Contemporary Portrait Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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Period: 1970s
Style: Contemporary
The English Actress Claire Bloom - Photography - Early 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The English Actress Claire Bloom in an elegant pose.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Graham Hill, Paul Newman, Luigi Chinetti, Jr
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot Posed with Vintage Car
Located in Austin, TX
Brigitte Bardot Hollywood starlet posed with vintage car, circa 1970.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print
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
Portrait of Piero Braglia - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Giacinto Facchetti - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Olympia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Franco Causio - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gaetano Scirea - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gaetano Scirea - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Warhol, Opening Night Studio 54, New York, NY, 1977
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
This listing is for the unframed photograph.
The Robin Rice Gallery proudly announces SUMMERTIME Salon 2019, an annual photography exhibit featuring gallery artists as well as a fe...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Paolo Pulici - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Copyright by Dufoto.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Claudio Sala - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Eraldo Pecci - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Alessandro Altobelli - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Eraldo Pecci - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Stefano Chiodi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Clint Eastwood "The Beguiled"
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white film still features Clint Eastwood leaning against a car in his role for "The Beguiled".
Clint Eastwood is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and politicia...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ballet Bodybuilder
Located in Austin, TX
Actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger Practicing ballet with a trainer, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodybui...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dean Martin, Las Vegas
Located in London, GB
lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print
72 x 48 in. (paper size)
edition 10 of 50
signed and numbered
Notes:
Dean Martin prepares to go on...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Arnold Schwarzenegger Flexing
By Arthur Gordon
Located in Austin, TX
A Vintage 1976 image depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times. Schwarzenegger would become the biggest action mo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ballet Bodybuilder
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger Practicing ballet with a trainer, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodyb...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party at Studio 54
By Eric Kroll
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1970's in New York: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bianca Jagger, and Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for Bianca's birthday party.
Bianca Jagger is a former Nicaraguan actress who was married...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Sophia Loren Quirky Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white quirky portrait of actress Sophia Loren smiling with her hands on the sides of her face.
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the Uni...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bea with a whip at The Other Side
By Nan Goldin
Located in New York, NY
Nan Goldin
Bea with a whip at The Other Side
1973
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm
Edition of 100
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso)
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Freddie Mercury: Queen Frontman on Stage
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white action shot features Queen frontman Freddie Mercury singing in a white leotard.
Freddie Mercury was a British singer-songwriter, record producer, and lead voc...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali Training in Florida
By Jeff Joffe
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning image of Muhammad Ali training in Florida, 1970.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party at Studio 54
By Eric Kroll
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1970s in New York: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bianca Jagger, and Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for Bianca's birthday party.
Bianca Jagger is a former Nicaraguan actress who was married ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
JOAN COLLINS, THE STUD, LIMOUSINE, LONDON, 1978 - Portrait, Black & White Photo
By David Steen
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50.
Joan Collins is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old scho...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Joyce Carol Oates - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Joyce Carol Oates- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women Embrace on Floor Near JudiJupiter’s Legs Les Mouches, NY, NY June 1978
Located in New York, NY
Women Embrace on Floor Near JudiJupiter’s Legs
Les Mouches, NY, NY
June 1978
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joseph Heller - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Joseph Heller - Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized by Rob Rich in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Somerset Maugham, Author in the South of France, Black and White Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
A black and white photograph from 1963 that captures Brit author (1874-1965) Somerset Maugham, age 89, at his Villa Mauresque garden in Cap Ferrat, Fr...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Monica Guerritore - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Monica Guerritore is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli during a break.
Photo by Guido Di Domenico.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Muhammad Ali Preparing for the "Thrilla in Manila"
By George Fischer
Located in Austin, TX
World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali preparing for the fight that would come to be known as the "Thrilla in Manila", the final fight in the Ali-Frazier trilogy and one that lived ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot Skiing in Switzerland
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of star actress Brigitte Bardot skiing in Switzerland, circa 1971.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal ri...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Johnny Cash at Levenworth Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1970 image capturing country superstar Johnny Cash at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas.
The prison has held some notorious fig...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Lucille Ball
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Lucille Ball at the podium for The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. Pictured: Nipsey Russell, Totie Fields, Don Rickles, Dean Martin AND Lucille Ball.
Lucille...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Exhibition of Man Ray's Photographs in Rome - Vintage Photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition of Man Ray's Photo in Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1975.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
KISS on a Street in London, England
Located in Austin, TX
KISS posed in full costume on a Street in London, England.
Kiss (commonly styled as KISS) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm g...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot Smiling with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Brigitte Bardot posed smiling, sitting on a bed with a dog.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an ani...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Nadine Gordimer - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Nadine Gordimer is a black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Allen Watts - Vintage Photograph by Bill Ansenutt - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Allen Watts - Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph by Bill Ansenutt realized in1973
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
May 6, 1976 -Friuli Earthquake - Vintage Photograph - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
May 6, 1976 -Friuli earthquake is a black and white vintage photo, realized in May 8, 1976.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including histo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Richard Bach - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Richard Bach by Elliot Marks from the movie Jonathan Livingstone - Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Point-Aven - Vintage Offset Print by Michel Tersiquel - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Point-Aven is a vintage poster realized by Michel Tersiquel in 1972.
Black and white colored offset print.
The artwork represented a phothograph po...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Offset
Richard Bach - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Richard Bach- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Muhammad Ali in the ring holding a 5R Channel, Tokyo sign for his match with Antonio Inoki.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, a...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Alfred Hitchcock LA, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Printed later
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 40 x 50 cm/ 16 x 20 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of the famous Director and Author Alfred Hitchcock...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of Zeudi Araya - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Zeudi Araya a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alice Cooper
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Alice Cooper, 1973
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 36.83 x 36.86 cm
Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm
Edition of 10
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King
Located in Austin, TX
The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 adventure film adapted from Rudyard Kipling's 1888 novella. It was adapted and directed by John Huston and starred Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Sa...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
RINGO STARR, SPAIN, JULY, 1971 - Portrait, Black & White Photo
By David Steen
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50.
David Steen recalls: “Ringo was becoming known for character spots in feature films, in Blindman as a vicious kidnapper – he had tired of pl...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Ayatollah Khomeini - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ayatollah Khomeini is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Five Fashionable Rejects (With JudiJupiter) Studio 54, NY, NY October 1978
Located in New York, NY
Five Fashionable Rejects (With JudiJupiter)
Studio 54, NY, NY
October 1978
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
$2...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Sylva Koscina is considered one of the be...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Robert Redford in Western
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Robert Redford in a Western role.
Robert Redford is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAF...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bodybuilding Ballerina
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome color capture of Arnold Schwarzenegger practicing his ballet movements in the studio, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger born is an Austrian-American actor, producer, busines...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
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