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Portrait Photography For Sale
Artist: Slim Aarons
Artist: Pentti Sammallahti
Snowmass Village - Apres Ski Lunch Picnic at Snowmass in Aspen Colorado
Located in Brighton, GB
Snowmass Village - Apres Ski Lunch Picnic at Snowmass in Aspen Colorado by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Snowmas...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

September Affair, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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

Palace Hotel, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features people ice skating at the Palace Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1989. This is an...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Palm Beach Debutantes (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young debutantes in Palm Beach, Florida, 1968. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Debutantes Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, wo...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

An Anxious Wait (1951) -Silver Gelatin Fibre Print -Estate Stamped Issue
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150). 2nd April 1951: American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Funk in Tuscany, 1969 - Fashion in Yellow Outfit with James Brown Record
Located in Brighton, GB
Funk in Tuscany, 1969 - Fashion in Yellow Outfit with James Brown Record by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Editio...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital, Color, C Print

Neo-Classical Pool - Swimming Pool by Grecian Architecture in Palm Beach
Located in Brighton, GB
Neo-Classical Pool - Swimming Pool by Grecian Architecture in Palm Beach by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Neo-Cl...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, 1970 - Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House
Located in Brighton, GB
Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, 1970 - Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Nelda a...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Pulitzer Fashions - American Floral and Summer Print Fashions under Palm Trees
Located in Brighton, GB
Pulitzer Fashions - American Floral and Summer Print Fashions under Palm Trees by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Bathing Beauties by Swimming Pool with Cocktails
Located in Brighton, GB
Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Bathing Beauties by Swimming Pool with Cocktails by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Pousada dos Buzios" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print by 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. Slim Aarons also photographed "Buzios" which is available in the gallery. Both "Pousada dos Buzios" and "Buzios" were taken in the same place, but spaced years apart. This image from August 1975...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Sugarbush Skiing, 1960 - Skiers on Snowy Sugarbush Mountain in Vermont Winter
Located in Brighton, GB
Sugarbush Skiing, 1960 - Skiers on Snowy Sugarbush Mountain in Vermont Winter by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Su...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

'Skiing Starters' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing - 'Skiing Starters' (1955) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) A young skier prefers to ca...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Roca Llisa, Ibiza, Spain, Estate Edition
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...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Kalevala, Karelia, Russia (Dog looking at Lenin poster)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Snowmass Picnic' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Picnic (1967) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A stand-up fondue picnic for fashionable skiers at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado which has more than fifty mile...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, C Print

All Mine, Lake Worth, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Wort...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Sir Run Run Shaw, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Capucine 1957
Located in London, GB
Capucine French actress Capucine, (Germaine Lefebvre) (1933 – 1990) fanning herself at a New Years Eve party held at Romanoffs in Beverly Hills. Paper size 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 4...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at Cortina D...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Droulers And Daughters (1984) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Droulers And Daughters (1984) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Roberta Droulers sitting with her daughters, Nathalie and Virginie, in the lobby of the Villa D...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Koylia, Finland (Two Kittens Playing in a Field)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti was born in 1950 in Helsinki, Finland. Sammallahti was surrounded by works from his grandmother, Hildur Larsson, who was a photographer in the early 1900s. Sammallahti has been photographing the world around him with a poetic eye since the age of eleven. At the age of nine, he visited "The Family of Man...
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1970s Minimalist Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pop And Society - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed painting of a woman in 18th...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sea Drive, 1967 - Vintage Red Automobile Amphibi-car in American Waters
Located in Brighton, GB
Sea Drive, 1967 - Vintage Red Automobile Amphibi-car in American Waters by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Please ...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Menton (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Menton (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A shop selling beach paraphernalia in Menton, in southeastern France, 1957. Additional Information: Unfr...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Daddy Bear - Ski Lodge Style in Snowy Winter Alpine Mountain Range Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Daddy Bear - Ski Lodge Style in Snowy Winter Alpine Mountain Range Landscape by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stam...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

'Golfing Pals' (1977) - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
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...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, C Print

Slim Aarons 'Venice Gondolas', Estate Edition
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

Californian Party, San Francisco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Varanasi, India
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Moscow, Russia (Boy playing accordion on street)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Moscow, Russia (Boy playing accordion on street)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Black Pearl Trippers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Henry B. Cabot Jr. (standing, centre) with his son Henry Bromfield Cabot III and their host Barclay (Buzzy) H Warburton III (in striped shirt) aboard the brigantine 'Black Pearl', ci...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, Estate Edition, Winter Landscape Photograph This late 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers outside the Ch...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Dinner Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons Dinner Jazz Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome Black and White Pho...
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1940s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951. This is an est...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Susanna Boylston Bolton'
Located in New York, NY
Susanna Boylston Bolton 1965 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition 1 of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Susanna ‘Sukey’ Boylston Bolton, Newport...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Hugh Hefner' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Hugh Hefner' American publisher Hugh Hefner, founder of 'Playboy' magazine, surrounded by erotica at the Playboy Club in Chicago, 1961. 40 x 30" inch...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiers at Verbier, 1964 - Ski Sports in Swiss Alpine Snowy Mountain Range
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiers at Verbier, 1964 - Ski Sports in Swiss Alpine Snowy Mountain Range by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Skier...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Palm Beach Debutantes (1968) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Debutantes (1968) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Young debutantes in Palm Beach, Florida, 1968. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20x20'' ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Crowded Kitzbühel, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1980 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers making their way between the slopes in Kitzbühel, Austria. This is an estate stamped and...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
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

On The Slopes In Stowe (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
On The Slopes In Stowe (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Five people relaxing on the terrace of the glass-fronted triangular Skaal House in the Stowe Mo...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA, 1962. Additional Information: Unframed ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lunch At Bali-li (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Lunch At Bali-li (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Mr and Mrs Amos Morrill and Mrs Ogden P. Starr having lunch at ‘Bali-li’ at the Mill Reef Club, Antig...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Sugarbush Slopes (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Sugarbush Slopes (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A group of people sit relaxing in a chalet on the slopes of the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort, one of...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Olimpia Hruska (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Olimpia Hruska (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Swedish model Olimpia Hruska, wearing a bikini, poses against a rock on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia,...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Tennis in San Diego (1956) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by palm trees, San Diego, California, October ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Backgammon By The Pool (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Backgammon By The Pool (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a s...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Killer Joe Piro (1964) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Killer Joe Piro (1964) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American dance instructor ‘Killer’ Joe Piro (1921 – 1989) dances past the park in New York, July 1964. ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Dolores Del Rio by the Pool, Acapulco, Estate Edition, Poolside Portrait
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Péone, Alpes Maritimes, 2002
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A little boy carries a basket of groceries home in Positano, 1958. Additional Infor...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 1978
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, Japan
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pool On Amalfi Coast 1984 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pool On Amalfi Coast - Oversize A view of the seaside pool at the Hotel St. Caterina, Amalfi, Italy, September 1984. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chromogenic...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color

Connelly And Guest (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Connelly And Guest (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons) American socialite Cee Zee Guest (1920 – 2003, left) with Joanne Connelly in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 19...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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

Materials

Lambda

Jean Serpieri (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Pop and Society: Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull at vintage Leixlip Castle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons's iconic and unusual photograph of 60's rock and roll legends, captured in a moment of casual glamour. 1968: From left to right, Singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed portrait of a woman in 18th century silk dress at Leixlip Castle, Ireland, the home of Desmond Guinness. The sofa is a deep burgundy red, and the background features a richly patterned and gilded wallpaper...
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1960s 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.

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