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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1950s
Recognized Seller Listings
Andy Warhol on a Seaplane in Montauk
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in.
Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy War...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dean Martin, Las Vegas
Located in London, GB
lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print
72 x 48 in. (paper size)
edition 10 of 50
signed and numbered
Notes:
Dean Martin prepares to go on...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Poolside Chat, 1970 - 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 American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Fifty Cents on Delancey Street, 1985 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Fifty Cents on Delancey Street, 1985
From a 35mm negative, scanned in 2020
Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Artist Proofs
Prin...
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sonia Rykiel
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Sonia Rykiel" is a Polaroid by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered AWL261.
Andy Warhol — who famously said that, “In the future, ev...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Boy with Action Figures, 1984 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Boy with Action Figures, 1984
From a 35mm negative, scanned in 2020
Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Artist Proofs
Print size ...
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi and a 14 day return policy.
This is available for pick up framed at Los Angeles gallery at no additional charge. For transport the US and internationally, please inquire for more details.
Kate Moss by Glen Luchford...
Category
1990s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Diptych. From the Frida Khalo Series
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Digital Pigment
Car Repair on Stanton Street, 1987 by Tria Giovan - Landscape Photography
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Car Repair on Stanton Street, 1987
From a 6cm x 4.5cm negative, scanned in 2020
Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Artist Proofs
...
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Naomi Campbell in vintage Convertible, Los Angeles
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Naomi Campbell in vintage Convertible, Los Angeles, 1992
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25, plus 2 AP
Albert Watson was born 1942 in Ed...
Category
1990s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Andy Warhol and Unidentified Man
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Andy Warhol and Unidentified Man" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by pop American artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is signed in the lower middle, "Andy Warhol",...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Merle Oberon as Antonita, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Merle Oberon as Antonita, 1934 - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
Signed in pencil on mount
Inscribed with 'Merle Oberon' in unknown hand and s...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flamenco Dancers in Spain
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Dated 'Jan 24 1983' (on the reverse).
Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City, 1956 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
New York City, 1956 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Portrait Photography)
Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label
Silver gelatin print, printed later...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mary Taylor, c.1934 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography/Fashion Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Mary Taylor, c.1934 - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography/Fashion Photography)
Inscribed 'Mary Taylor' in unknown hand and stamped with photographers copyri...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Self Portrait
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self Portrait" is a gelatin silver print by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered AWL116.
Andy Warhol — who famously said that, “In t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Skiers in Vermont, 1962 - 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 American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Snoop Dogg – Albert Watson, Photography, Portrait, Black and White, Celebrity
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Snoop Dogg, New York City, 1992
Archival pigment print
142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print onl...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tina Chow Dancing at Karl Lagerfeld dinner at MOMA
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number.
The work comes ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jon Gould in leather jacket
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jon Gould and Andy Warhol met in 1980 when Warhol was 51 and Gould was a 27-year-old movie executive living in Los Angeles. Biographies of Warhol show he tri...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paloma Picasso and Raphael Lopez Sanchez with a Dog
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paloma Picasso and her husband Raphael Lopez Sanchez (aka Rafael Lopez-Cambil) holding a dog. Paloma Picasso is a jewelry, fashion, and perfume designer and the daughter of the artis...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Balloons on Delancey Street, 1986 by Tria Giovan - Portrait Photography
By Tria Giovan
Located in Brighton, GB
Balloons on Delancey Street, 1986
From a 35mm negative, scanned in 2020
Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 16" x 20" in an Edition of 12 with 3 Artist Proofs
Print s...
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Halston, Benjamin Liu, Bianca Jagger and Christopher Dodd
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halston, Benjamin Liu, Bianca Jagger and Christopher Dodd at Warhol's Estate Eothen in Montauk.
This is a unique work.
Dated 'Sep 07 1982' (on the reverse).
Stamped on verso by The E...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. Color Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color
Bea with a whip at The Other Side
By Nan Goldin
Located in New York, NY
Nan Goldin
Bea with a whip at The Other Side
1973
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm
Edition of 100
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso)
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backgammon Players - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary pr...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Lynn Koester, New York City, 1984 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Lynn Koester, New York City, 1984
1984
Silver gelatin print
Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Albert Watson was born 1942 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pulitzer Fashions - 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 American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper
Anti-Defamation League Dinner with Halston & Elizabeth Taylor
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alison Cain - 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 American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Digital
Marisa Berenson - 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 American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Kim Alexis
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of three photographs by Andy Warhol. "Kim Alexis" is a set of three Polaroids, Polacolors by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FA12.01102, FA12.01120, FA...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Burlington Arcade - 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 to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Burlington Arcade...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White
Paige Powell & Billy Boy
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso.
The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jon Gould in Aspen
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photograph by Andy Warhol of Jon Gould in the snow in Aspen. Jon Gould and Andy Warhol met in 1980 when Warhol was 51 and Gould was a 27-year-old movie execu...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Fan Mail, 1950 - 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 American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Fred Hughes and Jerry Hall
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Illustrated in The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol. Edited by Pat Hackett, Warner Books, 1991.
Fred Hughes was Andy Warhol's business manager for more...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cecilia Chancellor, London, 1984 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Cecilia Chancellor, London, 1984
1984
Archival pigment print
Image 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert W...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paul Anka
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paul Anka is a popular singer and songwriter known for such hits as Put Your Head on My Shoulder, Diana, and She's a Lady, recorded by Tom Jones.
Image dimensions: 4.25 x 3.375 in.
...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Andy Warhol Getting Cast of Face for the Lewis Allen "No Man Show" Robot
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Dated 'Dec 9 1980' (on the reverse).
Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundatio...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Cale and Lou Reed at the Ocean Club
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Double exposure photograph taken by Andy Warhol of John Cale and Lou Reed, formerly of the Velvet Underground, together at the Ocean Club in New York City in...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Miss Guy, NYC. Girlfriend Series. Black and White Portrait Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Men, Women, and Drag, draws inspiration from his diverse roles as a photographer, poet, and activist. His work often intersects with themes of identity, social justice, and cultural ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Lynn Koester, Paris – Albert Watson, black and white, Portrait, woman, model
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Lynn Koester, Paris
1992/2015
Chromogenic print from a polaroid positive face mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 238 x 182,5 cm (93 3/4 x 71 7/8 in.)
F...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Anna Maria Alberghetti, 1959 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type
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, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
Brigitte Bardot, Piggy Back, 1966 - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - 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 to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Pousada dos Buzios" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons.
See also "Buzios" in the gallery listings. Both "Pousada dos Buzios" and "Buzios" were taken in the same place, but spaced years apart. This image from August 1975...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Jon Gould & Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Liberace Eating
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique.
Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cheryl Tiegs
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Cheryl Tiegs" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by pop artist Andy Warhol. It is numbered FA04.05400 and AWL013.
Andy Warhol — who fa...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Francesco Clemente at Cafe Roma
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Illustrated in The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol. Edited by Pat Hackett, Warner Books, 1991.
This is a unique work.
Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in.
Framed dimensions: 16.125 x 18....
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Diana Vreeland Wearing a Cowboy Hat
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
February 25, 1978 - Dinner for Cecil Beaton at Diana Vreeland's with Peter Beard, Diana Vreeland, Carole Bouquet, Cecil Beaton and others.
As Editor-in-Chief, Diana Vreeland brought...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kara Young, New York City, 1989 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, NYC
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Kara Young, New York City, 1989
1989
Archival pigment print
Image 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lake Tahoe Couple, 1959 - 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 to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change.
This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives.
All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty.
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Lake Tahoe Couple, 1959" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20th Century photographer Slim Aarons.
Taken near Lake Tahoe, California. If you look carefully, you are able to see the words, "Nevada" and "California" spelled out in tiles on the swimming pool floor. This line actually marks the state boundary between Nevada and California. From 1959.
The world of Aarons’s photographs...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Pat Hackett Peeling a Banana
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pat Hackett is a writer and editor, as well as a frequent collaborator, friend, and confidante of Andy Warhol. She edited and wrote the introduction to The...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eden Hartford - 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 American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White
Polaroid of Linda Blair
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Linda Blair starred in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, one of the highest-grossing films of all time, when she was fifteen years old, and was nominated ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Karl Lagerfeld
Located in New York, NY
Framing Included in Listing Price, Free Shipping for the US, 14-Day Return Policy.
One 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak print of Karl Lagerfeld by Antonio Lopez. Prints are on ...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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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