dreamer (Mid-Century Impressionist European Nude Man Portrait Painting)
Dreamer (Mid-Century Impressionist European Nude Man Portrait Painting)

Dreamer (Mid-Century Impressionist European Nude Man Portrait Painting)

Located in New Orleans, LA

A beautiful painting I acquired when I was buying things from Russia and Ukraine maybe 7 or 8 years ago. It's painted on very heavy cardboard, as I'd say the majority from the Soviet...

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Mid-20th Century Romantic Vintage Drag Queen

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Oil

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

By Celso José Castro Daza

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...

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2010s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink

Spring- Apollo and Animals
Spring- Apollo and Animals

Spring- Apollo and Animals

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published March 30, 1929. J.C. Leyendecker's holiday covers, particularly his iconic New Year's baby, were instrumental in driving The...

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1920s Vintage Drag Queen

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Painting on Board of Male Nude
Early 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Painting on Board of Male Nude

Early 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Painting on Board of Male Nude

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A vintage Boho original oil painting on board. A chic composition of a male nude in beautiful shades of green. Framed in a brilliant gilt wood frame. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.

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Early 20th Century American Bohemian Vintage Drag Queen

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Masonite, Paint

Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series

Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series

By Bartosz Kolata

Located in Salzburg, AT

Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...

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2010s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Camera 16 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, Men Erotic Scenes
Camera 16 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, Men Erotic Scenes

Camera 16 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, Men Erotic Scenes

By Bartosz Kolata

Located in Salzburg, AT

Artist about his erotic painting series “Narcissus”: With Internet era and its widespread availability, young people have unlimited access to pornography. It is possible for them to...

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2010s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

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Canvas, Oil

MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)

MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 085A" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 18.5 inches unframed Signed, lower rig...

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2010s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School

Located in Beachwood, OH

19th Century Italian School Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Bronze with black-green patination 24 x 10 x 10 inches Dionysus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature ...

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19th Century Italian School Vintage Drag Queen

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Bronze

Actor Robert La Tourneaux, 'Cowboy' from 'Boys in the Band' nude for After Dark
Actor Robert La Tourneaux, 'Cowboy' from 'Boys in the Band' nude for After Dark

Actor Robert La Tourneaux, 'Cowboy' from 'Boys in the Band' nude for After Dark

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

Actor Robert La Tourneaux, "Cowboy" from "Boys in the Band" on Broadway, and in the motion picture, photographed nude in 1970 for After Dark magazine. Vintage silver gelatin exhibiti...

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1970s Pop Art Vintage Drag Queen

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Silver Gelatin

"Seated Male Figure, Beachside, " Early Drawing by John B. Lear with Cabana
"Seated Male Figure, Beachside, " Early Drawing by John B. Lear with Cabana

"Seated Male Figure, Beachside, " Early Drawing by John B. Lear with Cabana

By John B. Lear

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Finely and beautifully captured, this depiction of a shirtless young man, handsome and pensive, sitting on the beach with his legs grasped in his arms, is a rare, early drawing by Jo...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Drag Queen

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Paper

MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Signed, lower right ...

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2010s Contemporary Vintage Drag Queen

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

MB 806 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Muscular Male Nudes)

MB 806 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Muscular Male Nudes)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Figurative nude drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed This unique life study drawing of two male nude models was made by Mark...

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2010s Modern Vintage Drag Queen

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Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode

Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered Chinoiserie style and finely chased gilt bronze-mounted two drawer Serpentine commode with ma...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vintage Drag Queen

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Marble, Bronze

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...

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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Drag Queen

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Paint

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Vintage Drag Queen For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage drag queen you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Pop Art examples as well as a Surrealist version. You’re likely to find the perfect vintage drag queen among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. When looking for the right vintage drag queen for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige and gray. A vintage drag queen from Andy Warhol and Earl Mayan — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in polaroid, lithograph and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Vintage Drag Queen?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a vintage drag queen in our inventory may begin at $195 and can go as high as $45,000, while the average can fetch as much as $24,000.