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Portrait Photography For Sale
Portrait of Lady - Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Lady is a Vintage Photograph in the early 20th Century by Debenham Gould in Glen View Studio. With a Greenish Passepartout and Cover wrote: Debenham Gould, Glen View Stu...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lyre - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lyre is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, of th...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Farmers - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Silver slat photograph of a painting, hand dedicated to Carlo Ferrari by Simonetta Alfoso realized by G.B. Berra in the early 20th Century. Four photographs, two on the front and tw...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

View Of Rome - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View Of Rome - Vintage Photograph is a Vintage Photograph in the early 20th Century. Four photographs, two on the front and two on the rear: Temple of Juno, Wall of Romulus, and Wal...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Dreamgirl (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dreamgirl (29 Palms, CA) 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate, Artist inventory number: 924. N...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Paper

'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph by Renzo Cinti - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in the 1940s. Good condition included a cream-colored carboard passpartout (32x23 cm). Hand-signed by the artist on t...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lido Life, Slim Aarons Estate Photograph in Venice, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lido Life: A group of friends squeeze onto an inflatable raft at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy, 1957. This vibrant photograph by Slim Aarons, taken in 1957 at the Venice Lido, enca...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph by Renzo Cinti - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in the 1940s. Good condition included a cream-colored carboard passpartout (32x23 cm). Hand-signed by the artist on t...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Nastasia with Gun' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini Nastasia with Gun (High Desert) - 2019 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the Polaroid. Signed in front, not mounted. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Frank Sinatra - For the love of vinyl
Located in Chicago, IL
For the love of vinyl – circa 1945. Frank Sinatra relaxing at home in Toluca Lake, CA preparing to listen to some music. Note daughter Nancy in the edge of the right frame. From Sin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Slim Aarons 'Family Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1960: Mrs A Watson Armour III (Jean Schweppe) with friends and family enjoying the pool on their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Family Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Collector will get the next number in the edition 60 x 60 inches $5100 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 16 x 16 inches $2150 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Lake Forest, Vintage Poolside Glamour, Vintage Sport, Swimming, Vintage Holiday, 60s, vintage Illinois...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Silver Bra (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Silver Bra (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate,...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Tyler Shields - Bow Silhouette, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Silhouette Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print

Look in the mirror by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist A women looks in to a plastic of a cow. This photo was taken in a Museum in Berlin. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most s...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Look in the mirror by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist A women looks in to a plastic of a cow. This photo was taken in a Museum in Berlin. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most s...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nelson Sullivan, His Home, 5 Ninth Avenue, Meatpacking District, New York City
Located in New York, NY
This black and white photograph by Paula Gately Tillman is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Nelson Sullivan, His Home, 5 Ninth Avenue, Meatpacking District, New York City 1986/pri...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tyler Shields - Back Silhouette, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Silhouette Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Paper, Luster, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print

Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas 1967-69 by Danny Lyon, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas 1967-69 by Danny Lyon is a black and white gelatin silver print, depicting a nude black man standing in front of a Texas Ranger. The man stands with his...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas', Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Maggiore island. Captured with the exquisite clarity and charm that epitomiz...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Dimas II
Located in Zurich, CH
Karla HIRALDO VOLEAU (*1992, French-Dominican) Dimas II, 2019 Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo-rag paper 52 x 39 cm (20 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proof...
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2010s Portrait Photography

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Rag Paper, Inkjet

Harsha and Sneha, Protraits. From The Third Gender of India Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Harsha and Sneha, 2013 by Jill Peters From the series The Third Gender of India Archival pigment print Overall size: 60 in H x 80 in W Individual size: 60 in H x 40 in W Edition of 3...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Muskan and Sangita, Protraits. From The Third Gender of India Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Muskan and Sangita, 2013 by Jill Peters From The Third Gender of India series Archival pigment print Overall size: 24 in H x 32.4 in W Individual size: 24 in H x 16.2 in W Edition o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Central Avenue
Located in Kansas City, MO
Tim Pott Central Avenue Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bl...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lido Life, Slim Aarons Estate Photograph in Venice, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lido Life: A group of friends squeeze onto an inflatable raft at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy, 1957. This vibrant photograph by Slim Aarons, taken in 1957 at the Venice Lido, enca...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Dimas I
Located in Zurich, CH
Karla HIRALDO VOLEAU (*1992, French-Dominican) Dimas I, 2019 Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo-rag paper 52 x 39 cm (20 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs...
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2010s Portrait Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Quisiera Tocarte I
Located in Zurich, CH
Karla HIRALDO VOLEAU (*1992, French-Dominican) Quisiera Tocarte I, 2019 Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo-rag paper 52 x 39 cm (20 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 arti...
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2010s Portrait Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas', Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Maggiore island. Captured with the exquisite clarity and charm that epitomiz...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas', Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Maggiore island. Captured with the exquisite clarity and charm that epitomiz...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

3 Stefanie Schneider's Minis 'Nudes' - triptych, signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
3 Stefanie Schneider's Minis 'Nudes' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 3 Archival Color Photographs based on 3 original Polaroids. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2022 10...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print, Polaroid, Lambda, Color, Archival Paper

Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas', Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Maggiore island. Captured with the exquisite clarity and charm that epitomiz...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Lido Life, Slim Aarons Estate Photograph in Venice, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lido Life: A group of friends squeeze onto an inflatable raft at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy, 1957. This vibrant photograph by Slim Aarons, taken in 1957 at the Venice Lido, enca...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

“Tramp Stamp 1” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Tramp Stamp 1” (FRAMED) Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/12 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag American Dreams - From "Playboy" series. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Alligator
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jarrett Redd Alligator Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bla...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Peter’s Neighborhood
Located in Kansas City, MO
Tim Pott Peter’s Neighborhood Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a mini...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sea Drive by Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda, C Print

Old days Photo - Mother and Daughter - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Mother and Daughter is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic albu...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Statue - Vintage Photograph - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Statue - Vintage Photograph is a Photograph applied on a Passepartout realized in the late 19th Century Good conditions, aged with a cutting on cardboard support on the lower, , Han...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Kansas City Indian Center Staff Members
Located in Kansas City, MO
JoLynne Martinez Kansas City Indian Center Staff Members Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang;...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Juncture (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Juncture (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Black Hippie Red Sombrero n' Flute Central Park Music Festival 60's Celebration
Located in Miami, FL
A black hippie enthroned in a majestic red sombrero is captured playing a flute at a Central Park music festival in 1969. This was the same year the youth "counterculture" celebrat...
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1960s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Ski Bunny" Contemporary Mixed Media Collaged Figurative Portrait On Panel
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Snow Bunny" is a contemporary mixed media piece on panel by Anke, depicting a woman in snow goggles with antlers made of branches and collaged details on her body, face and head. Th...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Panel, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper

Messing Round (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Messing Round (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Shadows (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shadows (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Hyde Park
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul McMillian Hyde Park Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal b...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Desire (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desire (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Episodes of Dissociation (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Episodes of Dissociation (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Golden Mist at the Fountain - Impressionist Girl Relaxing like Georges Seurat
Located in Miami, FL
A girl is shrouded in a golden mist of shimming water droplets emanating from a fountain. This image looks like something post-impressionist Georges Seurat would paint, but in realit...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Muse (29 Palms, CA) Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Magic
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Muse (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 80x79cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, artist inventory number 5804. Signature label and Certificate....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Westside
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anthony Rea Westside Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal black...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

20th & Broadway
Located in Kansas City, MO
Paul McMillian 20th & Broadway Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a min...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jinx in goggles, Florence, Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Jinx in Goggles, Florence, Italy by Ruth Orkin is a black and white portrait of a woman, wearing goggles with a white cap underneath. This photograph is part of Orkin's series, Ameri...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Personatus - black and white masked portrait, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Personatus' London, United Kingdom 2020. Limited edition of 20. Photograph printed on heavy-weight fine art paper. COA included. 'Personatus' is a self-portrait that Ugne shot d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Giclée

Adaptive Athlete
Located in Kansas City, MO
JoLynne Martinez Adaptive Athlete Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Angel (Heavenly Falls)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Angel (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 9069. N...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Armenian Mirror
Located in Boca Raton, FL
New York-based, Armenian-born artist, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, is especially interested in how people interact in this new era of technology and social media. His “Mirrors” series sugges...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Beyond the Sea
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Isabelle van Zeijl is recognized for her mastery in creating striking self-portraits. She produces her images autonomously, taking on the roles of model, creator, object and subject ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.

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