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Portrait Photography For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Alan Herr
Kings Of Hollywood, Beverly Hill, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
A bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech,
Austria, 1960.
Add...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts o...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
New York Picnic - New York Champagne Picnic under New York Skyline at Sunset
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
New York Picnic - New York Champagne Picnic under New York Skyline at Sunset by Slim Aarons
16 x 16" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
New York Picnic is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons.
Please note that as part of the Estate's Premium Collection...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Desert House Party, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Desert House Party, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs by Slim Aarons depicts the poolside gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs in 1970
16 x 20" prin...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Keep Your Cool - Backgammon Players in Swimming Pool Water in Summer Scenery
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Keep Your Cool - Backgammon Players in Swimming Pool Water in Summer Scenery by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
Kee...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Digital, C Print, Photographic Paper
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Britt Ekland, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film star Britt Ekland (Britt-Marie Eklund) in Porto Ercole, Italy.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stampe...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Snowmass Gathering, 1968 - Colorful Winter Sports Gathering at Snowmass at Aspen
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Snowmass Gathering, 1968 - Colorful Winter Sports Gathering at Snowmass at Aspen by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
A Colourful Crew, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda.
...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Beach Near Portinatx, Ibiza, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a beach near Portinatx, Ibiza, Spain.
This is an estate stamped and han...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta.
This is an estat...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
A Friendly Chat, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a man wearing diving equipment talking with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
A Friendly Chat, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a man wearing diving equipment talking with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
A Colourful Crew, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda.
...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
A Colourful Crew, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda.
...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
A Friendly Chat, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a man wearing diving equipment talking with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pop And Society - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society
Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed painting of a woman in 18th...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Alice Topping - Socialite Portrait against Pink Awning with Yorkshire Terrier
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Alice Topping - Socialite Portrait against Pink Awning with Yorkshire Terrier by Slim Aarons
16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Bahamas Speed Week, Nassau, 1963 - Motorsports Vintage Cars Grand Prix in Nassau
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Motorsports Vintage Cars Grand Prix in Nassau, where motorsports enthusiasts gather for the Nassau Grand Prix
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
P...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe,
Vermont, USA, 1962.
Additional Information:
Unframed
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Monocled Miss, Estate Edition (German model Renata Boeck in 1960s New York)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German fashion model Renata Boeck (wearing a monocle) enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. She is wearing a black monocle and a fur-lined turquoise robe as she reads the morning paper, propped up against sumptuous yellow pillows. Morning light pours through the sheer curtains...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe,
Vermont, USA, 1962.
Additional Information:
Unframed
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe,
Vermont, USA, 1962.
Additional Information:
Unframed
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1954 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American actors Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland attending a house party in Beverly Hills.
This i...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959.
This ...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marisa Berenson - Bronzed Model Poses in Purple Turban with Gold Hoops
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Marisa Berenson - Bronzed Model Poses in Purple Turban with Gold Hoops by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Marisa B...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Sarah Marson Williams, Barbados, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sarah Marson Williams enjoying a cocktail on the beach at the Hilton Hotel, Needhams Point,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958.
This is an estate...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Sarah Marson Williams, Barbados, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sarah Marson Williams enjoying a cocktail on the beach at the Hilton Hotel, Needhams Point,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
On the Slopes of Sugarbush, 1960 - Skiers on Sugarbush Mountain in Vermont
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
On the Slopes of Sugarbush, 1960 - Skiers on Sugarbush Mountain in Vermont by Slim Aarons is a sister image to Sugarbush Skiing also taken by Slim Aarons on the Sugarbush Mountain in...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958.
This is an estate...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A little boy carries a basket of groceries home in Positano,
1958.
Additional Infor...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959.
This ...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Oberon's Lunch
Film star Merle Oberon and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right facing the camera. Circa 1966.
40 x 30" inches / 101...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Decked in Finery - Black and White Portrait of Elegant Diner wearing Diamonds
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Decked in Finery - Black and White Portrait of Elegant Diner wearing Diamonds, taken by Slim Aarons is an unusual black and white portrait depicting an elegant diner wearing diamonds...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Coconut Fruit Cocktail - Papaya and Mango Fruit Cocktail by Swimming Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Coconut Fruit Cocktail - Papaya and Mango Fruit Cocktail by Swimming Pool by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Cricketers on the Pitch, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features cricketers on the pitch, Belfast, 1962.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edit...
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Taffeta Gown in Springtime New York
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Taffeta Gown in Springtime New York by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"S...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White
Mick Jagger on Holiday, Mustique Island, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features British rock star Mick Jagger holidays on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines.
This ...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Skiing in Vail, 1964 - Skiers in Colorado Snowy and Wintery Mountain Landscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiing in Vail, 1964 - Skiers in Colorado Snowy and Wintery Mountain Landscape by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper
Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1950 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features model turned fashion editor turned society hostess, Florence Pritchett Smith, covers her sleevel...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Society Artist, 1960 - Portrait of American Socialite Tish Massie in her Studio
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Society Artist, 1960 - Portrait of American Socialite Tish Massie in her Studio
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Society Artist...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Donna Domitilla Ruspoli - Portrait in Baroque Romantic Architecture Palazzo
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Donna Domitilla Ruspoli - Portrait in Baroque Romantic Architecture Palazzo by Slim Aarons
16" x 16" print on 16 x 20 paper.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
P...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Andros Island - Setting Sail on Watercraft from Archipelago in Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Andros Island - Setting Sail on Watercraft from Archipelago in Bahamas
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Andros Island" is a bea...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Laura Hawk at Paestum, 1984 - Temple of Poseidon Ruins in Campania Region Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Laura Hawk at Paestum, 1984 - Temple of Poseidon Ruins in Campania Region Italy
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot.
This is an estate stamped a...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Deauville Casino, France, 1970 - Poker Game beneath Crystal Chandelier in France
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Deauville Casino, France, 1970 - Poker Game beneath Crystal Chandelier in France
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Deauville Cas...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
'Golfing Pals' (1977) - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals (1977) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bi...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim and Sphinx, 1964 - JD Slim Hyatt in New York Discotheque and Nightclub
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Slim and Sphinx, 1964 - JD Slim Hyatt in New York Discotheque and Nightclub by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Sl...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Skier in Vermont, 1962 - Skier in Snow at Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skier in Vermont, 1962 - Skier in Snow at Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Skier in Vermont" i...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Model Boat Sailing, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of young boys sailing model boats at Harlem Meer, Central Park, New York Cit...
Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Ice Hockey - Winter Sports on Frozen Lake by Snowy Mountain Landscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Ice Hockey - Winter Sports on Frozen Lake by Snowy Mountain Landscape by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
Ice Hockey...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
Ursula Andress - James Bond Swedish Actress from Dr No Poses in Pink Ensemble
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Ursula Andress - James Bond Swedish Actress from Dr No Poses in Pink Ensemble, seated in a string hammock the future Dr No Swedish actress Ursula Andress poses in a pink ensemble
16...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direct...
Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
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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