Portrait Photography

Richard Lebowitz, b. 1937, American, (RISD Faculty 1964-1995, Photography; Professor Emeritus) Tom Young, b. 1951, American, (RISD MFA 1977, Photography) TIT...

This 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Catherine Wilke joining the topless sunbathers at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capr...

This 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Catherine Wilke joining the topless sunbathers at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capr...

Vintage Photo. Ornella Muti in a scene from "Private Access", a 1989 Italian drama film by Francesco Maselli.

Vintage b/w photograph of the very original Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato at his debut, in the Eighties, when he returns to Pop music after...

1980s Keith Haring photograph: Rare vintage original Keith Haring darkroom photograph by New York underground photographer Lawrence Horn. Signed & d...

Vintage Photo. Paola Borboni and Anna Perino during the show "Savannah Bay" by Ennio de Dominicis. photo by Massimo Finzi. Lightly Blurry.

Steve Jones "The father of nuclear fusion" Showing Titanium is an original, vintage, and black and white photograph realized by "Agenzia Giornalistica Ital...

Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...

Diane Sawyer Archival pigment print image size: 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 25 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally...

An intense portrait of the actor Harvey Keitel, 1988 ca. Good conditions.

From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs Each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Goul...

Sheila Metzner’s unique photographic style has positioned her as a contemporary master in the worlds of fine art, fashion, portraiture, still life and landscape photography. Looking at Metzner’s photographs is a captivating experience. Innocent, sensual, and sexual, each photo, regardless of subject, exhibits and elicits deep emotion. It is nearly impossible to just glance at Metzner’s photos; they beg to be studied. She says, “Photography in its most basic form is magic…This image, caught in my trap, my box of darkness, can live. It is eternal, immortal. The child in the image will not age as the living child will.” Sheila Schwartz was born in 1939 to an orthodox Jewish family in a poor section of Brooklyn. While attending the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan (now the High School of Art and Design), she was awarded the Mayor Robert F. Wagner scholarship to the college of her choice. She chose Pratt Institute, where she majored in visual communication. Her fondness for painting and sculpture also led her to study with abstract artists Jack Tworkov and James Brooks. After graduating in 1961, Sheila worked as an assistant to Lou Dorfsman at CBS Network Advertising. Five years later, she was hired by the Doyle Dane Bernbach advertising agency as its first female art director, and in 1968 she met and married director, creative director, and painter Jeffrey Metzner. While pregnant with their first child, she was riding in a cab with her mentor and friend, photographer Aaron Rose, discussing whether or not to give up her career in advertising. “He said, ‘You should be a photographer. You live like an artist. You have a good eye, you’d be good at it.’ ” Metzner started taking pictures, amassing them slowly over the next 13 years, while raising her and Jeffrey’s five children—Raven, Bega, Ruby, Stella and Louie. Jeffrey’s two daughters from a previous marriage, Evyan and Alison, were also a regular part of the family. “When they were really small, I’d be with them during the day, photographing and printing at night. At eight or nine in the evening, when they were all asleep, I’d take a shower to wake up and put on high heels and lipstick, which I wore then, to give me the feeling of being ready to work.” She continues, “My children never interfered. When I couldn’t travel because of them, I would find a place in upstate New York and call it Antarctica or Egypt. I found microcosms.” Nine years later, Metzner had accumulated a box of 22 pictures. One of them, a black-and-white photograph titled “Evyan, Kinderhook Creek,” caught the eye of John Szarkowski at the Museum of Modern Art, which he included in his famous and controversial exhibition “Mirrors and Windows: American Photography since 1960.” The New York Times art critic Hilton Kramer loved the picture and soon it became the dark-horse hit of the exhibition. Later that year, Metzner’s first solo show at the Daniel Wolf Gallery in New York drew record crowds. Metzner was now ready to work in color, but not just conventional color. Of her subjects, she once said, “If I use a rose, I want it to be the essential rose—the rose Beauty brought to her father from the Beast’s garden.” Now she aspired to an essential kind of color. “I wanted something that would last. I was looking for Fresson even though I didn’t know they existed.” The Fresson family works outside of Paris and specializes in a labor-intensive four-color “process de charbon” method, which they invented in 1895. Some prints can go up to seven colors, and are pigment prints, the only true archival color print. Metzner is one of just ten American photographers with whom they are willing to work. Fresson prints are the perfect complement to Metzner’s style—soft, sensuous, and grainy, the prints resemble paintings, with a finish which Metzner describes as “a glaze on fine porcelain. The moment I saw the neutral gray,” she adds, “I knew it was perfect.” In 1980 Metzner showed her Fresson color prints at her second solo exhibition at the Daniel Wolf Gallery. This show led to commissioned editorial work for such magazines as Vanity Fair, Vogue, and Rolling Stone. She secured an exclusive contract with Vogue for the next eight years. Metzner considers her portrait of actress Jeanne Moreau for Vanity Fair a turning point in her career. “It gave me a chance to show my work to a broader audience. I wasn’t just producing photographs for the art world.” Of Sheila’s foray into fashion, critic Carol Squiers says, “At a time when fashion photography was caught between sterility and the snapshot, Metzner created a sumptuous vision that stimulated the entire field.” Metzner also started doing commercial photography around this time. Her first client was Valentino, soon to be followed by Bloomingdale’s, Perry Ellis, Revlon, Shiseido, Saks Fifth Avenue, Paloma Picasso, Victoria’s Secret, Levi’s, Ralph Lauren, and fragrances for Chloe and Fendi (the Fendi campaign won a Fragrance Foundation Recognition Award). Her work also appeared on John Mellencamp...

Guest at a Ball in Harlem, New York 1984/printed later Signed and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 12) 15.25 x 23 inches, image $2600.00 This work is offered b...

Erotic shooting by Walter Leonardi is a lot of five photographic print on matt single coated paper. Prints realized during 1980's on quality dedicated...

'Cortina D'Ampezzo' by Slim Aarons Isa Genolini and Maria Antonia in the main street of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 1982. 'Cortina D'Ampezzo' by Slim Aarons is a vibrant testa...

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15) Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mariette Pathy Allen has been photographing the trans...

This 1986 black and white photograph was shot by British celebrity and fashion photographer, John Stoddart, captures Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton,...

The archival photographic pop-art print, ‘Andy Warhol with Red Campbell’s Soup’ was created in 1985 by photographer Andrew Unangst. Taken in New York City, Unangst had the opportuni...

Princess Caroline of Monaco 1981 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the es...

Photograph of Jean Michel Basquiat, New York, 1979: This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a friendship which began when both collaborated on the historic New York No Wave band, “GRAY” in the late 1970s; before the two briefly lived together in the East Village. Selections from Taylor's portfolio were most notably exhibited as part of the Basquiat retrospective at London's Barbican in 2017 and have been featured in numerous noteworthy publications on Basquiat. Gelatin Silver Print. 1979. 11 x 14 inches. Edition of 4 A/P's. Signed, dated and numbered 1/4 in pencil on the recto. Some minor surface waves; otherwise very good overall vintage condition. Provenance: Obtained directly from artist. Lot 180 is an authorized dealer rep of Nick Taylor...

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...

Pierre Vincent Marais and his wife Isabelle holiday with friends at Gelliceaux House, their home on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines, February 1989. Slim Aarons Estate Editi...

This work is unique. 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...

Ron Galella (1931) Grace Jones at Bond’s, New York 1980 11 x 14 inches Silver Gelatin Print Edition of 20 Signed, dated, titled by the artist. Described by a nickname of Paparazzo E...

Fernando Natalici: John Waters, Baltimore 1985: Medium: Silver Gelatin print in Agfa darkroom paper. Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches. Condition: Fair overall vintage condition; scattered...

Jean-Michel Basquiat at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1 October 1985 Photographed by Jonathan Becker Contemporary 18" x 18.5" Archival Pigment Print Edition Nº 3 of 9 Certificate...

Photograph of Grace Jones with Maria Shriver at her wedding to Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hyannis Port, Maine in April 1986, taken by Andy Warhol. Maria ...

Norman Parkinson Jerry Hall , 1976 C print 20 x 16 inches each Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso American model Jerry Hall wearing a swimsuit by Martil and lipstick...

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...

Washington D.C.: Ronald Reagan at a crowded party in a ballroom at the White House during his inauguration day on January 20, 1981. This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 10 x 8 i...

Meg O'Neill, a writer for Town and Country magazine, relaxing by the infinity pool at Colin Tennant's home on the West Indies island of Musti...

Gow, Thailand, 1987 30x20cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print based on a 35mm negative. Signed on back with Certificate. Not mounted.

Vintage photograph realized in 1989. Excellent condition.

Vintage photograph realized in 1989. Excellent condition.

Vintage photograph realized in 1980s. Excellent condition.

Vintage photograph realized in 1980s. Copyright by Foto De Furio. Excellent condition.

Vintage photograph realized in 1980s. Portrait of the italian comic actors Gaspare and Zuzzurro. Excellent condition.

February 1989: Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Aut...

Pierre Vincent Marais and his wife Isabelle holiday with friends at Gelliceaux House, their home on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines, February 1...

February 1989: Pierre Vincent Marais holidays with friends on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Aut...

The Film The Eyes, the Mouth is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1982. Good conditions.

1980s Jean-Michel Basquiat Exhibition Poster: Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York: April - June 1988: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s exhib...

"Shari Belafonte," an original Silver Gelatin Print by photographer Greg Gorman, is a piece for the true collector. Impressively vivid emotion and detail projects from the work, highlighting Gorman's exceptional talent at capturing the essence of his subjects. Both Gorman's technical talent as a photographer and his choreography pair perfectly. This piece of art would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for black and white photography, portraits, or figurative works. This work is #1 of the small edition size of 25. Greg Gorman is one of the most well-known and sought-after celebrity photographers, having photographed countless stars, such as Al Pacino, Mark Wahlberg...

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...

Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. Marie-Louise in Montecatini 1980 C print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with ce...

Holidaymakers relax beside the swimming pool of Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, 1987 Slim Aarons Il Pellicano Pool, 1987 Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Esta...

This is a unique work. Dated 'MAY 03 1982' (on the reverse). Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundati...

This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Framed dimensions: 18.125 x 16.625 in. Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York. Stamped on ...

Unique. The work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Fo...

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...

Lisa Jack Barack Obama, Occidental College, No. 34, 1980 Signed, dated, and numbered on the reverse Gelatin silver print 12 x 17 3/4 inches Edition 4/75 Provenance: M&B, Los Angeles...

Back to the Future (1985 Film) is a black and white photograph realized in 1985 Vintage Photo Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloid in a scene from "Back to the future" by Robert Zem...

Back to the Future (1985 Film) is a black and white photograph realized in 1985 Vintage Photo Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloid in a scene from "Back to the future" by Robert Zem...

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...

Slim Aarons Paola Mussetti, 1982 C print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Norina Pisciotto poses at the v...

Lori Grinker's Mike Tyson Portfolio (Edition 5/10) All 10 prints were produced in 2016 and signed by Mike Tyson and Lori Grinker. The portfolio presentat...

Illustrated in The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol. Edited by Pat Hackett, Warner Books, 1991. This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 16.125 x 18....