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Item Ships From: London
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
By Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Swedish stage and film actress Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982) in period costume on set during the filming of 'Elena Et Les Hommes' (aka 'Paris Does Strange Things...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'All Mine' 1960 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'All Mine' 1960
Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Worth. A Palm Beach socialite, he acts as Honorary Consul of Jordan.
30x30" inc...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
' Agave II ' Signed Limited Edition Oversize print
By Stuart Möller
Located in London, GB
' Agave II ' Signed Limited Edition GIANT Oversize print
by Stuart Möller
limited edition to 10 only this size - signed
Gorgeous archival pigment print measuring a large 30 x 20...
Category
2010s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Spider Lily - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 5
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Spider Lily’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2024.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
Giclée print on Hahnemühl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist London - Photography
Materials
Giclée
Herefordshire House 1995 Signed Limited Edition
By Christopher Simon Sykes
Located in London, GB
'Herefordshire House' by Christopher Simon Sykes
An open window gives a view along a country lane in Herefordshire, from the home of filmmaker John Bulmer and sculptor Angela Connor...
Category
1990s Modern London - Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'Tram Turntable' 1960 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tram Turntable'
A tram being manually rotated on a turntable in San Francisco, California, 1960.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Villa Borghese Lion' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Villa Borghese Lion'
A young girl eating ice cream while sitting on a sculpture of a lion on the grounds of the Villa Borghese in Rome, Italy, 1970.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 c...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ski Expedition (1981) Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Expedition (1981) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by Alamy Archives)
Skier descends into a dangerous canyon on the trans-Himalayan expedition, 21st March 1981.
...
Category
1980s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Montesquiou-Fezensac Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Montesquiou-Fezensac
1957, The Duchess of Montesquiou-Fezensac in the drawing room of her chateau, Neuilly
20 x 20" - paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Phot...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Monza Grand Prix (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Monza Grand Prix (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by David Lees/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British racing champion Stirlin...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pool By The Sea - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pool By The Sea
Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size ...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals II
By BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
Archival pigment pop art print of infamous criminal arrest mugshots of Fifty Cent, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Snoop Dog, ...
Category
2010s Pop Art London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Snowmass Gathering' 1968 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Snowmass Gathering'
Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, i...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Agrostemma Crescent - blooms, black and white photography, Limited edition 5
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Agrostemma Crescent' 2024
Photographed using large format 4x5 film camera.
From limited edition of 5.
The photograph is signed front bottom right corner and comes with a certific...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Tram Turntable - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tram Turntable
A tram being manually rotated on a turntable in San Francisco, California, 1960.
48x48" inches / 122 x 122 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Polo Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Polo Party
1981
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Paul Butler, patriarch of one of America’s foremost polo families, with his son, daughter, grandchildren and son-...
Category
1980s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Brooklyn Bridge (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
The Brooklyn Bridge (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
The Brooklyn Bridge and Downtown Manhattan,
New York, USA, circa 1959.
Ad...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Jamaican Jewel
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jamaican Jewel
The swimming pool at the Jamaican home of Philadelphia jeweller Douglas Cooper, March 1970.
Paper size 30 x 40" inches / 30 x 40 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edit...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Towboat At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' 1969 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Towboat At Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
A motorboat used to tow waterskiers, moored at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on the French Riviera, August 1969.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 7...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool On Amalfi Coast' 1984 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool On Amalfi Coast'
A view of the seaside pool at the Hotel St. Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection E...
Category
1980s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
USA Trianon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
USA Trianon
A group of young women enjoying the sunshine in the grounds of the former George Newhall estate in San Francisco. Its house and gardens are modelled on Le Petit Trianon...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Slim Aarons 'Klosters' 1963 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Klosters'
Skiers pass by the Hotel Chesa Grischuna in Klosters, 1963.
20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Vila Vera - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Vila Vera
The bar at the Villa Vera Hotel Spa and Racquet Club in Acapulco, January 1968.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Pho...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pool In St Tropez' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool In St Tropez'
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Phot...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Scotti's Yacht' 1981 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Scotti's Yacht'
Guests onboard Italian Count Hannibal Scotti's yacht, 'Scotland Cay', Monte Carlo harbour, Monaco, August 1981.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estat...
Category
1980s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
All I Ever Wanted - signed limited edition Oversize print
By Blank Barbie
Located in London, GB
All I Ever Wanted 2022
by Blank Barbie
Pop Art Print of a muscle beach bikini pageant TV show.
Blank Barbie is a contemporary artist currently working and living in London with a...
Category
2010s Pop Art London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Cannes Watersports' 1958 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Cannes Watersports'
Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts o...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ! by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART print
Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm
Signed & numbered by artist on front
Archival Pigment print
Limited to 10 only
Featuring police arrest mugshot photos of Anna Nicole Smith, Heather Locklear...
Category
2010s Pop Art London - Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller
Located in London, GB
"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller
22nd August 1932: Three young competitors leaping over the boundary between two tennis courts at the Essex Junior Champ...
Category
1930s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Pool At Bouldereign' 1973 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Bouldereign'
Guests round the pool at Bouldereign, Carl Hovgard's home in Carefree, Arizona, January 1973.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Coll...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Calm Sea - Giant Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
By Stuart Möller
Located in London, GB
Calm Sea
A view of the sea at dusk.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer w...
Category
2010s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bowie In The Mirror - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Bowie In The Mirror - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
David Bowie looking into a mirror at Haddon Hall, Beckenham in March 1972 during an interview for Club International ma...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Park Stones (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)
11th January 1967: Top British pop group the Rolling Stones taking a stroll th...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Bahamas Speed Week' 1963 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Gordon Butler's Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray at the Bahamas Speed Week at the O...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
"Race Order" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Race Order" by Bert Hardy
Maserati racing cars in the pit during a road race at at St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, May 1947. Original publication: Pict...
Category
1940s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White
Waiting To Cross - New York 1973 - Oversize Signed Limited Edition
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
Waiting To Cross by Alain Le Garsmeur
Fur coated twins waiting to cross the road, New York City, USA, 1973.
Paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm
P...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Doll' open edition C Type print
By George Mayer
Located in London, GB
'Doll' open edition C Type print George Mayer / Alamy Archives
Gorgeous image treading the line between the real and fantasy - with the model made to look almost plastic in her perfection.
Huge print...
Category
2010s Modern London - Photography
Materials
C Print
Pink Bardot Triptych - Hand Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Pink Bardot Triptych - Hand Signed Limited Edition
Archival Pigment Print
A beautifully crafted pop art composite of the French sex symbol and French Cinema icon that is Brigitte ...
Category
2010s Pop Art London - Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
'Slide' - the Rolling Stones at Wembley Stadium
Located in Norwich, GB
David Koppel served his photographic apprenticeship in the rough-and-tumble world of the Fleet Street paparazzi in 1980’s London when his skills captured the very essence of the Me Decade that gave birth to the celebrity culture of today.
Koppel’s classic photographs of Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton & the Royal Family appeared in every major newspaper and magazine and marked him out as that rarity amongst press photographers: the artist with a camera.
Building on the reputation gained through the photographs for the book Still Waters, his black-and-white portraits of ordinary people now rank among the many famous names in his portfolio.
Koppel also went one better and in 2002 bought the St Giles St Gallery , bringing the best of local and international contemporary art and photography to Norwich, including the works of Sir Peter Blake, Terry O’Neill, David Bailey, Maggie Hambling, Storm Thorgersson, Tim Woolcock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Photography
Materials
Giclée
Lonely Pub, Yorkshire, 1964 - John Bulmer (Photography)
By John Bulmer
Located in London, GB
Signed and numbered
Silver gelatin print
20 x 24 inches
Edition of 50
Primarily known for his social documentary photography of the north of England, John Bulmer (born 1938) was th...
Category
Mid-20th Century London - Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Saint-Tropez' 1971 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Saint-Tropez'
Two young women, one wearing a kaftan, stepping onto a yacht on the waterfront at Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Es...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Casa Las Estacas' 1979 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Casa Las Estacas'
Gunzburg's pool at the Casa Las Estacas, in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1979.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate ...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'C.Z. Guest' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'C.Z. Guest'
American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 - 2003) with a poodle and a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Flor...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rooting - black and white still life photography, limited edition of 5
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Rooting explores the quiet persistence of life as climbing plants stretch and anchor themselves against a textured wall. The fine tendrils of the roots, illuminated by soft light, cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist London - Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Bergese House' 1967 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Bergese House'
The sumptuous garden of the Bergese villa in Marbella, southern Spain, August 1967.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition ...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Snowmass Gathering
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering
Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in A...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features
Located in London, GB
"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features
November 1948: The actress Elizabeth Taylor on Westminster Bridge in London.
Unframed
Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Ge...
Category
1940s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White
Undo - signed fine art photograph with pre-order copy of 'Solace' book
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
This limited-edition signed photograph by Ugnė Pouwell is a timeless exploration of light, shadow, and texture, capturing the themes explored in her debut photography book, Solace. E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Laguna Beach' 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Laguna Beach'
Surfers outside a beach hut in Laguna Beach, California, January 1970.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Photo...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Harriet at Mougins' 1957 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Harriet at Mougins'
1957: Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France.
30x30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
Ph...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons - Donald Leas - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
April 1968: Mr and Mrs Donald Leas with their Rolls Royce and two pet dogs outside The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
The colourfully fashionable couple stand next to their ...
Category
1960s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Katharine Hepburn' 1953 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Katharine Hepburn'
1953: American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 – 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica.
20x20" inches / 51 x ...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Cortina D’Ampezzo View' 1982 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Cortina D’Ampezzo View'
A group of skiers admire the view across the valley at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982.
30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Coll...
Category
1980s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cortina D'Ampezzo No.2, Analogue Black and White Landscape Photography, Ltd. 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Cortina D'Ampezzo No.2, 2024
It is a black and white film photograph of Dolomite mountains, made using a 4x5 Large format camera Linhof. Ugne Pouwell does all the processing and pri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Black bloom - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 5
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Black bloom’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2024.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
Giclée print on Hahnemühl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist London - Photography
Materials
Giclée
"Backstage Faithfull" by Hoare
Located in London, GB
"Backstage Faithfull" by Hoare
15th February 1974: English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull sitting in a dressing room.
Unframed
Paper Size: 30" x 30'' (inches)
Printed 2022 ...
Category
1970s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White
Golden Gate Bridge Lands End - black and white landscape art photography
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Golden Gate Bridge Lands End, 2023
Limited edition of 15.
Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof.
Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary London - Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Giclée
"Personality Girl" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Personality Girl" by Bert Hardy
19th June 1954: Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore skiing in Glencoe, Scotland who has been nominated as one of six Picture Post 'Personality Girls'. She plays principal clarinet in the Royal Academy of Music...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Black and White
Snorkelling In Malta Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In Malta
1959
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959.
unfr...
Category
1950s Modern London - Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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