1930s Portrait Photography

Printed later. Signed on the back of the print with date in pencil. Camera Obscura label on back of mat. Overmatted to 18 x 22". Provenance Camera Obscura Gallery (Denver) 1980s to p...

Greta Garbo - Somber Head Shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931 1931 Black and white somber headshot photograph of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979). Greta Garbo gazes at the camera, her curled hair sits in front of her face. The background is black. A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection. Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926. Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...

Portrait of Benito Mussolini is  a black and white vintage photo, realized  in August 1st 1934. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including h...

Vintage Photo. The Marx Brothers in a scene from the movie "Horse Feathers" by Norman Z.Mc Leod. Good condition.

This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1938 and printed at a later date. It depicts actors, Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, who were known as the "The King and Queen of Hollywood". Upon meeting Gable for the first time, Crawford recalled, “it was like an electric current went through my body…my knees buckled...

Rome, the Palace of Justice is a vintage photo realized in the 1930s .

Youth Sports in Fascist Italy  is a vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Studio Gherlone.

Italian Fascism Era - The Conference is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Agence Trampus.

Youth Sports in Fascist Italy is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Agence Trampus.

The Duce and Badoglio is an original b/w photo realized in 1934 by Agence Trampus. The original hallmark of the agency and a piece of paper with the caption on the back are present. ...

Mussolini in Libya is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper. Stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, realized on 20 Mars of 1937. Very good general conditi...

'Mussolini In Manoeuvres of Bolzano' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper. Stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, realized on 2 September 1935. Fair c...

Work beginning at the 1941 Universal Exposition is an original photograph realized in 1937. B/w photograph printed by Agence Trampus, Paris. The original hallmark of the agency (phot...

Etudiants Romaines à Rome is an original artwork realized in 1938 in Rome and published by Agence Trampus, Paris. The title, the original description with the date and the hallmark o...

Early in Parkinson's fashion career shooting designs by Dilkusha and Paquin, for Harper’s Bazaar, August, 1937 Fashion by Dilkusha and Paquin, for Harper’s Bazaar, 1937 Silver gelat...

This piece is an original photograph, shot by George Hurrell in 1939 and printed at a later date. It depicts American actress and singer, Ann Sheridan, who had a 30 year long career...

Vintage Photo from the Fascist period. Photo by Gherlone, Torino. Photo dimensions 17 x 23 cm. Includes passepartout.

Vintage Photo. "La fotografica" photo reportage agency - Torino By Studio Gherlone. Good condition.

'Mussolini and Women Group' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper. Stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, realized on 24 April 1935. Very good conditions. In the photo Mussolini participated in the inauguration of the aviation study center of Guidonia, he greeted by a group of costumed women...

Very rare photo-postcard with portrait and autograph by Douglas Fairbanks, 1930 circa Photomechanical print on photographic paper. Typographic head...

This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Ted Allan, originally shot in 1935 and printed at a later date. It depicts Julius Henry Marx, known professionally as Groucho Marx, who was an American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. He was known as a master of quick wit and is widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. Allan took this image of Marx on set of "A Day at the Races...

Vintage View on the city of Hankou is a b/w photograph by Atlantic-Photo dating back to October 27, 1938. Photographic print on polished paper with stamp of agency and stereotype in German on the back...

All the elements of a classic Helen Levitt photograph are in place here: the stoop of a Manhattan brownstone, a couple of ragamuffin children, a rich tableau of expressive body lang...

'Mussolini with Stojadinović and Bastianini is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper. Stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, realized on 7 December 1937 in...

'Mussolini Greets The Crowd' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper. Stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back. The "French Patriotic Youth" attends a speech...

1938 Studio stamp, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 9 x 7 inches This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1937 and printed at a later date. It depicts English actress, Vivien Leigh...

Fashion model Pamela Minchin photographed on the Isle of Wight wearing Fortnum and Mason’s dark burgundy Lastex satin swimsuit with ballet skirt, Harper’s Bazaar, July 1939. 'For ba...

This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative, taken by Laszlo Willinger in 1939. It depicts Hungarian film, stage and radio performer, Ilona Massey. Massey is best known for her roles in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man...

Vintage ferrotyped silver print Signed in ink, recto Artist credit stamp, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Born in Vienna in 1895, Trude Fleischmann became a prominent society photographer in the 1920s. Her Vienna studio...

An elephant named Mae West accepts an apple from a passing tram driver while taking her morning exercise along Gray's Inn Road, London, 16th December 1936. Mae is helping to publicis...

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...

Joan Crawford (1933) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1933 Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress. Additional Information: Unfr...

Carole Lombard (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo by ScreenProd / Alamy Archives) 1932, Actress and fashion model Carole Lombard Additional I...

American silent film actress Phyllis Gordon (1889 - 1964) window-shopping in Earls Court, London with her four-year-old cheetah who was flown to Britain from Kenya. (Photo by B C Par...

April, 6 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...

This piece is an original photograph in sepia tone from the original negative, shot by George Hurrell in 1932 and printed by Hurrell circa 1977. This is a rare photograph as it is o...

This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative, shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull in 1933. It depicts Marion Davies, American film...

This piece is an original photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger circa 1939. It depicts one of the leading movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, Olivia de Havilland...

Merle Oberon, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Merle Oberon' and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse Sil...

This piece is a original photograph from the original negative, shot by Ted Allan in 1936. It depicts French actor, Charles Boyer, who appeared in more ...

This piece is a original photograph from a copy of the original negative, shot by Ted Allan in 1937 and printed at a later date. It depicts English actress, Madeleine Carroll...

RED-HEADED WOMAN, Jean Harlow, 1932 / Everett Collection. stunning and vivid colourised photograph of the first sex symbol, Jean Harlow. Large Oversize print (photo The Everett Co...

Historical Photo - Dukes of Winsor, Wedding is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1937.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and...

Mussolini Passes in Zapatiè is a black and white vintage photo realized in 1937. Good condition.

Mussolini in a meeting is a black and white vintage photo realized by Agence Trampus in the1930s. Good condition.

Unknown Photographer. SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF ORSON WELLES. Photographer not known, no date, but circa 1937/8. Silver Gelatin Photograph, 7 x 5 i...

Italian Fascism Era - Litwinoff - Mussolini is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . By Agence Trampus.

the Roman festivals for the Anniversary of Fascism is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Agence Trampus.

Italian Fascism Era - Meeting Mussolini and Raymond Poincaré is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Agence Trampus.

Sports and Youngs in Fascist Italy is a vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Studio Gherlone.

Sports and Youngs in Fascist Italy is a vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Studio Gherlone.

Italian Fascism Era - Mussolini  is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Agence Trampus.

Italian Fascism Era - Meeting Mussolini and Litvinoff is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1930s . Photo by Agence Trampus

Dry mounted on archival board. Printed by Brett Weston in edition of 100 but only 10 were made. Some foxing on mat. From the Portfolio of my Father.

The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1938.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political even...

Mussolini's Speech is an original photograph realized in 1934 and printed by Agence Trampus. The original title, the description, the date and the original hallmark on the back is pr...

The Portrait of Mussolini before his rise to the power is an original b/w photo realized in August 1934 by Agence Trampus (Paris). On the back there is the original hallmark of the A...

The Duce and the Italian farmers is an original photograph realized in 1937 and printed by Agence Trampus. The original hallmark and the original piece of paper with the title, the description and the date on the back is glued. The artwork is in good conditions, a small fold on the lower right is present. The photo represents the Duce that gives the key of a new house to the farmers of Aprilia after the reclamation of the swamps in the Pontina area. On the back there is the original hallmark of the Agence Trampus and the description of the photo: "Le Duce remet à una famille de paysans la clef de la maison d...

The end of the trip of Stoyadinovitch is an original b/w photo realized in December 1937 by Trampus Agency, Paris. The original hallmark "Photoreportage Trampus" on the back. On the back it is glued a piece of paper with the typewritten caption (title, description and date. The artwork is in very good conditions except for a light fold on the upper left corner. The artwork represents the meeting of Mussolini with the Prime Minister Stoyadinovitch, in the center of the photo and Count Ciano on the left at Venice Palace...