Vintage Photographs

artnet Auctions features high-quality 19th and 20th century vintage art photographs at various price levels for collectors and art lovers. Exceptional prices for photographs include a record US$51,750 for a vintage platinum print portrait of the sculptor Auguste Rodin by Gertrude Kasebier, sold on February 18, 2011.

Since photography was invented in the mid-19th century, artists have used the spontaneous medium to capture still lifes, landscapes, and figures in works that can be dreamy, realistic, or abstract. Often in black and white, Vintage Photography is generally dated from the mid-19th century through the 1970s.

Browse and bid on fine vintage photographs for sale by clicking any lot below.
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14 Results

  • Todd Webb: The Salt Mine at Avery Island, 1947

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    2 days, 3 hours, 1 minute
    Friday, June 21, 2013, 12:43 p.m. (EST)
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  • Ezra Stoller: Guggenheim Museum, 1960

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    5 days, 1 hour, 23 minutes
    Monday, June 24, 2013, 11:05 a.m. (EST)
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  • Harold Eugene Edgerton: Football Kick, Stroboscopic, 1934

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,000
    End Time
    5 days, 1 hour, 28 minutes
    Monday, June 24, 2013, 11:10 a.m. (EST)
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  • Edward Sheriff Curtis: Prayer to the Stars, 1909

    Platinum Print

    Opening Bid
    US$9,000
    End Time
    5 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes
    Monday, June 24, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
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  • Jean Depara: Le Solex, 1969

    Silver Print, black and white photograph

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    9 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes
    Friday, June 28, 2013, 11:45 a.m. (EST)
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