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Portrait Photography For Sale
Che Guevara and Fidel Castro
Located in Cologne, DE
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...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Groucho Marx - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Groucho Marx- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled Portrait
By Seydou Keïta
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy.
Seydou Keïta
Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (02158)
23...
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Red Ear
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered on label, verso
Chromogenic print mounted to Dibond (Edition of 6)
21 x 16 inches
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Antique Gelatin Silver Print Photograph of 13th Calvary Soldier
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Gelatin Silver Print Photograph of 13th Calvary Soldier - 1913.
This photograph shows a member of the 13th Calvary Regiment, Company H of the United States Army, sitting ato...
Category
1910s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$390 Sale Price
35% Off
Dolly Parton silhouette by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Dolly Parton, Nashville, Tennessee, 2000, by Jim Herrington
17x22" Archival pigment print on baryta 315 gsm, acid-free, 100% cotton-fiber paper. Edition 75
Signed on recto by photo...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
An early Self Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa late 1930s. At home in Hoboken, NJ. One of the earliest photos found in the family archive and perhaps, lik...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
"Raquel Welch on the Cross" 48 x 48 in Ed. 18/50 signed by Terry O'Neill
Located in Culver City, CA
"Raquel Welch on the Cross" 48 x 48 in Ed. 18/50 signed by Terry O'Neill
Signed and numbered by Terry O'Neill
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
Despite only having three lines in the film, Raque...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Inchoy by John Kenny. 36 x 24" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
The steady gaze of Inchoy and her child.
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
$1,758 Sale Price
20% Off
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor
Located in New York, NY
- Lifetime signed print.
- Musician David Bowie shares a cigarette and a hug with actress Elizabeth Taylor in Beverly Hills in 1975. This photograph captures the first occasion that ...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bob Marley
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Bob Marley by Kevin Cummins, photographed whilst performing at Bingley Hall in Stafford, England, June 22, 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frame Work
Located in New York, NY
image size: 8 7/8 x 8 inches
This listing is for William Wegman's photograph, "Frame Work", 2010. This is a limited edition photograph with an edition size of 12.
This piece is num...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Pigment
David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill signed print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed open edition, 8” x 10” archival print of David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill, featuring Terry O’Neill’s embossed studio stamp
On 28 February 1974, Rolling Ston...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Platinum Palladium print, Limited Edition, Homoerotic, Athletic man - Mathew
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Mathew , Platinum Palladium print on Arches Platine paper from Ian Sanderson, unframed.
Edition 1 of 12 plus 2 AP ( small Size )
Portrait of a charismatic man, shirtless, pr...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Contemporary abstract expressionist vivid acrylic portrait on paper "True self"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressionist, figurative abstract portrait was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her ongoing series devoted to the human face—not just as a like...
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, TX
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Himba Siblings by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with natural light and his subjects in their day to day attire.
The C-t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
A Flower Outside CBGB OMFUG
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet size
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
20 x 16 inches, sheet size
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
From the series...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wading Pool Girl - Greenwich Village, New York City
Located in Saint Louis, MO
S. Vincent Dillard
Wading Pool Girl - Greenwich Village, New York City, 1968
Gelatin Silver Print
11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Anthony Bourdain Katz's Deli NYC by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
1972 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Located in Utrecht, NL
1972 Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Little Boy; Street Photography; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 7 x 12, 4 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950.
Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Ancient Albumen Print - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Albumen Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an albunen photographic print made by Giovanni Puppo in Milan around 1870.
Dim: 14,5 x 11
Header of photographer on the lower edge on the...
Category
1870s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Shaken Not Stirred
By Nick Veasey
Located in PARIS, FR
X-ray lenticular artwork
Lenticular is a ribbed lens that refracts light from different angles. When sequential images are split behind the lenticular lens the image looks like it m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Lenticular
Large Silver Gelatin Russian Photograph Potsdam Conference Winston Churchill
Located in Surfside, FL
Potsdam conference meeting depicting Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill and Harry Truman (not visible) at the conference table, gelatin silver print, date of printing unknown,
16-1/2" x 22-3/4" sheet, date of printing unknown.
Provenance: acquired from the estate of photographer Samariy Gurariy...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Kiss - Vintage Photograph after Francesco Hayez -20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Kiss is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ecuador, Indigenous, Musicians, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 25 x 24, 3 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
Andy Warhol in his New York studio, 1976 (Palm Springs Art Museum) Signed Framed
Located in New York, NY
MICHAEL CHILDERS
Andy Warhol in his New York studio, 1976
Photographic print
Printed in 2007
Signed boldly on the front in black felt tip pen by photographer Michael Childers
Frame included: in the original frame as donated by the photographer to the Palm Springs Art Museum
This is one of a series of portraits of Andy Warhol by Michael Childers, founding photographer of Warhol's Interview and After Dark magazines, taken in his New York studio and Paris from 1976-1980. This work is signed on the front and framed. It was acquired from the Palm Springs Art Museum, where it was donated by the artist.
The verso of the frame bears the works title, original year in felt tip marker, and the artist's studio stamp with copyright of 2007 (year printed)
Another example of this work was exhibited at the Palm Springs Art Museum and a different example is part of the Michael Childers collection at the Las Vegas Art Museum
Measurements:
Artwork (visible): 7 x 9 7/8 inches
Frame: 12 x 15 x .4 inches
Michael Childers Biography:
Since the 1960s, Michael Childers has been photographing famous people...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cranston Richie
Located in New York, NY
From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71)
Printed April 1974
Edition of 130
Credit stamp, verso
7 x 7 inches, image
15 x 12 inches, mount
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“This image probably owes some of its inspiration to the abnormal characters in the stories of Flannery O’Connor’s 1955 collection, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." But Meatyard was also looking at Giorgio de Chirico and the European Surrealists and here employs their penchant for the lifeless mannequin figure. A headless dressmaker’s dummy...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
g. paul - lotus
By Frank Yamrus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
20 x 16 inches, sheet
15 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 30)
From the series, "Primitive Behavior"
This artwork is offered by...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol and His Corsets at the Fourth Factory, New York, 1986
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol and his corsets at the fourth factory, New York, 1986
"Andy had to wear corsets ever after he was shot in the abdomen. The ever-devoted Brigid "Polk" Berlin dyed them f...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Brigitte Bauer in Tahiti. American Vogue, May 1965'
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bauer photographed in Tahiti wearing Estée Lauder makeup and hair styled by Kenneth. American Vogue, 1 May 1965.
Brigitte Bauer in Tahiti. American Vogue, May 1965
C print
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Suriname, River, Palmtrees, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 5 x 29, 1 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
Rare David Bowie "Diamond Dogs" contact sheet by Terry O'Neill signed and framed
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie "Diamond Dogs" contact sheet print by Terry O'Neill, hand signed and hand numbered by Terry O'Neill from his Lifetime Edition, obtained direct from the Terry O'Neill arch...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
"Weed + Grub 2"- Archival Pigment Ink Photography
By Lauren Hurt
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This selection is an intimate grouping of portraits of celebrities and tastemakers in the burgeoning cannabis industry. I’ve paired these with select portraits evoking the feeling of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Eddie Vedder by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam
by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrif...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie - Scary Monsters Remastered Color Contact Sheet by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie - Scary Monsters Remastered Color Contact Sheet
Taken from the original negatives, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with the official ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Mukuru by John Kenny. 54 x 36" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
The small settlement of Otjitando in Namibia’s Kaokoland doesn’t seem far off the main gravel road on the map. In reality it is a hellish journey that requires regular running in fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Che Guevara
Located in Cologne, DE
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...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Village People Stepping Out of the Grand Ballroom
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet size
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
20 x 16 inches, sheet size
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
From the series "A Tale of Two Cities...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Georgia O'Keeffe
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Printed later circa 1980-90s. Excellent condition. The piece does NOT include the frame. Frame shown just for reference. From the esta...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Kelly (I'm Lost to the World)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paint, Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Madonna, Color Digital Pigment Print by Alan Herr
By Alan Herr
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alan Herr, American (1954 - )
Title: Madonna
Medium: Digital Print Photograph, Signed in Marker
Size: 19 x 13 inches
Category
1980s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Self Portrait in Black Leather I
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Vintage gelatin silver print
Signed in black ink, l.r.
14 x 11 inches, sheet size
13 x 9 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Born in ...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1960s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kate Bush "Sensual World" - First print of the edition
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Kate Bush by Guido Harari, taken during the official photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989.
Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!"
First print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Katya, Ukraine
Located in New York, NY
Katya
Ukraine
2019
Signed and numbered, verso
Archival pigment print
37 x 37 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
$7,500
17 x 17 inches
(Edition of 10 + 2 APs)
$4,000
Please note that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Get the Party Started" ~ Winter Visitors from Nearby Trailer Park, Florida
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Winter Visitors from Nearby Trailer Park, Picnicking Beside Car on Beach, Near Sarasota, Florida “Get the Party Started” is a gelatin silver print, signed by the artist on the front ...
Category
1940s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paul and Linda McCartney
By Henry Diltz
Located in Missouri, MO
Paul and Linda McCartney, 1971
Henry Diltz (American, b. 1938)
Photo Print
Laid to Foamcore Board
17 x 11 inches (image)
20 x 16 inches (overall)
Hand-signed Lower Right
Titled and D...
Category
1970s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Color
Nawoi - Photograph by John Kenny, C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount
By John Kenny 1
Located in Coltishall, GB
A portrait of Nawoi, a Turkana woman from northern Kenya in 2019.
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
$3,857 Sale Price
20% Off
The Prophet, 3rd Ward, Houston
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches.
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas.
After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon Johnson...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Landscape with Ruins - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with Ruins s a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in the 1960...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Liu Ye in his studio with muse, Beijing, 16 May 2007
Located in New York, NY
Liu Ye in his studio with muse, Beijing, 16 May 2007
X
Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
44" x 44.5" Archival Pigment Print
Edition Nº 1 of 9
Cert...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eve Arnold - Andy Warhol exercising, Photography 1964, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Elizabeth Taylor and her Shih Tzu dog, 1972'
Located in New York, NY
British-American actress Elizabeth Taylor wearing a wig designed by Michael Rasser to match her Shih Tzu dog, Mariposa. Cover story for ‘Woman’ magazine on December 9, 1972.
Elizabe...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Unique David Bowie tryptic by Sukita "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil"
Located in Austin, TX
Unique stunning piece consists of three individual prints, framed together in one frame as a triptych. All prints are signed by Masayoshi Sukita, and are all limited edition number 5/30.
David Bowie, "See No Evil...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Leonore (Montpelier, VT)
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
Signed and numbered on label, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Frances F. Denny writes:
“During the research process for a prior series of photographs, I discovered two related facts about my family tree: a) Mary Bliss Parsons, my 8th great-grandmother, was accused of witchcraft in 1674 in Northampton, Massachusetts, and b) less than two decades later in 1692, my 10th great-grandfather, Samuel Sewell, presided as a judge in the Salem Witch Trials. One body of work came and went, but this ancestral coincidence stayed with me. What is a witch? Who does that word belong to—now?
“Major Arcana: Witches in America is a collection of portraits of women from across the United States who identify as witches. As early as 15th-century Europe, people condemned as witches faced a cruel fate: torture, and in many cases, death. Yet despite its history, recent decades have seen a reclaiming of the word ‘witch.’ In the mid-20th century, emerging pagan communities in the United States and Europe began embracing the term, and since then, ‘witch’ has been adopted by a diverse group of people.
“Major Arcana explores the various ways the notion of witch-ness belongs to those who claim it, representing the witch as a self-sought identity that both empowers and politicizes its bearer. Each woman photographed for Major Arcana (including genderfluid and trans individuals) pursues a form of witchcraft, whether aligned with a religion (like Wicca or Voudou) or a self-defined practice. No two individuals inhabit the term ‘witch’ in quite the same way, but many consider themselves pagan, and engage in a diversity of traditions, including: mysticism, engagement with the occult, politically-oriented activism, polytheism, ritualized ‘spell-craft,’ and plant-based healing. Among those included in the series are self-proclaimed green witches, white witches, kitchen witches...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bermudan Hostess, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Polly Trott Hornburg in front of her father's typical Bermudian house. She is wearing her ...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Frida Biting Her Necklace - Black and White Photograph, Woman Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Biting Her Necklace by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Frida playfully bites her necklace as she poses for her portrait.
Gelatin ...
Category
20th Century 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.
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