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Portrait Photography For Sale
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Set of 9 portraits of Pharrell Williams, LIVE FOREVER series. Mixed media
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 9 portraits of Pharrell of the LIVE FOREVER series. Intervene by the artists Acrylic and oil pastel on Pigment Print Individual size: Image size: 30.5 inc x H x 23.5. W Frame...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Coney Island
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique Vintage gelatin silver print 7 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. Titled, dated, and artist stamp. Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 1921...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lorenzo Agius - Madonna in the Library, madonna, colour, photography, 24x20 in
Located in London, GB
Lorenzo Agius (b.1962) Madonna in the Library 2005 digital C-Type print 60 x 48 in. / 40 x 30 in. / 24 x 20 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is available in the follo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital

Before the Yves St. Laurent Show
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free express shipping and a 14-day return policy. Four 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak prints featuring Jerry Hall, Pat Cleveland and Adele Lutz. Prints are on active consignment from the estate of Antonio Lopez. Purchase includes certificates of authenticity from the estate of Antonio Lopez. These Kodak prints are not signed by Antonio Lopez. Frame has some minor damage and is note in the pictures. The price reflects this with a reduction compared to similar listings. Antonio Lopez Biography - The foremost fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, Antonio (as he signed his work) was and remains one of the most highly regarded and influential figures in the fashion world. While not initially known as a photographer, Antonio was rarely without his favorite Instamatic camera, and as his career progressed he turned increasingly to photography to create fashion stories, portraits, and elaborate mise-en-scènes. A serial Svengali, as the writer Karin Nelson noted: “Lopez brilliantly transformed the women in his world. Under his tutelage, Jerry Hall, a long tall Texan he met at Paris’s Club Sept, evolved into a golden goddess. He put Jessica Lange in gold lamé evening dresses after discovering her in Paris studying mime, and gave aspiring model Tina Lutz her start (and an introduction to future husband Michael Chow...
Category

1970s Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Photographic Paper

Alice Topping by Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda, C Print

Great Blue Heron at Rest
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10 Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin by Cheryl Medow Signed, titled, dated and print type in pencil on print verso by Cheryl Medow Paper size: 25 x 20 in., Image size: 20 x 16 in. Available in the following sizes: Paper size: 18 x 14.5 in., Image size: 13 x 10.4 in. in., Edition of 25 $1700 Paper size: 25 x 20 in., Image size: 20 x 16 in., Edition of 10, $2300 Paper size: 37 x 30 in., Image size: 30 x 24 in., Edition of 6, $2900 Santa Barbara art photographer Cheryl Medow creates images that entice the viewer to enter her world, both real and imagined. Cheryl Medow's background in the arts is diverse, but interconnected. Medow studied ceramics at the famed Chouinard Institute and received a BA in Art from UCLA, concentrating on life drawing with charcoal and pastels. Continuing her art education, she studied printmaking at Hand Graphics in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With a wealth of materials and techniques, Medow layers her photographs and weaves them together to create visual narratives. There have been numerous articles written about her work. Avian Alchemy by Becca Cudmore was published by Audubon News/Culture on June 5, 2015, Proof. National Geographic - An Altered Reality by Becky Harlan along with National Geographics Sunday Stills, Sunday, July 12, 2015 and an article in Inspire Adobe Photoshop For The Birds by Alyssa Coppelman in August. In 2016, Medow was included in the SLIDESHOW Night at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, California. She received the Juror's Award at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury Vermont for Great Blue Heron...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marisa Berenson by Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda, C Print

JOAN COLLINS, THE STUD, LIMOUSINE, LONDON, 1978 - Portrait, Black & White Photo
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50. Joan Collins is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old scho...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

The Prophet, 3rd Ward, Houston
Located in Dallas, TX
No Edition Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon Johnson...
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Michael Chow, Adele Lutz, David Byrne and Tina Chow
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The work depicts Michael Chow, Adele Lutz, David Byrne and Tina Chow celebrating Michael's birthday. This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Woman in front of Wall of Hairstyles)
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in., Image size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil on print margin by Jack Delano
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cat Woman
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 3/40 Signed, titled, dated, print type and numbered. Palladium print
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Other Medium

Ken Miles / Sebring (Ford GT-X1)
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated, print date, and misc. notations in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 12 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Printed later circa 1980-90s. Excellent condition. The piece does NOT include the frame. Frame shown just for reference. From the esta...
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20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sydney #3
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 15 Archival pigment print, 17 x 13 in. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Kevin Horan AVAILABLE SIZES: 13 x 17 in., Edition of 15, $1000 24 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

2 Boys, 2 Dogs, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
Gelatin silver print Paper size: 10 x 8 in., Image size: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Printed 2013 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Grace Jones
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free express shipping and a 14-day return policy. Four 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak prints. Prints are on active consignment from the estate of Antonio Lopez. Purchase includes certificates of authenticity from the estate of Antonio Lopez. These Kodak prints are not signed by Antonio Lopez. Artist Biography - The foremost fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, Antonio (as he signed his work) was and remains one of the most highly regarded and influential figures in the fashion world. While not initially known as a photographer, Antonio was rarely without his favorite Instamatic camera, and as his career progressed he turned increasingly to photography to create fashion stories, portraits, and elaborate mise-en-scènes. A serial Svengali, as the writer Karin Nelson noted: “Lopez brilliantly transformed the women in his world. Under his tutelage, Jerry Hall, a long tall Texan he met at Paris’s Club Sept, evolved into a golden goddess. He put Jessica Lange in gold lamé evening dresses after discovering her in Paris studying mime, and gave aspiring model Tina Lutz her start (and an introduction to future husband Michael Chow...
Category

1970s Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Photographic Paper

Self-Portrait
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Harlem (Three Cowboys)
Located in Dallas, TX
John Albok Harlem (Three Cowboys), 1938 Vintage gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Titled in pencil on mount margin. Signed and dated by John Albok in pencil, artist stamp in bl...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Kiss, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
No Edition Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 13 x 19 in. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Piano Ursula. Digital Collage. Limited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
'Piano Ursula' Castelloland Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper Image size: 19.6 in. H x 27.5 in. W Edition 3/5 + 1AP 2015 _______________________ Paloma Castello born 1...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Faye Dunaway: Legs, 1968 - Jerry Schatzberg (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Faye Dunaway: Legs, 1968 - Jerry Schatzberg (Portrait Photography) Signed on reverse Silver gelatin print 8 x 10 inches, edition of 25 + 5 APs - $4,500 11 x 14 inches, edition of 25 ...
Category

Late 20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tina Chow Dancing
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 wi...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bathing Beauties
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage gelatin silver print 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Titled, dated and artist stamp on verso. Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 192...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Peruvian Woman with Child
By Martin Chambi
Located in Dallas, TX
Carte postale Stamped on verso "Foto Martin Chambi, Cuzco"
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Other Medium

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media collage by John Stezaker. “Untitled” is a film portrait collage in black and white by artist John Stezaker. The artwork is unsigned. John S...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

Kids with Flags
Located in Dallas, TX
Open Edition Blind stamp on print margin. Signed by Estate, titled, dated and copyright date in pencil on artist stamp. Paper size: 20 x 16 in. Ruth Orkin (1921 - 1985) was an Ameri...
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sunbather on Rock by Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda, C Print

Martin & Sinatra, 1961 - 20th Century Photography, Jazz music, Swing
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. A gorgeous black and white fibre print, available in other sizes. Taken from...
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Cheryl Tiegs and Peter Beard
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 wi...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joseph Kennedy III
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 wi...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York (three kids with masks)
Located in New York, NY
8 1/8 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, printed later. Titled and dated by the artist on verso as "N.Y. circa 1942." Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vis...
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Flamenco Dancers in Spain
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 An...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Fran Lebowitz Smoking
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 with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to Hedges Projects...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Saks Fifth Avenue by Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White

Edie Beale
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 and initialed Tim Hunt (“T.J.H.”). The work comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to Hedges Projects...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York (laughing women)
Located in New York, NY
11 x 13 7/8 inch gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master...
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New Orleans
Located in Dallas, TX
Open Edition Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in. Titled and misc. notation in pencil on print verso. Signed, titled, dated, print date, print type and publication notes in black ink on...
Category

1940s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Monocled Miss by Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...
Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda, C Print

Embrace, Coney Island
Located in Dallas, TX
Embrace, Coney Island, 1939 Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Signed by Morris Engel
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A polaroid by Andy Warhol. ""Andy Warhol"" is a Post-War gelatin silver print by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The work has been given the Warhol Foundation authentication number ...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tina Chow
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. One 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak print of Tina Chow (1975). Prints are on active consignment from the estate of Antonio Lopez. Purchase includes certificates of authenticity from the estate of Antonio Lopez. These Kodak prints are not signed by Antonio Lopez. Antonio Lopez Biography - The foremost fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, Antonio (as he signed his work) was and remains one of the most highly regarded and influential figures in the fashion world. While not initially known as a photographer, Antonio was rarely without his favorite Instamatic camera, and as his career progressed he turned increasingly to photography to create fashion stories, portraits, and elaborate mise-en-scènes. A serial Svengali, as the writer Karin Nelson noted: “Lopez brilliantly transformed the women in his world. Under his tutelage, Jerry Hall, a long tall Texan he met at Paris’s Club Sept, evolved into a golden goddess. He put Jessica Lange in gold lamé evening dresses after discovering her in Paris studying mime, and gave aspiring model Tina Lutz her start (and an introduction to future husband Michael...
Category

1970s Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Photographic Film

Jon Gould on surfboard in Montauk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Coyoacán, Mexico. Black and white portrait. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Coyoacán, Mexico by Leo Matiz Image size: 8.75 in. H x 6.5 in. W Frame size: 19 in. H x 17 in. W Archival pigment print 1945 Black an...
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1940s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Stavros Niarchos
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 wi...
Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Fran Lebowitz
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 wi...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Every summer we go all out on our camp in Yosemite, from Leisure
Located in Dallas, TX
"Every summer we go all out on our camp in Yosemite. I do the barbequing" Edition of 15 Signed, dated, and numbered by Bill Owens Gelatin silver print 16 x 20 in. Series: Leisure Bi...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rebirth
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Isabelle Van Zeijl dips into the post-modern to craft a vision of feminine power that will have you questioning both historical and 21st-century concepts of beauty. Van Zeijl produce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Elizabeth (“Pussy”) Paepcke, Aspen, Colorado
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 and initialed Tim ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jane Fonda in hair and makeup at The Factory
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Dated 'MAY 03 1982' (on the reverse). Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundati...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York (one boy consoling another)
Located in New York, NY
7 x 11 inch gelatin silver print - signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master of ...
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Divine and Stephen Aronson
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 wi...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rudolph Valentino. Portrait. Digital Collage. Limited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rudolph Valentino by Paloma Castello Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper 47.2" x 33" inches. Edition of 1/3 + 1 AP Unframed 2018 "Palom...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Halston, Benjamin Liu, Bianca Jagger and Christopher Dodd
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

Pat Cleveland
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. Nine 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak print of Pat Cleveland...
Category

1970s Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Photographic Paper

C. Z. Guest Riding Horse
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Dated 'Jun 04 1982' (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 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso and initialed Tim Hunt...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Boy jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin, 1948, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Boys jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin depicts a thrilling scene. A boy is suspended in the air after jumping off a tall building in New York City. Children are are seen s...
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bianca Jagger
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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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