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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1940s
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - 1950s

Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - 1950s, 1950s

Model Boat Sailing, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a group of young boys sailing model boats at Harlem Meer, Central Park, New York Cit...
Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Model Boat Sailing, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Model Boat Sailing, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Model Boat Sailing, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1948-printed later

Elvis Presley On His Motorcycle 1956 Limited Estate Stamped Edition
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
Elvis Presley on his Harley Davidson motorcycle at home in 1956. (Photo Phillip Harrington) Estate Stamped limited edition print 5 of 75 Large Oversize 30x20" inches / 76 x 51 c...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley On His Motorcycle 1956 Limited Estate Stamped Edition
Elvis Presley On His Motorcycle 1956 Limited Estate Stamped Edition

Phillip Harrington
Elvis Presley On His Motorcycle 1956 Limited Estate Stamped Edition, 1956 (printed later)

Elvis Presley: The Kiss
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage 1956 photograph featuring the King, Elvis Presley puckering his lips as he kisses the lens in this fantastic shot. This rare photo is a second-generation example made after...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley: The Kiss
Elvis Presley: The Kiss

Elvis Presley: The Kiss, 1956

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped a...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1954 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American actors Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland attending a house party in Beverly Hills. This i...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Beverly Hills Party, Los Angeles, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1954-printed later

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of 'How to Marry a Millionaire' In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in se...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"

Frank Worth
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire", 1953

Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth was on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" when he took this classic shot of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a new Singer SM 1500C Roadster. A candid capture of Marily...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine
Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine

Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine, 1953

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1959, printed later

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer With Her T-Bird
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white 1956 vintage capture of star actress Audrey Hepburn posed with Mel Ferrer and her Ford Thunderbird in the driveway of their home. Audrey Hepburn was a British actres...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer With Her T-Bird
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer With Her T-Bird

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer With Her T-Bird, 1956

Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta. This is an estat...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1959-printed later

New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Lambda

New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1962, printed later

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup, 1953

James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955 by Frank Worth James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print

Frank Worth
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print, 1955 (Printed Later)

Rodeo (Cowgirl)
By Harold Eugene Edgerton
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 60 Signed and numbered in pencil on print verso. Harold “Doc” Edgerton was born in 1903, in Fremont, Nebraska. During his summers as a teenager, he worked in his uncle’s ...
Category

1940s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rodeo (Cowgirl)

Harold Eugene Edgerton
Rodeo (Cowgirl), c. 1940

Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Hollywood actor Alan Ladd smiling while playing with his dog by the pool, circa 1953. Alan Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool
Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool

Bert Six
Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool, 1953

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958-printed later

Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol
By Eugene Kornman
Located in Austin, TX
In 2022 Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Marilyn was sold for $195 million, making this iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction. Warh...
Category

1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol
Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol

Eugene Kornman
Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol, 1953

Lucille Ball Posed in Hawaiian Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full-length portrait features Lucille Ball seated in the studio, posed with Hawaiian scenery and props. Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, e...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lucille Ball Posed in Hawaiian Scene
Lucille Ball Posed in Hawaiian Scene

Lucille Ball Posed in Hawaiian Scene, 1950s

Photograph of Brigitte Bardot - Marc Allegret 1956
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Photograph of Brigitte Bardot - Marc Allegret Silver print On the set of "En effleurant la marguerite Circa 1956 24,8x15 1200 euros
Category

1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Photograph of Brigitte Bardot - Marc Allegret 1956
Photograph of Brigitte Bardot - Marc Allegret 1956

Marc Allegret
Photograph of Brigitte Bardot - Marc Allegret 1956, 1956

Brighton, Street Photographer, United Kingdom 1956
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken in Brighton in 1952, depicts a street photographer labeled "Official Beach Photographer," standing confidently with his vintage camera on a tri...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Brighton, Street Photographer, United Kingdom 1956

Klaus Redenbacher
Brighton, Street Photographer, United Kingdom 1956, 2025

Jack Nicklaus Candid and Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of golf legend Jack Nicklaus candid and smiling. Jack Nicklaus , nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf cour...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jack Nicklaus Candid and Smiling
Jack Nicklaus Candid and Smiling

Nate Cutler
Jack Nicklaus Candid and Smiling, 1960s

Kids with Circus Poster, NYC
By Morris Engel
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin. Signed in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. Morris Engel was an American street photographer and ci...
Category

1940s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kids with Circus Poster, NYC
Kids with Circus Poster, NYC

Morris Engel
Kids with Circus Poster, NYC, 1947

Che Guevara
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Che Guevara
Che Guevara

Osvaldo Salas
Che Guevara, 19959

Rita Hayworth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth posed in a Hawaiian outfit, posed amongst palm trees.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth, 1950's

Slim Aarons Lola Albright's Penthouse
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lola Albrights Penthouse, 1960 C print 20 x 16 inches Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 American singer and actress Lola Albright (1924 - 2017) at Richard La...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons Lola Albright's Penthouse

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Lola Albright's Penthouse, 1965

Katharine Hepburn Walking Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Katharine Hepburn walking her dogs in a pantsuit. Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanne...
Category

1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Katharine Hepburn Walking Dogs
Katharine Hepburn Walking Dogs

Katharine Hepburn Walking Dogs, 1940s

Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel, CA
After a successful acting career in Europe, Peter Lorre came to the United States and starred in such classic films as “The Maltese Falcon”, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, and “Casablanca”....
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait

Yousuf Karsh
Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait, 1946

Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American screwball comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays The...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall Vintage Press Print, 1953

Norman Parkinson 'Rudi Gernreich in tights, Vogue, February 1969'
By Norman Parkinson
Located in New York, NY
“The New Emphatics: for feet and legs – drama from the ground up”, fashion story photographed at El Conquistador Hotel in Puerto Rico for American Vogue, 15 February 1969. The fantas...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Rudi Gernreich in tights, Vogue, February 1969'
Norman Parkinson 'Rudi Gernreich in tights, Vogue, February 1969'

Norman Parkinson
Norman Parkinson 'Rudi Gernreich in tights, Vogue, February 1969', 1969

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped a...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Gi...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera, 1955

Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot. She was one of the best-k...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car
Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car

Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car, 1959

A dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This dynamic black-and-white photograph, taken by Klaus Redenbacher in 1952, captures a male dancer mid-leap in a moment of sheer power, grace, and precision. Suspended in the air wi...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

A dancer frozen mid-performance

Klaus Redenbacher
A dancer frozen mid-performance, 2025

The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
The Hotel Excelsior, Rome, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1957, printed later

Marilyn Monroe Smiling for Paparazzi Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of starlet Marilyn Monroe smiling for gathering paparazzi. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities. -- "The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Smiling for Paparazzi Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe Smiling for Paparazzi Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe Smiling for Paparazzi Vintage Press Print, 1950s

North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Marilyn Monroe in Monkey Business Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit for her role in "Monkey Business", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in Monkey Business Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe in Monkey Business Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe in Monkey Business Vintage Press Print, 1952

Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey singing and playing instruments on couch, circa 1958. Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker.Douglas developed int...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey
Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey

Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey, 1958

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn wearing Givenchy in Italy, 1955'
By Norman Parkinson
Located in New York, NY
Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn is photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress from his Spring/Summer 1955 collection at 'Villa Rolli', a farmhouse in the Al...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn wearing Givenchy in Italy, 1955'
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn wearing Givenchy in Italy, 1955'

Norman Parkinson
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn wearing Givenchy in Italy, 1955', 1955

Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly, and their children playing in the snow in Switzerland, circa 1959. What's included: - Limited Edition Archival Print - ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow
Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow

Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow, 1959

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

Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm
Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm

Erich Andres
Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm, 1950

The Young Callas - Vintage Original Photograph of Maria Callas - End of 1950-51
By Maria Callas
Located in Roma, IT
The Young Callas is a beautiful black-white photographic portrait of the nascent opera star realized by an unknown artist around the 1950-51. On the verso the black ink stamp on the...
Category

1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Young Callas - Vintage Original Photograph of Maria Callas - End of 1950-51
The Young Callas - Vintage Original Photograph of Maria Callas - End of 1950-51

Maria Callas
The Young Callas - Vintage Original Photograph of Maria Callas - End of 1950-51, 1950-51

Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Star 1950s on Film Set, Black and White Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn photographed one of the most highly-paid celebrity actresses, Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 on set during the filming of "Suddenly Last Summer". In the candid photo, he captures ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Star 1950s on Film Set, Black and White Photography
Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Star 1950s on Film Set, Black and White Photography

Burt Glinn
Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Star 1950s on Film Set, Black and White Photography, 1959

Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE ...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder, 1956

Mark Shaw
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder, 1956, 2018

Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s winter photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. This is an e...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955-printed later

Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s winter photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, USA, 1955. This is an e...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Slopes & Trails, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955-printed later

New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Lambda

New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1962, printed later

Water Scene, Black and White Photography, Seattle Tubing Society
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Seattle Tubing Society, 1953 by Burt Glinn is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s shots - this one of people relaxing in inner tubes on a pond. The zeitgeist of madcap and fun, th...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Water Scene, Black and White Photography, Seattle Tubing Society
Water Scene, Black and White Photography, Seattle Tubing Society

Burt Glinn
Water Scene, Black and White Photography, Seattle Tubing Society, 1953

Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn in a classic black and white headshot from the 1953 film "Roman Holiday". Film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn was a British actress, active during Hollywood's Gold...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday"
Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday"

Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday", 1953

Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid shot of Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Clifton Webb at How to Marry A Millionaire Premiere, circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities. -- "The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print
Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print

Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print, 1953

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor Driving Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor driving car from the movie scene "Giant", circa 1956. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directe...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor Driving Car
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor Driving Car

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor Driving Car, 1955

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett w...
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Elizabeth Taylor, B & W Photograph of Glam Hollywood Star on the Beach 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 by Burt Glinn is a black-and-white photograph shot on film a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor on the beach during the filming of the adaptation of Tennessee Willia...
Category

1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Elizabeth Taylor, B & W Photograph of Glam Hollywood Star on the Beach 1950s
Elizabeth Taylor, B & W Photograph of Glam Hollywood Star on the Beach 1950s

Burt Glinn
Elizabeth Taylor, B & W Photograph of Glam Hollywood Star on the Beach 1950s, 1959

Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden sitting at the table, 1951. Cary Grant was an English-American actor. Known for his mid-Atlantic acce...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden
Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden

Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden, 1951

Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage press realized in the 1950s. London. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s

Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s, 1950s

New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
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1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Lambda

New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1962, printed later

Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great color capture of Natalie Wood in her younger years posed smiling on a swing. Natalie Wood was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully tra...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's
Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's

Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's, 1959

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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