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Portrait Photography For Sale
Period: 2010s
Period: 1970s
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs - Terry O'Neill, music, lifetime signed, 24x20 in.
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (v2) 1974 lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print 24 x 20 in. (paper size) edition of 50 signed and numbered printed later Price: £9,360 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Notes: David Bowie poses with a large barking dog for the artwork of his 1974 album Diamond Dogs in London. From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age. Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism. At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch. One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Raina Kabaivanska - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ruggero Raimondi in "the Damnation of Faust" - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Scene from Atti by Lully - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Copyright Marchiori Fotografia
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Mirella Freni and Chris Merritt (Bohème) - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s. Copyright Marchiori Fotografia Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Mustique, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
March 1973: Linda Ashland relaxes in a beach hammock on the island of Mustique in the Grenadines. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stam...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Pool In St Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. Slim Aarons St Tropez Pool Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x ...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Homeless
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Homeless Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free Year: 1990s Size: 10x13in Edition: 12 Signed, dated and numbered...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Cybill Shepherd, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Cybill Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and after winning a beauty pageant, became an enormously successful model. Shepherd had an All-America...
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Flutist Ransom Wilson, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Flutist Ransom Wilson in 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from th...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Phyllis Diller
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes w...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Leopard #3 ”-Contemporary Animal signed limited edition fine art, black panther
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Leopard #3 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 3 A series of studio portraits of a panther, or black leopard. Panthers are more commonly known these d...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...

Slim Aarons 'Christian de Sica And Elsa Martinelli in Gstaad'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Christian de Sica and Elsa Martinelli 1977 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. I...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Bouteille à la mer, Paris
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A beautiful naked woman with brown hair stands in a classic house in Paris in an erotic p...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Pool In St Tropez (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests around the pool at a villa in St Tropez, France, circa 1970. Slim Aarons St Tropez Pool Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x ...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman photographed at Perlman's apartment in ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman photographed at Perlman's apartment in ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot Spain' (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Spain, 1971 Silver gelatin print 20 x 16 inches Signed and numbered edition of 50 (rare) Brigitte Bardot on the set of ‘Les Petroleuses’ a.k.a. ‘The Legend of Fren...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gold Marylin Monroe, limited edition gold Screen print
Located in Deddington, GB
Gold Marilyn Monroe by David Studwell is a hand pulled silk screen print of actress Marilyn Monroe. Printed using gold metallic ink and a line effect. Edition of 30 prints. 46.5x56cm...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Paper, Screen

John Kennedy + John Lennon, Contemporary Art, Photography, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
John Kennedy + John Lennon Photography digital collage Edition of 7 Framed in black wood
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Francesca Woodman, Providence, RI
Located in New York, NY
Francesca Woodman in Providence, Rhode Island (1976) photographed by George Lange. 14 x 11" archival pigment print 21 x 17 x 2" frame with UV plexgias Edition 2 of 10, signed and e...
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Jed Johnson in Black Lacoste Shirt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jed Johnson was one of Warhol’s longest-lasting boyfriends and lived with Warhol for multiple years. He first met Warhol in 1967, just two weeks after moving the Manhattan, when he delivered a telegram to the Decker building, the soon-to-be home of Warhol’s Factory. Johnson accepted a job offer on the spot to sweep the floors. Eventually, Johnson directed Andy Warhol...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl 1990 C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper 60 x 40 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 with certificate of authenticity Steve McCurry...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Muhammad Ali, Fifth Street Gym, Miami by Al Satterwhite, 1971, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Muhammad Ali, Fifth Street Gym, Miami by Al Satterwhite is a 20 x 16 inch archival pigment print. This photograph features Muhammad Ali leaning against gym equipment with his arms ra...
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1970s Post-Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot, Les Novices' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot with dog, on set of Les Novices (Co-signed) Silver Gelatin Print Edition of 50 16 x 20 inches Signed and numbered edition of 50 (rare) French actress Brigitte Bard...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Equestrian Beauty #6
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series. The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Eve Arnold - Marlene Dietrich Smoking, Photography 1952, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Ed...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

White Peony
Located in New York City, NY
John Grant White Peony, 2010 60x60 inches -Ed.10 Archival Pigment Print - Plexiglas Signed
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Ventus Netherlands, Horse Portrait, Equine Beauty
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series. This striking artwork presents a mesmerizing black-and-white portrayal of a horse in motion. The noble creature's powerful form...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Paul Newman / Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida - Black and White Portrait, Racing
Located in Denton, TX
Paul Newman / Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite is a black and white portrait of the American actor, director, race car driver, philanthropist and entrepreneur. Newman'...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mona Lisa
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 1/7, signed on the recto, includes black frame. Guadalupe Laiz is an international artist, photographer and explorer born and raised in Argentina. Guadalupe’s main focus for the past ten years has been an extensive body of work capturing the beauty and uniqueness of the indigenous horses of Iceland, a country that has touched her deeply and continues to visit. Her work “Horses of Iceland” has been shown in exhibitions all over the world. This photograph is from her newest series "Among the Living." For this body of work, Laiz traveled across the African continent for six years, visiting Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Batswana, Rwanda, and Uganda. Forgoing comfort often for months at a time, she returned with intimate portraits of the charismatic and fierce, yet vulnerable and endangered animals she encountered. It is impossible to look at one of her photographs and not feel her subject’s innate individuality. As part of her artistic process, she spends time with each animal up close in its natural habitat, gets to know...
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2010s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Official Portrait of L. Bernstein - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Official Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, one of the greatest conductors of all the times: of the New York Symphony Orchestra , of the Israel Philarmonic Orchestra and music director o...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe sexy back . The last sitting
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern Marilyn Monroe sexy back Mythical photo of the last session (1962) inkjet printing by bert stern 2011 signed on both sides certificate signed by the artist during his lif...
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2010s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Terry O'Neill 'Alice Cooper and Family, Los Angeles'
Located in New York, NY
Alice Cooper, Los Angeles, 1974, Printed Later Silver gelatin print 40 x 40 inches estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Terry O'Neill, Alice ...
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1970s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Utilita II, Wellington, United States, Horse Portrait, Equine Beauty
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series. The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Tales of Bitter Doom #14
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tales of Bitter Doom #14' by Carmen De Vos, Edition of 7, 30x30cm, 2018 digital c-print, based on a Polaroid mounted on Dibond - gloss coating, hand sign...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color, Polaroid

Tales of Bitter Moon #25
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tales of Bitter Moon #25', Edition of 7, 30x30cm, 2018 digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid mounted on Dibond - gloss coating, hand signed & numbered by artist on the back. Please ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color, Polaroid

Half forgotten Dream (Heavenly Falls) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Half forgotten Dream (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 50x50cm, Edition of 10. Archival C- Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 19565. No...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Reverentia
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series. The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Perfectio
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series. The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Star Trek Convention - Color Group Portrait, Costumes, Sci-Fi, Alien
Located in Denton, TX
Star Trek Convention by Neal Slavin is a color group portraits of 14 young adults dressed in costumes from the popular sci-fi show, Star Trek. Archival Pigment Print Paper size: 17 ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jagger - Smoke White - Framed - Signed
Located in New York, NY
Shot of Mick Jagger. Custom smoke white acrylic paint. Hand pulled enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Stretched on black frame. About the Artist: Russell Young curr...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Marbella Club, Spain, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a guest taking a break from the sun at the Marbella Club, Marbella, Spain. This is an esta...
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1970s American Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Skiing In St. Moritz, Palace Hotel'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing In St. Moritz 1983 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Countess Jan Bonde in the Palace H...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

"Embedded Worth" - contemporary digitally manipulated portraiture, Kehinde Wiley
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Tokie Rome-Taylor is inspired by the works of Harmonia Rosales, Kehinde Wiley, Tawny Chatmon, Ayana V. Jackson, Omar Victor Diop, Deborah Roberts...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Pigment

Matilda and Susanna (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Matilda and Susanna (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019 - 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid Artist inventory 22253. Si...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Breviarum
Located in New York City, NY
Large-scale photograph from the Equine Beauty series. The legendary and complex relationship between humans and horses is an enduring one. The horse’s distinctive blend of grace and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Studio 54 Opening Night, New York, NY, 1977
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 20 After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Paul Anka
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. ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled (Cowboy on Horseback)
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on mount margin. Toned gelatin silver print. Framing not included. Western photographer, Bank Langmore, traveled extensively with cattle drives...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jones, Opening Night Studio 54, New York, NY, 1977
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 15 After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Metal

Pin Ups - David Bowie and Twiggy Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Pin Ups - David Bowie and Twiggy Oversize Print by Justin De Villeneuve 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm Chromogenic print signed & numbered by artist editio...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color

Birkin Spill
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print

Sous le ciel de Paris, Paris
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A naked and pregnant woman is standing on a small balcony and looks over the roofs of Par...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Massimo Listri 'Braccio Nuovo, Musei Vaticani I'
Located in New York, NY
Braccio Nuovo, Musei Vaticani I, 2011 C print edition of 5 39.5 x 47 inches Edition of 5 47.5 × 59 inches Edition of 5 71 x 88.75 inches Edition of 5 framing options also avai...
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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl 1990 C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper 60 x 40 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 with certificate of authenticity Steve McCurry...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

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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