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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30
By Reg Lancaster
Located in San Rafael, CA
1969: French singer, Francoise Hardy sitting on a motorbike. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we offer premium quality pr...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30
Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30

Reg Lancaster
Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30, 1969

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautifully colorized image of actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1956 film "Giant". Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant", 1954

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954. Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window, 1955

Claudette Colbert in Awesome Jungle Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for over two decades, Claudette Colbert. Colbert is featured here posed in a jungle sce...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Claudette Colbert in Awesome Jungle Scene
Claudette Colbert in Awesome Jungle Scene

Claudette Colbert in Awesome Jungle Scene, 1934

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this midcentury snowscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hamp...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape

Slim Aarons
New England Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape, 1955

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1959-printed later

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
By Norman Parkinson
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue' 1952 Silver gelatin print 36 x 36 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso “The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''

Norman Parkinson
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue'', 1952

Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1954 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American actors Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland attending a house party in Beverly Hills. This i...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1954-printed later

Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking st...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]

Slim Aarons
Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red], 1959

Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet
By Frank Sinatra
Located in Chicago, IL
An early Self Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa late 1930s. At home in Hoboken, NJ. One of the earliest photos found in the family archive and perhaps, lik...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" in the Medicine Cabinet, Late 1930's

Moulin Rouge; Dancing; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 6 x 12, 7 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Moulin Rouge; Dancing; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 6 x 12, 7 cm
Moulin Rouge; Dancing; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 6 x 12, 7 cm

Erich Andres
Moulin Rouge; Dancing; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 6 x 12, 7 cm, 1955

Harlem (Three Cowboys)
By John Albok
Located in Denton, TX
John Albok Harlem (Three Cowboys), 1938 Vintage gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Titled in pencil on mount margin. Signed and dated by John Albok in pencil, artist stamp in bl...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Harlem (Three Cowboys)

John Albok
Harlem (Three Cowboys), 1938

Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1950's capture featuring a young Brigitte Bardot early in her career. The French fashion model and actress was one of the best-known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. Bardot was an aspiring ballerina in early life. She started her acting career in 1952 and after appearing in 16 routine comedy films, with a limited international release, became world-famous in 1957, with the controversial film And God Created Woman...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass
Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass

Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass, 1950

Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s

Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s, 1960s

Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16
By Ed Feingersh
Located in San Rafael, CA
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 Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16
Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16

Ed Feingersh
Ed Feingersh 'Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment' Limited Edition Photograph 20x16, 1955

Frida with Granizo - Black and White Portrait, Frida Kahlo, Celebrity, Animal
By Nickolas Muray
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo. Frida crouches down to place her hand on the small deer ...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Platinum

Frida with Granizo - Black and White Portrait, Frida Kahlo, Celebrity, Animal
Frida with Granizo - Black and White Portrait, Frida Kahlo, Celebrity, Animal

Nickolas Muray
Frida with Granizo - Black and White Portrait, Frida Kahlo, Celebrity, Animal, 1939

George Hurrell, Clark Gable, original photograph, 1932
By George Hurrell
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by George Hurrell in 1932, and printed at a later date. It depicts legendary American film star, Clark Gable, who was known as the "King of...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

George Hurrell, Clark Gable, original photograph, 1932
George Hurrell, Clark Gable, original photograph, 1932

George Hurrell
George Hurrell, Clark Gable, original photograph, 1932, 1932

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role as Nell in "Don't Bother to Knock", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print, 1952

Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in the background. Slim Aarons Christmas Swim...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition
Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition, Printed Later

Japanese State cabinet Hiranuma - Vintage Photo 1939
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese State cabinet Hiranuma is a b/w photographic print on polished paper, taken on March 12, 1939 by Wide World Photos (England). Stamp and stereotype in German on the back...
Category

1930s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Japanese State cabinet Hiranuma - Vintage Photo 1939

Japanese State cabinet Hiranuma - Vintage Photo 1939, 1939

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a a gown for her role in "Don't Bother to Knock", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print, 1952

'Hungry Elephant' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 20x30
Located in San Rafael, CA
An elephant named Mae West accepts an apple from a passing tram driver while taking her morning exercise along Gray's Inn Road, London, 16th December 1936. Mae is helping to publicis...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Hungry Elephant' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 20x30
'Hungry Elephant' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 20x30

'Hungry Elephant' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 20x30, 1936

Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was a...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird
Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird

Frank Worth
Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird, 1955

Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. posed sitting on a film set petting a dog. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of Wor...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog
Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog

Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog, 1950s

Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features portrait of Rhonda Fleming sitting beside dog on bed at home.Rhonda Fleming was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog
Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog

Rhonda Fleming Posing With Dog, 1950s

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

1950s Impressionist Portrait Photography

Materials

Oil, Board

Polish Woman - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by Helena Krajewska
Polish Woman - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by Helena Krajewska

Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska
Polish Woman - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by Helena Krajewska, Circa 1950

Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1956, printed later

Clark Gable
By Laszlo Willinger
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1938 and printed at a later date. It depicts American film actor and military officer, Clark Gable, who was often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He is most well-known for his roles in the films "Mutiny on the Bounty...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Clark Gable
Clark Gable

Laszlo Willinger
Clark Gable

Slim Aarons, Hello There, 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 - 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed Slim Aarons Hello There, 1955 Lambda Print 4 sizes ...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, Hello There, 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons, Hello There, 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons, Hello There, 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1955

Thelma Todd in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white closeup glamour portrait of classic film actress Thelma Todd posed in a fur coat and wide brimmed hat. Thelma Todd was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Thelma Todd in Fur
Thelma Todd in Fur

Thelma Todd in Fur, 1930s

Bette Davis in Fur Coat
By Elmer Fryer
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Bette Davis posed in a fur coat, circa 1935. Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bette Davis in Fur Coat
Bette Davis in Fur Coat

Elmer Fryer
Bette Davis in Fur Coat, 1935

Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Brando On The Waterfront (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo by Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives) 1954, Marlon Brando on-set of the Film, On the Waterfront. ...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized, 1954 (Printed Later)

Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles Aja...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1956, printed later

Frida on White Bench - Color Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo
By Nickolas Muray
Located in Denton, TX
Frida on White Bench, New York, by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image features the woman artist sitting on a white bench in fron...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Frida on White Bench - Color Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo
Frida on White Bench - Color Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo

Nickolas Muray
Frida on White Bench - Color Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo, 1939

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

Frank Sinatra
By Milton Greene
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by Milton Greene circa 1950s. It depicts one of the most well known and influential musical artists of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Milton Greene
Frank Sinatra, 1954

Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a large scale black and white photo of Marlon Brando as a young man at his family farm with his dog. In 1951 Life Magazine asked Art Shay to photograph Marlon Brando at his family home in Libertyville, IL. This is one of the photos from that shoot. In 2000, Art Shay published Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century. This artwork is matted and framed. Art Shay Marlon Brando Kissing Dog...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White

Art Shay
Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White, 2017

The Essence of Dali
By Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman
Located in Buffalo, NY
The work offered for sale here is an original vintage silver gelatin print hand created by Halsman hand signed and exhibited at the International Center for Photography. Philippe Halsman was at one point considered the best photo-portraitist in France. He had an incessant interest in faces: “Every face I see seems to hide—and sometimes fleetingly reveal—the mystery of another human being.” Halsman’s photographs of politicians, celebrities, and intellectuals were featured widely in magazines like LIFE and Vogue. His more famous subjects included the likes of Marc Chagall, Le Corbusier, Audrey Hepburn, and Albert Einstein. He also had a 37-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí, which resulted in several famous surrealist series including the “Dalí’s Mustache” portraits...
Category

1950s Surrealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Essence of Dali
The Essence of Dali

Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman
The Essence of Dali, 1950

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Gaber in 1959 is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper. Photograph probably made by Gianni Piccione for News Blitz. Ink print of photographer (Pic...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959
Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959, 1959

Sundowners at the Carlton, Cannes
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from th...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Sundowners at the Carlton, Cannes

Slim Aarons
Sundowners at the Carlton, Cannes, 1958

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of actress Marilyn Monroe in her role for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault a...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Still Vintage Press Print, 1953

Autographed Portrait of Lotte Koch - Original b/w Postcard - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed Portrait of Lotte Koch is a beautiful b/w postcard reproducing a photographic portrait of the German actress. With the additional value of a blue ink autograph on the lo...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

Autographed Portrait of Lotte Koch - Original b/w Postcard - 1950s
Autographed Portrait of Lotte Koch - Original b/w Postcard - 1950s

Autographed Portrait of Lotte Koch - Original b/w Postcard - 1950s, 1950s

Cary Grant Dramatic Profile Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Cary Grant was an English stage and Hollywood film actor who became an American citizen in 1942. Known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor and "dashing good looks", Grant...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cary Grant Dramatic Profile Portrait
Cary Grant Dramatic Profile Portrait

Cary Grant Dramatic Profile Portrait, 1950s

Marilyn Monroe and Ray Anthony in Helicopter Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning color capture of Marilyn Monroe and Ray Anthony smiling in a helicopter. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of his...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Ray Anthony in Helicopter Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe and Ray Anthony in Helicopter Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe and Ray Anthony in Helicopter Vintage Press Print, 1950s

Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959. This ...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1959-printed later

'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Premium Rates Apply. Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Silver Gelatin Print Produced from the original negative Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped Numbered in ink on front Printed 2021 Various sizes and frame options available FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Keywords 1950s 50s woman model aesthetic luxury high society black and white beach...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper, Color, Digital

'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons
'Pulitzer On The Beach' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, 1955 (printed later)

Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1, Printed Later. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 ...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition
Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition, 1955

Fred Astaire Planning Dance Moves
By Fred Hendrickson
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, Digital, Archival Pigment

Fred Astaire Planning Dance Moves
Fred Astaire Planning Dance Moves

Fred Astaire Planning Dance Moves, 1934

Frank Sinatra Standing with T-Bird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning against a classic T-Bird. Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, actor, and producer who ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra Standing with T-Bird
Frank Sinatra Standing with T-Bird

Frank Sinatra Standing with T-Bird, 1955

Marilyn Monroe, "Ballerina"
By Milton H. Greene
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 18/20, estate-stamped. Unframed print. Milton H. Greene, famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Marilyn Monroe on a pho...
Category

1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, "Ballerina"

Milton H. Greene
Marilyn Monroe, "Ballerina", 1954, printed later

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time"
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing for their roles in "Swing Time", 1936. Swing Time is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film set ma...
Category

1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time"
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time"

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time", 1936

Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress 1955 - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Ursula Andress Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock, in Rome, Italy, circa 1955. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress 1955 - Estate Stamped
Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress 1955 - Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons - Ursula Andress 1955 - Estate Stamped, 1955 (Printed Later)

Slim Aarons - Mara Lane 1954 - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing costume, 1954. Paper size 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm Estate...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Mara Lane 1954 - Estate Stamped

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons - Mara Lane 1954 - Estate Stamped, 1954 (Printed Later)

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print

Frank Worth
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1959, printed later

Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959. This ...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1959-printed later

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in th...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), Printed Later

North Conway, New Hampshire, 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 woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

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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