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Figurative Photography For Sale
George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #11 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #11 of dancer Francisco Moncion 1949. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1949 gelatin silver photograph of dancer Francisco Moncion. Stamped on verso - GEORGE PLATT LYNES. Photo is 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, glossy finish in excellent condition. This photograph is #11 from a collection of 12 different poses in this series taken in Platt Lynes's NYC studio in 1949 (as per the NY Public Library archives). The cloud backdrop is recognizable in other Platt Lynes photographs. Moncion was a personal friend of Platt Lynes and this photograph is from Moncion's personal photographic collection. 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. Platt Lynes photographs are in the collections of every major art museum and university archive including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Yale Art Museum, and the Smithsonian. 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 in Orpheus, Death in La Valse, Prince Ivan in Firebird, and the Boy in Afternoon of a Faun. He was also a choreographer and a talented painter who exhibited alongside Miro, Picasso and Carrado Cagli. Moncion was a popular model for many famed mid-century (late 1930s, 1940s - 1950s) figure photographers including Platt Lynes, Carl van Vechten, Maurice Seymour...
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1940s Post-War Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York City, USA, Limited Edition Signed Iconic Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
New York City, USA, 1954 is a 13" x 9" archival pigment print (baryta) in a limited edition of 5. Signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer), with Leon...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Alfred Stieglitz, Venetian Boy, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Venetian Boy, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Twice a Ye...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Offset

Japan – Daibutsu, Hiogo, Kobe – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
circa 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered B 289 and captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Shadows (Cyndi Lauper) - Bring Ya to the Brink record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shadows (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2009 20x20cm, Edition of 5, plus 2 Artists Proofs, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Cert...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

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

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Archival Pigment

"WetWay" Nude Photography 40" x 60" inch Edition of 10 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"WetWay" Nude Photography 40" x 60" inch Edition of 10 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko "WetWay" by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2013 Art Print Limited Edition of 10 Picture s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Pigment

American Cowboy Head, Salton Sea, California - Roadside America Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic American icon, the roadside giant Cowboy "Muffler Man", captured on Richard Heeps' road trip between Mecca and the Salton Sea. Part of a series of pictures by Richard Heeps...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Water Lilies. From the series Water Lilies. Male Nude dancer color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fusing the surreal elements of painting through photography. Water is an element that best combines these two worlds. Here it is found in the darkest waters. The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explore photography. The sharp and refined effect of these types of lighting conditions became a necessity to avoid studio environments. Self-taught, while photographing ballet dancers in the city of Miami he began to devote more time to the male form. Working with them outside of their safe space (rehearsal studio) and taking them outside, on sand or water, creating a dynamic that kept giving birth to new compositions. Inspired by the mythology of tarot culture and astrology, he has incorporated some of these elements throughout his work. From the series Water Lilies...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Green Roll II - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24x36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving (rolling) in a pool. This extremely dynamic photograph is rich in green tones looks abstract while in fact it is entirely figurati...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

Oscar Ennui - Faye Dunaway Reclining - Framed Hand Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Oscar Ennui - Faye Dunaway Reclining 1977 by Terry O;'Neill ( 1938 - 2019 ) Framed lifetime hand signed limited edition C print from terry O;'Neill's mo...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color

Coco Chanel, Paris, Silver Gelatin print. Printed Later
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This captivating black and white artwork portrays Coco Cha nel reclining gracefully on an ornate chaise longue. Her profile exudes elegance, accentuated by intricate jewelry that dra...
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1940s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Rebirth" Shibari Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rebirth" Shibari Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist Avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freddie Mercury by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury and Queen rock band on stage London 1976 Photo by Martyn Goddard Printed 2024. Signed limited edition photograph; edition of 25 in this size. 20×...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

"Juno V" - 3-D motion lenticular figurative nude photo framed, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
This is a 3-D motion lenticular - its moves when you walk past it and it is incredibly 3-D there are little lenses on the face that create this effect. It is professionally framed a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Plastic, Photographic Film, Lenticular

Sasha
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 24 x 20 inches (Edition of 10) 40 x 30 inches (Edition of 5) 60 x 50 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models. “Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #8 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #8 of dancer Francisco Moncion 1949. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1949 gelatin silver photograph of dancer Francisco Moncion. Stamped on verso - GEORGE PLATT LYNES. Photo is 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, glossy finish in excellent condition. This photograph is #8 from a collection of 12 different poses in this series taken in Platt Lynes's NYC studio in 1949 (as per the NY Public Library archives). The cloud backdrop is recognizable in other Platt Lynes photographs. Moncion was a personal friend of Platt Lynes and this photograph is from Moncion's personal photographic collection. 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. Platt Lynes photographs are in the collections of every major art museum and university archive including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Yale Art Museum, and the Smithsonian. 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 in Orpheus, Death in La Valse, Prince Ivan in Firebird, and the Boy in Afternoon of a Faun. He was also a choreographer and a talented painter who exhibited alongside Miro, Picasso and Carrado Cagli. Moncion was a popular model for many famed mid-century (late 1930s, 1940s - 1950s) figure photographers including Platt Lynes, Carl van Vechten, Maurice Seymour...
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1940s Post-War Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kouros Pale. 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

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Car Crash at Woodhead - Vintage Photograph - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Car crash at Woodhead is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962. The photo depicts a car that falls into a ravine at Woodhead, Cheshire. Mr. John Henry Jones, Labour Memb...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

La Dolce Vita
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 for highly aesthetic, strong and elegant imagery, with saturated colors and play of light. Diving into her world means opening the doors of a minimalist and stylized world in which sublime female models play freely to the camera. ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Originally from Russia, Elena Iv...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blue Swimming Pool AP 5/20 - Iconic 1970s Photograph Behind Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marco Pittori creates vibrant artworks that pay homage to the mesmerizing images of Brad Elterman and the mythic culture of 1970s Hollywood. By using lic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Digital

Ode to the Pinching D Estrées Sisters
Located in New Orleans, LA
10.5 x 16 inches - Edition 5 of 7 with 2 APs Additional framing $265. Shot in 2011 in Amsterdam Inspired by an anonymous artist of the Fontainebleau School’s Presumed Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées and Her Sister, the Duchess of Villars, circa 1594 Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Long Room IV, Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the The Long Room, an awe-inspiring vista into the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The vaulted ceiling arches above, while below a warm, golden light fills the room, illuminating bookshelves and cultural artifacts. The room is flanked by white marble busts of philosophers, writers, and great minds who have shaped the intellectual landscape of the Western world, adding a sense of gravitas and continuity to the space, and bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of aged brown wood, leather and gilt. Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunning symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale. Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways of antique wood, along well-trodden wooden floors, a testament to the intersection of history, knowledge, and architectural elegance. Established in 1779 by twenty representatives from Görlitz's educated bourgeoisie and enlightened nobility, this library is a symbol of the Enlightenment movement, focusing on human reason and research across all fields of study. Today, it's open to the public and widely regarded as one of the most spectacular libraries globally. Görner's photography celebrates libraries as both shelters and places of escape. This particular photograph is part of his quest to explore the most beautiful and solemn reading rooms around the world. Görner aims to convey how architects play with shadows, light, proportions, and rhythms to create spaces that breathe beauty and silence. Starting from his work with architect Sir Norman Foster in 2005, Görner has meticulously documented libraries' cathedral-like atmospheres across the globe. His photographs seek to convey the impact of architecture on our awareness of life, showcasing spaces that tell stories and refer to a time when aesthetics and spatial awareness were intertwined. Embrace the tranquility and beauty encapsulated in Görner's art and allow it to transport you to the grand arches and timeless serenity of The Long Room, Trinity College Library. Perfect for art collectors, architecture enthusiasts, and advocates of intellectual history, this piece serves as a gateway to explore the spirit of great builders through Görner's distinctive lens. 60 x 75 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 87.5 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms. An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge. "Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women s Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation fo...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. - Black and White Photograph, Children
Located in Denton, TX
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. by Walter Rosenblum is a black and white photograph documenting three children playing on a swing set in a city park. Gelatin Silver Print 10.5 ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Flying Boy (Stay) - Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, Photograph, Film
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Flying Boy (Stay) - from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence - 2006 58x56cm, Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand printed by the artist on Fuji Archive Crystal Pape...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay by Steve McCurry, 1993, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay by Steve McCurry is a 20 x 24 inch digital C-print, available in an edition of 90. This photograph features a woman in red holding a child, loo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Digital

Circle of Magic (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Landscape, Magic
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Circle of Magic - from the 29 Palms, CA series - 2009 40x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

David Bowie, Luxman, PD-310
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5 Mounted in Plexiglas Kai Schäfer is an acclaimed German photographer with a passion for vinyl records and iconic turntables. The World Records series celebrates some of...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Kouros Blue. 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

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Checkered Flag 1963 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Checkered Flag' The checkered flag signals the end of the race during the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Est...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hepburn And Friends 1953 Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
On the left film star Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) talks with Mrs Grover Magnin (centre) and another guest at a party in San Francisco, 1953. The beautiful and fashionable movie star and style icon dressed in her eponymous look; all in black with elegant white gloves joins Mrs Grover Magnin who wears an all white long gown...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Open Space, City Library, Stuttgart, Germany, German Interior Architecture Photo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner Open Space, City Library Stuttgart, Germany 2014 Contemporary Interior Architecture Photograph A vision of contemporary minimalism and infinite knowledge, Reinhard ...
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Photography

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C Print, Lambda

"Elder Morris" Found photos and vintage imagery in hand crafted paper collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Elder Morris" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from hand-crafted paper collage and acrylic and archival ink on Epson Hot Press Natural paper 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 36”h x 48”w 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, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Chalet Costi, Zermatt, 1968 - Switzerland Landscape Photography Zermatt Skiing
Located in Brighton, GB
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, 1968 - Switzerland Landscape Photography Zermatt Skiing by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 15...
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Men Legs, One. Motion Series. Male Nude Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Through his exploration of bodily movement, with modern and ballet dancers, and with particular attention to the male physique, the artist has focused on the curves and lines of thei...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Policemen in Paris, 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare, original silver gelatin black-and-white photograph by Wide World Photos for The New York Times in Paris. The image depicts a quintessential street scene from circa 1930, feat...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

El Mensaje. Figurative Limited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fauna of his native South American vibrant and passionate colors. Bringing them...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 53"
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 ca...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Rajasthan Shadows, Rajasthan, India, 2009 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Located in London, GB
Rajasthan Shadows, Rajasthan, India, 2009 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography) Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse Digital c-type print Print...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

White 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

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (205 x 267 mm), numbered 1625 and captioned "Dancing" in negative at lower right; pencil inscription in Jap...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Valeria Golino - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Valeria Golino in a scene from the movie "Love Story".
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

You are My Rainbow II
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

Contemporary nude print, Black white Portrait photo, Sensual Model - Sacha..
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 ‘Sacha and Pearl ‘ who was captured on f...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Steam
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Steam - 2017, 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-132. Not m...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

DIALOGUE 06 by Matthieu Venot - Photography, Architecture, Miami, pastel colors
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 06 is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot. In this series, he roams the city of Miami looking for deco architecture. With his camera, he cuts up the ur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35" x 49"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Winter Fishing by Alex Sher presents a striking underwater nude photograph featuring a young naked woman entangled in fishing nets beneath dark waters. The monochromatic palette crea...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Out Islands, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features sailing boats in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, April 1964. This is an estate stamped an...
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1960s Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

The Far Away Princess (Equine Art, Horse, Marwari, India, Rare Breed)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anna Archinger The Far Away Princess (Equine Art, Horse, Marwari, India, Rare Breed) Archival Pigment Print on Canson® Infinity Platine Fibre Rag Year: 2025 Image Size: 11.7 x 8.3 x ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Soeur III
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

"Surface" Black White Photography 16 x 24 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Surface" Black & White Photography 16 x 24 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2013 Edition of 28. Mounting the photo under of glossy acrylic glass creates r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

Bruce Springsteen 1975 Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen playing with the E Street Band, Hammersmith Odeon, London 1975 Bruce Springsteen is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter k...
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Capri Tan 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Capri Tan 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped 1968, A kneeling sunbather shows off her rings and pendant on a beach in Capri, Italy. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Estate ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

November (These boots are made for walking) - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. A black and white photograph of a young woman in boots. Brinley Ribando...
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2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Digital Pigment

DETAIL FROM: Self Portrait with Velvet Cap and Gown with Fur Collar, Rembrandt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DETAIL FROM: SELFPORTRAIT WITH VELVET CAP AND GOWN WITH FUR COLLAR, 2008 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, 1634 PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN A masterful reinterpretation by renowned photographer Reinh...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Last Bus In London by Bert Hardy - Limited Edition silver gelatine print
Located in London, GB
Last Bus In London by Bert Hardy Limited Edition silver gelatine print A couple saying goodbye on a bus in Shaftesbury Avenue in London, July 1953 . Original Publication: Picture Post - 6576 - Known Your Piccadilly - pub. 4th July 1953 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Archive London England) Paper size 12x16 inches / 31 x 41 cm Produced utilising the original negative Numbered and stamped by the Getty Archive London Limited edition to 300 only Silver gelatine fibre based baryta paper print Certificate of authenticity included printed 2024 Ships securely from London. Other sizes and Framing available on request. Bert Hardy Bert Hardy Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995) was an English documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957. Life and work Born in Blackfriars, Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London. The eldest of seven children, he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos. His first big sale came in 1936 when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage during the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King. His first assignment, at age 23, was to photograph Hungarian actor Sakall at the Mayfair Hotel. Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica. He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer, later founding his own freelance firm, Criterion. General Photographic Agency General Photographic Agency a Fleet Street, London agency, sold photos at least between 1880-1950. Picture Post and World War II In 1941, Hardy was recruited by the then editor Tom Hopkinson of the leading picture publication of the 1930s to the 1950s, Picture Post. Founded in 1938 and funded by publisher Edward Hulton, the magazine's first editor was Hungarian émigré Stefan Lorant (1901–97) assisted by Hopkinson, who took over as editor from 1940. The picture-centric, left-leaning and reasonably-priced publication was highly successful and circulation soon rose to over a million. Hardy's photographer colleagues included Felix H. Man (aka Hans Baumann...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gloves Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe. This artwork featured in...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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Life becomes art in figurative photography. Shared moments are captured and history is recorded in images of people and their lives.

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