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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1920s
Original "Autumn in Wonderful Copenhagen" vintage travel poster Bartender
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1962 Antoni "Autumn in Wonderful Copenhagen" Vintage Travel Poster. Professional archival linen-backed in Grade A condition, ready to frame.
Step back in time and bring a...
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955
by Frank Worth
James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955.
James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Skiing In Stowe, Vermont, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Rita Hayworth Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined t...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New York Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A chauffeur unpacks a picnic hamper from a Rolls Royce, against the New York skyline.
1952
Additional Info...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth was on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" when he took this classic shot of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a new Singer SM 1500C Roadster. A candid capture of Marily...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando: The Chase
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white scene from The Chase starring Marlon Brando and Angie Dickinson, circa 1966.
The Chase is a 1966 American drama film, directed by Arthur Penn, written by Lillian Hel...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Greta Garbo "Her Rise And Fall #2" - 1931 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo "Her Rise And Fall #2" - 1931 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
A black and white photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979), matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) on the set of the film Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Greta Garbo poses in a hat, her hand resting on her face, while gazing into the camera. Printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," on verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp and with "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection.
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.
Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category
1930s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Autographed Black & White Photograph Portrait of Juan Perón, For Elizabeth Lewis
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare original autographed black and white photograph of Argentinian president Juan Perón, dedicated to Elizabeth Lewis (Bess Huggins Lewis), by an unkn...
Category
1950s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment - 20th century black and white photography
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
NASA Sun Visor by Neil Armstrong, Vintage Apollo 11 Photo of Buzz Aldrin 1960s
By Buzz Aldrin
Located in New york, NY
An 11 x 14 black and white print of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is a more common version of Visor. The 11 x 1...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sophia Loren in Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and sexy capture of Sophia Loren in her role for the 1963 film "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow".
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is a 1963 comedy anthology film by Italian di...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Spectator Tennis (1938) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Spectator Tennis (1938) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st December 1938.
Spectators watching a tennis match at a country club.
Addi...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Naples, Italy, Black and White Photography 1950s, Bride by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Bride, Naples, Italy, 1958 by Leonard Freed is a black and white contemporary photograph, cinematic in nature. This is a gelatin silver, signed by the photographer, lifetime print, 24" x 20" from the Freed archive.
LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N. Herschdorfer, and W. van Sinderen, Worldview, Leonard Freed, Steidl, 2007, p. 73 and back cover.
Leonard Freed discovered Little Italy in New York...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rishikesh India
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Paul Saltzman (1943)
Title: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rishikesh India (Beatles), suite of four
Year: 1968; printed circa 1993
Medium: Digital chromogenic prints on photographic paper
Edition: 1/50, 3/50, 3/50, 3/50; editions of 50
Size: 24.75 x 24.75 inches, each
Condition: Good
Inscription: each signed, titled, and numbered by the photographer
Notes: Taken when the photographer was 23 years old and studying meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, these images were created at the time when the Beatles, Donovan and others were also pursuing their studies in meditation there. These closeups are rare, and may never have been fully editioned.
PAUL SALTZMAN (1943) is a Canadian film and television producer, photographer, and director. A two-time Emmy Award-recipient, he has been credited on more than 300 films, both dramas and documentaries. In 1968, at the age of 23, he traveled to India for the first time as sound engineer on the National Film Board of Canada's Juggernaut documentary. He studied meditation to recover after his girlfriend had broken up with him, by mail. He learned meditation at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in the holy city of Rishikesh, India, The Beatles were coincidentally also visiting the ashram. He saw them sitting at a table and asked to join them. Paul McCartney drew up a chair. While there, he spent time with and photographed the Beatles, Donovan, Mia and Prudence Farrow and Mike Love. His photos have been judged "some of the best intimate shots" ever taken of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and have been seen in galleries worldwide. A permanent exhibition of his The Beatles in India photographs...
Category
1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
MAN RAY (1890-1976), MRS ROWELL, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: MRS ROWELL
Date Of Negative: 1930
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Print: 1934 1st Ed...
Category
1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Oberon's Lunch
Film star Merle Oberon and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right facing the camera. Circa 1966.
40 x 30" inches / 101...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, Black and White Portrait Photography of Hollywood Actor 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
American photographer Burt Glinn photographed the Hollywood star in conversation with Mike Todd and film director John Huston for a “Stop Arthritis” event which took place in New Yor...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
James Deann At A Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean At A Car Rally 1955 (colorised)
by Frank Worth
paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm
edition of 6 only in this size
Archival pigment print
unframed
Note other si...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives)
GIANT Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean 1956.
Directed by George Stevens...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Elvis At The Piano (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
May 27, 1956
Elvis Presley spends some time on the piano while waiting for a show to start at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 20x30''
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''
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
Marilyn Monroe in Nightgown for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a a black nightgown for her role in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of 'How to Marry a Millionaire'
In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in se...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Hollywood actor Alan Ladd smiling while playing with his dog by the pool, circa 1953.
Alan Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Pop and Society (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons
Pop and Society (Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger)
Chromogenic lambda print
4 sizes available
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
1968: From lef...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot.
This is an estate...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Lambda
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Cary Grant and Kim Novak
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Kim Novak and Cary Grant dancing at an event in 1956.
Cary Grant was an English-American actor known for his mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demean...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Dancer & Choreographer Merce Cunningham Leaping
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham leaping, September 1962. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. When interviewed i...
Category
1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Magnum Press Photo Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Photograph
By Eve Arnold
Located in Surfside, FL
Marilyn Monroe
Vintage press photo. Photographer Eve Arnold for Magnum Photos. 1962 printed later. (I believe in the early 80's)
Eve Arnold, OBE...
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fred Astaire Leaning Outdoors
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elvis With Fans (1956) Silver Gelatin Print
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 Infomation:
Unframed
Paper Size: 20 x 16''
Printed Later
Paper: Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Limited edition to 25 only
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''
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 Presley, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and white Photography...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Mick in Fur Hood
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Mick in Fur Hood, 1964
Platinum Palladium print on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 49.5 x 49.5 cm
Sheet: 59.7 x 68.6 cm
Edition of 25 + 1 AP
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Original Black and White Photograph of Johnny Weissmuller
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Black and White Photograph of Johnny Weissmuller
Black and white photograph 1932, depicting Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller (Hungary, 1904-1984) by George Hurrell (Ameri...
Category
1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Lucille Ball Posed in Hawaiian Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full-length portrait features Lucille Ball seated in the studio, posed with Hawaiian scenery and props.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, e...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol
Located in Austin, TX
In 2022 Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Marilyn was sold for $195 million, making this iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction.
Warh...
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Sitting in Boat
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Elizabeth Taylor sitting with dog in a boat from the movie scene "Lassie Come Home", circa 1943. Lassie Come Home is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jack Nicklaus Candid and Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of golf legend Jack Nicklaus candid and smiling.
Jack Nicklaus , nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf cour...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Groucho Marx - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Groucho Marx- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This dynamic black-and-white photograph, taken by Klaus Redenbacher in 1952, captures a male dancer mid-leap in a moment of sheer power, grace, and precision. Suspended in the air wi...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Visiting Las Vegas, 1962
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph titled Visiting Las Vegas, 1962 offers a snapshot of the vibrant atmosphere in a casino during the early 1960s. The scene captures a row of vintage slo...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
NASA, Portrait of Tranquility Base, Apollo 11, Large Format Vintage Photography
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
A color photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing next to a seismograph with the "Eagle" and American flag in the background remains an historical and artistic document from 8 days in space...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print
Katharine Hepburn in Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of actress Katharine Hepburn in a coat for her role in "Stage Door", circa 1937.
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywoo...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali Training
Located in Austin, TX
Color capture of Muhammad Ali training in a boxing ring.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most si...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Pattie Boyd for British Vogue, August 1967'
Located in New York, NY
Pattie Boyd wearing broderie anglaise playsuits from Fenwick with hair by Martin at Leonard. British Vogue, August 1967
Pattie Boyd for British Vogue, August 1967
Silver gelatin pri...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jack Kerouac, Black and White Photograph of Beat Generation Author with Friend
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
The black and white photograph from the 1950s captures beatnik hipster writer Jack Kerouac in dark glasses, wearing a beret and friend Barbara Ferrara.
Beat Couple, 1959 by Burt Gl...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Limited Edition Photograph, 16 x 12
By Michael Ochs
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) - Photograph by Clarence Sinclair
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) - Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
A black and white photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979), matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) on the set of the film Susan Lenox (Her Fall And Rise) directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Greta Garbo poses in a hat, her hand resting on her face, while gazing into the camera. Printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," on verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp and with "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection.
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.
Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category
1930s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot. She was one of the best-k...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's Iconic Shot
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic capture of Audrey Hepburn in her role for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961.
Breakfast at Tiffany's was a romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Hepb...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
MAN RAY (1890-1976), FLOWER AND PEACH, 1934 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: FLOWER AND PEACH
Date Of Negative: 1934
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Print: 1934 ...
Category
1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon Sitting in Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features smiling Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon sitting in car while embracing from the film scene "Hell's Angels", circa 1930.
Hell's Angels is a 1930 Americ...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot.
This is an estate stamped a...
Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Monocled Miss, Estate Edition (German model Renata Boeck in 1960s New York)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German fashion model Renata Boeck (wearing a monocle) enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964. She is wearing a black monocle and a fur-lined turquoise robe as she reads the morning paper, propped up against sumptuous yellow pillows. Morning light pours through the sheer curtains...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Katharine Hepburn Walking Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Katharine Hepburn walking her dogs in a pantsuit.
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanne...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Julie London (Aarons Estate Print)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1957: Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authe...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs
Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.
Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.
Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.
While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.
Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.
Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.
On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.
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