Michigan - Nude Photography

George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #1 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet 'Orpheus'. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is from Francisco Moncion's original collection given to him by George Platt Lyons. It is one of 14 different poses in the 'Orpheus' series. 8 different photographs are remaining for sale and are available on request. All are original Platt Lyons gelatin silver prints original to Moncion's collection and are stamped by the photographer. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), the NYC Public Library, and many university art archives. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Orpheus represents a major 20th Century artistic collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky, choreographer George Ballanchine, and artist/designer Isamu Naguchi. Orpheus is a thirty-minute neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in collaboration with choreographer George Balanchine in Hollywood, California in 1947. The work was commissioned by Ballet Society, later renamed New York City Ballet, which Balanchine founded with Lincoln Kirstein. Sets and costumes were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New York City Ballet. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel...

Bauhaus I Portfolio Ed. 33/70 Signed and artist stamp.

An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sam ‘ who was captured on film in 199...

Nadia - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Sexy photo shoot of a woman in profile, hunched over an old dentist's chair with a su...

Offset lithograph, signed in pencil by Newton. Acquired from a private collection, Paris, France.

Nude Dancer, from The Female Figure series by Karl Struss features a nude woman standing on one leg, with her leg lifted in an arabesque position. Her arms are raised above her head ...

Cerro II. From the "Cerros" series by Ricky Cohete From the "Cerros" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may c...

"Dive In" Black & White Photography 25" x 35" in Edition of 15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 25" x 35" inch Editi...

Cuerpos II. From the "Cerros" series by Ricky Cohete From the "Cerros" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may...

Apertura by Ricky Cohete From the "Bailarín" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sal...

Cuerpos by Ricky Cohete From the "Cerros" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sales....

Hombre en movimiento 2 by Ricky Cohete Small size: 20 in H x 30 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sales. Exp...