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Marilyn on the Roof - Marilyn Monroe Ambassador Hotel New York City Skyline

Marilyn on the Roof - Marilyn Monroe Ambassador Hotel New York City Skyline

By Ed Feingersh

Located in Brighton, GB

American actress and the original Blonde Bombshell Marilyn Monroe smiles as she looks out at New York City. Monroe is photographed leaning over the edge of the high-class Ambassado...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...

Category

1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Nirvana Nevermind original color slide print

Nirvana Nevermind original color slide print

Located in Austin, TX

Signed print taken from an original color slide of Nirvana taken by Kirk Weddle. This slide was taken during the famous swimming pool sessions with Nirvana for the release of Nevermi...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print
'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print

Located in London, GB

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Greta Garbo in 'Mata Hari,' 1931. (Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull) Beautiful mint condition Giant Archival Pigment print measuring a very large 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm's Edge Prints...

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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Portrait of Jorge Luis Borges - Vintage Photograph - 1960s

Portrait of Jorge Luis Borges - Vintage Photograph - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Jorge Luis Borges, Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions. Jorge Luis Borges, the renowned Argentine writer, poet, and essayist. ...

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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Andy Warhol, Baroness de Waldner unique acetate of Brazilian actress provenance
Andy Warhol, Baroness de Waldner unique acetate of Brazilian actress provenance

Andy Warhol, Baroness de Waldner unique acetate of Brazilian actress provenance

By Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

Andy Warhol Baroness de Waldner, ca. 1975 Unique Acetate positive This piece comes with a signed letter of provenance from the representative of Chromacomp, Warhol's printer. Frame i...

Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Mixed Media

Joan Didion, Hollywood, 1968 (Frame 33a.)

Joan Didion, Hollywood, 1968 (Frame 33a.)

By Julian Wasser

Located in New York, NY

This is a limited edition 16 x 20 inch print of Joan Didion by photographer Julian Wasser shot for her iconic interview with TIME in 1968. Listing includes free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. Please inquire for framing options or international shipments. We offer framing services through our New York location. Joan Didion by Julian Wasser Gelatin Silver Print Paper Size: 16 x 20 inches Image Size: 11.5 x 17.5 inches Edition 9 of 15 Signed and on the back by Julian Wasser and editioned on adhesive certificate History Behind the Photograph - Julian Wasser started his career in photography in the Washington DC bureau of the Associated Press where he met and accompanied the famous news photographer Weegee – who would become a lasting influence on him. In the mid-60s Wasser moved to Los Angeles as a contract photographer for TIME, LIFE, and FORTUNE magazines and becoming internationally known as the go to guy for getting candid but memorably composed photographs. (His iconic images of Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston; Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz...

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1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Street Games - 1950s English Street Photography Children Playing Games Portrait

Street Games - 1950s English Street Photography Children Playing Games Portrait

By Thurston Hopkins

Located in Brighton, GB

A young boy wearing a feathered Indian-style headdress peers out of a coal hole and aims his pistol at the photographer. Nearby a young friend is dallying on the edge of the paveme...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Greta Garbo "Mata Hari" Film Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931
Greta Garbo "Mata Hari" Film Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931

Greta Garbo "Mata Hari" Film Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931

By Clarence Sinclair Bull

Located in Soquel, CA

Greta Garbo "Mata Hari" Film Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931 A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, penciled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection. Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926. Bull was able to study with the great Western...

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1930s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Give Me Five, 1963 - Muhammed Ali Portrait Silver Gelatin Print Photograph

Give Me Five, 1963 - Muhammed Ali Portrait Silver Gelatin Print Photograph

Located in Brighton, GB

Give Me Five, 1963 - Muhammed Ali Portrait Silver Gelatin Print Photograph Famous boxer Muhammed Ali reaches out to the camera, but not to punch someone! Instead he delivers a high ...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Kiss I. Self Nude Portrait Color Photograph.
The Kiss I. Self Nude Portrait Color Photograph.

The Kiss I. Self Nude Portrait Color Photograph.

By Maria José Arjona

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The Kiss was a self-taken photograph and was part of her solo exhibition in New York at the Art Space Location One, in 2012. The Kiss maps a system uniting two bodies. It is a gestur...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Lightness of Being / Freedom Edition (Queen)

Lightness of Being / Freedom Edition (Queen)

By Chris Levine

Located in London, GB

A laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel. Produced in 2021. An image derived from the sittings for Equanimity, which depicts Queen Elizabeth II with her eyes closed. Edi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print

Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print

By Terry O'Neill

Located in Chicago, IL

French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Posthumuous c type estate print with digital signature 72 x 108 inches Edition ...

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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Lou Jacobs Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown with Giraffe

Lou Jacobs Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown with Giraffe

Located in Middletown, NY

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Puppetry of "Samson and Delilah" Good conditions with slight foxing.

Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Erotic Portraits by Franco Marocco - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Erotic Portraits by Franco Marocco - Vintage Photograph - 1990

Erotic Portraits by Franco Marocco - Vintage Photograph - 1990

Located in Roma, IT

Erotic portraits by Franco Marocco is a lot of three photographic prints on Agfa baryta paper. Print realized from square-medium film in 1990 circa. Handwritten pencil notes on back...

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions with slight foxing.

Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Gravestone Detail
Gravestone Detail

Gravestone Detail

By Ansel Adams

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This silver gelatin print is initialed "AA" in felt-tip ink either by the artist or an unknown hand on the front of the mount. This print comes from the collection of the artist's da...

Category

1940s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini

Located in Brighton, GB

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini Roger Moore casts a glance away from the camera as he sips the quintessential James Bond drink: the ic...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Clyde

Clyde

By Daniel Handal

Located in New York, NY

Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP) Signed and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes mounting and ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dustin, Rowing Machine I

Dustin, Rowing Machine I

By Luke Smalley

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 15) Stamped and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet 7 x 5 inches, image From the series, "Gymnasium" This photograph is offered by ClampArt, loca...

Category

1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This late-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Manuela Boraomanero (left) and Emanuela Beghelli holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d'Amp...

Category

1970s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Freddie Mercury of Queen by Denis O'Regan

Freddie Mercury of Queen by Denis O'Regan

Located in Austin, TX

Fine art 20x24" print of Freddie Mercury of Queen by acclaimed photographer, Denis O'Regan. Taken on stage at Slane Castle, just outside Dublin, Ireland 1986 Printed to order on Hah...

Category

1980s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gail Getty - Vintage Photograph - 1960s

Gail Getty - Vintage Photograph - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Gail Getty is a vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Daydream Believer - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st century

Daydream Believer - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st century

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'Daydream Believer' (Bombay Beach) 2019, 20x20cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Sara Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Sara Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Sara Puppet (Ciriaco De Mita) - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions with slight foxing. Typed description in Italian o...

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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor signed Lifetime Edition

David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor signed Lifetime Edition

By Terry O'Neill

Located in Austin, TX

Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London. Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print ...

Category

1970s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Liberty 1980 by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography
Liberty 1980 by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography

Liberty 1980 by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography

Located in Paris, FR

Liberty 1980 is a limited-edition photograph (Digital Print on Baryta Fine Art paper) by contemporary artist Tamary Kudita. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital

Lightness of Being [Freedom Edition] - Queen, Royalty

Lightness of Being [Freedom Edition] - Queen, Royalty

By Chris Levine

Located in London, GB

Chris Levine Lightness of Being [Freedom Edition], 2021 Diasec-mounted giclée print mounted on aluminium composite panel Artist's digital signature, lower right on recto 90 x 70 cm E...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Aubrey O'Day nude

Aubrey O'Day nude

By Markus Klinko

Located in Austin, TX

Aubrey O'Day by Markus Klinko, from a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese and Stoya This ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner
"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner

"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner

By Kate Garner

Located in Culver City, CA

"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner Hahnemuhle fine art archival paper Signed & numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist Kate ...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Teeing Off (1930) - Oversized

Teeing Off (1930) - Oversized

By H. Armstrong Roberts

Located in London, GB

Times Square by Night (1953) - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1930, Golfer teeing off circa Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x60'' Printed Later NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 x 40'' 40 x 60'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012. ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...

Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), 1964

Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), 1964

By Terry O'Neill

Located in New York, NY

Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore), 1964 Silver gelatin print Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 English actress Honor Blackman on a beach, circa 1964. Splashes on the s...

Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa
Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa

Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Kaufmann House Swimming Pool Palm Springs Villa by Slim Aarons This Portrait by Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House is a sister image to the now SOLD OUT edit...

Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Yudy

Yudy

By Daniel Handal

Located in New York, NY

Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP) Signed and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes mounting and ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"I4" Original Photograph of Marilyn Monroe, Hand Signed
"I4" Original Photograph of Marilyn Monroe, Hand Signed

"I4" Original Photograph of Marilyn Monroe, Hand Signed

By George Barris

Located in Chatsworth, CA

GEORGE BARRIS I4 FROM "THE LAST PHOTOS" ORIGINAL PHOTO FROM ORIGINAL NEGATIVE 16 X 20 INCHES HAND SIGNED BY ARTIST This piece is an original photograph of Marilyn Monroe from the o...

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1960s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Minnie and Dru Montagu - Couple Poses for Photograph on Sandy Beach under Palms
Minnie and Dru Montagu - Couple Poses for Photograph on Sandy Beach under Palms

Minnie and Dru Montagu - Couple Poses for Photograph on Sandy Beach under Palms

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Minnie and Dru Montagu - Couple Poses for Photograph on Sandy Beach under Palms by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 1...

Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Untitled Portrait
Untitled Portrait

Untitled Portrait

By Seydou Keïta

Located in New York, NY

Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (02158) 23...

Category

1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - signed

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - signed

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Edit...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.

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