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Modern Photography

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Contemporary photography Anacapri Capri Island Sea
Located in Madrid, ES
Offering this one time shot of Lido del Faro in the island of Capri. Lido del Faro was founded in 1970. Set on the southwestern point of the coastline in the shadow of the Punta Ca...
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2010s Italian Modern Photography

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Plexiglass

Paul Blanca Self-Portrait 1987
By Paul Blanca
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Blanca, 1958- 2021 Dutch Photographer is probably best known for his Self-Portrait Work form the 80's. Often compared to Robert Maplethorpe. Maplet...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Nude of the sea
Located in PAU, FR
Lucien Clergue Nu de la mer, 1958 Numbered out of 20. Signed and numbered on the back. Clergue workshop stamp. Dimensions 59.5 x 49.4 cm Framing Frame with museum glass Dimensi...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Polaroid Test Image #37 by Denise Tarantino for Dah Len Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This is an original test Polaroid image. In the pre-digital age, a Polaroid test image would verify that the model, product, and lighting would translate well on film. The stu...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Polaroid Test Image #42 by Denise Tarantino for Dah Len Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an original test Polaroid image. In the pre-digital age, a Polaroid test image would verify that the model, product, and lighting would translate well on film. The studio nee...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Framed Landscape Photograph by Don Hong Oai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed photograph by Chinese American photographer Don Hong-Oai (1929-2004) "The Intimate Shadow", a composed landscape photograph taken in Quilin, the world-famous scenic area in China. Signed with title, inscription of location and dated on the top -left, red sealed on the lower right corner and signed and dated 1982 lower left on the mat. The photograph depicts an idyllic scenery on Li-river with the karst peak in the misty background, where a fishing boat floats. The work was created with dark room manipulation to echo the traditional chines ink painting that showcase a surreal ambience. The photograph is housed in the original artist's archive metal frame with an old print of the artist's bio and copyright mark on the back. It was purchased directly from the artist's studio. Sight Approximately 13.625" w x 10.125" h. Don Hong-Oai was born in Canton, China but raised and educated in Saigon, Vietnam. At age 13 he began an apprenticeship at a Chinese photo and portrait shop. In 1979 he immigrated to the United States and settled in the Chinatown of San Francisco. Don began making a living by selling his landscape photographs in front of Macy’s and began to receive recognition for his craftsmanship. His style was heavily influenced by the legendary photographer Long Chin-San and his technique of layering negatives for ideal composition, by taking three negatives, foreground, middle ground, and far ground, and selecting a subject from each negative. The photographs of Don Hong-Oai are made in a unique style, which can be considered Asian pictorialism. This method of adapting a Western art for Eastern purposes probably originated in the 1940s in Hong Kong. One of its best-known practitioners was the great master Long Chin-San (who died in the 1990s at the age of 104) with whom Don Hong-Oai studied. With the delicate beauty and traditional motifs of Chinese painting (birds, boats, mountains, etc.) in mind, photographers of this school used more than one negative to create a beautiful picture, often using visual allegories. Realism was not a goal. Don Hong-Oai was one of the last photographers to work in this manner. He is also arguably the best. He has won hundreds...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Polaroid Test Image #40 by Denise Tarantino for Dah Len Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an original test Polaroid image. In the pre-digital age, a Polaroid test image would verify that the model, product, and lighting would translate well on film. The studio nee...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Polaroid Test Image #52 by Denise Tarantino for Dah Len Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an original test Polaroid image. In the pre-digital age, a Polaroid test image would verify that the model, product, and lighting would translate well on film. The studio nee...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Erwin Olaf - JOY (Marc) 1985 Official exhibition Poster
By Arthur Tress, Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus, Walker Evans, Erwin Olaf
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Erwin Olaf - JOY (Marc) 1985 From the 'Squares' series - Official exhibition Poster on thick art paper Size 60x80 cm - Copyright Erwin Olaf 1985 / Joy (Marc) / Art Unlimited / Prin...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Ray Metzker Photograph with Picket Fence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ray Metzker Original Photo with Picket Fence. Image area is 10.5 wide and 7" tall. Metzker often photographed fences. Signed on back.
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1980s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

21st c. Large Framed James Billings Fine Art Cobalt Blue Tone Photograph
By William Eggleston 1
Located in Morristown, NJ
James Billings (British) A large and striking fine art photograph of an abandoned amusement park in Berlin, Germany. A chromogenic print mounted under plexiglass sheet, floated in wo...
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Early 2000s Modern Photography

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Acrylic, Wood, Paper

STEPHEN GRIMES - 'London Life Building' - Vintage Photograph - Signed - C. 1981
Located in Chatham, ON
STEPHEN GRIMES - 'Dufferin Avenue - London Life Building' - Vintage black and white architectural photograph - contained in a double bevel edged acid free matte - framed with a black...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Photography

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Metal

Donovan G Davis Untitled 2023 Photo Collage on paper
Located in Toronto, ON
Donovan Davis is a Canadian based artist currently residing in Toronto. He has over two decades dedicated to deconstructing and reconstructing photo based images. His stunning photo...
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2010s Canadian Modern Photography

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Paper

Donovan G Davis Untitled 2023 Photo Collage on paper
Located in Toronto, ON
Donovan Davis is a Canadian based artist currently residing in Toronto. He has over two decades dedicated to deconstructing and reconstructing photo based images. His stunning photo...
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2010s Canadian Modern Photography

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Paper

Donovan G Davis Untitled 2023 Photo Collage on paper
Located in Toronto, ON
Donovan Davis is a Canadian based artist currently residing in Toronto. He has over two decades dedicated to deconstructing and reconstructing photo based images. His stunning photo...
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2010s Canadian Modern Photography

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Paper

Framed Photograph Japan Series by Susan Fenton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Susan Fenton (1949-2018; American) Title: Figure with Pediment. Japan series Year of Creation: 1993 Edition: 1/10 Medium: Toned Gelatin Silver Print; hand painted with Oils Image size: 16"x16" Framed size: 20"x21". Signed and titled verso as shown. Originally purchased in Olga Dollar Gallery in San Francisco Susan Fenton is an American photographer and a faculty member of St. Joseph’s University faculty. Fenton's work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums. The captivating Japan series was made in 1990s after her return from living in Japan. The mysterious series showing figures in geometrical hats was enhanced by oil pigments to create a classical painterly quality that could not be achieved with camera only otherwise. “Fenton’s figures – silent, composed, aloof – represent aesthetic idealism,” Inquirer art critic Edward J. Sozanski wrote, “By avoiding eye contact...
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1990s American Modern Photography

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Paper

Framed Photograph Japan Series by Susan Fenton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Susan Fenton (1949-2018; American) Title: Figure with Folded Paper Hat. Japan series Year of Creation: 1993 Edition: 1/10 Medium: Toned Gelatin Silver Print; hand painted with Oils Image size: 16"x16" Framed size: 20"x21". Signed and titled verso as shown. Originally purchased in Olga Dollar Gallery in San Francisco Susan Fenton is an American photographer and a faculty member of St. Joseph’s University faculty. Fenton's work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums. The captivating Japan series was made in 1990s after her return from living in Japan. The mysterious series showing figures in geometrical hats was enhanced by oil pigments to create a classical painterly quality that could not be achieved with camera only otherwise. “Fenton’s figures – silent, composed, aloof – represent aesthetic idealism,” Inquirer art critic Edward J. Sozanski wrote, “By avoiding eye contact...
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1990s American Modern Photography

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Paper

Framed Photograph Japan Series by Susan Fenton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Susan Fenton (1949-2018; American) Title: Figure with Rectangle and Cone. Japan series Year of Creation: 1993 Edition: 1/10 Medium: Toned Gelatin Silver Print; hand painted with Oils Image size: 16"x16" Framed size: 20"x21". Signed and titled verso as shown. Originally purchased in Olga Dollar Gallery in San Francisco Susan Fenton is an American photographer and a faculty member of St. Joseph’s University faculty. Fenton's work has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums. The captivating Japan series was made in 1990s after her return from living in Japan. The mysterious series showing figures in geometrical hats was enhanced by oil pigments to create a classical painterly quality that could not be achieved with camera only otherwise. “Fenton’s figures – silent, composed, aloof – represent aesthetic idealism,” Inquirer art critic Edward J. Sozanski wrote, “By avoiding eye contact...
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1990s American Modern Photography

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Paper

Joshua Tree National Park 20"x30" Desert Landscape Framed Color Photograph, 2020
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A desert landscape to hang above your couch This framed fine art photograph shows a beautiful scene from the Joshua Tree desert landscape with its distinctive Joshua Trees and impressive rock formations that made the Joshua Tree National park one of the top parks in California. This large landscape photo...
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2010s American Modern Photography

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Paper

Ben Packer Signed Photograph of 72nd Street Subway in New York City
Located in West Chester, PA
Ben Packer Signed Photograph of 72nd Street Subway in New York City in the original frame. Image size roughly 13.75” x 19.5”
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Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

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Metal

2018. Fashion Photography Bela Adler
Located in Perpignan, FR
Photographie mode représentant le model Edita Vilkeviciute Photographie réalisée par Bela Adler . 2018 53x65 cm avec encadrement 35 x 50 Photo seule
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Early 2000s French Modern Photography

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Paper

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989
Located in Palm Springs, CA
MICHAEL ROBERTS (1947-2023) PLEASE NOTE: This photograph is a one of a kind original photograph. Every photograph in the show was available to purchase, and only one of each was printed. This large black and white hand printed silver gelatin photograph of "Michel Nude" by the legendary fashion icon, Michael Roberts, London. This image was part of a Michael Roberts show in 1989 at Hamilton's gallery, London. Signed on back. Black metal simple frame. Image: 15" x 19", framed: 22' x 26". This image is one of two that were in the gallery show in London. The images from the show were very rare and now highly sought after and collected after Mr. Robert's death but there are NONE available to purchase. These two images were purchased from that Exhibit from Hamiltons. The second one, "Nude of Michel" is available on separate listing. We hope they are purchased together as they were hung next to each other in the exhibit. MICHAEL ROBERTS: The preferred medium of the fashion journalist Michael Roberts was Canson art paper, which he scissored freehand into crisp-cut collages, or snipped into minute dots to reassemble into mosaics, for magazine covers or book illustrations. His art, bit by bit putting it together, reflected his life in fashion. He wrote about it, commissioned unexpected others to do so, photographed for media and ads, and charmed cranky legendary lensmen into snapping for him. He could source the clothes, choose the crazy locale, stage the shoot’s story, and write a witty critique of the enterprise. He was also always the most elegant person involved, effortlessly cool. Roberts, who has died aged 75, never bothered with a résumé, since every new role or venture seemed to just develop, but they totted up to a serious career. He was a writer on the Sunday Times in the 1970s, when new couture catwalk drama and heightened designer celebrity demanded a fashion voice that was both theatre critic and gossip columnist. Then from 1979 he was art and style director of Tatler magazine, when the editor, Tina Brown...
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1980s English Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Karl Lagerfeld Satin Finish Umber Photo-Lithograph of Max Delorme, Nude, 1997
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous photo print by the iconic photographer and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld of Max Delorme. Image captured and satin finish umber photo-lithograph printed in 1997. Measures: ...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Photography

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Paper

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Greek Toga" Hamilton's London, 1989
Located in Palm Springs, CA
PLEASE NOTE: This original photo from the amazing Michael Roberts exhibition at Hamilton's Gallery in London, England of "Michel in a Toga" was used in promotional pieces for the exhibit. It is signed/ nuymbered 1/25, but this is the actual photograph from the exhibit, and no other image was made/printed. IT IS AN AMAZING IMAGE. * This image of Michel wearing a sheer greek key toga. He is nude underneath and although subtle, it is a nude. Michel was a high fashion male model thet Michael Roberts adored and used him for many fashion campains for Joeph's London. A rare large black and white hand printed silver gelatin photograph of Michel by the legendary fashion icon, Michael Roberts, London. This image was part of a Michael Roberts show in 1989 at Hamilton's gallery, London. Signed on back. Black metal simple frame. Image: 15" x 19", framed: 22' x 26". This image was in the gallery show in London.The images from the show are very rare and now highly sought after and collected after Mr. Robert's death. two images were purchased from that Exhibit. The second one, "Nude of Michel" is available on separate listing. We hope they are purchased together as they were hung next to each other in the exhibit. MICHAEL ROBERTS: The preferred medium of the fashion journalist Michael Roberts was Canson art paper, which he scissored freehand into crisp-cut collages, or snipped into minute dots to reassemble into mosaics, for magazine covers or book illustrations. His art, bit by bit putting it together, reflected his life in fashion. He wrote about it, commissioned unexpected others to do so, photographed for media and ads, and charmed cranky legendary lensmen into snapping for him. He could source the clothes, choose the crazy locale, stage the shoot’s story, and write a witty critique of the enterprise. He was also always the most elegant person involved, effortlessly cool. Roberts, who has died aged 75, never bothered with a résumé, since every new role or venture seemed to just develop, but they totted up to a serious career. He was a writer on the Sunday Times in the 1970s, when new couture catwalk drama and heightened designer celebrity demanded a fashion voice that was both theatre critic and gossip columnist. Then from 1979 he was art and style director of Tatler magazine, when the editor, Tina Brown...
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1980s English Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Framed Editioned Photograph Homage to Cavafy Series by Duane Michals
Located in Atlanta, GA
An editioned gelatin silver print by American photographer Duane Michals (1932-). "After his shower, he dried himself very carefully. and although he would never admit it, it had all...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Wood, Paper

Framed Editioned Photograph Raking Leaves Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed black and white gelatin silver photograph by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). Entitled "Making Leaves", the work was created in 1978. The two intertwin...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

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Wood, Paper

Framed Editioned Photograph Homage to Cavafy Series by Duane Michals
Located in Atlanta, GA
An editioned gelatin silver print by American photographer Duane Michals (1932-). "Just to light his cigarette was a great pleasure" from Homage to Cavafy Series, published in 1978. ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Wood, Paper

Framed Editioned Photograph Homage to Cavafy Series by Duane Michals
Located in Atlanta, GA
An editioned gelatin silver print by American photographer Duane Michals (1932-). "I could read it clearly in his palm. There would be a terrible tragedy. My love could not protect h...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Wood, Paper

Sanna Kannisto, Act of Flying Portfolio 3 Framed C-Prints on Fujifilm Paper
By Sanna Kannisto
Located in Morristown, NJ
Sanna Kannisto (Finnish, b. 1974), "Act of Flying Portfolio", (3) c-prints on Fujifilm paper, each signed and numbered 4/25 verso. This is a lovely triptych showing a gloriously colo...
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Early 2000s Finnish Modern Photography

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Ettore Sottsass Photography Art, 1975. Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Gelatin Silver Print Laid to Board. Signed, titled and dated 'Everybody Has Done His Business... But Some Keep Playing, Ettore Sottsass Jr. 1975'. Literature: The Complete Retrospec...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Photography

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Wood, Paper

Daria Marchik "Peaches" Photograph, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Daria Marchik (Russian, b. 1985) "Peaches" digital photograph, 2015, depicting a figure with smoky eyes and three mouths, signed, titled, dated, and numbered "1/10" to reverse, house...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Daria Marchik "Clea" Photograph, 2013
Located in New York, NY
Daria Marchik (Russian, b. 1985) "Clea" digital photograph, 2013, depicting a female figure wearing a wig, handcuffs, and gag with fangs, signed, titled, dated, and numbered "1/10" t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

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Glass, Paper

Jefferson Hayman "San Remo" Signed Pigment Print Photograph
Located in Hudson, NY
Jefferson Hayman is an artist whose work explores the themes of nostalgia, common symbols, and memory. Each photograph is handcrafted as a silver gelatin, platinum or pigment print, ...
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2010s American Modern Photography

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Paper

Jefferson Hayman "Flatiron Building" Signed Pigment Print Photograph
Located in Hudson, NY
Jefferson Hayman is an artist whose work explores the themes of nostalgia, common symbols, and memory. Each photograph is handcrafted as a silver gelatin, platinum or pigment print, ...
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2010s American Modern Photography

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Paper

Jody Dole 'Am., NY-CT, 20-21st C.' Signed Ltd Ed Studio Photo Print, CT Barn
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right, numbered 8/100 lower left. Label on verso with title- Barn- Bushnell Farm, Saybrook CT 2013, printed 2014. The old weathered barn on...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Photography

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Paper

Oversized Photo by Ingrid Unsold
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Still Life" a limited edition of 10, oversized photo by Ingrid Unsold ( born 1975). Mount on board, framed. Signed by artist and numbered 4/10 with date 2013.
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2010s Swedish Modern Photography

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Paper

Wolfgang Volz, the Umbrellas, Project Christo & Jeanne Claude, Limited Edition
Located in Essen, NW
Wolfgang Volz The Umbrellas (Project Christo & Jeanne Claude + for Japan and USA) (1984-1991) Wolfgang Volz is a German photographer. He is best known for his collaboration with...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Paper

Framed Photograph Spring Fantasia by Chin San Long
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dreamy vintage silver gelatin print by Chinese photographer Chin San Long (also known as Lang Jingshan) (Chinese, 1892-1995). Entitled "Spring Fantasia" the...
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20th Century Taiwanese Modern Photography

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Paper

Photograph Self-Portrait by Sam Taylor-Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed C-print photography by British artist Sam Taylor-Wood (1967-). Entitled "Self-Portrait in a Single-Breasted Suit with Hare", the print was made in 2001 and its unique in this size at 9" h x 6" w. Presented in a wood frame. Provenance: Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC (label verso). Artist Biography (courtesy of Guggenheim Musuem Collection) Sam Taylor-Wood B. 1967, LONDON Sam Taylor-Wood was born in London in 1967. At the age of sixteen, she enrolled in an art school in Hastings, later moving back to London to attend Goldsmiths College. After graduating in 1990, she worked as a bartender and as a dresser at the Royal Opera House; the latter experience would influence her work’s unabashed theatricality. Originally a sculptor, she began working in photography, film, and video in the early 1990s. Her first film, 16mm (1993), consists of an isolated female figure gyrating to a steady beat. She explored similar intersections between video, dance, theater, music, film, and video in subsequent works, including Killing Time (1994), in which seemingly bored actors wait their turn to lip-synch the lines of different characters from Richard Strauss’s Electra. Her photographic work also finds points of intersection with other mediums. The title of Five Revolutionary Seconds (1995–98), for example, refers to her creation of a panoramic image by rotating her camera around a room over that period of time; the resulting image has a narrative quality despite being a static image. In recent years, Taylor-Wood has engaged ideas of celebrity culture in her work. Third Party (1999–2000), a seven-screen video installation at the Hayward Gallery in London, featured pop singer Marianne Faithful and actor Ray Winstone in different one- and two-person scenes of flirtation and ennui, creating a party-like environment in the gallery where the viewer is privy to these personal exchanges. Equal parts pathos and humor, the two-minute film Pietà (2001), in which the artist attempts to suspend the Hollywood actor and hard-living icon Robert Downey, Jr. in her arms, also evokes the well-known art historical subject. Her video David (2004) evokes similar connotations and intimately unveils the much-photographed dynamic soccer icon David Beckham in deep sleep. Time and speed are often centerpieces of her videos, whether the rapid acceleration of a bowl of fruit’s decay process in Still Life (2001) or the illusion of frozen time in The Last Century (2006), for which the actors are in fact filmed in real time but remain impossibly still. Taylor-Wood’s first narrative film, Love You More (2008), borrows its title from a song by the 70s punk band Buzzcocks and chronicles the story of two teenagers who hear the recently released song together in a record store. Since her first show, Killing Time at the Showroom in London in 1994, Taylor-Wood has had solo exhibitions at White Cube in London (1995, 2001, 2004, and 2008), Kunsthalle Zürich (1997), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. (1999), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid (2000), Centre National de la Photographie in Paris (2001), Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal (2002), Russian Museum in St. Petersburg (2004), Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney (2006), Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland (2007), and Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston...
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Early 2000s English Modern Photography

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Paper

Contemporary Photography by Chinese Artist Liu Xiaofang
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Liu Xiaofang (Chinese, b. 1980) Title: I Remember II-02, 2012 Medium: Digital pigment print mounted on Acrylic Measurement: 39.25" x 39.25" Edition: 2/8 PROVENANCE: Purchased...
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2010s Chinese Modern Photography

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Paper, Acrylic

David Urbano the Rose Garden Nº 14
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Photography by David Urbano made in Barcelona, circa 2017. ?Giclée print in Hahnemüler paper with a varnish layer applied by hand. Signed, stamped and numbered. Edition of 9. ...
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2010s Spanish Modern Photography

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Paper

David Urbano Contemporary Photography Le Trombone, Blue Ordinary Life Serie
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Trombone – ordinary life serie Analogue photography, giclée print in Hahnemüler Paper. Signed, stamped and numbered. Edition of 15. Year 2012 printed 2018. Measures...
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2010s Spanish Modern Photography

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Paper

Vintage Jon Arnold over Sized Eiffel Tower Paris France Poster Fujifilm
Located in Dayton, OH
Huge sepia toned poster of the Eiffel Tower, looking up through the trees of the Champ de Mars, By Jon Arnold. Printed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper by Fujifilm. Jon Arnold has been passionate about photography ever since he bought his first camera in a small shop in Wells, England, an Olympus OM-1 film camera, when he was 15. His passion for travel and landscape started much earlier in childhood during the annual family pilgrimages south to the Swiss and Austrian Alps. Following wise parental advise he pursued a degree in Architecture at Brighton but shortly after completing the BA section of the course was lured away on a trip to China to see the world beyond the safe boundaries of western Europe. On his return he took a short course in photography at the London College of Printing (known now as the University of the Arts London) before embarking on a career in travel photo...
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Late 20th Century Modern Photography

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Paper

Georgia Merton, Val Thorens I, Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Val Thorens I Materials: 100% handmade cotton rag rag paper, Ferric Ammonium Citrate, Potassium Ferricyanide Techniques: original Cyanotype Print...
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2010s Modern Photography

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Paper

Louis Stettner Subway New York 1946 Printed, circa 1990
By Louis Stettner
Located in Hudson, NY
Louis Stettner, Subway New York, 1946, printed circa 1990. This image is illustrated the book " Traveling Light". It was published to celebrate a major...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Early Brian McKee Original Photography "Castle View", Afghanistan, 2002 Ed. 1/5
Located in East Hampton, NY
This early original photography by the late Brian McKee (1977-2018) of a war-torn Castle in Northern Afghanistan. This is a chromogenic print mounted on aluminum - Series 1 of 5, from 2002. Provenance: This amazing piece was purchased at Art Basel (Switzerland) in 2002 from Galerie Ernst Hilger (Vienna). Paperwork to be provided at time of purchase. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MIAMI, FLORIDA SHOWROOM. Biography Brian McKee was born in 1977 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri and attended the Interlochen Arts Academy and Bard College. While at Bard College he studied photography with Stephen Shore, Larry Fink and Barbara Ess as well as writing under John Ashbery whose assistant he was for more than three years. For five years he was the assistant to the photographer Lynn Davis. He lived and worked in New York City/USA, Vienna/Austria and Istanbul/Turkey. Brian McKee called himself “a visual historian” who ventured to “convey a unique and important view of select aspects of World History” with his photographs. “Within architecture and landscapes I find my true subject, the detritus of civilization, and seek to explore the way we define and relate to its existence. Although creating precisely composed and executed images I carefully chose projects that have a conceptual meaning and importance beyond their visual interest or beauty.” For the past 15 years McKee had focused on examining and visualizing a body of work that explored both the current and past social and political atmospheres of countries around the world. Photographing with an 8x10 inch Deardorff plate camera he composed poetic images, which conveyed a complex untold narrative embedded in an immaculate concept, which didn’t only exist for aesthetic purposes. He was fond of ”the idea that houses, buildings, towns and cities provide us with a true understanding of the cultures that inhabited those spaces. At the same time they are a reflection of the social, political and personal atmosphere that created them.” His signature subject of the rise and fall began 1999 when he photographed Soviet military...
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Early 2000s American Modern Photography

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Aluminum

Marilyn Monroe b&w photo by William Read Woodfield - signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare Marilyn Monroe photograph by William Read Woodfield. Signed in pencil "Wm Woodfield" on verso. unframed image is distressed and has visible wrinkles and folds and three small ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Paper

Pair of Original B&W Male Nude Silver Gelatin Photographs 1996 by George Machado
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of original B&W photographs being offered for sale for the first time. Taken by fashion designer/photographer George Machado from his book “Masculine” by Crown Publishers, NYC,1997. This diptych was printed in two sizes and selected in the final edit of he book. Hand printed the old fashion way. These photographs were printed in 1996 from the original negatives. 5 x 7 photos...
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1990s American Modern Photography

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Paper

"Moira and the Cat" by Joan Myers Hand Colored Palladium Photograph Nude, 1993
Located in Dayton, OH
"Moira and the Cat by Joan Myers Hand Signed 1/20 Platinum-palladium print photograph, Hand Colored From her series of photograph's titled Women of a Certain Age As Joan Myers approached 50, she decided it was time to deal with issues of aging. Reviewing art history she saw very few images of nude, older women...
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1990s Modern Photography

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Paper

Charlie Duke Signed Photograph of Apollo 16 Moonwalk
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an Apollo 16 mission photograph, signed and inscribed by Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke. The photograph shows Duke collecting lunar samples n...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Photography

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Limited Edition Landscape Photograph: Green Meadow Path by David Urbano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Experience the breathtaking beauty of nature with this stunning landscape photograph by David Urbano. Entitled "Rewind/Forward Serie - N02," this work is a part of an exclusive serie...
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2010s Spanish Modern Photography

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Karl Lagerfeld Nude Fashion Photograph Litho 1997, Karla Bruni #3818/5000
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Karl Lagerfeld photograph of Karla Bruni, 1997. Ms. Bruni was a French supermodel, successful recoding artist and also became the First Lady of France. This beautiful female nude o...
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1990s American Modern Photography

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"Desert Landscape" by David Urbano, Rewind or Forward Serie, N01
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Capture the essence of the desert with this stunning photograph by acclaimed photographer David Urbano. Part of his Rewind or Forward Serie, N01, this analogue photography is printed...
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2010s Spanish Modern Photography

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Jody Dole 'Am. NY- CT, 20th-21st C.' Signed Ltd Ed Studio Photo Print, Nantucket
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right, numbered 38/100 lower left. Label on verso dated 2012, printed in 2014. An energetic view of a wind swept Nantucket landscape i...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Photography

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Douglas Kirkland "Golden Boy" Rare Male Nude Original Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very rare and highly collectible fine art original photo in original frame. A 1997 Iris nash edition 11" x 14" photograph, signed on front by Douglas Kirkland (1934-2022). From G Ray Hawkins Gallery, Sant Monica, CA. entitled "Golden Boy...
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1990s American Modern Photography

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Mid-20th Century Photograph of Yogi in Ray Bans
Located in Seguin, TX
silver gelatin photograph of yogi wearing sunglasses. Unsigned. Unframed, 8" x 10" photo mounted on old mat backing, spots, age toning, wear to backing, circa 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Photography

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Ballet Dancer Wall Art, Black and White, Contemporary
Located in Port Washington, NY
This ballerina art collection truly contains something for every taste in art from minimalist more simple canvas prints to more complex dynamic prints. F...
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Late 20th Century Latvian Modern Photography

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Canvas

Black & White Photography Limited Edition Portrait of a Japanese Sushi Chef
Located in Weesp, NL
Limited Edition #01/10 Black & White portrait of a Sushi Chef in Tokyo October 2022 by Taco Joustra. This portrait is part of a series titled "Faces of Japan". The museum quality fi...
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2010s Japanese Modern Photography

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Paper

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