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Portrait Photography For Sale
Artist: Terry O'Neill
Artist: Alan Herr
Michael Caine and Geraldine Moffat filming Get Carter, 1971 b/w photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Michael Caine filming Get Carter LIFETIME black and white photographic print
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger Parka by Terry O'Neill signed limited edition artist proof print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition photographic print of The Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger posing in a fur parka, with a fur trimmed hood, 1964, by Terry O'Neill
Signed limited edition "Lif...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - co signed by Terry O'Neill and Bardot
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Co signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O'Neill
40 x 60 inches
Edition Size: 50 +...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Co-signed Raquel Welch on the cross by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Co-signed by both Raquel Welch and photographer Terry O'Neill, 20x24" silver gelatin print.
Actress Raquel Welch in a photo conceived by photographer Terry O'Neill after Welch noted that she was afraid that the press would "crucify" her for her film choices, taken on the Fox Lot in the late 1960s. Originally deemed too scandalous for promotional use at the time, the photo wasn't published until 30 years later, on the cover of The Sunday Times...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Brigitte Bardot b/w silver gelatin photograph on paper
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Rolling Stones Tin Pan Alley Colour LIFETIME silver gelatine print
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Rolling Stones 1964 by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Rare, signed silver gelatin print, an early portrait of the Rolling Stones outside the Donmar rehearsal theatre, London, 1964
12x16" silver gelatin darkroom print, signed and number...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Terry O'Neill Bruce Springsteen on the Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, 1975
Located in Chicago, IL
This photo captures a 25-year-old Bruce Springsteen just after his visit to Tower Records. Springsteen was in LA promoting his new album, Born to Run, 1975. The album was Springsteen...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Oscar'
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles
1977, Printed Later
Silver Gelatin Print
30 x 30 inches
Edition of 50
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certific...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie and William Burroughs, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
David Bowie and William Burroughs in Los Angeles, February 1974, signed Terry O'Neill, 8x10" print, custom framed with non-glar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Brigitte Bardot b/w silver gelatin photograph.
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill is one of the twentieth century's most accomplished and collected photographers, whose work hangs in national galleries and private collections around the globe. Since ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Lambda
"Brigitte Bardot for Shalako" 40 x 30 in Ed. 8/50 signed by Terry O'Neill
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brigitte Bardot for Shalako" 40 x 30 in Ed. 8/50 signed by Terry O'Neill
Signed and numbered by Terry O'Neill in early 2000 in Los Angeles
Comes in white frame as shown in photos....
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Raquel Welch 1966 LIFETIME silver gelatin b/w photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses
1971
Silver gelatin print
edition of 50
24 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
rare
Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film ‘Les Petroleu...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot PLATINUM PRINT
Located in Norwich, GB
Only 50 printed throughout the world, unlike O'Neill's silver gelatine editions available in many different sizes.
Uncrossed unlike the silver gelatine version. Notice the collar on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Platinum
Audrey Hepburn Swims - signed limited edition C print 22 of 50
Located in London, GB
Artist: Terry O'Neill (1938-)
Title of artwork: Audrey Hepburn, 'Audrey Swims', 1966
Technique: C-Print
Edition size 22/ 50 only
Signature: Certificate O...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, TX
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
~Framed~Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, London by Terry O'Neill - 2/50
Located in Chicago, IL
British actress Jane Birkin and French poet, singer, and actor Serge Gainsbourg around the release of their single "Je t'aime... moi non plus" in 1969. Taken at the Sunday Times Stu...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor
Located in New York, NY
- Lifetime signed print.
- Musician David Bowie shares a cigarette and a hug with actress Elizabeth Taylor in Beverly Hills in 1975. This photograph captures the first occasion that ...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp Hand Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp
photo by Terry O’Neill
1963
A close cropped portrait of British actor Terence Stamp and model Jean ‘The Shrimp’ Shrimpt...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill, Brigitte Bardot, Shalako Deauville (co-signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, On the set of ‘Shalako’, in Deauville, 1968
Lifetime Edition Gelatin Silver Print
Co-Signed by O'Neill and Bardot and numbered edition of 50
Terry O'Neill CBE (born...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie on set 1975, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Framed, 20x24" signed lifetime edition print by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie taken in Los Angeles in 1975 on the set of “The Man Who Fell To Earth”
Signed limited edition number 2/5...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$7,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Brigitte Bardot with Cigar in Spain, 1971 - Platinum Lifetime Print
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Platinum lifetime print. (lifetime signed)
20 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 50 + 10 ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot, Les Novices' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot with dog, on set of Les Novices (Co-signed)
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition of 50
16 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
(rare)
French actress Brigitte Bard...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rare David Bowie "Diamond Dogs" contact sheet by Terry O'Neill signed and framed
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie "Diamond Dogs" contact sheet print by Terry O'Neill, hand signed and hand numbered by Terry O'Neill from his Lifetime Edition, obtained direct from the Terry O'Neill arch...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Diamond Dogs by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Rare, signed silver gelatin print of David Bowie with a large barking dog for publicity shots for his 1974 album ‘Diamond Dogs’ in London.
12x16" silver gelatin darkroom print, sign...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, Diamond Dog Contact Sheet
Located in New York, NY
David Bowie, Diamond Dog Contact Sheet
1974 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
48 x 72 inches
Estate signature stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity
English singe...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill - Backyard Beatles - hand signed limited edition Oversize
Located in London, GB
The Beatles 1963 Abbey Road Studios London England.
The first major group portrait of the Beatles was taken by Terry O’Neill during the recording of their first hit single and album ‘Please Please Me’ in the backyard of the Abbey Road Studios in London, January 1963.
Limited to 50 only this size* and hand signed by Terry O'Neill -
this is a collector's piece.
Unframed - Framing available on request.
Ships securely from London, England.
*Note that Terry did not sign many prints in advance and so, since his sad passing, these prints are now extremely rare.
Ships from London.
Framing options also available on request.
keywords
Fab Four
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
Swinging...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Reclining
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1977 (printed later)
C-print
60 x 60 inches
Estate stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity
American actress Faye Dunaway take...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Amy Winehouse
Located in Austin, TX
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print by Terry O'Neill.
Amy Winehouse...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
David Bowie and William Burroughs, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
David Bowie and William Burroughs in Los Angeles, February 1974, signed Terry O'Neill, 8x10" print, custom framed with non-glar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill signed print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed open edition, 8” x 10” archival print of David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill, featuring Terry O’Neill’s embossed studio stamp
On 28 February 1974, Rolling Ston...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway by the Pool
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles
1977 (printed later
C-print
40 x 40 inches
Signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terr...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Bruce Springsteen Sunset Strip, Los Angeles
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn b/w photograph LIFETIME print silver gelatin
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Queen, 1975 by Terry O'Neill - Lifetime print - 4/50 - Freddie Mercury
Located in Chicago, IL
British rock band Queen, 1975. Clockwise from front, singer Freddie Mercury, drummer Roger Taylor, bassist John Deacon and guitarist Brian May
Paper size: 16 H x 20 W inches
Mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot Spain' (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Spain, 1971
Silver gelatin print
20 x 16 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
(rare)
Brigitte Bardot on the set of ‘Les Petroleuses’ a.k.a. ‘The Legend of Fren...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot Hands On Hips'
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Hands on Hips
1971
Silver gelatin print
24 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film ‘Les Petroleuses’ a.k.a. ‘The Legen...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot & Sean Connery
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Stare
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1977 (printed later)
C-print
60 x 60 inches
Estate stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity
American actress Faye Dunaway take...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie 'Diamond Dogs, London' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, London
1974 (printed later)
Silver Gelatin Print
Signed and numbered edition 1 of 50
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) is an English photographer. He gained reno...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Sean Connery as Bond' (Sheriff)
Located in New York, NY
Terry O'Neill
Sean Connery as Bond
1971 (printed later)
silver gelatin print
20 x 16 inches
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Scot...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles at Wembley' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles
silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
edition of 50
Signed and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Paul McCartney and John Lennon rehearse for a TV spe...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill, Kate Moss Unitard (co-signed)
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss Unitard, 1993
Silver Gelatin Print
30 x 30 inches
Edition of 50
Cosigned by Terry O'Neill and Kate Moss
Portrait of English fashion model Kate Moss, 1993.
Terry O'Neill ...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Sean Connery on the Moon'
Located in New York, NY
Sean Connery on the Moon, 1971
Silver Gelatin Print
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Re-c...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rolling Stones Tin Pan Alley b/w photographic silver gelatin LIFETIME print
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Sean Connery on the set of "Diamonds are Forever" (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 31/50, signed by Terry O'Neill.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwi...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill - rare signed artist proof
Located in Austin, TX
Rare, signed artist proof print of David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill
David Bowie and actress Elizabeth Taylor meet for the first time at George Cukor’s house in Beve...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Michael Caine (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
AP from an edition of 50, signed by Terry O'Neill.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private coll...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II'
Located in New York, NY
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1990
C print
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
"I knew months in advance that I was g...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Audrey Hepburn on the set of "Two for the Road" (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 44/50, signed by Terry O'Neill.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwi...
Category
1960s Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Paul Newman and Lee Marvin (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 45/50, signed by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and privat...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dean Martin, Las Vegas
Located in London, GB
lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print
72 x 48 in. (paper size)
edition 10 of 50
signed and numbered
Notes:
Dean Martin prepares to go on...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs - Terry O'Neill, music, lifetime signed, 24x20 in.
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019)
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (v2)
1974
lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print
24 x 20 in. (paper size)
edition of 50
signed and numbered
printed later
Price:
£9,360 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT)
Notes:
David Bowie poses with a large barking dog for the artwork of his 1974 album Diamond Dogs in London.
From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age.
Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism.
At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch.
One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Eric Clapton (Framed) hand signed lifetime print
Located in London, GB
Eric Clapton photographed in Surrey, 1993.
TITLE: Eric Clapton
PHOTO: Terry O’Neill
SIGNED LIMITED LIFETIME EDITION 20/50
PAPER: SILVER GELATIN FIBRE PRINT
FULLY FRAMED: 26.8 x 27....
Category
1990s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill - Paul Newman & Lee Marvin, Photography 1972, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
American actors Paul Newman and Lee Marvin wearing cowboy hats Tucson, Arizona for a publicity still for Stuart Rosenberg’s 1972 comedy western film ‘Pocket Money’. From what Terry O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Oscar', Co-Signed
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles
1977, Printed Later
Silver Gelatin Print
30 x 30 inches
Edition of 50
Co-Signed and numbered edition of 50
And also available as posth...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Raquel Welch on the Cross" 48 x 48 in Ed. 18/50 signed by Terry O'Neill
Located in Culver City, CA
"Raquel Welch on the Cross" 48 x 48 in Ed. 18/50 signed by Terry O'Neill
Signed and numbered by Terry O'Neill
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
Despite only having three lines in the film, Raque...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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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