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Figurative Photography For Sale
Paris Ostrich from the Paris In Color Series 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Paris Ostrich from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Printed 2022 Archival pigment print Framing and size options avai...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

steve - ritual
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet 7 x 7 inches, image (Edition of 10) 14 x 11 inches, sheet 10 x 10 inches, image (Edition of 10) 20 x 1...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Aftermath
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Aftermath - 2016 50x50cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-217. Not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Poolside Interruption, Palm Springs Poolside Series, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s lifestyle photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Lita Baron talking with a guest at a poolside party at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Pal...
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1970s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Sundowners, Cannes Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Sundowners 1958; Printed Later C print Estate stamped and hand numbered upon sale out of...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Friday Fishing - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 25"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This evocative underwater fine art photograph captures a figure gracefully enveloped in fishing net beneath crystalline turquoise waters. The composition features luminous aquamarine...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Mainbocher Corset. Paris. Printed later
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This captivating black-and-white photograph, titled Mainbocher Corset by Horst P. Horst, masterfully blends elegance and geometry. The composition features a woman seen from behind, ...
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1940s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Figurative photograph nude fine art print, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sandrine ‘. Signed by Ian Sanderson ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

French Riviera 4
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Beauty, elegance and fierce attitude defines Elena’s eye-catching work. She is known for her high impact colorful portraits. Her style is permeated with the passion f...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Champagne - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 32" x 48"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye-catching artwork. The pool was f...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

Flora 10 - Renaissance Pre-Raphaelite Nude Female Floral Portraiture
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 10 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. In this portrait of the nude female, Tortora & Trave...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment

1970s photo Male Model
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Male Model, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Presentation of Sensuality" Nude Photography 45x30 in Ed. 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Presentation of Sensuality" Nude Photography 45x30 in Ed. 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Colorful Disco Bows
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Carla Sutera Sardo was born in Agrigento in 1983. She studied law and graduated in 2011. During her university career, she became interested in photography, thus s...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Travel Elegance - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Vintage Travel Elegance circa 1925 by H Armstrong Roberts Archive Passengers Awaiting Boarding Beside Classic Propeller Aircraft circa 1925 Giant supersize silver gelatine print ...
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Liberace III - large scale photograph of extravagant iconic stage costume
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of works observing the intricate details of the iconic star's stage wardrobe, an epic scale photograph of mesmerizing texture details Liberace III by Christian Stoll ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Supergiant - C3PO Star Wars Archival Pigment Print - Framed in gold gilt
Located in London, GB
Super Giant Oversize - C3PO Star Wars Archival Pigment Print 1977 by Geoff Wilkinson / Mirror Trinity Group Archive size : 71 x 45.5" inches / 180 x 116 cm paper size print type ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

TANNER, ALMOST SPRING - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Sebastian Perinotti
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. THIS VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINT IS FROM AN EDITION OF 3. The photograph of Tanner were originally shot on a Polaroid Land 360 from my series ‘Diary Non Diary’. Sebastian Perinotti...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Moonlight - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x57"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and sophisticated underwater photograph of a young naked woman on her back on the bottom of the pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with rea...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Male Nude with Head Down (Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary figurative sepia toned photograph of nude male model Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 3 of 25 Image size: 8 x 8 inches 17.5 x 16.5 x 1 inches framed with 8-ply white mat and non reflective glass. Signed and dated below image with atelier stamp This contemporary figurative photograph was taken by David Halliday in 1998. The sepia toned silver gelatin print beautifully captures a standing male model on a simple monotone background. The nude model's flawless skin complements the similarly toned sepia backdrop, while contrasts in light and shadow accentuate his toned back and shoulder muscles. The figure's casual pose lends a serene atmosphere to the image. This print, 3rd in the edition of 25, is framed in a custom brown wood Larson Juhl frame with an 8 ply white mat and non reflective glass. The print is signed with an atelier stamp on the lower right. About the Artist: David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing. More about the work: A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm. Resume: Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York Lives in Schodack Landing, NY EDUCATION 1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine 1976-79 Syracuse University, New York 1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX 2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA 2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ Julie Heller...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Robert Mapplethorpe, Hand in Fire, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite photogravure after Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), titled Hand in Fire, from the folio A Season in Hell, originates from the 1986 edition published by The Limited Edi...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

"EXAMINATION" Assemblage of found photos and polaroid lift on panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"EXAMINATION" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from found/family photos, polaroid lift, acrylic on wood panel. Theodore delves into the specific experiences of African American families, capturing a longing for lost photographs, missing heirlooms, and vanished archives. Using a blend of traditional portraiture, found photographs, paint, paper, pencils, and digital manipulation, Theodore creates archetypes representing hypothetical family members, spiritual guardians, and ancestors. These boldly crafted archetypes inhabit an imagined macro-family album, offering a unique perspective on portraiture, connection, and community. Theodore's work aims to deepen spiritual connections and encourage personal introspection. This pieces measures 16.75"h x 16.75"w framed and comes with a gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity. Shawn Theodore (b. 1970) was born in Germany to American parents from Philadelphia, and currently lives and works in Philadelphia. Theodore was awarded the prestigious PDN’s 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch (2019), the Getty Images / ARRAY ‘Where We Stand’ grant, and a grant from the Knight Foundation for ‘A Dream Deferred’. Theodore was a two-time nominee for the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee for the Magnum Foundation Fund. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts, a trustee of The Print Center, a trustee of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and a former trustee of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. Theodore was announced as a two-time nominee of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee of the Magnum Foundation Fund in 2018. In the following years 2019 and 2020, he was awarded the PDN's 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch and AI-AP American Photography 35. He has had several solo exhibitions and is included in several group exhibitions. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; the collection of the Philadelphia Library, Drexel University's Center for Black Culture, the Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Center, Minneapolis; the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; and the Legacy Museum, Montgomery, among others. Artist photo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid

Vintage C Print Groups in America Neal Slavin Color Photograph Ektacolor Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Neal Slavin (American, b. 1941) The Wheelman, Swarthmore, PA Bicycle Riding Club. Antique Highwheeler Penny Farthing Bike club riders. Vintage C-print [Chromogenic development print...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Bikinis In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Bikinis In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Marni Morrell and Denise Schluscer with a third woman, all wearing bikinis, pose beside a statue on a bridge in Haiti, in January ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Riders for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Riders for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton. Black and white photograph.  From the series "Riders" realized by Newton for Playboy magazine. Editio...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Julian Wasser s Iconic Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz, 1963
Located in Chicago, IL
*Only a few lifetime prints available* Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz, 1963, TIME Walter Hopps, the curator of Duchamp's landmark retrospective at The Pasadena Art Museum, helped di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Liquid Fire - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25.5 x 35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women with long blonde hair diving in a pool. The realistic photograph is taken with red background. Original gallery quality archival pigm...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Disco Atlas (Disco Ball, Black White, Atlas, Male Figure, Shiny, Gym, Workout)
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh Disco Atlas Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

The Bahamas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A swimming pool, seen through the fronds of a palm tree, with two people swimming and a group of people sitting at tables at the poolside in the Bahamas, May 1967. Beyond the pool is...
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1960s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Candida Höfer, Teatro Degollado Guadalajara III, Contemporary Photograph, Signed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Candida Höfer (German, b. 1944) Teatro Degollado Guadalajara III, 2015 Medium: C-Print Dimensions: 38 x 47 cm Edition of 100: Hand-signed on label, verso Condition: Excellent
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Sleeping Swan - underwater nude ballet photograph - print on paper 16.5” x 23.5”
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater ballet. An underwater photograph of topless ballerina in white tutu skirt on a bottom of a pool. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed ...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled VI. From The Balance Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
With Balance the artist starts exploring more deeply the boundaries of the photographic media by mixing it with different techniques on a very traditional subject (classic sculptures...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Capri Holiday 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Capri Holiday 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Swimmers off the Italian island of Capri, 1958. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Espiral Dos Espiral. Diptych. Male Nudes. Black and White Photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Vignette of a dancer creating shapes and folds in the sunlight. Rocket's favorite lighting source. The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Army Of Caine Large Oversize Pop Art Print Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Army Of Caine by B A T I K Pop art work featuring multiples of Michael Caine in Get Carter mode - possibly his most iconic movie role. Archival pigment pop art print signed & limi...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Madonna Bathroom #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Richard Corman Year: 1983 Title: Madonna Bathroom #1 Edition Details: 12-color archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by ...
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1980s Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Shining Shining
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Carla Sutera Sardo was born in Agrigento, Italy in 1983. She studied law and graduated in 2011. During her university career, she became interested in photography,...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Boy Jumping into Hudson River, NYC - Children playing, New York Scene, Summer
Located in Denton, TX
Boy Jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin is a black and white gelatin silver print of a child jumping off a building into the water below. Gelatin Silver Print 14 x 11 in. B...
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

On the Sugarbush Slopes 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
On the Sugarbush Slopes 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A group of people sit relaxing in a chalet on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort, one of the largest ski resor...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 46x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude photograph of a young woman transforms the aquatic environment into a canvas of intense crimson and coral tones. The composition captures fluid movement...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

John Lennon Yoko Ono with Kimonos, NYC, 1980
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Allan Tannenbaum "John Lennon & Yoko Ono with Kimonos, NYC, 1980" Inkjet print Paper size: 9 x 13 Inches Image Size: 12 3/4 x 8 Edition Number: From the second edition 15/200 Editions: First edition of 200 (C-print Colors, Silver gelatin print - Black & white) 1988 Second edition of 200 - Ink Jet Print (Giclee) - 2000 Third edition of 50 - C-Print & Silver gelatin print - 2007 - 2008 Signed, Numbered, Titled & dated in pencil by the artist. Condition: In Excellent Condition Provenance: All of our Allan Tannenbaum prints come from The Williams Gallery (via William Back) which was the exclusive representative of Allan Tannenbaum from 1980 to 2006About the John Lennon collection: In November 1980, on the eve of John Lennon's untimely murder by a lone gunman, photographer Allan Tannenbaum had unique and total access to John and Yoko...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Inkjet

Isolation III. From the Isolation Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Starting with photographic base elements, such as the figure or the landscape, Haider transforms the scenery into a surreal world through heavy post-production. She uses photographs,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Kindling
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kindling - 2016 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-2002. N...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Man Ray, Untitled, from Electa Editrice, 1980 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Man Ray (1890–1976), titled Untitled, originates from the 1980 folio Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Published by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Mi...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

Dasha Mari - ROYAL TEA III - limited edition
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 30x30" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fi...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print

Kouros Pale and Back Diptych. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Michael James O’Brien draws inspiration from his diverse roles as a photographer, poet, and activist. His work often intersects with themes of identity, social justice, and cultural ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Mick Ronson Straddling David Bowie, Color Photography, Fine Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm) Archival Semi-Matte 260gsm Edition of 50 The photographer Mick Rock was born in London in 1948 and is known as “The Man who shot the seventies.” As well as David Bowie, he has photographed Lou Reed, Queen, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music...
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20th Century Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Flight Risk" illustrative photography, surrealism, paper airplane motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Flight Risk" is a limited edition photographic print by Andrew Pinkham and is made from archival pigment on cotton rag. This piece measures 20"h x 20"w unframed an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Slow Motion - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly falling down through the pool water. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

Apriel - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 10 x 12"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Apriel" captures a serene underwater moment in striking black and white. This fine art underwater photograph showcases delicate interplay between light, shadow, and movement as hair...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

Snowmass Village 1968 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 1968. 30x40” / 76x101 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Col...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Man Ray, Rayograph, from Electa Editrice, 1980 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Man Ray (1890–1976), titled Rayograph, originates from the 1980 folio Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Published by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano, and printed by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano, 1980. This image exemplifies Man Ray’s pioneering “rayograph” technique—a cameraless photographic process in which objects were placed directly onto photosensitive paper and exposed to light, creating luminous abstract compositions that fused chance, intuition, and surrealist invention. Through this groundbreaking process, Man Ray transformed photography into pure visual poetry, redefining its potential as a form of modern art. Executed as a heliogravure on velin paper, this work measures 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano. Artwork Details: Artist: After Man Ray (1890–1976) Title: Rayograph Medium: Heliogravure on velin paper Dimensions: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (40.01 x 29.84 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1980 Publisher: Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano Printer: Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the folio Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, published and printed by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Milano, 1980 Notes: Excerpted from the folio (translated from Italian), Limited edition of M examples, drawn in heliogravure on special paper, designed specifically for the Portfolios Electa. Gruppo Editoriale Electra/Milan. Printed in Italy. About the Publication: The Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolio (1980) was published by Gruppo Editoriale Electra in Milan as part of the distinguished Electa Portfolios series, which celebrated the masters of 20th-century photography through the artisanal process of heliogravure printing. This edition was dedicated to Man Ray’s seminal body of photographic work from 1920 to 1934—an era in which he redefined modern image-making through technical invention, surrealist experimentation, and intellectual daring. Produced in collaboration with leading photographic historians and Italian master printers, the portfolio was printed on specially manufactured velin paper designed exclusively for the Electa Portfolios, ensuring tonal precision and textural depth true to the artist’s originals. The publication represents one of the most refined posthumous tributes to Man Ray’s legacy, combining Italian craftsmanship with avant-garde vision to preserve the luminous complexity of his photographs. Created with the same devotion to innovation and elegance that characterized Man Ray’s own practice, this edition remains an important intersection of fine art publishing and modernist history. About the Artist: Man Ray (1890–1976) was an American-born painter, sculptor, photographer, filmmaker, and conceptual visionary whose radical imagination and technical innovation transformed modern art and established him as one of the leading figures of the 20th century. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia, he became a central force in both the Dada and Surrealist movements, defying artistic boundaries and redefining the relationship between art, technology, and the unconscious. After early involvement in New York’s avant-garde with Francis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray moved to Paris in 1921, where he joined a revolutionary circle of artists including Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, and Marcel Duchamp. There, he pioneered the “rayograph,” or photogram—a cameraless photographic technique that used light and shadow to create ethereal abstract compositions—and produced some of the most iconic images in art history, including Le Violon d’Ingres (1924) and Noire et Blanche (1926). His photography, distinguished by its fusion of elegance, surrealism, and psychological depth, captured the essence of modernist Paris and immortalized creative icons such as Kiki de Montparnasse, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce. At the same time, Man Ray’s experimental films, including Le Retour a la Raison (1923) and L’Etoile de mer (1928), and his sculptural works like The Gift (1921) and Object to Be Destroyed (1923), expanded the possibilities of art itself, transforming ordinary objects into symbols of mystery and desire. His conceptual approach—viewing art as an idea rather than an object—anticipated later movements such as Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art, profoundly influencing artists like Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, and Joseph Beuys, as well as photographers Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, Cindy Sherman, and Richard Avedon. Even in exile during World War II, while working in Los Angeles, he continued to innovate, blending Surrealist fantasy with the luminosity of the California landscape before returning to Paris, where he spent his final decades refining his poetic, intellectual, and sensuous vision. Exhibited in major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate Modern, and the Centre Pompidou, Man Ray’s work remains foundational to modern art history—bridging painting, photography, film, and sculpture in a body of work that continues to shape the language of visual culture. Standing alongside Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, and Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray endures as one of the most original and influential artists of the modern era. His highest auction record was achieved by Noire et Blanche (1926), which sold for 3.13 million USD at Christie’s, Paris, on November 9, 2017, confirming his status as a timeless innovator whose genius continues to inspire artists, collectors, and dreamers worldwide. Man Ray Rayograph...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

Ok Corral - part 2- (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
OK Corral - part 2 - (Stranger than Paradise), - 1999, 20x20 cm, Edition 5/10, digital C-Print based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 318_2.18, Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the ambience for loosely woven story lines and a cast of phantasmic characters. Schneider works with the chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film stock. Chemical explosions of color spreading across the surfaces undermine the photograph's commitment to reality and induce her characters into trance-like dream scapes. Like flickering sequences of old road movies Schneider's images seem to evaporate before conclusions can be made - their ephemeral reality manifesting in subtle gestures and mysterious motives. Schneider's images refuse to succumb to reality, they keep alive the confusions of dream, desire, fact, and fiction. Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen. “It was Stefanie Schneider, who inspired me to start the company THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT after seeing her work, which seems to achieve the possible from the impossible, creating the finest of art out of the most basic of mediums and materials. Indeed, after that one day, I was so impressed with her photography that I realized Polaroid film could not be allowed to disappear. Being at the precise moment in time where the world was about to lose Polaroid, I seized the moment and have put all my efforts and passion into saving Polaroid film. For that, I thank Stefanie Schneider almost exclusively, who played a bigger role than anyone in saving this American symbol of photography.” –Florian Kaps, March 8th 2010 (“Doc” Dr. Florian Kaps, founder of “The Impossible Project”) Exhibitions Selected (selected) 2018 Participation Bombay Beach Biennale, Bombay Beach, USA (G) March Available to All, Rough Play Projects - Site Specific, Joshou Tree, USA (G) curated by Deborah Martin with Adam Berg, Doron Gazit, Kellan Barnebey, Chris Sanchez, Aili Schmelzt 2017 BLICKFELD Analoge Fotografie, Kommunale Galerie Steglitz-Zehlendorf (G) (catalog), (upcoming)
 Rosegallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica (G) Magie des Moments, Kunstverein Bad Homburg Artlantis, Bad Homburg (G) 2016 
Instantdreams, Instantdreams Gallery, Berlin 

(S) 2015
 Desert Voices, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Pamela Littky The Ballery in Heat, The Ballery, Berlin (G) 
Blue Nudes, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) 

 2014

 Summer Show, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G) 6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery London (G) 
Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (S)
Grand Opening, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Banksy, Andy Warhol, Alison Bignon, Sophie Dickens, Victor Gingembre and others
 2013 
Heather's Dream, Short, nominated for the German Short Film Award 2013 (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis)
Images For Images (Artists fir Tichy), GASK - Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region,  Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, (G) with Richard Prince, Nan Golding, Shirana Shahbazi, Sophie Calle, Martin Kippenberger, Arnulf Rainer, Thomas Ruff, Katharina Grosse, Jonathan Meese & others (catalog) 
The Girl behind the White Picket Fence, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (S)
 Heather's Dream, Short, German Competition Short Film Festival Oberhausen 
Multimedia Presentation with Artist Stefanie Schneider, Palms Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Theater
 The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, (G) with Ansel Adams, Bruce Charlesworth...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Old Days - Historical Photo - 1913
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1913.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political eve...
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1910s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' 2013, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs, 27 x 21.5 cm, Digital C-Print, based on an IMPOSSIBLE 8x10 Colour Instant Film, Signed, embossed stamp and artist certificate. ...
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Laguna Beach Surfer Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Laguna Beach Surfer' A surfer in the sea at Laguna Beach, California, January 1970. Gorgeous print measuring a very large 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pink Floral Dress and Gloves Handbag- Feminine fashion, color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Pink Floral Dress' and 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe. This artwork featured ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Untitled IV and III, Diptych. From The Balance Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
With Balance the artist starts exploring more deeply the boundaries of the photographic media by mixing it with different techniques on a very traditional subject (classic sculptures...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Brandenburg 2013 - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Daniel Kane
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. In the famous story of the great 19th century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, it is said she was given her first camera by her daughter as a way to occupy her time while her husband was away. In my case, as with so many others, the beginning of the story was equally fortuitous: Knowing I was about to spend a year abroad as an exchange student, my mother gave me my first camera, saying I would probably want to take pictures while I was away. Neither of us realized how important that little Instamatic camera would turn out to be, and now, 47 years and over a hundred thousand images later, I present the different portfolios shown here as a reflection of the work I have made since back then in 1970. One by one, my favorite films and papers have been driven from the market by digital media, but I remain loyal to this day to analog photography, and the originals of all of these images were made with real film, either color slides...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled No. 51
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offered by Clam...
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1990s Other Art Style Figurative Photography

Materials

Photogravure

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