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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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
Hand-retouched Photograph by Mario Schifano
Located in Milan, Italy
Without title mixed technique on photograph by Mario Schifano made in 1990-97.
Inscription on the back: signature "Schifano"
With certificate of authenticity.
Biography
In the early...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Photography
Materials
Acrylic
Budapest Project, Öröm, 2016
Located in Miami, FL
Photography paper on plexi mount.
Category
2010s Modern Photography
Frame Photograph Stillness in Spirit by John Patrick Dugdale
By John Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A visually arresting photograph by John Patrick Dugdale (American, born 1960-) titled "Stillness of Spirit". Relatively large in print size, the w...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Photo by Jean Pierre Bourgeois
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Photo by Jean Pierre Bourgeois, French photographer, photo on aluminium, 1980s.
Measures: H: 66 cm, W: 100 cm, D: 0.2 cm.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Photography
Materials
Aluminum
Graham Nash Signed Silver Gelatin Black & White Photograph "Why?", 2003
Located in Studio City, CA
An engaging photographic image by famed British musician and photographer Graham Nash (from the folk-rock supergroups Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). Nash's ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Black & White Limited Edition Japanese Rice Vendor Portrait
Located in Weesp, NL
Limited Edition #01/10 Black & White portrait of a rice vendor in Tokyo October 2022 by Taco Joustra.
This portrait is part of a series titled "Faces of ...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Bonnie Edelman "African Dawn" Photograph, Scapes Series, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Bonnie Edelman's "African Dawn" was photographed in 2012 and is part of the Sky Scapes Series. As her most recognized collection "Scapes" consists of landscapes, seascapes and skyscapes whose specific forms have been blurred in order to direct viewers’ focus toward colors and compositions. Sublime and abstract, the photographs capture grain fields, sea horizons, and sunsets from around the world. This photograph is being offered as a C-print face-mounted onto 1/8” non glare plexi with a custom maple floating frame (1/2" face x 2" deep with 3/8" gap). It will ship directly from the artist's printmaking studio with a signed certificate of authenticity.
About the artist:
Bonnie Edelman was born in New York City. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College on an academic and athletic scholarship. Having been raised in a family of artists and architects, Bonnie was always creating. Whether it was sculpture, painting, jewelry making and interior design, she has always had an intense need to express herself through creativity. Fashion was an all encompassing self expression so it was because of this idea of materializing thoughts, desires and inspirations that she decided to devote her career to the editorial side of the fashion industry.
After an internship at Rolling Stone Magazine and then formally starting her career as the assistant to the Fashion Director at Seventeen Magazine, Bonnie moved through the ranks at Glamour Magazine and MTV. She then settled into the position of Travel Editor at Sports Illustrated, where she navigated the world producing exotic and inspiring photo shoots for the magazine’s annual Swimsuit Issue. It was during this time spent in The Islands of the Maldives, Ecuador, Venezuela and Kenya, to mention a few, while working closely with photographers like Sante D’Orazio, Russell James...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Gered Mankowitz Jimi Hendrix London 1967 Print Orange Gold Purple on Canvas
Located in Hamburg, DE
Gered Mankowitz Jimi Hendrix London 1967 print on canvas in color orange, gold and purple,
size 121 x157cm. One Off - Made By The Artist For Exhibition In 1994,
3 different print...
Category
20th Century British Modern Photography
Materials
Canvas
David Bowie Photography on Plexiglass
Located in Paris, FR
Photography David Bowie on plexiglass.
Limited Edition of six pieces. Made by Valerie
Durand artist. Delivered with certificate.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Photography
Materials
Plexiglass
"The Clothesline" Black & White Photography Gelatin Silver Print by A.M.Cortesão
By Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson
Located in Coimbra, PT
"The Clothesline" Street Photography /2002, Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print. Unframed
Signed, titled, negative date and print date on...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Edtioned Photography "Turbulent Dream, NYC" by John Dugdale
By John Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Dugdale (American, b. 1960).
Turbulent Dream, NYC, 1998.
Platinum-palladium print.
Image size 8-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches
paper size with margins 17 x 14 inches
Signed and editi...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Black and White Photo of African American Mother and Children
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black and White photo of African American Mother and Children
Glossy Paper mounted on Foam Core
Overall size = 18" x 24"
Image size = 12" ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage Photograph Pharaonic Light by Ralph Gibson
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage black and white gelatin silver black and white print by American photographer Gibson Ralph (born 1939, Los Angeles, CA),
An iconic photo from Gibson's 1991 series Pharaonic...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Carmen Calvo, Mixed Media, Spain "Untitled", 2006
Located in Miami, FL
Carmen Calvo, Valencia 1950, studied at the School of Arts and Crafts.
Degree in Advertising 1970. She studied at the School of Fine Arts in Valencia.
I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Photography
Materials
Paint, 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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Photography
Materials
Metal
Iggy Horse Photography 1/25
Located in London, GB
Iggy
Giclee Fine Art Print. Framing/mounting to be arranged.
1/25
From Horses and Humans Collection By Vanessa Taylor.
Also available in different sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Photography
Materials
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
David Levinthal One-of-a-Kind Large Photograph "Desire", 1991
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind photograph from the Desire series, Scanamural on Copper Lame in a custom copper frame, unique variation outside the edition, by David Levinthal, American 1991. Authenti...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Copper
"Alleluia" Fátima Sanctuary 2001 Black & White Photography Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Coimbra, PT
Street Photography /2001. Sanctuary of Fátima, Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print
Signed, titled, negative date and print date on verso.
...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Uruguayan Gaucho
Located in London, GB
Uruguayan Gaucho
In the style of infrared film which turns all things green into pink.
1/25
From Horses and Humans Collection By Vanessa Taylor.
Also available in different...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
21st C. Closet Chaos II Framed Fine Art Photograph with Throwbridge Certificate
By Trowbridge
Located in Morristown, NJ
21st c. giclee fine art photograph framed under glass with and hand finished Towbridge white frame and a linen slip. Titled Closet Chaos II this is the second of two photographs show...
Category
2010s Modern Photography
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Paper
"The Teaser" Black & White Photography Gelatin Silver Print Ana Maria Cortesão
By Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau
Located in Coimbra, PT
"The Teaser" Street Photography /2000, Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print. Unframed
Signed, titled, negative date & print date on verso.
Please take a moment to visit our art gallery on 1stdibs listed in the fine art section.
Ana Maria Cortesão...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Modern Photography
Materials
Other
"Storm"1999 Black & White Photography Gelatin Silver Print by Ana Maria Cortesão
By Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau
Located in Coimbra, PT
"Storm" Street Photography /2000, Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print. Unframed
Signed, titled, negative date & print date on verso.
Ana Maria Cortesão...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Vintage Photograph Leslie Winer in Yohji Yamamoto by Albert Watson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iconic fashion photograph by Albert Watson (Scottish, 1942-). Entitled "Leslie Winer in Yohji Yamamoto, London, 1989", this is an editioned chromogenic...
Category
1980s Scottish Vintage Modern Photography
Materials
Aluminum
Rolling Stone Yoko Ono and John Lennon Original October 14 1982 Magazine
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Rolling stone featuring Yoko Ono and John Lennon. John Lennon poses behind Yoko Ono on the cover of this vintage magazine. This piece is in good cond...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Polaroid Test Image #4 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 needed to ensure that everything would translate correctly before the expense of shooting on film. Framed in a new matte black frame, this piece retains its original finish.
Creator Denise Tarantino for Dah Len...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Tristan Govignon "Apollo" Infrared Photograph on Aluminum
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary infrared photograph of Versailles titled,"Apollo." artist's proof dye sublimation print on glossy aluminum with black rear flush mount. (TRISTAN GOVIGNON)
Category
20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Aluminum
"The Teaser" Black and White Photography Gelatin Silver Print Ana Maria Cortesão
By Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau
Located in Coimbra, PT
"The Teaser" street photography /2000, Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print. Unframed
Signed, titled, negative date & print date on verso.
Please take a moment to visit our art gallery on 1stdibs listed in the Fine art section.
Ana Maria Cortesão...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Framed Self-Portrait Photography by John Patrick Dugdale
By John Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "Portrait of Me at Twilight", this photograph is by American photographer John Patrick Dugdale (1960-). The self-portrait, a toned cyanot...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Highway" 2003 Black & White Photography Gelatin Silver Print Ana Maria Cortesão
By Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau
Located in Coimbra, PT
"Highway" Street Photography /2000, Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Digital Print. Unframed
Signed, titled, date & print date on verso.
Ana Maria Cortesão...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Photographic Giclee Print 'Dusky Luminesence' 70x100 G. Cassapides Wall Art
Located in London, GB
Photographic print by George Cassapides printed on Giclée archival paper.
This piece is part of a limited series by the artist exploring the tension between sensuality and abstracti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Photographic Giclee Print 'Crimson Twilight' 70x100 G. Cassapides Wall Art
Located in London, GB
Photographic print by George Cassapides printed on Giclée archival paper.
This piece is part of a limited series by the artist exploring the tension between sensuality and abstracti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Framed Editioned Vintage Photograph Adam in Central Park New York Arthur Tress
By Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed black and white gelatin silver photograph by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). Entitled "Adam in Central Park, New York". the gelatin silver print was m...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Brigitte Bardot Photography on Brushed Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
Photography Brigitte Bardot on brushed aluminium.
Limited edition of six pieces. Made by Valerie
Durand artist. Delivered with certificate.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Photography
Materials
Aluminum
Peter Campus American Contemporary Photograph of Cliff View of A Rode
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary black framed silver gelatin print photograph titled "The Cove" depicting a view onlooking a bay and the road that runs through it. (PETER CAMPUS)
Category
20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Signed Bob Geldoff for Vivienne Westwood Large Format Polaroid Photo, 2008
Located in London, GB
An original one-off large format Polaroid photograph of Bob Geldoff & Jeanne Marine for the Vivienne Westwood Active Resistance limited edition book produced by Opus. Photographer Zenon Texeira.
Signed by Bob Geldoff & Jeanne Marine in marker pen.
Large-format polaroids are extremely rare and unique and as the name suggests, they are of a large scale, the visible image dimensions being 52 cm x 67 cm.
It is an autographed and one-off, unreproducible photograph, as there is no negative.
Large Format Polaroids:
The Polaroid 20×24 camera is a very large instant camera made by Polaroid, with film plates that measure a nominal 20 by 24 inches. Throughout its history, it has been used by many famous photographers, including Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. Ansel Adams also used the camera, notably to make the first official photographic Presidential portrait, of President Jimmy Carter in 1979. To celebrate Lady Gaga's new role as Creative Director of Polaroid, a portrait of her was shot with the 20×24 camera on June 30, 2010, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
This is the actual one-off Large Format Polaroid Photo taken on one of three of these cameras in existence which are soon to be obsolete because no more of the photographic paper can be made.
The rare Polaroid 20 x 24 camera was brought from Prague to Paris and London for three separate photo shoots for The Official Vivienne Westwood Opus. Featuring Vivienne Westwood’s family and friends wearing clothes from her stunning collections, 97 selected Polaroids, shot by Zenon Texeira in black-and-white, colour and sepia, are displayed in the Opus.
The photos were shown in various venues including the Serpentine Gallery in London on a worldwide tour to promote the book.
Participants included: Vivienne Westwood, Pier Vittorio Aureli, Hilary Koob-Sassen, Ingo Niermann & Zak Kyes, Rasheed Araeen, Peter Cook, Richard Wentworth, Gilbert & George, Ben Vautier, Jonas Mekas, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Tom Mccarthy, Mark Wallinger, Yoko Ono, Barbara Steveni, Ekaterina Degot, Raqs media collective, Nathaniel Mellors, Lee Scrivner, Andrea Branzi, Henry Flynt, Marina Abramovic, Agnès Varda, Susan Hefuna, Stephen Willats, Falke Pisano, Adam Pendleton, Jimmie Durham...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
"Merida", Series of 16 Photographs by Sean Scully, circa 2001, Mexico
By Sean Scully
Located in Girona, Spain
"Merida", by Sean Scully
The complete series of 16 C-print photographs
Signed and numbered on the cover page with a “Certificate of Authenticity”.
The photographs were taken by Se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Polaroid Test Image by Denise Tarantino for Dah Len Studios c. 1990
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 needed to ensure that everything would translate correctly before the expense of shooting on film. Framed in a new matte black frame, this piece retains its original finish.
Creator: Denise Tarantino for Dah Len Studios.
Date of manufacture: circa 1990-1995
Materials and techniques: Photography paper, polaroid, wood, glass.
Condition: Excellent.
Dimensions: H 6.5 in., W 6.5 in., D 1 in.
History:
Dah Len, a Taiwanese fashion photographer, was in high demand, and the images created at the studio were used for high-end fashion editorials, fashion magazine ads, clothing catalogs, album covers, and pop culture publicity. The client list included publications and high end brands: Vanity Fair, W, New York Times, Interview, Details, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, Sean John...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
F. L. Kennett, "Lynn Chadwick", original 1950s black and white photograph
Located in London, GB
F. L. Kennett, "Lynn Chadwick", original 1960s black and white modernist photograph.
Bears the photographer's studio stamp on the reverse.
This photograph is unframed.
Frederick ...
Category
1950s British Vintage Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Lamborghini Magazine Issue #29 Febuary 2021
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lamborghini Magazine Issue #29 Febuary 2021.
Featuring the 50th anniversary of the legendary Countach.
Exploring the concept of time from several perspectives with unmissable interv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Model for Vivienne Westwood Large Format Polaroid Photo, 2008
Located in London, GB
An original one-off large format Polaroid photograph for the Vivienne Westwood Active Resistance limited edition book produced by Opus. By photographer ...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
The National Air and Space Museum Book by Bryan, C. D. B 1st Edition 1979
Located in North Hollywood, CA
THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM by Bryan, C. D. B
Hardcover Book Condition
Used - Very Good
First edition edition 1979
The book is approx 10" x 2" x 11 3/4" and is in a good, vintage condition with light shelf-wear on the dust-jacket.
Hardcover, New York: Harry N. Abrams.
With many color photographs of the Museum's exhibits. Very heavy book
The National Air and Space Museum by C.D.B Byran.
Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. Best Of The National Air And Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts more than 9 million visitors a year, and the newly opened Dulles Center three football fields long and ten stories high is a phenomenon in its own right: in the first week it was opened, some 250,000 people came through the doors. Best Of The National Air And Space Museum features the best of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright flyer...
Category
20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
"The Making of Evita Book by Alan Parker" Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
“The making of Evita Book by Alan Parker” coffee table book
Featuring an introduction by Madonna, the film's star, a behind-the-scenes account of ...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Hello, My Name Is Paul Smith: Fashion and Other Stories Book
By Paul Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hello, My Name is Paul Smith: Fashion and Other Stories
Paul Smith, Deyan Sudjic, Donna Loveday.
Rizzoli London.
Hardcover book.
The wonderful show ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Art Director's Index to Photographers No. 5 Hardcover, January 1, 1977 Book
By Sam Haskins
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Director's Index to Photographers No. 5 Hardcover, January 1, 1977
by Mark David Chapman (Author), Sam Haskins (Photographer), chiefly (Illustrator)
Art directors' index no. 5:...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Photo by Jean Pierre Bourgeois
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Photo by Jean Pierre Bourgeois, French photographer, photo on aluminium, 1980s.
Measures: H: 66 cm, W: 100 cm, D: 0.2 cm.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Photography
Materials
Aluminum
"Manga Expect" Original Photomanga by Kanjo Take, 2005
Located in Miami, FL
"Manga Expect" original photomanga by Kanjo Take, 2005
Offered for sale is an original Photomanga by German/Chinese artist Kanjo Take. In the summer of 2005 Kanjo Take organized the first creative national Chinese photo...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
"Patience" Plexiglass Mounted Color Horse Photo by Lisa Houlgrave
Located in New York, NY
"Patience," is a color photograph featuring the mighty Andalusian stallion, "Novelisto D" who played Colin Farrell's guardian angel, "Athansor," in Warner Brother's movie, "Winter's Tale." Renowned Hollywood horse trainer, Rex Peterson, scoured the country for nearly a year searching for this special horse to play the powerful and magical hero.
"Patience," is printed by the Masters at Duggal, New York on Archival High Definition C archival paper and mounted under 1/4" Plexiglas with an 1/8" aluminum back and brace for support and hanging. Limited Edition: 125, signed on the back. A companion piece, "Virtue," is available in the same size and price which is featured in image #2. Companion available.
Virginia born fashion and portrait photographer, Lisa Houlgrave...
Category
2010s American Modern Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Framed Landscape Photograph by Don Hong Oai
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...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Color Photograph Detail of a Photograph with Script
Located in Queens, NY
Color photograph in a black frame of a detail of a cropped photograph with handwritten script. Photograph by Shelley Harrison.
Category
20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Photograph by Sandy Skoglund 'Maybe Babies' Signed Numbered Edition
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Photograph by Sandy Skoglund 'Maybe Babies' Signed Numbered Edition
Sandy Skoglund (American, b.1946) limited edition photo lithograph. Titled: 'Maybe Babies' Depicts assorted babies...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Framed Black and White Photograph Arthur Tress
By Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed vintage gelatin silver photograph print by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). Entitled "Making Leaves, Cold Spring, New York", the work was created in 19...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Hand-retouched Photograph by Mario Schifano
Located in Milan, Italy
Without title mixed technique on photograph by Mario Schifano made in 1990-97.
Inscription on the back: signature "Schifano"
With certificate of authenticity. Unique piece.
Biograp...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Photography
Materials
Acrylic
Hollywood Bowl Stage Color Chromogenic Photographic Print by Julius Shulman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original untitled color chromogenic photographic print of the Hollywood Bowl under renovations by photographer Julius Shulman, signed. Framed in a black wood frame.
This was a smal...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
George Platt Lynes Original B&W Photograph Portrait, Vogue Magazine
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This silver gelatin photograph was printed in New York City in the 1990s from the original negative. George Platt Lynes (1907 to 1955) was a legenda...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Other
Modern, Large Black and White Photographs, Floral Still Life, Framed, 1990s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Modern, Large Black and White Photographs, Floral Still Life, Framed, 1990s
Five large floral still life framed photographs from the Avon Corporate Collection. Price is for each ind...
Category
1990s American Modern Photography
Materials
Glass
Modern photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern photography for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage photography created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern photography made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original photography, popular names associated with this style include Bonnie Edelman, David Urbano, Carmen Mitrotta, and John Dugdale. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for photography differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $25 and tops out at $50,000 while the average work can sell for $2,494.