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Four Portraits of Boy George - Vintage Color Photos - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Four Portraits of Boy George is a Lot of 4 photographic pints on Kodak Rc matt color paper.
Photographs by Anna Caterina Florio,hand-written notes and name of photograph on the back...
Category
1990s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lorenzo Agius - Angelina Jolie, color, portrait, blindfold, photo, 24x20 in
By Lorenzo Agius
Located in London, GB
Categories:
Lorenzo Agius, Angelina Jolie, color, portrait, blindfold, photo, 24x20 in, jolie, photography, photoshoot, icon, design, decorative, authentic, photograph, palace, agius...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Miranda - Portrait, Contemporary print, Color Analogue photo, Sensual, Model
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Style:
Color photography, 21st century, Archival pigment print, Sensual, Figurative, Nude, Aesthetic photo, Large-scale, Model ,...
Category
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, C...
Hot Rod Resting, Bakersfield, California - Contemporary Portrait Color Photo
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Resting Hot Rod, from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, taken in Bakersfield, California two years after, he photographed Wendy Resting, they make a great pair.
This artwork is a l...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Hot Rod Resting, Bakersfield, California - Contemporary Portrait Color Photo
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Resting Hot Rod, taken in Bakersfield, California two years after, he photographed Wendy Resting in Las Vegas, they make a great pair. From Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' series, a colle...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Apples - Portrait limited edition still-life art print, Figurative Color photo
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Style:
Color photography, 21st century, Archival pigment print, Sensual, Figurative, Nude, Aesthetic photo, Large-scale, Model ,...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...


