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Period: 1940s
Alfred Stieglitz, Hands, Dorothy Norman, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Hands, Dorothy Norman, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by T...
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American Modern 1940s Photography

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Offset

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #6
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #5
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dinner Jazz 1949 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dinner Jazz' 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Orpheus #5 and #10 Bundled Special Balanchine Ballet with Moncion and Magallanes
Located in Glenford, NY
Special...George Platt Lynes 1948 Photographs #5 and #10 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’ bundled together at one special price for both original 1948 photographs...$2,800. George Pl...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Racing Car
Located in London, GB
A driver in his car during a race on the Channel Island of Jersey. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4364 – Road Racing In Jersey – pub. 1947 (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Li...
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #8
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #2
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dixieland (1948) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Dixieland (1948) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971), Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines (1905 – 1983) on piano and Jack Teagarden (1905 – 1964) on trombone playing with the ‘Rhythm Kings’. Hines and Teargarden play in Armstrong’s ‘All-Stars’ band. November 1948 About this Image: Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

DON WHITMAN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD of Physique Model PAT BURNHAM - 1948
Located in Glenford, NY
Original vintage 1948 photograph by DON WHITMAN - Western Photography Guild - of popular Physique Model PAT BURNHAM. This is an early original gelatin silv...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #9 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #9 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 #9 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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Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #3
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #7
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #1 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
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...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #4
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender MIKE DUBEL. Dubel competed in the 1...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE #1
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model BOB GIBE. Photograph is an excellent example of Juleff's masterful ...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alfred Stieglitz, Equivalent, Series 107, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Equivalent, Series 107, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by ...
Category

American Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Offset

Orpheus #4 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #4 of George 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...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rapids Below Vernal Fall, Yosemite, CA
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount, with Portfolio One stamp and numbering in red crayon on the back of the mount. This print com...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DON WHITMAN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD VINTAGE 1949 - Physique Model ED FURY
Located in Glenford, NY
Original vintage 1949 photograph by DON WHITMAN - Western Photography Guild - of popular celebrity Physique Model ED FURY. This is an early original gelatin silver print from the for...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Young Velvets, Young Prices
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson's iconic image of models wear a variety of hats on the roof of the Condé Nast building on Lexington Avenue, New York City. Published in American Vogue on 15th Octobe...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

C Print

"Italian Party" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Italian Party" by Bert Hardy September 1949: A party given by the mayor of Positano for Mercy Haystead (right), an 18-year old London student, on holiday ...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White

Orpheus #5 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #5 of George 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...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alfred Stieglitz, Sky, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Sky, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Twice a Year Press,...
Category

American Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Offset

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, ...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Comic Book Readers, West Village, NYC - Children outside bookstore, street scene
Located in Denton, TX
Comic Book Readers, West Village, NYC by Ruth Orkin is a black and white gelatin silver print of four children standing outside of a bookstore, flipping through their recent purchase...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ruth Ford - American actress and model - Original Photography by Cecil Beaton
Located in Cologne, DE
Ruth Ford - American actress and model - Original Photography by Cecil Beaton Photo taken in 1940s Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is considered one of the mo...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #10 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #10 of George Balanchine’s 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 1950...
Category

Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948....
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

School Children, L Ile Saint Louis, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'School Children, L'ile Saint Louis, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives p...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Photogravure

North Dome, Point Lobos
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is Initialed and dated in pencil mount recto. Printed by Brett Weston in 1951 for the 50th Anniversary Portfolio.
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. Color Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Color

The River Seine and the Eiffel Towel, Paris, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph. The view shows Paris, the River Seine, and the Eiffel Tower, circa 1940. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography un...
Category

Art Deco 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Forrester Millard, Age 21, Nude Male Physique Photograph by Bob Mizer
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white photograph by Bob Mizer depicting a young and handsome nude Forrester Millard at age 21. Forrester Millard, Age 21 1947 Vintage silver print 9.5 x 7.5 in...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Erich Andres, Vintage, Rouen, 1941, 17, 5 x 12, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1941. This photograph, taken in 1941 in Rouen, France, depicts a foggy street scene during World War II. The street is lined with traditional h...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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...
Category

Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #8 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #8 of George Balanchine’s 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 1950...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #7 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #7 of George Balanchine’s 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 1950...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Babe Bows Out" Nat Fein, Baseball, Babe Ruth, Sports Photography, American
Located in New York, NY
Nat Fein Babe Bows Out, 1948 Signed lower right Gelatin silver print on paper Image size: 16 x 20 inches Mat size: 22 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches Nat Fein (1914–2000) was a prominent Ameri...
Category

Realist 1940s Photography

Materials

Paper, Silver Gelatin

Street Corner, L Ile Saint Louis, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Street Corner, L'ile Saint Louis, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives pap...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943. Color Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Color

Anzio Quayside (1949) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Anzio Quayside (1949) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) People at the quayside in Anzio, Italy, circa 1949. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 12x12'' ...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Diptych. From the Frida Khalo Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Color, Digital Pigment

Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) (~67% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irving Penn Title: Untitled (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) Medium: Glossy, fibre based paper Date: New York, circa 1949 Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches Stamped ...
Category

Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Tugboat, River Seine, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Tugboat, River Seine, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives paper; the shee...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Photogravure

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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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #14 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #14 of George Balanchine’s 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 1950...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images) 1946: Three pairs of stockinged legs. Original Publication: Picture Post. Additional...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson Young Velvets, Young Prices
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson's iconic image of models wear a variety of hats on the roof of the Condé Nast building on Lexington Avenue, New York City. Published in American Vogue on 15th Octobe...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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C Print

Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O Keeffe Hands with Thimble, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Georgia O'Keeffe Hands with Thimble, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. ...
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American Modern 1940s Photography

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Offset

China Cove, Point Lobos Carmel California
Located in Carmel, CA
Gelatin silver print on paper, a later printing by Cole Weston With the Edward Weston stamp verso, signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil by Cole Weston verso: PL40-K-4 Comes ...
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Race Order" 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...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Black and White

September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direct...
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American Realist 1940s Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Dinner Jazz 1949
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 c...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Paris, Demonstration on Blvd St Germain, 1947 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by the Associated Press, Paris. It shows a demonstration on Boulevard Saint Germain in June 1947. Features: Original silver gela...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cafe De Flore (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cafe De Flore (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) Additional Information: Unframed Paper S...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

At The Embassy
Located in London, GB
A group of people at the Embassy Club in London during World War II 1941. (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited Edition (ed size 300) silver gelatin fibre darkroom print made ...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Still life with Watermelon, NY
Located in Miami, FL
Phillips de Pury Collection of Alain Dominique Perrin Printed 1985, One from an edition of 21 dye transfer prints Signed Irving Penn Verso Literature: Szarkowki, Irving Penn Irving...
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Modern 1940s Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

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