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Portrait Photography For Sale
Dolly Parton
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed and numbered, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet (Open Edition, Unsigned) $1400.00 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) $3500.00 30 x 30 inches, sheet (Edition of 5) $12,000.00 This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Forty years after he began documenting the country-music scene in and around Nashville, Henry Horenstein’s deep love for the music and its people continues. Having spent a lifetime around performers and fans, he has been granted access to the high-glamour backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in its heyday, as well as the rough-and-tumble dive bars...
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1970s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Francoise Hardy (1969) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Francoise Hardy (1969) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images) 1969: French singer, Francoise Hardy sitting on a m...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe posing for a portrait while standing with her car door open on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". Beautifully restored and recolored from the original 1953 black...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Female Nude in Fur Coat, Black and White Photography, Kate #16 by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate #16, 2002 is a vintage 8" x 10" black and white photograph from the series "Kate." Model Kate remains complicit in striking and defining dramatic poses for Freed. The photograph...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

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...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital

Natalie Wood Arriving at Heathrow Airport
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Natalie Wood arriving at London's Heathrow airport from Paris for holiday in 1969. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age eight in...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Eric Clapton "Shangri La"
Located in Austin, TX
Guitar legend, Eric Clapton, taking a break from recording his album ‘No Reason To Cry’ at Shangri La recording studio in Malibu, CA, US, November 21, 1975. Limited edition number 2/...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Composer and diarist Ned Rorem & designer Gloria Vanderbilt
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and diarist Ned Rorem with his close friend designer Gloria Vanderbilt, photographed in Jack Mitchell'...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ben Hogan: Golf Master Letting it Fly
By Morgan Fitz
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s photograph depicting golf legend Ben Hogan at the Masters. Ben Hogan was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players i...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

The Divine, animal, black and white photography, cheetah, africa
Located in München, BY
Edition No. 10/12 image size 37,6 x 24,6 cm signed and numbered Framed with mat and anti-reflex glass A beautiful portrait of a cheetah lying in the savannah Joachim Schmeisser is ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Erik at fifteen - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Erik at fifteen - 2019 - 20x25cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed on Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not m...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Poet/Photographer/Andy Warhol assistant Gerard Malanga signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Poet/Photographer and Andy Warhol assistant Gerard Malanga photographed in Manhattan in 1970. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Come...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe with Brown Hair Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Early capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe in her younger years, before her "blonde" era. -- 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...
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1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Terry O'Neill - Backyard Beatles - hand signed limited edition Oversize
Located in London, GB
The Beatles 1963 Abbey Road Studios London England. The first major group portrait of the Beatles was taken by Terry O’Neill during the recording of their first hit single and album ‘Please Please Me’ in the backyard of the Abbey Road Studios in London, January 1963. Limited to 50 only this size* and hand signed by Terry O'Neill - this is a collector's piece. Unframed - Framing available on request. Ships securely from London, England. *Note that Terry did not sign many prints in advance and so, since his sad passing, these prints are now extremely rare. Ships from London. Framing options also available on request. keywords Fab Four John Lennon Paul McCartney Ringo Starr George Harrison Swinging...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Thoughtful Veronica Lake
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Veronica Lake posed in the studio with her hand on her chin, circa 1941. Veronica Lake was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' (New Year's at Romanoff's)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

" Sa Marguerite ". Don de BRIGITTE BARDOT
By Ghislain Dussart
Located in CANNES, FR
Ghislain Dussart ( 1924 - 1996 ) BB " Sa Marguerite ". Don de BRIGITTE BARDOT photo originale : 31 x 21 cm encadrement : 49 x 39 cm . Ghislain Dussart a travaillé comme photog...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rita Hayworth Smiling in Silk
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth smiling in Lingerie her head tilted back and eyes closed. Rita Hayworth was an Ameri...
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1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Scent of Pink
Located in Dallas, TX
Broqpa is the name of a small village in Nepal. Ziesook first learned of it from a TV documentary, The Last Empire. Ziesook was moved by what she learned about a small village locate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Screen

Scent of Pink
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River - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rover - 2020 - 20x25cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta, based on a Fuji Instant Film (not mounted). Signed on back with Certificate. ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid, Archival Pigment

John F Kennedy Smiling in Sunglasses
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of President John F. Kennedy smiling in sunglasses. John F. Kennedy was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States f...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Composer & avant-garde jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer & avant-garde jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins, 1995. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Robert Rauschenberg" Christopher Felver, Portrait of Famous Artist
By Christopher Felver
Located in New York, NY
Christopher Felver Rauschenberg Photo, 2003 Signed, dated and titled on verso Photography 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Mary Caroline (...
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Early 2000s Academic Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Oldsmobile & Sinful Barbie's, Las Vegas - Contemporary Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Oldsmobile and Sinful Barbie's, from Richard Heeps' 'Man's Ruin' Series. This artwork is part of a sequence capturing Wendy at the Rockabilly Weekender, Viva Las Vegas, these Barbie'...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Al Pacino Smoking, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of famous actor Al Pacino smoking. From personality portraits and advertising campaig...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Powerful Portrait of a Young African Woman in Tribal Jewelry, Best-seller, Kenya
Located in US
"The Gaze" An iconic, fashion-inspired portrait of a young Rendille woman highlighting the bold and beautiful traditions of her remote tribal culture. The print series Desert Song:...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunbathing Skier (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing Skier (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Don/Three Lions/Getty Images) circa 1956: With the temperature at around 80? a skier reclines on her propped-up skis ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Grammy Award-winning Singer Songwriter Carly Simon, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Grammy Award-winning Singer Songwriter Carly Simon, photographed in 1971 signed by Jack Mitchell on the print...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David Carradine, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of American actor David Carradine...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chewbacca - Affenpinscher (Puppy, Dog, Portrait, Staged)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Chewbacca - Affenpinscher (Puppy, Dog, Portrait, Staged, Iconic, Funny, Whimsical, Heartwarming) 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnem...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego. This is an estate stamp...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Billie Holiday at the Downbeat
Located in Austin, TX
This capture features Billie Holiday at Downbeat, New York, N.Y., circa June 1946 Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young...
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1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Paz de la Huerta, Vignanello - 21st Century, Figurative Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Emily' Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2015, digital C-Print, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate. Published in Tao Ruspoli's Mono...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Untitled # 1 1 - 2008 - Expressionist Full Face Black and White Portrait of Man
Located in New York, NY
This is a 39" x 39" black and white archival giclée print on archival exhibition paper. It is part of a limited edition of 6 plus 2 AP. Signed and numbered in the back. It is an exp...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Giclée

New York City, Harlem, Muscle Boy, Black and White Photography of Children
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a signed and numbered archival Iris print. The edition 25/100 was in a planned edition of 100 and halted at 25 prints (as annotated on ve...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film, Arc...

Rouge Rex Shoes, Art-Relievo, Circa 1900 Advertising, Native American Indian
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Alfred S. Campbell, Rouge Rex Shoes, Art-Relievo, Embossed Platinum Print, Circa 1900-1910 " Rouge Rex " Shoes, circa 1900-1910 Sight Size: 8 3/4" x 6 3/4" Housed in its original ...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Photography

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Platinum

Anthony Bourdain Katz's Deli NYC 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Abstract Dancers, White 1, 2019 by Giles Revell - Photography, Contemporary
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days. A stunning and dynamic Archival Pigment Print by contemporary British photographer Giles Revell...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

David Bowie Starman by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "Starman" by Masayoshi Sukita. This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print. “It’s very ha...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Rita Hayworth
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by George Hurrell in 1941 and printed at a later date. This image depicts Rita Hayworth, an American actress an...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Star Wars, Imperial Guard, 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...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Clara Bow in Profile
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful black and white image of star Clara Bow posed in profile. Clara Bow as an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully mad...
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1920s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Crystal Ball - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Crystal Ball - 2020 - 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-1001. Not...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bette Davis in Fur Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Bette Davis posed in a fur coat, circa 1935. Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest...
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1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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. ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Circo nightclub's owner Herbert Hoover helping bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe with her fur coat. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

"Eat My Dust"- Archival Pigment Ink Photography
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...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink

Tina Chow
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. One 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak print of Tina Chow (1975). Prints are on active consignment from the estate of Antonio Lopez. Purchase includes certificates of authenticity from the estate of Antonio Lopez. These Kodak prints are not signed by Antonio Lopez. Antonio Lopez Biography - The foremost fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, Antonio (as he signed his work) was and remains one of the most highly regarded and influential figures in the fashion world. While not initially known as a photographer, Antonio was rarely without his favorite Instamatic camera, and as his career progressed he turned increasingly to photography to create fashion stories, portraits, and elaborate mise-en-scènes. A serial Svengali, as the writer Karin Nelson noted: “Lopez brilliantly transformed the women in his world. Under his tutelage, Jerry Hall, a long tall Texan he met at Paris’s Club Sept, evolved into a golden goddess. He put Jessica Lange in gold lamé evening dresses after discovering her in Paris studying mime, and gave aspiring model Tina Lutz her start (and an introduction to future husband Michael...
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Polaroid

David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie in pink hat, 1972 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to print...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

France, Black-and-White Portrait Photography, Countryside
Located in New york, NY
In the Country, 1988 is by Roberta Fineberg. A black-and-white documentary-style portrait of a French woman in the countryside - from northeast France, the Haute-Marne, the subject is photographed against a backdrop of fresh-cut hay. Far from Paris the French maintain deep connections with the land - owning often an ancestral house in the countryside, often rustic, a nation equally rooted in the agrarian. An 11" x 14" gelatin silver print (analog/film) in an edition of 5, the photograph is signed and editioned on recto (in margin) by the artist. Provenance: RF Studio *** Artist's Bio: As a visual artist, Roberta Fineberg (RF) focuses on the themes of serendipity, inventiveness, and the development of ideas for her photography, video, installations, works on paper, and painting. Drawn to experimentation, she explores diverse mediums and concepts such as the ephemeral (Butterfly Series), stolen moments (documentary photography), play, timelessness, the enduring, and the significance of matter. RF, living in New York City, began her career as an editorial photographer while studying in Paris. In France she contributed both photography and writing to publications, landing a column (photos and text) with The Saturday Review while exhibiting photographs in public spaces. Roberta Fineberg’s freelance photography appeared in Le Monde, Jeune Afrique, Paris Match, L’Officiel Femme, Ms, Weltwoche, Vanguardia, among others with images licensed through stock agencies. Photographs were selected for cover art at W.W. Norton, St. Martin’s Press, Harcourt, Bookspan, Simon & Schuster, etc. Print Regional Design Annual New York (2003) awarded her for book jacket photography for If Wishes Were Horses. In 1997 Macmillan published City Riders: A Story of Riding and Friendship her first book of black-and-white photographs and a story about three teenage girls in the 1990s who rode horses at the now-defunct Claremont Riding Academy and oldest stable in New York City. In 2023, RF created an interactive installation, works on paper on the female body, in a public space. In July 2022, Fineberg’s Double Helix was included in a Sotheby’s auction in New York City and exhibited in the preview show Contemporary Discoveries. Selected exhibitions include Time Gallery New York (2022), Phyllis Harriman Gallery New York studio shows (2020, 2022), CADAF online art fair (2020), Gallery122 New York pop-up group...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

David Bowie Scary Monsters Smoking Clown large format limited edition print
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. Printed from the original negatives on Fuji Bar...
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ways of a Wild Heart #47 - Polaroid, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ways of a Wild Heart #47 - 2014 Giclee archival pigment print on archival Hahnemühle Pearl paper. 320 gsm · 100% Cotton · natural white · pearl-finish. Based on a Polaroid. Hand ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

"Paul Performing Yesterday" Photography 18" x 21" in Ed. of 25 by Howard Grafton
Located in Culver City, CA
"Paul Performing Yesterday" Photography 18" x 21" in Ed. of 25 by Howard Grafton Signed and numbered on the back by the publisher The Beatles on the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Dolores Del Rio in Resurrection
Located in Austin, TX
Resurrection is a 1927 Hollywood adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1899 novel Resurrection. Filmmaker Edwin Carewe adapted the book to a feature-length silent production starring Dolores del Río and featuring an appearance by Ilya Tolstoy who co-wrote the script. In 1928, due to the public apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also prepared. The sound version included a newly filmed prologue in which the theme song "Russian Lullaby" was performed and sung. While the actual film had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. In 1931, Edwin Carewe directed an all-talking remake of this film starred by Lupe Vélez...
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1920s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Panama, Man, Coconut, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 17, 2 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

Texas, Portrait Photography, Country Music Singer Willy Nelson, 3 prints
Located in New york, NY
Willy Nelson, 1993 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a series of (3) photographs, gelatin silver press RC prints, which are each signed verso (bac...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall at Premiere Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid shot of Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe posed at a premiere for "How to Marry a Millionaire", circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from ...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Mata Hari - Rudolph Valentino. Castelloland Series. Digital Collage Portraits
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mata Hari by Paloma Castello Edition of 1/3+ 1AP Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper 2018. and Rudolph Valentino by Paloma Castello 47.2"...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Color, 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...
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1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Mick Jagger, Marquee Sound Check, London 1971
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, archival pigment print of Mick Jagger by Alec Byrne, taken at The Marquee Club, London, March 26th 1971, during the Rolling Stones soundcheck. Alec recalls, “I’d photographed them in big theaters and at Hyde Park, of course, but I’d never been this close, just a few feet from Jagger (not counting that time in the bed). I literally felt the sweat coming...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, 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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