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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1980s
Couple at Party - Black and White Monochrome Print, Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Couple at Party - Black and White Monochrome Print, Getty Archive

Couple at Party - Black and White Monochrome Print, Getty Archive

The Rolling Stones
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, taken in 1966 by Art Kane Originally photographed in London by Art Kane for McCall’s Magazine’s 1966 photo essay‘ Teen Idols’, Kane lay on his back and had the b...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

The Rolling Stones

Art Kane
The Rolling Stones, 1966

The Betrayal (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Betrayal - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #723. ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

The Betrayal (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary

Stefanie Schneider
The Betrayal (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary, 1999

Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print by Gered Mankowitz Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is photographed next to his beloved Aston Martin DB...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print

Gered Mankowitz
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print, 1966 (printed later)

Steve McQueen Racing Porsche
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning color action shot features American actor Steve McQueen. Often called "The King of Cool", whose "anti-hero" persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Steve McQueen Racing Porsche
Steve McQueen Racing Porsche

J.N. Kennedy
Steve McQueen Racing Porsche, 1960s

Reg Lancaster 'Birkin and Gainsbourg' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30x40
By Reg Lancaster
Located in San Rafael, CA
By photographer Reg Lancaster, English actress Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, at home in Paris, 1969. As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we ...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Reg Lancaster 'Birkin and Gainsbourg' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30x40
Reg Lancaster 'Birkin and Gainsbourg' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30x40

Reg Lancaster
Reg Lancaster 'Birkin and Gainsbourg' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30x40, 1969

Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Oscar'
By Terry O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977, Printed Later Silver Gelatin Print 30 x 30 inches Edition of 50 Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certific...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Oscar'

Terry O'Neill
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Oscar', 1977 printed later

Elvis Presley 1960 portrait
By Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1960 These prints are open edition and come with full certification. Availab...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Elvis Presley 1960 portrait

Lynn Goldsmith
Elvis Presley 1960 portrait, 1960

The Two Georges 25 x 17 signed limited edition b/w archival pigment 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 3/25. Paper size 25 x 17...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Pigment

The Two Georges 25 x 17 signed limited edition b/w archival pigment print
The Two Georges 25 x 17 signed limited edition b/w archival pigment print

David Koppel
The Two Georges 25 x 17 signed limited edition b/w archival pigment print, 1987

Unique Polaroid of Roy Lichtenstein, Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Portrait of Roy Lichtenstein, 1975 Polaroid dye-diffusion print Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, bears the Foundation stamp verso Also acc...
Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Unique Polaroid of Roy Lichtenstein, Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation
Unique Polaroid of Roy Lichtenstein, Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation

Andy Warhol
Unique Polaroid of Roy Lichtenstein, Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation, 1975

Helen Frankenthaler, Painter New York City, Photograph of Woman Artist in 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
A documentary portrait of Helen Frankenthaler (1925-2011) in her studio in New York in the 1950s. Frankenthaler has remained a major American woman artist and female force of nature ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Helen Frankenthaler, Painter New York City, Photograph of Woman Artist in 1950s
Helen Frankenthaler, Painter New York City, Photograph of Woman Artist in 1950s

Burt Glinn
Helen Frankenthaler, Painter New York City, Photograph of Woman Artist in 1950s, 1957

Audrey Hepburn in Gown with Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour portrait of actress Audrey Hepburn posed smiling in a gown, walking poodles on leashes. Audrey Hepburn was a British actress. Hepburn had a successful career...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn in Gown with Dogs
Audrey Hepburn in Gown with Dogs

Audrey Hepburn in Gown with Dogs, 1950s

Apres Ski, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apres Ski, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photography This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of women r...
Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Apres Ski, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph
Apres Ski, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Apres Ski, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Winter Portrait Photograph, 1963, printed later

Billie Holiday Singing
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 "L...
Category

1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Billie Holiday Singing
Billie Holiday Singing

Billie Holiday Singing, 1946

Julian Assange
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Julian Assange 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Not mounted.
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Julian Assange

ANONYMOUS
Julian Assange, 2019

Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Captivating color image of Hollywood pinup star Rita Hayworth sunbathing, circa 1939. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s ...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
Rita Hayworth Sunbathing

Rita Hayworth Sunbathing, 1939

David Bowie The Archer
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, on February 26th, 1976, at Maple Leaf Gar...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Bowie The Archer
David Bowie The Archer

John Rowlands
David Bowie The Archer, 1976

Car Crash at Woodhead - Vintage Photograph - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Car crash at Woodhead is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962. The photo depicts a car that falls into a ravine at Woodhead, Cheshire. Mr. John Henry Jones, Labour Memb...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Car Crash at Woodhead - Vintage Photograph - 1962

Car Crash at Woodhead - Vintage Photograph - 1962, 1962

Audrey Hepburn on the Set of "Sabrina"
Located in Austin, TX
This candid black and white capture features Audrey Hepburn, star of "Sabrina", candid on the set, posed against a large studio light. Film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn was a Bri...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn on the Set of "Sabrina"
Audrey Hepburn on the Set of "Sabrina"

Audrey Hepburn on the Set of "Sabrina", 1954

Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress Meryl Streep photographed January 7, 1979 just before the release of her first film ‘The Deer Hunter...
Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed
Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed

Jack Mitchell
Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed, 1979

Classic Comedian and Film Stars of the 30s
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white group portrait features some of the greatest stars of the 1920s and 30s all standing together and chatting. From left to right: Bela Lugosi...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Classic Comedian and Film Stars of the 30s
Classic Comedian and Film Stars of the 30s

Classic Comedian and Film Stars of the 30s, 1930

Africa, Painted Faces, Tribal Women Ethiopia, Photography on Japanese Paper
By Jean-Michel Voge
Located in New york, NY
Painted Faces, 1996 by Jean-Michel Voge, is a contemporary color photograph 13" x 19" of two women with painted faces from the Surma tribe in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa. Th...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Africa, Painted Faces, Tribal Women Ethiopia, Photography on Japanese Paper
Africa, Painted Faces, Tribal Women Ethiopia, Photography on Japanese Paper

Jean-Michel Voge
Africa, Painted Faces, Tribal Women Ethiopia, Photography on Japanese Paper, 1996

President Jimmy Carter
By William Coupon
Located in New York, NY
President Jimmy Carter Archival pigment print 14 x 14 inches Signed and numbered edition of 15 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principal...
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

President Jimmy Carter
President Jimmy Carter

William Coupon
President Jimmy Carter, 1980

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. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in "Something's Got to Give" Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe in "Something's Got to Give" Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe in "Something's Got to Give" Vintage Press Print, 1962

President Donald Trump, Dove of Peace
By William Coupon
Located in New York, NY
Donald Trump, Businessman 1985 Archival pigment print 48 x 48 inches, edition of 10, $12,000 36 x 36 inches, edition of 15, $7,000 24 x 24 inches, edition of 25, $5,000 14 x 14 inch...
Category

1980s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

President Donald Trump, Dove of Peace

William Coupon
President Donald Trump, Dove of Peace, 1985

Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print

Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

Jimi Hendrix Poses With A Cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in London, GB
Jimi Hendrix poses with a cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print by Gered Mankowitz Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix is pictured head-on during a session at Mankowitz's st...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jimi Hendrix Poses With A Cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Jimi Hendrix Poses With A Cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print

Gered Mankowitz
Jimi Hendrix Poses With A Cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print, 1967 (printed later)

Emilio Lussu - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Emilio Lussu is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Emilio Lussu - Photo - 1960s

Emilio Lussu - Photo - 1960s, 1960s

Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
By Otto Fenn
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Otto Fenn (1913-1983). Andy Warhol, 1956. Gelatin silver print, 9 7/8 x 10 inches; 11 x 14 sheet. Studio stamp, verso. Biography: Otto Fenn photographed fashions, decorations and food for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, McCall’s, House Beautiful and House and Garden magazines. Among the celebrities he photographed were Tallulah Bankhead, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Bette Davis, Yves Montand and Rosalind Russell. He also did Lord & Taylor’s advertising photography. Mr. Fenn served as chairman of the Sag Harbor Historic Landmarks District. He lived in the Nathan P. Hand house, which dates to the 1600′s and is named for a whaling captain who once owned it. Since 1964 Mr. Fenn and Mr. Krug operated the 1964 Sag Harbor Antiques Shop. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Fenn grew up in Lincoln Park, N.J. He studied at the New York School of Design and taught painting there. Early in his career he made sets for summer theater and backgrounds for fashion sittings and painted murals for the 1939 World’s Fair and the passenger ship America...
Category

1950s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph

Otto Fenn
Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph, 1956

Muhammad Ali in Car
By Curt Gunther
Located in Austin, TX
Famed boxer Muhammad Ali posed sitting in a vintage car. Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet "Th...
Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Muhammad Ali in Car
Muhammad Ali in Car

Curt Gunther
Muhammad Ali in Car, 1970s

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy is a vintage photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions.
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy - Vintage Photograph - 1960s

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy - Vintage Photograph - 1960s, 1960s

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photo realized in 1970s by Agenzia ANSA. Good condition. Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s, 1970s

Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene. This listing is for a limited edition archival print. What's included: - Limited ...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
Rita Hayworth Sunbathing

Rita Hayworth Sunbathing, 1939

Bedroom Plant (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bedroom Plant (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certifica...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Bedroom Plant (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Bedroom Plant (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary

Stefanie Schneider
Bedroom Plant (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 1999

Frida Kahlo, Painter
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel, CA
A remarkable portrait of the famous Frida Kahlo taken by another woman artist, Imogen Cunningham in San Francisco. This is a hand printed photograph by the son of Imogen, Ron Partr...
Category

1930s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo, Painter
Frida Kahlo, Painter

Imogen Cunningham
Frida Kahlo, Painter, 1931

Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Socialite Alice Topping relaxing by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, ...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped, 2020

Sunbathing In Burgenstock, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Lilian Hanson sunbathing by a pool at the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne in Canton Nidwald...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Sunbathing In Burgenstock, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Sunbathing In Burgenstock, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Sunbathing In Burgenstock, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Donald Trump, Dove of Peace
By William Coupon
Located in New York, NY
Donald Trump, Dove of Peace 1985 Archival pigment print image size: 48 x 48 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 William Coupon is an American photog...
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Donald Trump, Dove of Peace

William Coupon
Donald Trump, Dove of Peace, 1985

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
The most famous photograph in Jazz? Entirely possible, and considered as such by jazz and photography fans and scholars alike. Shot for Esquire Magazine in August 1958 , it was Art Kane’s first major assignment as a photographer. Kane pitched the idea of a huge group portrait to be shot on location in Harlem. No one knew, with the early call hour of 10:00 am whether anyone would show up, but they did. 58 legendary giants of jazz including Lester Young...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane

Art Kane
Harlem 1958 by Art Kane, 1958

Gstaad Town Centre, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the town centre at the ski resort of Gstaad, Switzerland. This is an estate stamped and...
Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Gstaad Town Centre, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Gstaad Town Centre, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph

Slim Aarons
Gstaad Town Centre, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph, 1961, printed later

Brigitte Bardot - Fashion Icon with Vintage Car
Located in Austin, TX
Brigitte Bardot Hollywood starlet posed with a vintage car, circa 1970. Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous fo...
Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot - Fashion Icon with Vintage Car
Brigitte Bardot - Fashion Icon with Vintage Car

Brigitte Bardot - Fashion Icon with Vintage Car, 1970

Un’isola nell’aria
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed, numbered and dated. Edition of 75 copies. Original photograph from the portfolio “Un’isola nell’aria”, Vol. IV Includes passepartout. Image Dimensions : 34 x 46 cm
Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Un’isola nell’aria

Urs Lüthi
Un’isola nell’aria, 1975

David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" Dutch TV appearance
By Barry Schultz
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Barry Schultz. Taken in Hilversum, Holland at the TOP POP TV studios. Bowie mimed (several times) "Rebel Rebel" the hit single from the...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" Dutch TV appearance

Barry Schultz
David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" Dutch TV appearance, 1974

Bob Gruen 'John Lennon - Peace-Liberty'
By Bob Gruen
Located in New York, NY
Bob Gruen John Lennon NYC 1974 (printed later) 40 x 30 inches Signed and numbered edition of 75 Also available as a black and white silver gelatin print Bob Gruen (born 1945) is an...
Category

1970s Post-Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Bob Gruen 'John Lennon - Peace-Liberty'
Bob Gruen 'John Lennon - Peace-Liberty'

Bob Gruen
Bob Gruen 'John Lennon - Peace-Liberty', 1974

Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait features jazz legend Louis Armstrong up close, posed with a big smile. Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor who was one o...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles
Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles

Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles, 1950's

Sammy Davis Jr. Smoking
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible 1960 close up of The Rat Pack's Sammy Davis Jr. side portrait smoking a cigarette. One of the best images we have released in years. One of Sammy Davis, Jr.s enduring leg...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sammy Davis Jr. Smoking
Sammy Davis Jr. Smoking

Sammy Davis Jr. Smoking, 1960s

Actors Amedeo Nazzari and Irene Genna - Vintage b/w Photograph - Late 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari and his wife Irene Genna. Vintage Photo. Good condition.
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Actors Amedeo Nazzari and Irene Genna - Vintage b/w Photograph - Late 1960s

Actors Amedeo Nazzari and Irene Genna - Vintage b/w Photograph - Late 1960s, Late 1960s

Lounging gracefully on the wing, 1972
Located in Cologne, DE
This photograph from 1972 captures a stylish, vibrant scene featuring two people on a small airplane. A young woman, wearing a pink floral dress and sunglasses, lounges gracefully on...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, C Print

Lounging gracefully on the wing, 1972

Klaus Redenbacher
Lounging gracefully on the wing, 1972, 2025

ORSON wELLES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
Located in Portland, ME
Unknown Photographer. SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF ORSON WELLES. Photographer not known, no date, but circa 1937/8. Silver Gelatin Photograph, 7 x 5 i...
Category

1930s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

ORSON wELLES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
ORSON wELLES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

ORSON wELLES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH, circa 1937

Video Game Arcade, 1988 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Video Game Arcade, 1988 From a 6cm x 4.5cm negative, scanned in 2020 Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Artist Proofs Print size...
Category

20th Century American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Video Game Arcade, 1988 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography

Tria Giovan
Video Game Arcade, 1988 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography, 1986

Rita Hayworth Posed with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio capture of Rita Hayworth posed smiling while petting a dog, circa 1939. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in t...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth Posed with Dog
Rita Hayworth Posed with Dog

AL Schafer
Rita Hayworth Posed with Dog, 1939

JAMES AGEE, OLD FIELD POINT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1937.
By Walker Evans
Located in Portland, ME
Evans, Walker (American, 1903–1975). JAMES AGEE, OLD FIELD POINT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1937. Gelatin silver print. This example was offerd at Christies in 2018; catalogued by the...
Category

1930s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

JAMES AGEE, OLD FIELD POINT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1937.
JAMES AGEE, OLD FIELD POINT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1937.

Walker Evans
JAMES AGEE, OLD FIELD POINT, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 1937., 1937

Kennedy, Jackie Rides White Horse, Looking Right, 1963
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Rides White Horse, 4027_0076 -- JBK on Horse at Merrywood, her mother's estate. This image looks best in the 11 x 17 size. The 17 x 22 size is soft. Image size is 13.75" x 20"...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie Rides White Horse, Looking Right, 1963

Mark Shaw
Kennedy, Jackie Rides White Horse, Looking Right, 1963, 2018

New York, Brooklyn, African American Lifestyle 1960s, Fashion Show
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, USA 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" signed and numbered archival pigment print in an edition of 10. Signed by the estate, Freed's widow Brigitte Freed, on back of photograph. Available: 3/10. Provenance: Freed Estate *** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

New York, Brooklyn, African American Lifestyle 1960s, Fashion Show
New York, Brooklyn, African American Lifestyle 1960s, Fashion Show

Leonard Freed
New York, Brooklyn, African American Lifestyle 1960s, Fashion Show, 1963

Ryan O'Neal
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Ryan O'Neal" is a Pop art Polaroid, Polacolor portrait photograph by Andy Warhol in 1971. The artwork is 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 inches each and, with the frame, is 9 x 9 x 1 1/2 inches each...
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20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal

Andy Warhol
Ryan O'Neal, 1971

Naomi Campbell
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered Also available in: 100 x 100 cm / 39.4 x 39.4 in Black and white portrait of Supermodel Naomi Campbell in Paris...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Naomi Campbell

Thierry Le Gouès
Naomi Campbell, 1996

Fred Astaire Leaning Outdoors
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
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1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Fred Astaire Leaning Outdoors
Fred Astaire Leaning Outdoors

Fred Astaire Leaning Outdoors, 1930s

Thunderball, 1965 - Sean Connery as James Bond during filming of Thunderball
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Thunderball, 1965 - Sean Connery as James Bond during filming of Thunderball

Thunderball, 1965 - Sean Connery as James Bond during filming of Thunderball

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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