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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1950s
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Not Bad For 36, from The Last Sitting
By Bert Stern
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Original color photograph hand developed from the original negative by Bert Stern. This photo is part of The Last Sitting portfolio, taken six weeks before Marilyn Monroe’s death in ...
Category

1960s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Not Bad For 36, from The Last Sitting
Not Bad For 36, from The Last Sitting

Bert Stern
Not Bad For 36, from The Last Sitting, 1962

Steve McQueen Aiming Revolver
Located in Austin, TX
Great black and white capture of star actor Steve McQueen posed shirtless at home while pointing a revolver at the camera. Terrence Stephen McQueen, was an American actor and his antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, Love With the Proper Stranger...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Steve McQueen Aiming Revolver
Steve McQueen Aiming Revolver

Steve McQueen Aiming Revolver, 1961

Cricketers on the Pitch, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features cricketers on the pitch, Belfast, 1962. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edit...
Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Lambda

Cricketers on the Pitch, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Cricketers on the Pitch, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Cricketers on the Pitch, Belfast, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1962, printed later

Untitled Portrait
By Seydou Keïta
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (00089-MA.K...
Category

1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Untitled Portrait
Untitled Portrait

Seydou Keïta
Untitled Portrait, 1952-1955

Prado Visitors, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's maste...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Prado Visitors, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Prado Visitors, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Prado Visitors, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955-printed later

Slim Aarons 'Hugh Hefner' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hugh Hefner' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition
Slim Aarons 'Hugh Hefner' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Hugh Hefner' 1961 Official Limited Estate Edition, 1961 (Printed Later)

Marilyn Monroe Standing with Photographer
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Marilyn Monroe standing with photographer for promotional shots from the film "How to Marry a Millionaire". Marilyn Monroe was an American actres...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Standing with Photographer
Marilyn Monroe Standing with Photographer

Marilyn Monroe Standing with Photographer, 1953

Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn’s black-and-white photograph of Robert Kennedy (RFK) documents a day-in-the-life euphoric moment from Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy’s (RFK) Campa...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s
Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s

Burt Glinn
Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s, 1968

Skiing Princess, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiing Princess Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Crisp de...
Category

1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Skiing Princess, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Skiing Princess, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Skiing Princess, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1968 - printed later

Frank Sinatra in Tbird
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 Tbird
Frank Sinatra in Tbird

Frank Sinatra in Tbird, 1955

The Ancient Charm of the Via Appia Antica in the 1950s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph presents a serene view along the Via Appia Antica, captured in 1954 by Erich Andres. This iconic ancient road, lined with cypress trees and remnants of...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

The Ancient Charm of the Via Appia Antica in the 1950s

Erich Andres
The Ancient Charm of the Via Appia Antica in the 1950s, 1954

Marilyn Monroe Wearing a Fur Stole
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of the always stunning and fashionable, Marilyn Monroe, candid and wearing a fur stole. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Wearing a Fur Stole
Marilyn Monroe Wearing a Fur Stole

Marilyn Monroe Wearing a Fur Stole, 1960s

Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren in a scene from the famous movie "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock. Vintage Photo. Damaged on the right side.
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1963

Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1963, 1963

Marilyn Monroe and Jose Bolanos Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Marilyn Monroe and Jose Bolanos at an event. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of histor...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe and Jose Bolanos Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe and Jose Bolanos Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe and Jose Bolanos Vintage Press Print, 1950s

St. James's Park, London, 1962
By Wolfgang Suschitzky
Located in Middletown, NY
1962 Gelatin silver print. Vintage. 11 5/8 x 9 3/4 in (296 × 246 mm); archivally matted and framed. The dark areas with some oxidation mirroring (only discernible in counterlight), t...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

St. James's Park, London, 1962
St. James's Park, London, 1962

Wolfgang Suschitzky
St. James's Park, London, 1962, 1962

Marilyn Monroe at Baby Doll Premiere Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed with a large sign for the afterparty of the premiere of "Baby Doll", circa 1956. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press prin...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe at Baby Doll Premiere Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe at Baby Doll Premiere Vintage Press Print, 1956

Steve McQueen at the Time of "The Reivers"
Located in Austin, TX
Steve McQueen at the time of "The Reivers", pictured smiling and looking left, hand in mouth. Steve McQueen was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Steve McQueen at the Time of "The Reivers"
Steve McQueen at the Time of "The Reivers"

Steve McQueen at the Time of "The Reivers", 1969

George Barris, "P7" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed
By George Barris
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was shot by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 in Los Angeles, California. This photograph is from a ...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Barris, "P7" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed
George Barris, "P7" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed

George Barris
George Barris, "P7" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed, 1962

Ronald Reagan "Tropic Zone"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American politician and actor Ronald Reagan who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to the presidency, h...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Ronald Reagan "Tropic Zone"
Ronald Reagan "Tropic Zone"

Ronald Reagan "Tropic Zone", 1953

Car Crash at Woodhead - Vintage Photograph - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Car crash at Woodhead is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962. The photo depicts a car that falls into a ravine at Woodhead, Cheshire. Mr. John Henry Jones, Labour Memb...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Car Crash at Woodhead - Vintage Photograph - 1962

Car Crash at Woodhead - Vintage Photograph - 1962, 1962

New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora
New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora

Leonard Freed
New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora, 1954

John Lennon Skiing
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of John Lennon skiing at St. Moritz, circa 1965. John Lennon was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. He gained worldwide fame ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

John Lennon Skiing
John Lennon Skiing

John Lennon Skiing, 1965

Jayne Mansfield in Pink Lingerie
Located in Austin, TX
Colorized portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield posed in pink lingerie on a red chair. Jayne Mansfield was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and earl...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield in Pink Lingerie
Jayne Mansfield in Pink Lingerie

Jayne Mansfield in Pink Lingerie, 1950s

Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This unique colored portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deckchair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles, 1...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair

Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair, 1955

Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1951

Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Berlin, Germany, 1961 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver print, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer). The photograph of an African-American soldier...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography

Leonard Freed
Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography, 1961

The Supremes in the Snow
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Diana Ross, The Supremes, in the snow, circa 1965. The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Supremes in the Snow
The Supremes in the Snow

The Supremes in the Snow, 1965

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Giant' which was released on November 24, 1956. 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...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera, 1955

Elizabeth Taylor On Set Of 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 On Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print

Elizabeth Taylor On Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white still of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in "The Seven Year Itch", circa 1955. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a pi...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell Vintage Press Print, 1955

Prince Charles III Skying - Vintage Photo - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Prince Charles III Skying- Vintage Photo realized in 1964. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Prince Charles III Skying - Vintage Photo - 1964

Prince Charles III Skying - Vintage Photo - 1964, 1964

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed with baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archive...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Vintage Press Print, 1950s

Elizabeth Taylor in Fur Coat for "Butterfield 8"
Located in Austin, TX
The black and white portrait of Elizabeth Taylor features the star actress in a long fur coat for her role in "Butterfield 8", circa 1960. Butterfield 8 is a 1960 American drama fil...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor in Fur Coat for "Butterfield 8"
Elizabeth Taylor in Fur Coat for "Butterfield 8"

Elizabeth Taylor in Fur Coat for "Butterfield 8", 1960

Harlem NY, Black and White Photography African American Life 1960s, Fashion Show
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, 1963, Harlem, USA by Leonard Freed, is a 11” x 14” gelatin silver print, which appears in the photographer's seminal Black in White America book (p. 104). The photograp...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Harlem NY, Black and White Photography African American Life 1960s, Fashion Show
Harlem NY, Black and White Photography African American Life 1960s, Fashion Show

Leonard Freed
Harlem NY, Black and White Photography African American Life 1960s, Fashion Show, 1963

Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant and glamorous black and white studio portrait features Eartha Kitt smiling to the camera with her back turned. Eartha Kitt was an American singer, actress, dancer, act...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile
Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile

Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile, 1950

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of Giant
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful selectively 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...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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

Frank Worth
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of Giant, 1955

Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1951

Young Prince Charles III - Vintage Photo - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Young Prince Charles III- Vintage Photo realized in 1965. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Young Prince Charles III - Vintage Photo - 1965

Young Prince Charles III - Vintage Photo - 1965, 1965

Film still of Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor in headdress for her role in Cleopatra, circa 1963. Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Film still of Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra
Film still of Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra

Film still of Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra, 1963

Players of Christmas - play of Marchesi - Vintage Photograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Players of Christmas - play of Marchesi, Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in  1964. Good conditions.
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Players of Christmas - play of Marchesi - Vintage Photograph - 1964

Players of Christmas - play of Marchesi - Vintage Photograph - 1964, 1964

Hugh Hefner, Black and White Photograph of Playboy Magazine Founder and Editor
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
By American photographer Burt Glinn a black-and-white 14" x 11" photograph on fiber paper (gelatin silver print) of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner who wrote for the magazine he founded,...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hugh Hefner, Black and White Photograph of Playboy Magazine Founder and Editor
Hugh Hefner, Black and White Photograph of Playboy Magazine Founder and Editor

Burt Glinn
Hugh Hefner, Black and White Photograph of Playboy Magazine Founder and Editor, 1966

Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles leaving for The United States'
By Terry O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
The Beatles are photographed leaving Heathrow Airport for the US to perform at the Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. The group would go on to be regarded as the most influential ...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles leaving for The United States'
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles leaving for The United States'

Terry O'Neill
Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles leaving for The United States', 1964 printed later

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant", 1955. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination - he was killed in a car crash before the film was released. Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role in "Giant". After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant", 1955

Milton Greene, "Ballet Diptych, " original photograph from the original negative
By Milton Greene
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a diptych consisting of two original dye-transfer photographs from the original negatives by Milton Greene, shot in 1954 and published in 1978. These photographs depic...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Milton Greene, "Ballet Diptych, " original photograph from the original negative
Milton Greene, "Ballet Diptych, " original photograph from the original negative

Milton Greene
Milton Greene, "Ballet Diptych, " original photograph from the original negative, 1954

Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full length vintage original photograph features starlet Marilyn Monroe posed smiling in a black bathing suit. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print fr...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit Vintage Press Print, 1960s

Marianne Faithfull Portrait
Located in London, GB
Marianne Faithfull poses for a portrait backstage at Aston Studios during the filming of Thank Your Lucky Stars TV show in May 1965 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Image is part of David Redfern...
Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marianne Faithfull Portrait
Marianne Faithfull Portrait

David Redfern
Marianne Faithfull Portrait, 1965 (printed later)

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958, printed later

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958, printed later

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958, printed later

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958, printed later

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958, printed later

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958, printed later

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman sitting at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. This is an estate...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Poolside In Kenya, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958, printed later

Jerry Schatzberg, Carmen Exits Taxi
By Jerry Schatzberg
Located in New York, NY
Jerry Schatzberg Carmen Exits Taxi, 1959 archival pigment print 20 x 24" ed. of 20 $10,500 40 x 40" ed. of 15 $18,000 From creator of poetic images to compelling storyteller, Jerry...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jerry Schatzberg, Carmen Exits Taxi
Jerry Schatzberg, Carmen Exits Taxi

Jerry Schatzberg
Jerry Schatzberg, Carmen Exits Taxi, 1959

Distorted Salvador Dali
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning artistic and distorted portrait of Salvador Dali. Perfect artistic addition to any style of decor. Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Distorted Salvador Dali
Distorted Salvador Dali

Distorted Salvador Dali, 1960s

Marilyn Monroe Lying on Silk Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white vintage original photograph of Marilyn Monroe posed lying on silk, smiling to the camera with jewels on. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Cele...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Lying on Silk Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe Lying on Silk Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe Lying on Silk Vintage Press Print, 1950s

Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
By Otto Fenn
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Otto Fenn (1913-1983). Andy Warhol, 1956. Gelatin silver print, 9 7/8 x 10 inches; 11 x 14 sheet. Studio stamp, verso. Biography: Otto Fenn photographed fashions, decorations and food for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, McCall’s, House Beautiful and House and Garden magazines. Among the celebrities he photographed were Tallulah Bankhead, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Bette Davis, Yves Montand and Rosalind Russell. He also did Lord & Taylor’s advertising photography. Mr. Fenn served as chairman of the Sag Harbor Historic Landmarks District. He lived in the Nathan P. Hand house, which dates to the 1600′s and is named for a whaling captain who once owned it. Since 1964 Mr. Fenn and Mr. Krug operated the 1964 Sag Harbor Antiques Shop. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Fenn grew up in Lincoln Park, N.J. He studied at the New York School of Design and taught painting there. Early in his career he made sets for summer theater and backgrounds for fashion sittings and painted murals for the 1939 World’s Fair and the passenger ship America...
Category

1950s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph

Otto Fenn
Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph, 1956

Marilyn Monroe Studio Shoot, 1950s, 15 x 20, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Studio Shoot, 1950s, 15 x 20, 2 cm
Marilyn Monroe Studio Shoot, 1950s, 15 x 20, 2 cm

Marilyn Monroe Studio Shoot, 1950s, 15 x 20, 2 cm, 1950s

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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