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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Expressionist
Bette Davis in front of the Queen Mary
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Bette Davis posed in front of the Queen Mary, circa 1967.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Heath Ledger, Casanova, Venice 2004, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 10
Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25
Black and white portrait of actor Heath Ledger in young age.
From personality portra...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deborah Kerr in Fur Hat
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features Deborah Kerr posed in a large white fur hat.
Deborah Kerr was a Scottish-born film, theatre and television actress. During her international f...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sardinia, Italy, Contemporary Color Fashion Photography 1960s by Ormond Gigli
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New york, NY
Ormond Gigli's Sardinia, Italy, 1969, is a limited edition archival pigment print. A 22.5" x 20" print in an edition of 8 is signed recto (front of photo).
Provenance: the artist's...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film
Burlesque Set of Four Small Framed Photographs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Burlesque photography set of four framed artworks by Richard Heeps.
Featuring:
Catherine D'Lish Champagne Coupe II, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood, 2003
Belles of Shoreditch, The Whoopee Cl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Two Wild & Famous Horses on Sable Island, Black & White Photography, Horizontal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Soul Mates"
Running freely over the island's 13 square miles, the iconic wild horses of Sable Island are the perfect picture of freedom....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
NASA Apollo 12, Color Photograph of Astronaut Pete Conrad Jr with Flag on Moon
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
Photographed by fellow astronaut Alan Bean, NASA Apollo 12 astronaut and commander Pete Conrad Jr poses with the American flag after he and Bean planted it o...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe Smiling in a Fedora Vintage Press Print
By Bert Stern
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe smiling close up, wearing a fedora.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a pie...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Andy Kissing Dali, Black and White Photographic Portrait of Famous Artists
Located in New york, NY
Andy Kissing Dali, 1978 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of celebrity artists Andy Warhol and Dali locked in an embrace.
The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back).
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
La dernière Séance, Paris
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition 7
On this photo you can see a naked woman in a intellectual pose sitting in the L'opera of Paris.
These stunning photographs of Sieff’s subjects in Paris, in their homes, o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Découpage
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7
Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request
A naked woman lies very lascivious on her back on a couch and is holding a cigarette in h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Memory Lane (Haley and the Birds) - 29 Palms, CA - based on a Polaroid Original
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memory Lane (Haley and the Birds) - 29 Palms, CA - 2013
78x76cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Kissing - Contemporary British Art, Animal Photography, Tim Flach, Monkeys
By Tim Flach
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
'Kissing' is a stunning C-Type print by contemporary British photographer Tim ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006,
20x24cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signatu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"David Bowie, New York City" photograph by Neal Preston from Hard Rock Hotel
By Neal Preston
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"David Bowie, New York City, 1973" photograph by Neal Preston. "Photo by Neal Preston" hand written on front lower right corner. This framed photograph was previously displayed in a ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Springtime (Suburbia) - 2004
50x60cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 18251.
Not mounted.
Thi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Divine Nude No.13 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.13 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Untitled (Girl with Dog in Water)
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.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Evžen Sobek...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Van Johnson and Ava Gardner Sitting in Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Ava Gardner sitting besides Van Johnson driving car.
Van Johnson was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor, singer, and dancer....
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot b/w silver gelatin photograph.
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill is one of the twentieth century's most accomplished and collected photographers, whose work hangs in national galleries and private collections around the globe. Since ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Lambda
The Decision (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Decision - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist Inventory #762.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider's photographs evoke scintillating moments suspended between daydreams and waking reality. Each scene, captured in the southwestern United States, radiates a surreal enchantment. The artist's role appears minimal yet pivotal, providing the decisive impulse that sets the imagery into motion. The figures in her photographs remain as elusive as the motivations behind their actions, and the narratives woven through her sequences are tantalizingly open to interpretation.
Atmospheric disturbances in Schneider's work emerge as the result of a deliberate narrative arrangement, compelling viewers to navigate between visual mementos and the gaps in memory they conjure. Yet, her artistry is no less purposeful in its engagement with medium. Despite the inherent unpredictability of expired Polaroid film, Schneider wields it with calculated intent. The photo-chemical self-developing process, altered by age and decay, transforms the initial exposure into something alien yet mesmerizing. This dysfunction is a cornerstone of MIND SCREEN, a multi-part work that explores the fragility of reality, authenticity, and comprehension.
Schneider juxtaposes this brittleness with a magical realism steeped in chimeras, crafting dreamlike sequences that resist definitive narratives. She entrusts viewers with the responsibility of piecing together presumed storylines, refusing to offer a manual for interpretation. Instead, her work draws us into a realm where the unreal reigns—shimmering scenes that evoke the mirage of a road movie, a moment of violence, or a tragic self-sacrifice.
Film genres are invoked and subverted in a single breath: Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders is reimagined through a rose-tinted lens, Thelma...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dahlia #8 by Philip Gatward - Color Photography, Portrait Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia #8 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward.
It is available in this size of 32" x 38" in an Edition of 10.
Gatward's firs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet
Hillview Motel (Stranger than Paradise) - analog, vintage, based on 3 Polaroids
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hillview Motel (Stranger than Paradise) - triptych, 2003
Edition 6/10,
183x56cm installed, 58x56cm each,
3 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on the 3 original Pol...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
A Storm to Move Mountains_Brooke Shaden_Photo/FineArtPaper, ed 7/15_Figure
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
BROOKE SHADEN
A Storm to Move Mountains, 2011
Photo on Velvet Fine Art Paper
10 × 10 in. Image 18.25 x 18.25 in. Framed
Edition 7 of 15
Channeling the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Peppa Pig by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Ghana, animal
Located in München, BY
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
Peppa was the bishop's pig in Ghana. The sun shines into the stable and makes her ears light up.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the w...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Beachshoot' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Beachshoot' - 1999
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Digital Color Photograph based on a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Marilyn Monroe in Dark Hat Vintage Press Print
By Bert Stern
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe close up, wearing a dark hat.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York City, Harlem, African American Children 1960s, Muscle Boy, Limited Ed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in socially conscious photojournalism.
In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a state...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Digital Pigmen...
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
Located in New york, NY
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver photograph, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer). The photo is in Leonard Freed's book “This Is the Day: The March on Washington'' (p. 50).
Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a "concerned photographer" his work demonstrated humanitarian concerns. The photographer travelled to New York, Washington, D.C., and throughout the South, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from the East Coast to the Deep South, Freed’s photo essay culminated in the book Black in White America, which contributed to Freed's becoming one of the well-known documentary photographers of 20th Century America.
After Freed’s death in 2006 his widow, Brigitte Freed was inspired to compile a book on the March on Washington from her late husband’s archive when she heard then-Senator former President Barack Obama remark to an audience of civil rights activists, “I stand here because you walked.”
The March on Washington series is a powerful visual testimony, capturing protests that culminated in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream'' speech, delivered at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
Provenance: Freed archive.
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Artist’s Bio:
Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department (1972-79). Freed's coverage of the American civil rights...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, Farm Aid
Located in Denton, TX
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 18 x 12.8 in.
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
Michael O’Brien is an American photographer noted for his compelling portraits of famous figures such as Willie Nelson, Larry McMurtry, George Strait...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pompon
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7
Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request
In this picture you can see a beautiful luscious naked heinie of a woman with a blue pill...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly in a Swimming Pool
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of Grace Kelly smiling in a swimming pool.
Grace Kelly, also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'Cheetah Who Shops' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 20x16
Located in San Rafael, CA
American silent film actress Phyllis Gordon (1889 - 1964) window-shopping in Earls Court, London with her four-year-old cheetah who was flown to Britain from Kenya. (Photo by B C Par...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
The Beatles oversize CONTACT SHEET - FOUND photographic b/w print on Hannehmuhle
Located in Norwich, GB
Before digital when cameras used only film, a roll of 36 would be processed to produce a strip of negatives. The long roll of negatives was then cut into strips of six, usually with ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Cyndi Lauper - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Gelsomina II' "Bring Ya to the Brink" (Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2016
70x90cm,
sold out Edition of 3, Artist Proof 1/3,
Analog C-Print, hand-printed and enlarged by the artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha Mind Screen, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Mind Screen (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
128x125cm,
Edition 5/5,
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper
Based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Si...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Car Crash in via Appia, Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Car crash in via Appia, Rome is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
A great car crash in via Appia, Rome, claimed the lives of four people.
Good conditions and age...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 22x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Primary Colors - Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape, USA, Polaroid, Flag
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Primary Colors (Stranger than Paradise) - 2001
Edition 1/5,
9 pieces, each 48x47cm, installed 159x156cm including
5 cm gap in between each piece.
9 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Jersey Girls (Magenta), Wildwood, New Jersey - Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Jersey Girls Magenta, from Richard Heeps Jersey Shore series.
Vintage matchbooks from the Chelsea flea market featuring nudes from the 1940's are rei...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Silver Gelatin
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
Africa, Boy with Calf, Tribal Child in Ethiopia, Contemporary Photography
Located in New york, NY
Boy with Calf, 1996 by Jean-Michell Voge, is a contemporary color print 19" x 13" of a nomadic tribal child from the Surma tribe, painted from head to toe, posing with a calf with mu...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
Helen Frankenthaler, Painter New York City, Photograph of Woman Artist in 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
A documentary portrait of Helen Frankenthaler (1925-2011) in her studio in New York in the 1950s. Frankenthaler has remained a major American woman artist and female force of nature ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Zipper (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Zipper (Back in the 80's) - 1999
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #355.
Not mounted.
Stefan...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Sleeping Beauties II (Till Death) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sleeping Beauties II (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Memories of Love II (The Girl...) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memories of Love II (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence), 2013
including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by S...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Speedy I, Los Angeles, 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 a nude male model in front of a wall.
From personality portraits and advertising c...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wendy Resting, Las Vegas - Contemporary Portrait Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Wendy Resting', from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series. This contemporary portrait is part of a sequence of artworks photographing Wendy at the Rockabilly Weekender, Viva Las Vegas....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Afghan Girl - Color Photograph, National Geographic, Portrait, Documentary
Located in Denton, TX
One of Steve McCurry's most iconic images, this portrait features a young Afghan girl with piercing green eyes wearing a red head scarf.
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 i...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
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
Andy Warhol with Cameras, Black and White Photography of Celebrity Artist
Located in New york, NY
Andy with SX-70 and Konica, 1986 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of the celebrity artist Andy Warhol.
The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back).
Provenance: Private Collector
***
Artist’s Bio:
Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Paris, France, Fanny Ardant, French Actress, Contemporary Portrait Photography
Located in New york, NY
Fanny Ardant, Paris, France, 1990 by Jean-Michel Voge is a contemporary color portrait of the internationally-known and stunning actress Fanny Ardant (b. ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Archival Pig...
Ava Gardner at Academy Awards
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Color portrait of Ava Gardner smiling at The Academy Awards in fur and tiara.
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
On the Sofa at the Real Dolls Factory, San Diego, 19 February 2015
Located in New York, NY
On the Sofa at the Real Dolls Factory, San Diego, 19 February 2015
Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
44" x 44.5" Archival Pigment Print
Edition Nº 1 of 9
Certificate of O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of Monica Bellucci - Vintage Photo by Marton Schneider - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Bellucci, b/w photo is a photograph realized by Marton Schneider in the 1990s.
Very good conditions.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe Sitting on Bed
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe on a bed.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Monk at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa - Color Portrait, National Geographic
Located in Denton, TX
Monk at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa by Steve McCurry is a color portrait of old man with a deeply wrinkled face, wearing a colorful robe and a red hat.
Digital C-print on Fujiflex Cr...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Half Angels Half Demons - Zebra #26, Black and White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Half Angels Half Demons - Zebra #26, 2008 by Mauricio Velez
Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment Print
Image size: 39.4 in. H x 39.4 in. W x 0.1 in. D
Frame size: 48 in. H x...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, 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.