Skip to main content

Rodney Smith Photography

American, 1947-2016

Rodney Smith was a renowned New York-based photographer who, in the tradition of Avedon, Penn and William Klein, transcended fashion photography and created fine art.

During a career that spanned over four decades, Smith’s iconic black and white photographs of Paris, New York and French Gardens often depicted romantic, grand scenes or reflected a quiet allure. Smith made photographs of timeless beauty and aesthetic value. His wit, humor, grace and style live on in the photographs he so magically created.

While at Yale, Smith studied under Walker Evans. Preferring to work in natural light, Smith shot predominantly in black and white until 2002 when he first began experimenting with color film. In choosing to shoot on film and develop his negatives by hand, Smith created timeless, classic images that reflect his innate playfulness and curiosity. Smith photographs are instantly recognizable for their classic sensibility and whimsical and surreal visual twists.

Find authentic Rodney Smith photography on 1stDibs.

to
2
8
4
7
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
4
17
4
16
4
1
20
9
9
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
17
17
2
2
2
21
8,808
2,806
1,318
1,187
21
Artist: Rodney Smith
Edythe and Andrew on Ladders From Behind, New York City, 2008
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Edythe and Andrew Kissing on Taxi
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Skyline, Hudson River, New York
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

1990s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Woman with Hat Between Hedges, Parc de Sceaux, France
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Samuel from Behind
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on the recto and verso
Category

1990s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Zoe Reading, Seated on Bookcase, Long Island, New York
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Reed Perched on Airplane Wing, JFK, New York
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Don Jumping Over Hay Roll No. 1, Monkonton Maryland
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on the recto of mount
Category

1990s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jessica on Rookery Stairs, Chicago, Illinois
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

1990s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Odalisque No. 1, Winfield Estate, Long Island, New York
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on the verso and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the photographer
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Zoe Balancing Teapot on Head, Burden Mansion, New York
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Saori on Sea Plane Wing No. 2, Dominican Republic
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

2010s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Men with Boxes on Head, Brunswick, GA
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Wessel Looking Over the Balcony, Paris, France
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Reed Leaping Over Rooftop, New York
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by an estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Saori on Sea Plane Wing No. 2, Dominican Republic, 2010
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
state embossed and editioned on the recto and accompanied by a separate estate signed Certificate of Authenticity
Category

2010s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Wessel Looking Over the Balcony, Paris, France
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamped
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Saori on Sea Plane Wing II, Dominican Republic
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamped
Category

2010s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Edythe and Andrew Kissing on Top of Taxis, New York City, NY
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Saori on Sea Plane Wing No. 2, Dominican Republic
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped Additional Sizes Available
Category

2010s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Viewfinder Face, New York, NY
By Rodney Smith
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped
Category

Early 2000s Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Related Items
Roman Spiral Staircase, Contemporary Photography, Rome Italy, Artist's Proof
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
An artist's proof (a/p) of a spiral staircase in Rome by Roberta Fineberg (RF) that captures a cylindrical stairwell in the Eternal City. For her Cities series, RF travels often to E...
Category

2010s Contemporary Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Daniel Kramer - Bob Dylan & Daniel Kramer, Photography 1965, Printed After
By Daniel Kramer
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes: 8 x 10 in $600.00 Open Edition 11 x 14 in $1,000.00 Edition of 50 16 x 20 in $3,000.00 Edition of 50 20 x 24 in $4,000.00 Edition of 50 30 x 40 in $6,000.00 Ed...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Small Talk - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater photograph of two naked women showcases Sher's innovative approach to aquatic nudity through dramatic contrast and reflection. The high-contras...
Category

2010s Contemporary Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Surfing Florida Style - Black and White Photograph, Car, Beach, Ocean, Teenager
By Al Satterwhite
Located in Denton, TX
Surfing Florida Style by Al Satterwhite depicts a young man surfing on the water. He holds a rope attached to a car, which tows him through the w...
Category

1960s Contemporary Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Grand Central Station, NYC (Limited Edition of 10) - Contemporary
By Viet Chu
Located in New York, NY
New York City based wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, captured the angular, light and architectural aspects of Grand Central Terminal in NYC at 42nd St. and Park Avenue. By...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Orpheus #1 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #1 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet 'Orpheus'. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is from Francisco Moncion's original collection given to him by George Platt Lyons. It is one of 14 different poses in the 'Orpheus' series. 8 different photographs are remaining for sale and are available on request. All are original Platt Lyons gelatin silver prints original to Moncion's collection and are stamped by the photographer. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), the NYC Public Library, and many university art archives. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Orpheus represents a major 20th Century artistic collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky, choreographer George Ballanchine, and artist/designer Isamu Naguchi. Orpheus is a thirty-minute neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in collaboration with choreographer George Balanchine in Hollywood, California in 1947. The work was commissioned by Ballet Society, later renamed New York City Ballet, which Balanchine founded with Lincoln Kirstein. Sets and costumes were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New York City Ballet. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel...
Category

1940s Modern Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Beau Simmons - The Frosty Drive N, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: The Americana Collection Archival Pigment Print Unframed Sizes: 32" x 40" - $6,250.00 48" x 60" - $9,500.00 60" x 75" - $12,250.00 Framed Sizes: 39" x 47" - $7,750.00 55" x...
Category

2010s Contemporary Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Yeow! Point, Death Valley" - Abstracted Black & White Landscape Photograph
By Jeff Nixon
Located in Soquel, CA
"Yeow! Pt, Death Valley", a black and white landscape photograph that borders on abstraction by Jeff Nixon (American, 20th century). Signed "Jeff Nixon" lower right. Titled "Yeow! Pt, Death Valley" on verso. Unframed. Photograph size: 8"H x 9.5"W. Mat,12"H x 15"W. Jeff Nixon began photographing in the late 1960's, and by the end of the millennium had acquired an impressive list of credentials; many years as a year round resident of Yosemite Valley, noted instructor in the techniques of black and white photography which he gleaned from his years of working with Ansel Adams, and learning the Zone System from the master himself. Jeff has been an instructor for two California Junior Colleges, Modesto and Columbia, has led extension courses for UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley, and taught and lectured in numerous seminars and classes. He has taught workshops and has had many showings nationwide, working with Morley Baer, Chris Rainier, Rod Dresser, and John Sexton...
Category

1980s American Impressionist Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Paper, 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...
Category

1930s American Realist Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Having A Topping Time 1959 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Having A Topping Time Socialite Alice Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collec...
Category

1950s Modern Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

No Way - black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x55"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment p...
Category

2010s Photorealist Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

'Treasure Cay' 1986 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Treasure Cay' Treasure Cay resort on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, March 1986. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by S...
Category

1980s Modern Rodney Smith Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Rodney Smith photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Rodney Smith photography available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Rodney Smith in archival pigment print, pigment print, paper and more. Not every interior allows for large Rodney Smith photography, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Michael Muller, Gregory Crewdson, and Julia Stotz. Rodney Smith photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $10,000 and tops out at $32,000, while the average work can sell for $30,000.

Recently Viewed

View All