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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: Early 2000s
Period: 1990s
Dennis Hopper, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of famous American acto...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iman, LA, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of the famous model and ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway by the Pool
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles
1977 (printed later
C-print
40 x 40 inches
Signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terr...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Chris Rock, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 10
Also available in 101 x 127 cm 40 x 50 inch
and as combined Edition 25 in
40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch
50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
Black and white Portrait of American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director Chris Rock...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hugh Jackman, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of Australian actor, sin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005,
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Men with Fish)
By Evžen Sobek
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
12 x 12 inches
(Edition of 10)
25 x 25 inches
(Edition of 10)
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Plea...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Evander Holyfield, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 10
Also available in 101 x 127 cm 40 x 50 inch
and as combined Edition 25 in
40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch
50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
Black and white Portrait of America...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Diane Keaton, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of famous American actress Diane Keaton...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Guardian - Father and Daughter, Child, Black Artist, American Flag, Skyline
Located in Denton, TX
The Guardian by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a portrait of a father and daughter standing together. The girl is smiling into the camera while the man wrapped his coat around her to keep h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Valentina & Niklas, Los Angeles, contemporary, photography, 21st century
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20
A black and white portrait of a female and a male model sitting in a diner in Los Angeles California.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Ja...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando, Hawaii, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white portrait of famous actor Marlon Brando.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Andy Warhol Contact sheet, LA, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10
Black and white contact sheet of the legendary american artist Andy Warhol.
From personality portraits and adv...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chains
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day
This print is availabl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Terry O'Neill, Kate Moss Unitard (co-signed)
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss Unitard, 1993
Silver Gelatin Print
30 x 30 inches
Edition of 50
Cosigned by Terry O'Neill and Kate Moss
Portrait of English fashion model Kate Moss, 1993.
Terry O'Neill ...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Beachshoot) - with Radha Mitchell, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005
128x125cm,
Edition 4/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-Printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
September 11th, 2001
Located in New York, NY
This historic photograph taken at Ground Zero on 9/11/2001 by Thomas E. Franklin is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Composer & avant-garde jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer & avant-garde jazz violinist Leroy Jenkins, 1995. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tibet Woman
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with scores of magazine and book covers, over a dozen books, and countless ex...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Patriot (Haley and the Birds) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Patriot (Haley and the Birds) - 2013
including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024.
20...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cyclists
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Stamped and numbered, verso
11 x 14 inches, sheet
5 x 7 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
16 x 20 inches, sheet
11.5 x 16 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
From the se...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
g. paul - lotus
By Frank Yamrus
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
20 x 16 inches, sheet
15 x 15 inches, image
(Edition of 30)
From the series, "Primitive Behavior"
This artwork is offered by...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Exercise at Home
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5 + 1 AP)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
High School Wrestlers
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso
13.5 x 11 inches, sheet
7 x 5 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
24 x 20 inches, sheet
20 x 16 inches, image
(Edition of 10)
From the series, "Gymnasium"
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania. He used real high school...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Daniel Craig Contact Sheet (Limited Edition of 25) - Celebrity Photography
Located in New York, NY
This is a 2002 contact sheet (a positive print of all the negative images from a roll of 35mm film or medium format film) of youthful-looking Daniel Craig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Caitlyn at Factory
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed, titled, numbered, and dated, verso
17 x 11 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
22 x 17 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
This photograph is offered by ClampAr...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
16 x 20" Tony and Academy Award Winner Cicely Tyson, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony and Academy Award Winner Cicely Tyson, 1995. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil o...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Powerpuff Girls)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Powerpuff Girls)
2005
Signed and numbered, verso
Digital C-print
30 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5)
$3500.00
20 x 20 inches
(Edition of 10)
$2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Lady Gaga Hello Kitty Anniversary
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of Lady Gaga by photographer Markus Klinko. Shot in 2009 in London for 35th anniversary of Hello Kitty.
This print is availa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Tattooing)
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
48x46cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature labe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Wild things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invent...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Thomas & Sean (from "Teenagers Belfast")
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print (Edition of 10)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in Hew York City.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
On the Wall, Cuba
By Monika Merva
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed and dated, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet
10 x 10 inches, image
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Forgiveness Then (Sidewinder) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forgiveness Then (Sidewinder) - 2005
24x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist Inventory 3364....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Heavenly From God, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 19 x 15 in.
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the mos...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Today's Heros (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Today's Heros (Suburbia) - 2004
20x24cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Not mounted,
Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 330.01.
Stefani...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Swan, With Leda (Limited Edition of 25) - 30x40 In Fine Art Print
Located in New York, NY
This 2009 photograph by legend photographer, John Stoddart depicts “The Swan with Leda.” It was inspired from the mythology of the Greek story of Leda and the Swan, when the God Zeus...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sean
By Jen Davis
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
24 x 30 inches
(Edition of 6)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 6)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Plea...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black and White Photography by Cuban Photographer René Peña, Self Portrait
By Rene Peña
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition Series. Black and White Photography by Cuban Photographer René Peña, Self Portrait
René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subject and background, subject and object. His work often focuses on the duality between human inability to escape institutionalization and human desire for individualism. His interest in contrast is also reflected in his place of residence: Peña currently inhabits the Cerro neighborhood of Cuba which is home to a mostly poor African-Caribbean population, despite having been an enclave of Havana's richest families in the 19th century.
René Peña graduated from the Higher pedagogic Institute of Foreign Languages, University of Havana with a specialization in English in 1983. In the late 1980s he entered the national world of photography and since 1990 became leader of the new trends of Cuban photography...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Jungle Boy (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jungle Boy (Back in the 80's) - 1999
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventor...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Circle of Magic - A Wish II (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporar
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'A Wish II' (Circle of Magic) - from the 29 Palms, CA project - 2009
40x50cm,
Edition 1/10
Digital C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist inventory...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Vampire - Photograph by Plinio Martelli - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Vampire is an original photograph realized by Plinio Martelli in 2000s.
The artwork represents a vampire woman.
Excellent conditions. Hand-signed and...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dalai Lama
By Chuck Close
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close
Title: Dalai Lama
Year: 2005
Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper
Edition: 300; signed, dated and numbered in pen...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007,
from the 29 Palms, CA project -
40x50cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label with ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Apathy (Stage of Consciousness) - Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Apathy (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventory # ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Jake and Nathan
By Ryan Pfluger
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print (Edition of 7)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Half Angels Half Demons - Zebra #26, Black and White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mauricio Velez's photographs seeks to refine the viewer's sensitivity and perception of art and the human body, elevating these elements to an aesthetic realm that can inspire, distu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Insatiable (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Cetury, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Insatiable - he came to my Valley (Wastelands)
Edition 2/5 , 57x56cm, 2003,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based on a Polaroid.
Artist i...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Nothing to Lose (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nothing to Lose (Sidewinder) - 2005
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No. 3142...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Men in Skirts
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
The images in this series are an attempt to capture human stories in everyday life, those ...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Four Portraits of Boy George - Vintage Color Photos - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Four Portraits of Boy George is a Lot of 4 photographic pints on Kodak Rc matt color paper.
Photographs by Anna Caterina Florio,hand-written notes and name...
Category
1990s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Follow the white rabbit - Contemporary Photography, Vintage, Alice in wonderland
Located in Warsaw, PL
She finished her studies at the Art Institute of the Pedagogical University in Cracow, obtaining a diploma at a drawing atelier of professor Piotr Jargusz; she currently is a lecture...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Color
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
50x49cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #92...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Max turning (Long Way Home) - Last
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max and Radha sitting on Rock (Long Way Home), 1999
sold out Edition of 5, Artist Proof 2/2, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid
Certificate and Signature label
artist Inventory Nr. ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Buckham Twins, Chateau Marmont
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 15.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.
In her new exhibition Churilla draws from her years spent as a swimmer, lifeguard, and athlete to capture the forgotten freedom and exuberance of days of youth spent on the water. Viva la Vida is a mix of timeless portraits and candid photographs "I’ve always been drawn to the water- now my art, my sense of athleticism, freedom and oasis have merged in a way", says Churilla. Her nod to iconic photographers from the past, such as Edward Weston, and Herbert List, is apparent in her portrait work.
In another Christian & Nathan Fletcher is in the midst of a surf crusade off the coast of Islamorada, Florida. Christian pioneered a new revolution in surfing style...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
OASIS
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
OASIS, 2006
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm
Edition of 15
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Prince, The Musician
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant color studio capture of legendary musician and artist, Prince.
Prince was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and actor. He is widely regarded...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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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