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Portrait Photography For Sale
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Gang of Marrakesh
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With his multimedia portraits, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj thrives in a space between cultures, traditions, mediums, and artistic movements. The subjects of his photography range f...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Massimo Listri 'Palazzo Grimani II, Venezia Vertical'
Located in New York, NY
Massimo Listri
Palazzo Grimani II, Venezia
2022
C print Signed, dated, and numbered on verso label
39.5 x 47.5 inches (100 x 120 cm) edition of 5 - $12,500
47.5 x 59 inches (120 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1987 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
36 x 36 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Critical Actors 1
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Critical Actors
2019
1080 HD video
duration 6:20
Edition of 5
Presented on 50" 4K led screen
Lee Wells (°1971, New York) creates mixed media artworks, paintings and media art. He ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Video
Donald Trump
Located in New York, NY
Donald Trump, 1992
Archival pigment print
48 x 48 inches
edition of 10
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principal...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Kennedys, JFK and Jackie, Posed Portrait
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
JFK, JBK Posed Portrait, 2971_d_11a. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Eac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Marilyn double vision
By Robin Austin
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dye sublimation metal print.
Robin Austin has always been a storyteller – whether earlier in his career, marketing successful global companies, or as the co-founder and creative visionary of Fusion 5, a global branding firm, or now as an artist – creating a rich landscape reflecting images of our shared cultural heritage.
Each signed and limited edition work is a visual celebration of the moments captured in time. The genius of Robin’s art...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
"Picasso" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta
Located in Culver City, CA
"Picasso" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta
Full name: Woman with a Fish Hat by Picasso
This artwork is printed on fine art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Canvas, Digital
Fun Loving Criminals by BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals
By BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
Archival pigment pop art print of infamous criminal arrest mugshots of Fifty Cent, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Snoop Dog, Mick...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Night Blue Kate by BATIK - Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Night Blue Kate
By BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
Artwork of the supermodel Kate Moss
Made and signed by London based pop artist BATIK.
Produced from the original transparency
Ce...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Squaw Valley Snow - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Squaw Valley Snow
Snow covers the deserted cafe in Squaw Valley, California, January 1961.
Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Produced util...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Biblioteca St. Emmeram III, Regensburg, Germania
Located in New York, NY
Biblioteca St. Emmeram III, Regensburg, Germania, 2016
C print
39.5 x 47.5 inches edition of 5
47.5 x 59 inches edition of 5
71 x 88.5 inches edition of 5
The photographer is ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Terry O'Neill Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore)
Located in New York, NY
Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), 1964
Silver gelatin print
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
English actress Honor Blackman on a beach, circa 1964. Splashes on the s...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Women With Hat In Bus Window, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Women framed In San Francisco bus window.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Other sizes ar...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
"Cream” Photography 36" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Cream” Photography 36" x 28" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
From "Rite of Spring" series
In this melancholy series, we ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Maiesta
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series.
The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn Being Towel Dried, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Being Towel Dried, c7_26, 1953 – Photographed for LIFE in 1953, Audrey Hepburn is shampooed on the set of Sabrina. Aged 24, Audrey was alre...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Haute Couture - Yasmeen Ghauri at Christian Lacroix
By Bruno Bisang
Located in New York City, NY
Haute Couture - Yasmeen Ghauri at Christian Lacroix
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Svet and Liza, Ukraine
Located in New York, NY
Svet and Liza
Ukraine
2017
Signed and numbered, verso
Archival pigment print
37 x 37 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
$7,500
17 x 17 inches
(Edition of 10 + 2 APs)
$4,000
Please no...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Anatoly, Ukraine
Located in New York, NY
Anatoly
Ukraine
2017
Signed and numbered, verso
Archival pigment print
37 x 37 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
$7,500
17 x 17 inches
(Edition of 10 + 2 APs)
$4000
Please note that...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Marlboroughs, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1957: John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, the 10th Duke of Marlborough (1897 - 1972) and his wife Mary relax on a bench in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, the family seat in Oxford...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
"Narcissus in Love, " C-Print Mounted on Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russian
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. Oleg Dou’s use of metaph...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
Sophie # 5, hand painted mixed media portrait photography on paper, framed
Located in Dallas, TX
This beutiful unique edition is framed on a custom black box frame, all archival materials.
Rosie Emerson, born in 1981, is a contemporary artist working almost exclusively on representing the female form. Emerson’s figures draw reference from archetypes old and new, from Artemis to the modern day super model, each solitary figure, an allegory of her own fantasy. Interested in surface, the interplay between photography and painting. Emerson’s works are playful constructs; Photography is used, not as a device for capturing reality but for creating romanticised optical illusions.
Inspired by her love of theatre, performance, shrines and rituals, she uses lighting, costume, set and prop making, alongside printmaking and painting to create other worldly one off pieces. Her photography is inspired by both the drama of the baroque, and ethereal qualities of Pre Raphaelite works. Other important influences include late medieval and renaissance paintings, Japanese prints, and magical realist literature.
Emerson’s screen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic, Graphite
Gael Froget 04
Located in New York, NY
This artwork is offered in 3 sizes. The price of the artwork increases with the edition. Please contact us to inquire about the current edition number, availability, and price. This is a new image in the series, published November 2021. This edition is framed in a black float frame , Laminated and mounted to Aluminum.
Size 1: 43 3/10 × 28 3/10 × 2 in (110 × 72 × 5 cm) - edition of 6
Size 2: 63 × 41 7/10 × 2 in (160 × 106 × 5 cm) - edition of 9
Size 3: 82 7/10 × 55 1/10 × 2 in (210 × 140 × 5 cm) - edition of 3
please inquire for a custom shipping quote - shipping worldwde
The Painters Project by Eric Ceccarini is an ongoing collection of collaborations with painters and models that give birth to a number of distinctive photographs. Ceccarini offers the artists the opportunity to collaborate with some of the very best models he has worked with throughout his career to create an array of spectacular images. The Artist brings his own creative universe, techniques and palette, the Model their personality and body language. The model and artist interaction is key to the process. The temporary nature of the painting on human skin is captured and immortalized through Ceccarini’s lens to create the photographic artwork.
Eric sets himself apart from others by shunning technical artifice and working in natural light, outside the studio. This results in soft, velvety, almost painterly images that amaze.
Eric is a Belgian artist born in 1965. He gained a degree in photography from infac, Brussels in 1987, and has since then been a fashion photographer working with many of the top houses. Chopard, Elle, Marie-Claire, L’Oréal, Levi’s, Coca Cola, Virgin, Saab, Delvaux, Lowe Lintas and Ogilvy are just some of Ceccarini’s high-profile clients.
Keywords: Photography, painting, model, contemporary, collaboration, women, paint, writing, shapes, black, white, blue, nude, body, beauty, emotion, pride, belgium, colors, bright, silhouette, french art, portrait, nude, body, portrait, thick layers, material, lina redford...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Archival Pigment, Di...
Deterioration Series 155
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 155
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso
This image is part of Robert Fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Masha Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex UV Resistant Front Portrait
Located in Utrecht, NL
Masha Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex UV Resistant Front Portrait
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
1973 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Located in Utrecht, NL
1973 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). They...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
1973-1 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Located in Utrecht, NL
1973-1 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Deterioration Series 072
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 072
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 5
This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly Pensive, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Grace Kelly Pensive -- Grace Kelly, later Princess Grace of Monaco, was photographed by Mark Shaw in 1954. Image size is 32" X 32" (for 36" X 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints ar...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
1985 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Located in Utrecht, NL
1985 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). They...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Deterioration Series 138
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 138
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso
This image is part of Robert Fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Diane Sawyer
Located in New York, NY
Diane Sawyer
Archival pigment print
image size: 24 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ted Williams 'Louis Armstrong'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Louis Armstrong
1962 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Louis Armstrong on-sta...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Deterioration Series 133
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 133
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso
This image is part of Robert Fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deterioration Series 023
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 023
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 5
This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Patsy Pulitzer, Seaplane At Palm Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Patsy Pulitzer, Seaplane At Palm Beach
Chromogenic print, 1955
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Montecatini (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1987 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
36 x 36 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon Diamond Dust canvas , 38x60 The Lost Weekend
By May Pang and Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
May Pang's intimate and truthful portraits of John Lennon during their time together are of significant importance. A full length Documentary on John and May's relationship Titled "The lost weekend...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media
Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski, 1963
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963.
Estate stamped and hand number...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Zen Zebra - animal photography, color photography
Located in New York, NY
In this series, Zilberberg creates animal montages as an expression of self-therapy, drawing attention to mindfulness and nature conservation. As an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn strolls in front of her Beverly Hills apartment, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
On a day off Audrey Hepburn strolls in front of her Beverly Hills apartment" -- One of Mark Shaw's most loved images of Audrey in her trademark boy's button down shirt and tight capris pants. Because it was shot in black and white few viewers realize the shirt was pink and her pants were bright red! Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
Audrey Hepburn is stepping through a wooden fence into a garden. She wears a white high...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Sir Run Run Shaw, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features philanthropist and entertainment mogul Sir Run Run Shaw surrounded by the stars of Hong Ko...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Britt Ekland in Porto Ercole (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Britt Ekland in Porto Ercole, 1969
Chromogenic lambda print
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 150
1969, Swedish actress Britt Ekland in Porto Ercole, Italy.
Estate stamped and hand...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
C.Z. Guest with her Poodle (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1962: Socialite Mrs. Winston Guest holding poodle poolside.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-20...
Category
1960s Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Manicomio, Montelupo Fiorentino
Located in New York, NY
Palazzo d'Avalos I, Napoli, 2016
C-print
Signed, titled, dated and numbered edition of 5 on artist's label on verso.
39.5 x 47.5 inches
47.5 x 59 inches
71 x 88.5 inches
Framing o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Castello Reale di Varsavia
Located in New York, NY
Castello Reale di Varsavia 2013
C print
Edition of 5
180 x 225 mounted on aluminum including shipping
(production and shipping takes approximately 4 weeks.
Total edition available...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Jane Fonda Portrait, Unpublished, 1958
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mark Shaw’s file of “test shots” was full of budding stars -- these December 1958 head shots of Jane Fonda were never published. Image size is 32" X 32" (for 36" X 36" paper size). A...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Untitled (Nr. 1002) Photography 36" x 44" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 1002) Photography 36" x 44" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid
Off the Grid is the culmination of a six-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Great Blue Heron With Chicks Revisited S.E.
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 6 + 2 APs
Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin by Cheryl Medow
Signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso by Cheryl Medow
Arc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Tania Mallet'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Tania Mallet
1961
C print
Estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity.
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a ...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Minny Crushing Surfing
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American society girl Minnie Cushing carries her surfboard under her arm, September 1965.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the e...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Porto Ercole 1973 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Porto Ercole - Oversize
A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Ita...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch 1966 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch - Oversize
Film star Merle Oberon (1911 – 1979) and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right f...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
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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