William Eggleston Photography

American, b. 1939

William Eggleston (b. 1939 - ) is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium to display in art galleries. Eggleston was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Sumner, Mississippi. Early photographic efforts were inspired by the work of Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank, and by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson's book, The Decisive Moment. Eggleston's development as a photographer seems to have taken place in relative isolation from other artists. Dir. of Photography at NY's MoMA John Szarkowski described his first encounter with the young Eggleston in 1969 as being "absolutely out of the blue". After reviewing Eggleston's work (which he recalled as a suitcase full of "drugstore" color prints) Szarkowski prevailed upon the Photography Committee of MoMA to buy one of Eggleston's photographs. Eggleston taught at Harvard in 1973 and 1974, and it was then that he discovered dye-transfer printing; he was examining the price list of a photo lab in Chicago when he read about the process. As Eggleston later recalled: "It advertised 'from the cheapest to the ultimate print.' The ultimate print was a dye-transfer. I went straight up there to look and everything I saw was commercial work like pictures of cigarette packs or perfume bottles but the color saturation and the quality of the ink was overwhelming. I couldn't wait to see what a plain Eggleston picture would look like with the same process. Every photograph I subsequently printed with the process seemed fantastic and each one seemed better than the previous one." The dye-transfer process resulted in some of Eggleston's most striking and famous work, such as his 1973 photograph entitled The Red Ceiling, of which Eggleston said, "The Red Ceiling is so powerful, that in fact I've never seen it reproduced on the page to my satisfaction. When you look at the dye it is like red blood that's wet on the wall.... A little red is usually enough, but to work with an entire red surface was a challenge."

Artist: William Eggleston

William EgglestonEarth Day, 1990

$1,200

Earth Day

By William Eggleston

Located in New York, NY

This rare signed poster features a reproduction of "Earth Day" 1990 taken by William Eggleston. A beautiful image of clouds in the sky, there were more images of clouds from the 1970...

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1990s Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Offset

Cindy ShermanCindy Sherman, Untitled 103 - Signed Print from 1999, Contemporary Photography, 1999 (1982)

$4,169

H 39.77 in W 25.6 in

Cindy Sherman, Untitled 103 - Signed Print from 1999, Contemporary Photography

By Cindy Sherman

Located in Hamburg, DE

Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) Untitled #103, 1982 Medium: Offset lithograph on paper Dimensions: 101 × 65 cm (39¾ h × 25½ w in) Edition size: Unknown (presumably 100 to 200) Mark...

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20th Century Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Offset

E2 - Kleinveld & JulienOde to Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware, 2016

$10,000

H 30.5 in W 48 in

Ode to Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware

By E2 - Kleinveld & Julien

Located in New Orleans, LA

Edition 2 of 3 with 2 APs Available framing $750 Shot in 2016 in New Orleans, background illustrated by Marco Ventura Inspired by Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ian Sanderson79 Reproductions of Platinum/Gold or Silver & Bichromate Works by Ian Sanderson, 2017

$5,718

H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 2.76 in

79 Reproductions of Platinum/Gold or Silver & Bichromate Works by Ian Sanderson

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

79 Reproductions of Platinum with 24K Gold or Silver & Bichromate prints by IAN SANDERSON — The Retrospective — Rare Two-Volume COLLECTOR’S PORTFOLIO in Limited Edition of 20 cop...

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2010s Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Paper, Rag Paper, Offset, Photography

Dan BustaAnne Yoon, 2015

$3,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 48 in W 62 in D 3 in

Anne Yoon

By Dan Busta

Located in Santa Monica, CA

photograph taken in situ with very little photoshop manipulation, dots were stickers placed on the model and the colored paper backdrop

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

C Print

Franco FontanaLucio Fontana - Vintage Exhibition Poster - 1982, 1982

$357

H 37.8 in W 25.2 in D 0.08 in

Lucio Fontana - Vintage Exhibition Poster - 1982

By Franco Fontana

Located in Roma, IT

Lucio Fontana - Exhibition Poster is an original poster print in 1982. The artwork was realized on the occasion of the artist's exhibition In Celle Ligure, Savona. Good conditions ...

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1980s Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Paper, Offset

Ryan SchudeToaster, 2010

$4,200Sale Price|30% Off

H 35.38 in W 35.38 in D 1 in

Toaster

By Ryan Schude

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Edition of 3 plus 2 AP.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Digital

E2 - Kleinveld & JulienOde to Ingres' Grand Odalisque, 2018

$1,250

H 9.25 in W 16 in

Ode to Ingres' Grand Odalisque

By E2 - Kleinveld & Julien

Located in New Orleans, LA

9.25 x 16 inches - Edition 1 of 7 with 2 APs JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY proudly presents The Changing Face of Portraiture, the premier solo exhibition of photography by artistic duo E...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

E2 - Kleinveld & JulienOde to Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Monkey, 2018

$1,250

H 16 in W 12 in

Ode to Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Monkey

By E2 - Kleinveld & Julien

Located in New Orleans, LA

16 x 12 inches - Edition 2 of 7 with 2 APs STATEMENT: e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

E2 - Kleinveld & JulienOde to Frida Kahlo's The Broken Column, 2018

$2,500

H 24 in W 18 in

Ode to Frida Kahlo's The Broken Column

By E2 - Kleinveld & Julien

Located in New Orleans, LA

24 x 18 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY proudly presents The Changing Face of Portraiture, the premier solo exhibition of photography by artistic duo E2 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

E2 - Kleinveld & JulienOde to Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Monkey, 2018

$2,500

H 24 in W 18 in

Ode to Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Monkey

By E2 - Kleinveld & Julien

Located in New Orleans, LA

24 x 18 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs STATEMENT: e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

E2 - Kleinveld & JulienOde to Ingres' Grand Odalisque, 2018

$2,500

H 13.75 in W 24 in

Ode to Ingres' Grand Odalisque

By E2 - Kleinveld & Julien

Located in New Orleans, LA

13.75 x 24 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY proudly presents The Changing Face of Portraiture, the premier solo exhibition of photography by artistic duo ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mash BuhtaydussNursery Grime, 2016

$2,250

H 16 in W 24 in

Nursery Grime

By Mash Buhtayduss

Located in New Orleans, LA

Mash Buhtaydusss launched in 2016, when painter Barbie L’Hoste and photographer Brandt Vicknair, both native to New Orleans, decided to merge their respective art mediums. Witnessing...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Previously Available Items

William EgglestonOkra Scale, Circa 1980

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H 27.25 in W 21 in D 1.25 in

Okra Scale

By William Eggleston

Located in Astoria, NY

William Eggleston (American, b. 1939), Okra Scale, Dye Transfer Print, circa 1980, signed, dated, and numbered edition "1 of 3" to verso, white wood frame. Image: 17.5" H x 11.75" W....

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1980s Post-War William Eggleston Photography

Materials

Paper, Dye Transfer

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