Diane Arbus might’ve been born into New York City’s high society, which was protected from the horrors of the Great Depression, but she preferred to live life on the fringe of it. There she met the subjects of her now-iconic portrait photography — “eccentrics” such as circus performers, people with developmental disabilities and addicts.
Arbus didn’t start out photographing these people, however. She and her husband, Allan, whom she wed when she was just 18, developed a shared interest in photography after he served as a photographer during World War II. When he returned, the couple shot fashion spreads for Arbus’s family’s department store, eventually having their work published in glossy magazines.
Having studied under photographers Berenice Abbott, Alexey Brodovitch and Lisette Model, Arbus then pursued her interest in documentary work in the 1950s, taking to the streets of New York to photograph strangers. By 1962, she was shooting from the waist with a medium-format camera. She didn’t want the camera to block her connection to her subjects, which were now the people marginalized by society rather than fashion models. “For me the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture. And more complicated,” Arbus explained.
Before her death by suicide in 1971, when she was just 48 years old, Arbus had achieved acclaim for her works such as Child With Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. (1962) and Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J. (1967). She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1963 and 1966 and had her work shown in the monumental 1967 group exhibition “New Documents” at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Posthumously, her fame only broadened. MoMA put on a solo show for the artist in 1972, and, in the same year, Aperture published her first monograph.
Today, Arbus’s photographs are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, among many other institutions.
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A House on a Hill, Hollywood CA
By Diane Arbus
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Diane Arbus A House on a Hill, Hollywood CA, 1963, printed later Signed by Doon Arbus & Neil Selkirk (printer) Gelatin silver print Image: 14-3/4" x 14-1/2", Paper: 20" x 16", Ma...
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Girl in a Shiny Dress, NYC
By Diane Arbus
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Diane Arbus Girl in a Shiny Dress, NYC, 1967 Gelatin silver print Image Dimensions: 14.5 x 14.5 inches (36.8 x 36.8 cm) Paper Dimensions: 20 x 16 inches ...
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Groom Kissing His Bride
By Diane Arbus
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most influential and daring photographers of the 20th century. Arbus is best known for her unique form of documentary portraiture. She explored the uncanny, the marginalized, and the idiosyncratic characters who defied mid-century conformity. Her work has influenced some of the most renowned photographers of our time including Nan Goldin. While her career launched in the fashion world, it was years after quitting commercial photography (circa 1956) that she found her voice as an artist. With camera in hand, she followed her fascination with the eccentric individuals and oddities of New York City. Ultimately rejecting her affluent, sheltered upbringing and the mainstream fashion industry to create her own definitions of beauty. Arbus’ portraits were considered incredibly provocative for their bold representations of sexuality, chaos, and grit. She fully immersed herself within the queer and alternative communities she documented, engaged with a curious balance of mystery and homage. Shot in 1966, "Groom Kissing His Bride" is a prime example of her uncanny ability to capture even the most traditional moments (a wedding) through a lens of surrealism. Love and tension confront each other as the groom kisses the bride with an attacking passion. Her likeness disappears behind his embrace and their newlywed bodies merge together. This work also contains Arbus’ visual trademarks – a black and white palette, a square crop, and a hard flash that flattens the aesthetic wonderland of New York. Today, Arbus' work is celebrated in many major museum collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Institute of Chicago, National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo), and Centre Pompidou (Paris). "Groom Kissing his Bride, NYC" USA, 1966 Gelatin-silver print Printed by Neil Selkirk Stamped 'A Diane Arbus photograph...
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Tattooed Man at a Carnival
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Diane Arbus, Tattooed Man at a Carnival 1970 Estate stamped and signed by Doon Arbus for the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso; Also titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver pr...
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Untitled (17), black and white photographic portrait by Diane Arbus
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (17), black and white photographic portrait by Diane Arbus Untitled (17) 1970-71/1990 Estate stamped and signed by Doon Arbus for the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso; Also ti...
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Camp Lakecrest campers as trees, Dutchess County, NY
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Camp Lakecrest campers as trees, Dutchess County, NY 1968 Estate stamped and signed by Doon Arbus for the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso Gelatin silver...
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Puerto Rican woman with a beauty mark
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamped and signed by Doon Arbus for the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso Gelatin silver print (Edition of 75) 20 x 16 inches, sheet 14.875 x 14.375 inches, image Contact galle...
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A young man and his girlfriend with hot dogs in the park, N.Y.C. 1971
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 75) Estate stamped and signed by Doon Arbus for the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso Also titled, dated, and numbered in black ink, verso 20 x 16 inche...
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New York City, Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St by Diane Arbus, Vintage Print
By Diane Arbus
Located in New york, NY
Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC, 1963 by Diane Arbus is a vintage gelatin silver print. The subject, dressed in a shiny dress, is seated in a cluttered ...
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Fashion Show, African American, Gelatin Silver Print, Harlem 1963, Signed, 11x14
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, 1963, Harlem, USA by Leonard Freed, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver print, which appears in the photographer's seminal Black in White America book. The photograph is sta...
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$1,500
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“Untitled (Twins Seated II), c. 2008” Bruce Weber Unique Silver Print Signed
By Bruce Weber
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Untitled (Twins Holding Arms), c. 2008” by Bruce Weber (American, b. 1946). A wonderful example of Weber’s iconic exploration of youthful masculinity, sensuality, ...
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$3,500
H 5 in W 7 in
“Untitled (Nudes Climbing), 2007” Bruce Weber Unique Silver Print Signed
By Bruce Weber
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Untitled (Nudes Climbing), 2007” by Bruce Weber (American, b. 1946). A wonderful example of Weber’s iconic exploration of youthful masculinity, sensuality, and emo...
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$1,500
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“Untitled (Twins Seated I), c. 2008” Bruce Weber Unique Silver Print Signed
By Bruce Weber
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Untitled (Twins Seated I), c. 2008” by Bruce Weber (American, b. 1946). In this composition, two long-haired young men pose side by side, shirtless but with subtly...
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$4,600
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.07 in
Girl with Flag - Black and White Photograph, Black Artist, Child, Portrait
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Girl with Flag by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., presents a portrait of a young African American girl holding a small American flag. She is dressed in white, and looking over her shoulder. She stares into the distance with a blank, almost melancholy look on her face. Signed, titled, and dated by Earlie Hudnall, Jr in pencil on print verso. Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. *Images and video show photograph in size 20 x 16 in. Frame not included Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers...
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Wall Street, New York, 1950s, Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, 24x20 Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
American photographer Leonard Freed's photographic career was punctuated by epic documentary photo essays with many works shot in New York City, Wall Street, is one of the photograph...
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Kate #10, Yoga, Black and White Photograph, Signed Vintage, 8x10 Inches
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate #10, 2002 by Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" hand printed black and white photograph from his nude series. Signed by the photographer the gelatin silver print is stamped "vintage" ...
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Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York 1960s, Gelatin Silver Photograph, Signed, 24x20
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem, New York series. Two children enjoy a blissf...
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“Untitled (Twins Holding Arms), c. 2008” Bruce Weber Unique Silver Print Signed
By Bruce Weber
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Untitled (Twins Holding Arms), c. 2008” by Bruce Weber (American, b. 1946). A wonderful example of Weber’s iconic exploration of youthful masculinity, sensuality, ...
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$1,629
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Jane March (Limited Edition of 25) - 20x24 In. - Celebrity Photography
By John Stoddart 1
Located in New York, NY
This fine art print features actress and model Jane March, posed topless on the rooftop of the Hotel Le Bristol in Paris in 1992. This risqué iconic black and white photograph was sh...
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New York at Night
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
13.5 x 10.5 inch gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980 Framed to 26.5 x 22.5 inches Signed on verso Berenice Abbott's "New York at Night" is one ...
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Black Stockings, Hollywood 1998, Unique Vintage Print, Nude Fine Art Photography
By Guido Argentini
Located in Vienna, AT
“Black Stockings, Hollywood, 1998” by Guido Argentini captures the artist’s unmistakable visual language—sensual, refined, and sculptural. The composition isolates the female form in...
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Diane Arbus "Woman with Headless Dummy" Photograph, 1956
By Diane Arbus
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. Arbus is best known for her unique form of documentary photography. She explored the uncann...
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Diane Arbus "Woman with Headless Dummy" Photograph, 1956
By Diane Arbus
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. Arbus is best known for her unique form of documentary photography. She explored the uncann...
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Muscle man contestant, N.Y.C.
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Muscle man contestant, N.Y.C. 1968/printed later Estate stamped and signed by Doon Arbus for the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso Gelatin silver print (Editio...
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Girl in a Swimming Cap
By Diane Arbus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Diane Arbus, American (1923 - 1971) Title: Girl in a Swimming Cap Year: 1970 (printed 1990) Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, stamped verso and signed...
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Diane Arbus Revelations 1st Edition
By Diane Arbus
Located in CA, CA
Diane Arbus. Revelations. Published by Schirmer Mosel, Munich, 2003. Extensive survey of photographs by Diane Arbus spanning her entire career, many of them never before published. Further illustrated by three hundred additional images and composed mainly of previously unpublished excerpts from the artist’s letters...
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Woman with Eyeliner, NYC
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 75) Estate stamp, verso Also signed in ink by Doon Arbus, executor of the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet size This artwork is ...
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Transvestite at Her Birthday Party
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 75) Estate stamp in black ink, verso Also signed in ink by Doon Arbus, executor of the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet size 14.5...
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Young couple on a bench in Washington Square Park, NYC
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 75) Estate stamp in black ink, verso Also signed in ink by Doon Arbus, executor of the Estate of Diane Arbus, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet size 14.5...
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3 FEMALE IMPERSONATORS
By Diane Arbus
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Diane Arbus(1923-1971) is one of the most influential and unique photographers of the 20th century. While her career began in the fashion world, completing a significant amount of...
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Girl and Boy in Wash Sq Park NYC
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Girl and Boy in Wash Sq Park NYC, 1965 gelatin silver print stamped, signed, titled by Doon Arbus, Estate on verso 16 x 20 inches ed 75
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Two Girls in Matching Bathing Suits, NYC
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Two Girls in Matching Bathing Suits, 1965 gelatin silver print stamped, signed, titled by Doon Arbus, Estate on verso 16 x 20 inches edition 75
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Blond Girl with Shiney Lipstick
By Diane Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Diane Arbus's photographs, which have permeated the popular imagination since the time of her death, rank among the most compelling images of the last half century. Arbus committed suicide in 1971. Two Friends at Home, is considered one of her most iconic works. Her "contemporary anthropology" – portraits of couples...