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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1950s
Pink Accessory, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1955: Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle. Slim Aarons Pink Accessory, Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1955, Printed Later...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, French Stately Home
Located in New York, NY
French Stately Home 1956 C print 40 x 40 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. The...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Looks Away, 1961
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Looks Away, 1961 -- Mark Shaw was sent by LIFE to photograph Elizabeth Taylor for the April 28, 1961 issue. The images he took were never used for...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Joan Miro in Studio, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955 -- Miro's "in progress" work sits around him. Image size is 16" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A portrait in color of Joan Miro. He sits on a wooden stool in his studio. He is wearing a green long-sleeve shirt with grey pants and grey shoes...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons, Holiday Hair Check
Located in New York, NY
Holiday Hair Check, 1958 Silver gelatin print 20 x 16 inches Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda, 1958. She is ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Two-Tone Dress
Located in New York, NY
Two-Tone Dress 1960 C print 30 x 30 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Mrs Christopher Ward...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Dali's Party'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Dali's Party 1959 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity. circa 1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dal...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Paper size 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ted Williams 'Duke Ellington'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Duke Ellington 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print 40 x 60 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition 25 with certificate of authent...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn Walking Away and Looking Back, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Walking Away, 1953 -- A frequently reproduced photo of Audrey Hepburn, published in LIFE in December, 1953. Audrey is shown strolling in front of her Beverly Hills apa...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Joan Collins Relaxes (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Film star Joan Collins relaxes with her pink poodle on her pink bed. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenti...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

'Beauty and the Beast' Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Beauty and the Beast 1959 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Ca...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Pulitzer on the Beach
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Pulitzer on the Beach, 1955 Fiber print Estate Edition of 150 Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. Estate stamped and hand num...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Attempted Escape, Lima, Peru
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kennedys, Hyannis Beach, John, Jackie and Caroline, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Kennedy Unpublished Beach -- The Kennedys at Hyannis Beach Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnem...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons, Decked in Finery
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Decked in Finery, 1956 Fiber Print Estate edition of 150 An unknown guest at a New Year's Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Taken on t...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tania Mallet in the Bahamas (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Masterson in the Bond film 'Go...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Kennedy, Jackie sits at JFK’s Senate Desk, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie sits at JFK’s senate desk in 1959 nb_048. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited edit...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Dufy, Jacky Mazel wearing McCardell Cocktail Dress, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Jacky Models at Dufy’s Villa -- Photographed for LIFE in 1955, two years after Dufy's death in 1953, this image was shot in Dufy's salon in the Villa de Gue...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Grey Turtleneck Sweater, Chin Down, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c25_7 -- Out take from the photos used for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Audrey seems to always look fantastic and friendly. "She is all queen (her grandfather ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego. This is an estate stamp...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

John Lennon photograph Detroit, 1971 (photo of John Lennon)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Detroit, 1971 photographed by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Jan...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Inkjet

Madame Jean Serpieri (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown which belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of m...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Alfred Hitchcock and Ina, Hollywood, Harper's Bazaar
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Hitchcock and Ina, Hollywood, Harper's Bazaar, 1962 Gelatin Silver Print image size: 12 x 8 inches print size: 13 x 9 1/2 inches signed in pen recto on lower right; photog...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jane Fonda Portrait, Unpublished, 1958
Located in New York, NY
Mark Shaw’s file of “test shots” was full of budding stars -- these December 1958 head shots of Jane Fonda were never published. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). A...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Kennedys, Jackie in Straw Hat, JFK Smiling, 1959
Located in New York, NY
A Portrait of Jackie by Mark Shaw. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Bond Girl to Be
Located in New York, NY
Bond Girl to Be, 1955 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Sultry sex...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Paper size 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Al Fresco Bedroom (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Caption: Bedford, New York resident Mary Jane Russell poses with her cats on a four-poster style bed laid out on the lawn, 1960. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Bohemia's Barracks (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Artistic denizens gather in the lobby of the Chelsea Hotel on W. 23rd Street, Manhattan, New York City, 1968. Clockwise from left, Photographer Sandra Daley, architect Nicholas Quenn...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Mario Montez
Located in New York, NY
Printed 1975 Titled and dated, verso Vintage gelatin silver print This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1960s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kennedy, Jackie sits at JFK’s Senate Desk, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie sits at JFK’s senate desk in 1959 nb_048. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited e...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, Glances Right, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn White Shirt Portrait, r24_11 -- Audrey Hepburn looked incredible no matter what she was doing. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the Apri...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Hotel Sports 1958 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Hotel Sports Holidaymakers water-skiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. Paper size 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Patsy Pulitzer, Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in New York, NY
Patsy Pulitzer, Seaplane At Palm Beach Chromogenic print, 1955 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity...
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1950s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn in Her Dressing Room, Knee Up, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c16_15 – Audrey Hepburn in her dressing room. Out take from the photo essay shot for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" pap...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Peggy Bancroft (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Mrs Thomas Bancroft Jnr (Peggy Bancroft) in the foyer of her Manhattan duplex, circa 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Sunbathing in Capri'(Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Caption: American actress Marisa Berenson sunbathing in Capri, 1968. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons ...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Madame Jean Serpieri'
Located in New York, NY
Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown which belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of m...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Truman Capote at Home (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Author Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment, Brooklyn Heights, New York. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with c...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Grace Kelly Laughing, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Grace Kelly Laughing -- Grace Kelly as photographed by Mark Shaw in 1954. Image size is 40" x 40" (for 44" x 44" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editio...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Coffee With Dalí, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Spanish artist Salvador Dali enjoys a cup of coffee on the terrace of the Ritz Hotel, Madri...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
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...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Nassau Speed Week, Dan Gurney (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
American racing driver Dan Gurney at the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity fr...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Sunbathing In Burgenstock
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathing In Burgenstock, 1955 C print 20 x 30 inches Lilian Hanson, sunbathing by a pool at the Burgenstock Resort in Canton Nidwalden, Sw...
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1950s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Nico at Monterey Pop Festival
Located in New York, NY
Ed Caaraeff Nico, 1967 Silver gelatin print 40 x 30 inches Singed and numbered edition of 50 Nico at the Monterey Pop Festival in Monterey, California, 18 June, 1967. ED CARAEFF is a name recognized by anybody who is anybody in the music industry. A photographer, illustrator and graphic designer, he has directed art for, photographed, and designed hundreds of record album covers from 1967 to 1982 for numerous artists, including The Stooges, Elton John, Steely Dan...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Oberon's Lunch 1966 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Oberon's Lunch Film star Merle Oberon (1911 – 1979) and lunch guests at her villa, La Consentida, Acapulco. The star is second from the right facing the camera. Circa 1966. Pape...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Campbell Falls, Massachusetts (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Campbell Falls, Massachusetts, 1959 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A family enjoying a picnic at Campbell Falls, Massachusetts, 1959 Estate stamped and hand numbere...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Poolside In Kenya (Slim Aarons, Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Poolside In Kenya, 1958 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A woman sits at the edge of a swimming pool in Kenya, December 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, In Vogue Acapulco (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
In Vogue, 1966 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Vogue magazine editor Topsy Taylor, a visitor to Acapulco, circa 1966. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski, 1963 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963. Estate stamped and hand number...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Parrot Jungle, Miami, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1955 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami. This is an estate stamped and...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Parrot Jungle, Miami, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1955 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami. This is an estate stamped and...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Gordon C. MacKenzie, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire. This is an estate stampe...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Gordon C. MacKenzie, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Gordon C. MacKenzie, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire. This is an estate stampe...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons Pussyfooting, Dee Hartford
Located in New York, NY
Actress Dee Hartford, wife of film producer Howard Hawks, sips a Pussyfoot - a mixture of Jamaican fruit juices, 1958. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150. Slim Aarons ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.

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