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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Pop Art
Style: Renaissance
Tussle -The Princess and her Lover - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tussle (The Princess and her Lover) - 2009
including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"The Glimmer Twins - Mick Jagger" Photography 20x15 in by Charlie Auringer
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Glimmer Twins - Mick Jagger" Photography 20x15 in by Charlie Auringer
Year: 1978
Edition of 50
Medium: Silver gelatin limited edition photographic print on paper
Signed and num...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Only Elvis Gold
by B A T I K
signed limited edition print
pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley.
Archival pigment print
paper size 40x30 inches / 1...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Untitled (Kate #13)
By Chuck Close
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close
Title: Untitled (Kates #13)
Year: 2005
Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Satin paper
Edition: 25; signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Sheet: 17 x 22 in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Terry O'Neill Bruce Springsteen on the Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, 1975
Located in Chicago, IL
This photo captures a 25-year-old Bruce Springsteen just after his visit to Tower Records. Springsteen was in LA promoting his new album, Born to Run, 1975. The album was Springsteen...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Girls in the Windows, Contemporary Fashion Photography, A/P Available
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New york, NY
Girls in the Windows, 1960 by Ormond Gigli, is a 38" x 38" (image size) archival pigment print signed by the photographer in an edition of 45 ... is sold out.
One piece remains, however, an A/P (artist's proof) Ed. 4/8. The print is signed, titled, and numbered on recto (front of photo) in ink. Print Provenance: artist's archive.
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Girls in the Windows is one of the most collectible photographs...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
From the Hip - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
From the Hip, 2020
50x50cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory - PL2020...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Escapism - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Escapism - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-922.
Not mounte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Michael Jackson Seated, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 10
Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25
Portrait of superstar Michael Jackson.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph.
Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta.
In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer, Bette Midler, Grace Jones and Frank Zappa to name a few. A partial list of the films that he has generated graphics and publicity for include “The Hurt Locker”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “King Arthur”, “Tootsie”, “The Big Chill”, “Bull Durham...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - 2004
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 490...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Haley and the Birds' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Haley and the Birds' - 2013 -
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid.
Polaroid sized ope...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Day and Night
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day and Night - 2017
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
48x46cm
Archival C-print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-111.
Not m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Kate Moss 1993, Paradise Island Bahamas, Original Print Custom Framed
By Herb Ritts
Located in London, GB
For the 1994 Pirelli Calendar shot on the Paradise Island in the Bahamas, photographer Herb Ritts set out to capture in a series of nudes what he called “the gentle innocence” of Kat...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print
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
Untitled (Kate #15)
By Chuck Close
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close
Title: Untitled (Kates #15)
Year: 2005
Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Satin paper
Edition: 25 + Proofs; signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Sheet: 2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Tropics Motor Motel I (Memories of Green)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tropics Motor Motel I (Memories of Green) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition 1/10,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based on a Polaroid, Artist inven...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Raquel Welch 1966 LIFETIME silver gelatin b/w photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Bent Sound" - An ethereal underwater fine art photograph that captures the intersection of music and movement through a portrait of singer Njomza Vitia. This submerged portrait tran...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Divine Nude No.22 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.22 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Kate Moss Photo (Kate Moss Supreme New York)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kate Moss Supreme New York:
In 2012, Moss was chosen as the face for Supreme’s spring campaign. Kate’s cold stare down British photographer Alasda...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Portrait of a Young Women in Kenya, Black and White, Meditative
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Fabric of Youth"
A young Rendille woman named Adato watches over the deserted salt flats of the Chalbi Desert. She is a beacon of hope for the future of her tribe.
This image is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Maxi - Signed limited edition fine art print, Contemporary Oversized nude photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Maxi - Signed limited edition archival pigment print on an textured art paper - Edition of 8
Photography : 1988
Bichromate print : 2012
Provenance : Ian Sanderson’s Estate
Will b...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Love (The Princess and her Lover) part of the 29 Palms, CA project,
2007, Edition of 1/10, 20x24cm.
Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Not mounted.
Signature label and Certifica...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Covering Kate, 2004, Mary McCartney
By Mary McCartney
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Mary McCartney (1960)
Title: Covering Kate, 2004
Year: Circa 2004
Medium: Chromogenic print
Edition: 1/5
Size: 20 x 16 inches
Condition: Excell...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Springtime (Suburbia) - 2004
20x24cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 18251.
Not mounted.
Thi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Self-Portrait - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Self-Portrait - 2020,
Part of the series shot during the second UK lockdown.
Edition of 10. 20x20cm.
Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Not mounted.
Leanne Surfleet is an analo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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
"Ehpico d’ Atela” pure bred Lusitano stallion #1 - Horse, Limited edition print
By Tim Platt
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
"Ehpico d’ Atela” pure bred Lusitano stallion #1 , Champion pure bred Lusitano grey stallion 2018.
These images of a champion Lusitano stallion running free and untethered, use powerful studio lighting for ultra fast flash durations to freeze detail to less than 1/6000th of a second.
Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 3
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid- and lignin-free, Museum quality 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, unframed
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Archival pigment print available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted) :
106 x 84 cm/ 41.73 x 33.07 in- Edition of 10
129 x 103 cm/ 51 x 40.55 in - Edition of 3
Tim Platt specialises in creating minimal stylised studio portraits of birds and animals, which he describes as beauty shots. A frozen moment in time allows us to observe the world in suspension and will often reveal a graphic beauty that might otherwise flash by in the blink of an eye and remain unnoticed.
Whether observing the magnified eye of a bullfrog, or an eagle captured at several thousandths of a second in mid-flight, he is fascinated by the level of detail that can be revealed in a large format print. It is the stillness of a photograph that gives us time to pause and marvel at the myriad levels of detail in Nature’s grand design and allows us to reflect on the wonderful diversity of life on Earth.
categories :
Color Photography, 21st Century, Archival Pigment Print, Horse, Animal, Portrait, Lusitano, Equine, Equestrian...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Springtime (Suburbia) - 2004
50x60cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 18251.
Not mounted.
Thi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Wild Child (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Child (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019 -
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Artist inventory 22252.
Signature l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Photographic Paper
Douglas Booth, Ewan Mcgregor and Aleksander Skarsgard. Triptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunter & Gatti wanted to pay tribute to the neo-expressionist Jane-Michel Basquiat's legacy by merging the celebrity portraits they had made in the past for fashion editorials and ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Pigment
NASA Apollo 12, Color Photograph of Astronaut Pete Conrad Jr with Flag on Moon
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
Photographed by fellow astronaut Alan Bean, NASA Apollo 12 astronaut and commander Pete Conrad Jr poses with the American flag after he and Bean planted it o...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Botero in his Studio, Paris, Photograph of Legendary Artist Fernando Botero
Located in New york, NY
Fernando Botero in his Studio, Paris, 1992 by Jean-Michel Voge is a 13" x 19" archival pigment print in an edition of 5, printed by the photographer on handmade Japanese Awagami pape...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...
Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed
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
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
Dogs USA, Black and White Photograph of Pets in a Sports Car
Located in New york, NY
Dogs, USA, Greenwich, CT is a 5" x 7" black and white photograph, stamped “vintage” by the Freed estate on verso (back) of gelatin silver press. Provenance: Freed archive.
The photo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
David Bowie "Rebel Rebel" Dutch TV appearance
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
Alaverdi, Georgia (Groom carrying Bride, spotted dog watching)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017.
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grace (Kings Road) - unique solarized gelatin silver artist print
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s.
The body of works incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence.
Grace (2022)
Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House
30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm /edition of 12
15" x 20" / 38cm x 56cm / edition of 12
limited edition solarization photograph printed by the artist + accompanied by signed artist certificate:
artist signature label (8x10")
signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + stamped for authenticity
label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print
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About the artist
Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art.
For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US.
Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Solo Exhibitions
2025
Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China
2024
Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Basquiat 1979 by Nicholas Taylor: portfolio of 9 photographs (Basquiat Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat by Nicholas Taylor 1979/2014:
The complete set of 9 works, shot in 1979 and recently exhibited at the The Philharmonie de Paris, as part of the heralded 2023 ‘B...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photogravure
"Milla pink blue Uke" Photography 29" × 20" in Edition 2/20 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Milla pink blue Uke" Photography 29" × 20" in Edition 2/20 by Kate Garner
Hahnemuhle fine art archival paper
Kate Garner: Seeker, Sage, and Preservationist of Identity
Not framed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Austen in front of Trailer (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Analog, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Austen in front of Trailer (Till Death do Us part) - 2005
128 x 125 cm, Edition 2/5,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Andy Kissing John Lennon, Black and White Photography of Famous Artists
Located in New york, NY
Andy Kissing John Lennon, 1978 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of celebrity artist Andy Warhol kissing John Lennon of the Beatles band.
The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back).
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, New York, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 10
Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25
Black and white portrait of Singer and Songwriter David Bowie with guitar.
From personality portraits and advert...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006,
20x24cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signatu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Thelonious Monk in New York
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome capture features Thelonious Monk at the piano, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., circa Sept. 1947.
Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly Carrying Groceries
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American movie actress Grace Kelly, best known for her roles in "To Catch a Theif", "Rear Window", and "High Society". The actress is pictured ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
First Kiss (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
First Kiss (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dayworker - diptych, analog, based on two SX-70 Polaroids
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dayworker (American Depression), diptych - 1999
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
58x57cm each,
58x122cm installed including an 8cm gap in between both pieces.
2 analog C-Prin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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
Perfectio
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series.
The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton on Their Wedding Day
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actor John Wayne on the set of a movie, driving a car, circa 1947.
John Wayne, nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon thro...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Young Hamer Woman. By John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
Markets are the lifeblood of social interaction in the Omo valley as they bring together widely scattered groups for a few hours each week. For the remainder of their time, many fam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Bravo II
By Jan Rattia
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
22.5 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
45 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3 + 2 APs)
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Bette Davis in front of the Queen Mary
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Bette Davis posed in front of the Queen Mary, circa 1967.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Desert Junkyard II
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desert Junkyard II (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist
based on the Polaroid
Artist inventory #319.02
Mounted on Aluminum
Dese...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid
Warhol and Basquiat, Black and White Photographic Portrait of Famous Artists
Located in New york, NY
Warhol and Basquiat, 1982 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of downtown New York celebrity artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back).
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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