George Hurrell Photograph of Dorothy Sebastian

Original vintage photograph taken by Jeannette Montgomery Barron of American artist George Condo in NYC, 1986. Vintage gelatin silver print. Framed. Image: 13 × 13 inches Paper:...

ABOUT Comparison aerial photographs of San Francisco printed on glossy fine art paper. The first image is an aerial shot of the city taken in 1981 by an unknown photographer. It depicts the harbor and downtown all the way out to Ocean Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge. The second image is taken from the same vantage point. It is stamped, ‘Photograph of San Francisco is ruins from Lawrence Captive Airship 2000 feet above San Francisco Bay. Overlooking waterfront, sunset over Golden Gate.’ There is also a copyright stamp for George R Lawrence. Lawrence used an aerial kite to photograph San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake. His photographs appeared in newspapers around the world and generated more than $15,000 for the photographer. CREATOR Unknown and George R. Lawrence and Co. DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1906 and 1981. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Photograph on glossy fine art paper. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS Sheet: H 21.5 in. x W 23.5 in., Image: H 16 in. W 18.5 in. HISTORY George R. Lawrence (1868-1938) After working briefly at a Chicago wagon factory in 1889, George Lawrence opened a studio for the production of crayon enlargements — large photographs, usually portraits, that have been enhanced by pastels or charcoal. Crayon enlargements were popular wall decorations in the late 1800s. In 1893, Lawrence's studio partner left Chicago permanently. Lawrence inherited the equipment and learned to develop negatives from a local photographer's apprentice. He formed the Geo. R. Lawrence Company and quickly became an innovator in the field, using the slogan "The Hitherto Impossible in Photography is Our Specialty." Lawrence designed his own large-format cameras and specialized in aerial views. He began by using ladders...

This photograph by George Platt Lynes is unusual for having three exposures of the Russian princess Natalie Paley, the celebrated beauty, and the wife...

"The Divers", by famed photographer George Hoyningen-Huene, c. 1930, printed later. Unsigned. Seemingly shot on the French Riviera, the grand make-believe and glamour of this famous ...

An unusual photograph, circa 1910-1920 where the letters Lake George are made of cutout photographs. Original frame-really a unique object with character and timeless character. Lak...

Offered for the first time since 1996 when this pair was displayed at the Jan Kesner Gallery in West Hollywood for the debut of fashion designer/photographer's gallery show to celebrate the book. A beautiful pair (printed in mirror image left and right) are original hand printed B & W photograph on now obsolete, Japanese gold leaf and silver leaf paper printed in 1996 for the "Masculine Series" from the book of the same name. "Masculine" / Crown Publishers 1995, by Fashion Designer George Machado. signed, numbered 1/3 and titled "24-Karat Nude"and "Sterling Silver Nude...

This is one of the series of original George Machado photographs being offered for sale in 30 years from his "Masculine" series. "Masculine" was his 1st coffee table book published b...

This is one of the series of original George Machado photographs being offered for sale in 30 years from his "Masculine" series. Masculine was his 1st coffee table book published by ...

This haunting image is from a series titled “Qui Riposa.” Krause writes about this group of photographs: My father died before my 2nd birthday and I grew up with a pervading sense...

This silver gelatin photograph was printed in New York City in the 1990s from the original negative. George Platt Lynes (1907 to 1955) was a legenda...