Portrait photograph of Katherine Cornell in "Lucrèce"
New York: January 10, 1933. Read More about Portrait photograph of Katherine Cornell in "Lucrèce"
Price: $1,500
Carl Van Vechten
1880 - 1964
Portrait photograph of John Gielgud.
New York: 3 December, 1936. Variant of the portrait from the same session as published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. At the time, Gielgud's was making his American stage debut as "Hamlet" -- the role which made his fame. Read More about Portrait photograph of John Gielgud
Price: $1,900
Portrait photograph of Ethel Barrymore.
New York: 12 Dec., 1937. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Ethel Barrymore
Price: $1,250
Bust portrait of Marc Connelly.
March 26, 1963. Connelly wrote Green Pastures. Read More about Bust portrait of Marc Connelly
Price: $300
Portrait photograph of Alfred Lunt.
New York. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Alfred Lunt
Price: $1,000
Portrait photograph of Charles Laughton.
New York: 4 April, 1940. Variant portrait from that published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Charles Laughton
Price: $1,950
Portrait photograph of Paul Muni.
New York: December 9, 1932. Slightly darker print (from the same negative) than that published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Paul Muni
Price: $1,000
Portrait photograph of Paul Muni.
New York: December 9, 1932. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Paul Muni
Price: $850
Kitty Carlsle, 1933
Portrait photograph of Kitty Carlisle as the Prince in "Fledermaus"
New York: November 1, 1933. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Kitty Carlsle, 1933. Read More about Portrait photograph of Kitty Carlisle as the Prince in "Fledermaus"
Price: $750
Portrait photograph of Clare Boothe Luce.
New York: Dec 9, 1932. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Clare Boothe Luce
Price: $1,000
Portrait photograph of civil rights leader Walter White.
New York: July 12, 1938. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Fine large portrait of Walter Francis White (1892-1955), executive director of the NAACP for nearly 25 years and one of the most important civil rights leaders of the 20th century. Read More about Portrait photograph of civil rights leader Walter White
Price: $1,500
Portrait photograph of Max Eastman.
New York: 31 October, 1934. Read More about Portrait photograph of Max Eastman
Price: $1,000
Rare Van Vchten Portrait: Gish as Ophelia
Portrait photograph of Lillian Gish as Ophelia.
New York: April 12, 1937. Rare Van Vchten Portrait: Gish as Ophelia. Despite the pencilled note (added later), during the time of this session, the great star of the silent screen was playing Ophelia opposite John Gielgud's Hamlet on Broadway, with Judith Anderson as Gertrude, Harry Matthews as Horatio, et..... Read More about Portrait photograph of Lillian Gish as Ophelia
Price: $950
Portrait photograph of Agnes de Mille in "Three Virgins and a Devil"
New York: March 18, 1941. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Fine portrait of the young choreographer in her first major successful work. Read More about Portrait photograph of Agnes de Mille in "Three Virgins and a Devil"
Price: $1,250
Portrait photograph of Marc Chagall.
New York: July 4, 1941. Variant of the portrait from the same session published in Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten (1978). Read More about Portrait photograph of Marc Chagall
Price: $4,000
Portrait photograph of Jacob Epstein.
London: May 28, 1934. Variant of the portrait from the same session published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Jacob Epstein
Price: $1,500
Portrait photograph of Jacob Epstein.
London: May 28, 1934. Variant of the portrait from the same session published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Jacob Epstein
Price: $1,500
Portrait photograph of Aaron Copland.
New York: April 5, 1935. Variant of the portrait from the same session published in Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Aaron Copland
Price: $1,900
Heifetz Portrait, 1933
Portrait photograph of Jascha Heifetz.
New York: 3 April, 1933. Variant of the portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Heifetz Portrait, 1933. Read More about Portrait photograph of Jascha Heifetz
Price: $950
Portrait photograph of Lillian Gish in her role in "The Marquise", by Noel Coward.
New York: 28 Oct., 1947. Variant of the portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Lillian Gish in her role in "The Marquise", by Noel Coward
Price: $1,250
Portrait photograph of Henri Matisse.
New York: May 20, 1933. Variant of the portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Rare portrait of Matisse. Read More about Portrait photograph of Henri Matisse
Price: $3,500
Portrait photograph of Laurence Olivier.
New York: June 17, 1939. Variant of the portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Fine image of the great actor in the year of his starring role as 'Heathcliff' in WUTHERING HEIGHTS. Read More about Portrait photograph of Laurence Olivier
Price: $1,500
Portrait photograph of Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom in "Ulysses in Nightown"
New York: October 29, 1958. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Burgess Meredith's production in 1958 marked a comeback for one of America's greatest comedians. Mostel, whose career had been stalled by his McArthur-era blacklisting, made a triumphant return to the stage..... Read More about Portrait photograph of Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom in "Ulysses in Nightown"
Price: $1,000
Portrait photograph of Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom in "Ulysses in Nightown"
New York: October 29, 1958. Burgess Meredith's production in 1958 marked a comeback for one of America's greatest comedians. Mostel, whose career had been stalled by his McArthur-era blacklisting, made a triumphant return to the stage as Bloom. Read More about Portrait photograph of Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom in "Ulysses in Nightown"
Price: $1,000
The Original Maggie the Cat
Portrait photograph of Barbara Bel Geddes as "Maggie" in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.
New York: June 3, 1955. The Original Maggie the Cat. Bel Geddes played Maggie in the original production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, which opened on March 24, 1955. Read More about Portrait photograph of Barbara Bel Geddes as "Maggie" in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Price: $1,000