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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Old Masters
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
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
New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora
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...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Elton John, 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 British singer and s...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth Posed in Gown
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of pinup girl and actress Rita Hayworth dancing in a gown.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot in Beret
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1968 capture of Brigitte Bardot in a beret.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying charact...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Grace Jones, 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 the singer and actress Grace Jones.
From personality portraits and advertising cam...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully colored image features a pinup of actress and Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit with her leg uppoolside.
Marilyn Monroe was one of the mo...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Monica Vitti - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Monica Vitti (Associated Press Photo) is a vintage b/w photo of the Italian actress on a boat at sea realized in the 1960s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dramatic Art (where she will return in 1986 as a teacher), and graduated in 1953, she immediately tackles the scenes in L'avaro di Molière (1954), The island of the parrots of S. Tofano (1954), They founded a city of C. Meano (1954), Mother Courage and her children of B. Brecht (1954). Between 1956 and 1959 she also participated in television broadcasts and acted in numerous adaptations of famous theatrical texts. She made her film debut playing secondary parts in Laugh, Laugh, Laugh! by E. Anton, 1955; A mink coat by G. Pellegrini, 1956; Le dritte di M. Amendola, 1958. Dubbing actress of Il scido di M. Antonioni (1957), she meets the director who, after having directed her to the theater in I am a camera by J. Van Druten (1957) and in Secret Scandals by Antonioni and E. Bartolini (1957), he calls her as the protagonist in L'avventura (1960), a film with which V. is a leading actress. Always led by Antonioni, from now on she will play suffering characters who embody a profound crisis of feelings. Apart from a brief television parenthesis (a transposition of the short story The White Nights by F. Dostoevskij, directed by V. Cottafavi), La notte (1961), L'eclisse (1962) and Deserto rosso (1963) belong to a happy partnership with Antonioni (who will be revived episodically for the production of The Mystery of Oberwald [1980], a courageous experiment of intertwining cinema and electronic techniques, propitiated by the exhumation of a play by J. Cocteau, L'aigle à deux têtes). In the second half of the Sixties, however, the producers showed that they preferred her as an actress endowed with caricatural flair, fine humor, vitalistic exuberance, communicative immediacy; and audiences pay her a growing success, not always corresponding to the quality of her filmography or the variety of her interpretations, among which are the very convincing ones in Modesty Blaise...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Giraffe in grass, Giraffe, animal, Africa, black and white photography
Located in München, BY
Edition No. 7/12
image size 28,5 x 35,6 cm
signed and numbered
Framed with mat and anti-reflex glass
A giraffe is lying in the tall grass in front of Mount Kenya.
Joachim Schmeisse...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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.
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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
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
Portrait of a Raven
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
When the trembling heart stops beating, what remains is a tiny beautiful corpse. I make a portrait to commemorate that life and to express my sorrow and regret. It’s my gesture towar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kim Basinger and Michael Keaton on the set of "Batman" - Vintage Photo -1989
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Kim Basinger and Michael Keaton stars of the 1989 Film "Batman" by Tim Burton.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
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
Axolotl - Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Underwater, Walking Fish
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
All print prices include VAT.
'Axolotl' is a stunning C-Type print by contemporary British photographer Tim Flach.
Edition 3/10.
Flach has mainly become renown for his highly stylized animal portraits, which are far removed from traditional wildlife photography...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
World Class Racing Yachts in Italy, Nautical, Horizontal, Iconic
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Rainbow Trailed"
The J-Class boats Rainbow and Velsheda sail at near impossible angles as the sailors freely dangle their feet over the edge of the deck.
This award-winning image is in the permanent collection of the Mariners' Museum, Newport News...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the garden, 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 former Govenour of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger smoking cigar in the garden.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph.
Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta.
In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer, Bette Midler, Grace Jones and Frank Zappa to name a few. A partial list of the films that he has generated graphics and publicity for include “The Hurt Locker”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “King Arthur”, “Tootsie”, “The Big Chill”, “Bull Durham...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Olancha) - Stranger than Paradise - analog C-Print based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Olancha) - 2006,
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Elvis Presley Performing on Patio
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture of the King, Elvis Presley, performing on a patio with his guitar.
Elvis Presley, known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Know...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., candid and smiling.
On March 26, 1964, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. met for the first and only time i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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
"Chuck Close Study for 3D painting" 47x38" one of a kind archival pigment print
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
This art is a one of a kind print on canvas with archival ink, it is completely flat but has the characteristics of Ceravolo's 3 dimensional look. It was the study for a large canvas of Chuck Close that was comprised of actual three dimensional elements. This unique one of a kind print has the depth that a Ceravolo canvas in known for while being completely flat. It is framed under plexiglass and measures 47x38"
When Ceravolo met Chuck Close for the first time in 2008 he told Chuck that Chuck had indirectly feed his (Ceravolo's) family for the past 25 years because he (Ceravolo) started to paint large scale portraits after seeing Chucks portrait of Phillip Glass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Canvas
New York City, Harlem, Black and White Photo of African Americans, Fire Hydrant
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 11.5" x 9.5" gelatin silver signed by the photographer Leonard Freed (on verso). Provenance: Freed Estate
LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Frozen (16 pieces) Contemporary, Landscape, USA, Polaroid, Figurative, Ice, Snow
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Frozen (Stranger than Paradise) - 2001
Edition of 5
16 pieces, 48 x 47 cm each, 2.20 x 2.20 cm installed.
Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on 16 Polaroids.
Signat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Rain Coat for Niagara Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a rain coat- a screen test for her role in "Niagara", circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the C...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York, Harlem, African American Children, Black and White Photo, Fire Hydrant
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver photograph signed by the photographer on verso (back). Provenance: Freed archive. LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Peggy Guggenheim - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Peggy Guggenheim is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Odessa, Ukraine (Man repairing vehicle on sidewalk & Black dog)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017.
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - 2007
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Jon Provost And Lassie
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Jon Provost and Lassie looking away from the film scene "Lassie", circa, 1954.Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventure...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Gloria Swanson in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of actress Gloria Swanson in a floor-length fur coat, circa 1950.
Gloria Swanson was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Thelma Todd in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white closeup glamour portrait of classic film actress Thelma Todd posed in a fur coat and wide brimmed hat.
Thelma Todd was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem series. In the image of Fire Hydrant, two chil...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...
Michael Jackson Wearing Letterman Jacket
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features pop music idol Michael Jackson sitting outdoors, wearing a letterman jacket.
Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. D...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Meryl Streep, 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 actress Meryl Streep.
From personality portrait...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Clark Gable With a Sealyham Terrier
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features smiling Clark Gable carrying pet Sealyham Terrier and looking away.Clark Gable was an American film actor, often referred to as ""The King of Ho...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Paris, France, Longchamp, Vintage 1980s Black and White Photograph of Parisians
Located in New york, NY
Paris Longchamp, 1989 by Leonard Freed is stamped and signed verso (back of photo), a gelatin silver vintage print, 16" x 12". The documentary photograph captures chic beautiful peop...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Africa, Nomad Princesses, Tribal Women Ethiopia, Printed on Japanese Paper
Located in New york, NY
Nomad Princesses, 1996 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, is a contemporary color photograph 19" x 13" of two bare-breasted women with painted faces, enlarged ears, and tribal jewelry from th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
Just Me, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, lion
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12
more sizes on request
A big male lion standing proud in the savannah.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley in Shadow
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of the King, Elvis Presley, gazing to the camera in a true action shot of the Rock N Roll star.
Elvis Presley known mononymously as Elvis, was an Amer...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled No. 11
By Jen Davis
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
11 x 14 inches
(Edition of 15)
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Pl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Snap–15 Minutes of Fame (Wastelands) - analog, not mounted, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Snap–15 Minutes of Fame (Wastelands) - 4 pieces, 2003
Edition of 5,
105x100cm each, 220x220cm installed.
Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Marilyn Monroe with Ben Lyon Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe smiling at an event with Ben Lyon.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Radha doing her Nails by the Pool (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha doing her Nails by the Pool (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
78x76cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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
Katharine Hepburn in Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of actress Katharine Hepburn in a coat for her role in "Stage Door", circa 1937.
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywoo...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ways of a Wild Heart #47 - Polaroid, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ways of a Wild Heart #47 - 2014
Giclee archival pigment print on archival Hahnemühle Pearl paper. 320 gsm · 100% Cotton · natural white · pearl-finish.
Based on a Polaroid.
Hand ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Raquel Welch in Cowboy Hat - Terry O'Neill Lost Photoshoot
Located in Austin, TX
About the Collection
Terry O’Neill’s “lost photoshoot”. Terry shot these for Globe Photos almost half a century ago, but they remained lost until recently uncovered in our archives....
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Zsa Zsa Gabor Applying Makeup
By Peter Martin
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white portrait features Zsa Zsa Gabor in her dressing room applying makeup. Zsa Zsa Gabor as a Hungarian-American actress and socialite. Gabor began her stage...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlene Dietrich in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio capture of Marlene Dietrich posed in a fur coat.
In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef v...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis in Fur Coat
By Elmer Fryer
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Bette Davis posed in a fur coat, circa 1935.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Edda Color Photography Lamba Print Portrait In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Edda Color Photography Lamba Print Portrait In Stock
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). They met in 1986, found ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Midnight Cowboy (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Midnight Cowboy (Back in the 80's) - 2001
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #576.
Not mounted....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
New York City, Black and White Portrait Photography, Two Women on the Subway
By Walker Evans
Located in New york, NY
A classic black and white photograph from the late 1930s to early 1940s, Two Women on The Subway in New York City is by a master of ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
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.