The Most Beautiful Things
The Most Beautiful Things
Our in-house curators are delighted to share this edit of some of the most extraordinary pieces available on 1stDibs.
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Macaroni, from Bauhaus I Portfolio
By Irene Bayer
Located in Dallas, TX
Bauhaus I Portfolio
Ed. 33/70
Signed and dated in black ink on print margin.
Category
1920s Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grand Central, New York, NY, 2004
By John Dolan
Located in Hudson, NY
John Dolan’s photographs revel in the extraordinary that lies beneath everyday, fleeting occurrences. And in this eloquent collection of twenty images shot in ravishing color and bla...
Category
Early 2000s Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Archival Pigment
PETAVIUS_LANGRENUS_MER DES CRIS - Héliogravure of the Moon's Surface
Located in London, GB
Héliogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moon’s surface, from Atlas Photographique de la Lune.
[Published: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris, 1899].
The finest a...
Category
1890s Naturalistic The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Other Medium
Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Margot Asquith, Lady Oxford, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Top half of red inkwash signature on tape and unknown studio label fixed to mount
Inscribed 'Lady Oxford' on ...
Category
20th Century The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Naomi in Morocco – Albert Watson, Black & White, Fashion, Naomi Campbell
By Albert Watson
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Naomi in Morocco, 1998
Archival pigment print
142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Drake purchased a series of Albe...
Category
1990s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historic First Photograph of Man in Space: Ed White spacewalking over Hawaii
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
This is an historic first photograph of man in space, Astronaut Ed White space spacewalking over Hawaii during the first American EVA, June 3-7, 1965.
NA...
Category
1960s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
Trittico Forum (2011) - large format triptych photograph of iconic Roman site
By Massimo Vitali
Located in San Francisco, CA
original large format photography triptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure
Trittico Forum (2011)
three individually framed original archival photography prints, each with diasec (acrylic glass) face mount in contemporary light grey lacquered gallery frames
76.7 in x 61.25 in (194.8cm x 156cm) / each
4,6m / 183.75" / 15' 4" installation width
limited edition of 6 + 2AP
signed, titled and dated verso
'Roman Forum' was installed at the US Embassy in Rome, Italy, as part of 2014 'Art in Embassies' exhibition curated by Virginia Shore and Claire D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Wood, Archival Paper
Woman with Roses on her Arm (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn in a Lafaurie Dress)
By Irving Penn
Located in London, GB
Woman with Roses on her Arm (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn in a Lafaurie Dress), Paris, 1950
Signed, inscribed with title, edition and priting details and stamped with photographer's copyri...
Category
Late 20th Century The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Abode of Snow
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed with printed title on the front of the print. Very early parmelian print by Ansel Adams.
Category
1920s The Most Beautiful Things
Still Life with Mouse, New York
By Irving Penn
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted 1983 on back of print. Stamped, 'Signed silver print of this negative not exceeding' and 78 written in pencil on back of print. Annotated, 'Copy...
Category
20th Century The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Still life with Watermelon, NY
By Irving Penn
Located in Miami, FL
Phillips de Pury Collection of Alain Dominique Perrin
Printed 1985, One from an edition of 21 dye transfer prints
Signed Irving Penn Verso
Literature: Szarkowki, Irving Penn Irving...
Category
1940s Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Dye Transfer
Alan Shepards Lunar Suit
By Albert Watson
Located in Vienna, AT
Shepard was the first American in space and wore it at his Apollo 14 travel.
PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photograp...
Category
1990s The Most Beautiful Things
Dogs
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of two photographs by Andy Warhol. "Dogs" is a set of two gelatin silver prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FL09.00054, FL09.00055, and AWL139. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Malbacco Desiata - large format photograph of iconic Italian summer moment
By Massimo Vitali
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of Malbacco Desiata, a secret swim hole in Tuscany, by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Zita and Teresa Jungman, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Zita and Teresa Jungman, 1927 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
Red inkwash signature
Inscribed 'the Jungman sisters' in unknown hand and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton stud...
Category
20th Century The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Committee 2000 Champagne Glasses
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of two photographs by Andy Warhol. "Committee 2000 Champagne Glasses" is a set of two Polaroids on board by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Polaroid
Lee Radziwill
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of four photographs by Andy Warhol. "Lee Radziwill" is four Polaroids, Polacolor by pop artist Andy Warhol. It is signed FA04.10715, FA04.10719, FA...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Polaroid
Joey with Her New Breasts (NYC)
By Nan Goldin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Nan Goldin (b. 1953) is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. Beginning in the 1970's Goldin took candid shots of her lovers and friends - especially drag queens and trans women, characters often living on the margins of society, in New York City and beyond.
"Cody in the Dressing Room at the Boy Bar, NYC” is a paradigm of Goldin's work from the early 1990’s celebrating both nightlife and its beautiful denizens.
The photograph shows Cody, semi-nude and confidently posing for Goldin, as they either unwind after or are preparing for a performance. Situated in a dressing room signalled by the mirror, makeup and clothes strewn around. Behind Cody is a silver grid of black and white portraits taped to the wall, reminiscent of Warhol’s famous screen tests, and a reminder of Goldin's exceptional composition. Furthermore, the image is cropped right above the subject's waist leaving their actual gender ambiguous if not irrelevant.
Today, images of drag queens and glamorous trans woman are increasingly common in Western culture, considering the success of TV shows such as Rupaul's Drag Race...
Category
1990s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Dye Transfer
My Bed, Hotel La Louisiane, Paris
By Nan Goldin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Nan Goldin (b. 1953) is one of the most influential, yet arguably underrated, photographers of the 20th century. Beginning in the 1970's Goldin took candid shots of her friends and lovers, characters often living on the margins of society. Following William Eggleston, Nan Goldin made an significant contribution to the evolution of color photography.
"My Bed...
Category
1990s Post-Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Dye Transfer
Massimo Listri, Castello Racconigi
By Massimo Listri
Located in New York, NY
CASTELLO RACCONIGI 2007
Chromogenic print
Edition of 5
Signed, dated, and numbered on verso label
Mounted on aluminum
Framing options available
39.5 x 47.5 inches edition of 5 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
C Print
Santa Maria al Bagno diptych - large scale Mediterranean beach scene (framed)
By Massimo Vitali
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and ritua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Wood, Archival Paper
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs' (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Poolside Pairs
1970
C Print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California...
Category
1970s Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Lambda
Kate Moss (Back), Marrakech – Albert Watson, Nude Photography, Woman, BlackWhite
By Albert Watson
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Kate Moss (Back), Marrakech, 1993
Chromogenic print
243 x 183 cm (95 2/3 x 72 in.)
Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; AP1 (from a completely sold out edition)
P...
Category
1990s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
C Print
Kate Moss Contact Sheet (horizontal), Marrakech – Albert Watson, Nude, Woman, BW
By Albert Watson
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Kate Moss Contact Sheet (horizontal), Marrakech, 1993
Chromogenic print
Sheet 218,4 x 152,4 cm (86 x 60 in.)
Edition of 5; plus 1 AP; AP1
print only
...
Category
1990s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
C Print
Double Exposure through Windshield – Albert Watson, Green, Landscape, Nature
By Albert Watson
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Double Exposure through Windshield
2013
C-print
Sheet 243 x 183 cm (95 5/8 x 72 in.)
Edition of 3, plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3
Framed
A student of the fam...
Category
2010s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
C Print
Mermaid Dress (Rochas) [Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn], Paris
By Irving Penn
Located in New York, NY
Mermaid Dress (Rochas) [Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn], Paris, 1950/June 1979
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, and inscribed in pencil, verso
Platinum-pallad...
Category
1950s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Platinum
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Kate Moss, Marrakech – Albert Watson, Nude, Portrait, Woman, Model, Contemporary
By Albert Watson
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Kate Moss, Marrakech
1993/2015
Archival pigment from a polaroid negative face mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 238 x 182.5 cm (93 3/4 x 71 7/8 in.)
F...
Category
1990s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Archival Pigment
Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs, 1989 – Albert Watson, Photography, Woman, Model
By Albert Watson
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs, 1989
1989
Archival pigment print
Image 122 x 91.5 cm (48 x 36 in.)
Sheet 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 1...
Category
1980s Contemporary The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Trevi Fountain, Rome'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Trevi Fountain, Rome
1991
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
The Trevi Fountain in the Trevi r...
Category
1970s Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Lambda
Marilyn Arabian
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn Arabian
Bern Stern
Print on photo paper
Inkjet technique
Paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms
Photo dimension: 35.6 X 25.4
72 copies
Photo of 1962
Dra...
Category
1960s Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Inkjet
Lilies & Plantains: Sepia Toned Still Life Photograph of Flowers and Fruit
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Formalist sepia toned still life photograph of white lily flowers and brown plantains on a tabletop
Lilies and Plantains, by David Halliday, printed in 2003
Sepia toned silver gelati...
Category
Early 2000s Modern The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Supreme Nan Goldin skateboard deck
By Nan Goldin
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Nan Goldin Supreme Skateboard Deck: 'Misty and Jimmy Paulette in a Taxi, NYC' (1991/2018):
Published in 2018 by Supreme New York
Features Nan Goldin printed signature on verso
From ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Feminist The Most Beautiful Things
Materials
Wood, Offset
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