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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Beautiful Pair of M. Lynch Male Nude Model Original Photographs 2 Piece Set
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare set of original b & w photographs from our collection of vintage male nudes. This set of 2 photographs were purchased in the early 2000s. Mark Lynch was a talented photographer of male portraits and nudes from Texas. This model is extremely handsome and the photographs are spectacular. Signed on the verso with copyright owned by the artist/photographer.
These 8x10 photographs have a 11x14 white acid free matt. Ready for framing. If you would like this framed for a gift, we can frame them in a simple black frame for $200/set. Without a frame, it is easy to be shipped UPS. Makes a great gift for collectors of Male Nude and Beefcake Physique photography. These high quality originals are very difficult to come by. They are NOT computer generated...
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Early 2000s American Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Vintage 1950s Male Original Nude Photo of Brothers Playing Records
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare original b & w photograph of 2 brothers listening to records on the floor nude. Many decades ago we saw a second image from this series and it was listed as the models were brothers. Listening to Les Baxter and Dinah Washington albums! Mid 1950s. I believe the photo to be an “Athletic Model Guild” photo, a competitor of the equally famous, Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles.
The 8x10 photograph has a 11x14 white acid free matt. Ready for framing. If you would like this framed for a gift, we can frame it in a simple black frame for $100. Without a frame, it is easy to be shipped UPS. Makes a great gift for collectors of Male Nude and Beefcake Physique photography. These high quality originals are very difficult to come by. They are NOT computer generated...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Vintage Bruce of Los Angeles Matched Set Original B & W Male Photograph Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It is very rare to find a desirable iconic two piece set of original Bruce of Los Angeles vintage photographs. Especially with the iconic early work of...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Bruce of L.A. Original Vintage 50s Male Nude Signed Black & White Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal collection of 40+ y...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Richly Carved Baroque Revival Italian Picture Frame with Scrolling Leaves & Vase
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning antique picture or photograph wall picture frame from the mid 1800's.
This stylish and all handcrafted picture frame will make great decoration on your wall and with a work...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Wood
Large Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Sculptor w/ Sculpture, Circa 1930
Located in Rochester, NY
Large original gelatin silver print photograph of a sculptor w/ stone marble sculpture of mother and child. Set in a beautiful period silver gilt wood frame w/ mat and glass. Circa 1...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Hand-Crafted Photography
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Silver Leaf
Original and Rare Vintage 1950s Male Nude From the collection of Dave Martin SF
By David Martin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Dave Martin at his San Francisco apartment in the early 2000s. We had been collecting original male physique photography for decades, and found out about Mr. Martin’s amazing work after a coffee table book came out with his personal photography collection that finally allowed him the fame and accolades of his amazing body of work. Mr. Martin was a charming man with the most amazing and interesting stories, and we spent an entire afternoon with him. We got along so well, we ended up taking him to lunch, not knowing if we were going to be able to buy any of his work, surprisingly, after we went back to his apartment, and he offered many of his personal favorites to us all printed by Mr. Martin himself. The photographs had handwritten notes of photographs with details about their sports and interest. Mr. Martin was not only amazingly talented, he was a pioneer, that enabled future photographers decades after to continue this genre of photography which will always have it’s place in American History. He and others went through harassment, arrests, and even physical harm to produce and sell their photos.
We hope you like these rare, original handprinted collectible photographs that are a part of the history of male physique photography by one of the pioneers that inspired, so many to this day. This is the first time these photographs have been offered for sale.
8 x 10 handprinted B & W photograph by Mr. Martin himself.
Photograph printed and Matt paper with a 11 x 14 white acid free matt. Ready for framing. Please inquire if you would like image framed for gift giving.
Model: the very handsome Craig Cunningham photographed in 1960.
BIO: DAVE MARTIN
Martin opened his studio in San Francisco in 1951. In the 1940s he met Lon Hannigan of New York who was at the time acknowledge to be the best photographer of the male male...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Douglas of Detroit Rare B & W Original 1950s Male Model Nude Photograph
By David Martin, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very rare original male nude by legendary photographer Douglas of Detroit. As most of his photos and negatives were destroyed by the police in Detroit, it is very hard to find orig...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Pair of Vintage Male Nude Original B & W Photographs Matched Set “Gus”
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare set of male nudes done in the early 2000s by photographer, John Falocco. We have owned these in our personal collection since 2005. A beautiful pair of hand printed black and ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
'Isabella Rossellini's Heritage Chickens Photographed by Patrice Casanova NY
Located in Bellport, NY
Isabella Rossellini raises the most interesting assortment of Heritage Chickens on her farm on Long Island NY and is called. The farm.
The above image is one of the many images you ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Wood
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 Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare collection of original black and white photographs purchased in 1996 that were printed in 1996. They were custom ordered and only maximum of 3 were made. The photographs are beautifully printed. Pat Milo was a “artistic” male nude/physique photographer. He was more about making a beautiful photograph, been shooting men mood for the sake of being nude. Truly one of our favorite photographers we have collected.
Photo: 8 x 10 with white matt. 16 x 20 black frame.
Model: Dan Touemshay / Series 269
Biographical Note:
Pat Milo (James Patrick) was born in 1911 into a large, Irish Catholic...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Victorian Sepia Tone Photograph Family Portrait in Frame
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This late Victorian family portrait is in excellent original condition with frame intact and stamped at the back. A true conversation piece that will draw attention.
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Late 19th Century Canadian Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Large Framed Black and White Photograph of Marilyn Monroe
Located in Queens, NY
Large black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe in a white dress existing a car in a beige wooden frame with beige matting.
Some damage to frame finish.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Wood
Early B & W Original Bruce of LA Male Nude Photograph Rare Studio Stamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare early B & W orig photograph from Bruce Bellas. This tasteful nude is a horizontal image of a handsome blond male model. The verso has the early stamp with PO Box in Los Angele...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Bruce of Los Angeles Rare Male Duo Studio Stamped Orig B&W 1950s Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original RARE studio stamped 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Large Fashion Photography of the Avant Garde Fashion Brand TONGA, Munich 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original, large fashion photography of the Avant Garde fashion brand TONGA, Munich 1980s
(TONGA desgined by Angelika Kramer/The TONGA fashion comp...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Bruce of Los Angeles Matched Pair Original B & W Male Photographs Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It is very rare to find a desirable iconic two piece set of original Bruce of Los Angeles vintage photographs. Especially with the iconic beach ball pr...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
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 Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Photo; The Lake Tahoe Area "Early Tennis Image" Circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage "Lake Tahoe Area Photograph", circa 1920, of a large group of people, (mostly women) practicing their tennis on what is likely being promoted as a brand new cement tennis court at a Lake Tahoe resort, with the line "Do you ever indulge in this sport" written in script at the bottom of the photograph. In addition to the lady's formal tennis attire of the day, what is of particular interest are the very fancy luxury touring cars off to the side; obviously "summer tennis camp for wealthy adults". Just another lovely day at Lake Tahoe. This is a wonderful image for those who collect Tahoe area images; in addition to those who are tennis and sports collecting...
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1920s American Other Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Photo of "Lake Tahoe with Snow and Trees" American, Dated 1905
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage Lake Tahoe photograph, dated 1905, shows the lake as viewed through trees and winter snow. Typical of that era is a desirable slight sepia to...
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Early 1900s American Other Antique Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Rolling Stones Photography
Located in Paris, FR
Photography rolling stones. Photo of the rolling stones named:
"Stones Bite The Big Apple, 1964" By Photographer William Randolph, called PoPsie.
This iconic photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Bruce of LA Original 1950s Male Physique Photo Model Barry Adkins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From a important 25 plus years collection of Male Physique and Beefcake Photography, Image # 8 of male model Barry Adkins. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All orig photos are 8 x 10. Framed: 16.50" W x 19" H. Other images from this L.A gallery show on separate listings... please check often while we list more every week. These photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence:
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Other
Original Vintage Photo; The Lake Tahoe Area "Group of People Sledding" Date 1931
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage Lake Tahoe Area Photograph, dated 1931, of a large group of 9 or 10 people sledding in a beautiful double horse drawn luxury sleigh, during a win...
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1930s American Other Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Handsome Model
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, image # 7 of handsome male model Bill Gregory. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H.
Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Other
Framed William P. Gottlieb Photograph of Frank Sinatra
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Own a Piece of Jazz History: Framed William P. Gottlieb Photograph of Frank Sinatra - "The Golden Age of Jazz"
For the discerning collector of jazz memorabilia...
Category
20th Century American Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood
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 Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
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 Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Framed + Signed Black & White Still Life Bell Pepper
By Ansel Adams
Located in Round Top, TX
Dramatic art photography still life on watercolor paper.
Purchased in 1990 in NYC; artist is Waco Moore. We love the still life image of a singular pepper in the most beautifully li...
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Late 20th Century American Minimalist Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Masculine Model
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, iconic image of masculine male model holding metal chain.. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H.
Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Other
Toits de Paris / Photography / Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Emblematic Mansard Roofs on a bright day.
Artist: Francis Augustine
1. Choose a print size:
5 sizes available: 27” x 18”, 36” x 24”, 48” x...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Metallic Thread
Brume / Photography / Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Woods and leafy hills fading into the mist.
Artist: Francis Augustine
1. Choose a print size:
5 sizes available: 27” x 18”, 36” x 24”, 48” x 32”, 57” x 38”, 72” x 48”
C...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Metallic Thread
Toits De Paris / Photography - 27” x 18” / Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Emblematic Mansard Roofs on a bright day.
Artist: Francis Augustine
1. Choose a print size:
5 sizes available: 27” x 18”, 36” x 24”, 48” x 32”, 57” x 38”, 72” x 48”
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Metallic Thread
Early Bruce of Los Angeles Male Model Physique Orig B&W Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It is becoming very rare to find a desirable original Bruce of Los Angeles vintage photograph. Especially with the iconic black and white checkerboard ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Huge Theatrical Stage Prop from Sunset Blvd Alice Ripley Production 7' x 5'
Located in Southbury, CT
A dramatic and theatrical (literally) stage prop from the North Shore Music Theater production of Sunset Boulevard that ran at this prestigious playhouse north of Boston from Septemb...
Category
2010s American Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Foam, Plywood, Paint, Paper
Antique Football Player Photograph
Located in Queens, NY
Antique sepia photograph of a 19th Century football player in a rectangular walnut frame.
Category
19th Century British British Colonial Antique Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Glass
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 1950s Studio Photograph Male Nude
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, an iconic image done by Bruce in the studio with model posing on the iconic black and white floor, showing off his masculine back.. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H.
Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Other
Bruce of L.A.Original 1950s Male Physique Photograph Model Handsome Bill Gregory
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, image # 7 of handsome male model Bill Gregory. Printed in the 1960s ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Other
Antique & Handcrafted Pair of Moorish Arabic Motifs Inlaid Picture Photo Frames
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted and very stylish pair of photo frames with inlaid Islamic designs.
You don't necessary need to have an Arabic (inspired) interior to fall in love and decorate your home with these stunning Moorish picture frames. The workmanship is there for everyone to see and the combination of the warm colors of the wood and the inlaid shell simply is to die for. It is every antique sellers...
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Early 20th Century Moorish Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Shell, Wood
Vintage 1950s Original Male Physique Photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An original iconic male physique photograph by legendary photographer Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles. Our collection (soon to be available on separate listings are all original (not copied from negative). This iconic image with a beach ball was one of the props that became synonymous with a Bruce Bellas photograph. Printed in the 1950s, the stamped images were printed when he was alive. They are the rare, sought after photographs prized by collectors of the genre. 8x 10 photograph, white matt, beautifully framed in classic black.
Bio:
An icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important figures in the world of physical culture; bodybuilders Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, and Brian Idol...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Photographic Portrait Young Hasidic Boy w/ Mask in the style of Diane Arbus
By Diane Arbus
Located in Rochester, NY
A beautiful black and white photographic portrait of young hasidic boy wearing black fedora w/ ominous looking mask hanging from his neck. In the style of Diane Arbus. Photo was pro...
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Late 20th Century Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Framed Artist Proof Print by Pierre Molinier from The Shaman and His Creatures
Located in London, GB
Framed Artist Proof Vintage Silver Print by Pierre Molinier from The Shaman and His Creatures.
Rare artist proof vintage silver gelatin print by Pierre Molinier (1900 - 1976): Effig...
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1960s French Other Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Arthur English, Hand Colored Photograph, Signed, South Africa, circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Arthur English - Mid Century original hand colored landscape photograph - dry mounted to paper board - unframed - signed lower/right by the photographer/artist - South Africa - circa...
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Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paint, Paper
Brume / Photography / Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Woods and leafy hills fading into the mist.
Artist: Francis Augustine
1. Choose a print size:
5 sizes available: 27” x 18”, 36” x 24”, 48” ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Metallic Thread
Original Circa 1914 Photo Lake Tahoe Area; Dining Room At Fallen Leaf Lake Lodge
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage Lake Tahoe Area Photograph, documented 1914 (Lake Tahoe Historical Society), of a gathering of four people, (three adults standing, and what looks...
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1910s American Other Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Paper
Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of LA Original 1950s Male Physique Photo
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus years collection of male physique and beefcake photography, image #2 of male model. (name unknown) Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All orig photos are 8 x 10. Framed: 16.50" W x 19" H. Please see separate listings for many more original photographs from this collection. Note: these beautiful photos are VERY hard to photograph under glass. They are BEAUTIFUL crisp, sharp orinal photos printed BY HAND from the original negatives in the 50s and 60s that were printed before computer printed and generated images!
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Other
Bruno of Hollywood B & W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful mid century modern nude by photographerBruno Bernard aka Bruno of Hollywood. His work is very collectible and hard to find these original prints while he was still alive ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Arnold Newman Photo "The New Yorker Cartoonists"
Located in Sharon, CT
A large photographic reproduction print with Arnold Newman's signature in matrix of all The New Yorker Cartoonists as a group. Taken and printed in 1997. Each cartoonist received 2 of these prints, this one was Al Ross...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Original Vintage Photo; The Lake Tahoe Area "Inspiration Point" Circa 1930's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage Lake Tahoe Area Photograph, circa 1930's, of a large group of people, (adults standing; children on horseback) in and around the popular "Inspirat...
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1930s American Other Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Grange / Photography - 27" x 18" / Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hampton farm nestled in a starry night.
Artist: Francis Augustine
1. Choose a print size:
5 sizes available: 27” x 18”, 36” x 24”, 48” x 32”, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Hand-Crafted Photography
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Metallic Thread
Vintage CA State Division International Association for ID Photograph circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
California State Division International Association for Identification vintage photo,
circa 1930
Dimensions 33.5" wide x 7.5" high
The frame measures: 34.5" wide x 9" high
A wide angle group photo taken at the Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California
This organization is a professional association dedicated to the application of the Forensic Sciences in the Law Enforcement...
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Early 20th Century North American Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Victor Skrebneski of Paulina Porizkova Photo C-Prints
Located in Sharon, CT
Two glamour shots by Victor Skrebneski of Paulina Porizkova, image size 10 3/8" square, on 14 3/8" x 11" Kodak C-print paper.
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1970s American Hellenistic Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Butterflies Plexiglass Wall Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Wall decoration butterflies plexiglass photo.
With aluminium frame included at the back
with hanging system.
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Hand-Crafted Photography
Materials
Plexiglass
Pictorialist Sepia Tone Gelatin Silver Print Photograph Ballet Dancers, 1910
Located in Rochester, NY
Pictorialist gelatin silver print sepia tone photograph by Ned Hungerford, Rochester NY ( hand ink signed lower right ) theatrical subject matter female and male ballet...
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Early 1900s American Antique Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Photograph from the Objects of Life Series "The Life Mask Of Williams Blake"
By Patti Smith
Located in Queens, NY
American contemporary photograph from the Objects of Life Series "The Life Mask Of Williams Blake" (2004) (PATTI SMITH/STEVEN SEBRING)
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Vintage 1950s Female “Nude on Swing” Hand Toned Green Original Photograph Framed
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This photograph was part of a large collection purchased in the Hollywood hills in the early 90s. All the photographs were mid-century 1950s original photographs largely of male and...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Gregory Crewdson Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A colour coupler print by Gregory Crewdson executed sometime between 1992-1997. Matte opening is 36 × 45 inches and the photograph is 1/4 inch larger on each side. Overall frame size...
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1990s American Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
Ulrich Schmitt Castle Neuschwanstein Bavaria Germany Ludwig II Art Photography
Located in Munich, DE
Ulrich Schmitt, born in 1959, studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich
(Academy of Fine Arts Munich) where he was a master student of Professor Gerd Winner from 1981-1989.
The artist won a DAAD travel scholarship to study for one year under John Hilliard at Camberwell College of Art in London.
Ulrich Schmitt has been working as an artist with the medium photography since 1988.
His very first exhibition took place at the Goethe Institute in New York in 1988.
He has been exhibiting regularly ever since. His work can be seen in public collections in Germany and Austria.
Since 2015 Ulrich Schmitt has been regularily exhibiting at the AIPAD Photography Show New York.
Romantic Schwangau landscape with Castle Neuschwanstein, the famous fairytale castle built by King Ludwig II...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Hand-Crafted Photography
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Paper
