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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Photorealist
Alliance II, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, cheetah
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 12
more sizes on request
A Cheetah family on a termite hut searching for food.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
World Class Racing Yachts in Italy, Nautical, Horizontal, Iconic
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Rainbow Trailed"
The J-Class boats Rainbow and Velsheda sail at near impossible angles as the sailors freely dangle their feet over the edge of the deck.
This award-winning image is in the permanent collection of the Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA.
The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimate look at two revered racing boat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998
Edition of 10,
50x50cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artis...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a vintage Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated....
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a vintage Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated....
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated.
Very g...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated.
Very g...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated.
Very g...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated.
Very g...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a vintage Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated....
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a vintage Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated....
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Denizens, #34" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 12 by 16 inches.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Charlie Watts contact sheet by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition contact sheet print of Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, taken at the Halcyon Hotel in London in March 1991 by Jill Furmanovs...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Druridge Bay, England, 1998
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but he does not put man and the environm...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Denizens, #37" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 12 by 16 inches.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Into the Light, black and white, animal, Africa, Photography, Lion
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 7
more sizes on request
A big majestic male lion is looking into the sun.
Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Denizens, #10" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 12 by 16 inches.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
"Denizens, #17" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 15 by 20 inches.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
"Denizens, #15" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 15 by 20 inches.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
"Denizens, #12" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 17 by 23 inches.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Untitled (9/11) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (9/11) - 2001
Edition of 5,
38x37cm.
Archival C-Print, on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid.
Artist inventory number: 1539.
Signature label and certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
10525 (Stranger than Paradise, ) Edition 8/10 - 5 analog C-Prints
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
10525 (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999,
Edition 9/10,
5 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on 5 Polaroids.
each 57x56 cm, installed with gaps 57x308cm.
Certific...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
David Bowie at The Dorchester Hotel 1972 - Artist Proof Print
Located in Austin, US
Signed artist proof 20x24" print of David Bowie by Alec Byrne, taken at the Dorchester Hotel, July 1972
Signed by photographer, Alec Byrne and marked "AP" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Bush "Sensual World" - First print of the edition
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, US
Kate Bush by Guido Harari, taken during the official photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989.
Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!"
First print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Hand of A Director & Photographer
Located in Detroit, MI
Emerging artist Lo Braden, also known as Lo Cayne, is a black queer portrait and fashion photographer from Detroit, Michigan. In their striking portrait seri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
Black Tears II, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, cheetah
Located in Munich, DE
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
George Harrison by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, US
George Harrison of The Beatles taken by Robert Whitaker in Chiswick Park, London, 1965.
All limited edition prints in this collection are hand numbere...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Muscle Boy, New York City, African American Children in Harlem 1960s, Limited Ed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in socially conscious photojournalism.
In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a state...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Bob Dylan - Torhout, Belgium 1990
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Richard Beland
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Men!
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros
Men!
Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free
Year: 2000s
Size: 8x12in
Edition: 15
Signed, dated and numbered by h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Kate Bush Underwater Tryptich
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, US
Underwater triptyc of Kate Bush captured during a photo shoot in London in 1989
Signed limited edition print, number 4/50
Guido Harari revealed during an i...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
La Madre
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of English band Blur, posing in front of the graffiti slogan 'Modern Life is Rubbish', the title of their 1993 album. Blur were the kings of Britpop and are from L-R: Damon...
Category
1990s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie 1978
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie live on stage in Canada by John R Rowlands.
Signed limited edition 17x22" print, number 17/25
Hand signed and number by the artist.
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sunscreen II (Beachshoot) with Radha Mitchell - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sunscreen II (Beachshoot) - 2005
128x125cm,
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Venus
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros
Venus
Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free
Year: 1990s
Size: 15x10in
Edition: 15
Signed, dated and numbered by...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Ian Curtis of Joy Division by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Ian Curtis of post-punk band Joy Division, photographed at Princess Parkway, Manchester, January 6, 1979.
T...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of English singer and songwriter Morrissey, photographed whilst on his 'Kill Uncle' tour in Cologne, Germany, May 1991.
This Morrissey pr...
Category
1990s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Contact Sheet (Sex and the City) 17
Located in New York, NY
Vintage chromogenic contact sheet
Signed on label, verso
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
North Shore Yacht Club II (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
North Shore Yacht Club II (Back in the 80's) - 1999
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Girl, Thailand, 1987
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl, Thailand, 1987 -
20x30cm, Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print based on a 35mm negative.
Signed on back with Certificate.
Not mounted.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
The Red Thistle #001, Documentary and color Photography, Photojournalist
Located in Milano, IT
An original print by Italian documentary photographer Davide Monteleone. The work is a Giclee Print on Photo Rag Baryta 308 g from "The red Thistle" ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
The Rolling Stones "Between The Buttons" outtake by Gered Mankowitz framed
Located in Austin, US
The Rolling Stones, taken in London back in 1965 by Gered Mankowitz.
An outtake from the shoot for the front cover of the 1967 Rolling Stones album, Between The Buttons . The photog...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
The Beatles 1963
Located in Austin, US
The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr at the President Hotel, Russell Square, London, 12 September 1963 by Norman Pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Bill Carroll/George Barris, "First and Last Diptych, " original photographs
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is comprised of two original photographs, from the original negatives, by George Barris and Bill Carroll, framed side by side. These photographs represent the first and l...
Category
1940s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
SCOOTER AND THE BIG MAN (BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN)
Located in Aventura, FL
From Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' session. Photographed June 20th, 1975 and print created 2011. Archival limited edition pigment print on fiber paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Image size 24 x 16 inches. Paper size 24 x 30 inches. Frame size approx 26 x 32.25 inches. Artist Proof edition.
Certificate of Authenticity Included. Artwork in Excellent Condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Eric Meola...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Leonard Bernstein at the NY Philharmonic
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. To fulfil a term paper requirement in one of her courses, Mr. Heyman submitted a photographic essay that interested the famous professor. Out of this began a friendship and collaboration that continued for more than twenty years.
Their first collaboration began shortly after his graduation from Columbia in 1956, when she invited him to go with her to take pictures in Bali. Other field trips followed: some with Mead and others where he went alone. Since then, ken Heyman has photographed in more than sixty countries. These photographs have appeared in major exhibits and in two books co-authored with Margaret Mead: Family (1965) and World Enough (1976).
Ken Heyman has done photographic assignments for many magazines, including Life. He has worked for the U.S. Information Agency, photographing Alliance for Progress projects in Latin America, and for several photographic agencies, including Rapho Guillumette Agency and Magnum.
Shows of Mr. Heyman's work have been held at the Museum of Modern Art (1963), the Hallmark Gallery (1965), The International Center for Photography in New York City (1976), The Zabriskie Gallery in Paris (1995). Ken Heyman's work has brought him a number of awards including "The World Understanding award," considered to be one of the top awards in photography. It is given "to honor the photographer whose work has contributed most to a better understanding among the world's people."
Ken Heyman has done many books in addition to Family and World Enough. His recent works includes twenty-two books for children written by Ann Morris. The multicultural perspective in these acclaimed books reflects Heyman's varied experience and his ability to sensitively interpret the human condition.
A New York Times Article on Leonard Bernstein...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Await (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Await (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
20x24cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #13084. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Rascals, Third Ward, Houston, TX
Located in Dallas, TX
No edition
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tropics Motor Motel II (Memories of Green)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tropics Motor Motel II (Memories of Green) - 1999
Edition 1/10,
58x56cm.
ANALOG C-Print, hand-printed and enlarged by the artist Stefanie Schneider on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Contact Sheet (David Bowie) 16
Located in New York, NY
Signed on label, verso
Vintage chromogenic contact sheet
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Portrait Art, Fine Art Photography, Portrait Photography-Solitary Serenity
Located in Delaware , OH
Portrait Art, Fine Art Photography, Portrait Photography-Solitary Serenity
ABOUT THIS PIECE:
This fine art photography piece named "Solitary Serenity" was part of a portrait series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Color
My Darling come to me (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Darling come to me (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid,
Certif...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Nr. 0382) Photography 18" x 24" Edition of 24 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0382) Photography 18" x 24" Edition of 24 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid
Off the Grid is the culmina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Summertime (Oxana's 30th Birthday) starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Summertime (Oxana's 30th Birthday) starring Radha Mitchell - 2007
48x46cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Sig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
David Bowie The Archer
Located in Austin, US
This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, on February 26th, 1976, at Maple Leaf Gar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan "Fans Looking in Limo" The Royal Albert Hall, London, 1966, framed
Located in Austin, US
Musician Bob Dylan with fans looking into his limousine, London, England, 1966 by Barry Feinstein.
Posthumously printed by Barry Feinstein's official estate, using the original nega...
Category
1960s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath, Ozz Fest
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Richard Beland
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x ...
Category
1990s 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.
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