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Item Ships From: London
Thom Yorke by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Thom Yorke 2006 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
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Early 2000s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Park Avenue 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Slim Aarons Esta...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Giant Sexy Scot Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
By Bob Haswell
Located in London, GB
'Sexy Scot' by Bob Haswell British actor Sean Connery lounges on a sofa with a cigarette. He is in London during filming of the thriller ‘Woman of Straw’ with Gina Lollobrigida, 28t...
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1960s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New Barbarians - Keith Richards Ronnie Wood 1979
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland New Barbarians – Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood (of the Rolling Stones) being interviewed to promote their band the New Barbarians, N...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bob, Mick and Pete 1978
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Bob, Mick and Pete Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New York 1978 Bob Marley, Mick Jagger,...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Where Art Thou Bernard Cohn Dot Painting 2 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Where Art Thou Bernard Cohn Dot Painting 2 By Arthur Steel Paper size: 24 x 19" / 61x48 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1970 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 50 n...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Jam by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
By Martyn Goddard
Located in London, GB
The Jam Songwriter Paul Weller, drummer Rick Buckler and bassist Bruce Foxton of The Jam, 1977. Photo by Martyn Goddard Printed 2024. Signed limited edition photograph; edition o...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Eric Clapton (Framed) hand signed lifetime print
By Terry O Neill
Located in London, GB
Eric Clapton photographed in Surrey, 1993. TITLE: Eric Clapton PHOTO: Terry O’Neill SIGNED LIMITED LIFETIME EDITION 20/50
 PAPER: SILVER GELATIN FIBRE PRINT FULLY FRAMED: 26.8 x 27....
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1990s London - Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

‘The Upper Glasses’ by Arthur Steel Limited Edition
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
‘The Picture Frame’ by Arthur Steel Paper size: 20 x 13.5 inches / 51 x 34 cm Framing options available. Note: Image unearthed January 2013. Arthur r...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Robert Plant by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Robert Plant 2022 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
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2010s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

George Michael by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
By Martyn Goddard
Located in London, GB
George Michael George Michael of Wham! In a Chinese Government Limo, at the Forbidden City, Beijing during a tour of Hong Kong & China 1985 Photo by Martyn Goddard Printed 2024. ...
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1980s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Private Dancer Brigitte Bardot 20th century black and white photography
By Giancarlo Botti
Located in London, GB
'Private Dancer' Brigitte Bardot 1961 by Giancarlo Botti Wonderfully intimate shot of the French sex symbol and icon, Brigitte Bardot, on set of the film 'A Very Private Affair' w...
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1960s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Debbie Harry Recording by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
By Martyn Goddard
Located in London, GB
Debbie Harry Recording Debbie Harry of Blondie recording Parallel Lines LP in Record Plant studio New York 1978 Photo by Martyn Goddard Printed 2024. Signed limited edition photog...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing Essentials 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Essentials A couple prepare for a day’s skiing in New Hampshire, 1955. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Pho...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Push Start
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
English racing driver Reg Parnell (1911 – 1964) is given a push start in his Maserati during a road race in St Helier, Jersey, May 1947. Parnell went on...
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1940s London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sophia Loren - 20th century black and white photography
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren - Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Absolutely Exquisite Extra Large 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size silver gelatin print. Unframed. Produced on authentic silver ...
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1960s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Evan Dando by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Evan Dando Evan Dando, The Lemonheads by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class ...
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1990s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Park Avenue 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City. Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Fallen Angel By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Fallen Angel By Arthur Steel Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86 x 66 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1980 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 50 note other print sizes and fr...
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1980s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ali Skipping - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, boxing, black white, 34.5x48 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937) Ali Skipping 1971 silver gelatin fibre based print 20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is available in the fol...
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1970s Contemporary London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Patti Smith
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Patti Smith, 1978 Archival Inkjet on paper Edition of 15 Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 36.83 x 47.76 cm Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm
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1970s Contemporary London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Blondie Backstage by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
By Martyn Goddard
Located in London, GB
Blondie Backstage By Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition Debbie Harry of Blondie backstage at Alice Cooper gig (Blondie support band) Philadelphia 1978 Limited edition photogr...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Queen 1973 - Limited Estate Print
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Queen Queen – Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and John DeaconLondon 1973 Queen is a legendary British rock band known for their theatrical performances...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pulitzer On The Beach - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pulitzer On The Beach Patsy Pulitzer at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilisi...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Spectators At Lord s 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Spectators At Lord's Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based pri...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Spectators At Lord’s Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Spectators At Lord’s' Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, 1955. Paper size 40 x 40 inches / 102 x 102 c...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Terry O Neill - Backyard Beatles - hand signed limited edition Oversize
By Terry O Neill
Located in London, GB
The Beatles 1963 Abbey Road Studios London England. The first major group portrait of the Beatles was taken by Terry O’Neill during the recording of their first hit single and album ‘Please Please Me’ in the backyard of the Abbey Road Studios in London, January 1963. Limited to 50 only this size* and hand signed by Terry O'Neill - this is a collector's piece. Unframed - Framing available on request. Ships securely from London, England. *Note that Terry did not sign many prints in advance and so, since his sad passing, these prints are now extremely rare. Ships from London. Framing options also available on request. keywords Fab Four John Lennon Paul McCartney Ringo Starr George Harrison Swinging...
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1960s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Jane Birkin 1968 Saint Tropez (Silver Gelatin Print)
By Jean-Pierre Bonnotte
Located in London, GB
'Jane Birkin' August 1968 Saint Tropez by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte A stunning shot of the British supermodel, actress, singer and sex symbol - adopted by France when she became the wif...
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1960s Modern London - Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Backstage At La Scala 1948 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print- Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Backstage At La Scala' 1948 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print- Oversize A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Silver Gelatin Print Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped and numbered in ink on the front Paper size 40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm Printed 2020 OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE : 12 x 12 / 30 x 30 cm 16 x 16 / 40 x 40 cm 20 x 20 / 50 x 50 cm 30 x 30 / 76 x 76 cm 40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency. b/w black and white relaxing luxury glamour 1940s 40s fashion...
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1940s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Limited Estate Edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978 Limited Estate Edition Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New Y...
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20th Century Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Dinner Jazz 1949
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate St...
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1940s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Henry Rollins by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Henry Rollins Henry Rollins in deep water, Tokyo, 1997 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying im...
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1990s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fallen Angel by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Fallen Angel by Arthur Steel Fallen Angel – London, 1982 All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold. paper ...
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1980s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Short Back And Sidespin Snooker Hairstyle By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Short Back And Sidespin Snooker Hairstyle By Arthur Steel Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1970 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 20...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - New England Skiing 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 4 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 4 By Arthur Steel Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1980 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 50 note other...
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1980s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Lennon Skiing By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
John Lennon Skiing By Arthur Steel Paper size: 44 x 33.5" / 112 x 85 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1960 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 30 note other print siz...
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1960s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print - Jamaica Sea Sailing - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jamaica Sea Sailing Two men sailing their yacht ‘Eel II’ in Jamaica. Paper size 40 x 40 inches / 102 x 102 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons Pr...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Tyre Repairs By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Tyre Repairs By Arthur Steel Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1970 (printed later) unframed hand signed edition of 20 note oth...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood s Glamour Icon
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon by Frank Worth / Globe Photos paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm edition of 24 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed (fr...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Derby Spectator Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Silver gelatin fibre print 10 x 12" p...
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1920s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Emma Shapplin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Emma Shapplin 2002 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
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Early 2000s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955 by Frank Worth James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Soundgarden by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Soundgarden by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movi...
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1990s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Balinese Motorbike Girls - Limited Edition - Oversize print
By Justin Creedy Smith
Located in London, GB
Balinese Motorbike Girls - Limited Edition - Oversize print by Justin Creedy Smith 2001 Young Balinese girls, motorbikes, photo January 2000 Exquisite giant oversize 30 x 30 inch...
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Early 2000s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pearl Jam by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam on Stage by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images...
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1990s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Brett Anderson by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
Brett Anderson Brett smoking in the dressing room, Suede. by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of ...
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1990s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Estate Edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978 Limited Estate Edition Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert...
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20th Century Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Flying High
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
The British actress Valerie Hobson in a Tiger Moth aeroplane during a flying lesson. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4490 – Valerie Hobson Learns to Fl...
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1940s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

NYC View From The Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
By Stuart Möller
Located in London, GB
View From The Bridge A view of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the worl...
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2010s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Agaves Signed Limited Edition
By Justin Creedy Smith
Located in London, GB
Agave by Justin Creedy Smith 2005 Agaves in Tangiers, Morocco. Photo, July 2005. Exquisite large oversize 20 x 20 inches / 51 x 51 cm silver gelatin print signed and numbered...
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Early 2000s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cambodia Smiles Signed Limited Edition Oversize print
By Justin Creedy Smith
Located in London, GB
Cambodia Smiles by Justin Creedy Smith 2001 Boys after the Sunday’s football match on the floating island of Kompong Phluk on lake Tonle Sap (Cambodia). Photo, 02.12.2001 giant ...
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Early 2000s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shipyard Football Game QE2 Queen Elizabeth By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Shipyard Football Game QE2 Queen Elizabeth By Arthur Steel Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1960 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 2...
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1960s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Smiling Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to meet young entrepreneurs during a reception at the Heart, Spire Building on day 1 of their official visit to Poland on July 17, 2017 in Warsaw. by Official Getty Images Royal Photographer Chris Jackson...
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2010s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mick Jagger Forty Licks By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger Forty Licks By Arthur Steel Paper size: 54 x 44.5" / 137 x 104 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1970 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 10 only this size ...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fulham Football Fan s Fashion silver gelatin limited edition print
Located in London, GB
5th January 1957: Two young Fulham football fans Freda and Frank Hearn dressed in their club's colours of black and white, wait to board an 'Ipswich Sp...
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1950s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David Gilmour by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
By Kevin Westenberg
Located in London, GB
David Gilmour 2015 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists ...
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2010s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1976 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Rod Stewart – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 1976 Born in London in 1945, rock musician Rod Stewart always dreamt of being a professional football player, until he began touring with various R&B, folk and blues bands. Consequently, he played with such artists as Mick Fleetwood and Jeff Beck until he joined The Faces, with good friend guitarist Ronnie Wood. They released three albums, with A Nod’s as Good as a Wink… To a Blind Horse reaching UK Number Two and US Number Six, and Ooh La La UK Number One and US Number Twenty-One. However, at the same time, Stewart was enjoying even greater success as a solo artist with hits like ‘Lady Day’ and ‘Maggie May’ and the group finally split. Rod Stewart remains one of the world’s biggest stars, although he’s equally famous for his succession of beautiful blonde girlfriends as he is for his music Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold Paper size - 44 x 31 " / 111 x 78 cm Limited to 20 only this size All prints are bespoke and printed to order stamped and numbered by the Estate Copyright: © David Steen / The David Steen Archive David Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old school leaver joining Picture Post where he had the good luck to be taken under the wing of the legendary Bert Hardy as an assistant. It was the ultimate training ground in photojournalism, and the launch pad for his career. David’s reunion with Picture Post after doing his National Service (as special photographer based in Eygpt, covering the major trouble zones) was short-lived. The magazine was losing ground and closed. He moved to Fleet Street, first to a bright new Mirror title, Woman’s Sunday Mirror, where incidentally he picked up First Prize in Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Best Pictures of the Year Award for his sequence of ‘Birth of a Baby’, the progress of a young woman delivering her own baby under hypnosis. He was 21, the youngest ever to be awarded this prize. There followed time as a staff photographer with The Daily Mail; Fleet Street was the hub of the world. Then on to freelancing…Queen magazine, Nova, the Sunday Times Magazine, international magazines around the world, over the years covering projects as diverse as riots in Harlem to a film set in Acapulco, a battered wives’ refuge to the Queen and family at Sandringham: the hopeless, the homeless, the glitterati. Trained on the maxim ‘every picture tells a story’ he has focused on film stars, actors, criminals, politicians, prime ministers and countless men, women and children going about their everyday lives. David Steen believes himself to be lucky. He thinks lucky; luck is being in the right place at the right time, having the luck to have a loving family and enduring friends and winning a three-year battle against cancer. Asked by aspiring photographers for his best advice, his stock reply is: ‘Get up early.’ David Steen † 1936 – 2015 Tags: rod stewart, beverley hills, los angeles, america, 1976, 70s, the seventies, roderick david stewart, british, rock, singer, songwriter, english, scottish, best-selling, music, artist, songs, I don’t want to talk about it, Maggie, have you ver seen the rain, have I told you lately, da ya think I’m sexy, what a...
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1970s Modern London - Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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