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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Expressionist
Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - 90x89cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Shooting II (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 90x89cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist I...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Oxana (29 Palms, CA) with Radha Mitchell - Polaroid, 21st Century, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Oxana (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 75x93cm, Edition 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte surface, based on a Polaroid. Mounted ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Metal

Slots, Las Vegas - Casino Interior Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Slots' was taken in the classic vintage Vegas Casino at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, which opened in 1946 and is the oldest in operation today. This c...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

King Penguin #1 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild bird
Located in Paris, FR
'King Penguin #1, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 2019' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tiger #3 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography, wild cat
Located in Paris, FR
'Tiger #3, Los Angeles, CA, 2010' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals. Thi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lord of the Land, Lion, black and white photography, Africa, Portrait, Wildlife
Located in München, BY
Edition No. 4/12 image size 28 x 28 cm signed and numbered Framed with mat and anti-reflex glass Portrait of a male Lion in Kenya, Masai Mara. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Occult Games #3, Portrait. Limited edition fashion color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls. Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fa...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Black Tears I, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, cheetah
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12 more sizes on request A Cheetah mum is sitting in the savannah. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the most s...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ballet on Ice Skates - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ballet on ice skates is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1950s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, p...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Nuit américaine, Saint Cloud
Located in München, BY
Edition 7 A naked woman is walking along a street by night with a superb blue sky in the background. These stunning photographs of Sieff’s subjects in Paris, in their homes, on the...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Radha Pink - LAST EDITION - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
LAST EDITION 'Radha Pink' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition of 10, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid, not mou...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Day Worker (American Depression) -Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (American Depression) - 1999 Edition of 10, 58x56cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, on Crystal Fuji Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Zabriskie Point II - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Zabriskie Point (Stranger than Paradise) - PART II - 2003 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Poolside - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pool Side (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 Edition 5/5, 20x20cm. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory Number 619. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. A Ge...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Muse (29 Palms, CA) - analog, mounted - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Muse (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 38x37cm, Edition of 5, Artist Proof 1/2, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the Artist, mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection, based on the Pol...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Nirvana Nevermind underwater original color slide print by Kirk Weddle
Located in Austin, TX
Signed print taken from an original color slide of Nirvana taken by Kirk Weddle. This slide was taken during the famous swimming pool sessions with Nirvana for the release of Nevermi...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital Pigment

Venen, Portrait. Limited edition fashion color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls. Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fa...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Paul McCartney and Jane Asher in 1968 - Vintage Photograph
Located in Roma, IT
Paul McCartney and Jane Asher in 1968 is a vintage photographic press print on single coated paper. Ink press stamp from “SUN” and hand-writtwn notes on bac...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Lady Luck, Las Vegas, Nevada - Contemporary portrait color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps' is well known for his Rockabilly Series, 'Man's Ruin' which features many aspects of the Rockabilly lifestyle such a the cars, the fashion and the people. This cool co...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Paris, France, Cities, Black-and-White Photography, French Shopkeeper
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white photograph (analog) of a magazine/newspaper shopkeeper who exhibits a unique brand of French quirkiness and expressiveness in Paris of the 1980s. Shot on film, Shopkeeper, 1989 by Roberta Fineberg is a 14” x 11” gelatin silver print in an edition of 5. Signed, dated, and titled on recto (photo front) by the artist. Provenance: RF Archive *** Artist's Bio: As a visual artist, Roberta Fineberg (RF) focuses on the themes of serendipity, inventiveness, and the development of ideas for her photography, video, installations, works on paper, and painting. Drawn to experimentation, she explores diverse mediums and concepts such as the ephemeral (Butterfly Series), stolen moments (documentary photography), play, timelessness, the enduring, and the significance of matter. RF, living in New York City, began her career as an editorial photographer while studying in Paris. In France she contributed both photography and writing to publications, landing a column (photos and text) with The Saturday Review while exhibiting photographs in public spaces. Roberta Fineberg’s freelance photography appeared in Le Monde, Jeune Afrique, Paris Match, L’Officiel Femme, Ms, Weltwoche, Vanguardia, among others with images licensed through stock agencies. Photographs were selected for cover art at W.W. Norton, St. Martin’s Press, Harcourt, Bookspan, Simon & Schuster, etc. Print Regional Design Annual New York (2003) awarded her for book jacket photography for If Wishes Were Horses. In 1997 Macmillan published City Riders: A Story of Riding and Friendship her first book of black-and-white photographs and a story about three teenage girls in the 1990s who rode horses at the now-defunct Claremont Riding Academy and oldest stable in New York City. In 2023, RF created an interactive installation, works on paper on the female body, in a public space. In July 2022, Fineberg’s Double Helix was included in a Sotheby’s auction in New York City and exhibited in the preview show Contemporary Discoveries. Selected exhibitions include Time Gallery New York (2022), Phyllis Harriman Gallery New York studio shows (2020, 2022), CADAF online art...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, Japan
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In many respects, Pentti Sammallahti is a modern-day nomad, an itinerant photographer who records lands and peoples as he comes upon them. One of the most distinguishing elements of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Radha Shooting I (Long Way Home)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Shooting I (Long Way Home) - 1999 38x36cm, Edition of 30, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory #254. Not mounted. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

0971 and 1858, Diptych. From The ONE Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
0971 and 1858, Diptych, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone From the ONE series 0971: Photography, pencil, ink and pastel on fabric 1858: Photography, pencil, ink, acrylic and pastel on fabric ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Fabric, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

Woody, IL Ranch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West. These people represent one of the l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Max by the Pool (29 Palms, CA) analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max by the Pool (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 Edition 7/10, 67x60cm including the white 'Polaroid' frame. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid, mounted on Al...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Andy Warhol and Truman Capote at Studio 54
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible capture of Turman Capote and Andy Warhol at NYC's legendary disco, Studio 54, 1978. Studio 54 is a former disco nightclub, currently a Broadway theatre, located at 254 ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

'There is no Forever' - Till Death do us Part
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'There is no Forever' (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid Certificate and Signature label artist Inventory No. 9080...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid

Tales of Bitter Doom #35
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tales of Bitter Doom #35' by Carmen De Vos, Edition of 7, 30x30cm, 2018 digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid mounted on Dibond - gloss coating, hand signed & numbered by artist on ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color, Polaroid

Long Way Home III - analog, 128x125cm, not mounted, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Long Way Home (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 128x125cm, Edition of 10, analog C-Print based on the Polaroid, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Not mount...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Roper
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West. These people represent one of the l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

0483 and 0529, Diptych. From The ONE Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
0483 and 0529, Diptych, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone From the ONE series Photographic print on paper Overall size: 174 H cm x 270 W cm. Individual size: 174 H cm x 135 W cm. Edition of 3...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 58x57cm, Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid. Signature Label ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

'Hans and Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Hans and Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 - Edition of 10, 20x24cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certifi...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Map - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Map (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, artist Inventory Nr. 7709.01 Certificate and signature label, Not mounted, featuring Udo Kier. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Arti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Transformation (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Transformation (Suburbia) - 2004 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Not mounted, Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 1675.01. Th...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer - Vintage Press Print - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer is  a black and white vintage photo, realized in July 21th. 1981. The photo depicts an official picture by  Lord Snowden shows Prince Charles a...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

May 6, 1976 -Friuli Earthquake - Vintage Photograph - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
May 6, 1976 -Friuli earthquake is a black and white vintage photo, realized in May 8, 1976. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including histo...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Stellar (Stage of Consciousness) - with Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stellar (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 featuring Radha Mitchell 20x24cm, Edition of 10/10. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inven...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

When I was with my goat (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
When I was with my goat (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Robert Redford in Western
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Robert Redford in a Western role. Robert Redford is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAF...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marlboro - Stranger than Paradise
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Marlboro (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 38x47cm, Edition of 30, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Not mounted, Signature label and Certificate, artist Inventory Nr. 127...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Alphabet Soup (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 128x127cm, Edition 3/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Artist Inventory No. 9283.03. Signature ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wild Horse with Mane Blowing in the Wind, Fashion, Minimal, Best-Seller
Located in US
"Breathless" The wind sweeping the beautifully unkempt mane of this wild horse on Sable Island is a reminder of nature's perfection. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Abstract Dancers, White 3, 2019 by Giles Revell - Photography, Black, Ballet
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days. A stunning and dynamic Archival Pigment Print by contemporary British photographer Giles Revell. This print may also be available in a larger size. Please contact the gallery for more information. Giles Revell creates imagery that is driven by analytical and forensic ideas that question the boundaries of science and art. There is a distilled graphic style to his work which has a recurring curiosity for observing familiar themes with an alternative viewpoint. He is a master of lighting but also inspired by the potential of using new technologies to reveal innovative ways of expressing ideas. This series of abstract dance images was made in collaboration with The Royal Ballet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

The Hideout (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hideout - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #910. S...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Hideout (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hideout - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #770. S...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wedding - Vintage Photograph - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
The Wedding is a booklet with black and white vintage photo, realized in November 14th. 1923, about the wedding of Mrs Christaine de Lichtervelde with Mr. Roger Gillis. Good conditi...
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1920s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Leila and Mika
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leila and Mika' - 2017 Edition of 10, 20x30cm, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate. not mounted Tao Ruspoli (born 7 No...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 60x60cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll Original gallery quality print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24 The artwor...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Beachshoot) - based on a Polaroid - featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005 48x46cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 21398. Not mounted. Beach shoot These photographic fantasies are determined by carefully chosen constraints and the use of symbolic attributes. Telegraph poles, airplanes, vast wastelands, a train bridge or a 50s American car tell in the same manner different stories, as do lurid wigs, kids toys...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Cassius Clay vs. Floyd Patterson
Located in Austin, TX
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of th...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Desert Bike Biscuits riding in the Folly of Illusions (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desert Bike Biscuits riding in the Folly of Illusions (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature la...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Stefan and Daniella; Vignanello
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefan and Daniella; Vignanello, Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2017, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate. About Tao Ruspoli (born...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

1 Stefanie Schneider's Mini 'Self Portrait' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
1 Stefanie Schneider Mini 'Self Portrait' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2016 10.7 x 8...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Today's Heros (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Today's Heros (Suburbia) - 2004 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, Not mounted, Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 330.01. This pr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - Polaroid, Pop-art, Contemporary, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - 1999 published in 'Stranger than Paradise' 128x126cm Sold out edition of 5, Artist proof 2/2, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

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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