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Portrait Photography For Sale
Bardot (1963) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Swan In A Car (1936) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Reg Lancaster/Getty Images)
French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot stage name of Camille Javal, dancing in a scen...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Chimpanzee #2 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Chimpanzee #2, Los Angeles, CA, 2010' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in "Something's Got to Give" Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid shot of famed actress Marilyn Monroe in "Something's Got to Give", circa 1962.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe on Dock with Fishnet Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Marilyn Monroe posed against a fishnet on a dock.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
The Who in Flower Garden
Located in Austin, TX
The Who members John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, and Roger Daltry standing in flower garden.
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth: Sandwich Break
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth smiling while enjoying a sandwich break.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eric Clapton "Shangri La"
By Ed Caraeff
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/...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Roman Holiday (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Roman Holiday (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by United Archives/ Alamy Archives)
Roman Holiday USA 1953.
Directed by William Wyler, Gregory P...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Margaret Hamilton - Witch in Myths series
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Africa, Morocco, Lace Curtains, Contemporary Photography
Located in New york, NY
Lace curtains, Morocco, 1980 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, is a contemporary color photograph, an archival pigment print on handmade Awagami Japanese paper. ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...
Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie "Heroes To Come" Heroes Contact Sheet 1977 by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 16" x 20", signed limited edition contact sheet print of David Bowie, titled "Heroes To Come" by Masayoshi Sukita, taken from the 1977 photo session for David Bowie's Heroe...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Debbie Harry "Andy Warhols Bad" Blondie
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Debbie Harry, lead singer of US band Blondie, photographed by Brian Aris in London in 1978 wearing an Andy Warhol "Bad" t-shirt.
Brian Aris limited e...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
White Horses Running Beneath a Waterfall in Iceland, Color Photography, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Through the Falls"
The famous horses of Iceland pay no attention to the extreme elements of their homeland most would find daunting - including some of the mightiest waterfalls on ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Diamond Earings Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant color vintage original photograph features Marilyn Monroe in diamond earrings, posed in profile and donning an elegant gown.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press pr...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Deepika-Signed limited edition contemporary art print, Indian actress
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Deepika - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10
Deepika Padukone in Cannes 2015 Red Carpet, France
Cannes Festival, The International Film Festival
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free and lignin-free paper, Museum quality paper for highest age resistance and a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper). The inks used are also known for their longevity.
Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity.
Archival pigment print available sizes :
40 x 27 cm / 15,75 x 10,63 in - Edition of 10
60 x 40 cm / 23,62 x 15,75 in. - Edition of 5
Laurent Campus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Phot...
Jared Leto, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
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 and mu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
David Bowie with saxophone, 1973. (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size varies according t...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Polaroid
Mrs. Claus
Located in New York, NY
Created by Cindy Sherman in 1990, Mrs. Claus is an original chromogenic print that is hand-signed and dated on the verso from an edition of 125, measuring 14 x 11 in. (36 x 28 cm), u...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Portrait of a Raven
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
When the trembling heart stops beating, what remains is a tiny beautiful corpse. I make a portrait to commemorate that life and to express my sorrow and regret. It’s my gesture towar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Through the looking-glass
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Known for her whimsical and intuitive style, Taylor uses digital technology to build evocative photomontages of what she terms 'dreamlike worlds inhabited by everyday objects.' Inspired in part by Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland, the images released today serve to complete the artist's multi-year poetic-narrative project Through the Looking Glass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
12-Meter Racing Yachts Create a Pattern on the Open Seas, Aerial, Iconic
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Fleeting Time"
This photograph features the boats Courageous, American Eagle, Victory ’83 and Intrepid in the Atlantic Ocean off of Newport, Rhode Island.
The nautical print ser...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Blandford Marquis - Vintage Photograph - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
The Blandford Marquis is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1961 .
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, places, families, artwor...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
I am online #8
Located in New York City, NY
Gabriel Wickbold
I am online #8, 2015
44 x 64 inches
160 x 110 cm
Edition of 5
Archival Pigment Print
Framed (Matt Black)
Signed on verso + Signature Lab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads, 1968
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 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 Surrealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
'Trapped' from the movie Immaculate Springs
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Trapped' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 -
Edition of 10, 20x20cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-Print, based on an expired Polaroid.
Si...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Elia Kazan
Located in London, GB
Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by Cineclassico/Alamy Archives)
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951.
Directed by Elia Kazan With Vivien Leigh...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jackie Kennedy (1956)
Located in London, GB
Jackie Kennedy (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
29th August 1959.
Jackie Kennedy at Hyannis Port.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 10x12''
Printed Later
About the Image:
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was an American writer, literature editor, photographer, and socialite who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. During her lifetime, Jacqueline Kennedy was regarded as an international fashion icon.
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
20 x 30''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Snoop Dogg - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Snoop Dogg - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Portrait of Snoop Dogg, 2009 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dust Storm, YP Ranch, NV
By Adam Jahiel
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the
Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West.
These people represent one of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Anthony in the Tub
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed, titled, numbered, and dated, verso
11 x 17 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
17 x 22 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
This photograph is offered by ClampAr...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Carousel. Palm Beach Zoo, West Palm Beach - Dye Sublimation Print, 2015
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
This print may be available in another size, please contact the gallery for more information.
"The Carousel. Palm Beach Zoo. West Palm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Dye, Color
Hugh Hefner, Vintage 1960s Black and White Photography of Playboy Magazine
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white 12" x 8" vintage photograph of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner checking proofs for Playboy magazine, 1966 by Burt Glinn. A historical photo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely black and white image features Marilyn Monroe on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire".
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
Album Cover
August 26, 1998
Berlin
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed and...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
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...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Monica Bellucci, N°1, South of France
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10
Portrait of the young Monica Bellucci.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955
by Frank Worth
James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955.
James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Roper at Bell Ranch) by Bank Langmore, 1973-75, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled (Roper at Bell Ranch) depicts a cowboy riding on a horse. The cowboy is turned away from the viewer, looking back over his shoulder at the rope leading to a small calf in th...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Old Partners, TS Ranch, NV
By Adam Jahiel
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West.
These people represent one of the l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dane
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP)
Signed and numbered, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes mounting and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sonhos Silenciosos. Black and white photo by James Sparshatt
Located in Coltishall, GB
Sonhos silenciosas 2023
Silent dreams. A young performer during the Night of the Silent Drums.
The Carnaval of Olinda, on the north east coast of Brazil, is a week of high energy and exuberance. Dancers and musicians perform in Blocos that progress slowly through the streets of the beautiful colonial era town.
Olinda
Pernambuco
Brazil
James Sparshatt‘s black and white portraits are a search for a connection with a world of emotions. His photographs from the streets of Havana, the milongas of Buenos Aires, the jazz clubs of New Orleans and bars of Andalucia capture the spirit of music in populations wher it is the very lifeblood and expression of life.
Matt print direct on to aluminium
Edition of 12
Dark wood tray...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Ways of a Wild Heart #37 - 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
The American Actor Cary Grant - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The actor during a tender moment in the company of his ex-wife Dyane Cannon.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Men in Skirts
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
The images in this series are an attempt to capture human stories in everyday life, those ...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Glamour Cabs, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
This gorgeous gorgeous piece, 'Glamour Cabs' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures elegant feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe. A nod to the...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Mysteries of Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mystery of Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2017
20x24cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist inventory 21300.
Signature label and Certific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Valentina & Niklas, Los Angeles, contemporary, photography, 21st century
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20
A black and white portrait of a female and a male model sitting in a diner in Los Angeles California.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Ja...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give, Photograph by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lawrence Schiller, American (1936 - )
Title: Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give - 8
Year: 1962 (printed 2007)
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, Signed in ink
Edition: AP 3...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Halle Berry, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
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 the American actress....
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frida and Diego with Gas Mask - Black and White Photograph, Couple
Located in Denton, TX
Frida and Diego with Gas Mask is a limited edition black and white portrait of Mexican painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The couple embraces each other while Frida holds a gas m...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)
London, England, 1956, American actress Marilyn Monroe is pictured at a press reception at th...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Stoic Point - Tim Flach, Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Dogs
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that the US recently imposed an import duty on photographs printed in the last 20 years which may apply if you are purchasing and importing this to the US.
Edition 5...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color
Steve McQueen Relaxing on Phone
Located in Austin, TX
Steve McQueen sitting shirtless on the floor while speaking on the phone
Terrence Stephen McQueen was an American actor and his antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eartha Kitt, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Printed later
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 Eartha Kitt...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs
Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.
Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.
Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.
While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.
Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.
Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.
On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.
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