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Portrait Photography For Sale
Artist: Mark Shaw
Artist: Nan Goldin
Designer's Homes, Viky Reynaud Wearing Desses Pink Gown with Portrait, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Viky Reynaud Wearing Desses with Portrait, 1953 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for a November 1953 issue of LIFE, socialite Viky Reynaud, a recent high school graduate, models a draped chiffon gown and jeweled collar by classic Parisian designer Desses. Standing in front of a slightly sinister portrait in Desses' two story apartment, Reynaud's frothy pink gown is contrasted with the oxblood tinted room. Desses' apartment was formerly occupied by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the tower builder. Image size is 22" x 22" (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.
A photograph in color of Viky Reynaud. This is fashion photography and an interior photograph of Desses' apartment. She is wearing a pink chiffon gown...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Viky Reynaud Wearing Desses Pink Gown with Portrait, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Viky Reynaud Wearing Desses with Portrait, 1953 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for a November 1953 issue of LIFE, socialite Viky Reynaud, a recent high school graduate, models a draped...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Viky Reynaud Wearing Desses Pink Gown with Portrait, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Viky Reynaud Wearing Desses with Portrait, 1953 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for a November 1953 issue of LIFE, socialite Viky Reynaud, a recent high school graduate, models a draped...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the November 2, 1959 issue of Life. Jackie Gleason was starring as "Uncle Sid" in Eugene O'N...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Giclée
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the November 2, 1959 issue of Life. Jackie Gleason was starring as "Uncle Sid" in Eugene O'N...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the November 2, 1959 issue of Life. Jackie Gleason was starring as "Uncle Sid" in Eugene O'N...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Gleason Kicks, 1959 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the November 2, 1959 issue of Life. Jackie Gleason was starring as "Uncle Sid" in Eugene O'N...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie on Sofa, Hands on Lap, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Kennedy nb_116_117_v4 -- A version of this photo of Jackie, taken by Mark Shaw for the cover of “Look” magazine in 1961, has been seen frequently due to the fact that it was mistakenly distributed all over the world by the White House as an “official White House photo.” In fact, Mark Shaw retained the rights to all his photographs, an unusually forward thinking decision at that time. Image size is 22" x 22" (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.
Portrait photography in color of Jackie Kennedy sitting on her knees on a sofa. She looks directly into the camera and places her hands on her lap. She is wearing a white dress. This is an interior photograph of a living room. The walls are beige and the floor is carpeted. The sofa and armchair are beige with a floral pattern. There is a dark wood coffee table with books...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Picasso with Bettina and Umbrella, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Picasso with Bettina and Umbrella -- Photographed for LIFE in 1955 in his new Cannes Villa, La Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with an umbrella. Top French Model, Bettina Graziani wears an outfit by American Fashion Designer Claire McCardell. The shirt's pattern is in the style of a Picasso still life. All the Picasso paintings pictured had been completed within the past few months. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" 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.
A photograph in color of Picasso with model Bettina Graziani. She is wearing orange pants and an orange blouse...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE magazine. Taylor was starring in the academy...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro Portrait in Blue, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Portrait in Blue, Vertical 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. This LIFE story fe...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro Portrait in Blue, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Portrait in Blue, Vertical 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. This LIFE story fe...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro Portrait in Blue, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Portrait in Blue, Vertical 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. This LIFE story fe...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Side View 2, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow with Ivy, Side 2 -- Mark Shaw was sent by LIFE to photograph Elizabeth Taylor for the April 28, 1961 issue. The images he took were never used for the arti...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Side View 2, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow with Ivy, Side 2 -- Mark Shaw was sent by LIFE to photograph Elizabeth Taylor for the April 28, 1961 issue. The images he took were never used for the arti...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Side View 2, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow with Ivy, Side 2 -- Mark Shaw was sent by LIFE to photograph Elizabeth Taylor for the April 28, 1961 issue. The images he took were never used for the arti...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Side View 2, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow with Ivy, Side 2 -- Mark Shaw was sent by LIFE to photograph Elizabeth Taylor for the April 28, 1961 issue. The images he took were never used for the arti...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn in White Blouse with Phone, Laying, Hands on Face, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r13_11 -- Shot for the Dec. 7, 1953 issue of Life. Initially Audrey Hepburn did all she could to avoid Mark Shaw's cameras. When she realized they shared intense devo...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn in White Blouse with Phone, Laying, Hands on Face, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r13_11 -- Shot for the Dec. 7, 1953 issue of Life. Initially Audrey Hepburn did all she could to avoid Mark Shaw's cameras. When she realized they shared intense devo...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent Leans on Bolts of Fabric, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent Leans on Bolts of Fabric -- Leaning against bolts of fabric in his Paris headquarters. Yves St. Laurent was photographed by Mark Shaw i...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent Leans on Bolts of Fabric, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent Leans on Bolts of Fabric -- Leaning against bolts of fabric in his Paris headquarters. Yves St. Laurent was photographed by Mark Shaw i...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent Leans on Bolts of Fabric, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent Leans on Bolts of Fabric -- Leaning against bolts of fabric in his Paris headquarters. Yves St. Laurent was photographed by Mark Shaw i...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, Lips Parted, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, r25_6 -- Informal portrait of Audrey Hepburn taken at home. Out take from the cover shoot for the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life. Ima...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, Lips Parted, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, r25_6 -- Informal portrait of Audrey Hepburn taken at home. Out take from the cover shoot for the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life. Ima...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, Lips Parted, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, r25_6 -- Informal portrait of Audrey Hepburn taken at home. Out take from the cover shoot for the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life. Ima...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Grace Kelly, Head Resting in Hands, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Grace Kelly, Head Resting in Hands -- Grace Kelly as photographed by Mark Shaw in December of 1954. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Grace Kelly, Head Resting in Hands, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Grace Kelly, Head Resting in Hands -- Grace Kelly as photographed by Mark Shaw in December of 1954. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Grace Kelly, Head Resting in Hands, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Grace Kelly, Head Resting in Hands -- Grace Kelly as photographed by Mark Shaw in December of 1954. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John F. Portrait, Left Shoulder Front, Smiling, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John F. Kennedy Portrait, 006d. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each pri...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John F. Portrait, Left Shoulder Front, Smiling, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John F. Kennedy Portrait, 006d. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each pri...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John F. Portrait, Left Shoulder Front, Smiling, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John F. Kennedy Portrait, 006d. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each pri...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Cary Grant Seated Looks Left, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Cary Grant Seated Looks Left -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for a 1955 issue of Mademoiselle. Cary Grant was called one of the "Charm Boys." Image size is 32" X 32" (for 36" X 36" pape...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Cary Grant Seated Looks Left, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Cary Grant Seated Looks Left -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for a 1955 issue of Mademoiselle. Cary Grant was called one of the "Charm Boys." Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" pape...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Dior Pink Satin, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designers' Homes Pink Satin, 1960 -- Christa Vogel wearing a Dior satin dress, photographed for 1960 issue of Life Magazine. The setting is a house ow...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Dior Pink Satin, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designers' Homes Pink Satin, 1960 -- Christa Vogel wearing a Dior satin dress, photographed for 1960 issue of Life Magazine. The setting is a house ow...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Dior Pink Satin, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designers' Homes Pink Satin, 1960 -- Christa Vogel wearing a Dior satin dress, photographed for 1960 issue of Life Magazine. The setting is a house ow...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Dior Pink Satin, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designers' Homes Pink Satin, 1960 -- Christa Vogel wearing a Dior satin dress, photographed for 1960 issue of Life Magazine. The setting is a house ow...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building, nb_044. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in lim...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John Jr. on the White House Nursery Balcony
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John Jr. on the White House nursery balcony nb_103. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle ph...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John Jr. on the White House Nursery Balcony
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John Jr. on the White House nursery balcony nb_103. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John Jr. on the White House Nursery Balcony
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John Jr. on the White House nursery balcony nb_103. 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...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 40" x 59" (for 44" ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 1...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent with Bolts of Fabric -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 32" x 48" (for 36" ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room, Red Furniture, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designer’s Homes Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room. Furniture adjusted to Red -- Outtake from a 1960 photo shoot for Life Magazine, this image was photographed in a grand Parisian residenc...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, Glances Down, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, r24_2 -- Informal portrait of Audrey Hepburn. Out take from the cover shoot for the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life. Image size is 10"...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Chagall, “Il Sogno" and Ivy Nicholson wearing McCardell, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chagall’s “Il Sogno” with Ivy in McCardell, 1955 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE magazine in 1955. This story featured artists and their designs for fabrics for US firm Fuller Fabrics which were used by American Designer Claire McCardell. The Model here is Ivy Nicholson...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Giclée
Yves St. Laurent in Studio, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent in Studio -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints a...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie in Pink Dress, John at Podium
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in Pink Dress nb_119 -- A Portrait of Jackie. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle phot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
William Holden Portrait, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
William Holden Portrait, 1954 -- This image of William Holden is an outtake from a photo shoot for the May 31, 1954 cover of LIFE. Holden was deemed the...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn in White Blouse with Phone, Kneeling, Writing, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r11_5 -- Shot for the Dec. 7, 1953 issue of Life. Initially Audrey Hepburn did all she could to avoid Mark Shaw's cameras. When she realized they shared intense devot...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, Nods 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, r25_4 – Audrey Hepburn looked incredible no matter what she was doing. This informal portrait out is an out take from the photo shoot for the cov...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Coco Chanel Strolls Alone, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Coco Chanel Strolls Alone, 1957 -- Coco Chanel strolls alone at Louveciennes. Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white images of Coco Chanel were created using an unobtrusive 35...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Designer's Homes, Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room, Red Furniture, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Designer’s Homes Teal Dior Gown in Gold Room. Furniture adjusted to Red -- Outtake from a 1960 photo shoot for Life Magazine, this image was photographed in a grand Parisian residenc...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn in White Blouse with Phone, Kneeling, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r11_6 -- Audrey Hepburn on the phone at home. This image is an out take from photos shot for the cover of the December 7, 1953 issue of Life. Image size is 10" x 10" ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn Looking Back Smiling, Backstage at Ondine, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Backstage at Ondine, 54_0330b_a , 1954 – Backstage at Ondine, Audrey Hepburn was photographed for Mademoiselle in 1954. After years of perfect blondes, Audrey's look w...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Coco Chanel Sits on Stairs with Unidentified Woman, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Sits on Stairs with Unidentified Woman, 1957 -- Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white images of Coco Chanel were created using an unobtrusive 35mm camera and film proc...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Giclée
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.