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Portrait Photography For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Horst P. Horst
Tropical Mustique, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
February 1989: Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Aut...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Skaal House In Stowe, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The glass-fronted triangular Skaal House, lit up at night, in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Vermont, 1962. A pair of skis leaning against the wal...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Ice Bar in Lech, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Customers at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate
C...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Poolside Scenery, Palm Springs, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Li...
Category
1970s 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
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
Skiers in Gstaad - Winter Portrait of Skiers with Skis on Snowy Slopes
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
Marbella Club, Spain, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a guest taking a break from the sun at the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain.
This is an esta...
Category
1970s 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
Hilton Hotel Pool Bar - View of Swimming Pool and Palm Trees in Acapulco Mexico
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
View of Swimming Pool and Palm Trees in Acapulco Mexico, taken by Slim Aarons in 1966 at the Hilton Hotel Pool Bar.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital
Slim Aarons Estate Print - David Bailey 1968
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
September 1968: English photographer David Bailey on the Italian island of Capri.
Paper size 16 x 12" inches / 40 x 30 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marbella Club, Spain, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a guest taking a break from the sun at the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain.
This is an esta...
Category
1970s American 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
'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
Sundowners, 1958 - Women Bathers Enjoy Cocktails at Carlton Hotel at Sunset
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sundowners, 1958 - Women Bathers Enjoy Cocktails at Carlton Hotel at Sunset
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Sundowners" is a b...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
All Aboard, Monaco, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of Friends boarding a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
This is an estate stamped...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
All Aboard, Monaco, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of Friends boarding a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
This is an estate stamped...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
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
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
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
Alice In Acapulco, Mexico, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Alice Topping and Minnie Cushing (left) relaxing with friends in Acapulco, Mexico.
This is...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
Don Giovanni, the son of Prince Aldobrandini rides his favourite Shetland pon...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski
1963 (printed later)
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 ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Elena Pratolongo, Prince Edward Egon von Furstenberg, Contessa Geronaffo, Luca Stu...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
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 'Sunbathing In Burgenstock'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Sunbathing In Burgenstock
1955
C print
estate edition of 150
Lilian Hanson, sunbathing by a pool at the Brgenstock Resort in Can...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
Kings of Hollywood (New Year's at Romanoff's) Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Category
1950s 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
Roca Llisa, Ibiza, Spain, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978.
Slim Aarons
Roca Llisa
Chromogenic Lambda print
Slim Aarons Estate Edition of 150
Embossed and hand-numbered with two certificates of authority
Printed Later
6 sizes available
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.
The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type print. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives a true continuous tone.
Photograph is unframed.
Slideshow includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp.
Collector will get the next number in the edition.
Slim Aarons was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States...
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, Poolside In Kenya (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Poolside In Kenya, 1958
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition...
Category
1960s Modern 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
Underwater Drink (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Underwater Drink, 1972
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A woman drinking from a...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
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
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
Tania Mallet
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Ma...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Californian Party, San Francisco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1990s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Belgian born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) socialising at a party in San Francisco.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
Model Friend, 1952 - Couple under Parasol on Sandy Beach in Acapulco in Mexico
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Model Friend, 1952 - Couple under Parasol on Sandy Beach in Acapulco in Mexico, features American model Jean Adams with her male friend as the two look into each other's eyes
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Model Friend" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, 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
Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Slim Aarons- Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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
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
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
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
Dolores Del Rio by the Pool, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Poolside Portrait
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio (1905 - 1983, centre) lounges by the pool with Micki Salle, a friend and a poodle, Acapulco, 1952.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Catherine Wilke, Capri, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Catherine Wilke joining the topless sunbathers at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capr...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego,
California, October 1956.
Additio...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
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
Skiing in Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features (from left to right) Christine Camerana, Caroline Stoop, and Christine Semenenko Warrender...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
Villa Vera Racquet Club Pool, 1968 - Health Club Cocktail Hour in Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Villa Vera Racquet Club Pool, 1968 - Health Club Cocktail Hour in Acapulco by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
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
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
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
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.