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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Expressionist
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage press realized in the 1950s.
London.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pussyfooting 2 (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Pussyfooting 2
1958
Chromogenic print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Actress Dee Hartford, wife of film produce...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Massimo Listri 'Braccio Nuovo, Musei Vaticani I'
Located in New York, NY
Braccio Nuovo, Musei Vaticani I,
2011
C print
edition of 5
39.5 x 47 inches Edition of 5
47.5 × 59 inches Edition of 5
71 x 88.75 inches Edition of 5
framing options also avai...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Dior, Alla Gloved Hand, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
The Eurasian-born Alla was one of Dior's divas. When bathed in attention, she was charismatic and wore her clothes with graceful aplomb. Croque-mitaine model, Autumn-Winter 1953 Haut...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Frida Kahlo - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman, Artist, Painter
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaning against a wall, with a dark scarf wrapped around her shoulders.
Paper size: 20...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Slim Aarons 'Norina Pisciotto'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Paola Mussetti, 1982
C print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Norina Pisciotto poses at the v...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida with the Cactus
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin.
Titled, dated and print date in black ink on artist label.
Paper size: : 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.
“Frida told me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Athina Livanos Onassis (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
First wife of Greek ship owner Aristotle Onassis, Athina Livanos Onassis, at Palm Beach after her divorce, April, 1968.
Estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Ursula Andress'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Posing At Cap Ferrat
1954
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Swiss actress Ursula Andress in It...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Ted Williams 'Sarah Vaughan'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Sarah Vaughan
1948 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authentic...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st March 1956.
A man swan diving from the high diving boar...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Princess Caroline of Monaco
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Princess Caroline of Monaco
1981 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the es...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Pousada dos Buzios by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Brazil Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Pousada dos Buzios" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons.
See also "Buzios" in the gallery listings. Both "Pousada dos Buzios" and "Buzios" were taken in the same place, but spaced years apart. This image from August 1975...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print
Self-Portrait (Oscar, BAFTA, Tony Award, Labour Party) (27% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Glenda Jackson
Self-Portrait (Oscar, BAFTA, Tony Award, Labour Party)
Black & White Photograph on Photographic Paper
Year: 1980s
Image Size: 4.5 x 3.5 i...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1987 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955
by Frank Worth
James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955.
James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rodeo (Cowgirl)
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 60
Signed and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Harold “Doc” Edgerton was born in 1903, in Fremont, Nebraska. During his summers as a teenager, he worked in his uncle’s ...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Peter and Britt
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Peter and Britt, 1967
Sharing a lilo, film stars Peter Sellers (1925 - 1980) and his glamorous wife model and actress, Britt Ekland spend their holiday on the Costa Smeralda, 1967.
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Melina Mercouri (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Melina Mercouri 1961
Printed Later.
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
1961: Greek actress Melina Mercouri (1925 - 1994) sitting at a stre...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Laura Harring and Naomi Watts Mulholland Drive Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Laura Harring and Naomi Watts Mulholland Drive
Signed Limited Edition
Cannes, 2001
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provoc...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Simon Le Bon
By Andy Warhol
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Gelatin Silver Print
Paper size: 10 x 8 inches
Framed size: 26.5 x 22.5 inches
Dated 'Apr 29 1982' on the reverse
Provenance: Private collection, New York
This work originates from the Estate of Andy Warhol, and thence, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This work comes with a certificate of provenance and an entry into the Catalogue Raisonne held by the Warhol Foundation.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Love you David! (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Phyllis Diller
Love you David!
Black & White Photograph on Archival Kodak Paper
Year: 1993
Image Size: 8.75 x 6 inches (22.4 x 15.4 cm)
Sheet Size: 10 x 8 inches (24.4 x 20.32 cm)
Signed and dated in marker
COA provided
Phyllis Diller (1917–2012) was an American comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, known for her eccentric stage persona, wild hair, self-deprecating humor, and iconic cackling laugh. One of the first female comics to achieve national fame, she influenced Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres and had a strong gay following.
Diller openly promoted plastic surgery, earning recognition from the cosmetic surgery industry. She appeared in 40+ films and numerous TV shows, including The Muppet Show, CHiPs, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice roles included A Bug’s Life...
Category
1990s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frida with Granizo, Version 2, Coyoacan - Limited Edition Black and White Photo
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo, Version 2, Coyoacan by Nickolas Muray is a limited edition platinum print featuring Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with her arm wrapped around her pet deer.
Edition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski
1963 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963.
Estate stamped ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Frida in front of the Unfinished Unity Panel, New Workers School, NY
Located in Denton, TX
This photograph is a black and white portrait of Frida Kahlo in front of the Unfinished Unity Panel at the New Yorkers School in New York, taken by Lucienne Bloch. The medium of this...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grace Jones at Bond’s, New York
By Ron Galella
Located in New York, NY
Ron Galella (1931)
Grace Jones at Bond’s, New York
1980
11 x 14 inches
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition of 20
Signed, dated, titled by the artist.
Described by a nickname of Paparazzo E...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Valerie Cates in Marbella (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Valerie Cates in Marbella, Spain, 1976
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Diptych. From the Frida Khalo Series
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Digital Pigment
Nico at Monterey Pop Festival
By Ed Caraeff
Located in New York, NY
Ed Caaraeff
Nico, 1967
Silver gelatin print
40 x 30 inches
Singed and numbered edition of 50
Nico at the Monterey Pop Festival in Monterey, California, 18 June, 1967.
ED CARAEFF is a name recognized by anybody who is anybody in the music industry. A photographer, illustrator and graphic designer, he has directed art for, photographed, and designed hundreds of record album covers from 1967 to 1982 for numerous artists, including The Stooges, Elton John, Steely Dan...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sophia Fountain
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New York, NY
Sophia Fountain, 1960
color coupler print
16 x 16"
ed. of 30
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Jerry Schatzberg Untitled (Airplane)
Located in New York, NY
Jerry Schatzberg
Untitled (Airplane), 1962
archival print
20 x 24"
ed. of 20
$12,500
40 x 40"
ed. of 9
$20,000
From creator of poetic images to compelling storyteller, Jerry Schatz...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons, Marietine Birnie (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Marietine Birnie, 1959
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Marietine Birnie posing with a parasol at the Inland Sea, Gozo, Malta, July 1959.
Estate stamped and hand numb...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Hello There
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hello There
1955 (printed later)
Chromogenic print
20 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity.
1955: ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Frida Winking by Lucienne Bloch, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Winking by Lucienne Bloch is a portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair, winking at the camera.
Image size: 8.25 x 10.25 in.
Mou...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lake Tahoe Couple, Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Photographic Portrait by Water
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Lake Tahoe Couple" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons.
If you look carefully, you are able to see the words, "Nevada" and "California" spelled out in tiles on the swimming pool floor.
The world of Aarons’s photographs...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Luigi Musso - Maserati (full car), Pau
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed by artist in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photogra...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Goldfinger from the Getty Archive - James Bond on Film, Black and White Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
A dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This dynamic black-and-white photograph, taken by Klaus Redenbacher in 1952, captures a male dancer mid-leap in a moment of sheer power, grace, and precision. Suspended in the air wi...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
'Golfing Pals' (1977) - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Golfing Pals (1977) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
At the 16th hole on Pebble Beach golf course, singer and film star Bi...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Marilyn Monroe, 1954 from Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
New York City, Harlem
By Harold L. Harvey
Located in Denton, TX
Titled, dated and artist stamp.
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Photograph on Movie Set, 32/75
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marilyn Monroe’s status as an enduring figure of glamour made her one of the most famous figures in American history. Of all the images shot of the incomparable movie star, the most ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cary Grant Seated Looks Right, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Cary Grant Seated Looks Right, 1955. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Eac...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray is a 20 x 16 inch platinum print, available in an edition of 50. This photographs features a portrait of Frida Kahlo wearing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Designer's Homes, Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home, Back, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home -- Mark Shaw photographed Elsa Schiaparelli's best-known model, Ghislaine de Bosisson in an ankle-length dress lounging on an elongated ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Cary Grant Seated Looks Right, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Cary Grant Seated Looks Right, 1955. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Eac...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A woman poses for a nude studio portrait.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Si...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Tiger Lady from the Getty Archive - Hollywood Icons, Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Picasso and Skull with Bettina wearing McCardell, Wide, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Picasso with Soft Bettina, Wide, 1955 -- Picasso with model Bettina, photographed for LIFE in 1955 in his new Cannes Villa, La Californie. Top French Model, Bettina Graziani wears an outfit by American Fashion Designer Claire McCardell. The shirt's pattern is in the style of a Picasso still life. All the Picasso paintings pictured had been completed within the past few months. Image size is 40" x 59" (for 44" x 63" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
A photograph in color of Picasso and Bettina. Picasso is wearing a blue collared shirt and brown shorts. He is standing in his villa. To his right, Bettina stands. She is wearing orange pants...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
The True Marilyn (1956)
Located in Buffalo, NY
The work offered for sale here is an original vintage silver gelatin print hand created by Halsman in 1956.
This work comes in an archival frame presentation. The image alone is approximately 9 x 13. The work was acquired directly from the artist and comes with a COA and lifetime guarantee.
Philippe Halsman was at one point considered the best photo-portraitist in France. He had an incessant interest in faces: “Every face I see seems to hide—and sometimes fleetingly reveal—the mystery of another human being.” Halsman’s photographs of politicians, celebrities, and intellectuals were featured widely in magazines like LIFE and Vogue. His more famous subjects included the likes of Marc Chagall, Le Corbusier, Audrey Hepburn, and Albert Einstein. He also had a 37-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí, which resulted in several famous surrealist series including the “Dalí’s Mustache” portraits...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Florence Three, Italy, 2023
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps.
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Elliott Erwitt.
Gelatin silver print, 20 x 24 in.
Born to Russian parents in Paris in 1928, Elliott Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan, Italy, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn in the Black and White Scarf
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn in the black and white scarf
Bern Stern
Print on photo paper
Inkjet technique
Paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms
Photo dimension: 43 X 25.4
10...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Dior, Alla Gloved Hand, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
The Eurasian-born Alla was one of Dior's divas. When bathed in attention, she was charismatic and wore her clothes with graceful aplomb. Croque-mitaine model, Autumn-Winter 1953 Haut...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Bahamas Speed Week - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Bahamas Speed Week...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper
Poolside Pairs by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Glamour Portrait Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
Please note that as part of the Estate's Collection, the price of this Stamped image will increase by 15% once it reaches edition 75/150, by a further 30% from edition 100/150, and a further 45% from edition 145/150.
"Poolside...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196, Grand Prix of France, Reims, France
Located in Denton, TX
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196, Grand Prix of France, Reims, France, 1955
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Signed in black ink on print margin...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kids with Circus Poster, NYC
By Morris Engel
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin.
Signed in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.
Morris Engel was an American street photographer and ci...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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.