Eugène Atget Verrieres, Vieux Logis Photograph, France, Signed, Stamped, 1922

Robert Frank Untitled from the Americans, 1958, Beats Culture, Black & White. Photogravure print, mid-century, France,wax tissue mounted on conservation matboard. Influenced by the work of Jakob Tuggener and Bill Brandt, as well as Walker Evans, Frank, a native of Switzerland, Frank was fascinated by documentary photography and the notion and image of "America." Frank secured a Guggenheim fellowship in 1955 to do something new and unconstrained by commercial diktats. "The Americans" was first published in 1958 in France, before its first run in the US in 1959. The photographs were shocking and notable for their distanced view of both high and low strata of American society, creating a complicated portrait of a period that was, then and now, considered to be a skeptical portrait of post-WWII American values but also deeply empathetic and profoundly evocative of ubiquitous loneliness. Frank found a tension in the gloss of American culture and wealth over race and class differences, which gave his photographs a clear contrast to those of most contemporary American photojournalists, as did his use of unusual focus, low lighting and cropping that deviated from accepted photographic techniques. Shortly before the book was published in France, Frank returned to the US (1957) and met Jack Kerouac on the sidewalk outside a party. They started chatting. Frank showed him some of his photographs. Kerouac immediately told Frank "Sure, I can write something about these pictures." Kerouac would write the introduction to the American edition of the book, published two years later. Sociologist Howard S...

Wayne Carlson Handprinted Gold and White Wallpaper, Trompe L’oeiul Neo-Classical Revival. One opened vintage roll of gold on white hand-printed wallpa...

Vintage polished gold and tiger’s eye cabinet door knob handle by Serdaneli Paris. 24-karat gold clad cast bronze. Large tiger's eye inset stone. Substantial piece. For over 45 years, Serdaneli, the "haute couture" of bathroom fittings...

Brunschwig & Fils Clos de Vougeot Handprinted Vintage Floral Wallpaper, 1980. Maury Paris Collection. Appears to be one double roll or a bit l...

Titled on back of the print.

Gelatin silver print made by Berenice Abbott Signed in pencil by Berenice Abbott, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet size 9.25 x 7 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, l...

This original photograph by Bernard Darot is mounted on cardstock and signed in the lower right corner. It depicts the Quai des Grands-Augustins, a historic quay along the left bank...

Vintage framed black and white photograph, Le Chateau, France, circa 1950's. A charming image of a chateau in the French countryside. Professionally framed and matted. Provenance: Es...