Portrait Photography

Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped a...

Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...

This stunning black and white image features French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot. She was one of the best-k...

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. Very good condition.

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Copyright by Olympia. Very good condition.

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. Very good condition.

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Very good condition.

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Very good condition.

Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...

Two flower children converse among a gathering of hippies in Central Park. They are adorned with yellow flowers in their hair, which symbolize freedom and ideals of universal belong...

This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth posed in a Hawaiian outfit, posed amongst palm trees.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during...

How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American screwball comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays The...

Vintage black and white photograph. 1970s. Copyright by Dufoto. Very good condition.

Vintage black and white photograph. 1970s. Very good condition.

Vintage black and white photograph. 1970s. Very good condition.

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.

Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.

Slim Aarons Underwater Drink, 1972 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A woman drinking from a...

“The New Emphatics: for feet and legs – drama from the ground up”, fashion story photographed at El Conquistador Hotel in Puerto Rico for American Vogue, 15 February 1969. The fantas...

Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Gi...

Black and white candid capture of starlet Marilyn Monroe smiling for gathering paparazzi. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities. -- "The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...

Edition of 50. Sean Connery is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photography ...

Somali-American fashion model and actress Iman at King Peter’s Bay, Tobago wearing a Krizia jumpsuit. British Vogue magazine, May 1976. Iman in Krizia jum...

Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE ...

Vintage Photo. The English Actress Claire Bloom in an elegant pose.

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...

Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit for her role in "Monkey Business", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity...

David Bowie With The Spiders - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie with the Spiders, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size var...

Jerry Hall at Montego Bay, Jamaica wearing Juvena makeup with fashion by Walter Albini and Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, 1975 Jerry Hall in Jamaica, 1975 C print Estate stamped and num...

lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print 72 x 48 in. (paper size) edition 10 of 50 signed and numbered Notes: Dean Martin prepares to go on...

The desperation of a mother is  a black and white vintage photo, realized  in 1970s.. The four photograms depict a dramatic moment of a Cuban mother, Mrs Sabrina Gomez, for the murd...

Two Facades. Mickey's Place was Bar / Restaurant in Chelsea opposite the old West Side Highway. In this photograph, late afternoon light illuminates the old walk-up building giving ...

Led Zeppelin photographer Jorgen Angel Artist(s): Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin Location: Copenhagen Date: 28th February 1970 Era: The 1970's printed this year Edition: hand signed Li...

Tamara F Bette Midler, Concord Pavilion late 1970s/early 1980s Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso Digital C-print 14 x 11 inches (Ed...

This mid-1950s winter photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. This is an e...

This mid-1950s winter photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. This is an e...

Black and white candid capture of Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly, and their children playing in the snow in Switzerland, circa 1959. What's included: - Limited Edition Archival Print - ...

This work is unique. Dated 'SEP 27 1978' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy W...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1950 This black-and-white photograph from 1950 shows three young men working in what appears to be a mine. The boys are gathered around a larg...

This black and white capture features James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor driving car from the movie scene "Giant", circa 1956. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directe...

Francesca Woodman, Providence, Rhode Island (1976) photographed by George Lange. 11 x 14" archival pigment print 17 x 21 x 2" frame with UV plexgia...

Black and white portrait of Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey singing and playing instruments on couch, circa 1958. Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker.Douglas developed int...

Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn is photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress from his Spring/Summer 1955 collection at 'Villa Rolli', a farmhouse in the Al...

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...

Burt Glinn photographed one of the most highly-paid celebrity actresses, Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 on set during the filming of "Suddenly Last Summer". In the candid photo, he captures ...

Second in its series, this awesome black and white capture features Marilyn Monroe in her Hollywood prime - captured in a silk dress and fur stole. A classic image of the Hollywood...

Seattle Tubing Society, 1953 by Burt Glinn is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s shots - this one of people relaxing in inner tubes on a pond. The zeitgeist of madcap and fun, th...

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett w...

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...

Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 by Burt Glinn is a black-and-white photograph shot on film a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor on the beach during the filming of the adaptation of Tennessee Willia...

Stan Laurel - Vintage Autographed Photograph  is a vintage photo, realized in the 1940s. Hand-signed by the actor Stan Laurel and his friend and colleague Oliver Hardy the most famo...

Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage press realized in the 1950s. London. Good conditions and aged.

A Vintage 1976 image depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times. Schwarzenegger would become the biggest action mo...

The Beatles in Concert - is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.

French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Posthumuous c type estate print with digital signature 72 x 108 inches Edition ...