1980s Color Photography

This late-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of sunbathers and parasols at La Fontelina beach, at the base of the Faraglioni rocks o...

This early-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features US restaurateurs Gilda Cioffi, owner of Mama Gilda in Palm Beach, Guy Avventuiero and his wife, of Gi...

This mid-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Roberta Droulers sitting with her daughters, Nathalie and Virginie, in the lobby of the Villa D'Este on...

The Lure Of Lamu by Slim Aarons The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors’ Camp of the Masai Mara. (Photo ...

August 1984: Topless swimmers on a rocky promontory of the Mediterranean island of Cavallo, Corsica. Slim Aarons Island Paradise 1984 C print (Printed l...

Savannah Skateboard by Alain Le Garsmeur A man shows his balance skateboarding down the street in downtown Savannah, Georgia, USA, 1983. Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm Print...

This early-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Italian mountain climber and explorer Guido Monzino (1928-1988) and four people relaxing on the t...

Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. Cortina d'Ampezzo Fashion 1972 c print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 wi...

Titty Twister Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist Plastic breasts on display for sale in Amsterdam. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo arti...

This early-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of a parasols shading customers at cafes and restaurants in the Piazza Umberto, on the...

Signed limited edition print of John Lennon and Yoko Ono during the filming of a video to promote their new album, "Double Fantasy", New York City, November 26, 1980, taken by Allen Tannenbaum. Filming began in Central Park, then moved to a gallery on SoHo for scenes where they would arrive in a white bedroom, first in street clothes and later in kimonos, strip, and make love. Allan Tannenbaum is an esteemed photojournalist and fine art photographer. His documentation of New York art, music, and nightlife has become iconic, particularly his definitive coverage of the burgeoning 1970s punk...

Steve McCurry Afghan Girl 1984 (printed later C-print on Fuji Crystal archival paper 24 x 20 inches Signed and dated Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contempo...

This mid-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the curved beachside pool at the Hotel du Palais Biarritz, Biarritz, France. This is an estate-stamped...

Lucio Fontana - Exhibition Poster is an original poster print in 1982. The artwork was realized on the occasion of the artist's exhibition In Celle Ligure, Savona. Good conditions ...

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Committee 2000 Glasses (1982) Unique polaroid print 4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.6 cm) Authenticated by the Authentication Board of Andy Warhol Foundation for ...

No Transport Problems 1982 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Mrs Woolworth Donahue with car and bicycles on her motor yacht, ‘Hartline’. 30 x 40" inches / 76 x 102 cm paper size Estat...

This late 1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bateau Ivre', Michel Rochedy (centre) of 'Le C...

Conca dei Marini 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A quiet bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984 40 x 30" inches / 102 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stam...

President Ronald Reagan Archival pigment print image size: 48 x 48 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 William Coupon is an American pho...

This mid-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an outdoor luncheon by the swimming pool of the Chateau Saint-Martin, a luxury hotel in Vence on the Co...

Plantation Cocoyer People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...

'Unghia Marina' A group of people stand on a terrace, at the Unghia Marina on the island of Capri, Italy, in September 1989. Trees dot the side of the marina while a flagpole rises...

Ski Expedition (1981) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Alamy Archives) Skier descends into a dangerous canyon on the trans-Himalayan expedition, 21st March 1981. ...

A solitary figure harvests wheat under a darkening sky, embodying resilience against nature's elements... “It had been raining all morning but the clouds suddenly parted and we had ...

This early-1980s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Monte-Carlo Beach Hôtel on the Pointe de la Vieille in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, southeastern France...

Charlie Ahearn, "Rapture" (in motion) 1981: A rare historic Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy & Lee Quinones photograph captured by Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn on the set of Blondie's "Rapture". Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on heavy-weight paper. Overall dimensions: 16 x 22 inches ( approx image size: 13 x 19 inches). Hand signed & numbered on the verso, from a limited edition of 10. Excellent overall condition. Provenance: Obtained directly from artist. Literature/References: Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation (MFA Boston). 'New York, New Music 1980-86': Museum of the City of New York (2021). More on Rapture: The music video made its U.S. television debut on Solid Gold on January 31, 1981, and became the first rap video ever broadcast on MTV. Set in the East Village, much of the video is a one-take scene of Debbie Harry dancing down the street, passing by graffiti artists, Uncle Sam, an American Indian, child ballet dancer, and a goat. Fab Five Freddy...

Hand Signed by Lynn Goldsmith Limited Edition of 20 ...

Richard Heeps 'Ordinary Places' Series, captures Britain on the brink of change. It was Richard's first colour series and it achieved much success with an exhibition at the Photograp...

Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota by Michael Ormerod is a stunning Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size. Sta...

Artist: Richard Corman Year: 1983 Title: Madonna Beauty Wall Edition Details: Archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by the artis...

Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of Dame Elizabeth Rosem...

Afghan Girl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984 - Steve McCurry (Colour Portrait) Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse Digital c-type print Printed o...

Cortina d'Ampezzo by Slim Aarons Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped pr...

"New York Walk" by Fernando Natalici Manhattan 1984. The simplicity & grace of the anonymous passer-by rendered timeless by the snap of the camera. A window into a street photographer's decisive moment. A window into, not only the New York of 'then', but the beauty & chaos of everyday city life... Archival Inkjet Print on 310gsm paper. 13 x 19 inches. Hand signed from an edition of 10 (+ 5 A/P’s) Obtained directly from artist. Excellent overall condition. New York based photographer Fernando Natalici is best known for his iconographic documentation of the downtown Manhattan art scene of the mid/late 70's and early 80's. Natalici’s portfolio includes sought after images of a young Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Ramones and more. As an Art Director, Fernando has played a key role in creating memorable visuals for historic NY venues such as CBGB's, The Mudd Club, Area and Danceteria. Related Categories Henri-Cartier Bresson. Saul Leiter...

Fishermen's Mission, Fleetwood, British vintage interior with a nautical theme, photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Ordinary Places. Ordinary Places was Richard's first colour co...

'Capri Hotel' 1989 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Richard Bolliger, the owner of Bolliger Transport Worldwide, holidaying on Capri, September 1989. Paper size 30 x 40 inc...

'Catherine Wilke' Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri, 1980. Gorgeous print measuring a large 30 x 20 inches / ca 76 x 51 cm's. Estate Stamped C...

' Cola Café ' Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Children wait outside a cafe with Pepsi Cola sign in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America, 1981. Note all prints are limit...

La Fonteline 1989 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Aerial view of sunbathers and parasols at La Fonteline beach, at the base of the Faraglioni rocks on the island...

Photograph from From Richard Heeps acclaimed series Ordinary Places, a 1980's vintage interior view from the kitchen sink looking out to the garden. It was Richard's first colour co...

DJ Lovebug, Grandmaster Caz, Busy Bee at the Celebrity Club: Harlem, New York, 1980 by Charlie Ahearn, director of Wild Style (1982): A seminal early Hip Hop photograph featured as part of the exhibition: New York, New Music 1980-86: Museum of the City of New York (2021). Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on heavy-weight paper. Overall dimensions: 16 x 22 inches (Image size: 14 x 20 inches). Hand signed & numbered on the verso, from a limited edition of 10. Excellent overall condition. Provenance: Obtained directly from artist. Artist Bio: Charlie Ahearn, best known as the director of the classic hip-hop film Wild Style (1982), arrived in New York in 1973 to attend the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program. Later he was joined by his twin brother, John Ahearn, and they became part of the artists' group Colab (aka Collaborative Projects, Inc). Ahearn showed his early films in an abandoned Time Square massage parlour that Colab had taken over on the corner of 7th Avenue and 41st Street (where Ahearn also lived from 1981 to 1993). Colab's 1981 art show - titled, "The Times Square Show" - is famous for introducing Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring among many others. In 1982, Ahearn directed Wild Style - universally hailed as the first hip-hop movie. Wild Style immortalized the birth of an underground hip-hop scene changing the face of music, fashion, art & popular culture forever. Ahearn's recent silkscreen paintings depicting hip hop culture’s seminal years were exhibited at PPOW Gallery in New York in 2017 and Beyond The Streets (2019 & 2020); with selections of his photography and film work most recently exhibited at MFA Boston...

Catherine Wilke - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 20 x 16" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size E...

'Dining Al Fresco On Capri' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sa...

This mid-1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features people snowboarding in Cortina d'Ampezzo. This is an estate-stamped and hand-numbered edition of 15...

24 x 20 in. Edition of 30 Printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper. Signed on print verso by Steve McCurry, and inscribed with image, serial and edition number. A signed...

Donald Trump, Businessman 1985 Archival pigment print 48 x 48 inches, edition of 10, $12,000 36 x 36 inches, edition of 15, $7,000 24 x 24 inches, edition of 25, $5,000 14 x 14 inch...

'Pool By The Sea' A swimming pool and lounge deck over the sea at Angra Dos Reis, Brazil, 1985. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...

Dalton Bank, vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Ordinary Places. The square scene in the artwork is of a home in a state of renovation, the distinctive open blac...

This early-1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features tourists resting from skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo. This is an estate-stamped and hand-numbered ed...

Catherine Wilke, 1980 Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. 16x20” / 41 x 51 cm - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by S...

Chair, vintage industrial interior photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Ordinary Places. Ordinary Places was Richard's first colour collection shot between 1986-1991 and it insta...

Catherine Wilke - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 24 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size E...

Daisy's Mantelpiece, domestic vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Ordinary Places. Ordinary Places was Richard's first colour collection shot between 1986-1991 a...

This early-1980s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a pool at the Meridian Club, owned by Ginny and Bill Cowles, on the Turks and Caicos Islands This...

SEASONS (1981) This is for the single print listed here. (not the outside folder or title sheet) Title: Sony Walkman Radio. This one is hand signed and dated verso. Seasons explores the seasons of Man, Woman, Child, Civilization, Nature and Technology. First digital artwork purchased by the Metropolitan Museum. Date: 1980-1981 Medium: vintage color photocopy print. “I worked at The Metropolitan Museum in 1981, when they acquired [Lesley’s] SEASONS portfolio. We knew we wanted it, even though we didn’t have a category for it.” David Kiehl, Curator of Prints and Special Collections The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City. Lesley Schiff (born 1951) is an American fine artist. Schiff studied painting at the Art Institute Chicago before developing her signature practice using color laser printers to create images. Her work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Mead Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other major museums, corporate and private collections globally. Lesley Schiff revolutionized the photocopier from being an office tool to just another instrument in the artist's arsenal. Rather than addressing the tool in her work, Schiff instead uses the photocopier like a paintbrush to realize her vision. Once a painter, Schiff says: “I never intended to stop painting. I just decided to start painting with a modern tool. Working with the color laser printer keeps you in your culture. It's like America. Plugged in. Electronic. Direct." Painting with light, Schiff's body of work outlines a cycle of life: man, woman, child, civilization, nature, technology. More recent works challenge the viewer to understand the concept of eye-levels and perspectives, reinventing the way we see. Schiff's work was the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first digital acquisition, and most recently, was featured at the Whitney Museum of American Art in "Experiments in Electrostatics". She uses a color laser printer “like a paintbrush” to create her art. She has said about her work and her tool: “I never intended to stop painting. I just decided to start painting with a modern tool. Working with the color laser printer keeps you in your culture. It's like America. Plugged in. Electronic. Direct—but no matter how hi-tech my tools become, I’m a painter, but instead of painting with oils, I paint with light. The Whitney Museum will show Lesley Schiff's pioneering SEASONS portfolio in its entirety. Many prominent collections acquired SEASONS as their first digital artwork. She participated in the Punk Art show in the 1970's. Her work kind of relates to Fluxus and Dada. Leslie Schiff moved from Chicago to New York in the early 1970s. Much of her art involves collage and the Xerox photocopy machine. Her images are rooted in her personal psyche and have an intuitive meaning that is not always easily understood. In exhibitions, Xerox sheets are combined and displayed decoratively on the wall. Schiff has also created books; and made video and sound tapes. She was included in the seminal New York/New Wave 1981 exhibition show at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, William S.Burroughs, David Byrne, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos), Ronnie Cutrone, Brian Eno, Nan Goldin, Keith Haring, Ray Johnson, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Mapplethorpe, Kenny Scharf, Steven Sprouse, Andy Warhol and Lawrence Weiner. She did a “visual biography,” comprised of portraits of Bob Dylan—depicted at different ages, from his 20s to his 60s—illustrations of his lyrics, and images of iconic objects like his sunglasses and harmonica. Schiff collaborated with Matthew Carter...

20 x 24 in. Edition of 30 Printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper. Signed on print verso by Steve McCurry, and inscribed with image, serial and edition number. A signed...

Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. I...

Conca dei Marini 1984 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A quiet bay in Conca dei Marini, on the Amalfi coast in Italy, August 1984 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Sta...

Catherine Wilke Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers on the island of Capri. Paper size 16 x12" inches / 40 x 30 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...

Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of famous American sing...