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SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
." The work was shot utilizing Kodachrome film, a rare color reversal film which is no longer being
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
." The work was shot utilizing Kodachrome film, a rare color reversal film which is no longer being
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo 1981 SAMO IS DEAD
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
in Savannah, GA. In 2011, images from The New Yorkers were exhibited at the Istanbul Photography
Category

1980s Street Art Color Photography

Materials

Inkjet

SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Savannah, GA. In 2011, images from The New Yorkers were exhibited at the Istanbul Photography Museum. Most
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Savannah, GA. In 2011, images from The New Yorkers were exhibited at the Istanbul Photography Museum. Most
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Inkjet

SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Istanbul Photography Museum. Most recently, his solo exhibition "A Waking Dream," was shown at
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Inkjet

SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo, 1980
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
." The work was shot utilizing Kodachrome film, a rare color reversal film which is no longer being
Category

1980s Street Art Color Photography

Materials

Inkjet, Photographic Paper

SAMO IS DEAD Rare Basquiat Photo 1981 (Jean-Michel Basquiat)
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
from The New Yorkers were exhibited at the Istanbul Photography Museum. Most recently, his solo
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

C Print

SAMO IS DEAD Rare Basquiat Photo 1981 (Jean-Michel Basquiat)
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
exhibited at the Istanbul Photography Museum. Most recently, his solo exhibition "A Waking Dream," was shown
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

C Print

SAMO IS DEAD Rare Basquiat Photo 1981 (Jean-Michel Basquiat)
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
exhibited at the Istanbul Photography Museum. Most recently, his solo exhibition "A Waking Dream," was shown
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Reinhard Görner: Beinecke, New Haven (Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner captures the monumentality of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale's
Category

2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo c.1980
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. In 2011, images from The New Yorkers were exhibited at the Istanbul Photography Museum. Most recently
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Inkjet

SAMO IS DEAD, A Rare Basquiat Street Art Photo c.1980
By Robert Herman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
from The New Yorkers were exhibited at the Istanbul Photography Museum. Most recently, his solo
Category

1980s Street Art Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Shining Wall of Books // Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscript Library, New Haven
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shining Wall of Books Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Yale University New Haven
Category

2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

David Bowie Diamond Dogs 1974. Rare signed silver gelatin print by Terry O’Neill
By Terry O Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Rare lifetime Gelatin Silver print, signed and numbered by Terry O’Neill. One of the few remaining
Category

Late 20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rare Massive Format Vintage Photograph by Ralph Gibson
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Atlanta, GA
: Gelatin silver print Measurement: Rare large format 44 x 72 Mark: Inscribed AP 2 and signed and dated in
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Rare Streamline Moderne William Kessling Shulman Easterly Terrace, 1936
By Julius Shulman
Located in Washington, DC
in white ink and dated 1938. This is a very rare and unique print from an exhibit curated by Julius
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Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Photography

Rare Framed Photograph of Zhang DaQian by Chin San Long
By Lang Jingshan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare vintage silver gelatin print by Chinese photographer Chin San Long (also known as Lang
Category

20th Century Taiwanese Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Douglas of Detroit Rare B W Original 1950s Male Model Nude Photograph
By David Martin, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very rare original male nude by legendary photographer Douglas of Detroit. As most of his photos
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Rare Original PRINCE Photograph, Detroit, 1980
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
year's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The Guardian UK Photography Section, Jan. 28, 2016
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Bruce of Los Angeles Original 1950s Male Rare Physique Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This beautifully framed original B & W photo came from a show with the work of Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles at the Jan Kessner Gallery in Los Angeles CA in 1998. It was the ...
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Vintage 1950s American Modern Photography

Materials

Other

Box of Pin-Ups 1965, Rare First Edition David Bailey Portfolio
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
making it an incredibly rare set. Exceptionally well preserved and in entirely original condition with
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Vintage 1960s British Photography

Materials

Paper

Rare Photograph by F. L. Kensett, circa 1952 of Modigliani "Tete, " 1913
By Frederick Leslie Kenett
Located in Camden, ME
specialized in sculpture photography for national institutions in Europe during the 1950's before becoming a
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Vintage 1950s British Modern Photography

Rare Original Photograph by Kirks of Cowes of Gentleman’s Motor Yacht Amerata
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare original photograph by Kirks of Cowes of the Gentleman’s motor yacht Ameratas cruising in
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Vintage 1920s Photography

Materials

Paper

Rare Matched Pair of Bruce Bellas Male Physique Vintage Palm Springs Photographs
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
These are a rare pair (Front view and back view set) of Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA male physique
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Naomi Campbell Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Paul Rowland
Located in Surfside, FL
photographic art by more than 35 of the world‟s leading icons in fashion photography. Representing more than 15
Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rare Julie Andrews "Cinderella Original T.V Guide Cover Portrait March 30, 1957
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Julie Andrews of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella, March 30, 1957. Eastman Dye Transfer" print. Dye Transfer stamp is on the back. If your weren't around when there was a ...
Category

20th Century American Photography

Rare Basquiat, Haring Street Art Photo c.1979
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Noise (2015) Another Magazine (London, 2014) Black Book (2014) Curbed NY (2014) Photography Now
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1970s Street Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

European Women Outside Franciscan Church Lithuania Unique Rare
By Roman Loranc
Located in Carmel, CA
Unique photograph by Roman Loranc. Possibly one of a kind. Hand printed silver gelatin photograph by artist.
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rare Basquiat, Keith Haring Street Art Photo c.1979
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'The Door': Rare early Basquiat, Keith Haring Street Art Photo Fernando Natalici’s, The Door
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rare Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring Street Art Photo
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
(2014) Curbed NY (2014) Photography Now (2013) The Museum of The Moving Image (New York, 2015) The Hole
Category

1970s Street Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Rare William S. Burroughs darkroom photograph (William Burroughs photograph)
By William S. Burroughs
Located in NEW YORK, NY
William S. Burroughs photograph c. 1982: This rare portrait of William Burroughs was captured by
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage SIlver Gelatin Photograph Rabbinical Scholars Rare 1930 s Judaica Photo
By Lusha Nelson
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer who worked for Condé Nast Publications from 1932-1938 and ran in prominent photography circles
Category

1930s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints Ansel Adams Portrait
By Ansel Adams
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints in Polaroid Photo Album. it looks to be
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Silver Gelatin

Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints Ansel Adams Portrait
By Ansel Adams
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints in Polaroid Photo Album. These measure
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Silver Gelatin

Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints Ansel Adams Portrait
By Ansel Adams
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin and Polaroid Photograph Prints in Polaroid Photo Album. These measure
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Silver Gelatin

Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Yayoi Kusama Dress John Lennon Yoko Ono
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare vintage silver gelatin photo of a Yayoi Kusama happening (Kusama fashions) it depicts John
Category

1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

A Maiko playing Tsudzumi (Young geisha playing the hand-drum)
By Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Located in Middletown, NY
Beato who had established the first photography studio in Japan, but in 1871, he opened his own, and
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Mary Ellen Mark Signed Silver Gelatin Black White Photograph Mexican Circus
Located in Studio City, CA
Award from the World Photography Organization. A rare hard to find image. This work would be a great
Category

20th Century American Modern Photography

Materials

Wood, Paper

Rare Cartier L Album Satin Hardcover Jewelry - Photography Book c 2003
By Cartier
Located in University City, MO
Cartier rare L' Album satin hardcover jewelry - photography book c 2003 The extremely rare book is
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Early 2000s Hardback

Double Vintage Film Photography Light Wall Lamp Scone
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vertov. Rare original aluminium film/photography lamp suitable as wall and ceiling light. Two
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Rare Bill Cunningham " Willam J " Hat
By Bill Cunningham, William J
Located in New Hope, PA
candid and street photography. This rare hat is in excellent condition. Measurements; Interior
Category

1950s American Hats

Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Argenta Vase with Silver Overlay
By Gustavsberg
Located in New York, NY
underwater foliage with a rare base. Signed. Photography does not do it justice. Especially in a pandemic.
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pr. Catalogs, "Arts Decoratifs, Styles 1900 Et 1925, " 1977/78, Sotheby s Monaco
Located in valatie, NY
. Featuring world class photography of rare objets d'art - these are scarce Sotheby's Catalogs from Monaco
Category

Vintage 1970s Monacan Books

Materials

Paper

Untitled (Landscape with Trees), Jeff League
Located in Fairfield, CT
JEFF LEAGUE His work combines fine art photography with the rare medium of encaustic painting (bee’s
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

"Basquiat Boom for Real" Exhibition Poster, London
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of Basquiat who worked with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Blondie, among others. Featuring rare film
Category

Vintage 1980s Posters

Materials

Paper

Basquiat Boom for Real Exhibition Poster, London
Located in Brooklyn, NY
creativity of Basquiat who worked with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Blondie, among others. Featuring rare
Category

Vintage 1980s Posters

Materials

Paper

Basquiat Boom for Real Exhibition Poster London
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of Basquiat who worked with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Blondie, among others. Featuring rare film
Category

Vintage 1980s Posters

Materials

Paper

Basquiat Boom for Real Exhibition Poster London
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of Basquiat who worked with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Blondie, among others. Featuring rare film
Category

Vintage 1980s Posters

Materials

Paper

Basquiat Boom for Real Exhibition Poster, London
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
creativity of Basquiat who worked with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Blondie, among others. Featuring rare
Category

Vintage 1980s Posters

Materials

Paper

Dora Maar — Picasso Guernica Photogravure, 1937 From Verve Magazine, Framed
By Dora Maar, (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
free global delivery Rare and significant intersection of photography, art history, and political
Category

Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Basquiat: Boom for Real, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog, from Kasper s Estate
Located in valatie, NY
survey also features extended captions, rare archival material, and extensive photography, demonstrating
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21st Century and Contemporary German Books

Materials

Paper

Theodore Roosevelt in Yosemite Large Historic Signed Photograph
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in New York, NY
at dark edges at bottom. A Rare Signed Photograph Showing Roosevelt The Outdoorsman And
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Early 20th Century American Photography

Photography by Marc Lagrange the Beatles
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
from engineering to photography, and his creativity from fashion to art. Privileging analog over
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Canvas

Fan Mail (Rare hand signed and numbered print),
By Slim Aarons
Located in Park City, UT
Very rare hand signed and numbered by Artist 6/150 in margin on recto Slim Aarons, 'Fan Mail' 1955
Category

1950s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Chancellery Graffiti, (Rare Signed and Numbered 6/150)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Park City, UT
Slim Aarons, 'Chancellery Graffiti' 20 x 24 " Silver Gelatin Print 6/150 Hand signed and numbered by artist. Printed later. 1945: Graffiti on the wall of Hitler’s chancellery short...
Category

1940s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Kishin Shinoyama Vintage Black and White Photography, 1972
By Kishin Shinoyama
Located in Vienna, Vienna
photography 1972. Verso photographer copyright stamp, inkl. phone number, address and the year 1972. A
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Other Photography

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