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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1920s
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James Dean: The Rebel Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actor James Dean in a cowboy hat. A stunning vintage press print acquired by Globe Photos from London Features. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage pre...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

James Dean: The Rebel Vintage Press Print
James Dean: The Rebel Vintage Press Print

James Dean: The Rebel Vintage Press Print, 1950s

Brigitte Bardot on a Swing
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Brigitte Bardot sitting on a tree swing outdoors, shot from behind, circa 1954. Brigitte Bardot was a French actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist....
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot on a Swing
Brigitte Bardot on a Swing

Brigitte Bardot on a Swing, 1954

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Screen Test Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a a cloak for her role in "Monkey BusinessGentlemen Prefer Blondes", circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Screen Test Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Screen Test Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Screen Test Vintage Press Print, 1953

Elizabeth Taylor As Leslie Benedict
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film 'Giant' for her role as character Leslie Bene...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor As Leslie Benedict
Elizabeth Taylor As Leslie Benedict

Elizabeth Taylor As Leslie Benedict, 1955

MAN RAY (1890-1976), ROCK LINES ABSTRACT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ROCK LINES ABSTRACT Date Of Negative: 1920 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 19...
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1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

MAN RAY (1890-1976), ROCK LINES ABSTRACT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION

Man Ray
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ROCK LINES ABSTRACT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION, 1934

Elvis At The Piano (1956) Silver Gelatin Print
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956 Elvis Presley spends some time on the piano while waiting for a show to start at the University of Dayton Fieldho...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Elvis At The Piano (1956) Silver Gelatin Print

Phillip Harrington
Elvis At The Piano (1956) Silver Gelatin Print, 1956 (printed later)

Marilyn Monroe on Dock with Fishnet Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Marilyn Monroe posed against a fishnet on a dock. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history ...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe on Dock with Fishnet Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe on Dock with Fishnet Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe on Dock with Fishnet Vintage Press Print, 1950s

Marilyn Monroe in As Young As You Feel Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a dress for her role in "As Young As You Feel", circa 1951. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity V...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in As Young As You Feel Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe in As Young As You Feel Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe in As Young As You Feel Vintage Press Print, 1951

Marilyn Monroe Screen Test for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role as Lorelei in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Cel...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Screen Test for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe Screen Test for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe Screen Test for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Vintage Press Print, 1950s

Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Ed Feingersh
Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

Marilyn Monroe: Pinup in High-Slit Dress
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning image of Marilyn Monroe posed pinup style in a high-slit dress. This listing is for a limited edition archival print. What's included: - Limited Edition Archival Print - N...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe: Pinup in High-Slit Dress
Marilyn Monroe: Pinup in High-Slit Dress

Marilyn Monroe: Pinup in High-Slit Dress, 1950

"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida wearing an evening dress. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5952 - St...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee

Haywood Magee
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee, 1952 (printed later)

Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Slim Aarons- Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Slim Aarons- Limited Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Slim Aarons- Limited Estate Stamped, 1955 (Printed Later)

Funny Face (1957) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives ) 1957, Audrey Hepburn, Funny Face, directed by Stanley Donen. Additional In...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Funny Face (1957) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

Funny Face (1957) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized, 1957 (Printed Later)

Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Marlon Brando posed on a bike for the film "The Wild One". The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Laszlo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is mos...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"

Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One", 1953

Man, Market, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 8 x 13 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Man, Market, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 8 x 13 cm
Man, Market, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 8 x 13 cm

Erich Andres
Man, Market, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 8 x 13 cm, 1955

Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bob Harrow/Express/Getty Images) May 1956: American actress Grace Kelly (1929 - 1982) being interviewed by journali...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print, 1954 (Printed Later)

Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Circo nightclub's owner Herbert Hoover helping bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe with her fur coat. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe
Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe

Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe, 1957

'Skiing Starters' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'Skiing Starters' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons
'Skiing Starters' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives) Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene ...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

Phillip Harrington
Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized, 1952 (Printed Later)

Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a large scale black and white photo of Marlon Brando as a young man at his family farm with his dog. In 1951 Life Magazine asked Art Shay to photograph Marlon Brando at his family home in Libertyville, IL. This is one of the photos from that shoot. In 2000, Art Shay published Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century. This artwork is matted and framed. Art Shay Marlon Brando Kissing Dog...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White

Art Shay
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White, 2017

Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The pool at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size:...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped, 2020

Dior Boutique in Paris (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cary In Rain (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images) 29th August 1953: A model wearing a muff and suit outside Christian Dior's boutiq...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Dior Boutique in Paris (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Dior Boutique in Paris (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print, 1957 (Printed Later)

Picasso in his Atelier
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful black and white image of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio. Pablo Ruiz Picasso born on the 25th of October 1881 and passed on the 8th of April ...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Picasso in his Atelier
Picasso in his Atelier

Picasso in his Atelier, 1950

Frank Sinatra with Ford
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1955 in Hollywood, California: American jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning on a classic Ford parked next to a camping trailer. Frank Sinatra was an American singe...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra with Ford
Frank Sinatra with Ford

Frank Sinatra with Ford, 1950

Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Marlon Brando posed on a bike for the film "The Wild One". The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Laszlo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is mo...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"

Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One", 1953

Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, and Grace Kelly at the Oscars
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
"This black and white image features Bette Davis Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly smiling and holding awards at the 1954 Oscar Awards. Grace Kelly was an American actress who, after s...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, and Grace Kelly at the Oscars
Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, and Grace Kelly at the Oscars

Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, and Grace Kelly at the Oscars, 1954

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego, California, October 1956. Additio...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant

Slim Aarons
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant, 2020

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome closeup publicity still of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in their roles for the Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief. To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief, 1955

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautifully colorized image of actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1956 film "Giant". Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant", 1954

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954. Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window, 1955

Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1954 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American actors Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland attending a house party in Beverly Hills. This i...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1954-printed later

Ted Higby at Skyline Rodeo, 1928
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy. Ted Higby at Skyline Rodeo, 1928 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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1920s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Higby at Skyline Rodeo, 1928
Ted Higby at Skyline Rodeo, 1928

Lora Webb Nichols
Ted Higby at Skyline Rodeo, 1928, 1928

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this midcentury snowscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hamp...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape

Slim Aarons
New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape, 1955

Architecture and Art Photo - San Zaccaria Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - San Zaccaria Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captu...
Category

1920s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Architecture and Art Photo - San Zaccaria Church - Venice - 1920s

Architecture and Art Photo - San Zaccaria Church - Venice - 1920s, 1920s

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1959-printed later

La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego. This is an estate stamp...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Jim (Demetrios) Dardanis
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print Western Photography Guild studio stamp in purple ink, verso Numbered "14-5" in purple ink, verso Also titled and inscribed in...
Category

1950s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jim (Demetrios) Dardanis

Jim (Demetrios) Dardanis, c. 1957

Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1950's capture featuring a young Brigitte Bardot early in her career. The French fashion model and actress was one of the best-known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. Bardot was an aspiring ballerina in early life. She started her acting career in 1952 and after appearing in 16 routine comedy films, with a limited international release, became world-famous in 1957, with the controversial film And God Created Woman...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass
Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass

Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass, 1950

Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s

Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s, 1960s

Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30
By Reg Lancaster
Located in San Rafael, CA
1969: French singer, Francoise Hardy sitting on a motorbike. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we offer premium quality pr...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30
Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30

Reg Lancaster
Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30, 1969

Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captured....
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari - Venice - 1920s

Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari - Venice - 1920s, 1920s

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
By Norman Parkinson
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue' 1952 Silver gelatin print 36 x 36 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso “The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''

Norman Parkinson
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue'', 1952

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role as Nell in "Don't Bother to Knock", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print, 1952

Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was a...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird
Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird

Frank Worth
Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird, 1955

Slim Aarons 'NIce Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 - 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean-front estate, V...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'NIce Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'NIce Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'NIce Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1955

Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking st...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]

Slim Aarons
Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red], 1959

Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. posed sitting on a film set petting a dog. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of Wor...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog
Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog

Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog, 1950s

Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features portrait of Rhonda Fleming sitting beside dog on bed at home.Rhonda Fleming was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog
Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog

Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog, 1950s

Milton Greene, "Portrait of Marilyn", original photograph
By Milton Greene
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative taken by Milton Greene in 1954. This image depicts Hollywood Icon, Marilyn Monroe, and bears the Milton H. Gre...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Milton Greene, "Portrait of Marilyn", original photograph
Milton Greene, "Portrait of Marilyn", original photograph

Milton Greene
Milton Greene, "Portrait of Marilyn", original photograph, 1954

Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in the background. Slim Aarons Christmas Swim...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition
Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition, Printed Later

Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16
By Ed Feingersh
Located in San Rafael, CA
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16
Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16

Ed Feingersh
Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16, 1955

Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Brando On The Waterfront (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo by Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives) 1954, Marlon Brando on-set of the Film, On the Waterfront. ...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized, 1954 (Printed Later)

Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Celebrity
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Image of Sammy Davis Junior, 1959 by American photographer Burt Glinn was shot on Madison Avenue in New York after Sammy Davis Jr.'s last performance at the Copacabana nightclub in T...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Digital

Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Celebrity
Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Celebrity

Burt Glinn
Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Celebrity, 1959

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Gaber in 1959 is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper. Photograph probably made by Gianni Piccione for News Blitz. Ink print of photographer (Pic...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959
Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959, 1959

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of actress Marilyn Monroe in her role for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault a...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print, 1953

Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1950 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features model turned fashion editor turned society hostess, Florence Pritchett Smith, covers her sleevel...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

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Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1950, printed later

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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