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Portrait Photography For Sale
Dahlia 10, 2013 - Contemporary Limited Edition Oversize Archival Inkjet Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 10 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward.
It is available in this size of 32" x 38" from a Limited Edition of 10.
Gatwa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet
Raquel Welch Bull Fighting
Located in Austin, TX
Color action shot of actress Raquel Welch fighting a mechanical bull.
Racquel Welch is an American actress and singer.
She first won attention for he...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Joe Strummer of The Clash
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition prints of Joe Strummer of punk band The Clash by Masayoshi Sukita, limited edition number 3/30, taken during the filming of Mystery Train...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Prince 1981 by Tony Mottram
Located in Austin, TX
Prince by photographer Tony Mottram. Taken at the Lyceum, London on 2nd June 1981, during Prince's first ever UK appearance.
Signed limited A2 size print, Edition number 11/100
Tony recalls - I got a call from Jill Furmanovsky saying she’d double booked herself. She had been booked to photograph Bruce Springsteen at Wembley, and some unknown guy at a small venue in The Strand. “She said she would go to the Wembley and asked me to go to photo the other gig. Well it turned out to be Prince at his first ever gig in the UK. Back then nobody was too sure about Prince’s sexuality so I went along to The Strand and assumed he’d be playing at Heaven – a gay venue. I got there, but my name wasn’t on the door which wasn’t too unusual. I talked the security guard around to let me in saying I had to photo this performer who was about to go on stage inside. I got in and realized Prince wasn’t performing there and it was just a normal night in the club. So I had a quick pint of Guinness and left. I had to sprint up the road to the Lyceum knowing that I’d probably miss the support act. I got there in time and got the photos of Prince...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Boating Instruction
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Girl in a Shiny Dress, NYC
By Diane Arbus
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Diane Arbus
Girl in a Shiny Dress, NYC, 1967
Gelatin silver print
Image Dimensions: 14.5 x 14.5 inches (36.8 x 36.8 cm)
Paper Dimensions: 20 x 16 inches ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
16 x 20" Artist Alex Katz in his Studio, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Alex Katz in his studio, photographed in 1964. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on the verso. Comes direc...
Category
1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$2,275 Sale Price
33% Off
Dahlia 6, 2013 - Contemporary Limited Edition Oversize Archival Inkjet Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 6 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward.
It is available in this size of 32" x 38" from a Limited Edition of 10.
Gatwar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet
Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - Vintage b/w Photo - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Italian actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal", directed by Mario Monicelli.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$117 Sale Price
25% Off
Beaty - Archival fine art print, Black white photo, Portrait of a young woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 g/m² paper of a photograph by Harry Sutcliffe (1878- 1942) entitled ' Beaty '
Portrait of a young woman created cerca ...
Category
1910s Academic Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Gary Clark Jr backstage
By Ben Sklar
Located in Austin, TX
Gary Clark Jr taken in his dressing room, backstage at the Fillmore West, San Francisco by Ben Sklar
Available in the following sizes:
16" x 20" - Edition 20 - signed and numbered b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$117 Sale Price
25% Off
Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Joséphine Baker - Vintage Photography - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo B / W of Josephine Baker in Italy in 1960s.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$144 Sale Price
25% Off
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Grace Jones at His Wedding
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Illustrated in Contact Warhol: Photography Without End, edited by Peggy Phelan and Richard Meyer. An iconic book celebrating Warhol's most famous photogr...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Top People's Eatery, San Francisco, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Journalist Lucius Beebe beside a gold place setting in the glass roofed Garden Court of the...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Historical Photo - Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Queen Elizabeth is a rare black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$180 Sale Price
25% Off
"Saturday Night Fever" Original Vintage 1977 Movie Film Cinema Lobby Card
Located in London, GB
"Saturday Night Fever" Original Vintage 1977 Lobby Card
Condition Mint
Original vintage 1977 lobby card from the film "Saturday Night Fever" directed by John Badham
FRAMING:
Pleas...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Color
Casablanca - Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart Original 1942 Print
Located in London, GB
Casablanca - Original 1942 photograph
Vintage 1942 Casablanca Lobby Card:
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether o...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Singer Harry Belafonte, iconic portrait, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Singer, songwriter and social activist Harry Belafonte iconic portrait photographed in 1970. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This e...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders, Talk of the Town
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Chrissy Hynde and The Pretenders, taken by Simon Fowler in the UK in 1978
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ken Russell and girls arrive at his film London 1991 25 x 17 inch colour print
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition print direct from the negative, signed lower right hand margin and stamped with photographers own blind stamp.
This is Number 1/25.
Paper size 25 x 17...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Polaroid of Linda Blair
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Linda Blair starred in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, one of the highest-grossing films of all time, when she was fifteen years old, and was nominated ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Beaton, Rudolf Nureyev, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
North Shore Aquatics Club
By Neal Slavin
Located in New York, NY
Neal Slavin began photographing group portraits of organizations of people in the early 1970s, and it became a career-long passion. Synchronized swimmers are no doubt among one of th...
Category
1980s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Hemingway - Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Debbie Harry Blondie 1977 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Debbie Harry of Blondie by Michael Brennan, taken at the studio on East 45th in Manhattan, New York, USA, Febru...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' (New Year's at Romanoff's)
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn portrait for After Dark signed by Jack
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn a sensation in Warhol's 'Trash' photographed in 1970, in a turkey feather cape. Signed by Jack Mitc...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
32% Off
Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archiv...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
32% Off
1st Year Anniversary
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Girl in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
16 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
20 x 30 inches
(Edition of 7)
30 x 45 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005,
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #9506...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Gill (Conversation #3, from "Five Girls")
By Sam Haskins
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Date stamped with facsimile of signature in grey ink, l.r.
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
About the artist:
Born and raised in South Africa, photographer Sam Haskins moved to London in his early 40s. He is best known for the three books, "Five Girls...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Actress Natalie Wood, iconic studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Hollywood star Natalie Wood, 1979, signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certific...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
32% Off
Jake and Nathan
By Ryan Pfluger
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print (Edition of 7)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
C. Z. Guest Riding Horse
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Dated 'Jun 04 1982' (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 Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso and initialed Tim Hunt...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall is a photograph realized in 1980s.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$180 Sale Price
25% Off
New England Child Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this classic black and white midcentury winter snowscape, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, a young skier prefers to carry his own skis down the slope in New Hampshire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Kate Moss Street Art Photograph New York
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kate Moss Street Art Photo:
A rare Mr. Brainwash Kate Moss mural photographed in New York's famed Soho area in 2014 by celebrated downtown photographer Fernando Natalici.
Digital C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in the background.
Slim Aarons
Christmas Swim...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
George Hamilton in Capri
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor George Hamilton relaxes on a deckchair in Capri, 1968.
George Hamilton in Capri
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
40 x 30 inches
Estate stamp...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Delilah Right Red Hand III - Contemporary Portrait Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Delilah Right Red Hand III, photograph from Richard Heeps Burlesque series. This is part of a sequence capturing Delilah in a Whoopee Club photo shoot. Richard Heeps became well-know...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
On the Wall, Cuba
By Monika Merva
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed and dated, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet
10 x 10 inches, image
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Great Egrets, A Starry Night by Cheryl Medow, 2014, Archival Pigment Print
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Denton, TX
Great Egrets, A Starry Night by Cheryl Medow presents two white birds standing near the water's edge, scanning the pond for their next meal. The Milky W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Musician & composer Ravi Shankar performing at St. John, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and musician Ravi Shankar, performing at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in 1976. Signed by Ja...
Category
1970s Pop Art 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
$72 Sale Price
25% Off
Wild things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invent...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Sundowners at the Carlton, Cannes
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from th...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Sepia Toned Photograph - Portrait of Ruth - Berkeley 1968
Located in Soquel, CA
Photo portrait of a woman by Arnulf Rabl (German-American, 1942-2016). In this soft portrait, the woman has her head turned slightly down, with closed eyes. There is light striking t...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Joséphine Baker with ad Henri Varna - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
B / W photo by J.B. after his show at the Musical Hall Olympia in Paris.
Shot together with Theater Director Henri Varna.
"Associated Press" stamp.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$144 Sale Price
25% Off
Victoria, Portrait of a beautiful woman
Located in Carmel, CA
Framing available.
A stunning powerful photograph. Tom Millea was known for his exceptional platinum printing.
Loose print.Signed.
8x12" pigment print
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Marc Bolan T-Rex 1971 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Marc Bolan and T-Rex by Alec Byrne, taken in London c. 1971
This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Apres Ski, Squaw Valley, Estate Edition, Snowscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A party of skiers adjourn for drinks at Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley), CA 1961. The festive mood is reflected in the colorful vintage skiwear, in red, yellow, blue, white and orange. In the background, snowy white and tree-topped mountains rise against a brilliant blue sky. This iconic image of casual glamour sets a tone for winter adventure.
This site was the host for the 1960...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
David Bowie
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls the session: “I shot David Bowie at a house in Fulham in May 1995. I grew up on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Disco Queen (Oxana's 30th Birthday)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Disco Queen (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007
50x49cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist I...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Drowning the Noise - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Drowning the Noise - 2020
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory - PL202...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Her Royal Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II In Lilac - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
HRM Queen Elizabeth II visits a new maternity ward at the Lister Hospital in 2012 in Stevenage.
The Queen was on a two day tour of the East Midlands as part of her Diamond Jubilee to...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Minihan 'Yves Saint Laurent' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20 x 16
Located in San Rafael, CA
By photographer John Minihan, Yves Saint Laurent, French designer with two fashion models, Betty Catroux (left) and Loulou de la Falaise, outside his 'Riv...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, 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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