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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Surrealist
Roman Holiday (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Roman Holiday (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo by United Archives/ Alamy Archives) Roman Holiday USA 1953. Directed by William Wyler, Gregory P...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Desperation of a Mother - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The desperation of a mother is  a black and white vintage photo, realized  in 1970s.. The four photograms depict a dramatic moment of a Cuban mother, Mrs Sabrina Gomez, for the murd...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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 Fieldho...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Surprise
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo by Cineclassico/Alamy Archives) A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951. Directed by Elia Kazan With Vivien Leigh...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie with saxophone, 1973. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according t...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Album Cover August 26, 1998 Berlin (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Snoop Dogg - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Snoop Dogg - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Portrait of Snoop Dogg, 2009 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Blandford Marquis - Vintage Photograph - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
The  Blandford  Marquis  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1961 . It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, places, families, artwor...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Terry O'Neill 'Sean Connery as Bond' (Sheriff)
Located in New York, NY
Terry O'Neill Sean Connery as Bond 1971 (printed later) silver gelatin print 20 x 16 inches Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Scot...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jackie Kennedy (1956)
Located in London, GB
Jackie Kennedy (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) 29th August 1959. Jackie Kennedy at Hyannis Port. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 10x12'' Printed Later About the Image: Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was an American writer, literature editor, photographer, and socialite who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. During her lifetime, Jacqueline Kennedy was regarded as an international fashion icon. 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...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Beatles, Black and White Photography, 1967, 20, 2 x 25, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) London, England, 1956, American actress Marilyn Monroe is pictured at a press reception at th...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Elvis At The Piano (1956) Silver Gelatin Print
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 Fieldho...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - Photo- 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Showgirl Loretta Goggi during "Happy Circus". Rome, 24.11.1981.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Teeing Off (1930) - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Times Square by Night (1953) - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1930, Golfer teeing off circa Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x60'' Printed Later NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 x 40'' 40 x 60'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012. ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bob Harrow/Express/Getty Images) May 1956: American actress Grace Kelly (1929 - 1982) being interviewed by journali...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"Kate Moss London" Signed Limited Edition Framed Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
"Kate Moss London" by Jake Chessum Portrait of a young 16 year old Kate Moss – before she shot to supermodel stardom and became the icon she is today. Jake grew up in Croydon, South London. He studied Graphic Design at St. Martins School Of Art, and started working as photographer straight out of college. Assignments for The Face, Arena, and an early ad campaign for “Neutrogena” featuring a 16 year old Kate Moss followed. By 1995 Jake was regularly flying the Atlantic on assignment for JFK Jrs' “George” Magazine and in 1999 he upped sticks and moved permanently to NYC where he still lives with his wife and 2 kids...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Kurt Cobain - Signed Limited Edition Print (1992)
Located in London, GB
Kurt Cobain - Signed Limited Edition Print Melody Maker Magazine August 30 1992 Reading (photos by Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unf...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1933 Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress. Additional Information: U...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Marbella Club (1976) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Marbella Club (1976) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A guest takes a break from the sun at the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain, 1976. Additional Informatio...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Sailors Delight
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor's digital creations are emblematic, afterimages that invite, transport and are unforgettable. Taylor's images are built, layer by layer and object by object, through a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print
Located in London, GB
'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Greta Garbo in 'Mata Hari,' 1931. (Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull) Beautiful mint condition Giant Archival Pigment print measuring a very large 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm's Edge Prints...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot, 1967 - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Film Stars
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In To Catch A theift(1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In To Catch A thief (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images Archive London England). Cary Grant and Grace Kelly publicity por...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Jean Serpieri (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri (1961) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Park Stones (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images) 11th January 1967: Top British pop group the Rolling Stones taking a stroll th...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'Skiing Starters' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing - 'Skiing Starters' (1955) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) A young skier prefers to ca...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Skiers on the Slopes of Sugarbush - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Digital, Color, Photographic Paper

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...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. Additional Information: Unframed Pap...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani and Massimo Ranier-B/W photo-Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anna Magnani and Massimo Ranieri (Rai) is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by RAI prints. Good condition. Anna Magnan...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives) Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

David Bowie - limited Mick Rock Estate edition print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie (photo Mick Rock) - signed limited edition print David Bowie backstage, 1973. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Est...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot dancing, black and white
Located in Cologne, DE
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, born 28 September 1934, often referred to by her initials B.B. is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portra...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Fashionable Virna Lisi - Vintage B/W Photographic Print - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Fashionable Virna Lisi is an amazing vintage b/w photo of the Italian actress herself realized in 1961 by the famous Italian designer and photographer Willy...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Frida and Diego with Gas Mask - Black and White Photograph, Couple
Located in Denton, TX
Frida and Diego with Gas Mask is a limited edition black and white portrait of Mexican painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The couple embraces each other while Frida holds a gas m...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the typed notes in Italian " the description" on t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Cranston Richie
Located in New York, NY
From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71) Printed April 1974 Edition of 130 Credit stamp, verso 7 x 7 inches, image 15 x 12 inches, mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “This image probably owes some of its inspiration to the abnormal characters in the stories of Flannery O’Connor’s 1955 collection, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." But Meatyard was also looking at Giorgio de Chirico and the European Surrealists and here employs their penchant for the lifeless mannequin figure. A headless dressmaker’s dummy...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie, working on make up, backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size va...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cary in the Rain, 1957 - 20th Century Photography, Cary Grant, Hollywood Photo
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Xie Kitchin as Dane - Vintage b/w Photograph by Lewis Carroll - 1873
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Roma, IT
Xie Kitchin as Dane is an original vintage photograph realized in 1873 by Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, January 27, 1832 - Guildford, January 14, 1898). Original albumen print on postcard; dimensions: 14 x 10 cm. N° 2132 "The Dane manuscript" was written by the author in pencil on the back. Provenance: Jeffrey Stern Bookseller York UK. Certificate of Athenticity: provided by the Original Gallery. Framed in a coeval frame. Mint conditions. Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, January 27, 1832 - Guildford, January 14, 1898) in 1873. This work depicts the figure of Xie (Alexandra) Kitchin as "Dane", a standing children with an elegant dress and headgear. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of children's fiction, notably Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. The poems "Jabberwocky" and The Hunting of the Snark are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer, inventor, and Anglican deacon. Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicans, and developed a long relationship with Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar and teacher. Alice Liddell, daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, Henry Liddell, is widely identified as the original for Alice in Wonderland, though Carroll always denied this. Scholars are divided about whether his relationship with children included an erotic component. In 1982, a memorial stone...
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1870s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The pool at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size:...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30
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...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Pastels (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Socialite Alice Topping relaxing by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill, Brigitte Bardot, Shalako Deauville (co-signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, On the set of ‘Shalako’, in Deauville, 1968 Lifetime Edition Gelatin Silver Print Co-Signed by O'Neill and Bardot and numbered edition of 50 Terry O'Neill CBE (born...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dior Boutique in Paris (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cary In Rain (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images) 29th August 1953: A model wearing a muff and suit outside Christian Dior's boutiq...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Dolly Fritz (1961) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dolly Fritz (1961) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Socialite Dolly Fritz, San Francisco, 1961. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x16'' Printed L...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA, 1962. Additional Information: Unframed ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. Add...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Ski Jumping (1964) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Jumping (1964) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A man skiing downhill and jumping into the air, circa 1964...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) Two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Red Hot Chili Peppers 1983 - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1992)
Located in London, GB
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Joan Crawford - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress. Additional Information: Unframed Pa...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Roman Holiday (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Roman Holiday (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives) 3rd April 1952. Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a sc...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'Naughty But Nice' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Naughty But Nice' by Christopher Simon Sykes Guitarist and Rock and Roll Legend, Keith Richards looks elegantly wasted during the Rolling Stones Tou...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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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