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Portrait Photography For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Pablo Picasso
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September Affair, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a crowd gathering to watch the actors Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cotten on the set of Willia...
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1940s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Portrait Sitting, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Portrait Sitting, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Diana 'Dysie' Davie, wife of ...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Minny Crushing Surfing
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American society girl Minnie Cushing carries her surfboard under her arm, September 1965.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the e...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Speedboat Landing - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Speedboat Landing - Oversize
A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Elegance On The Beach (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A woman in a full length, white dress on a rocky beach in San Diego, California, October 1956.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity fro...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Speedboat Landing - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Speedboat Landing - Oversize
A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Peggy Bancroft (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Mrs Thomas Bancroft Jnr (Peggy Bancroft) in the foyer of her Manhattan duplex, circa 1958.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 1970 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Roquebrune-Cap-Martin - Oversize
A view from a hillside in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, southeastern France, looking toward Monaco, August 1970.
(Photo by Slim...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Porto Ercole 1973 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Porto Ercole - Oversize
A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Ita...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing in Capri'(Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Caption: American actress Marisa Berenson sunbathing in Capri, 1968.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Madame Jean Serpieri'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown which belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of m...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Truman Capote at Home (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Author Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with c...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch 1966 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch - Oversize
Film star Merle Oberon (1911 – 1979) and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right f...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Speedboat Landing 1973 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Speedboat Landing - Oversize
A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Underwater Drink 1972 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Underwater Drink - Oversize
A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972.
(Photo by Slim...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Sir Run Run Shaw, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features philanthropist and entertainment mogul Sir Run Run Shaw surrounded by the stars of Hong Ko...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Oscar De La Renta (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
February 1985: Dress designer Oscar De La Renta relaxes in the living room of his apartment the Casa de Madera in the resort of Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic.
Estate st...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Parrot Jungle, Miami, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1955 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami.
This is an estate stamped and...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Gordon C. MacKenzie, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire.
This is an estate stampe...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Gordon C. MacKenzie, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire.
This is an estate stamped...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Palace Hotel, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ice skating at the Palace Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1989.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate
Mode...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
North Conway, New Hampshire, 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 woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire.
This is an estate stamped and han...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Marian Anderson, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American contralto Marian Anderson during the filming for 'The Ford 50th Anniversary Show...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, Life in the Bahamas (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Life in the Bahamas 1975
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition 1 of 150
A waiter serves fruit to bathers, including socialite, Louisa del Musso (kneeling), at the Lido in Venice, ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, Campbell Falls, Massachusetts (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Campbell Falls, Massachusetts, 1959
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A family enjoying a picnic at Campbell Falls, Massachusetts, 1959
Estate stamped and hand numbere...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Poolside In Kenya (Slim Aarons, 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...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, In Vogue Acapulco (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
In Vogue, 1966
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Vogue magazine editor Topsy Taylor, a visitor to Acapulco, circa 1966.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski, 1963
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963.
Estate stamped and hand number...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons - Mara Lane - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Mara Lane - Estate Stamped
Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing costume.
Gorgeous print mea...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Lily Safra (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lily Safra, 1991
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
July 1991: Lily Safra, wife of Lebanese born banker Edmond Safra, at home in La Leopolda, S...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons, Leisure Time In Acapulco (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Leisure Time In Acapulco, 1978
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A woman in a sunhat enjoys a drink in a swimming pool, Acapulco, Mexico, Ja...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons Pussyfooting, Dee Hartford
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Actress Dee Hartford, wife of film producer Howard Hawks, sips a Pussyfoot - a mixture of Jamaican fruit juices, 1958.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150.
Slim Aarons ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons - Bond Girl To Be - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Bond Girl To Be - Estate Stamped
Sultry sex symbol, film star Ursula Andress takes a siesta in a hammock on a visit to Rome, circa 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
This ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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C Print
Slim Aarons Truman Capote at Home
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Author Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with c...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons - Bianca Volpato - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bianca Volpato poses in front of the Temple of Love on the island of Capri, Italy, 1958.
Gorgeous print measuring an large 30 x 30" inches / ca 76 x 76 cm’s
Estate Stamped Collect...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Peter and Britt (open edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Peter and Britt, 1967
Sharing a lilo, film stars Peter Sellers (1925 - 1980) and his glamorous wife model and actress, Britt Ekland spend their holiday on the Costa Smeralda, 1967.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Rhode Island Surfer, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A surfer carrying his board at a Rhode Island beach, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered an...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Rhode Island Surfers, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Rhode Island Surfers, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Rhode Island Surfers, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Patsy Pulitzer relaxing by a pool (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Patsy Pulitzer relaxing by a pool , 1955
Fiber print
Patsy Pulitzer (Patsy Bartlett) relaxing by a pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1955
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Naumburg Bandshell, New York City, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features couples dance to a live band performing at the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, New York Cit...
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1940s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Naumburg Bandshell, New York City, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features couples dance to a live band performing at the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, New York Cit...
Category
1940s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Naumburg Bandshell, New York City, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features couples dance to a live band performing at the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, New York Cit...
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1940s 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...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Carmen Sevilla, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spanish actress and singer Carmen Sevilla. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons
Carmen Sevilla
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Com...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Antonio Ruiz Soler, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A flamenco dancer raises his hat in front of a poster advertising the virtuoso dancer Antonio (Antonio Ruiz Soler) in the national premiere of 'Ballet ...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Antonio Ruiz Soler, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A flamenco dancer raises his hat in front of a poster advertising the virtuoso dancer Antonio (Antonio Ruiz Soler) in the national premiere of 'Ballet ...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Domingo In Salzburg, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo in the back of a car at Mozartplatz in Salzburg, in front of the Mozart memorial, August 1981.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity ...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Domingo In Salzburg, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo in the back of a car at Mozartplatz in Salzburg, in front of the Mozart memorial, August 1981.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity ...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released, Beverly Hills, 195...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Cocteau Collector, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
August 1982: Art collector Sylvia Coca sits in front of one of Jean Cocteau's murals in Marbella. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Auth...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Cocteau Collector, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
August 1982: Art collector Sylvia Coca sits in front of one of Jean Cocteau's murals in Marbella. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Auth...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
The Ali Children, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
August 1980: In Spanish style riding clothes from l to r; TRH Princess Rajwa Ali, Princess Basma Ali and Prince Bin Ali. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Editi...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Decked in Finery
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Decked in Finery, 1956
Fiber Print
Estate edition of 150
An unknown guest at a New Year's Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Taken...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Lido Life, Venice, 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 group of friends squeeze onto an inflatable raft at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy.
This...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Maggiore island.
Captured with the exquisite clarity and charm that epitomiz...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gondolas moored in Venice, 1957. In the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, on San Giorgio Maggiore island.
Captured with the exquisite clarity and charm that epitomiz...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
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.