Walker Evans's primary subjects were poor Americans found in rural settings, roadside stands, cheap cafes, simple bedrooms, and small-town main streets. He was drawn to capturing people when “their guard is down, and the mask is off.”
The Great Depression years of 1935–36 were some of the peak years for Evans's photography. During those important years Evans honed his skills of observation: “Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.”
Evans's iconic images of small-town barbers, churches and cemeteries reveal a deep respect for the common man. In addition to the iconic Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, a book of photos by Walker Evans and text by American writer James Agee, published in 1941, Evans's book First and Last included the Burroughs Family photographs.
From the first day he turned to his camera, Evans brought literature, lyricism, irony and storytelling to the art of photography.
"Leaving aside the mysteries and the inequities of human talent, brains, taste and reputations, the matter of art in photography may come down to this: it is the capture and projection of the delights of seeing; it is the defining of observation full and felt," Evans said.
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"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
JAMES AGEE, OLD FIELD POINT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1937.
By Walker Evans
Located in Portland, ME
Evans, Walker (American, 1903–1975). JAMES AGEE, OLD FIELD POINT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1937. Gelatin silver print. This example was offerd at Christies in 2018; catalogued by the...
Silver Gelatin
$4,126
H 20 in W 30 in
Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 20x30 in
By Chris Smith
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937) Sparring silver gelatin fibre based print 20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is available in the following si...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Diana Vreeland Wearing a Cowboy Hat
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol on February 25, 1978 at a dinner for Cecil Beaton at Diana Vreeland's with Peter Beard, Carole Bouquet, Cecil Beaton and other...
Silver Gelatin
1970s photo Male Model
By Kenn Duncan
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita...
Silver Gelatin
$300Sale Price|25% Off
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.75 in
1970s Fashion editorial photo Male Model
By Kenn Duncan
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Fashion editorial photo of male model Pat Anderson, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. The print was used for publication in After Dark Magazine. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita...
Silver Gelatin
Anthony Gonzales, Spanish Ranch, Nevada
By Adam Jahiel
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 50 Signed and numbered.
Silver Gelatin
$3,700
H 11.63 in W 8 in D 0.01 in
Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
By Lucienne Bloch
Located in Denton, TX
Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair under her self portrait hanging on the wall. Im...
Silver Gelatin
1970s photo Male Model
By Kenn Duncan
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita...
Silver Gelatin
$10,500Sale Price|30% Off
H 8.13 in W 12.13 in
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
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
1970s photo Male Model
By Kenn Duncan
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita...
Silver Gelatin
Photograph of Stephen Sprouse seated
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol. Stephen Sprouse was a fashion designer who pioneered a New York "punk couture" aesthetic. He is credited with influencing the transition of the SoHo district of Manhattan in the 1980s from a seedy, crime-ridden neighborhood into the center of taste it is today. This photograph is published in: America Andy...
Silver Gelatin
$20,000
H 10 in W 2 in
Andy Warhol, Photo Booth Strip of Sandy Brant, circa 1967-1970
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work created under the direction of Andy Warhol. In the early days, before he toted around a camera, he would have clients portraits taken at local photo booths. Image dimensions: 10 x 2 in Framed dimensions: 15 3/8 x 8 1/4 in Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso. Work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to current owner. Exhibition history -Fotografiska Berlin / Andy Warhol “After the Party...
Silver Gelatin
Shoeshine Sign in a Southern Town
By Walker Evans
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print, printed 1974 From the portfolio ""Walker Evans: Selected Photographs," 1974 Signed and notated "AP" on front border
Silver Gelatin