Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc. Vintage Photographs

Arkansas Family. Seven Months in California. Washing Dishes

A Thirteen Year Old Grocery Boy, Maryland

Geothermal Springs / Hot Springs Mountains [Nevada]

Comme une Piste de Cirque Eclairee par un Projecteur Apparaisse la Vulgaire Bougie de Cuisine avec la Flamme

Figure, Surmounting a Calabash, Belgian Congo

Venice, California [Backyard-Venice West]

Mormon Mesa / Virgin River Valley, Nevada

Concrete and Ice, Missouri River, Clay County, South Dakota

Around Larkin Street (there are bars...)

Portrait of Painter Thomas Hill [1829-1908]

Around Larkin Street (...independent working people...)

Comparative System from the Cycle Morphology of the New Reality

Sand Dunes, Amargosa Desert, Nevada 1948

Langhorne, Pennsylvania [Flannery’s Restaurant]

Frank Duvenek [1848-1919] and Henry Farny [1947-1916] in the Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio

Surrealist Composition [Andrée Lorain in an Elsa Schiaparelli Hat]

Rozel Point / Great Salt Lake [Spiral Jetty]

Zoe Lowenthal (Brown)

· Halloween Beards · Vintage silver print · 1952

About Us

Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc. has been a leading dealer in vintage photographs for over fifty years. Based in San Francisco, we specialize in 20th-century modernism, the f.64 group, photojournalism, and American landscape photography. Our inventory spans rare prints, exceptional albums, and works by the most significant photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Susan Herzig and Paul Hertzmann bring decades of expertise and passion to each acquisition and sale, working with collectors, institutions, and estates worldwide.

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Years of Excellence

Since the early 1970s, we have been at the forefront of the vintage photograph market, building relationships with collectors and institutions that span generations. Our commitment to quality, scholarship, and integrity has made us a trusted name in the field.

Services

For Collectors

Whether you are building a collection or seeking a single important work, we offer expert guidance, authentication research, and access to an extensive inventory of vintage photographs. We work closely with collectors at every level.

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For Sellers

We actively purchase individual photographs and entire collections, offering fair market valuations and discreet, professional transactions. If you have photographs to sell, we welcome the opportunity to discuss your holdings.

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Browse our curated selection of vintage photographs, from 19th-century masterworks to 20th-century modernist prints.

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(415) 626-2677pmhi@hertzmann.netPO Box 40447, San Francisco, CA 94140