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Portrait Photography For Sale
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Mick Jagger, 1973
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Francesco Scavullo (after) Title: Mick Jagger, 1973 Portfolio: A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Year: 2004 Edition: 99/150 Signed: Si...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

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

Greta Garbo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Clarence Sinclair Bull was one of the great masters of the Hollywood portrait. As head of the stills department at MGM for over thirty years, he helped to pioneer the art and craft o...
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1930s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, unairbrushed with Gold Paint, For Pirelli 1998
Located in London, GB
The Pirelli Calendar, known and trade-marked as "The Cal", is an annual trade calendar which has been published by the UK subsidiary of the Italian tyre manufacturing company Pirelli...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Gold

Marilyn With Diamonds, Laughing Marilyn Monroe
Located in Carmel, CA
Sometimes referred to as Marilyn with Pearls or Marilyn Laughing into Camera. Taken with 35mm hence the format, image size smaller. Printed on 16x20 paper. Signed on front in pen. T...
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1960s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brooklyn One, NY, 2009
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps. Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Princess Margareth and Husband in London - Vintage Photograph - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Princess Margareth and husband in London - is a photograph realized in 1962. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

President Kennedy with his Daughter - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
President Kennedy with is daughter is a vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ballerina at the Barre (Poster with photography by Harvey Edwards)
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Ballerinas and those that own dance schools would appreciate this beautiful poster with a photograph by Harvey Edwards of a ballerina at the barre. It has been tastefully framed wit...
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Late 20th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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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

"Chanel Lady" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition of 15 by Viktorija Pashuta
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chanel Lady" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition of 15 by Viktorija Pashuta 2018 HD Acrylic Print The photograph is first mounted on the metallic print to the 1/4" clear acrylic sheet, it is then finished with a 1/8" Black Sintra mounted to the back. The clear acrylic magnifies the beauty of the image printed onto the metallic paper which has a luminous appearance. Latvian born Viktorija Pashuta is internationally published and award winning fashion and art photographer gaining momentum and notoriety in Southern California. With visual cues rooted in dance and music, and fashion passion stemming from her European upbringing, her images are sensual, sultry, yet powerful. Viktorija’s work is known for so called ‘color therapy’ – where she uses saturated and vibrant colors to achieve the effect of fashion surrealism. Her images are very feminine and empowering at the same time to celebrate the essence of a woman. Her work has been published in such magazines as RUNWAY (USA), GQ, Esquire, VISION (China), Prestige International (France), Essence (USA), Estetica (USA), Nylon Guys, Vogue (Italia), Tchad (Canada), Fashizblack (France), Highlights (UK), CULTURE (Australia), shooting celebrity covers for Healthy Living Magazine, Runway, Orlando Style, Justine and more. Her celebrity work includes Paris Hilton, Kathy Griffin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Plexiglass, Digital Pigment

Milton H. Greene 'Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly'
Located in New York, NY
Milton H. Greene Grace Kelly 1955 (printed later) All archival pigment prints, signed on reverse by the Estate American actress and then Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly for an Ameri...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Norman Parkinson 'Jane Birkin'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Jane Birkin 1969 (printed later) Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 English-French actress, singer, songwriter, and model Jane Birkin photographed wearing a ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

MAN RAY (1890-1976), ANDRE DERAIN, 1926 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: Andre Derain Date Of Negative: 1926 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st ...
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1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Photogravure

The Rolling Stones: The Early Years
Located in Austin, TX
Jagger, Wyman, Watts, Richards & Brian Jones the 'other' British rock band making their mark on the scene in the mid-'60s. Here are the Rolling Stones in their early years. Depicted ...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Kate Moss (Veil) – Albert Watson, Model, Portrait, Woman, Art, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Kate Moss (Veil), Marrakech, 1993 Archival pigment print Image 122 x 91,5 cm (48 x 36 in.) Sheet 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.) Edition of 10, pl...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Six Sons and Daughters of John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Dedication of the John Wayne Elementary School. New York
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Milton Greene, "Bowler Hat II" from the Black Sitting, original vintage photo
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph by Milton Greene in 1956. This photograph depicts Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe, who was a close friend and business partner of the artist. This piece is a part of Greene's series entitled "The Black Sitting...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray is a 20 x 16 inch platinum print, available in an edition of 50. This photographs features a portrait of Frida Kahlo wearing ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Platinum

Michael Caine (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
AP from an edition of 50, signed by Terry O'Neill. Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private coll...
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1987 (printed later) Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Steve Jones "The father of nuclear fusion" - Vintage Photograph - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Steve Jones "The father of nuclear fusion" is an original, vintage, and black and white photograph realized by "Agenzia Ansa" in 1989. With the description...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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

Self Portrait with Mask
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self Portrait with Mask" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered AWL184. Andy Warhol — who famously said th...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Designer's Homes, Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home, Back, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Ghislaine Lounges in Elsa Schiaparelli's Home -- Mark Shaw photographed Elsa Schiaparelli's best-known model, Ghislaine de Bosisson in an ankle-length dress lounging on an elongated ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

John Waters Baltimore 1985 (John Waters photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici: John Waters, Baltimore 1985: Medium: Silver Gelatin print in Agfa darkroom paper. Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches. Condition: Fair overall vintage condition; scattered...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida on White Bench - Portrait, Celebrity, Frida Kahlo, Painter, Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida on White Bench, New York, by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image features the woman artist sitting on a white bench in fron...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Self-Portrait
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self-Portrait" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by pop artist Andy Warhol. It is numbered FA02.00015 and AWL057. Andy Warhol — who famously said that, “In the f...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Vintage Portrait of Gene Pitney with his Mother - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Gene Pitney with his Mother is a vintage photographic print on matt single-coated paper. Photograph from United States unknown agency, printed from 6 x 6 film Excellent...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons 'Ursula Andress'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Posing At Cap Ferrat 1954 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Swiss actress Ursula Andress in It...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Bowie, 'The Finger' – Albert Watson, Black & White, Pop, Music, David Bowie
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Bowie, 'The Finger', 1996 Archival pigment print Sheet 76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.) Edition of 25, plus 2 AP; AP2/2 (last available edition) Albert Watson print...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

MICHAEL BRENNAN - muhammad ali
Located in PARIS, FR
Unique opportunity to collect a print signed by Muhammad Ali & the photograph , Michael Brennan 1977, printed later Archival Fine Art Pigment Print Signed in Marker by Michael Brennan and Muhammed...
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Early 2000s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley Graceland
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1957 photograph depicting music's new sensation Elvis Presley posing for a photo outside of his new Memphis, Tennessee home, Graceland. This early portrayal was captured on Apr...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sebastian Cardin in Issey Miyake, New York City
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Sebastian in Issey Miyake, 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 AP; Ed. no....
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ron Wood and Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition C-Prints Hand Signed by Richard Beland 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 16" x 20" Unframed Limited Edition of 150 ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Color

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Chalet Costi (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Sli...
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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

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

"Matrix" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Available size...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Jerry Schatzberg Untitled (Airplane)
Located in New York, NY
Jerry Schatzberg Untitled (Airplane), 1962 archival print 20 x 24" ed. of 20 $12,500 40 x 40" ed. of 9 $20,000 From creator of poetic images to compelling storyteller, Jerry Schatz...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

North Coast Native
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This early silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount with the artist's Green Street label and typed title on the back of the mount. Likely printed ...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hilton Hotel Pool Bar - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
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...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Lambda

Willie Nelson, Spicewood, Texas - Black and White Portrait, Country Musician
Located in Denton, TX
Willie Nelson, Spicewood, Texas by Michael O'Brien is a black and white portrait of the adored country singer, songwriter and guitarist. This portrait features the side profile of Wi...
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20th Century 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

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C Print

Petey
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 50) Signed and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet From the series, "Shelter Dogs" This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Luigi Musso - Maserati (full car), Pau
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition Signed by artist in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photogra...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Crowded Kitzbühel, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1980 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features skiers making their way between the slopes in Kitzbühel, Austria. This is an estate stamped and...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Lambda

"First day in Office" President John F. Kennedy, The Oval Office, Washington D.C
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jacques Lowe, (born Jan. 24, 1930, Cologne, Ger.—died May 12, 2001, New York, N.Y.) (born Jan. 24, 1930, Cologne, Ger.—died May 12, 2001, New York, N.Y.) German-born American photogr...
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20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Debbie Harry
Located in New York, NY
Debbie Harry, 1981 Silver gelatin print image size: 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 15 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known princip...
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1980s 85 New Wave Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones - Molson Canada Rocks for Toronto
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Richard Beland 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Open Edition 16" x 20" Unframed Open Edition 20" x ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David Bowie at Rainbow Theatre 1989 to announce Sound & Vision Tour 25x17 colour
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition print direct from the negative, signed lower right hand margin and stamped with photographers own blind stamp. This is Number 1/25. Paper size 25 x 17 Image size 20 x 14 photo shows singer songwriter David Bowie at The Rainbow Theatre London...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Giclée, Archival Pigment

David Bowie, Oakland Coliseum
Located in New York, NY
Digital gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso 14 x 11 inches (Edition of 25 + 3 APs) 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 18 + 3 APs) This artwork is off...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Beatles at Abbey Road, 1967 'smoke' b/w photograph 17 x25 inch
Located in Norwich, GB
The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios, March 30th 1967 during the recording of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, take a lunch break. Later that day they after recording they made the...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Self Portrait by Cuban Photographer René Peña
Located in Brooklyn, NY
René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. His photography is characterized by stark contrasts, between black and white, subj...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Mike Tyson, Catskills, N.Y., 1986 (back of head) – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Mike Tyson, Catskills, N.Y., 1986 (back of head) Archival pigment print Sheet 243 x 183 cm (95 5/8 x 72 in.) Edition of 5 ...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Warhol, Opening Night Studio 54, 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

"Satisfaction" Rolling Stones on Stage, Sweden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
59.1 x 39.4 in (150 x 100 cm) Archival Pigment Print Edition of 12 Price does not include tax.
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1960s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

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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