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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Street Art
Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978
Limited Estate Edition
Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New Y...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Daddy G Massive Attack - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Daddy G Massive Attack - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Daddy G (Grantley Marshall), DJ and founder of Massive Attack, poses while smoking
Cover...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Red Hot Chili Peppers 1983 - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1992)
Located in London, GB
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist.
Unframed
Signed and numbered by the...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
David Gilmour - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
Located in London, GB
David Gilmour - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
David Gilmour, singer and guitarist of Pink Floyd, poses with his iconic black Fender Strat.
Album...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Star Wars, Darth Vader and Leia, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Molly Wilmot's Pool - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Beatles, Black and White Photography, Studio Shoot of 1976, 20, 2 x 15, 9 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charles Trenet and Jean Cocteau - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charles Trenet and Jean Cocteau- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Stare
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1977 (printed later)
C-print
60 x 60 inches
Estate stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity
American actress Faye Dunaway take...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 —
Signed Limited Edition Print
by Gered Mankowitz
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is photographed next to his beloved Aston Martin DB...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mexico, Landscape, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 17, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Florence Three, Italy, 2023
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps.
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Colombia, Boat, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 8 x 24, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Rolling Stones - Keith Richards
By Tony Trezza
Located in Cologne, DE
Keith Richards, 1971
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jimi Hendrix Poses With A Cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Jimi Hendrix poses with a cigarette, 1967 —
Signed Limited Edition Print
by Gered Mankowitz
Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix is pictured head-on during a session at Mankowitz's st...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
George Harrison, Cigar, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s, 21 x 15, 2cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Guatemala, Landscape, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 24, 4 x 24 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani and Massimo Ranier-B/W photo-Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anna Magnani and Massimo Ranieri (Rai) is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by RAI prints.
Good condition.
Anna Magnan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ayatollah Khomeini - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ayatollah Khomeini is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads, 1968
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Venezuela, Indigenous, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 7 x 29 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Landscape with Ruins - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with Ruins s a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in the 1960...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Giacometti in his studio in Paris 1963
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographer Wolfgang Kühn photographed Alberto Giacometti in November 1963 in his studio in Paris in the 14th arrondissement at the address rue Hippolyte-Maindron. The appointment was arranged by the gallery owner Aimé Maeght. 17 photographs were made. In 1990 copies of them were deposited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In 2010, the Center of International Sculpture of the Wilhelm...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
George Harrison and partner, Black and White Photography, 20, 5 x 15, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Panama, Mother and Daughter, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 17, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Frida Biting Her Necklace - Black and White Photograph, Woman Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Biting Her Necklace by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Frida playfully bites her necklace as she poses for her portrait.
Gelatin ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Xie Kitchin as Dane - Vintage b/w Photograph by Lewis Carroll - 1873
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Roma, IT
Xie Kitchin as Dane is an original vintage photograph realized in 1873 by Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, January 27, 1832 - Guildford, January 14, 1898).
Original albumen print on postcard; dimensions: 14 x 10 cm.
N° 2132 "The Dane manuscript" was written by the author in pencil on the back.
Provenance: Jeffrey Stern Bookseller York UK.
Certificate of Athenticity: provided by the Original Gallery.
Framed in a coeval frame.
Mint conditions.
Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, January 27, 1832 - Guildford, January 14, 1898) in 1873. This work depicts the figure of Xie (Alexandra) Kitchin as "Dane", a standing children with an elegant dress and headgear.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of children's fiction, notably Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. The poems "Jabberwocky" and The Hunting of the Snark are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer, inventor, and Anglican deacon.
Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicans, and developed a long relationship with Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar and teacher. Alice Liddell, daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, Henry Liddell, is widely identified as the original for Alice in Wonderland, though Carroll always denied this. Scholars are divided about whether his relationship with children included an erotic component.
In 1982, a memorial stone...
Category
1870s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Moulin Rouge; Dancing; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 6 x 12, 7 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950.
Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - Vintage b/w Photo - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Italian actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal", directed by Mario Monicelli.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Wenda and Ostriches
1951 (printed later)
C print
40 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso
with certificate of authenticity from the Norman ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Christopher Lambert - Vintage Photograph - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Christopher Lambert (Greystoke, The Legend of Tarzan) - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1984.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1950
This black-and-white photograph from 1950 shows three young men working in what appears to be a mine. The boys are gathered around a larg...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Old Days Photo - Woman with Dog - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Woman with Dog is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal famil...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel' -Black and White Edition
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel
1977, Printed Later
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminent English photographer known for his masterful documentation of the 1960s fashions, styles, and celebrities. Born in London, his artistry deftly exhibited the keenness of capturing his subjects in candid moments or unconventional environments, reflecting a compelling narrative that was both revealing and authentic.
O'Neill's photographic legacy spans across prominent personalities, including influential figures such as Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, iconic musicians like Frank Sinatra, Elvis, and Amy Winehouse, eminent actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot, supermodel Kate Moss, and every James Bond from Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan. This diversity underscores O'Neill's proficiency in embracing the breadth of fame and human charisma.
His extraordinary contribution to photography won him The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal in 2011, a testament to his enduring influence. His work has graced numerous exhibitions, contributing to the art form's rich history. Terry O'Neill's indelible mark on photographic art continues to be celebrated at IFAC Arts, and elsewhere.
For the complete catalogue of Terry O'Neiil on 1stdibs follow us at
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Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall is a photograph realized in 1980s.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Casablanca - Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart Original 1942 Print
Located in London, GB
Casablanca - Original 1942 photograph
Vintage 1942 Casablanca Lobby Card:
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether o...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden - Ancient Photo - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden is a photographic reinforced albumen print applied on cardboard.
Print of photographic studio on front and back of cardboard: "Thschuhmann & Sohn Karlsruhe ".
Slight abrasion on corners, otherwise excellent conditions.
Dim: cm 17 x 11
In the full-length portrait, Victoria and Gustaf of Sweden show the wedding rings in an informal pose.
The photograph was taken in Karlsruhe, the wedding venue of the two future royals of Sweden...
Category
1880s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cranston Richie
Located in New York, NY
From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71)
Printed April 1974
Edition of 130
Credit stamp, verso
7 x 7 inches, image
15 x 12 inches, mount
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“This image probably owes some of its inspiration to the abnormal characters in the stories of Flannery O’Connor’s 1955 collection, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." But Meatyard was also looking at Giorgio de Chirico and the European Surrealists and here employs their penchant for the lifeless mannequin figure. A headless dressmaker’s dummy...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Brando On The Waterfront (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo by Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives)
1954,
Marlon Brando on-set of the Film,
On the Waterfront.
...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955
by Frank Worth
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ted Williams 'John Coltrane playing the saxophone'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
John Coltrane playing the saxophone
1960 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Ca...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their r...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Places Photo- Eton College Chapel - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Eton College Chapel and Canterbury is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpie...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Douglas Kirkland 'Brigitte Bardot, Mexico'
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Kirkland
Brigitte Bardot, Mexico (Cards)
1965
Silver gelatin print
Numbered and Signed by Douglas Kirkland
Edition of 24
French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed on set o...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
George Hurrell, "James Cagney", original photograph from original negative
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original black and white photograph from the original negative by George Hurrell, shot in 1938 and printed in 1979. This image depicts "Old Hollywood" actor, James Cagney...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge'
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Dorothy Dandridge on the microphone
c. 1950's
C print
28 x 22 inches
Edition of 50
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann
ROBOTNICS Series
C-Print
2019
Edition S (Edition of 10)
12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered verso
Other Edition Sizes available:
- Edition ...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captured....
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rita Hayworth
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by George Hurrell in 1941 and printed at a later date. This image depicts Rita Hayworth, an American actress an...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Norman Parkinson 'Pattie Boyd for British Vogue, August 1967'
Located in New York, NY
Pattie Boyd wearing broderie anglaise playsuits from Fenwick with hair by Martin at Leonard. British Vogue, August 1967
Pattie Boyd for British Vogue, August 1967
Silver gelatin pri...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rolling Stones [Avebury Hill]
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Rolling Stones [Avebury Hill], 1968
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 74.92 cm
Sheet: 58.4 x 82.53 cm
Edition of 10
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
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Portrait of Anna Magnani with Alberto Sordi -B/W photo- Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani (AP) with Alberto Sordi is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by Associated Press Photos.
Good condition.
Anna Magnan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Actor Cary Grant - Film - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Actor Cary Grant in 1960s.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Terry O'Neill - Backyard Beatles - hand signed limited edition Oversize
Located in London, GB
The Beatles 1963 Abbey Road Studios London England.
The first major group portrait of the Beatles was taken by Terry O’Neill during the recording of their first hit single and album ‘Please Please Me’ in the backyard of the Abbey Road Studios in London, January 1963.
Limited to 50 only this size* and hand signed by Terry O'Neill -
this is a collector's piece.
Unframed - Framing available on request.
Ships securely from London, England.
*Note that Terry did not sign many prints in advance and so, since his sad passing, these prints are now extremely rare.
Ships from London.
Framing options also available on request.
keywords
Fab Four
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
Swinging...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
George Barris, "2J" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was shot by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 on Santa Monica Beach in California. This photograph is from a collection entitled "The Last Photos...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Josèphine Baker Serves Breakfast in Brussels - Vintage Photo - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Josèphine Baker serves breakfast in Brussels is an orignal black and white photograph realized in 1964.
The photo shows the famous singer serving sweets to 3 of his children In Brus...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Feria Lucien Clergue
Located in Surfside, FL
Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934 - 2014)
Gelatin silver photographic print depicting a portrait of a costumed Pablo Picasso.
During the Feria de Nîmes festival, Picasso dressed...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Boy Making Gesture) [Michael and Christopher]
Located in New York, NY
From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71)
Printed April 1974
Edition of 130
Credit stamp, verso
7 x 7 inches, image
15 x 12 inches, mount
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“In the 1950s few photographers, particularly men, chose their models from their own families. Meatyard, however, found inspiration in his three offspring. This was perhaps due to his interest in Ben Shahn’s postwar paintings of Italian children playing among the ruins of war; the dolls, puppets, and children in Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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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.