Mid-Century Modern Photography
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Popular beef cake model Drew Burton was photographed by many male physique photographers. His All American Good Looks made him very popular! Didn't hurt th...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Framed Vintage Life-Size Marilyn Monroe Pin-Up Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
A super fun vintage framed life-size pin-up poster of a young Marilyn Monroe in a red and white striped bikini and showing her Classic shining smile.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
1960s Vogue Magazine Framed Covers, Set of 3
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three framed 1960s Vogue Magazine covers. Left to right:
September 1964 cover features model Wilhelmina photographed by David Bailey.
N...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood, Paper
$1,000 Sale Price / set
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Vintage 1950s Male Original Nude Photo of Brothers Playing Records
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare original b & w photograph of 2 brothers listening to records on the floor nude. Many decades ago we saw a second image from this series and it was listed as the models were brothers. Listening to Les Baxter and Dinah Washington albums! Mid 1950s. I believe the photo to be an “Athletic Model Guild” photo, a competitor of the equally famous, Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles.
The 8x10 photograph has a 11x14 white acid free matt. Ready for framing. If you would like this framed for a gift, we can frame it in a simple black frame for $100. Without a frame, it is easy to be shipped UPS. Makes a great gift for collectors of Male Nude and Beefcake Physique photography. These high quality originals are very difficult to come by. They are NOT computer generated...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$280 Sale Price
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Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare collection of original black and white photographs purchased in 1996 that were printed in 1996. They were custom ordered and only maximum of 3 were made. The photographs are beautifully printed. Pat Milo was a “artistic” male nude/physique photographer. He was more about making a beautiful photograph, been shooting men mood for the sake of being nude. Truly one of our favorite photographers we have collected.
Photo: 8 x 10 with white matt. 16 x 20 black frame.
Model: Dan Touemshay / Series 269
Biographical Note:
Pat Milo (James Patrick) was born in 1911 into a large, Irish Catholic...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$680 Sale Price
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Julius Schulman Signed Black
White Photograph, Von Sternberg House
Located in San Diego, CA
Julius Shulman signed black and white gelatin photo of the Von Sternberg house in Northridge, CA, circa 1947. #1675
The overall piece measures 16" x 20" and the actual image is 12...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$1,950 Sale Price
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Francesco Scavullo, Andy Warhol’s Flesh: Joe Dallesandro with Child III, 1968.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Francesco Scavullo, Joe Dallesandro with a small child, 19.25 x 13.25 in Rare photo from Scavullo’s New York studio. 1968. Photo mounted on board. Exceedingly rare image from the ser...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Original and Rare Vintage 1950s Male Nude From the collection of Dave Martin SF
By David Martin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Dave Martin at his San Francisco apartment in the early 2000s. We had been collecting original male physique photography for decades, and found out about Mr. Martin’s amazing work after a coffee table book came out with his personal photography collection that finally allowed him the fame and accolades of his amazing body of work. Mr. Martin was a charming man with the most amazing and interesting stories, and we spent an entire afternoon with him. We got along so well, we ended up taking him to lunch, not knowing if we were going to be able to buy any of his work, surprisingly, after we went back to his apartment, and he offered many of his personal favorites to us all printed by Mr. Martin himself. The photographs had handwritten notes of photographs with details about their sports and interest. Mr. Martin was not only amazingly talented, he was a pioneer, that enabled future photographers decades after to continue this genre of photography which will always have it’s place in American History. He and others went through harassment, arrests, and even physical harm to produce and sell their photos.
We hope you like these rare, original handprinted collectible photographs that are a part of the history of male physique photography by one of the pioneers that inspired, so many to this day. This is the first time these photographs have been offered for sale.
8 x 10 handprinted B & W photograph by Mr. Martin himself.
Photograph printed and Matt paper with a 11 x 14 white acid free matt. Ready for framing. Please inquire if you would like image framed for gift giving.
Model: the very handsome Craig Cunningham photographed in 1960.
BIO: DAVE MARTIN
Martin opened his studio in San Francisco in 1951. In the 1940s he met Lon Hannigan of New York who was at the time acknowledge to be the best photographer of the male male...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$640 Sale Price
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Jill Freedman Kissing FDNY 1976, Black
White Photo on Kodak Endura, Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jill Freedman Kissing FDNY 1976, black
white photo on Kodak Endura, Signed. Image also known as ‘Brotherly Love.” This is a black and white photogr...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Murray Garrett Signed Marilyn Monroe in Hollywood Silver Gelatin Photograph 1953
By Murray Garrett
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite stunning black and white silver gelatin fibre photographic print by renowned American photographer Murray Garrett who was known for his candid portraitures/shot...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Wood, Paper
Biker in a Mirror Black and White Photograph Gravure Print by Burk Uzzle, 1980
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Biker in a mirror black and white photograph Gravure print by Burk Uzzle 1980
Gravure print (1984, France).
Burk Uzzle is an American photojournalist, previously member of Mag...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Bruce of Los Angeles Rare Male Duo Studio Stamped Orig B&W 1950s Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original RARE studio stamped 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$720 Sale Price
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Early B
W Original Bruce of LA Male Nude Photograph Rare Studio Stamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare early B & W orig photograph from Bruce Bellas. This tasteful nude is a horizontal image of a handsome blond male model. The verso has the early stamp with PO Box in Los Angele...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$440 Sale Price
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Early Bruce of Los Angeles Male Model Physique Orig B&W Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It is becoming very rare to find a desirable original Bruce of Los Angeles vintage photograph. Especially with the iconic black and white checkerboard ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$520 Sale Price
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Andre Kerstesz Black and White Framed Stamped Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Andre Kerstesz Photography
André Kertész (1894-1985)
Kertesz as a Hungarian-born photographer distinguished by haunting composition in his photographs and by his early efforts in de...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$8,490 Sale Price
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Francesco Scavullo, Andy Warhol
s Flesh: Joe Dallesandro with Child I, 1968.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Francesco Scavullo, Andy Warhol's Flesh: Joe Dallesandro with Child II, 19.25 x 13.25 in. Rare photo from Scavullo’s New York studio. 1968. Large scale photo mounted on board. Exceed...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Vogue Magazine March 1963 Framed Cover
By Irving Penn
Located in Stamford, CT
Vogue March 1963 framed original cover. Featuring cover model Burke Amey and a Cartwheel Hat by Halston by Irving Penn. newly framed in blue glossy wood frame.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Bruce of L.A. Original Vintage 50s Male Nude Signed Black
White Photograph
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Another original 8 x 10 black-and-white photograph by world, renowned photographer, Bruce Bellas AKA Bruce of L.A. we have sold many on 1st Dibs from our personal collection of 40+ y...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Handsome Model
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, image # 7 of handsome male model Bill Gregory. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H.
Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Other
$600 Sale Price
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Black and White Photograph of Female Nude - Artist Unknown
By Alfred Stieglitz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black and White Photograph of Female Nude
Artist, Subject and Date are Unknown
"Nude" in the style of Alfred Stieglitz
image 10.75" x 13.75" - mounted
matte: 16" x 20"
"matte is l...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Masculine Model
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, iconic image of masculine male model holding metal chain.. Printed in the 1960s and are all signed by the studio on verso when Mr. Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of LA was alive. Beautifully, professionally framed. Double white mat and simple black frame. All original photos are 8 x 10. Framed 16.50" W x 19" H.
Please see other listings for more photographs from this collection available for sale for the 1st time. These listing photographs are very hard to shoot under glass. They are sharp, clear photographs printed the old fashioned way, by hand in the late 50s and early 60s.
BIO:
Bruce Harry Bellas (July 7, 1909 – July 1974) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles.
History and influence
Bruce Harry Bellas was born in Alliance, Nebraska on July 7, 1909. He worked as a chemistry teacher there until 1947, when he began photographing bodybuilders in Los Angeles, California, beginning with taking pictures of bodybuilding competitions. In 1956, Bellas launched his own magazine, The Male Figure. Among physique photographers, Bellas' work was noted for having a distinctly campy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Bellas also produced a number of early homoerotic 8 mm films with titles such as Cowboy Washup and Big Gun for Hire.
Bellas was known to travel around the country, finding new models to photograph and also personally delivering nude photographs to customers, since they were liable to be seized by postal inspectors if sent through the mail.
An extensive archive of Bellas' nude male physique...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Other
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Certified Original Black and White Photography by Flint:
Motion Taggine
Located in Barcelona, ES
Delve into the urban art scene of 1970s New York City with this certified original photo by Flint, featuring the iconic piece titled "Motion Taggine." Measuring 43 x 4 x 54 cm and pr...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$1,394 Sale Price
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Female Nude Sepia Black and White Photograph In The Manner of Ruth Bernhard
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, very alluring sepia-toned silver gelatin photograph of a nude woman in a pose quite reminiscent of Ruth Bernhard's photo Spanish Dancer. Wonderfully designed and printe...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Photograph of an Aviator Pilot. C.1940
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful image of an airplane pilot.
Silver gelatin print. On card
Photogapher and sitter both unknown
Unframed
Free shipping.
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1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
1967 Vogue Magazine Irving Penn Framed Fashion Print
Located in Stamford, CT
Vogue Magazine 1967 fashion editorial framed page. Marisa Berenson photographed by Irving Penn.
As found framed condition in pink wooden frame with...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Vogue Magazine September 1963 Framed Cover
By David Bailey
Located in Stamford, CT
Vogue September 1963 framed original cover. Model Brigitte Bauer photographed by David Bailey. As found framed condition in gold wood frame.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood, Paper
VILLA DELLA REGINA II Torino, 2017 by Carlo Carossio
Located in Rome, IT
Carlo Carossio
VILLA DELLA REGINA II , Torino, 2017
from series "Grande Bellezza" for Compendio Gallery, Roma
full ultra HD
edition of 10 +2 ap
Measure: 120 x 180 cm
signed and numb...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
William Klein, Four Heads, New York, 1955 / printed 1981
Located in Los Angeles, CA
William Klein - Four Heads, New York, 1955 / printed 1981
Gelatin silver print
Signed, titled and dated to verso '4 Heads New York 1955 William Klein 1981'.
image: 12.75 h x 9.625...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood
Pair of Vintage 1990s Male Physique B+W Orig Photos of Model / Actor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We have collected vintage Male Physique original photographs since the 80s. Many great photographers worked in the 80s and 90s and we loved colle...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Popular beef cake model Drew Burton was photographed by many male physique photographers. His all American Boy Nextdoor Good Looks made him very popular! D...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Vogue Magazine September 1970 Framed Lauren Hutton Cover
By Irving Penn
Located in Stamford, CT
September 1970 Vogue framed cover. Lauren Hutton photographed by Irving Penn. As found framed condition in gold wooden frame.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Marylin Monroe Photograph by Philippe Halsman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philippe Halsman (1906-1979)
Marilyn Monroe (At a drive-in, eating a hamburger), 1952
Gelatin silver print, printed 1981, numbered '226/250' in ink and portfolio copyright credit sta...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
1940s Silver Gelatin Photo of the Diego Rivera Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Silver Gelatin Photo of the Diego Rivera Studio.
In 1931, commissioned by Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman designed one of the first functionalist architectural ...
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1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Fallingwater A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House by Edgar Kaufmann Book, 1986
By Edgar Kaufmann
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fallingwater, A Frank lloyd Wright Country House, Edgar K. Kaufmann, 1986
" Fallingwater - a Frank Lloyd Wright Country House " Vintage 1986 1st Edition Modernism Architecture Large...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect of the Twentieth Century Book 1st Ed.1993
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright American Architect of the Twentieth century 1993.
by Robin Langley Sommer.
1st Edition, hardcover book.
Frank Lloyd Wright: American Architect for the Twentieth Century Hardcover book.
Frank Lloyd Wright is recognized as a dominant figure in the history of modern architecture. His life and revolutionary work is described in this volume filled with more than 180 photographs illustrating 60 of his most-beloved buildings.
An impressive, beautifully illustrated volume examines the creations of America's beloved architect, including interior furnishings, stunning private homes, and unique public buildings, with an introduction providing insight into his private life as well as his enduring work.
Publisher ? : ? Smithmark Pub
Language ? : ? English
Item Weight ? : ? 3.6 pounds
Dimensions ? : ? 11 x 0.75 x 14.75 inches.
Recognized as a dominant figure in the history of modern architecture and the greatest design influenced in the United States during the first
half of the twentieth century, Frank Lloyd Wright created, during his long and prolific career, a unique body of work that endures to this day. Beginning in 1889 with the design for his own house in Oak Park, Illinois, and continuing with hundreds of designs for residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, educational and civic structures, Wright's varied architecture is unified only by the underlying organized principles of change and innovation. Revolutionizing residential architecture with the disparate expressions of his simple creed, "out of the ground and into the light! Wright's houses feature a sense of unity and privacy, an a free flow of interior space. Wright sought synthesis in his projects by designing whenever possible, everything from furniture, art glass and lighting fixtures to table lines, carpets and carports. In his Prairies Houses, textile-block structures and Usonian houses, culminating in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, Wright experimented with forms, materials and technology in ever-evolving designs. Wright designed such ambitious commercial masterworks as the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, the S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building and Research Tower, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum-the alter for which he is perhaps best known. This volume pays tribute to the life and works of frank Lloyd Wright with more than 180 photographs illustrating 60 selected buildings, complemented by a descriptive and incisive text. Front cover: Fallinger, the Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. House (1935) in Mill Run, Pennsylvania. Photographer for The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Back Cover: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1943-1956) in New York City Photo by Ezra Stroller...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Vintage 1950s Gas Station Photograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage American gas station photograph, circa early 1950s
A unique Southern gas station which features a converted railroad car as its office in the back...
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1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$260 Sale Price
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Aaron Siskind Silver Gelatin Prints Avizpe 1966
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Originally a documentary photographer, Aaron Siskind turned away from representation and towards abstraction in the 1940s, using his camera to capture the graphic patterns, shapes, a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Steel
Vintage Bruce of Los Angeles Matched Pair Original B
W Male Photographs Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It is very rare to find a desirable iconic two piece set of original Bruce of Los Angeles vintage photographs. Especially with the iconic beach ball pr...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$1,200 Sale Price / set
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Lee Reynolds Abstract Nautical Impressionist Painting Lighthouse Harbor
By Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Lee Reynolds nautical impressionist painting lighthouse harbor
Bold expressive strong brushstrokes
Hand signed bottom left-this is an unusual L.Reynolds/Vanguard Studios painting...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Metal
Large Framed Black and White Photograph of Marilyn Monroe
Located in Queens, NY
Large black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe in a white dress existing a car in a beige wooden frame with beige matting.
Some damage to frame finish.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Wood
Marilyn Monroe Trip 1
2 Print by Bert Stern, 1968, Midcentury Pop Art, neon
By Bert Stern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1968 Pop Art "The Marilyn Monroe Trip" 1
2 print by Bert Stern. Bert Stern was the last man to photograph Marilyn Monroe. Stern made this image from one of the photographs of t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Original Photo of furniture/interior by Charles Eames, USA - 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1950
- Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic
- suitable for framing
- photographed by Illek and Paul
jr
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Audrey Hepburn, Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Bernard Buffet Coffee Table Art Collector Book, 1966
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Bernard Buffet. Images Luc Fournol. Legendes Annabel Buffet Jean Widmer.
Buffet, Bernard - Druon, Maurice.
Bernard Buffet (French: 10 July 1928 – 4 October 1999) was a French painter...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Larry Clark Signed Gallery Exhibition Offset Lithograph Posters
By Larry Clark
Located in Atlanta, GA
Larry Clark Gallery exhibition offset lithograph posters, American, circa 1996. The poster on the left is signed by the artist. They are from the famed photographer, filmmaker, and a...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Audrey Hepburn, Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Ro...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Rare Man Ray Hand Signed Black and White Photography of Gigi, 1927
By Man Ray
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Man Ray photography of Gigi, 1927.
Hand signed in pencil.
Stamped by Man Ray Paris.
Born (Philadelphia, 1890-Paris, 1976) Emmanuel Radnitzky, Man Ray adopted his pseudonym in 1909,...
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1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
$30,951 Sale Price
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Original Photo of Grasshopper Armchair by Eoro Saarinen for Knoll / USA, 1948
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1950.
- Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic.
- Suitable for framing.
- Photographed by Illek and Paul.
jr
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1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Suite of Photographs of Georgia O
Keefe by Malcolm Varon
By Malcolm Varon
Located in Atlanta, GA
Suite of photographs of Georgia O'Keefe by Malcolm Varon, American, circa 1980s. They are from the limited edition portfolio "O'Keefe At Ninety". These photographs are in numerous mu...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Original Photo of Artek Pascoe armchair / Sweden- 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1950
- Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic
- suitable for framing
- photographed by Illek and Paul
jr
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Original Photo of furniture by Helmuth Magga - Deutsche werkstätten / 1957
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1951
- Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic
- suitable for framing
jr
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Robert Frank Untitled from the Americans, 1958, Beats Culture, Black
White
By Robert Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Robert Frank Untitled from the Americans, 1958, Beats Culture, Black
White.
Photogravure print, mid-century, France,wax tissue mounted on conservation matboard.
Influenced by the work of Jakob Tuggener and Bill Brandt, as well as Walker Evans, Frank, a native of Switzerland, Frank was fascinated by documentary photography and the notion and image of "America." Frank secured a Guggenheim fellowship in 1955 to do something new and unconstrained by commercial diktats. "The Americans" was first published in 1958 in France, before its first run in the US in 1959. The photographs were shocking and notable for their distanced view of both high and low strata of American society, creating a complicated portrait of a period that was, then and now, considered to be a skeptical portrait of post-WWII American values but also deeply empathetic and profoundly evocative of ubiquitous loneliness.
Frank found a tension in the gloss of American culture and wealth over race and class differences, which gave his photographs a clear contrast to those of most contemporary American photojournalists, as did his use of unusual focus, low lighting and cropping that deviated from accepted photographic techniques.
Shortly before the book was published in France, Frank returned to the US (1957) and met Jack Kerouac on the sidewalk outside a party. They started chatting. Frank showed him some of his photographs. Kerouac immediately told Frank "Sure, I can write something about these pictures." Kerouac would write the introduction to the American edition of the book, published two years later.
Sociologist Howard S...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Bunny Yeager Self-Portrait Dated 1963 From Her Book "How I Photograph Myself"
By Bunny Yeager
Located in Miami, FL
Bunny Yeager Self-Portrait Dated 1963 from Her Book "How I Photograph Myself"
Offered for sale is a Bunny Yeager self-portrait with beads dated 1963 from her book titled "How I Phot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Bruno of Hollywood B
W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful mid century modern nude by photographerBruno Bernard aka Bruno of Hollywood. His work is very collectible and hard to find these original prints while he was still alive ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Lee Reynolds Abstract Nautical Impressionist Painting Boats in Harbor at Dusk
By Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Lee Reynolds Abstract Nautical Impressionist Painting Boats in Harbor at Dusk
Soothing, Pastel, Abstract, Lee Reynolds, framed, impressionist and expressionist nautical painting of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Metal
Original Black and White Photograph of Iggy Pop by Photographer John Stoddart
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an original black and white photograph featuring the iconic Iggy Pop, captured by celebrated photographer John Stoddart in 1999. This strikin...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
$4,475 Sale Price
50% Off
Man Ray Epreuve de Artiste Photography – Hand Signed and Stamped Masterpiece
By Man Ray
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the surreal with this exceptional black and white Epreuve de Artiste photography by the legendary Man Ray. A surrealist portrait of a woman, meticulously framed i...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
$15,639 Sale Price
25% Off
Bunny Yeager Photograph, Bettie Page Pin-up Playboy Centerfold in January 1955
By Bunny Yeager
Located in Miami, FL
Bunny Yeager Photograph, Bettie Page Pin-up Playboy Centerfold in January 1955
Offered for sale is a 1954 silver gelatin photograph from an edition of 10 printed in 2013 from Bunny ...
Category
1950s Saint Pierre and Miquelon Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood, Paint
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Ultrachrome Print
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Christo (1935, USA) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009, USA),
Documenta de Kassel, 1968,
Ultra-chrome print, 60 x 50 cm, N°4/12,
signed by Christo, Jeanne-Claude and the photographer Wolfang Volz.
On the occasion of the Documenta IV in 1968, in Kassel, Germany, Christo and Jeanne...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Photography
Marilyn Monroe The Last Sitting Photoshoot Limited Edition Print By Bert Stern
By Bert Stern
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Marilyn Monroe The Last Sitting Photoshoot Limited Edition Print By Bert Stern
On reverse of print "Seal of Excellence" label &
"Copyright 2000, Bert Stern produced by SASR Ent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
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