Lee Friedlander is best known for his street photographs that came to define a new style of documentary photography in the 1960s. He was equally committed to his Nudes series which he photographed over twelve years, beginning in the late 1970s. While the nude is the most classical of subjects, Friedlander’s depictions are anything but, presenting us with figures not from the canon of art history but contemporary culture. These women are not idealized nor glamorized but are the real bodies of everyday people. Indeed, after finding models through his network of friends, photographers and even ad postings, he visited them at their homes and photographed them in their beds, among their possessions. This heightened their sense of comfort and ultimately the viewers’ sense of intimacy with the subjects. One such model was Madonna, who posed for Friedlander from 1979–80, just a few years before the release of her first album in 1983. At the time, Madonna was a dancer in New York City, struggling to make ends meet through modeling and small roles in low-budget films. It is believed that she was paid $25 for the sittings. As her fame skyrocketed over the years, these images remain emblematic of her early career, before she would hone the public image for which she is known.
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Galveston (Texas young woman portrait)
By Lee Friedlander
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lee Friedlander (b.1934). Galveston, 1975. Gelatin silver print, 8 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches (image); 11 x 14 inches (sheet). Measures 16.5 x 20 inches framed. Excellent condition with no ...
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Chicago street corner)
By Lee Friedlander
Located in Denton, TX
Jim Dine and Lee Friedlander From the Portfolio: Photographs and Etchings Lee Friedlander & Jim Dine, published by Petersberg Press 1969 Signed and numbered (Edition of 20/75). Paper...
Etching, Silver Gelatin
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in
Two Leopards Spotted, Chicago 1974, Brookfield Zoo, Signed and Framed.
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Street photography was a passion of Art's and it shows in this delightful shot taken at Brookfield Zoo in 1974. The photograph is signed on the bottom right hand corner. It is matted with a heavy white mat and framed in a simple black metal frame. Art Shay Two Leopards...
Silver Gelatin
$2,672
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
Fire Study 1 - Flames abstract, Mounted and Framed with antireflective Art Glass
Located in London, GB
Inspired by East Asian Sumi ink drawings, George McLeod wanted to find a photographic way of producing intricately detailed images. As with Sumi ink draw...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Color, Silver Gelatin
$3,592
H 20.28 in W 15.28 in
Serpentine (blue) - Contemporary, Abstract, Figure, Women, fragile
By Georg Baselitz
Located in Köln, DE
Aquatint in colours with sugar lift "Serpentine" (blue) by Georg Baselitz from 2022/23. The edition on Somerset White Satin comprises 50 copies in blue / 50 copies in green. The ...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
$6,027
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in
Deena's back - Willy Ronis, 20th Century, French Humanist Photography
By Willy Ronis
Located in Paris, FR
One of the most famous members of the Humanist photography in France. Signed lower right by the artist. Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$3,000
H 20 in W 24 in
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas 1961, The Rat Pack, Black & White Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Two of the famed Rat Pack are shown here is this playful photograph by Art Shay. Dean Martin carries Frank Sinatra across the stage while the other members enjoy the antics in this ...
Silver Gelatin
$700
H 14 in W 16.5 in
Hands Together - Intertwined Hands, Silver Gelatin Print, Matted and Framed
By Doug Birkenheuer
Located in Chicago, IL
The simplicity of hands intertwined are captured in this beautiful silver gelatin print by Doug Birkenheuer. This photograph captures light, shadow, shape and texture to great effec...
Silver Gelatin
Men in Pool on Fire Island
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol of unknown men in a pool on Fire Island in 1982. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy ...
Silver Gelatin
$12,000
H 17.5 in W 16 in
"Class A Steam Locomotive: The Second Set of Drivers" Walker Evans, Train Photo
By Walker Evans
Located in New York, NY
Walker Evans Class A Steam Locomotive: The Second Set of Drivers, 1958 Inscribed "For Calvert from Walker" lower right Gelatin silver print 10 x 10 1/2 inches Provenance The artist ...
Silver Gelatin
1930s Photograph of Ansel Adams and Ed Towler
By Wilson D. Ellis
Located in Soquel, CA
Ansel Adams and Ed Towler by Wilson D. Ellis (American, 20th Century). Titled "Ansel and Ed Towler 1936" on verso and signed "Wilson D Ellis" with date 7/16/35 under mat. Silver Brom...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$3,000
H 14 in W 11 in
Tracks to War, New Jersey, 1943, Black and White Photograph, Signed, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
Silver Gelatin
Decalogue N° 3
By Lucio Del Pezzo
Located in Roma, IT
Original print realized by Lucio del Pezzo in 1976, it is from the "Decalogue", a portfolio of ten sheets, variously numbered from the total of 105 pieces (75 in Arabic Numerals Edit...
Etching
$2,000
H 11 in W 14 in
Jerusalem 1967 Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Western Wall Kotel Hamaaravi
By Richard Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Gordon was born in Chicago in 1945. He studied Political Science at the University of Chicago and did not begin photographing until he worked at a photography studio in 1965....
Black and White, Silver Gelatin