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Portrait Photography For Sale
Stefanie Schneider Minis - Lila running down the Stairs (Stay) - Naomi Watts
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis
Lila running down the Stairs (Stay) - featuring Naomi Watts, 2006
signed and signature brand on verso
Lambda digital Color Photographs based on the Polaroi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Stefanie Schneider Minis - Lila running down the Stairs (Stay) - Naomi Watts
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis
Lila running down the Stairs (Stay) - featuring Naomi Watts, 2006
signed and signature brand on verso
Lambda digital Color Photographs based on the Polaroi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Lambda, Color, Archival Paper, Plexiglass
Frida with Idol by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Carbon Pigment Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida with Idol by Nickolas Muray depicts Mexican painter Frida Kahlo posing while holding a green stone carved idol in her hand. She stands in front o...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
Patti Smith portrait by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 16x20" print
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 16x20"" print of Patti Smith taken in 1978 by Lynn Goldsmith.
Limited edition number 3/20
Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping.
Lynn Goldsm...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Sophia - Framed - with diamond dust
Located in New York, NY
Sophia Loren in her prime. Enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Floats in sleek contemporary black frame. Depth about 2 inches.
About the Artist:
Russell Young cur...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Pigment
Stefanie Schneider Minis - Lila and Sam (Stay)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis
'Lila and Sam" (Stay), 2006
signed and signature brand on verso
Lambda digital Color Photographs based on the Polaroid
from the movie 'Stay' directed by M...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Salvador Dalí
Located in PARIS, FR
Salvador Dalí, 1967
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Lollipop Mini - mounted - featuring Radha Mitchell, based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis -
The size of a Polaroid.
Lollipop (Beachshoot) featuring Radha Mitchell, 2005.
Lambda digital Color Photographs based on the Polaroid.
Sandwiched in ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill signed print
Located in Austin, US
Signed open edition, 8” x 10” archival print of David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill, featuring Terry O’Neill’s embossed studio stamp
On 28 February 1974, Rolling Ston...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bruce Springsteen on the Sunset Strip, Los Angeles (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 23/50, signed by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame with white mat.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galle...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sir Barksalot - Beagle (Puppy, Dog, Portrait, Staged, Funny, 40% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy
Sir Barksalot - Beagle
2023
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm
Size: 24 x 24 inches (60.96 x 60.96cm)
Edition: 15
Signed, titled and dated on lab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Day Worker (American Depression) -Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 3/10.
65x60cm including 'Polaroid' frame.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid.
Mounted on Aluminum...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill - signed print
Located in Austin, US
Signed open edition, 8” x 10” archival print of David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill, featuring Terry O’Neill’s official embossed studio stamp.
David Bowie and actress ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The beatles
Located in PARIS, FR
The beatles during a concert
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
"Iggy Backbend, London, 1972" Photography 24" x 20" inch 29/50 by Mick Rock
By Mick Rock
Located in Culver City, CA
"Iggy Backbend, London, 1972" Photography 24" x 20" inch 29/50 by Mick Rock
Edition: 29/50
Medium: Silver gelatin limited edition photographic print on paper
Iggy and The Stooges w...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Located in PARIS, FR
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Arctic Fox #1 by Brad Wilson - Animal portrait photography
By Brad Wilson
Located in Paris, FR
'Arctic Fox #1, Los Angeles, CA, 2011' is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Brad Wilson from the ‘Affinity’ series which features studio portraits of wild animals. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prince, The Artist
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant black and white studio portrait of legendary musician and artist, Prince.
Prince was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and actor. He is widel...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Léo Férré
Located in PARIS, FR
Léo Férré in the concert
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and simplistic portrait of musician Johnny Cash smoking a cigarette and playing guitar outside of Folsom Prison, 1968.
Johnny Cash was an American singer, songwriter, music...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
David Bowie and William Burroughs, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, US
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
David Bowie and William Burroughs in Los Angeles, February 1974, signed Terry O'Neill, 8x10" print, custom framed with non-glar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Anthony Bourdain Original Vintage 8x10" Print by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Original hand-printed 8x10” vintage color work print from photographer Jake Chessum of Anthony Bourdain taken in NYC outside Papaya King on 86th and Lexington
Printed by Jake at the...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Stefanie Schneider Minis - Untitled No 11 - Beachshoot - featuring Radha Mitchel
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis
'Untitled #11' (Beachshoot) featuring Radha Mitchell, 2005
signed and signature brand on verso
Lambda digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid
Polar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
David Bowie Smoking Clown contact sheet by Duffy, with silver frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality contact sheet print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original negatives, these o...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Clara Bow: The Roaring 20s' "It Girl"
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white promotional portrait of Clara Bow gazing into the camera.
Clara Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and ...
Category
1920s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor at director George Cukor’s home in Los Angeles, 1975, signed Terry O'Neill, 8x10" print, custom framed with non-glare museum glass, 8ply matting and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn with Balloons at the Arc de Triomphe
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey’s most beloved movie is arguably Funny Face, in which she plays a bookish girl swept up in the world of fashion, taken under the wing of a magazine editor looking for a model ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
David Bowie The Archer - New special edition
Located in Austin, US
NEW - Special limited edition series produced for the 2023 David Bowie Worldwide Fan Convention in June 2023.
This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by re...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe at a Dinner Event
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of blonde bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe seated at a dinner event.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sophia Loren in "Houseboat": Between the Curtains
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Sophia Loren appearing between two curtains for her role in "Houseboat".
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress. With a career spanning over 70 years,...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Stefanie Schneider Minis - Skywhale (Stay) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis
Skywhale (Stay), 2006
signed and signature brand on verso
Lambda Color Photographs based on the Polaroid.
from the movie 'Stay' by Marc Forster, featur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Warrior and Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Warrior and Mirror" is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’s large-format film. Includes silver frame wi...
Category
1990s Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Joséphine Baker
Located in PARIS, FR
Joséphine Baker
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas 1967-69 by Danny Lyon, Gelatin Silver Print
By Danny Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas 1967-69 by Danny Lyon is a black and white gelatin silver print, depicting a nude black man standing in front of a Texas Ranger. The man stands with his...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Faxi
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 3/20, includes black frame.
Guadalupe Laiz is an international artist, photographer and explorer born and raised in Argentina. Guadalupe’s main focus for the past ten years has ...
Category
2010s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
César, The sculptor
Located in PARIS, FR
This is the french sculptor Cesar.
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Lambda
Woman with Architectural Shell
Located in New York, NY
Shot on a 20x24 Polaroid camera, "Woman with Architectural Shell" is a one-of-a-kind print made only rarer by the limited availability of the device’s large-format film. Includes sil...
Category
1990s Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Edith Piaf during a concert
Located in PARIS, FR
This is the famous Edith Piaf during a concert
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Central Avenue
Located in Kansas City, MO
Tim Pott
Central Avenue
Year: 2024
Archival Pigment Print on
Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag
Framed Size: 13 x 13 x 0.25 inches
COA provided
*Ready to hang; matted and framed in a minimal bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo-BenKhedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mom...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lion King
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 3/10, museum archival print. Includes black frame.
For years, Joachim Schmeisser has been photographing the last giants of Africa at close range, creating exceptionally intimate...
Category
2010s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lindiwe Mutoma (female detective), Lusaka, Zambia, 2005
Located in New York, NY
Lindiwe Mutoma (female detective), Lusaka, Zambia, 2005
2005/printed later
Signed in black ink, verso
Archival pigment print
6 x 6 inches (15.24 x 15.24 cm), sheet
5.5 x 5.5 inche...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cocteau Collector, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
August 1982: Art collector Sylvia Coca sits in front of one of Jean Cocteau's murals in Marbella. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Auth...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Mickey Hart & Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead 1970
By Peter Simon
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped
Please allow 4 weeks production time.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Available (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Available (Oxana's 30th Birthday) -2007,
from the 29 Palms, CA project -
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and s...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Georges Brassens
Located in PARIS, FR
This is Georges Brassens by André Sas
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Copts 08 - Signed limited edition portrait print, Black white, Coptic Christians
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Copts 08- Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2012 - Edition of 10
Cairo, Egypt.
In assignment for ARTE & LE LOUVRE 2012
Exhibition in Le Louvre, Paris France
This i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
Slim Aarons 'Venice Vacation', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holidaymakers on the pier at the Lido in Venice, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons
Venice Vacation
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
This artwork DOES include a certificate of authenticity from the authenticating body, the estate
Collector will get the next number in the edition
40 x 40 inches
$3950
30 x 30 inches
$3350
24 x 24 inches
$3000
12 x 12 inches
$1800
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Photograph is unframed
Modern estate edition with estate blindstamp signature and hand number in lower margin
Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp.
Collector will get the next number in the edition
* We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). *
Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone.
Internal: Slim Aarons Venice...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Ali Children, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
August 1980: In Spanish style riding clothes from l to r; TRH Princess Rajwa Ali, Princess Basma Ali and Prince Bin Ali. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Editi...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Venice Vacation', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holidaymakers on the pier at the Lido in Venice, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons
Venice Vacation
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
This artwork DOES include a certificate of authenticity from the authenticating body, the estate
Collector will get the next number in the edition
40 x 40 inches
$3950
30 x 30 inches
$3350
24 x 24 inches
$3000
12 x 12 inches
$1800
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Photograph is unframed
Modern estate edition with estate blindstamp signature and hand number in lower margin
Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp.
Collector will get the next number in the edition
* We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). *
Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone.
Internal: Slim Aarons Venice...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Lido Life, Slim Aarons Estate Photograph in Venice, Italy
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lido Life: A group of friends squeeze onto an inflatable raft at the Venice Lido, Venice, Italy, 1957.
This vibrant photograph by Slim Aarons, taken in 1957 at the Venice Lido, enca...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Bathroom (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bathroom (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate,
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Marilyn new black dress by Bert Stern
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exclusivity
New photo recently released from the archives of Bert stern
Marilyn new black dress
2009 draw
72 copies
Signature on front and back
Dated...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elephant With The Blue Boxing Gloves Ed. 2/3 - Contemporary Portrait Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Verena Prenner
Elephant With The Blue Boxing Gloves - Contemporary Portrait Photography
C-Print
Ed. 2/3+2 AP
Print is unframed and comes with a sticker signed by the artist
"The Ele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Venice Vacation', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holidaymakers on the pier at the Lido in Venice, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons
Venice Vacation
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
This artwork DOES include a certificate of authenticity from the authenticating body, the estate
Collector will get the next number in the edition
40 x 40 inches
$3950
30 x 30 inches
$3350
24 x 24 inches
$3000
12 x 12 inches
$1800
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Photograph is unframed
Modern estate edition with estate blindstamp signature and hand number in lower margin
Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp.
Collector will get the next number in the edition
* We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). *
Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone.
Internal: Slim Aarons Venice...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Figure In The Shadows
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "The Figure In The Shadows", 2018
Technique: Medium Format Film Photography on Kodak Endura Print
Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
C...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Elton John's Certificate of Marriage 1984 - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Elton John certificate of marriage 1984 is a black and white photograph realized in 1984
The photograph depicts Elton John Rock superstar and his bride Rena...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cocteau Collector, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
August 1982: Art collector Sylvia Coca sits in front of one of Jean Cocteau's murals in Marbella. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Auth...
Category
1980s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
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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