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Why can’t it work? (Till Death do us Part), diptych - Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I am leaving! (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 - 20x24cm each, installed 20x50cm, Edition of 10, 2 digital C-Prints, based on 2 Polaroids. Certificate and Signature label, artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Kate Moss Street Art Photograph New York
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kate Moss Street Art Photo: A rare Mr. Brainwash Kate Moss mural photographed in New York's famed Soho area in 2014 by celebrated downtown photographer Fernando Natalici. Digital C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Cardin Hat Over Paris
Located in New York, NY
Cardin Hat Over Paris, 1960 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso British model Celia Hammond wearing a pink coat by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin for Q...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Debbie Harry photograph East Village 1977 (The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cooler than cool... Debbie Harry, New York, 1977, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici. The Foreigner (direct...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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C Print, Digital

Francesca Woodman, Providence, Rhode Island
Located in New York, NY
Free Shipping for an unframed print in the US + 14-Day Return Policy. George Lange Francesca Woodman, Providence Rhode Islad 11 x 14 inch archival p...
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled Sequence (Stranger than Paradise) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cowboys and Angels) – 2005 Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs 100x60 cm Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid Certificate and Signature Label Artist Inventory No. 1346 Unm...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968 Baryta Print
Located in London, GB
'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award for most popular te...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Release - 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait, Photography, Contemporary, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Release - 2020 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-884. Not ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall nude contact sheet
Located in Austin, TX
Contact sheet print featuring American model Jerry Hall with singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, photographed for Norman Parkinson’s exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

"Matrix" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Joan Collins Relaxes, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed. Slim Aarons Joan Collins Relaxes, Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1955, Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Polish Woman - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by Helena Krajewska
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska (born 14 July 1910 in Biecz , died May 7, 1998 in Warsaw) is a Polish painter, active advocate of socialist realism. Studied between 1928 and 1929 at the...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Photography

Materials

Board, Oil

Frida on White Bench - Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo, Painter, Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida on White Bench, New York, by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image features the woman artist sitting on a white bench in fron...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Edie Sedgewick 'Superstar'
Located in New York, NY
Edie Sedgewick 'Superstar' 1966 (printed later) Silver gelatin print Signed and numbered by the artist 11 x 14 in - 25 + 5 AP - $ 8,000 16 x 20 in - 30...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gay Liberation
Located in New York, NY
Gay Liberation 2015 Signed and numbered, verso Archival pigment print 12 x 18 inches (Edition of 5) $3,500 This work is offered by ClampArt in New Y...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn on the set of "Two for the Road" (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 44/50, signed by Terry O'Neill. Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwi...
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1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Molson Canada Rocks for Toronto
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Richard Beland 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Open Edition 16" x 20" Unframed Open Edition 20" x ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

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

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Africa, Ethiopia, Omo Valley, Color Photography of Tribal Children, Tree
Located in New york, NY
A contemporary color photograph by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, Tree, 1996 is a portrait of Surma Tribe boys from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa. This is a si...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Ted Williams 'Dr. Martin Luther King'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Dr. Martin Luther King, 1964 Silver gelatin print 16 x 20 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition with certificate of authenticity Dr. Martin Luther King makes a sp...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Alice Cooper
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Alice Cooper, 1973 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 36.83 x 36.86 cm Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm Edition of 10
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Emily - Signed limited edition print, Contemporary, Vintage Eighties style, Sexy
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Emily ‘ who was captured on film in 19...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Brighton, Street Photographer, United Kingdom 1956
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken in Brighton in 1952, depicts a street photographer labeled "Official Beach Photographer," standing confidently with his vintage camera on a tri...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

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 40x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Jack and Jill II (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jack and Jill II (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) Edition 3/10, 20x24cm, 2016, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Artist inventory 20014.03 not mounted Stefanie Schneide...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Andy in Drag Having Makeup Done
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number wri...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

g. paul - lotus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 30) From the series, "Primitive Behavior" This artwork is offered by...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Crowded Kitzbühel, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1980 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers making their way between the slopes in Kitzbühel, Austria. This is an estate stamped and...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

N.Y.C (New York City)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This photograph titled "N.Y.C (New York City) 1974 is an original gelatin silver print by famous German photographer and artist Michael Andreas Russ, born 1945. It is signed, titled and dated in the back by the artist. The photograph size is 14 x 11 inches, framed is 20.75 x 16.75 inches. It is framed in a wooden dark brown frame. it is in excellent condition. About Michael Andreas Russ. Michael Andreas Russ (born January 1945 in Berlin) is an German/American photographer, photo designer and film director. Russ' career as a photographer began in New York in the late 1960s where he photographed his fellow acting students. Self-taught, he eventually moved to his own studio off Union Square, Manhattan and connected with the local underground art scene. Photograph by Russ was published on the cover of “Art Direction Magazine of Visual Communication” with a Gertrude Stein quotation: “The composition in which we live makes the art which we see and hear” In his early years Russ focused on men's fashion magazines and erotic sequential photographic scenes for Playboy Press books. He eventually experimented with distinctive photographic techniques, turning 35mm black and white film into chemically toned, masked, solarized and hand colored, one of a kind silver gelatin prints. These 'TinTones' as Russ would call them eventually became the trademark of his work. They were published in popular fashion and lifestyle magazines and brought him international recognition in the art world. His work was published in major fashion, lifestyle and avant-garde magazines, GUNNARS, Mode International, Mode Avant Guarde, PHOTO Magazine, Zoom (photography magazine), as well as German Playboy (magazine), Photo Reporter and cover art to IL Magazine. He also contributed sequential 'sujets de chambre' to Vogue magazine His erotic postcard edition "The Compagnie" became part of the permanent collection of the Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'You are my Baby' (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'You are my Baby' (Till Death do us Part), 2005, 20x24cm, Edition 2/10, digital C-Print print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Mick Jagger, 1973
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Francesco Scavullo (after) Title: Mick Jagger, 1973 Portfolio: A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Year: 2004 Edition: 99/150 Signed: Si...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Beatles at Abbey Road, 1967 'Lunch' b/w photograph on paper
Located in Norwich, GB
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios, March 30th 1967 during the recording of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, take a lunch break. Later that day they after recording they made the...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Surfing Florida Style - Black and White Photograph, Car, Beach, Ocean, Teenager
Located in Denton, TX
Surfing Florida Style by Al Satterwhite depicts a young man surfing on the water. He holds a rope attached to a car, which tows him through the w...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Death Valley Junction (The Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Death Valley Junction (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and signature labe...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Boy with Chalked Numbers, NYC by Harold Feinstein, 1956, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Boy with Chalked Numbers, NYC by Harold Feinstein is a 14 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, and is edition 3/200. This photograph features a boy sitting on the ground, surrounded by nu...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Beaton, Rudolf Nureyev, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed...
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo, The Breton Portrait - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo - The Breton Portrait by Nickolas Muray is a portrait of the Mexican painter commissioned by Andre Breton. 14.63 x 11.63 in. Carbon Pigment Print Edition of 30 Signed by...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Carbon Pigment

Jane Fonda Rome Italy 1967
Located in Toronto, ON
18" x 24" Unframed Limited Edition Photograph of 200 MAGNUM Photography
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Digital

Lombardi Huddle, Green Bay Packer Coach Vince Lombardi 1966 by Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Famed Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi photographed at Lambeau Field in 1966 by Art Shay. The angle of this shot is particularly interesting. Art was definitely up close and personal with the coach and players that day! This photograph is not framed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Art Shay Lombardi Huddle, 1966 silver gelatin print, printed later 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm ASY15080 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Muse (29 Palms, CA) - analog, mounted - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Muse (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 38x37cm, Edition of 5, Artist Proof 1/2, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the Artist, mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection, based on the Pol...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Vegas, Hotel Signs, Homage to Mondrian, Color Street Photography by Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's love of Street Photography is evident is this photograph simply titled "Vegas". A plethora of restaurant and hotel signs pay homage to Mondrian. These colorful signs cov...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blues Great Howlin' Wolf, Chicago 1966, Framed Black and White Photo by Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Howlin' Wolf was one of blues music's all-time greats, known for his electric guitar-based style. Photographed here in 1966 by Art Shay, this black and white image is signed on the bottom right corner. It is matted and framed, measuring 27.5h x 21.5w inches. Art Shay Howlin' Wolf, 1966 silver gelatin print 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm ASY199 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Brigitte Bidet - Reveal" - Southern Portrait Photography - Drag Queen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait photographer, Jerry Siegel's most recent body of work titled "REVEAL" is about transformation. "We live in a world of costumes - presenting ourselves how we want others to p...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Frida Biting Her Necklace by Lucienne Bloch, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Biting Her Necklace by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Frida playfully bites her necklace as she poses for her portrait. Gelatin ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

“Shari Belafonte” Ltd Hand-Signed Gelatin Silver Print by Greg Gorman, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"Shari Belafonte," an original Silver Gelatin Print by photographer Greg Gorman, is a piece for the true collector. Impressively vivid emotion and detail projects from the work, highlighting Gorman's exceptional talent at capturing the essence of his subjects. Both Gorman's technical talent as a photographer and his choreography pair perfectly. This piece of art would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for black and white photography, portraits, or figurative works. This work is #1 of the small edition size of 25. Greg Gorman is one of the most well-known and sought-after celebrity photographers, having photographed countless stars, such as Al Pacino, Mark Wahlberg...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'HRH Princess Anne'
Located in New York, NY
HRH Princess Anne 1971 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso Her Royal Highness Princess Anne sits in a car for a portrait to celebrate her 21st birthday, 1971....
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Massimo Listri 'Palazzo Grimani II, Venezia Vertical'
Located in New York, NY
Massimo Listri Palazzo Grimani II, Venezia 2022 C print Signed, dated, and numbered on verso label 39.5 x 47.5 inches (100 x 120 cm) edition of 5 - $12,500 47.5 x 59 inches (120 ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1987 (printed later) Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Keith Richards Rolling Stones Wembley 1995 25x17 colour print
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition print direct from the negative, signed lower right hand margin and stamped with photographers own blind stamp. This is Number 1/25. Paper size 25 x 17...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Giclée, Archival Pigment

Large Silver Gelatin Russian Photograph Potsdam Conference Truman Photo WWII
Located in Surfside, FL
Potsdam conference meeting depicting Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill and Harry Truman on the balcony gelatin silver print, matte finish on photograph, artist's stamp verso, approximately 11" x 15-1/2" sheet, date of printing unknown. Provenance: acquired from the estate of photographer Samariy Gurariy...
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20th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tom Kelley : Surfer Girl
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Surfer Girl c. 1950's C print 30 x 38inches Edition of 25 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and numbered in the border Caption: ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Royal Family
Located in New York, NY
The Royal Family 1980's C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso A portrait of members of the British royal family; L-R: HR...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Tales of Bitter Moon #35
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tales of Bitter Moon #35 -2018 Published in Carmen De Vos's new book 'The Eyes of the Fox'. 80x80cm, edition of 5, Digital archival pigment print 
based on an original Polaroid
 on...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Pigment

Man Ray -- Femmes #9, 1930S
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Man Ray Femmes # 9, 1930S Gelatin silver print, printed in 1981 by Paolo Vandrasch with the supervision of Juliette Man Ray Photo size 30 x 22 cm Frame size 51.3 x 41.2 x 2.5 cm Edition 17 of 35 Caption label signed in black ink by Paolo Vandrasch and Juliette Man Ray on the verso Framed This beautiful female portraits by Man Ray have an interesting story to tell. The printing technique - the so-called pseudosolarisation – is obtained by illuminating the paper for a fraction of time during the development phase, which gives the faces a mysterious and intriguing quality. This image was made in 1981 under the direction of his wife Juliet from the original negatives in an operation involving three other important Milanese figures: the photographer Mario Carrieri...
Category

1930s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lioness Holding Cub in Mouth, Maasai Mara – Nick Brandt, Lion, Africa, Animals
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England) Lioness with Cub in Mouth, Amboseli 2012 Platinum print Sheet 71,12 x 88,9 cm (28 x 35 in.) Edition of 15, plus AP's; Ed. no. 2/15 print only Nick Brandt is a contemporary English photographer. His work focuses on the disappearing natural world. Since 2001, he has photographed the changing African continent and established a style of portrait photography of animals in the wild. – Photography, Documentary Photography, Animal, Africa, Wildlife, Nature, Lion Baby...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Platinum

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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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