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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Pop Art
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cable Car Ride in San Francisco, 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures the classic charm of San Francisco’s iconic cable cars. Taken in the 1960s, the image shows a boy hanging from the side of the cable car as i...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Skiing Waiter by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Winter Photographic Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
'Tennis Legends' 1980 Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
'John McEnroe' 1981 Silver Gelatin Print by Watfiord / Mirror Group Archives.
Wimbledon 3rd Day: John McEnroe. June 1981
The famous tennis star icon won at the All England Club championships that year, finally beating his long term rival Bjorn Borg...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Bardot Cleans Up' Brigitte Bardot Limited Edition Silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Private Dancer' Brigitte Bardot 1961
by Giancarlo Botti
Wonderfully intimate shot of the French sex symbol and icon, Brigitte Bardot, on set of the film 'A Very Private Affair' w...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pink Debbie Harry - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Pink Debbie Harry - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Debbie Harry in pink, 1978 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size varies according to pr...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Inga Lindgren and Poodles by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Fashion Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Inga Lindgren...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Black and White, Resin, Photographic Paper
Andy Warhol Polaroid Photograph, Halston (FA05.01960 AWL140)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent; 1974
Materials: Polaroid Polacolor mounted to foam core
Dimensions (H, W, ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Foam Board, Polaroid
Medicine Man (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Medicine Man (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
Native American, Cacique medicine man San Ildefonso Pueblo,
New Mexico, USA circa...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Tennis in The Bahamas, 1957 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Barbara Mullen
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Barbara Mullen, 1960
C print
40 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso
Irish-American fashion model Barbara Mullen photographed with dogs b...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Dinner Jazz
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz
American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Print...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jerry Hall Dive (Diptych)
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Jerry Hall , 1976
C print
60 x 40 inches each
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso
American model Jerry Hall wearing a swimsuit by Martil and lipstick...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Andy Warhol, Photograph of Valentino (Garavani), 1973
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The Italian fashion designer Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani founded the couture label Valentino in 1960.
Image dimensions: 4.25 x 3.375
Framed dimensions: 11 x 10.5 in.
Work...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Frida and Diego with Hat - Black and White Photograph, Portrait, Couple, Artists
Located in Denton, TX
Frida and Diego with Hat by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. Frida stan...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ladies and Gentlemen (Marsha P. Johnson)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp Hand Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp
photo by Terry O’Neill
1963
A close cropped portrait of British actor Terence Stamp and model Jean ‘The Shrimp’ Shrimpt...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Annette Glatzel in Ibiza (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Abaco Holiday, 1986
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
College student Jan Woods relaxes in a hammock at the Abaco Inn on Elbow Cay, one of ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
Eiffel Tower built in 1889 seen from Trocadero wrought iron doors Paris France,
circa 1929.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 40x30''
Printed Later
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
20 x 30''
30 x 40''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012.
ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Mustique Hammock - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Robert Plant 1993 - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1993)
Located in London, GB
Robert Plant - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
Press Shoot
April 24 1993
New York
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist.
Unframed...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Print, Girls on a Beach Photo, Two Man Show
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Lebowitz, b. 1937, American, (RISD Faculty 1964-1995, Photography; Professor Emeritus)
Tom Young, b. 1951, American, (RISD MFA 1977, Photography)
TIT...
Category
1980s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn Swims - signed limited edition C print 22 of 50
Located in London, GB
Artist: Terry O'Neill (1938-)
Title of artwork: Audrey Hepburn, 'Audrey Swims', 1966
Technique: C-Print
Edition size 22/ 50 only
Signature: Certificate O...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Elvis Hysteria (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
May 27, 1956
Fans Reacting to Elvis Presley Performing at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 16x20''
Printed Later
About the Image:
Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students.
Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and white Photography...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Debo and Banu, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
By Jill Peters
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The term "hijra" applies to a very diverse group of people in India who identify as third gender. They can range from a natural born hermaphrodite to a male cross dresser. Dating bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Polaroid of Linda Blair
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Linda Blair starred in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, one of the highest-grossing films of all time, when she was fifteen years old, and was nominated ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Singer Harry Belafonte, iconic portrait, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Singer, songwriter and social activist Harry Belafonte iconic portrait photographed in 1970. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This e...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Yayoi Kusama' - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (2013)
Located in London, GB
'Yayoi Kusama'
June 12 2013
Tokyo Personal Work
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
unframed
signed and numbered by the artist.
limited to an edition of 3
Printed 2020
This Size 60x40''...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Labor in the Fields, Port-au-Prince, 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a scene of agricultural labor in the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The image shows a worker using a traditional hand hoe to till t...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Norman Parkinson 'Brigitte Bauer in Tahiti. American Vogue, May 1965'
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bauer photographed in Tahiti wearing Estée Lauder makeup and hair styled by Kenneth. American Vogue, 1 May 1965.
Brigitte Bauer in Tahiti. American Vogue, May 1965
C print
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Norman Parkinson 'Mouche at Praia do Vau, Portugal for Vogue, January 1973'
Located in New York, NY
Mouche at Praia do Vau, Portugal wearing a Nina Ricci swimsuit. British Vogue magazine, January 1973.
Mouche at Praia do Vau, Portugal for Vogue, January 1973
C print
Estate stamped...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ladies and Gentlemen (Marsha P. Johnson)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Work comes with a Certifica...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads, 1968
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Buffo. From The Leather ands Skin Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Buffo, 2024 by Ricky Cohete
From The Leather ands Skin Series
Archival pigment print
Image size: 36 in H x 24 in W.
Edition of 10
Unframed
The artist explores the intersection betwe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Poolside Style by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Palm Beach Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print
Max and Radha sitting on Rock (Long Way Home) - featuring Radha Mitchell, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max and Radha sitting on Rock (Long Way Home) - 1999
featuring Radha Mitchell
38x37cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate an...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Color
Gondolier at the Rialto Bridge, Venice, 1950s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a gondolier working along the Grand Canal in Venice, with the famous Rialto Bridge in the background. The gondolier, dressed in traditional a...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
David Bowie Scary Monsters Smoking Clown large format limited edition print
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Printed from the original negatives on Fuji Bar...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by R. McPhedran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ri...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Fashion Designer Willi Smith, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Fashion designer Willi Smith, photographed in April 1984. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This exhibition print is 17 x 22". Comes dire...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Molly Wilmot's Pool - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Norman Parkinson 'Jane Birkin'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Jane Birkin
1969 (printed later)
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21
English-French actress, singer, songwriter, and model Jane Birkin photographed wearing a ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Skiing Waiters, 1962 by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Winter Sports Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print
Hollywood Boulevard, 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures the iconic Hollywood Boulevard in the 1960s, offering a snapshot of the bustling street scene. The view from inside a car shows a variety of ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Kennedys, Hyannis Port, Jackie, Magazine Cover, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Kennedy, nb_100 -- Published on the cover of the Ladies Home Journal in 1961, this photo was actually taken in Hyannis Port in 1959 before JFK became president. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Black and White: Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillion
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil, verso
11 x 14 inches, sheet size
9.75 x 12.5 inches, image size
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Lillian Bassm...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Boy jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin, 1948, Silver Gelatin Print
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Denton, TX
Boys jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin depicts a thrilling scene. A boy is suspended in the air after jumping off a tall building in New York City. Children are are seen s...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn in Her Dressing Room, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c16_12 -- Audrey Hepburn in her dressing room. Out take from the photo essay shot for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" pa...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Dinner Jazz (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Premium Rates Apply. 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Arm...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Venezuela, Waterfalls, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 4 x 29, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Elvis And His Harley (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
Tennessee, May 29, 1956.
Elvis Presley with his 1956 Harley KH, in the garage at 1034 Audubon Drive, Memphis.
Vernon Presley is crouching beside the Harley.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 16x20''
Printed Later
About the Image:
Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
20 x 30''
30 x 40''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students.
Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Marilyn in the Wedding Veil
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn in the wedding veil
Bern Stern
print on photo paper
inkjet technique
paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms
dimension photo: 26 X 38
50 copies
photo of 19...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet
The Utah-Arizona borderline, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, 1960s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph 1960s captures the serene yet expansive beauty of the desert landscape. The image features a lone figure standing at the edge of a vast expanse of sand...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Farmers in Town (1939) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Farmers in Town (1939) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by Arthur Rothstein/Alamy)
Farmers in town,
Fairfield, Montana, USA, circa 1939.
Additional Information:
Un...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Funny Face (1957) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives )
1957,
Audrey Hepburn, Funny Face, directed by Stanley Donen.
Additional In...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego,
California, October 1956.
Additio...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Audrey in Paris, 1956 - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Audrey Hepburn
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Covering Kate, 2004, Mary McCartney
By Mary McCartney
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Mary McCartney (1960)
Title: Covering Kate, 2004
Year: Circa 2004
Medium: Chromogenic print
Edition: 1/5
Size: 20 x 16 inches
Condition: Excell...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
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.