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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Art Deco
Divine Nude No.1 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.1 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one dimens...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of Actor, Bodybuilder an...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"John Surf", Miami Beach, FL, 2000
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 20.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot Smiling in a Garden
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful black and white 1950s capture of star actress Brigitte Bardot posed smiling in a garden.
Born and raised in Paris, Bardot was an aspiring ballerina during her childhood. S...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rock Hudson on a Motorbike
By Don Ornitz
Located in Austin, TX
Star actor Rock Hudson. Hudson was one of the top leading men in film during the 50's and 60's era and achieved stardom with roles in films such as Magnificent Obsession, All That He...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly in Knit Sweater
Located in Austin, TX
Color capture of Grace Kelly outdoors, posed in a knit sweater, circa 1962.
Grace Kelly was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their m...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 8/10.
60x67cm including white frame.
Analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist inv...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Sleeping Beauties II (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sleeping Beauties (Till Death do us Part) - 2005,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
"Weed + Grub"- Archival Pigment Ink Photography
By Lauren Hurt
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This selection is an intimate grouping of portraits of celebrities and tastemakers in the burgeoning cannabis industry. I’ve paired these with select portraits evoking the feeling of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Heart and Soul - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Heart and Soul' (Bombay Beach) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL201...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Debbie Reynolds Talking on Telephone
Located in Austin, TX
This black candid black and white portrait features Debbie Reynolds sitting at home in her kitchen, smiling as she talks on the telephone.
Debbie Reynolds was an American actress, s...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Francis Ford Coppola, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of American retired fil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Into the Sky 5, Andy Lo Pò - Summer, Skyscapes, Portrait Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
The 19th July 2022 was the UK's hottest recorded day. When most were abandoning work for nearby cool spots or sun-drenched parks, Brighton-based photographer Andy Lo Pò...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ann Miller as a Witch
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Ann Miller posed in a witch costume, circa 1946.
Ann Miller was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classi...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Half Angels Half Demons - Cow #3, Portrait, Limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mauricio Velez's photographs seeks to refine the viewer's sensitivity and perception of art and the human body, elevating these elements to an aesthetic realm that can inspire, distu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Ryder Mounting Up
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto
14 x 11 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
24 x 20 inches, sheet
(Edition of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John F Kennedy Smiling in Sunglasses
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of President John F. Kennedy smiling in sunglasses.
John F. Kennedy was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States f...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cubist Poodle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros
Cubist Poodle
Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm
Year: 2000s
Size: 9.5x14in
Edition: 12
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
Stamped
COA pro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis: Captivating Eyes
By Elmer Fryer
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white head and shoudlers portrait of actress Bette Davis looking upward with captivating eyes.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regard...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Al Pacino Smoking, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white portrait of famous actor Al Pacino smoking.
From personality portraits and advertising campaig...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Spare Parts (29 Palsm, CA) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Spare Parts' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 3/5, 128x125 cm,
Analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid, enlarged by the artist,
Not mounted, Artist inventory 792.18
With Radha Mitchell and Max Sharam
Living and working in Los Angeles and Berlin, Stefanie Schneider's scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the ambience for loosely woven story lines and a cast of phantasmic characters.
Schneider works with the chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film stock. Chemical explosions of color spreading across the surfaces undermine the photograph's commitment to reality and induce her characters into trance-like dreamscapes. Like flickering sequences of old road movies Schneider's images seem to evaporate before conclusions can be made - their ephemeral reality manifesting in subtle gestures and mysterious motives. Schneider's images refuse to succumb to reality, they keep alive the confusions of dream, desire, fact, and fiction.
Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen.
“It was Stefanie Schneider, who inspired me to start the company THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT after seeing her work, which seems to achieve the possible from the impossible, creating the finest of art out of the most basic of mediums and materials. Indeed, after that one day, I was so impressed with her photography that I realized Polaroid film could not be allowed to disappear. Being at the precise moment in time where the world was about to lose Polaroid, I seized the moment and have put all my efforts and passion into saving Polaroid film. For that, I thank Stefanie Schneider almost exclusively, who played a bigger role than anyone in saving this American symbol of photography.” –Florian Kaps, March 8th 2010 (“Doc” Dr. Florian Kaps, founder of “The Impossible Project”)
Exhibitions Selected (selected)
2017
BLICKFELD] Analoge Fotografie, Kommunale Galerie Steglitz-Zehlendorf (G) (catalog), (upcoming)
Kunstverein Bad Homburg Artlantis, Bad Homburg (G)
2016
Instantdreams, Instantdreams Gallery, Berlin
(S)
2015
Desert Voices, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Pamela Littky
Blue Nudes, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G)
2014
Summer Show, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G)
6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery London (G)
Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (S)
Grand Opening, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Banksy, Andy Warhol, Alison Bignon, Sophie Dickens, Victor Gingembre and others
2013
Heather's Dream, Short, nominated for the German Short Film Award 2013 (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis)
Images
For Images (Artists fir Tichy), GASK - Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, (G) with Richard Prince, Nan Golding...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Diana Ross, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of famous American sing...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Set of Hands (India, Holi Festival, Warm, Saffron, Hand, Calm, ~30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy
Set of Hands
2015
3 x Archival Pigment Prints on Matte Paper
Size: 24 x 24 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm) (each)
Edition: 9
Signed, titled and dated on label
COA provided
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sun Kissed Wendy, Las Vegas - Contemporary Portrait Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Sun Kissed Wendy', from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series. This contemporary portrait is part of a sequence of artworks photographing Wendy at the Rockabilly Weekender, Viva Las Veg...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Female Nude in Fur Coat, Black and White Photography, Kate #16 by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate #16, 2002 is a vintage 8" x 10" black and white photograph from the series "Kate." Model Kate remains complicit in striking and defining dramatic poses for Freed. The photograph...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Gena Rowlands, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of American actress Gena Rowlands...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Djala - Tim Flach, Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
'Djala' is a stunning C-Type print by contemporary British photographer Tim Fl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Brigitte Bardot in Bed with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Brigitte Bardot lying in bed with a dog under the sheets.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an anima...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Nightgown for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a a black nightgown for her role in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Markus Klinko - Mariah Carey, Sitting, Photography 2005, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Markus Klinko is an award-winning, international fashion/celebrity photographer and director, who has worked with many of today's most iconic stars of film, music, and fashion.
Kli...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Jewels
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Second in its series, this awesome black and white capture features Marilyn Monroe in her Hollywood prime - captured in a silk dress and fur stole.
Classic image of the Hollywood l...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Wild Horse with Mane Blowing in the Wind, Fashion, Minimal, Best-Seller
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Breathless"
The wind sweeping the beautifully unkempt mane of this wild horse on Sable Island is a reminder of nature's perfection.
The print series Discovering the Horses of Sab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fear (Stage of Consciousness) - 20x24cm, starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fear (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007
20x24cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No. 7...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Humphrey Bogart: Film Noir Superstar
Located in Austin, TX
Humphrey Bogart is remembered as a beloved American film star. He starred in 75 movies over his 30 year career. Although Bogart is known for his film acting, he began his career on B...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pool Time (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pool Time (Suburbia) - 2004
40x50cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 1722.
Not mounted.
This pro...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
New Release : David Bowie : Natural Villains monochrome
Located in Austin, TX
New release July 2022. Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie by photographer Markus Klinko, from his celebrated collection "Bowie Unseen", released...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Batman and Batgirl Classical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Classic black and white promotional still of Adam West for his role as Batman, and Yvonne Joyce Craig for her role as Batgirl, circa 1967.
Batman is an American live-action televisi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Natalie Wood Arriving at Heathrow Airport
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Natalie Wood arriving at London's Heathrow airport from Paris for holiday in 1969.
Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age eight in...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Barbara Stanwyck in Fur Stole
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Barbara Stanwyck in fur stole.
Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Narween (Saigon) - vintage, Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Narween (Saigon) - 2003
58x56cm,
Edition 4/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist inventory Number 469.04.
Signature labe and Cert...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited ...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marlene Dietrich Glamour Portrait in Fur Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio capture of Marlene Dietrich posed in a long fur coat.
In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Jo...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ensign Broderick I (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ensign Broderick I (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
100x120cm,
Edition 3/5.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Cer...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Tattooing)
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Car, Downtown Car Park, Dallas, Texas, Samuel Hicks - Landscape Photography
By Samuel Hicks
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order, lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Car, Downtown Car Park, Dallas, Texas is a stunning C-Typ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital
Audrey Hepburn Glamour Portrait in Tulle
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of the glamorous Audrey Hepburn posed leaning on a small table, dripping in jewels and beauty.
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn is regarded as one of t...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
J-Class Racing Yacht Shamrock and Sailor in Europe, Iconic, Classic, Nautical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Shamrock Rising"
With a lone sailor standing on deck, the famed racing yacht Shamrock looks extraordinary.
The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimate look at t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth Posed with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio capture of Rita Hayworth posed smiling while petting a dog, circa 1939.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in t...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City, Wall Street, Black and White Documentary Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Wall Street, 1956 by Leonard Freed is a modern print signed verso (on back) by the estate/widow of the photographer, Brigitte Freed. This is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver print. Leonard...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Bette Davis in "Dark Victory"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Bette Davis in a fur coat for her role in "Dark Victory", circa 1939.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Print
- Numbered Certificate of ...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Thoughtful Veronica Lake
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Veronica Lake posed in the studio with her hand on her chin, circa 1941.
Veronica Lake was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Harlem NY, Black and White Photography African American Life 1960s, Fashion Show
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
Fashion-Inspired Portrait of an Elite White Horse with a Black Bridle
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Etched in Stone"
This best-selling, award-winning image features the defined musculature of an all white-horse against a black backdrop.
The print series Equus: Light & Form focus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mick and Bianca in Paris
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Mick Jagger and Bianca Perez posed candid in doorway during a visit to Paris, September 1971.
Mick Jagger is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer who has achiev...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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
Art Carney with Cat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of comedian and actor Art Carney posed holding his cat.
Art Carney was an American actor and comedian. A recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
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...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital
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.