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Period: 1930s
Juliet with One Peacock Feather Eye, Chicago
By György Kepes
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed, dated and numbered.
Portfolio Twelve Photographs, No. 13
György Kepes was a Hungarian artist born in 1906. He studied painting at the Budapest’s Academy of Fine Arts. In 193...
Category
Bauhaus 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. - Black and White Photograph, Children
Located in Dallas, TX
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. by Walter Rosenblum is a black and white photograph documenting three children playing on a swing set in a city park.
Gelatin Silver Print
10.5 ...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City, Harlem
By Harold L. Harvey
Located in Dallas, TX
Titled, dated and artist stamp.
Category
American Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida at the Border - Black and White Photograph, Portrait, Woman Artist
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida at the Border by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white photograph of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo standing amongst others in a city street scene.
Mount size: 20 x 16 in.
Image s...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eroded Rock, Point Lobos
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage or early silver gelatin print is signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil on the back of the print. This unmounted print was likely made in the 1930s.
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Smith College
Located in New York, NY
This vintage gelatin silver print is signed, titled, and dated by the artist on verso, with artist stamp.
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Harlem (Three Cowboys)
By John Albok
Located in Dallas, TX
John Albok
Harlem (Three Cowboys), 1938
Vintage gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
Titled in pencil on mount margin.
Signed and dated by John Albok in pencil, artist stamp in bl...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Robert Taylor
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 46/250
Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin.
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alabama, Iconic Black and White Portrait Photography, Burroughs Family
By Walker Evans
Located in New york, NY
Burroughs Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 is paper size: 11" x 11.25" and image size: 7.5" x 9.4" A silver gelatin print c.1978 in an edition 44/75. Inscribed in ink on front of p...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Rue Muller Willy Ronis Twentieth Century Humanist photography Paris black white
By Willy Ronis
Located in Paris, FR
One of the most famous members of the Humanist photography in France.
Signed lower right by the artist.
Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon Sitting in Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features smiling Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon sitting in car while embracing from the film scene "Hell's Angels", circa 1930.
Hell's Angels is a 1930 Americ...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
At the old university of Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany 1934 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirties, Karl Heinrich Lämmel produced several photographic reports of cities, including Munich and Cologne. Photographs that have yet to be seen and appreciated. Lämmel's pictures show a different view of Germany. His documentation is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of cities and their architecture before the destruction of WWII .
The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print (Hahnemühle 308g), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size.
Description: An der alten Universität von Königsberg, im Hintergrund die Schloßkirche, Ostpreußen, 1930er Jahre. At the old university of Koenigsberg, the Schlosskirche in the background, East Prussia...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
George Hurrell, Anna May Wong, 1938, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
George Hurrell
Anna May Wong
Taken in 1938, printed at a later date
Silver Gelatin print
Hand signed by Hurrell in ink
Edition: 184/190 from the edition of 190
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pamplona, Spain, 1936, Civil War, View from a tower
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatin Print by Erich Andres, 1936.
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 photographe...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris, The Buttes Chaumont Park 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. Paris, The Buttes Chaumont Park, circa 1930.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Press Photogra...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Airplane Aviation Abstraction
By Brett Weston
Located in Greenwich, CT
This is a photogravure printed in the 1930's for a publication that showcased the best photographers of that year. They submitted a work they wanted featured to represent them and B...
Category
Abstract 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Sir Francis Drake Hotel San Francisco 1930, B and W Photography by Ralph Young
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Ralph Young Studios, San Francisco. View of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel building in 1930.
Features...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fred Astaire: The Gay Divorcee
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives )
Joan Crawford, on-set of the Film “Possessed”,
1931.
Additional Informati...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Flooded Road" by J. A. Hampton
Located in London, GB
"Flooded Road" by J. A. Hampton
A pedestrian attempts to leap across a flooded road near Hyde Park in London, 3rd August 1939.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40"x 30'' (inches)
Printed 2022 ...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Los Angeles circa 1930 Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph. A view of Los Angeles, circa 1930.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography unframed.
Press Agency: Anonymous.
Photo...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Duchess of Windsor - Wallis Simpson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of ...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Carriage Ride in Paris Garden, 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, The Buttes Chaumont Public Garden, circa 1930.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Pres...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Stirrup Cup" by J. Gaiger
Located in London, GB
"Stirrup Cup" by J. Gaiger
28th February 1931: At Cowdray park, Midhurst, Sussex handing round a 'stirrup cup' at a hunt meet during 'coming of age' fest...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
By Press Agency Keystone View Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Company. New York City skyscrapers, July 7th, 1931.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photog...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris, Les Halles Food Market, 1930s, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris, circa 1930. Paris, A view of The Halles Food Market, in Paris, France.
Features:
...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flood of the Seine River in Paris, 1930s, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare, unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris, circa 1930. The flood of the Seine River at Port de la Tournelle.
Features:
Original silv...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ships anchoring at the old city of Duesseldorf, Germany 1937 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Cotton Club Marquee In NY" by George Karger
Located in London, GB
"Cotton Club Marquee In NY" by George Karger
Taxis line up out side of the Cotton Club at Broadway and 48th Street circa 1938 in New York City, New York...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jorena Pettway sorting peas inside her smokehouse. Gee's Bend Alabama
Located in Carmel, CA
Historical important photograph by one of the greatest woman photographers.
In great condition. Matted to 16x20.
Marion Post Wolcott
Jorena Pettway sorting peas inside her smokehouse...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Cagney: The Oklahoma Kid
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American actor and dancer James Cagney. Cagney is best known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan ...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Hungry Elephant" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Hungry Elephant" by Fox Photos
An elephant named Mae West accepts an apple from a passing tram driver while taking her morning exercise along Gray's ...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Policemen in Paris 1930s, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co: Policemen in Paris, circa 1930.
French police officers in Paris in front of a subway sta...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris during the Great Depression circa 1930, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris. Paris during the Great Depression, circa 1930...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mussolini Visits A Chemical Industry in Melegnano - Vintage Photo 1935
Located in Roma, IT
'Mussolini Visits A Chemical Industry' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper, the stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, here the Duce visits a chemical...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rita Hayworth in Burbank 20" x 16" Edition of 125
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and producer. She achieved fame duri...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Standing Proud (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Standing Proud (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Herbert Mason/Daily Mail/Getty Images)
St Paul's cathedral standing above the surrounding burning buildings during the London blitz...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Classic Comedian and Film Stars of the 30s
Located in Austin, TX
This artistically recolored group portrait features some of the greatest stars of the 1920s and 30s all standing together and chatting. From left to right: Bela Lugosi...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
The Catherinettes Racecourse, Paris 1931 - Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph shooted by photographer G. Devred for Press Agency ROL, Paris 1931.
The Catherinettes March.
The young ladies hold a hat box wi...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fred Astaire Sitting in Window
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Greta Garbo "As You Desire Me"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Greta Garbo posed for her role in "As You Desire Me".
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 19...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Policemen in Paris circa 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Wide World Photos - New York Times, Paris. Policemen in Paris circa 1930.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos
15th July 1931: Two women in bathing suits share a snack with a couple of sea lions during a display in Paris.
Unframed
Pape...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Fred Astaire in Formal Attire III
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos
6th April 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car.
Unframed
Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Gelatin Fi...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
The Ex Lady (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
The Ex Lady (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by United Archives/ Alamy Archives)
Directed by Robert Florey in 1933, BETTE DAVIS and GENE RAYMOND star in Ex Lady.
Although ...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Carole Lombard (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Carole Lombard (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by ScreenProd / Alamy Archives)
1932,
Actress and fashion model Carole Lombard
Additional I...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Fred Astaire in Mid-Jump with Tophat
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Prince Alexander Of Yugoslavia At Eto" by Keystone-France
Located in London, GB
"Prince Alexander Of Yugoslavia At Eton College 1937" by Keystone-France
UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 23: Prince Alexander Of Yugoslavia (2Nd From Left), The Son Of Regent Prince Paul...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive)
A pedestrian attempts to leap across a flooded road near Hyde Park in London, ...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
"1st Class Travel" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"1st Class Travel" by Fox Photos
September 1934: Mrs C Wylds behind the wheel with her pet pig at Terling in Essex.
Unframed
Paper Size: 16" x 20'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Ge...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Water Skiing (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A woman in white two-piece bathing suit water skiing cir...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Babe Ruth: The Sultan of Swat
Located in Austin, TX
Great black and white action shot of Babe Ruth on the field, bats thrown over his shoulder and smiling.
was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Bas...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller
Located in London, GB
"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller
22nd August 1932: Three young competitors leaping over the boundary between two tennis courts at the Essex Junior Champ...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Paris, Street Flea Market circa 1930, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris circa 1930. Rue Saint Medard in Paris, a street flea market.
Features:
Original silver gelatin p...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bette Davis (1935) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1935,
Portrait of actress Bette Davis circa....
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
View of the Ancient Port of Singapore - Vintage Photo 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
View on a Singapore port is a b/w photographic print on polished paper by Press Photo, Berlin.
Stereotype in German on the back. In very good condi...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Chorus Formation" by Sasha
Located in London, GB
"Chorus Formation" by Sasha
14th February 1933: The Albertina Rasch chorus girls who are appearing in 'Wild Violets'.
Unframed
Paper Size: 24" x 20'' (in...
Category
Modern 1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
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