RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

French journalist, caricaturist, and photographer (1828–1906). The rival of Nadar in French photography, he is best known for his numerous portraits a

Russian-born painter (1887–1985) whose colorful, fanciful depictions of peasant life, Judaica, and other subjects earned him a place among the most po

Original 4.25 x 6 cabinet photo of a younger Clemens seated in between George Alfred Townsend and David Gray by Brady of Washington, D. C., circa 1860

English rhymster (1816–1891) known as ‘Poet Close.’ Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lower border in blac

French painter (1819–1877) who was scorned for his rigid classical outlook. He was imprisoned and fined for his part in the destruction of the Vendome

English mezzotint engraver (1801–1887). Original 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite photo by Mayall of London, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Sam’

American landscape artist (1823–1900). Rare original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Rockwood and Company of New York, signed below the image in bla

Journalist and politician from New Jersey (1797–1871) and a leading partisan Democratic editor. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Brady of Ne

French painter (1824–1898) who became the president and co-founder of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by

Spanish realist painter (1841–1920). Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lower border in black ink, “R. De Madrazo.”