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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1990s
Ezra, color photograph from Homegrown, limited edition, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ezra is a color photograph from Homegrown and is signed and numbered by the artist
“When I began taking pictures,” Blackmon says, “ I was primarily interested in documenting the l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Michael Jackson
By Nick Veasey
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, Lenticular
In this image Michael Jackson is doing the moonwalk and is x-rayed.
A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lenticular
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
Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven
By Eddie Adams
Located in New York, NY
This photograph of Clint Eastwood taken by Eddie Adams is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
The Decision (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Decision - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist Inventory #762.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider's photographs evoke scintillating moments suspended between daydreams and waking reality. Each scene, captured in the southwestern United States, radiates a surreal enchantment. The artist's role appears minimal yet pivotal, providing the decisive impulse that sets the imagery into motion. The figures in her photographs remain as elusive as the motivations behind their actions, and the narratives woven through her sequences are tantalizingly open to interpretation.
Atmospheric disturbances in Schneider's work emerge as the result of a deliberate narrative arrangement, compelling viewers to navigate between visual mementos and the gaps in memory they conjure. Yet, her artistry is no less purposeful in its engagement with medium. Despite the inherent unpredictability of expired Polaroid film, Schneider wields it with calculated intent. The photo-chemical self-developing process, altered by age and decay, transforms the initial exposure into something alien yet mesmerizing. This dysfunction is a cornerstone of MIND SCREEN, a multi-part work that explores the fragility of reality, authenticity, and comprehension.
Schneider juxtaposes this brittleness with a magical realism steeped in chimeras, crafting dreamlike sequences that resist definitive narratives. She entrusts viewers with the responsibility of piecing together presumed storylines, refusing to offer a manual for interpretation. Instead, her work draws us into a realm where the unreal reigns—shimmering scenes that evoke the mirage of a road movie, a moment of violence, or a tragic self-sacrifice.
Film genres are invoked and subverted in a single breath: Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders is reimagined through a rose-tinted lens, Thelma...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Cornette Nude & Hand (Couleur)" by Cécile Plaisance, 27 x 22 in, 2023
Located in Paris, France
Drawing her inspiration from the grand masters of photography – Avedon, Lindbergh, Newton or Toscani, amongst others – Cécile Plaisance uses lenticular printing to allow the viewer t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Lenticular
Blomme #08 [From the series Vintage Diva's] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blomme #08, 2012
[From the series Vintage Diva's]
31x40cm
Digital archival pigment print
based on an original Polaroid
on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
305gsm, 100% cott...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
![Blomme #08 [From the series Vintage Diva's] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/carmen-de-vos-photography-blomme-08-from-the-series-vintage-divas-polaroid-nude-women-color-for-sale/a_6523/a_67553521600278436286/instaCDV_12_Blomme_08_master.jpg?width=240 "vintage polaroid nudes")
Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Pop-art, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Shooting II (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999
38x36cm, Edition of 30,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No 259.34.
Not mo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Keith Haring 1 - NYC, 1985 hand signed, numbered twice; hand painted wood frame
Located in New York, NY
Richard Corman
Keith Haring 1 - NYC, 1985 (hand signed twice), 2022
Photographic print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultrasmooth paper mounted on Dibond aluminum board. (Hand signed and nu...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Stevie in Bathtub (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stevie in Bathub (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive, based on the Polar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tall Hat
Located in New York, NY
William Wegman is an American artist renowned for his iconic dog photographs featuring his Weimaraners, who he sees as "perfect fashion models", utilizing their elegant forms and abi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Pigment
Mysteries of Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mystery of Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2017
20x24cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist inventory 21300.
Signature label and Certific...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Two Wild Horses on Sable Island Nuzzling, Calming, Vertical, Ethereal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Caress"
Signs of affection on Sable Island between the horses include nuzzling, like in this image here.
The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
I see you (50x50cm) - 21st Century, Women, Nude, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I see you, 2016,
Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Based on the Polaroid
Digital C-print,
not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-114
This p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tiger Swallowtail (Saffron, Southwest, Warm, Iconic, ~25% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shirley Harryman
Tiger Swallowtail
Archival Pigment Print
Year: 2024
Visible Size: 12 x 12 inches
Framed: 22.25 x 21.25 x 1.25 inches
Signed: On Label
COA provided
*Black gallery f...
Category
2010s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Divine Nude No.1 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.1 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one dimens...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
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 - 100x60cm.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe pink angel . The last sitting
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn Monroe pink angel
Mythical photo of the last seance (1962)
ink jet print by bert stern
2012
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist in his lifetime
...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe in Long Island, Photography 1955, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe in Long Island, New York in 1955
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Unbelievable Wild Horse With Beautiful Mane, Iconic, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Legend"
This wild horse's mane stands out among the rest of the 500 horses on Sable Island. It is the grandest and most regal of them all.
The print series Discovering the Horses...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A Storm to Move Mountains_Brooke Shaden_Photo/FineArtPaper, ed 7/15_Figure
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
BROOKE SHADEN
A Storm to Move Mountains, 2011
Photo on Velvet Fine Art Paper
10 × 10 in. Image 18.25 x 18.25 in. Framed
Edition 7 of 15
Channeling the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lone Wild Horse Looks Over Tall Grass, Meditative, Calming, Equestrian
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Windy Solitude"
This best-selling image features a single horse on Sable Island as he looks back at the camera. "
The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label, a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
John Kelly (I'm Lost to the World)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paint, Silver Gelatin
Lucky, Color Photograph, Archival Pigment Ink Print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Lucky, 2023 is a recent archival pigment ink print by Maggie Taylor. All prints are signed and numbered by Maggie Taylor.
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Half Angels Half Demons - Zebra #26, Black and White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mauricio Velez's photographs seeks to refine the viewer's sensitivity and perception of art and the human body, elevating these elements to an aesthetic realm that can inspire, distu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Jackie K, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, Classic Pearls Jacqueline Kennedy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic portrait photograph by midcentury society photographer Slim Aarons, capturing young Jackie Kennedy (Jacqueline Onassis) (1929 - 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy, at a 'April...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Divine Nude No.13 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.13 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
Sitting Lionesses, Serengeti – Nick Brandt, Lion, Lioness, Africa, Animals, Wild
By Nick Brandt
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England)
Sitting Lionesses, Serengeti
2002
Platinum print
Image 69.5 x 88 cm (27 3/8 x 34 5/8 in.)
Sheet 76.5 x 99 cm (30 1/8 x 39 in.)
Edition of 25; Ed. no. 16/25
Framed
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
"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
Guitar girl - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Guitar girl - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-919.
Not moun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Bent Sound - an underwater portrait of singer Njomza Vitia - aluminum 24x36"
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
Metal
New York, Jazz City, Musicians, Black and White Photography on Street Music
Located in New york, NY
Drawn to street photography for her early work, Roberta Fineberg shot black-and-white film with a held-held 35mm camera in natural lighting in New York, Paris, and Moscow.
Jazz City, New York, 1990 by Roberta Fineberg is a 10" x 8" black-and-white photograph of musicians...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Sig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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 the Polaroid.
Signatur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
New York Python, Coney Island, Brooklyn, Year of the Snake Photograph
Located in New york, NY
New York Python, Coney Island, 1991 by Roberta Fineberg is a 14” x 11” gelatin silver print - offered in 2025 to celebrate the Year of the Snake….
In the words of the artist: "I sho...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Helena Christensen, Marrakech
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20
Portrait of the young Supermodel Helena Christensen.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Reflection (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Reflection (Suburbia) - 2004
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Not mounted, Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 2765.
This project...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Beachshoot) - with Radha Mitchell, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005
128x125cm,
Edition 4/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-Printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dahlia 8, 2013 - Contemporary Limited Edition Oversize Archival Inkjet Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 8 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward.
It is available in this size of 32" x 38" from a Limited Edition of 10.
Gatwar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet
Bruce Lee TV, Hong Kong - Contemporary Portrait Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Bruce Lee TV, photograph by Richard Heeps captured at the top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Seventies inspired mustard wallpaper is the backdrop for a black and white vintage Sanyo TV featuring Martial Arts icon Bruce Lee.
This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photographic print, dry-mounted to aluminium, presented in a museum board white window mount and a choice of black or white box frame fitted with anti-reflective UV70% glass, signed and numbered on reverse accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Handmade to order.
This artwork is available in other sizes and pairs well with Richard's other artworks so be sure to look at our 1stdibs store to see more of his work.
“Richard Heeps' seductive, highly-saturated colours and sophisticated pictorial structures demonstrate a true love and empathy for this subject matter – be it cool, descriptive interiors, still life or landscape.” His distinctive style pushes the limits of photography. The collectable and affordable, hand-printed colour photographs combine the best in traditional processing with the latest archival products – from photographic paper to mounting with a 100% cotton museum board. His artwork has been bought by many international collectors.
Exhibitions Include: Royal Academy of Arts London, Photoville Brooklyn, The Photographers Gallery London, The Spitz Gallery London, Kettle's Yard Cambridge, Norwich Arts Centre. The Civic Centre Thurrock, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre Scunthorpe, Rochester Art Gallery, Preston Hall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Rapture (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rapture (29 Palms, CA) - 2022
48x46cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist inventory Number 218829.
Signature label and Certificate...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Nothing to do with my will (The Princess and her Lover)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nothing to do with my Will (The Princess and her Lover) - 2007
part of the 29 Palms, CA project.
Edition of 10,
20x24cm.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature labe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
White Tank (My own Private Travel Diary) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
White Tank, Joshua Tree (My own Private Travel Diary) - 1999,
43x59cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Cer...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Waiting (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Waiting (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
40x40cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature lab...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Divine Nude No.21 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.21 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
Africa, Dandy, Surma Boy, Tribal Child Omo Valley Ethiopia, Portrait Photography
Located in New york, NY
Dandy, 1996 by Jean-Michel Voge is a portrait of a colorfully painted boy with a feathered headdress from the Surma Tribe in Ethiopia, Africa.
The photograph is printed by the artist on handmade Awagami Japanese paper. Signed on verso (back of photograph), and In an edition of 5. Available: 2/5.
Provenance: JM Voge Archive
***
Artist's Bio:
Jean-Michel (JM) Voge (b. 1949) is a fine art photographer, formerly editorial freelancer for magazines, such as Madame Figaro (1982-2010), Le Figaro Magazine, Point of View, Marie France, Town and Country, European Travel and LIFE, Fortune Magazine, and AD Spain. The French photographer published a critically-acclaimed monograph on portraits of Europeans, "Figures of Europe," which include portraits of influential Europeans through 1990. Among JM's personal projects, he photographed the Surma tribe in the Omo Valley...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
La dernière Séance, Paris
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition 7
On this photo you can see a naked woman in a intellectual pose sitting in the L'opera of Paris.
These stunning photographs of Sieff’s subjects in Paris, in their homes, o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Copts 08 - Signed limited edition portrait print, Black white, Coptic Christians
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Copts 08- Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2012 - Edition of 5
Cairo, Egypt.
In assignment for ARTE & LE LOUVRE 2012
Exhibition in Le Louvre, Paris France
This is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
The Kiss (Sidewinder) - mounted, analog - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, photo
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Kiss (Sidewinder) - 2005
125x154cm,
Edition 2/5,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, based on the original Polaroid. Signed on verso.
Artist Inventory No. 3120.02.
Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection.
This piece ships in a crate.
Schneider harnesses the unpredictable chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film, where bursts of color erupt across the surface, destabilizing the photograph's traditional allegiance to reality. These vivid distortions draw her characters into ethereal, trance-like dreamscapes. Like fleeting sequences from a vintage road movie, Schneider’s images shimmer with a transitory quality, dissolving before any definitive conclusions can be drawn. Their ephemeral essence is conveyed through subtle gestures and enigmatic motives. Refusing to yield to the constraints of reality, Schneider’s work keeps alive a delicate interplay of dream, desire, fact, and fiction, blurring the boundaries between them with poetic ambiguity.
Stefanie Schneider’s work echoes the heart of American art, channeling the cinematic nostalgia of Ed Ruscha’s roadscapes, the stark sensuality of Georgia O’Keeffe’s deserts, and the haunting solitude of Edward Hopper...
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Primary Colors - Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape, USA, Polaroid, Flag
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Primary Colors (Stranger than Paradise) - 2001
Edition 1/5,
9 pieces, each 48x47cm, installed 159x156cm including
5 cm gap in between each piece.
9 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dahlia 7, 2013 - Contemporary Limited Edition Oversize Archival Inkjet Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia 7 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward.
It is available in this size of 32" x 38" from a Limited Edition of 10.
Gatwar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet
Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 35x50"
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
Nastasia with Gun - Polaroid, Contemporary, Portrait, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nastasia with Gun (High Desert) - 2019
Edition 1/10,
50x50cm,
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider: A German...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Memories of Love II (The Girl...) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memories of Love II (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence), 2013
including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by S...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Monica Bellucci, N°1, South of France
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10
Portrait of the young Monica Bellucci.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where th...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
On the Sofa at the Real Dolls Factory, San Diego, 19 February 2015
Located in New York, NY
On the Sofa at the Real Dolls Factory, San Diego, 19 February 2015
Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
44" x 44.5" Archival Pigment Print
Edition Nº 1 of 9
Certificate of O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Olancha) - Stranger than Paradise - analog C-Print based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Olancha) - 2006,
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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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