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Portrait Photography For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Art Deco
Marilyn Monroe Full Body Pinup Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit for a full-length full-body pinup portrait.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Va...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
The Beatles oversize CONTACT SHEET - FOUND photographic b/w print on Hannehmuhle
Located in Norwich, GB
Before digital when cameras used only film, a roll of 36 would be processed to produce a strip of negatives. The long roll of negatives was then cut into strips of six, usually with ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Equestrian Portrait, Classic, Black Horse with Bridle, Reins, and Bonnet
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Black Diamond"
This award-winning image is a fashion-inspired portrait of an elite horse wearing the attire of his discipline.
The print series Equus: Light & Form focuses on the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Divine Nude No.13 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.13 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Intimate Portrait of an Iconic White Camargue Horse, France, Vertical, Ethereal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Hush"
The delicate nature of this image encompasses the otherworldly appeal of the Camargue horses in this best-selling black and white photograph.
The print series Band of Rebel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - 2004
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 483...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "La signora Ava".
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot in "A Very Private Affair"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Brigitte Bardot posed in a sun hat for her role in "A Very Private Affair"
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an ani...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Giraffe in grass, Giraffe, animal, Africa, black and white photography
Located in München, BY
Edition No. 7/12
image size 28,5 x 35,6 cm
signed and numbered
Framed with mat and anti-reflex glass
A giraffe is lying in the tall grass in front of Mount Kenya.
Joachim Schmeisse...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
La dernière Séance, Paris
By Sonia Sieff
Located in München, BY
Edition 7
On this photo you can see a naked woman in a intellectual pose sitting in the L'opera of Paris.
These stunning photographs of Sieff’s subjects in Paris, in their homes, o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rodeo Grounds - Till Death du us Part - diptych, 128x150cm and 128x126cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rodeo Grounds (Till Death do us Part) - 2010, diptych
Edition 1/5.
128x150cm and 128x126cm together 126x286cm including a 10 cm space in between both pieces,
Analog C-Print print,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid
After All (Cyndi Lauper) - 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
After All (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2009
48x46cm,
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artists Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Nikita Krushchev, Cold War Russian Leader, Black and White Historic Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Nikita Khrushchev in front of Lincoln Memorial, 1959, Washington DC by Burt Glinn is one of the photographer's historical photographs. The portrait i...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Brainpower II, III and I. Triptych. From The Horses Series
By Juan Lamarca
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Brainpower I, Untitled I, and Untitled II (Triptych) 2018 by Juan Lamarca
From the Horse Series
Fine Art Cotton Paper
Overall size:
Image size: 16.5 in H x 36 in W
Frame size: 17.7 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
The Elephants at the Circus - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Elephants at the circus is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical mom...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York City, Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s, Jewish Diaspora
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Men with Fish)
By Evžen Sobek
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
12 x 12 inches
(Edition of 10)
25 x 25 inches
(Edition of 10)
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Plea...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Burlesque Set of Four Small Framed Photographs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Burlesque photography set of four framed artworks by Richard Heeps.
Featuring:
Catherine D'Lish Champagne Coupe II, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood, 2003
Belles of Shoreditch, The Whoopee Cl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Narween (Saigon) -20x20cm, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, AP1/2
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Narween (Saigon) - 2003
sold out Edition of 5, this is Artist Proof 1/2,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid,
Artist inventory Number 469.15.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Boy George, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of British-American sta...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe at the St. Judes Hospital Benefit Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe at the St Judes Hospital benefit at the Hollywood Bowl in September 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Chains
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day
This print is availabl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Jewish Diaspora 1950s, Yeshiva Students New York, Black-and-White Photography
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Students, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed is a black-and-white photograph of three young Jewish Youth, studying at a yeshiva. This is a gelatin silver lifetime print, 16...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Como Salchicha en L, ca. 2020 Mixed media on canvas , metal leaf, edition 1/7
Located in San Juan, PR
In this new series Mercado utilizes canvas in big format as a medium to intervene Jack Delano's photographs of Puerto Rican agriculture workers he documented for the FSA in the 1940...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Debbie Harry Blondie 1977
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Debbie Harry of Blondie - London 1977 limited edition print by Brian Duffy.
Debbie Harry of “Blondie” wearing a Patti Smith Group T-shirt shot...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Zipper (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Zipper (Back in the 80's) - 1999
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #355.
Not mounted.
Stefan...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Monk at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa - Color Portrait, National Geographic
Located in Denton, TX
Monk at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa by Steve McCurry is a color portrait of old man with a deeply wrinkled face, wearing a colorful robe and a red hat.
Digital C-print on Fujiflex Cr...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wild Strawberry Leporello - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
In this box scented with wild Strawberry flavour
I hand folded my Strawberry story into an exclusive leporello
This is number 2/3
Digital color print based on a series of original Polaroids
on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH
305gsm - 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Signed and numbered.
156cm x 15cm
The leporello is comfortably wrapped in a latex sheet
rubbed with freshly picked strawberries
and sprinkled with home made golden shower...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 22x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white portrait of Justin Jedlica - The Human Ken Doll
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mesurage
By Rene Peña
Located in Denton, TX
Mesurage, 1994
Toned gelatin silver print
18 x 12 in.
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
From the series "El cocinero, el ladron, su mujer, y su amante" (The cook, t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor Sitting in Boat
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Elizabeth Taylor sitting with dog in a boat from the movie scene "Lassie Come Home", circa 1943. Lassie Come Home is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Laundry
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
"Eat My Dust"- Archival Pigment Ink Photography
By Lauren Hurt
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This selection is an intimate grouping of portraits of celebrities and tastemakers in the burgeoning cannabis industry. I’ve paired these with select portraits evoking the feeling of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
New York City, Harlem, Black and White Photo of African Americans, Fire Hydrant
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 11.5" x 9.5" gelatin silver signed by the photographer Leonard Freed (on verso). Provenance: Freed Estate
LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Her last Call (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - framed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Her last Call II (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
80x80cm,
Edition 2/5,
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Mounted and Shadow frame.
Signed on back with Certificate.
Artist Inventory # 16495.02.
Featuring Heather Megan Christie.
Offered is a piece from the movie: The Girl behind the White Picket Fence
A tale told with blemished and expired Polaroid film about the hopes and dreams of a newly orphaned girl after losing her parents who lived in the Californian desert in a vintage Spartan travel-trailer.
-filmed with Polaroid film stock and Super-8 footage, overlaid with poetic voice-over monologue - this feature film creates a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Caroline Ryder)
Stefanie Schneider
By Caroline Ryder
Travel up a bumpy dirt road in Morongo Valley, the trail strewn with rocks, and you’ll come upon a gigantic 1950s trailer in pristine condition, ringed by a white picket fence, with cottontail rabbits hopping among neat little rose bushes that bloom in spite of the broiling desert heat.
Inside the trailer are period accents—a vintage radio, vintage fridge...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Wood
Austen in front of Trailer (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Analog, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Austen in front of Trailer', (Till Death do Us part), 2005, 48 x 46 cm,
Edition 2/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist , based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature labe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid, Photographic Film, Archival Paper
Untitled (Beachshoot) - with Radha Mitchell, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005
128x125cm,
Edition 4/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-Printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Christopher Reeve NYC, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Printed later
Combined Edition 10
Also available in 101 x 127 cm 40 x 50 inch
and as combined Edition 25 in
40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch
50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
Black and white Portrait of American actor, writer and director Christopher Reeve...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oldsmobile & Sinful Barbie's, Las Vegas - Contemporary Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Oldsmobile and Sinful Barbie's, from Richard Heeps' 'Man's Ruin' Series. This artwork is part of a sequence capturing Wendy at the Rockabilly Weekender, Viva Las Vegas, these Barbie'...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Drive to Russian River (My own private travel Diary) - 20x24cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Drive to Russian River (My own private travel Diary) - 1991
20x24cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Heather’s Dream - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heather’s Dream (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
125x156cm,
Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist,
based on the Polaroid.
A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Nastasia with Gun - Polaroid, Contemporary, Portrait, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nastasia with Gun (High Desert) - 2019
Edition 1/10,
50x50cm,
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider: A German...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Ben Hogan: Golf Master Letting it Fly
By Morgan Fitz
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s photograph depicting golf legend Ben Hogan at the Masters.
Ben Hogan was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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 Film, Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe Smiling in a Fedora Vintage Press Print
By Bert Stern
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe smiling close up, wearing a fedora.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a pie...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Amelia Earhart Flight over Washington D.C.
Located in Austin, TX
After appearing before a Senate Committee on air safety, Amelia took off in the Department of Commerce's new safety plane for a flight over Washington D.C.. 1936.
Amelia Earhart was...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Immaculate Springs Set with Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Immaculate Springs Set with Jacinda Barrett - 1998
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
20x20cm,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artist i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
INSTANTDREAMS published by Avenso, Berlin, 2014 - Monograph and C-Print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
INSTANTDREAMS - Monograph - signed
Hardcover Edition, 62 pages.
published by Avanso, Berlin, 2014
ISBN 978-3-935971-69-0
This book comes with a 20x20cm "Her Last Call II"
Edition o...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Cardboard, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Anthony Bourdain at Katz's Deli by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
New York City, Two American Artists Helen Frankenthaler and David Smith
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Painter Helen Frankenthaler and sculptor David Smith in Frankenthaler's studio in New York City, 1957 is a gelatin silver print, 20” x 16”, signed and stamped by the Glinn estate. Th...
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Dr. Albert Einstein Lectures
Located in Austin, TX
Albert Einstein giving a lecture at a podium, 1946.
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern ...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Monica Bellucci - Vintage Photo by Marton Schneider - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Bellucci, b/w photo is a photograph realized by Marton Schneider in the 1990s.
Very good conditions.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Led Zeppelin" photograph by Neal Preston from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
By Neal Preston
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Led Zeppelin" photograph by Neal Preston. Photo by Neal Preston hand written in lower right corner. This framed photo previously hung in a guest room at th...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Katharine Hepburn in Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of actress Katharine Hepburn in a coat for her role in "Stage Door", circa 1937.
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywoo...
Category
1930s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Desert Center - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desert Center (Stranger than Paradise) - 2000
Edition of 10,
48x60cm.
Archival Print, based on the Polaroid.
Mounted on dibond with matte UV-Protection.
Signature label and Cert...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Anthony Perkins and Silvana Mangano - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Anthony Perkins and Silvana Mangano is a black-and-white photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Treasure II (Stage of Consciousness) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Treasure II (Stage of Consciousness) 29 Palms, CA - 2007
75x93cm,
Edition of 5.
analog C-Print printed on Fuji Archive Paper,
hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
First Steps (Heavenly Falls) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Women, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
First Steps (Heavenly Falls) 2016
50x48cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Lambda Print based on the Polaroid
Certificate and signature label
artist inventory number: 19665. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
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.