1950s Photography

Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...

Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...

August 18, 1951: Cyclists competing in the Tour de France riding through the French Alps. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5381 - The Greatest Show On Earth...

Audrey Hepburn, c19_17, 1953 -- Audrey Hepburn, ready in make-up and costume to play the title role in Paramount's Sabrina Fair. This shot is an out take from the photo essay in the ...

Lake Tahoe Couple (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A couple at a swimming pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959. The line on the bottom of the pool marks t...

Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1947. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photograph...

This late 1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a party at Romanoff's in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered ...

Available Sizes: 24" x 24" $3,000.00 Edition of 15 30" x 30" $4,000.00 Edition of 20 45" x 45" $8,500.00 Edition of 7 Printing is done on Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm paper. ...

Actress Marilyn Monroe relaxes on a couch in her hotel room at the Ambassador Hotel on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ed Feingersh) A beautiful Limited Edition...

Vintage Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

Available Sizes: 24" x 24" $3,000.00 Edition of 15 30" x 30" $4,000.00 Edition of 20 45" x 45" $8,500.00 Edition of 7 Printing is done on Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm paper. ...

The Carlton Hotel A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collecti...

The work offered for sale here is an original vintage silver gelatin print hand created by Halsman in 1950. This work comes in an archival frame presentation. The image alone is approximately 13 x 9. The work was acquired directly from the artist and comes with a COA and lifetime guarantee. Philippe Halsman was at one point considered the best photo-portraitist in France. He had an incessant interest in faces: “Every face I see seems to hide—and sometimes fleetingly reveal—the mystery of another human being.” Halsman’s photographs of politicians, celebrities, and intellectuals were featured widely in magazines like LIFE and Vogue. His more famous subjects included the likes of Marc Chagall, Le Corbusier, Audrey Hepburn, and Albert Einstein. He also had a 37-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí, which resulted in several famous surrealist series including the “Dalí’s Mustache” portraits...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

Palm Beach Idyll A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA (Photo by Slim Aarons). 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition...

Cy Twombly Earle and Carolyn Brown at the Stevenson's in Brewster, 1955 Identified and inscribed on the reverse by the sitter Carolyn Brown Photograph on paper 8 x 8 inches Provenance Gift of the artist Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Cy Twombly gained fame for his art that combined cultural, historical, and poetic elements—particularly those from classical antiquity—with abstract shapes and his distinctive script. Born Edwin Parker Twombly, Jr. on April 25, 1928, in Lexington, Virginia, he began his artistic journey under the guidance of Pierre Daura and Marion Junkin at Washington and Lee University. This initial training was complemented by his formative experiences at the Arts Students League of New York and Black Mountain College, where he established enduring friendships with influential figures like Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. A pivotal moment for Twombly was his 1952 trip to Italy and North Africa with Rauschenberg, funded by a grant from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This journey allowed Twombly to engage deeply with the rich cultural history that would inform his future artistic endeavors, leading to the creation of significant early pieces. Twombly made his way back to Italy in 1957 and 1958, during which he presented his first solo exhibition in Italy at Galleria La Tartaruga, owned by Plinio De Martiis. In 1959, he married Luisa Tatiana...

Audrey Hepburn, c19_27 -- Audrey Hepburn, ready in make-up and costume to play the title role in Paramount's Sabrina Fair. This shot is an out take from the photo essay in the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw...

Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...

Available Sizes: 24" x 20" $3,000.00 Edition of 15 30" x 24" $4,000.00 Edition of 20 45" x 45" $8,500.00 Edition of 7 Printing is done on Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm paper. ...

Five British models eating lunch in their swimwear on a yacht on the Cote d’Azur. Original Publication: Picture Post – 7850 – The Secret Of Five Girls On A Yacht – pub. 1955 (Photo ...

A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Post – 5343 – Sunday Morning In The Champs-Elysees – pub. 23r...

'CZ's Dogs' Premium Rates Apply. circa 1955: Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 - 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) with her dogs in front of the Grecian temple pool on her ocean-front estate, Vil...

Agatha Christie at home 1959.

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Russian-born prima ballerina Alexandra Danilova, 1957. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes ...

Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...

Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...

'Missouri Hunt' A hunting party on horseback in St Louis, Missouri, circa 1955. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...

Dancer/Choreographer Barton Mumaw performing "Fetish" at Jacob's Pillow, 1956, signed by Jack Mitchell. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a n...

San Diego Gulls (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Seagulls over a beach in San Diego, California, October 1956. Additional Information: Unframed...

The Circus Family is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Milan, in January 1951, for the newspaper "Epoca". Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostal...

Klosters Ski Bus 1954 Skiers about to board a VW camper van, Klosters, Switzerland, 1954 by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed...

Cannes Watersports Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Paper size 20 x 30" inches / 51 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Phot...

Circus Performance is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1950s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, pla...

Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...

Available Sizes: 20" x 24" $6,000.00 Edition of 15 24" x 30" $7,000.00 Edition of 20 45" x 45" $11,000.00 Edition of 7 Printing is done on Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm paper. ...

Lord Of All I Survey 1957 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print The youngest peer in England, seven year old Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hes...

This classic Slim Aarons photograph depicts a couple basking under the sun at the renowned Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. The woman in the forefront sports a vintage orange swimsuit and a chic straw sunhat adorned with a vibrant red ribbon. Dominating the scene is a tropical holiday tree and candy cane themed umbrella, situated between two palm trees, further accentuated by a tray filled with neatly wrapped holiday gifts. The creative interplay between the inverted triangle of the chair and the conventional triangle of the umbrella culminates in a balanced yet dynamic composition. With the midcentury tropical beach setting and warm orange color palette, this festive Slim Aarons photograph transcends seasons, making it a timeless piece to appreciate year-round. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Idyll...

La mariée, église Saint Roch, Paris, 1952/Printed later Signed in ink on recto. Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso. Gelatin silver print 12 x 16 inches

Palm Beach Idyll A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection Ed...

Available Sizes: 24" x 24" $6,000.00 Edition of 15 30" x 30" $7,000.00 Edition of 20 45" x 45" $11,000.00 Edition of 7 Printing is done on Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm paper. ...

estate stamped, numbered, and signed by the Estate Representative Oliver Halsman Rosenberg Archival Pigment Print 16x20 Edition of 50

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American swimmer and actress Esther Williams (1921 - 2013) lounging on a trampoline. This ...

Graziella Venturi and the juggling doves is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1950s. The photo depicts the trainer, Graziella Venturi, at the show of the Orfei National C...

Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Paper size 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue' 1952 Silver gelatin print 36 x 36 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso “The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...

Robert Doisneau 1912-1994 Picasso et Francoise Gilot, 1952 Signed on recto in ink. Titled and dated in ink on verso. Gelatin Silver Image: 9.5 x 9 3/4", Paper: 12 x 16"

The Carlton Hotel A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Ed...

Slim Aarons - Mara Lane - Estate Stamped Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing costume. Gorgeous print mea...

This photograph of JFK, Jackie O, and Caroline Kennedy taken by Jacques Lowe is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Available Sizes: 24" x 24" $6,000.00 Edition of 15 30" x 30" $7,000.00 Edition of 20 45" x 45" $11,000.00 Edition of 7 Printing is done on Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm paper. ...

The Carlton Hotel A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Another gorgeous and typically 'Slim' photograph, it epitomises the ...

Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE magazine. Taylor was starring in the academy...

William Klein 1928-2022 Horsing around with Pepsi, Harlem, New York, 1955 Signed and dated on verso Gelatin Silver Print Image - 19" x 13.25", Paper - 16" x 20"

Palm Beach Idyll A couple sunbathe by the sea at Palm Beach Florida 1955 USA Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 40" inches / ca 101 x 101 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped Collection ...

'Palm Beach Street' by Slim Aarons Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. How typically 'Slim style' this photograph is. Beautiful and iconic 1950's...

George Platt Lynes Photograph #6 of dancer Francisco Moncion 1949. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1949 gelatin silver photograph of dancer Francisco Moncion. Stamped on verso - GEORGE PLATT LYNES. Photo is 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, glossy finish in excellent condition. This photograph is #6 from a collection of 12 different poses in this series taken in Platt Lynes's NYC studio in 1949 (as per the NY Public Library archives). The cloud backdrop is recognizable in other Platt Lynes photographs. Moncion was a personal friend of Platt Lynes and this photograph is from Moncion's personal photographic collection. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Platt Lynes photographs are in the collections of every major art museum and university archive including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Yale Art Museum, and the Smithsonian. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel in Orpheus, Death in La Valse, Prince Ivan in Firebird, and the Boy in Afternoon of a Faun. He was also a choreographer and a talented painter who exhibited alongside Miro, Picasso and Carrado Cagli. Moncion was a popular model for many famed mid-century (late 1930s, 1940s - 1950s) figure photographers including Platt Lynes, Carl van Vechten, Maurice Seymour...

This late-1950s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Princess Colonna, posing wearing a Panama-style hat with a blue, white and green blouse, on the island...

'Dining In The Bahamas' A waiter carrying a tray of food walks past a woman walking away from a swimming pool which is surrounded by tables, each with a parasol to shade the diners...