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Modern Portrait Photography

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Star Trio, Getty Archive - Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Shaken not Stirred, 1968 from the Getty Archive - James Bond, Monochrome Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Roger Moore casts a glance away from the camera as he sips the quintessential James Bond drink: the iconic martini, shaken, not stirred. A gorgeous black and white fibre print, ava...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

James Deann At A Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean At A Car Rally 1955 (colorised) by Frank Worth paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm edition of 6 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed Note other si...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968
Located in London, GB
'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 Silver Gelatin Print English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Snowmass Picnic by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Estate Stamped 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

Beaton, Marilyn Monroe, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

Commissionaire's Dog from the Getty Archive - Black and White Street Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Beaton, Audrey Hepburn, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

James Deann At A Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean At A Car Rally 1955 (colorised) by Frank Worth paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm edition of 6 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed Note other si...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Il Pellicano Tennis'
Located in New York, NY
An Aston Martin DB6 sports car driving past the tennis courts at Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1973. Il Pellicano Tennis 1955 (printed later) C print Estate st...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Ella FITZERALD " Mercédès " 1988
Located in CANNES, FR
Annie Leibovitz ( 1949- ) photo : 24 x19 cm . Ella Fitzgerald devant un cabriolet Mercedes . 1988 Vintage . Framed : 42 X42 cm
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1959, Cary Grant in the film North...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Historical Places Photo- Old Folkestone - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Places Photo- Old Folkestone is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historical pl...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Italian Party - Getty Archive, 20th Century, Food Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Photographic Paper

Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978 Limited Estate Edition Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New Y...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Couple at Party from the Getty Archive - Romantic Black & White Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

James Dean from the Getty Archive - Hollywood Celebrities Caught On Camera
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Lunch on Fifth Avenue, Audrey Hepburn from the Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Sting - Signed Limited Edition Print (1992)
Located in London, GB
Sting - Signed Limited Edition Print Album Cover Shoot December 6 1992 Wiltshire Sting on a Horse (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. ...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

'Jane Birkin' 1968 Saint Tropez (Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Jane Birkin' August 1968 Saint Tropez by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte A stunning shot of the British supermodel, actress, singer and sex symbol - adopted by France when she became the wif...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size limited edition of 25 Archival Pigment Print Hand signed by David Bowie Edition 23/25 Taken by Duffy...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Caine Punching, 1967 from the Getty Archive - Michael Caine, British Icon Actor
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Frida Painting "Two Fridas" - Black and White Photograph, Portrait, Frida Kahlo
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida Painting "Two Fridas" by Nickolas Muray is a limited edition black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in her studio, sitting in front of her famous painting, The...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Squaw Valley Snow 1961 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Squaw Valley Snow - Oversize Snow covers the deserted cafe in Squaw Valley, California, January 1961. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Chromogenic print paper size 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm unframed printed later edition size 150 only certificate of authenticity supplied numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency. winter snow snowy cafe restaurant dining chair...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, C Print

Black and White: Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillion
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed in pencil, verso 11 x 14 inches, sheet size 9.75 x 12.5 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Lillian Bassm...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gasthof Post Pool by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Winter Photographic 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

Beaton, High Society, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

Twiggy In Red Trousers, 1967 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultu...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Douglas Kirkland 'Brigitte Bardot, Mexico'
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Kirkland Brigitte Bardot, Mexico (Cards) 1965 Silver gelatin print Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 24 French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed on set of ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Emilio Lussu - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Emilio Lussu is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Elizabeth Taylor On Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Oscar'
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977, Printed Later Silver Gelatin Print 30 x 30 inches Edition of 50 Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certific...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Eye of the Beholder, 1974 by Slim Aarons - Limited Nude Sunbathing Photography
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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Color, C Print, Photographic Paper

A female dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This evocative black-and-white photograph from 1952, taken by German photographer Klaus Redenbacher, captures a moment of poised intensity and expressive motion in a studio setting. ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Limited Edition Photograph, 16 x 12
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Reg Lancaster 'Birkin and Gainsbourg' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30x40
Located in San Rafael, CA
By photographer Reg Lancaster, English actress Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, at home in Paris, 1969. As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Christmas Swim by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Christmas Festival Photography
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

New Orleans, LA, 1995
Located in Hudson, NY
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery VISITOR inspires the imagination. About life, about being, eye and heart his great...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Buffo. From The Leather ands Skin Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Buffo, 2024 by Ricky Cohete From The Leather ands Skin Series Archival pigment print Image size: 36 in H x 24 in W. Edition of 10 Unframed The artist explores the intersection betwe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Catherine Wilke by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Glamour Model Photography
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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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955 by Frank Worth James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Rome, 13.3.86, The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet. Good condition.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli- Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions.
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Terry O'Neill 'Sean Connery as Bond' (Sheriff)
Located in New York, NY
Terry O'Neill Sean Connery as Bond 1971 (printed later) silver gelatin print 20 x 16 inches Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity Scot...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Alison Cain by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change. This is a contemporary pri...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color, Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Winter Suntans - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Winter Suntans Young women enjoy a relaxing sunbathe in snowy Gstaad. Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print. Printed 2024. Slim Aarons Estate Edition. Produced utilising the only ori...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Beaton, Buster Keaton, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair under her self portrait hanging on the wall. Im...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot in "Une Parisienne"
Located in Cologne, DE
This black and white photograph features Brigitte Bardot from the 1957 film Une Parisienne. She is sitting on a bed, wearing a light-colored, sleeveless dress with delicate straps an...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photo captures jazz legend Louis Armstrong playing his trumpet during a performance in Berlin in 1965. Armstrong, with intense focus, holds the trumpet close to his lips, his cheeks slightly puffed as he blows into the instrument. The lighting creates a dramatic effect, highlighting the shine of the trumpet and his facial expression, which conveys his passion and dedication to the music...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Donald Trump, Dove of Peace
Located in New York, NY
Donald Trump, Dove of Peace 1985 Archival pigment print image size: 48 x 48 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 William Coupon is an American photog...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Laszlo Willinger, "Katharine Hepburn", signed photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
A vintage photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger in 1940. It depicts American actress, Katharine Hepburn. Hepburn, a leadin...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Actors Amedeo Nazzari and Irene Genna - Vintage b/w Photograph - Late 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari and his wife Irene Genna. Vintage Photo. Good condition.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

David Lynch by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
David Lynch Film director David Lynch, Cannes, 2001 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images o...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Louis Armstrong smoking a cigarette, Berlin 1965
Located in Cologne, DE
This striking black-and-white photograph captures jazz legend Louis Armstrong during a candid moment at a press event in 1965. Armstrong is seen seated at a table, a cigarette delicately held between his fingers, as he gazes thoughtfully off to the side. His signature bow tie and formal attire reflect his polished style, while the slight smile on his lips hints at his charismatic personality. The image is framed by soft-focus floral arrangements in the foreground, which enhance the intimate setting. Microphones surround him, indicating his role as a prominent figure in the music industry. The lighting subtly highlights the contours of his face and the gleam of his watch, emphasizing the depth of character and experience in his expression. This photograph not only embodies Armstrong's iconic status but also captures the essence of his lively spirit and dedication to jazz music. About Tassilo Leher: Born in the dark years of World War II, Tassilo Leher became an icon of photographic art in divided Germany. As the son of war correspondent Karl Leher, whose lens captured moments of contemporary history, he was born in 1940 in the heart of Berlin. He shared not only the studio in the picturesque Prenzlauer Berg with his father, but also the mysterious world of the darkroom. While Karl Leher, an early riser, made use of the morning hours, Tassilo found his creative flow only by midday, often working late into the night. His camera knew no bounds: from the dazzling stars of East German show business like Phudys, Karat, Hildegard Kneef, Manfred Krug, Bubi Scholz, to international greats such as Dean Reed, Karel Gott, Jiri Korn, and Costa Cordalis – all found themselves in front of his lens. The Friedrichstadt-Palast and numerous film sets became his stages, where he played with light and shadow to perfectly frame famous...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Modern portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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, red, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mark Shaw, Slim Aarons, Terry O'Neill, and Kevin Westenberg. 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 Modern portrait photography, so small editions measuring 0.63 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $152,896, while the average work sells for $1,806.

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