Elliott Erwitt's original photography, journalistic essays, illustrations and advertisements have been featured in publications around the world for over forty years.
Erwitt was born in France to émigré parents in 1928. His formative years were spent in Italy. At the age of 10, he moved with his family back to France and emigrated to the United States in 1939, settling in New York for two years and then transferring to Los Angeles.
In the early 1950s, Erwitt moved to New York City by way of Pittsburg, Germany and France (the last two locations courtesy of the United States Army). He settled in New York for good, establishing his fundamental base of operations ...although "settling" in Erwitt parlance meant "where you are at the moment for as long as you don't go somewhere else."
Flexibility and adaptation to the requirements of the profession and personal interests kept Erwitt moving around the globe before returning to New York. While attending Hollywood High School Erwitt worked in a commercial darkroom processing "signed" prints for fans of movie stars. In 1949 he returned to Europe. He traveled and took photographs in Italy and France thus making the start of his professional career.
Drafted into the US Army in 1951, Erwitt took photographs for various publications in addition to fulfilling his military duties while stationed in New Jersey, Germany and France. By good fortune, while looking for work on exploratory trips to New York City before the start of his military service, he met Edward Steichen, Robert Capa and Roy Stryker who liked his photographs and took a personal guiding interest becoming significant mentors.
In 1953, freshly decommissioned from military service, Erwitt was invited to join Magnum Photos as a member by its founder Robert Capa. In 1968 he became president of the prestigious agency for three terms. Erwitt continued for decades to be an active member and one of the leading figures in the competitive field of photography.
While continuing his work as a stills photographer Erwitt began making films in the 1970s. His documentaries include Beauty Knows No Pain (1971), Red White and Blue Grass (1973) sponsored with a grant from the American Film Institute, and The Glass Makers of Herat (1977). In the '80s Erwitt produced seventeen comedy and satire programs for HBO. From the '90s onward, he continued to lead a remarkably varied professional life encompassing many disparate aspects of photography.
While actively working for magazine, industrial and advertising clients Erwitt devoted all of his spare time to creating books and exhibitions of his work destined for galleries and museums.
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(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, USA, 1956
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in New York, NY
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, USA, 1956 1956/2023 Signature stamp, verso Archival pigment print 6 x 6 inches, sheet 3.75 x 5.5 inches, image This work is offered by CLAMP in New...
Archival Pigment
Che Guevara, Havana, 1964 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Che Guevara, Havana, 1964 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Av...
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed...
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed late...
Silver Gelatin
Che Guevara, Havana, 1964 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Che Guevara, Havana, 1964 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later A...
Silver Gelatin
Clint Eastwood Environmental Portrait, Gelatin Silver Print, 1970s
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Roma, IT
Gelatin silver print, printed in 1970s. A compelling portrait of Clint Eastwood by renowned British photographer Terry O’Neill, one of the foremost chroniclers of twentieth-century ...
Photographic Paper
Cast Portrait from The Misfits, Nevada, 1960–1961 - 1970s
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Roma, IT
Gelatin silver print, printed in 1970s. An engaging behind-the-scenes photograph by celebrated Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt, depicting members of the cast and crew during the ...
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed late...
Silver Gelatin
John F. Kennedy, Los Angeles, California, 1960 - Elliott Erwitt
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
John F. Kennedy, Los Angeles, California, 1960 - Elliott Erwitt Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Available...
Silver Gelatin
Grace Kelly, New York City, 1956 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Grace Kelly, New York City, 1956 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed la...
Silver Gelatin
Marlon Brando - Photograph by Elliott Erwitt - 1950s
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Elliott Erwitt in 1960s. Copyright: Magnum Photos/Agenzia Contrasto. Excellent condition.
Photographic Paper
Rudolf Nureyev, New York City, 1963-Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Rudolf Nureyev, New York City, 1963-Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed l...
Silver Gelatin
Reno, Nevada, 1960 (Misfits Group Photograph) - Elliott Erwitt
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Reno, Nevada, 1960 (Misfits Group Photograph) - Elliott Erwitt Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Available in...
Silver Gelatin
Salvador Dalí, 1963 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Salvador Dalí, 1963 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Availabl...
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, New York
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Elliott Erwitt Marilyn Monroe, New York 1956 Gelatin Silver print 20 x 24 inches Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, New York
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Elliott Erwitt Marilyn Monroe, New York 1956 Gelatin Silver print 20 x 24 inches Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso
Silver Gelatin
H 15 in W 12 in
Cranston Richie
By Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Located in New York, NY
From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71) Printed April 1974 Edition of 130 Credit stamp, verso 7 x 7 inches, image 15 x 12 inches, mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “This image probably owes some of its inspiration to the abnormal characters in the stories of Flannery O’Connor’s 1955 collection, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." But Meatyard was also looking at Giorgio de Chirico and the European Surrealists and here employs their penchant for the lifeless mannequin figure. A headless dressmaker’s dummy...
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H 20 in W 16 in
Mike, Miami Beach
By Lynda Churilla
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 25. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is p...
Archival Pigment
H 22.5 in W 17.5 in D 2 in
Ted Higby at Skyline Rodeo, 1928
By Lora Webb Nichols
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy. Ted Higby at Skyline Rodeo, 1928 15 x 12 inch gelatin silver print Image Size: 14 x 8.5 inches Frame size: 22.5 x 17.5 x 2 inches Edition of 15 Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us. At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
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H 12 in W 16 in D 2.5 in
Audrey Hepburn with a Dove 1966 Signed Limited Edition Framed Print
By Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
A contemplative Audrey Hepburn with a dove perched on her shoulder, 1966. TITLE: Hepburn with a Dove 1966 PHOTO: Terry O’Neill SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (LAST AVAILBLE COPY OF THIS SIZ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
H 14 in W 14 in
Jaybirds
By Adam Jahiel
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West. These people represent one of the l...
Silver Gelatin
H 11 in W 14 in D 1.5 in
Killers For Hire, JFK, South Dakota 1960, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This photograph features John F Kennedy sitting on the back of a convertible with US Representative George McGovern in what at first glance appears to be a parade route in South Dako...
Silver Gelatin
H 10 in W 8 in
Tom Sullivan of Cocaine Cowboys
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts number also on verso. Authenticated by T...
Silver Gelatin
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in
Bouteille à la mer, Paris
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A beautiful naked woman with brown hair stands in a classic house in Paris in an erotic p...
Archival Pigment
H 21.26 in W 31.5 in
L'été, Porquerolles
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A naked beautiful blond woman is lying on an old and dry tree on the island Porquerolles ...
Archival Pigment
H 28.75 in W 43.31 in
Hommage à Wyeth, Normandie
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 Also available in 54 x 80 cm / 21 x 31.5 in, Edition of 7, price on request A naked beautiful woman with brown long hair is lying on the green grass high on the cliffs....
Archival Pigment
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in
Femme lascive, Paris
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A beautiful naked woman is lying very lascivious on a lounge chair in a stunning classica...
Archival Pigment
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in
La vie c'est comme une cigarette, Paris
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A very sexy and beautiful naked woman is sitting on chair and smokes a cigarette in very ...
Archival Pigment
H 23.5 in W 28.5 in D 1 in
Wyoming, 1954 (Signed Gelatin Print)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Wyoming, 1954 gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin by Elliott Erwitt. Image size approx 11.75 x 17.5 inches. Sheet size 16 x 20 inches. Frame size app...
Silver Gelatin
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
New York City
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, dated, in black ink on signature label by Elliott Erwitt Born to Russian parents in Paris in 1928, Elliott Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan, Italy, before emigrat...
Silver Gelatin
H 20 in W 16 in
FLAT IRON BUILDING, 1969
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Flat Iron Building, 1969 gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size approx 17.5 x 13.75 inches. Sheet size 20 x...
Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 20 in
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1954
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Las Vegas, Nevada, 1954 gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size approx 10.5 x 16 inches. Sheet size 16 x 20 inches. Frame has some random sc...
Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 20 in
WYOMING, 1954
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Wyoming, 1954 gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size approx 11.75 x 17.5 inches. Sheet size 16 x 20 inches. Frame has some random scratches...
Silver Gelatin
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.01 in
New Jersey
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Elliott Erwitt. AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in. $4000 16 x 20 in. $6500 20 x 24in. $7500 30 x 40 in. $14500 Born to Russian parents in Paris in 1928, Elliott Erwitt spent hi...
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H 16 in W 20 in
NEW YORK CITY, 1953
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
New York City, USA (Lucienne and Ellen Erwitt on Bed), 1953 gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size approx 10.375 x 16 inches. Frame size appr...
Silver Gelatin
H 20 in W 16 in
PROVENCE, FRANCE, 1955
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Provence, France, 1955 gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size approx 17.5 x 12 inches. Frame has some random scratches. Frame size approx 27 ...
Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 20 in
CALIFORNIA KISS, SAN MONICA, 1955
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
California Kiss, Santa Monica, 1955 gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size approx 11.5 x 17.25 inches. Frame has some random scratches. Fram...
Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 20 in
PARIS, 1989
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand signed lower right margin. Image size approx 11.5 x 17.125 inches. Frame has some random scratches. Frame size approx 20.75 x 26.25 inches....
Silver Gelatin
H 20 in W 24 in
THE MISFITS, RENO NEVADA, 1960
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Clift Montgomery and Arthur Miller on the set of The Misfits, Reno, Nevada, 1960. Gelatin silver print, printed later. Hand si...
Silver Gelatin
H 16 in W 20 in
MARILYN MONROE DURING THE FILMING OF "THE MISFITS" RENO NEVADA, 1960
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed lower right margin by Elliot Erwitt. Image size approx 12 x 17.5 inches. Framed has some random scratches. Frame size approx 24 x 29.5 inches. Artwork is in excellent c...
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