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Portrait Photography For Sale
Eva Gabor (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Eva Gabor (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Hungarian actress Eva Gabor (1920 – 1995) in Montego Bay, Jamaica, circa 1954....
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Fashion-Inspired Portrait of an Elite White Horse with a Black Bridle
Located in US
"Etched in Stone" This best-selling, award-winning image features the defined musculature of an all white-horse against a black backdrop. The print series Equus: Light & Form focus...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Himba Siblings by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with natural light and his subjects in their day to day attire. The C-t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Pamela Anderson - Los Angeles, CA 1994
Located in Toronto, ON
Archival Pigment Print COA Hand Signed by Michael Grecco
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Roca Llisa, Ibiza, Spain Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fosca, Vera, and Fiona Bertran holidaying in Roca Llisa, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, 1978. Slim Aarons Roca Llisa Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition of 150 Embo...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

The Jackson Five, Beverly Hills, 1971 - Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
The Jackson Five, 1971, TIME Photographed at the Jackson Family Home in Beverly Hills. Silver Gelatin Print Edition Size: 15 Unframed size: 16 x 20 inches - $7,350 Artist Bio: A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'John Coltrane playing the saxophone'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams John Coltrane playing the saxophone 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print 30 x 30 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition 25 with certificate of authenticity Ca...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16
Located in San Rafael, CA
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Dido - Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Dido - Signed Limited Edition Print English singer songwriter Dido poses at the Key Arena in the Seattle Center while on her sold-out world tour in 2004. Seattle, Washington, USA Tour promotional image, May 2004. (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 25 only this size Printed 2020 This size image: 20 x 24" / 51 x 61 cm OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE : Size 1. 16 x 20" Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 2,500 Size 2. 20 x 24" Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 2,950 Size 3. 24 x 30" Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 3,375 Size 4. 30 x 40" Signed and numbered edition of 10 (+2 a/p). cost $ 5,605 Size 5. 40 x 60" Signed and numbered edition of 3 (1 a/p). cost $ 18,500 About the artist : Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for over 25 years. His technique of lighting, colour and composition has helped to produce his own unique visual style. Shortly after receiving an Architecture degree he moved to London where he’s been based since 1983. Westenberg is self-taught and learned his trade working for the UK inkies “New Musical Express” and “Melody Maker” mainly throughout the late 80’s and 90’s documenting amongst others all the UK ‘Britpop’ bands. The breakthrough came in 1993-1994 with the release of Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales and Mary J Blige’s Share My World. These two album covers changed the perception of the work worldwide and thus began a run of 20 years of commissions and choice opportunities. For the last 25 years, his musical heritage includes portraits of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Coldplay, White Stripes, Jane's Addiction, Sting, Bjork, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Luther Vandross, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Roses, The Pixies, Paul Weller, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Stipe, U2, Mary J. Blige, R.E.M., Black Sabbath, Massive Attack, BB King, The Rolling Stones, PJ Harvey, Marilyn Manson, Pete Doherty, Oasis, Soundgarden, Jake Bugg, and Bon Jovi among many others. Also included are 100’s of albums, singles, magazine & book covers from around the world. He’s also been chosen as official photographer for the LIVE 8 Hyde Park event in 2005 and for Led Zeppelin reunion concert at the 02 Arena, London. The work & interest also include a wide range of artists portraits beyond the music world. David Lynch, Paul Auster, The Coen Brothers, Rupert Friend, Sir Tom Stoppard, Orla Kiely, Vincent Cassel, Audrey Tautou, Billy Bob Thornton, Ethan Hawke, Alan Rickman, Daniel Bruhl, Sean Penn, Shirley Henderson, Aaron Eckhart, Robin Wright, Rhys Ifans, Frances McDormand, Jean-Luc Godard, Ray Winstone, Michel Gondry and Naomi Watts are amongst these portraits. “Rolling Stone”, “Spin”, “Q”, “Time Out”, “Les Inrockuptibles”, “Vogue”, “Rockin On Japan”, “Esquire”, “New York Times Magazine”, “Telegraph” and “Observer” Magazines, “Interview” and dozens of others around the world have commissioned him. The last 15 years he’s been a staff photographer at MOJO Magazine producing many covers and features. Most recently photographing Sir Paul McCartney for the cover story of the November 2013 issue. Westenberg’s biggest honour to date arrived in 2012 when he had his first major global museum show. The location was the ‘Kobe Fashion Museum’, one of Japan’s largest museums. The whole museum was dedicated to Westenberg’s works for a 3 month period. Over 70 images were included in a wide range of sizes, styles and presentation. The catalogue produced sold out during the exhibition’s run. The 20-year attendance record for the museum was also broken by the exhibition. black and white photography portrait b&w british...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Christian de Sica And Elsa Martinelli in Gstaad'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Christian de Sica and Elsa Martinelli 1977 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. I...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A woman poses for a nude studio portrait. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Si...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Black & White Photography 16" x 16" in Edition 3/24 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

My Darling come to me (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Darling come to me (Till Death do us Part) - 2016 40x40cm, Edition of 10. Archival C- Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 9...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Sharon Tate, by Milton Greene
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully composed, this exquisite original photograph of Sharon Tate by Milton Greene was printed in 1998 from an original negative taken by the photogr...
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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C Print

Jacques Cousteau
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on mount recto. Stamped, signed and dated on mount verso. Edition 31/100 - from the Karsh Portfolio (no longer available from the Estate as a single original print). Please co...
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Late 20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Port Life, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A man stops to watch a young woman tie her sandals on the pavement in Portofino marina, August 1977. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and s...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Inchoy by John Kenny. 26.5 x 18" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
The steady gaze of Inchoy and child. John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to captur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Sid
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media using the photos of the infamous Sid Vicious of the famed punk rock band, The Sex Pistols. Shot in London. Photographed by Joester himself. Spray paint and oils ad...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Terry O'Neill, Brigitte Bardot, Shalako Deauville (co-signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, On the set of ‘Shalako’, in Deauville, 1968 Lifetime Edition Gelatin Silver Print Co-Signed by O'Neill and Bardot and numbered edition of 50 Terry O'Neill CBE (born...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cortina D'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'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...
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1980s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Sonny
Located in Kansas City, MO
Emily Evans Sloan Sonny Year: 2024 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches COA provided *Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bl...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sonny
Sonny
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'Hungry Elephant' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 20x30
Located in San Rafael, CA
An elephant named Mae West accepts an apple from a passing tram driver while taking her morning exercise along Gray's Inn Road, London, 16th December 1936. Mae is helping to publicis...
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1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Rhode Island Surfer, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A surfer carrying his board at a Rhode Island beach, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered an...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Rhode Island Surfers, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surfers off Rhode Island, September 1965. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Frida with Idol by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Carbon Pigment Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Idol by Nickolas Muray depicts Mexican painter Frida Kahlo posing while holding a green stone carved idol in her hand. She stands in front o...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Carbon Pigment

Frank Sinatra - For the love of vinyl
Located in Chicago, IL
For the love of vinyl – circa 1945. Frank Sinatra relaxing at home in Toluca Lake, CA preparing to listen to some music. Note daughter Nancy in the edge of the right frame. From Sin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1, Printed Later. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 ...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Frank Sinatra Standing with T-Bird
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning against a classic T-Bird. Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, actor, and producer who ...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time"
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing for their roles in "Swing Time", 1936. Swing Time is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film set ma...
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1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Yanomami, Amazonia, Brazil, January 1995
Located in New York, NY
Yanomami, Amazonia, Brazil, January 1995 X Photographed by Jonathan Becker Contemporary 28" x 28.5" Archival Pigment Print Edition Nº 2 of 9 Certificate of Origin Signed and Titled...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Unmade Beds & The Foreigner 1976/1977 (40 film stills) Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Foreigner & Unmade Beds behind the scenes photographs by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici: Director of both "The Foreigner'" and "Unmade Beds" Amos Poe's iconic films were connected heavily to the birth of American punk, the New York New Wave...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Clint Eastwood on the Set of Magnum Force, Photograph by Julian Wasser - 2/20
Located in Chicago, IL
Clint Eastwood, 1973, Bravo (black and white) Photographed on the set of Magnum Force, the 1973 sequel to Dirty Harry. Ten years earlier, Eastwood had been a struggling actor, but t...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Skaal House, Estate Edition (Snowscape in Vintage Stowe, Vermont)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The glass-fronted triangular Skaal House, lit up at night, in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Vermont, 1962. A pair of skis lean against the wall b...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

George Barris, "2L" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was shot by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 on Santa Monica Beach in California. Taken only two w...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Princess Caroline of Monaco (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Princess Caroline of Monaco, with her pet dog Tiffany, Monte Carlo 1977. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authent...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'A Friendly Chat, Bahamas' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967, Printed Later Slim Aarons A Friendly Chat Bahamas Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967. Vintage Diving, Vintage Sport, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Bahamas...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Grace Jones at Bond’s, New York
Located in New York, NY
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...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David Bowie The Archer - New special XL edition - 70x40"
Located in Austin, TX
Special XL limited edition series - paper size 70" wide x 40" high This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, o...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black Pearl Trippers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Henry B. Cabot Jr. (standing, centre) with his son Henry Bromfield Cabot III and their host Barclay (Buzzy) H Warburton III (in striped shirt) aboard the brigantine 'Black Pearl', ci...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Milton Greene, "Portrait of Marilyn", original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative taken by Milton Greene in 1954. This image depicts Hollywood Icon, Marilyn Monroe, and bears the Milton H. Gre...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Brigitte Bardot & Sean Connery
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking st...
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1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

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...
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1930s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe, "Ballerina"
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 18/20, estate-stamped. Unframed print. Milton H. Greene, famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Marilyn Monroe on a pho...
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1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

David Bowie, Iggy Pop & Lou Reed, London's Dorchester Hotel, 1972 by Mick Rock
Located in Culver City, CA
David Bowie, Iggy Pop & Lou Reed, London's Dorchester Hotel, 1972 by Mick Rock Edition: 29/50 Signed and numbered by Mick Rock. Medium: Silver gelatin limited edition photographic print on paper Size framed: 27" x 33" inch "It was a press conference at the Dorchester Hotel in London. RCA Records had flown a bunch of American journalists to London in July 1972 to promote David’s upcoming US tour and the release of his Ziggy Stardust album. Iggy and Lou were both working on their new albums, Raw Power and Transformer and were hanging out at the conference. Even though Iggy and Lou were still basically “underground” artists, and David’s ascent was still in its early days, it was a photo that I really wanted to take. Only later did it become one of the classic rock images. So I hustled them together. The only thing I remember was Lou saying: “This will be a pretty picture!” When Mick Rock first met David Bowie, he had previously met and photographed both Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, so there was an immediate bond formed...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Déjà vu - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Déjà vu - 2020 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory - PL2020-881. Kir...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Grace Jones and Andre Leon Talley at Studio 54
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Grace Jones is a musician and former model. A former star of the Studio 54 disco scene, she is known for her androgynous appearance, bold features, and subversive antics, making her one of the biggest pop stars of the 1980s. Andre Leon Talley...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Skiing at St. Moritz, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector w...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and s...
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1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue' 1952 Silver gelatin print 36 x 36 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso “The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Warhol's America Black and White Print (1982), 2020
Located in New York, NY
The 'Andy Warhol American Flag' is an archival pigment black and white photographic print on paper, an exclusive photograph of the beloved pop-art icon Andy Warhol, created by Christ...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper

Water Trails Down Empty Street in Front of Water Tower - Black and White Print
Located in Brighton, GB
'Water Trails down Empty Street in front of Water Tower' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod. Featured in the ...
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20th Century American Realist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

George Barris, "2J" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was shot by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 on Santa Monica Beach in California. This photograph is from a collection entitled "The Last Photos...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Guardian - Father and Daughter, Child, Black Artist, American Flag, Skyline
Located in Denton, TX
The Guardian by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a portrait of a father and daughter standing together. The girl is smiling into the camera while the man wrapped his coat around her to keep h...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Unicorn (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Unicorn (The Last Picture Show - 2005 20x20cm. Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #1...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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

Stirling Moss, Jaguar Pits
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Paper size: 16 x 20 in. Image size: 11 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photograp...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Beach Near Portinatx, Ibiza, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a beach near Portinatx, Ibiza, Spain. This is an estate stamped and han...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Catherine Wilke, Capri, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Ski Slope In St. Moritz, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers (bottom) on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Co...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

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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