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Portrait Photography For Sale
Portrait of Two Wild Horses, Minimal, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Kisses"
Two wild horses share a affectionate moment in an ethereal scene from Sable Island.
This is a best-selling image.
The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Isla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Children Playing Marbles, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
By Jack Delano
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
Jack Delano, born Jacob Ovcharov, moved from his native Russian to New York in 1923, at the age of 9. He went on to study illustr...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Catherine D'Lish in Champagne Coupe I - Contemporary Portrait Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Catherine D'Lish, Tease-o-Rama, photograph capturing her champagne coupe Burlesque performance in Hollywood. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque photography as he captu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Mother's House
By Siri Kaur
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In SHE TELLS ALL, Kaur engages questions of identity performance by exploring an ever-present and wildly diverse American identity: the modern American witch. Witches are contemporar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Iggy Pop, Raw Power album cover photograph, 1973 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are nu...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vampire - Photograph by Plinio Martelli - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Vampire is an original photograph realized by Plinio Martelli in 2000s.
The artwork represents a vampire woman.
Excellent conditions. Hand-signed and...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paul Newman/Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite, 1978
Located in Denton, TX
Paul Newman/Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite is listed as a 36 x 24 inch archival pigment print, available in an edition of 25.
This photograph is signed, titled, dat...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Day Off 1" Black & White Photography 49" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Day Off 1" Black & White Photography 49" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Francesca Woodman, Providence, Rhode Island
By George Lange
Located in New York, NY
Free Shipping for an unframed print in the US + 14-Day Return Policy.
George Lange
Francesca Woodman, Providence Rhode Islad
11 x 14 inch archival p...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 —
Signed Limited Edition Print
by Gered Mankowitz
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is photographed next to his beloved Aston Martin DB...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie With Lou Reed And Iggy Pop - Limited Edition Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
David Bowie With Lou Reed And Iggy Pop - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
David Bowie, Lou Reed & Iggy Pop during a press conference at the Dorchester Hotel...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Valentine
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
15 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 25)
22 x 22 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
31 x 31 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
A stylistic precursor of such artists as Pierre et Gilles...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Joan Collins Relaxes'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity fro...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Light my Fire
By Julia Beyer
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Light my Fire’, 2017, 20 x 20 cm, Edition 1/10, Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Numbered and signed on the back by the artist.
Artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Guatemala, Lake, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 24, 1 x 24 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...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Belles of Shoreditch, The Whoopee Club, London - Burlesque Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Belles of Shoreditch, from Richard Heeps Burlesque series.
Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2003 ca...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Joan Crawford (1933) Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford (1933) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized
(Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1933
Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress.
Additional Information:
Unfr...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 inch digital C-print on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss paper. One of Steve McCurry's most iconic images, this photograph features a you...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Dahlia 5, 2013 - Pale Blue Semi Cactus Laciniated Dahlia Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 5, 2013 - Pale Blue Semi Cactus Laciniated Dahlia Photograph by Philip Gatward
Dahlia 5 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Color, Archival Ink
Lucky, Color Photograph, Archival Pigment Ink Print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Lucky, 2023 is a recent archival pigment ink print by Maggie Taylor. All prints are signed and numbered by Maggie Taylor.
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grace Jones with Cowboy hat, 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 wearing a cowboy hat.
From personality portrait...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
All Aboard, Monaco, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of Friends boarding a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
This is an estate stamped...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
Eiffel Tower built in 1889 seen from Trocadero wrought iron doors Paris France,
circa 1929.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 40x30''
Printed Later
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
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:
H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012.
ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait "She who sees tomorrow"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman’s portrait was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and forms part of her ongoing Women series—a deeply personal body of work dedi...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Kate Moss in a Lou Reed vest, 2002 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition s...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open, limited edition by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of an alternative shot from the cover shoot for Aladdin Sane by David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive.
This official Duffy Archive print is avail...
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie Smoking Clown by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original negatives, these offici...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Sade (Nude) – Albert Watson, Black & White, Celebrity, Fashion, Sade, Nude, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Sade (Nude), 1992
Archival pigment print
142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Drake purchased a series of Albert's ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Two Wild & Famous Horses on Sable Island, Black & White Photography, Horizontal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Soul Mates"
Running freely over the island's 13 square miles, the iconic wild horses of Sable Island are the perfect picture of freedom....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Christie Turlington, South of France
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10
Portrait of the young Supermodel Christie Turlington.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where the miseen-scene o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue'
1952
Silver gelatin print
36 x 36 inches
Estate stamped and numbered on verso
“The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Carol Beckwith, (American, b. 1945),
Maasai Portrait
Chromogenic print on paper, from Beckwith's book "Maasai" (1980),
Hand signed in pencil, dated and titled with name of sitter ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Italy, World Class Racing Yacht, Vertical, Action, Museum Acquisition
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Spilling Over"
In this award-winning, abstract image, full of movement and action, the J-Class yacht Ranger sails on.
The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Circle of Magic - Shazam (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Circle of Magic - Shazam (29 Palms, CA) - 2009
50x60cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist Inventory No. 2823.
Signature lab...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Early photograph of Madonna, 1980 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition si...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
MAN RAY (1890-1976), SIDE PORTRAIT, 1926 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: SIDE PORTRAIT
Date Of Negative: 1926
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogra...
Category
1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Darth Elvis by BATIK Supersize Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Darth Elvis
By BATIK Signed Limited Edition
BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker.
Produced directly in the artist's studio
Certificate of authenticity supplied
Pa...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Equestrian Portrait of a World Class Horse with a Braided Mane, Square
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Nautilus II"
A braided mane adds to the perfection of this horse in this classic, detailed equestrian portrait.
The print series Equus: Light & Form focuses on the details of so...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sitting Lionesses, Serengeti – Nick Brandt, Lion, Lioness, Africa, Animals, Wild
By Nick Brandt
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England)
Sitting Lionesses, Serengeti
2002
Platinum print
Image 69.5 x 88 cm (27 3/8 x 34 5/8 in.)
Sheet 76.5 x 99 cm (30 1/8 x 39 in.)
Edition of 25; Ed. no. 16/25
Framed
Nick Brandt is a contemporary English photographer. His work focuses on the disappearing natural world. Since 2001, he has photographed the changing African continent and established a style of portrait photography of animals...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Prince on stage, Earls Court, London, June 1992 by Denis O'Regan
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art 20x24" print of musician Prince on stage, Earls Court, London,
June, 1992. Taken by acclaimed photographer, Denis O'Regan
Printed to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm
Fi...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Suspenders Amidst the Cattails
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.l.
$6500.00 + $300.00 framing
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Divine Nude No.13 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.13 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Pan
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
15 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 25)
Sold out.
22 x 22 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
$9,000
31 x 31 inches, image
(Edition of 1...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
$10,030
Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Brando On The Waterfront (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo by Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives)
1954,
Marlon Brando on-set of the Film,
On the Waterfront.
...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Massimo Listri 'Archivio delle Indie II, Siviglia'
Located in New York, NY
Archivio delle Indie II, Siviglia 1990
C-print
Signed, titled, dated and numbered edition of 5 on artist's label on verso.
39.5 x 47.5 inches
47.5 x 59 inches
71 x 88.5 inches
Fra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie and William Burroughs, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
David Bowie and William Burroughs in Los Angeles, February 1974, signed Terry O'Neill, 8x10" print, custom framed with non-glar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1987 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
48 x 48 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
Nirvana color slide print Nevermind by Kirk Weddle - framed signed print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed color slide print of Nirvana taken by Kirk Weddle during his session with the band in the pool to promote the 1991 groundbreaking album, Nevermind.
This is a photograph, take...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Star Wars, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
A Colourful Crew, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda.
...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Louis Armstrong smoking a cigarette, Berlin 1965
Located in Cologne, DE
This striking black-and-white photograph captures jazz legend Louis Armstrong during a candid moment at a press event in 1965. Armstrong is seen seated at a table, a cigarette delicately held between his fingers, as he gazes thoughtfully off to the side. His signature bow tie and formal attire reflect his polished style, while the slight smile on his lips hints at his charismatic personality.
The image is framed by soft-focus floral arrangements in the foreground, which enhance the intimate setting. Microphones surround him, indicating his role as a prominent figure in the music industry. The lighting subtly highlights the contours of his face and the gleam of his watch, emphasizing the depth of character and experience in his expression. This photograph not only embodies Armstrong's iconic status but also captures the essence of his lively spirit and dedication to jazz music.
About Tassilo Leher:
Born in the dark years of World War II, Tassilo Leher became an icon of photographic art in divided Germany. As the son of war correspondent Karl Leher, whose lens captured moments of contemporary history, he was born in 1940 in the heart of Berlin.
He shared not only the studio in the picturesque Prenzlauer Berg with his father, but also the mysterious world of the darkroom. While Karl Leher, an early riser, made use of the morning hours, Tassilo found his creative flow only by midday, often working late into the night.
His camera knew no bounds: from the dazzling stars of East German show business like Phudys, Karat, Hildegard Kneef, Manfred Krug, Bubi Scholz, to international greats such as Dean Reed, Karel Gott, Jiri Korn, and Costa Cordalis – all found themselves in front of his lens.
The Friedrichstadt-Palast and numerous film sets became his stages, where he played with light and shadow to perfectly frame famous...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Kate Moss at 16
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career.
Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Koylia, Finland (Two Kittens Playing in a Field)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti was born in 1950 in Helsinki, Finland. Sammallahti was surrounded by works from his grandmother, Hildur Larsson, who was a photographer in the early 1900s. Sammallahti has been photographing the world around him with a poetic eye since the age of eleven. At the age of nine, he visited "The Family of Man...
Category
1970s Minimalist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Donna Domitilla Ruspoli - Portrait in Baroque Romantic Architecture Palazzo
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Donna Domitilla Ruspoli - Portrait in Baroque Romantic Architecture Palazzo by Slim Aarons
16" x 16" print on 16 x 20 paper.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
P...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Diane Sawyer
Located in New York, NY
Diane Sawyer
Archival pigment print
image size: 48 x 48 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$12,000
Liz in Furs, 1957 - Film Actress Elizabeth Taylor Portrait Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Liz in Furs, 1957 - Film Actress Elizabeth Taylor Portrait Photograph
Actress Elizabeth Taylor is carefully guided away from the crowd of paparazzi as she arrives at a private event...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Cut in Stone, Rhino, black and white, animal, Africa, Photography
Located in München, BY
"Cut in Stone" Kenya 2019
Edition No. 9/12
Print size 37 x 28 cm
signed and numbered
Framed with mat and anti-reflex glass
A white Rhino is standing in the morning mist.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the most sought-after and best-selling works in this genre worldwide and earned him an ever-growing following amongst art collectors.
Born in 1958, has made a name for himself in various branches of photography. As an advertising photographer, the Munich native started working for international companies in the 1980s, and he was a pioneer in analogue compositing with his use of multiple exposures.
But photography can be so much more than technical skill and a joy in experimentation. Building on his intense interest in his subject matter, his deeply personal view of the world, and his special way of seeing and self-expression, he has developed an equally unique and compelling visual language. This particularly characterizes the independent artistic work he has been creating since 2009 in places such as Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya. With his iconic wildlife portraits, Joachim Schmeisser has gained widespread acclaim, receiving the prestigious Hasselblad Masters Award for his work in 2012. Several books of his photography have been issued by renowned publishing houses.
His photographic work stands out from other artists in this genre and his unique visual language is often tried to be copied but never achieved.
THE ETERNAL SUBLIME
His deep interest in and his unique view of the world are what contribute to the profound impact of Joachim Schmeisser’s work. His photographs are always difficult to describe because they transcend the familiar and depict that which was once hidden, making it tangible.
Joachim Schmeisser is world famous for his iconic images of Africa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Belles of Shoreditch, The Whoopee Club, London - Burlesque Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Belles of Shoreditch, from Richard Heeps Burlesque series.
Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2003 ca...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Tanga Moreau, Pirelli session for the 1998 Pirelli Cal, Hand tinted Print
By Bruce Weber
Located in London, GB
The 1998 Pirelli Calendar was photographed in Miami by Bruce Weber.
Tanga Moreau was among the many iconic models photographed.
'Tanga Moreau is a Belgian model. She has appeared on...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Black and White, Aquatint, 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.
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