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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Style: Contemporary
Style: Minimalist
Herbie Handcock, Verve Recording Session; From Jazz Katz: The Sounds of New York
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated.
Series: Jazz Katz: The Sounds of New York
Jimmy Katz, born in New York City in 1957, received his B.A. in political science and studied photography with J...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Loretta Lynn in her small town of Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 7
Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Going Home
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 18 3/4 x 15 in.
Signed, titled, and dated by Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African Ame...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Willie Nelson, Spicewood, Texas
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in. Image size: 14 x 14 in.
Michael O’Brien is an American photographer noted for his compelling portraits of famous figures such as Willie Nelson, Larry McMurtry, George Strait, Tim Duncan, Kinky Friedman...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Japanese girl in Tokyo's train
Located in PARIS, FR
Quand le sommeil oblige une jeune japonaise à finir sa nuit en s'appuyant sur la vitre d'un train.
Photographie prise par Bellec lors d'un séjour à Tokyo, Japon.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Milton Greene, "Lauren Hutton, " dye-transfer print, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original dye-transfer print taken of Lauren Hutton by Milton Greene in 1966. It is hand signed by Greene and marked as an Artist's Proof...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Paul Newman, Riverside Raceway, California
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition o...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Private Views
By Barbara Crane
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Barbara Crane
Private Views, 1980-4
Polaroid type 59
Framed Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (36.2 x 31.1 cm)
Image Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 5 1/5 inches (11.4 x 13.2 cm)
Edition 1/1
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
John Biggers in His Studio by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1986, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Denton, TX
John Biggers in His Studio by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. depicts John Biggers painting in his art studio, surrounded by paintings and art supplies.
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 12.75 x 18.75 in.
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hip Hop, Galveston, TX - Black and White Photograph, Black Artist, Portrait
Located in Denton, TX
Hip Hop by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. is a black and white portrait of a boy leaning against a brick wall, wearing a backwards hat, a chain necklace and sagging pants.
20 x 16 in.
Gelatin ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mark Donohue / Roger Penske, Sebring 12-Hour race
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition o...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Stirling Moss, Daytona 2000 Kilometer race
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered by artist.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Andy Warhol and His Corsets at the Fourth Factory, New York, 1986
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol and his corsets at the fourth factory, New York, 1986
"Andy had to wear corsets ever after he was shot in the abdomen. The ever-devoted Brigid "Polk" Berlin dyed them f...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Chamberlain at Kim Esteve’s bar, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 1994
Located in New York, NY
John Chamberlain at Kim Esteve’s bar, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 1994
X
Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
28" x 28.5" Archival Pigment Print
Edition Nº 1 of 9
Certifica...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen / Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, print date and copyright by Al Satterwhite
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Man & Son on Staten Island Ferry
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 10
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Paul Greenberg
Paper size: 11 x 14 in. Image size: 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.
Paul Greenberg became interested i...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Maydelle, Cherokee County
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 50
Gelatin silver print
Signed by Keith Carter, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Printed 2011
Keith C...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elaine's Kitchen - Andy Warhol and Elaine, New York, 1976
Located in New York, NY
Elaine's Kitchen - Andy Warhol and Elaine, New York, 1976
Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
14" x 14.5" Platinum & Palladium Print
Edition Nº 1 of 3
Certificate of Origin
Signed and Titled by the Photographer in Edition and Emboss-stamped in the Margin/Recto
Printing & Edition Notes along with Copyright Stamp and Applicable Providence on Verso
Printed by hand at the photographer's studio in the traditional Platinum & Palladium process on 100% cotton rag paper. Platinum & Palladium prints are known for their unrivaled longevity and unparalleled subtlety.
Print cost includes wrapping/packing/crating for shipment in double-tubing.
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Jonathan Becker
(Steven Kasher Gallery bio by Mark Rozzo)
Literate flair, acute visual intuition, love of mischief and spontaneity, and global wanderlust: These are among the hallmarks of the work of Jonathan Becker, whose photography spans four decades and includes iconic portraits (often for Vanity Fair) of a multiplicity of subjects, including Robert Mapplethorpe, Martha Graham, Madonna, Elia Kazan, Prince Charles, Eudora Welty, André Leon Talley, Ai Weiwei, Diana Vreeland and Jack Kevorkian.
Becker - whose work was first published in Andy Warhol’s Interview in 1973 - was born in 1954 and raised in New York City. In the mid-1970s, he moved for a year to Paris, where he was mentored by his hero, Brassaï. Upon return to New York, Becker drove a cab, toting his camera and parking to complete magazine assignments. A 1981 exhibition of Becker’s work at New York’s Rentschler Gallery included a series of arresting images of patrons taken inside the kitchen at Elaine’s, the storied hangout on New York’s Upper East Side. This exhibition, curated by art director Bea Feitler brought Becker to the attention of Frank Zachary, editor-in-chief of Town & Country. Zachary invited Becker to work for the magazine, where the young photographer further developed his passion for journalistic portraiture alongside Slim Aarons, who, after Brassaï, became Becker’s guiding light.
Becker was then enlisted by Bea Feitler to contribute portraits to the prototype of Vanity Fair’s 1983 re-launch. His participation led to a highly prolific association with the magazine as Contributing Photographer, continuing to this day. Becker has also contributed portraits and reportage to The New Yorker, Vogue, W, The Paris Review, amongst truly most major publications. In complement to his editorial work, Becker has accepted a limited number of private and family portrait commissions each year, some accompanied by privately published books, and in the course of his three-years-long project for the Rockefeller Foundation, Becker documented its vast array of philanthropic grant recipients on four continents abroad.
Six trade books comprised entirely of Becker’s photographs have been published including Bright Young Things...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Girlfriend
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Richard Prince (b. 1949) is one of the most innovative, influential and polemic American artists. Whether you associate him with The Pictures Generation, post-modernism or appropriat...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Tête de Cochon, Les Halles at Rungis, France, June 1984
Located in New York, NY
Tête de Cochon, Les Halles at Rungis, France, June 1984
This photograph was made in conjunction with a portfolio project about the massive displacement of th...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Self-Portrait
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Public Enemy
Located in New York, NY
Public Enemy, 1996
Archival pigment print
24 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol, 1986
Archival pigment print
14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for hi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Diane Sawyer
Located in New York, NY
Diane Sawyer
Archival pigment print
image size: 24 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
P. Diddy, New York City – Albert Watson, Black & White, Rap, Celebrity
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
P. Diddy, New York City, 1999
Archival pigment print
142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Watson print...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robin Shooting, Infinity, New York, NY, 1976
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 25
After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin Rice. For decades, Robin has exhibited a wide variety of photographers at the gallery but never her own work. As the show’s title denotes, “It’s About Time.” The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, January 23rd from 6pm to 8pm. The exhibit runs through March 17, 2019.
While her photography spans five decades and multiple continents, Rice maintains a cohesive, candid voice that carries throughout all of her work. Observing the world around her in a cinematic way, she possesses an uncanny ability to recognize and capture moments of beauty and the spontaneity of the human spirit. By evoking a wonderstruck sensibility, Rice expresses a deep-rooted love for both people and landscapes using her distinct bohemian style.
In this salon-style retrospective, Rice uses an “old school” approach and shoots with her Nikon on Tri-X film. When creating her art, she insists, “the camera has a mind of its own.” The scenes captured in her photography are unedited and thus born purely from the magic of the in-camera composition.
In the invitational image, “Tree Farm, Long Lane, East Hampton, NY”, 1999, a naked woman wearing nothing but a large straw hat is captured from behind, centered between a long line of trees on either side, as she bikes down the lane. In another image, “Bubbles, Piazza Rondanini, Roma”, 1995, friends linger before a vine-covered building, extending their arms up in joyful wonder, catching bubbles descending from above.
Receiving her first camera at the age of 11, she has since been an avid fine art photographer. After moving from Philadelphia to New York in 1976, Rice was immediately swept up in the electrifying, fast-paced art world of the city. In 1977, Disco...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
"Kerri", New York, NY, 1993
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
This photograph is printed on Japanese Paper.
The price is for an unframed photograph.
11" X 14" Edition of 25.
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to announce, 25 Years of Polaroi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Public Enemy
Located in New York, NY
Public Enemy, 1996
Archival pigment print
24 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Public Enemy
Located in New York, NY
Public Enemy, 1996
Archival pigment print
48 x 48 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nancy
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Girl with Mat
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spring
By Todd Burris
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 1 of 25
Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be available after May 8th. If the exhibitio...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Kirsten Owen, Paris, 1989 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Italy, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Kirsten Owen, Paris, 1989
1989
Archival pigment print
Image 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Watson wa...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Public Enemy
Located in New York, NY
Public Enemy, 1996
Archival pigment print
24 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York C...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gabrielle Reece and Michaela Bercu, Los Angeles, 1989 – Albert Watson, Celebrity
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Gabrielle Reece and Michaela Bercu, Los Angeles, 1989
1989
Silver gelatin print
Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.)
Edi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Diane Sawyer
Located in New York, NY
Diane Sawyer
Archival pigment print
image size: 36 x 36 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 25
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Young Girl, Havana, Cuba
By David Graham
Located in New York, NY
This image, taken in Cuba during the artist's visit in 1997, was part of a collaboration with author Andrei Codrescu, and resulted in the publication of a 1999 book entitled "Ay, Cub...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Prof. Hans Haacke, Cooper Union
By Paul Garrin
Located in New York, NY
Prof. Hans Haacke, Cooper Union, 1980
Vintage silver gelatin print (unique)
14 x 11 inches
signed
Paul Garrin began working with photography and vide...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Yoko Ono
Located in New York, NY
Yoko Ono, 1982
Archival pigment print
image size: 14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known prin...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Barbra Streisand
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This black and white photograph is a portrait of Barbara Streisand backstage, getting ready for a performance. It is a beautiful and intimate portrait of the celebrity.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lorenzo Agius - Robert as Begbie, Trainspotting, british, photography, 40x30 in
Located in London, GB
Lorenzo Agius (b.1962)
Robert as Begbie
1996
digital C-Type print
60 x 48 in. / 40 x 30 in. / 24 x 20 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work is available in the following s...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Mother with Sons by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1973, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Denton, TX
Mother with Sons by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white portrait of a woman with her arms around two young boys.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in.
Image size: 13 x 10 in.
Gelatin Silver...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Head Shop East Village New York City, Hippie Era
Located in Miami, FL
The early 1970s was a period of reexamination of the state of photography for Mitchell Funk. He broke with the tradition of shooting gritty street photography in black and white and ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Lorenzo Agius - Robert as Begbie, Trainspotting, british, photography, 60x48 in
Located in London, GB
Lorenzo Agius (b.1962)
Robert as Begbie
1996
digital C-Type print
60 x 48 in. / 40 x 30 in. / 24 x 20 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work is available in the following s...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Lorenzo Agius - Elvis Costello, british, portrait, black and white, 40x30 in.
Located in London, GB
Lorenzo Agius (b.1962)
Elvis Costello
1997
digital C-Type print
60 x 48 in. / 40 x 30 in. / 24 x 20 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work is ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed photograph by Michael Putland
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. "Jim at Woburn Festival 19...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Guardian by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1991, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
The Guardian by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., depicts 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 k...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"John Lee Hooker" photograph from Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"John Lee Hooker" framed black and white photograph. Image size: 18 x 14 1/2 inches. This photo was previously displayed in a guest room of the original Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed B&W photograph by Michael Putland
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. "Jimi at Woburn Festival 19...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lorenzo Agius - Elvis Costello, british, portrait, black and white, 60x48 in.
Located in London, GB
Lorenzo Agius (b.1962)
Elvis Costello
1997
digital C-Type print
60 x 48 in. / 40 x 30 in. / 24 x 20 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work is ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Haute Couture - Cartier
By Bruno Bisang
Located in New York City, NY
Bruno Bisang & Martine Brand
Haute Couture
Cartier
16 x 20 inches
40 x 50 cm
Edition of 7
23 x 31 inches
60 x 80 cm
Edition of 5
35 x 47 inches
90 x 120 cm
Editon of 3
Color Glo...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Adult English Class, young girl seeing a foreigner for the first time Puno, Peru
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Man on Ledge, Byun Geade, Bali
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? Born in New York City in 1930, Ken Heyman first became interested in photography in high school. Later, during his student days at Columbia College-which were interrupted by a two-year stint in the army-his skill as a photographer grew, but still regarded photography as no more than a hobby. Then two events in college helped to direct him toward his career in photography. First, he sent off selections of his work to two national photography annuals and was pleased, indeed surprised, when both indicated they were eager to print his pictures-and did.
But perhaps more important was his becoming a student of the distinguished anthropologist Margaret Mead...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Willie
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Child Playing Peekaboo, Kyoto, Japan
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Margaret Mead, Byun Geade, Bali
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? Born in New York City in 1930, Ken Heyman first became interested in photography in high school. Later, during his student days at Columbia College-which were interrupted by a two-year stint in the army-his skill as a photographer grew, but still regarded photography as no more than a hobby. Then two events in college helped to direct him toward his career in photography. First, he sent off selections of his work to two national photography annuals and was pleased, indeed surprised, when both indicated they were eager to print his pictures-and did.
But perhaps more important was his becoming a student of the distinguished anthropologist Margaret Mead...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charleton Heston as Michelangelo
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
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.