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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: 1910s
Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Album Cover August 26, 1998 Berlin (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Banya- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Dog, Animal
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Banya - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1998 - Edition of 5 A Basset Hound with her friend in a French café This image was captured on film. The negative was ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Kabuki Starshine, Wigstock, NYC. Girlfriend Series. B&W Portrait Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“Nobody wakes up looking like Dietrich or Garbo” - Kabuki Starshine Men, Women, and Drag, draws inspiration from his diverse roles as a photographer, poet, and activist. His work of...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC. Girlfriend Series. B&W Portrait Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“If two people remember your name, then you’ve left a mark. If you shoot an arrow and it goes real high, hooray for you.” - Dorian Corey. Men, Women, and...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Lavinia Co-op, NYC. Girlfriend Series. Black and White Portrait Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Men, Women, and Drag, draws inspiration from his diverse roles as a photographer, poet, and activist. His work often intersects with themes of identity, social justice, and cultural ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, Portrait NYC. Limited edition B&W photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“He left Phoenix in the morning, in the early dawning moments when the world is purple; and he saw on the highway, bands of spectral birds clustered on the pavement searching for God...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Max Blue (The last Picture Show) - based on a Polaroid Original - Proof
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max Blue (The last Picture Show) Proof b4 Printing, 38x36cm, 2005 analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid, signed on front. This is a raw analog C-print, ha...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Portrait of M.P. de Narducci - Vintage Photograph - 1916
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of M.P. de Narducci is a is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1916. The photo is glued on brown cardboard. Total dimensions: 29 x 21 cm. Good conditions and age...
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1910s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Jarvis Cocker Paris 1996 - Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Jarvis Cocker Paris Olympia NME Cover Shoot (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numb...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Jimmy James, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of singer songwriter Jimmy James. From personality portraits and advertising campaign...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Whispers in the Sun (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Whispers in the Sun - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Nowhere (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nowhere - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #726. Signa...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Rolling Stones - signed Limited Edition print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Rolling Stones - signed Limited Edition print Album Cover Shoot August 25 1998 Berlin (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numb...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Soundgarden - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Soundgarden - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Personal Work May 16 1996 New York (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 10 only this size Printed 2020 This size image: 30 x 40" / 76 x 101 cm About the image: Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Head in the Stars
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Staging Pictures: Early Polaroids focuses on Stivers' working Polaroid prints, shot with a Hasselblad Polaroid back for instant proofing of lighting and composition of his subjects. ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Hideout (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hideout - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #770. S...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Decision (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Decision - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #762. ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Hideout (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hideout - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #725. S...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Eddie Vedder - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Eddie Vedder - Signed Limited Edition Print. Eddie Veder, lead singer of American band Pearl Jam. Seattle, Washington. Melody Maker Magazine. July 19...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Past the Minutes (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Past the Minutes - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #69...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

High Noon (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
High Noon - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #349. Sig...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

BOA - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
BOA - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 2000 20x25cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #342. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's photographs evoke scintillating moments suspended between daydreams and waking reality. Each scene, captured in the southwestern United States, radiates a surreal enchantment. The artist's role appears minimal yet pivotal, providing the decisive impulse that sets the imagery into motion. The figures in her photographs remain as elusive as the motivations behind their actions, and the narratives woven through her sequences are tantalizingly open to interpretation. Atmospheric disturbances in Schneider's work emerge as the result of a deliberate narrative arrangement, compelling viewers to navigate between visual mementos and the gaps in memory they conjure. Yet, her artistry is no less purposeful in its engagement with medium. Despite the inherent unpredictability of expired Polaroid film, Schneider wields it with calculated intent. The photo-chemical self-developing process, altered by age and decay, transforms the initial exposure into something alien yet mesmerizing. This dysfunction is a cornerstone of MIND SCREEN, a multi-part work that explores the fragility of reality, authenticity, and comprehension. Schneider juxtaposes this brittleness with a magical realism steeped in chimeras, crafting dreamlike sequences that resist definitive narratives. She entrusts viewers with the responsibility of piecing together presumed storylines, refusing to offer a manual for interpretation. Instead, her work draws us into a realm where the unreal reigns—shimmering scenes that evoke the mirage of a road movie, a moment of violence, or a tragic self-sacrifice. Film genres are invoked and subverted in a single breath: Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders is reimagined through a rose-tinted lens, Thelma...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bjork - Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Icelandic singer Bjork in New York, 1998, following the release of her third solo album, Homogenic (1997) Cover shoot for VOX Magazine (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unframed Signed a...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Michael Stipe - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print NME Cover Shoot July 23, 1996 Los Angeles N.M.E. COVER SHOOT (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unf...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Michael Stipe by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe Spaceman Stipe by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying im...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

After Bellocq
Located in New York, NY
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print (Edition of 20) Signed and numbered on label, verso From the series, "Before the Camera" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mr. Universe
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Staging Pictures: Early Polaroids focuses on Stivers' working Polaroid prints, shot with a Hasselblad Polaroid back for instant proofing of lighting and composition of his subjects. ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Manson - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Manson - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print NME Cover Shoot August 14, 1998 Los Angeles (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Limite...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Bowie on Stage - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie on Stage - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print David Bowie on stage in Los Angeles December 1996 (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the ar...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Paul Weller - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1997)
Located in London, GB
Paul Weller - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print NME Cover Shoot June 18 1997 London (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 10 only this size Printed 2020 This size image: 30 x 40" / 76 x 101 cm About the image: Paul John Weller is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band the Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of the Style Council...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

After Newton
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 20) Signed and numbered on label, verso From the series, "Before the Camera" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Chuck S...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Michelle-Free delivery- Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Michelle - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1997 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was the...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

RICHARD AVEDON - CENTER FOR CREATIVE IMAGING
Located in Portland, ME
Avedon, Richard. RICHARD AVEDON - CENTER FOR CREATIVE IMAGING. Poster, 1991. Signed in ink by Avedon. Captioned " Gordon Stevenson, drifter Interstate 90 Butte Montana...
Category

1990s Portrait Photography

Materials

Offset

Bert Oldham Jr., 1911
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy. Lora Webb Nichols 15 x 12 inch gelatin silver print Image Size: 14 x 8.5 inches frame size: 22.5 x 17.5 x 2 inches Edition of 15 Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us. At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
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1910s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

After Man Ray
Located in New York, NY
Warm-tone gelatin silver print (Edition of 20) Signed and numbered on label, verso From the series, "Before the Camera" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of English singer and songwriter Morrissey, photographed whilst on his 'Kill Uncle' tour in Cologne, Germany, May 1991. This Morrissey pr...
Category

1990s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pearl Jam by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam on Stage by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Henry Ford with a Prototype Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white historical capture of the legendary Henry Ford with an early prototype car. Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnat...
Category

1910s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway by the Pool
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles, 1977 C-print 40 x 40 inches estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 The morning of March 29th, 1977, an iconic image of Hollywood...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Lizzie Nichols and Perkins, 1913
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy. Lizzie Nichols and Perkins, 1913 15 x 15 inch gelatin silver print Image Size: 10.75 x 11 inches Frame size: 18 x 18 x 2 inches Edition of 15 Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us. At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
Category

1910s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Virna Lisi - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Virna Lisi - Golden Period of Italian Cinema is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1990s. Good conditions. Virna Lisi Born on November 8, 1936, she began her film...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Suzanne with Lit Arm
Located in New York, NY
AP Infused dye sublimated on aluminum. Internationally lauded as one of the leading photographers of her generation, Joyce Tenneson’s work has been published in books and major ma...
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1990s Portrait Photography

Materials

Dye

Eavesdroppings (29 Palms, CA) - Figurative, Portrait, Polaroid, Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Eavesdropping' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 Edition of 10, 50x50cm. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist inventory No. 18257. Not mounted. ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Nadia's Innocence (Stranger than Paradise) - analog, vintage print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nadia's Innocence (Stranger than Paradise) - 1998 43x59cm, Edition of 5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

I wie Ikarus (Zuma Beach) - triptych - analog vitage prints, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I wie Ikarus (Zuma Beach) - Edition 1/10, 43x49cm each, installed with gaps (depending on installation) 80x240cm, 3 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on the 3 Po...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Metal

Jacinda (Stranger than Paradise) - Analog, hand-print, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jacinda (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 featuring Jacinda Barrett 44x56cm, Edition 1/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory Number...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

California Blue Screen - Polaroid, Contemporary, Self-Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
California Blue Screen (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997, 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and Certif...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Metal

Jill - based on a Polaroid, Portrait, Contemporary, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jill (High Desert) - 2017 20 x 24 cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 20920. Not mounted. Stefan...
Category

1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
Located in Surfside, FL
This was from Muse X publishers. It came in a plastic bag signed Emily Cheng. (the plastic bag is not included) It is on Fuji crystal photo paper. It depicts two Asian faces in a cubist, fractured way, with a woman (or man) holding a photograph over his/her face. It is a proof print and is not signed or numbered. Emily Cheng (born in New York City, in 1953) is an American artist of Chinese ancestry. She is best known for large scale painting with a center focus often employing expansive circular images radiantly colored, radially composed. Cheng received her BFA in 1975 from the Rhode Island School of Design and attended the New York Studio School. Cheng has exhibited widely in the US and in Asia. In 2011, Cheng created Charting Sacred Territories, an exhibition exploring world religions which opened in the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (MOCA) , Taiwan (2011) and traveled to Hanart TZ Gallery in (2015), Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China, (2015) and in Europe at the Palais Liechtenstein Feldkirch, Austria (2019). Cheng has had numerous solo shows in the US and in Asia and is represented by Hanart TZ Gallery in Hong Kong. In 2007, Timezone 8 published a monograph of Emily Cheng titled, Chasing Clouds, a decade of studies, with essays by Kevin Powers and Johnson Chang. Emily Cheng has lived and worked in New York City since 1977 and teaches Asian Art History at the School of Visual Arts. Influenced by a wide array of eastern and western artists including Van Gogh, Gauguin, Manet and Giacometti as well as de Kooning, early Philip Guston and Jackson Pollock. Nicolas Carone and Leland Bell were both among her teachers as well as Elaine de Kooning. Selected solo exhibitions Ille Arts, Amagansett, New York, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China, (2015) Hanart T.Z. Gallery, Hong Kong, Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, (2013) Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Taipei , Taiwan (2011) Louis Vuitton Maison, Kowloon, Hong Kong, (2010) Ayala Museum Makati, Philippines, (2006) Plum Blossom Gallery, New York, NY, (2004) Schmidt/Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO (2001) Metropolitan Museum of Manila , Philippines (1997) John Post Lee Gallery, New York, NY, Projects Room (1997) Contemporary Arts Center , Cincinnati, Ohio, 1994 David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, (1992) Lang & O'Hara Gallery, New York, NY, The Bronx Museum of the Arts , Bronx, NY, (1989) White Columns , New York, NY, (1985) Selected group exhibitions Art Basel Hong Kong , (Hanart Gallery) , Hong Kong, 2017 China Institute, New York, NY, 2014 Beijing Art Fair, Beijing, China, 2013 Museum of Chinese in America New York, NY, 2010 Kidspace, MASS MoCA , Williamstown, MA, 2010, 2005 Museum of Contemporary Art , Shanghai, China, 2009 Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong, China, 2009 Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China, 2008 Contrast Gallery, Shanghai and Beijing, China, 2008 University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum , Tampa, Florida, 2006 Hong Kong Arts Centre , Hong Kong, 2004 American Academy of Art , New York, New York, 2004 Longmarch Project, Beijing, China, 2002 Sotheby’s , New York, NY, 2001 Newhouse Center, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY, 2000 Katonah Museum of Art , Katonah, NY, 2000 National Academy and Museum, NY, 2000 Municipal Museum of Gyor, Hungary, 1999 New Museum of Contemporary Art , New York, NY, 1998 De Cordova Museum and the Computer Museum , Boston, MA, 1994 International Graphic Biennial, Muveszeti Museum, Hungary, 1995 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts , San Francisco, CA, 1994 Drawing Center, NY; traveled to Corcoran, Washington D.C., Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica CA; The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis MO; American Center, Paris, France, Cone Editions Gallery, New York 1990 Anina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1988 Greenville County Museum of Art , South Carolina, 1988 North Carolina Museum of Art , Hallwalls , Buffalo, NY, 1988 Grace Borgenicht Gallery , New York, 1986 Tibor de Nagy, New York, 1985 Asian American...
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1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Kirsten in front of Charlie's house (California Blue Screen) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten in front of Charlie's house (California Blue Screen) - 1997 Edition of 3/5, 44x59 cm Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Si...
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1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Nirvana Nevermind Underwater
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition photographic print of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana by photographer Kirk Weddle from the famous 1991 sw...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Felix with Knife (California Blue Screen) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Felix with Knife (California Blue Screen) - 1997 114x142cm, Edition 1/3. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature l...
Category

1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

'Hans' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Hans' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 50x50cm Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist inven...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977 C-print 60 x 60 inches estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminent English photograp...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of English band Blur, posing in front of the graffiti slogan 'Modern Life is Rubbish', the title of their 1993 album. Blur were the kings of Britpop and are from L-R: Damon...
Category

1990s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

American playwright and actress Vinette Justine Carroll signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American playwright and actress, and the first African- American woman to direct on Broadway, Vinette Justine Carroll, 1995, signed by J...
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

High School Wrestlers Against Tree
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 10) Stamped and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet 12 x 9 inches, image From the series, "Gymnasium" This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category

1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sinead O'Connor 1990 Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Sinead O'Connor 1990 by Kevin Westenberg Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for ...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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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