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Goldfinger, 1964 - B&W Print of Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger
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...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Model Friend, 1952 - Couple under Parasol on Sandy Beach in Acapulco in Mexico
Located in Brighton, GB
Model Friend, 1952 - Couple under Parasol on Sandy Beach in Acapulco in Mexico, features American model Jean Adams with her male friend as the two look into each other's eyes 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Model Friend" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Kennedy Holiday (1959)
Located in London, GB
Kennedy Holiday (1959) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) 21 August 1959. John F. Kennedy sailing on the Victura with Jackie and friends Additional ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly - Portrait Photography, Figurative Photography, Black & White
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...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

The Protest - Historical Photograph About the Feminist Movement - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
The protest - Historical photograph about the feminist movement is an original black and white photograph realized in Rome in 1978 by the Agency of "Ansa" ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Slim Aarons- Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Dizzy Gillespie - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Dizzy Gillespie - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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...
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1990s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Jane Birkin' 1968 Saint Tropez (Silver Gelatin Print)
By Jean-Pierre Bonnotte
Located in London, GB
'Jane Birkin' August 1968 Saint Tropez by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte A stunning shot of the British supermodel, actress, singer and sex symbol - adopted by France when she became the wif...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David Bowie With Hunky Dory - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie With Hunky Dory - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie sitting with the Hunky Dory cover, 1972 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Virna Lisi - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Virna Lisi - Golden Age of Italian Cinema is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1990s. Good conditions. Virna Lisi Born on November 8, 1...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marianne Faithfull 1964 Decca Studios in London Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Marianne Faithfull poses during a photoshoot in London in 1966. Faithful was discovered by the manager of the Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham and became one of the lead female arti...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Behind the Camera - 20th Century Photography, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood, Film
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...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Joan Jett - limited edition Mick Rock Estate print
Located in London, GB
Joan Jett - signed limited edition print Joan Jett, I Love Rock'n'Roll album cover photograph, 1981. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Lord Byron' Indigenous Dartmoor Pony
Located in Hudson, NY
Edition #1/1. This is a Photograph on canvas with Mixed Media. This is the framed price: $3,000. ”Dartmoor “depicts the wild ponies of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. The ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Digital

Norman Parkinson 'Three Little Black Dresses, Capucci, Florence, 1961'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson The Italian Collections, Three Little Black Dresses, Fashions by Capucci, Florence for Queen Magazine, 1961 Three Little Black Dresses, Florence 1961 Silver gelatin...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1st October 1956. A skier jumping into the air. Additional I...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Photo- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Lea Massari on the set of a movie.
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bowie And Ronson On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie And Ronson On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie and Mick Ronson Guitar Fellatio, 1972 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edit...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Willow, New York
Located in Hudson, NY
Edition #1/10 This is the frame price listed. The photograph are available in the additional sizes listed unframed. Veteran artist Patricia Heal documents her visual narrative o...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Q XV, New York
Located in Hudson, NY
Edition # 1/4 This is the framed, varnished giclee print on Museo wax price listed. The photograph is only available for purchase framed. Quiescence - 2009 A mixture of portraits...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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Varnish, Giclée

Sundial Hat (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Sundial Hat (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Getty Images Archive London) British dancer Rosemary Andree wearing a sunhat with a clock face design on a s...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Charlotte Rampling (1966)
Located in London, GB
Charlotte Rampling (1966) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) 7th September 1966 Charlotte Rampling and Joanna Pettit, gambling at The Pair of Shoes, a...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego, California, October 1956. Additio...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Soundgarden - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Soundgarden - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Personal Work May 16 1996 New York (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 10 only this size Printed 2020 This size image: 30 x 40" / 76 x 101 cm About the image: Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Fauna #1. Fauna series. Figurative Digital Color Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fauna #1, by Zoltan Gerliczki From the series "Fauna" Archival Pigment Print Image size: 48 in H x 39 in W. Edition of 8 + 2AP Unframed 2014 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please observe that prices and availability may change due to currency “I am presenting women as powerful as any man. Each woman decorated with the most common and beautiful flowers. Each picture is powerful in color, energetic, and pure in nature, their expression is innocent.” Your images point toward qualities of women that go largely unseen, yet you seek to reveal through beauty and wonder. The colors and shapes perfectly illustrate the idea of “beauty and wonder” in a way that only nature could produce. Your painterly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment - 20th century black and white photography
Located in London, GB
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kaiser Deluxe (1949)
Located in London, GB
Kaiser Deluxe (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) 1949 Kaiser Deluxe automobile. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Printed Later About the Image: Kaiser Permanente is an American integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield. NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House (Diptych) Coyoacán, Mexico. 1943. Color Portraits
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...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color

Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and Imperial Ulhans Regiment
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and the Imperial Ulhans Regiment in Saint Petersburg in 1908/09 realized by the famous poland/russian...
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Early 1900s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Richard Corman and Alec Monopoly, Madonna, monotype signed 1/1 by Richard Corman
Located in New York, NY
Richard Corman and Alec Monopoly Madonna, 2013 Color photographic monotype on archival pigment paper Hand signed, dated and numbered 1/1 by Richard Corman on the front 26 × 20 inches...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Photography

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Monotype, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot, Piggy Back, 1966 - Getty Archive, 20th Century Film Photography
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...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Photographic Paper

Desert House Party, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs
Located in Brighton, GB
Desert House Party, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs by Slim Aarons depicts the poolside gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs in 1970 16 x 20" prin...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Ozzy Osbourne and Andy Warhol
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Unique Gelatin Silver Print Paper size: 8 x 10 inches Framed size: 23.75 x 25.25 inches 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.
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Diptych. From the Frida Khalo Series
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...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Digital Pigment

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 ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mercury And May - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Mercury And May - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Freddie Mercury and Brian May in a recording studio, 1974 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbe...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Zandra Rhodes
Located in New York, NY
Lucille Khornak (American) “Zandra Rhodes” Black & White Screen Print on Harmon Paper 16 x 20 inches Late 20th Century Edition of 50 Hand-Signed by the Artist Additional Sizes: 11...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film

Marina Marfoglia - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Marina Marfoglia is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1978. Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marina Marfoglia  - 1978
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Depeche Mode - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
Located in London, GB
Depeche Mode - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Depeche Mode (from left: Andy Fletcher, Martin Gore, Vince Clarke, Dave Gahan) Cover shoot for Mel...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Ecuador, Musicians, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 22, 9 x 27 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967'
Located in New York, NY
Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967. Twiggy, British Vogue, 1967 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate of authenticity Norman Parkinson (...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

St. James's Park, London, 1962
Located in Middletown, NY
1962 Gelatin silver print. Vintage. 11 5/8 x 9 3/4 in (296 × 246 mm); archivally matted and framed. The dark areas with some oxidation mirroring (only discernible in counterlight), t...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Manson - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Manson - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print NME Cover Shoot August 14, 1998 Los Angeles (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Limite...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

David Bowie 1970 Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
English singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie on stage, 1970s Photo by Globe Archives Paper size 40 x 40" / 101 x 101cm Unframed Archival Pigment Print Certificate of authentici...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

R.E.M. - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1996)
Located in London, GB
R.E.M. - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print Cover Shoot Michael Stipe July 23 1996 Los Angeles (photo Kevin Westenberg) Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to an edition of 3 Printed 2020 This Size 24x30''/ 60x76 cm Signed and numbered edition of 25 About the Image: R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Venetian Afternoon, 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph beautifully captures the essence of Venice’s Grand Canal in the 1950s. The image shows a row of gondolas gently floating on the canal, with their dist...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

New York Picnic - New York Champagne Picnic under New York Skyline at Sunset
Located in Brighton, GB
New York Picnic - New York Champagne Picnic under New York Skyline at Sunset by Slim Aarons 16 x 16" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. New York Picnic is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons. Please note that as part of the Estate's Premium Collection...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Lion Male in Majestic Mauve Pink
Located in Miami, FL
Well-muscled male cat with full mane. He's King of the Jungle even if he's in stone and against a pink background. The contrast of gritty the stone texture against the smooth flat sky is unexpected and somehow makes the image special. Signed, dating and numbered 2/15 recto, unframed, another size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy photography, doll photography...
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2010s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Villa Vera Racquet Club Pool, 1968 - Health Club Cocktail Hour in Acapulco
Located in Brighton, GB
Villa Vera Racquet Club Pool, 1968 - Health Club Cocktail Hour in Acapulco by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of ...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Jagger And Warhol - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Jagger And Warhol - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol being photographed at a restaurant. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Decked in Finery - Black and White Portrait of Elegant Diner wearing Diamonds
Located in Brighton, GB
Decked in Finery - Black and White Portrait of Elegant Diner wearing Diamonds, taken by Slim Aarons is an unusual black and white portrait depicting an elegant diner wearing diamonds...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

An Unknown Kate Moss At 16
Located in London, GB
An Unknown Kate Moss At 16 by Jake Chessum 1990 Oversize limited edition edition size 7 only this size printed 2021 Archival pigment print numbe...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ice Hockey - Winter Sports on Frozen Lake by Snowy Mountain Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Ice Hockey - Winter Sports on Frozen Lake by Snowy Mountain Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Ice Hockey...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Eden Hartford - Model Posing for Breakfast in Bed with Pet Toy Poodle
Located in Brighton, GB
Eden Hartford - Model Posing for Breakfast in Bed with Pet Toy Poodle 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Eden Hartford is a beau...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White

Princess Audrey (1953)
Located in London, GB
Princess Audrey (1953) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday” by William Wyler. Assisting Hepburn is dresser Sally G...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

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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