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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1980s
Sculptor Louise Bourgeois in her Manhattan studio, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of famed sculptor Louise Bourgeois in her Manhattan studio with recent work in 1982, signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly f...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Historical Photo - Portrait of Fred Clark - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait of Fred Clark is a vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century by John Watkins Studio. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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19th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Portrait of Nicola Miraglia - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait  of Nicola Miraglia is a  vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century by F. Brandseph, Stuttgart. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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19th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Portrait of Louis Veuillot - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait of Louis Veuillot (1813-1883) is a vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century . The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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19th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait Herbert von Karajan - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait Herbert von Karajan  is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Opening Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Opening Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s it is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

American classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin, 1981. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arc...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Newport Mainstays, Newport, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Rudulph Ellis Carter holding a picnic in Newport in 1987. This is an estate stamped and ...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Encounter (Timothy Dalton) - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Encounter (Timoty Dalton) is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Maria Teresa Ruta, Diego Abatantuono, Gigi Marzullo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Maria Teresa Ruta, Diego Abatantuono, Gigi Marzullo in 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein  is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Leonard Bernstein and Giulio Andreotti - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein and Giulio Andreotti is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Enrica Bonaccorti with Heather Parisi - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress, television and radio presenter Enrica Bonaccorti with the American television presenter and dancer Heather Parisi. 
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Enrica Bonaccorti - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Enrica Bonaccorti  is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Halldór Laxness - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Halldór Laxness is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein  is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian actress and singer Loretta Goggi in a scene from "Canzonissime" by Gianni Brezza.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Konrad Lorenz - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Konrad Lorenz is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Leonard Bernstein - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein  is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), photographed in 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the pri...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Scene from Full Metal Jacket - Photo- 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene from Full Metal Jacket is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1987. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Artist Red Grooms in his New York Studio, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of famed artist Red Grooms photographed in his studio with his recent paintings on March 19, 1981. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print rec...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1989. In the Phoo : Eurovision of 1989 in Laussane, Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Nepal. On the way from Dakh-na Bah to Barbara Valley - Vintage Photo 1893
Located in Roma, IT
Nepal. On the way from Dakh-na Bah to Barbara Valley (Auf der reise von dakh-na bah nach Barbara-Tal) - March 18th 1893 - is an original vintage black and white photo realized during...
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1890s Portrait Photography

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Paper, Photographic Paper

Charles Aznavour - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Charles Aznavour is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Principe Dom Pedro, Brazil, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, Principe Dom Pedro De Orleans E Braganca, grandson of Brazilian emperor Pedro II. He is pictured at...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Harry Belafonte - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Harry Belafonte is a photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

American classical composer David Leo Diamond, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American classical composer David Leo Diamond, 1988. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Come...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Life in Italy in 1960s - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Life in Italy in the 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in t...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Angela Faramo - Vice President of Palermian Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Angela Faramo - Vice President of Palermian Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Young Giulio Andreotti - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Young Giulio Andreotti is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fausto Leali - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Fausto Leali is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art of Italy with celebrities of the ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Enzo Jannacci and Johnny Dorelli - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Enzo Jannacci and Johnny Dorelli s a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art of Italy with ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Al Bano and Romina Power - Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Al Bano and Romina Power is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Antonello Venditti and Lucio Dalla At Concert - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Antonello Venditti and Lucio Dalla At Concert in Palazzo Sport Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. In the Photo: Antonello Venditti, Gino Paoli, Robe...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fred Bongusto and Corrado - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fred Bongusto and Corrado- Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Loredana Berté, Massimo Troisi and Lello Arena - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Loredana Berté, Massimo Troisi and Lello Arena is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Winner of Sanremo (Anna Oxa, Fausto Leali, Toto Cutugno) -Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Winner of Sanremo (Anna Oxa, Fausto Leali, Toto Cutugno) is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinem...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fausto Leali and Anna Oxa - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Fausto Leali is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art of Italy with celebrities of the ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fausto Leali - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Fausto Leali is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art of Italy with celebrities of the...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Leap in the Dark - Mrco Bellocchio and Michele Piccoli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
A Leap in the Dark - Mrco Bellocchio and Michele Piccoli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1980. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

16 x 20" John Travolta as Tony Manero in 'Staying Alive' signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, singer, dancer John Travolta as Tony Manero in 'Staying Alive' in 1983. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Atlantic City by Louis Malle - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Atlantic City by Louis Malle is  a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1980. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Massimo Ghini - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Massimo Ghini is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Devil in the Flesh - Film of Marco Bellocchio - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Devil in the Flesh - Film of Marco Bellocchio is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1986. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fioretta Mari - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Fioretta Mari is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1983. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Franco Reviglio, Belkacem Nabi and Clelio Darida - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Franco Reviglio, Belkacem Nabi and Clelio Darida is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1986. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Stefanie Powers and Barry Bostwick - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Stefanie Powers and Barry Bostwick is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Margherita Boniver - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, Photograph by Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Christopher Makos, American (1948 - ) Title: Andy Warhol and Keith Haring Year: 1983 Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed, stamped and numbered verso Edition: 1/5 ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Newport Mainstays, Newport, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Rudulph Ellis Carter holding a picnic in Newport in 1987. This is an estate stamped and ...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Miranda- Signed limited edition fine art print, Oversize photo, Woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Miranda , Limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then printed on Hahn...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Newport Mainstays, Newport, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Rudulph Ellis Carter holding a picnic in Newport in 1987. This is an estate stamped and ...
Category

1980s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Three Portraits of Italian Singer Pino Daniele by Ennio Antonangeli -Early 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Three Portraits of italian singer Pino Daniele by Ennio Antonangeli is a lot of 3 photographic print on baryta paper. Photographs by the famous photog...
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1980s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lamu Jazz- Limited edition contemporary print, Black white photo, Woman Portrait
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Lamu Jazz - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5 This image was captured on film in 1988. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was the...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

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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