Contemporary Portrait Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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Style: Contemporary
Artist: Henry Diltz
The Eagles, "Desperado, " 1972
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
The Eagles Desperado album cover back. Their managers and roadies dressed up as bandits and tied the members of the band together, along with Jackson Browne and JD Souther.
Limited ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paul McCartney, Virgin Islands, 1977
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young, Haystack at Broken Arrow Ranch, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Lauren Canyon 1968
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Other Sizes available
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
"Henry was friends with fellow photographer Linda Eastman… one day she married Paul McCartney. She called him in 1971 t...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jerry Garcia, Stinson Beach, CA, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"David Crosby had me go with him to Stinson Beach in Northern California to photograph the friends that had played on his first solo album. I spent the d...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Neil Young "Jeep, " Malibu, 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Joni looking out the window of her "very, very, very fine house" in Laurel Canyon. This Joni Mitchell photo was taken a couple of months before her hit a...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Who, Woodstock, NY, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Taken at Woodstock, 1969 by the official photographer Henry Diltz
Limited Edition
Hand signed and numbered by photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young "Jeep, " Malibu, 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young "Jeep, " Malibu, 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young "Moose" 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Eagles, "Desperado, " 1972
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
The Eagles Desperado album cover back. Their managers and roadies dressed up as bandits and tied the members of the band together, along with Jackson Browne and JD Souther.
Limited ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards, Limo Drivers, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
“I spent three weeks on the road in 1979 with the New Barbarians; Ronnie Wood’s solo album touring band, which was like the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. We traveled on a huge ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
On the way up to Big Bear to photograph the inner spread of Crosby, Stills, and Nash's debut album. We rented a limo for the several hour ride. Joni came along to hang out with Graha...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young "Moose" 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James, " 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
James Taylor in the Lake Hollywood area during his photoshoot with Henry Diltz for his album "Sweet Baby James".
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bob Dylan and George Harrison, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"The Concert for Bangladesh was the collective name for two benefit concerts organized by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar. The conc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Taylor, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
16x20"
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Who, Woodstock, NY, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Taken at Woodstock, 1969 by the official photographer Henry Diltz
Limited Edition
Hand signed and numbered by photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
"Henry was friends with fellow photographer Linda Eastman… one day she married Paul McCartney. She called him in 1971 t...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors, Venice Beach, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Limited Edition
Please allow extra production time.
Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, CA, 1970
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Joni looking out the window of her "very, very, very fine house" in Laurel Canyon. This Joni Mitchell photo was taken a couple of months before her hit a...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan and George Harrison, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"The Concert for Bangladesh was the collective name for two benefit concerts organized by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James, " 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
James Taylor in the Lake Hollywood area during his photoshoot with Henry Diltz for his album "Sweet Baby James".
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tom Waits, Hollywood, CA, 1980
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"I went along with my friend Stephen Peeples to interview Tom Waits. He was in a little office at Zoetrope studios working on the music for Francis Ford Coppolas, "One from the Hea...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Rehearsal, "Deja Vu, " 1970
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
As seen in the CSNY "Deja Vu" 50th Anniversary Reissue.
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
"Henry was friends with fellow photographer Linda Eastman… one day she married Paul McCartney. She called him in 1971 t...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix, Hollywood, CA 1967
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Jimi Hendrix backstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, 1967
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Doors, Los Angeles, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"This is the original Hard Rock Cafe in Downtown, LA. It opened in the 30’s. After the Morrison Hotel album photo shoot, Jim wanted to get a drink, so Henry and The Doors headed...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Rehearsal, "Deja Vu, " 1970
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
As seen in the CSNY "Deja Vu" 50th Anniversary Reissue.
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix Woodstock, NY, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Taken at Woodstock, 1969 by the official photographer Henry Diltz
Limited Edition Photograph, hand signed by the photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jerry Garcia, Stinson Beach, CA, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"David Crosby had me go with him to Stinson Beach in Northern California to photograph the friends that had played on his first solo album. I spent the d...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors, Venice Beach, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Limited Edition
Please allow extra production time.
Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jimi Hendrix, Hollywood, CA 1967
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Jimi Hendrix backstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, 1967
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Los Angeles Forum, CA, 1993
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Kurt Cobain, Los Angeles on stage, 1993
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards, Limo Drivers, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
“I spent three weeks on the road in 1979 with the New Barbarians; Ronnie Wood’s solo album touring band, which was like the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. We traveled on a huge ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood, Lear Jet, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"New Barbarians Tour"
Keith Richards and Ron Wood in Lear Jet, Los Angeles, 1979
Limited Edition Print
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Other siz...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors, Los Angeles, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"This is the original Hard Rock Cafe in Downtown, LA. It opened in the 30’s. After the Morrison Hotel album photo shoot, Jim wanted to get a drink, so Henry and The Doors headed...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Ron Wood put out a solo album in 1979 and Keith Richards was in his touring band. Columbia records asked Henry to go on the road with them and photograph New Barbarians Tour. He hung...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix Woodstock, NY, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Taken at Woodstock, 1969 by the official photographer Henry Diltz
Limited Edition Photograph, hand signed by the photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood, Lear Jet, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
"New Barbarians Tour"
Keith Richards and Ron Wood in Lear Jet, Los Angeles, 1979
Limited Edition Print
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Other siz...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix Woodstock, NY, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Taken at Woodstock, 1969 by the official photographer Henry Diltz
Limited Edition Photograph, hand signed by the photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Ron Wood put out a solo album in 1979 and Keith Richards was in his touring band. Columbia records asked Henry to go on the road with them and photograph New Barbarians Tour. He hung...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors, Co-Sign "Morrison Hotel" 50th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
A rare special limited edition (of only 5) Co-Signed print
By Henry Diltz & Robby Krieger
Next in edition #3/5
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Doors iconic record "Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Los Angeles Forum, CA, 1993
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Kurt Cobain, Los Angeles onstage, 1993
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards, Jack Daniels Whiskey, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Ron Wood put out a solo album in 1979 and Keith Richards was in his touring band. Columbia records asked Henry to go on the road with them and photograph New Barbarians Tour. He hung...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards, Limo Drivers, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
“I spent three weeks on the road in 1979 with the New Barbarians; Ronnie Wood’s solo album touring band, which was like the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. We traveled on a huge ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Doors, Venice Beach, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Limited Edition
Please allow extra production time.
Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Doors, "Morrison Hotel" 50th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
A special limited edition print in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Doors iconic record "Morrison Hotel"
"This was a transient hotel in Down...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Neil Young, Breakfast in Malibu, 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Neil Young having breakfast off of the PCH in Malibu, CA, 1975
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors, "Morrison Hotel" 50th Anniversary, Los Angeles, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
A special limited edition print in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Doors iconic record "Morrison Hotel"
"This was a transient hotel in Downtown LA on Hope Street. The Do...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood, Lear Jet, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Keith Richards and Ron Wood in Lear Jet, Los Angeles, 1979
Limited Edition Print
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix, Hollywood, CA 1967
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Jimi Hendrix backstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, 1967
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards, Limo Drivers, 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
“I spent three weeks on the road in 1979 with the New Barbarians; Ronnie Wood’s solo album touring band, which was like the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. We traveled on a huge ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Los Angeles, CA 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Lear Jet contact sheet on the New Barbarians tour, 1979.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bob Dylan and George Harrison, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Bob Dylan and George Harrison playing a concert for Bangladesh, 1971.
16x20"
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick & Bianca Jagger
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Hand Signed and Numbered by Photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Contemporary portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Urizen Freaza, and Clare Marie Bailey. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary portrait photography, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available.
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