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Portrait Photography For Sale
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Calliope' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Calliope' - 2013 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Close Encounter of the Third Kind (Fairytales) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Close Encounter of the Third Kind - 2014, 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Invento...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Sam' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Sam' - 2006 - featuring Ewan McGregor signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photograph based on a Polaroid. Polaroid si...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

It's always the same
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor creates evocative single-scene narratives in her whimsical and often elaborate photomontages. Working intuitively, Taylor combines 19th Century photographs, found objec...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Set of 9 portraits of Pharrell Williams, LIVE FOREVER series. Mixed media
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Paul Lukas "Watch On The Rhine" - 1943 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
Located in Soquel, CA
Paul Lukas "Watch On The Rhine" - 1943 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull A 1943 black and white portrait photograph of actor Paul Lukas (Hungarian, 1894-1971) by Clarence Sincla...
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1940s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Douglas Booth and Aleksander Skarsgard, Diptych. Photo intervened by the artists
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Oil, Acrylic, Archival Pigment, Mixed Media

Jarvis Cocker Paris 1996 - Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Jarvis Cocker Paris Olympia NME Cover Shoot (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numb...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open by Brian Duffy with gold frame
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane "Eyes Open" print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the Aladdin Sane album cover. This "Eyes Open" shot was introduced for the first time to promote the hugely successful David Bowie Is...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Olancha) - Stranger than Paradise - Hand print - analog C-Print
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 I...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

White Horse, photograph by Brad Wilson, limited edition, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"White Horse" is a signed photograph For millions of years, early humans evolved alongside all other wildlife in a completely analog world, sharing the same natural environments in ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair
Located in Middletown, NY
Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (197 x 260 mm), numbered B 86 and captioned caption on lowe...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Untitled - Cricket on the Nose Scene - (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled - Cricket on the Nose Scene - (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 40x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signatu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Flying Swimsuit
Located in Austin, TX
Limited edition print, Flying Swimsuit by Art Kane, taken in 1970 for Harper’s Bizaar Magazine Art Kane fine art print details Limited edition, fine art prints of Art Kane photogra...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Portrait Photography

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C Print

Window Dreams
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Window Dreams - Fenstertraumbilder These slides can be used for your personal window or your office door. They give privacy and stil...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Polaroid, Film, Emulsion

The DJ (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The DJ (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 50x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Mounted on Dibond with matte UV-Protection. Signed on back and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 16346. In Stefanie Schneider's evocative piece "Her Last Call," she presents a poignant scene featuring the talented actor Heather Megan Christie. The composition centers around a captivating image of Christie holding a red rotary phone...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Africa, Boy with Calf, Tribal Child in Ethiopia, Contemporary Photography
Located in New york, NY
Boy with Calf, 1996 by Jean-Michell Voge, is a contemporary color print 19" x 13" of a nomadic tribal child from the Surma tribe, painted from head to toe, posing with a calf with mu...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Zebra #7 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild
Located in Paris, FR
'Zebra #7, Los Angeles, CA, 2016' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals. Thi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'M' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'M' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 - Edition of 10, 50x50cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist in...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Gabriel García Márquez Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gabriel García Márquez, Portrait by Hernan Diaz Signed by Hernan Diaz C. 1994@ Provenance Writer Estate. Archival Pigment print Image size: 15.5 H. x 11.5 W in. Frame size: 25 H x 2...
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1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jon Gould in Aspen
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol of Jon Gould in the snow in Aspen. Jon Gould and Andy Warhol met in 1980 when Warhol was 51 and Gould...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Earth I, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, elephant, africa
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10 more sizes on request A group of young orphaned baby elephants of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust enjoying their daily dust bath in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Low Water - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood. 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Low Water (2014), 20 x 20 cm, Edition 3 of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed in Hahnemühle Baryta Photo Rag 340gr, based on a Fuji Instant Film original (not mounted). Si...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Delirium - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Delirium - 2019, 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL219-656 Kirs...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Messing Round (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Messing Round (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

David Bowie, at the Kempinski hotel, Berlin, 1983 by Denis O'Regan
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art 20x24" print of David Bowie in his room at the Kempinski Hotel, Berlin, 1983 by acclaimed photographer, Denis O'Regan, where he was the official tour photographer for David ...
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1980s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Diva (Beachshoot) - Polaroid, Vintage, analog, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Diva (Beachshoot) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory # 1461. Not mounted. Beachshoot ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

It's over! (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
It's over! (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Mukuru by John Kenny. 26.5 x 18" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
The small settlement of Otjitando in Namibia’s Kaokoland doesn’t seem far off the main gravel road on the map. In reality it is a hellish journey that requires regular running in fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Africa, Little Surma Boy, Tribal Child Ethiopia, Photography on Japanese Paper
Located in New york, NY
Little Surma Boy, 1996 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, is a contemporary color photograph of a child from the Surma tribe in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa. The photograph is printed ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Reinventing oneself, I - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Reinventing oneself, I - 2019, 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Neo-Classical Pool - Swimming Pool by Grecian Architecture in Palm Beach
Located in Brighton, GB
Neo-Classical Pool - Swimming Pool by Grecian Architecture in Palm Beach by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Neo-Cl...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Doubt (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Doubt - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #21164. Signa...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Unbelievable Wild Horse With Beautiful Mane, Iconic, Vertical
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...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

First Steps (Heavenly Falls) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Women, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
First Steps (Heavenly Falls) 2016 50x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Lambda Print based on the Polaroid Certificate and signature label artist inventory number: 19665. ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Mari Ito as Omitsu 1, Nakatsugawa Kabuki
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Memory Gaps (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memory Gaps (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory #13359. Not mounted. Offered is a piece from the movie: The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence. Written and directed by Stefanie Schneider A tale told with blemished and expired Polaroid film about the hopes and dreams of a newly orphaned girl after losing her parents who lived in the Californian desert in an old travel trailer. -filmed with Polaroid film stock and Super-8 footage, overlaid with poetic voice-over monologue - this feature film creates a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal. (Palms Springs life magazine / Caroline Ryder) Stefanie Schneider By Caroline Ryder Travel up a bumpy dirt road in Morongo Valley, the trail strewn with rocks, and you’ll come upon a gigantic 1950s trailer in pristine condition, ringed by a white picket fence, with cottontail rabbits hopping among neat little rose bushes that bloom in spite of the broiling desert heat. Inside the trailer are period accents—a vintage radio, vintage fridge, little crocheted doilies, and dusty gilt-framed photographs. It’s a surreal home-sweet-home, an Americana fantasy as imagined by German artist and experimental filmmaker Stefanie Schneider whose work is so inspired by the desert landscape, she made it her home in 2005. “There’s a completely different light here than in Germany, a beautiful light,” says Schneider, whose property in Morongo is dotted with vintage trailers. They surround her midcentury home and serve as sets for her photoshoots or as guest lodgings for her friends from Hollywood and Berlin. “But what I really love about the desert is the desolation,” she continues. “The sense of hope for something that might or might not come. It’s easy to see our dreams projected in the desert.” Famed for shooting trailer park chic fine art photographs exclusively on vintage Polaroid film, Schneider recently completed her most ambitious project to date—a feature film made entirely of Polaroid stills (4000 images in total), the story set around her magnificent 1950s trailer. The film, called “The Girl Behind The White Picket Fence” tells the story of a broken-hearted girl who lives in the trailer. Her name is Heather, and she is played by model Heather Megan Christie, girlfriend of actor Joaquin Phoenix, and former partner of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, with whom she has a son. Heather stars opposite Kyle Larson (who plays ‘Hank’), a real-life gypsy fisherman who catches crab in Alaska when he’s not surfing in Southern California. Neither of the two had ever acted before, and never in the history of movie-making has a director shot a film entirely on Polaroid film. “There was great difficulty shooting a film this way,” says Schneider, who, with her long straight hair, wide innocent eyes, and thick-framed glasses, conjures an art-house Gretel. “If I had used a regular camera I would have had 36 exposures per minute, much faster and easier than using the old Polaroid camera which takes a long time to shoot one frame. Also, sometimes it doesn’t shoot at the exact moment you think it’s going to—but that’s really great because then you miss the perfect moment…and often those are the best shots.” Individually, the Polaroid photographs that comprise 29 PALMS, CA stand alone, but together and in sequence, filmed with super 8 and 16mm film stock and overlaid with poetic voice-over monologues, they create a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick. Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl’s journal. The idea to shoot a movie in this way came about in 2004 when Schneider was working with leading German director Mark Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace) on his film Stay. She had met Forster at director Wim Wender’s birthday party in Hollywood. A few years later, Forster asked Schneider to shoot Polaroids of scenes from Stay as he filmed; he used those photographs for dream and memory sequences in the movie. For the first time, Schneider saw her Polaroids strung together in sequence, moving with rhythm like a flipbook, in the context of a story. When Forster urged her to consider making a feature film using that technique, the seed of 29 PALMS, CA was sown. She mentioned the idea to her good friend German actor Udo Kier, who also gave the idea a big thumbs up, and agreed to play the part of a mysterious shaman in the film. Thanks to her strong reputation in the art world and her Hollywood connections, getting talented people on board was the easy part (for a while, Charlotte Gainsbourg was pegged to play the starring role, although she pulled out two weeks before shooting commenced because she was pregnant and not fit to travel to the desert.) The hard part was finding the perfect trailer—and bringing it to the desert. “This trailer almost killed us,” says Schneider’s partner Lance Waterman, who lives and works with Schneider in Morongo Valley. After finding it on eBay, the couple drove to Utah to pick it up, the plan being to tow it all the way back to the high desert themselves. Bad idea. “We were driving down a hill with this enormous trailer behind us when we realized that if we wanted to stop, there would be no way to do so without the trailer crushing us,” says Waterman. Adds Schneider: “Lance was even giving me instructions on how to jump out of the truck if we needed to.” Thankfully the road leveled and as soon as they were able to slow down and pull over, they called a professional towing company, which transported the trailer the remaining distance to Morongo Valley. Filming took place in Spring 2011 and 2012. Schneider recently submitted the film to major film festivals in Europe and the US, and it will be broadcast in 2013 by leading German television channel, Arte. While Schneider may come from a long tradition of photographers-turned-filmmakers—Stanley Kubrick started out as a photographer, as did Ken Russell (Tommy, Women in Love) and Larry Clark, who was a controversial fine art photographer before directing smash hit Kids—she does not see her future in Hollywood, directing blockbusters. Not necessarily. “I don’t think I want to make more films,” she says. “The actors were saying they would love to work with me again, and were asking if I would like to make other movies. But being on movie sets is far too stressful, and at least with this, I was in complete power of what was going on creatively. That said, if this gets a lot of acclaims…we can always think again. One should never say never.” Film features original soundtrack with songs by Adam Weiss, Daisy McCrackin, Billy Harvey, Sophie Huber, Zoe Bicat, Max Sharam, Cheyenne Randall...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

X-Rayed - 20th Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
X-Rayed (Back in the 80ies) - 1998 48x46cm, Edition of 10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory N...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Untitled - Renegade (The Last Stand) - analog, vintage print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled - Renegade (The Last Stand) - 2004 58x56cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Cert...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

On the rocks
Located in New York City, NY
David Drebin On the rocks, 2012 from "The morning After" series
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

"Cuir" by Cécile Plaisance, 27 x 22 in, 2024
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 ...
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2010s Feminist Portrait Photography

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Lenticular

'Yves Saint Laurent'
Located in London, GB
'Yves Saint Laurent' 1974 by Giancarlo Botti Portrait of the famous late Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer for Christian Dior and soon after his own fashion labels. Beautiful large silver gelatin print measuring 20x24" inches / 51 x 61 cm's paper size. Certificate of authenticity included. EDGE PRINTS...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chalet Costi, Zermatt, 1968 - Switzerland Landscape Photography Zermatt Skiing
Located in Brighton, GB
Chalet Costi, Zermatt, 1968 - Switzerland Landscape Photography Zermatt Skiing by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 15...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Precious (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Precious (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Ar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Lucia at Twelve - Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood. 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lucia at Twelve - 2015 40 x 40 cm, Edition 3 of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed in Hanemühle Baryta Photo Rag 340gr, based on a Fuji Instant Film original (not mounted)....
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 Edition 8/10. 60x67cm including white frame. Analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inv...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Most of the Time (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Can't take my Eyes off you (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x47cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signatu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Isabelle Van Zeijl - Supermodel III, Photography 2015, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Supermodel III C Print On Fuji Paper Collection: Dutch Masters One size: 44.5 x 34.5 Edition of 7 + 3 Artist Proofs, 8 left DUTCH MASTERPIECE These Self-portraits remind us of hist...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Zabriskie Point I - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Zabriskie Point I (Stranger than Paradise) - 2003 Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. 20x20cm. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroids. Signature label and Certification. Artis...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Day Worker (American Depression) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (American Depression) - 1999 Original Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1. 10.7 x 8.7 cm. Artist inventory 20662.00. Signed on back. Stefanie Schneider’s work is a meditatio...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Iconic Profile Portrait of a Sable Island Horse, Vertical
Located in US
"Regal" Ethereal and meditative, a lone wild horse enjoys the breeze on Sable Island. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Donald J. Trump - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Donald J. Trump- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized by Randy Drouke in the 1980s. Good condition.
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Karepo Nawa by John Kenny. 36 x 24" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount 2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
I met this young Himba girl near to a place called Etengwa in the far north of Namibia. We trekked a few kilometres in the midday heat, over a rocky hill to a small village within wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Tiger #3 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild cat
Located in Paris, FR
'Tiger #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2010' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals. Thi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

But I Love You (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
But I Love You! (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. A...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
These are 2 unique photographic works taken by Andy Warhol. Known as Gilbert and George, the artists Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore have collabora...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Homestead (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Homestead (Till Death do us Part) - 2016 40x40cm, Edition of 10. Archival C- Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 9707. Not mou...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Jim & Kevin
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered, recto 20 x 24 inches, sheet (Edition of 7) 11 x 14 inches, sheet (Edition of 20) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. About the artist: Rick Day is an American photographer based in New York City, who names Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, and Victor Skrebneski as influences. His work concentrates on fashion advertising photography and video—his fashion spreads and images have been published in numerous publications across the world including “ELLE,” “Details,” “Vogue Italia,” “Männer,” “DNA,” and “GQ.” Day has produced four photography books since 2008, with BelAmi being the most recent (all published through Bruno Gmünder...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lollipop I (Beachshoot) starring Radha Mitchell - framed, analog, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lollipop (Beachshoot) - 2005 80x80cm, Edition 1/5. Analog C-Print, hand-Printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid. Under glass with a white wooden...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

John Wayne and Frank Sinatra - Vintage Photo - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of John Wayne along with Frank Sinatra and others.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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