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
Marilyn Red Scarf in Profile
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn red scarf in profile
Bern Stern
Print on photo paper
Inkjet technique
Paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms
Photo dimension: 25.4 X 25.4
72 copies
Photo of 1...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Muhammad Ali, Fifth Street Gym, Miami (Hitting the Bag)
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered by artist.
Paper size: 16 x 20 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
Acclaimed pho...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frida by the Window, Detroit, MI
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin by Lucienne Bloch
Titled, dated and print date in black ink on artist label on mat verso.
Printed 1998
Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Annette Funicello with the Boys
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Annette Funicello with the Boys c. 1960's
C print
20 x 16 inches
Edition of 50
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster)
estate signed and numbered in...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Miss America Participants - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Miss America Participants is a photograph realized in the 1960s
Good conditions.
The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Frida with her Godson New York City, NY
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin.
Artist label on mat verso.
Paper size: 11 x 14 in. Image size: 6 1/4 x 9 in.
“In a well lighted room was Diego reading the paper. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bob Dylan
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Bob Dylan, 1986
Lambda Silver Gelatin print on paper, framed
Signed by the artist, on verso
Sheet: 116 x 140 cm
Edition of 10
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
MICHAEL CAINE PORTRAIT 1964 - signed
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
MICHAEL CAINE PORTRAIT 1964
MICHAEL CAINE – 1964
signed limited edition of 15 only.
silver gelatin
This Michael Caine Portrait by Duffy was taken in 1964, the same year that the f...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1987 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Autographed Portrait of The Kessler Twins - Vintage b/w Postcard - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of The Kessler Twins is a b/w photographic portrait, with the added value of the blue ink autographs by Alice and Ellen Kessler.
Original Title: Alice und Ellen Kes...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Wallis Simpson - Vintage Photograph - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Wallis Simpson is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal famili...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
National Museum of Rome-Faun - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
National Museum of Rome-Faun is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, an...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Groucho Marx - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Groucho Marx is a black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Audrey Hepburn in Pool 1966 (Framed)
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of ‘Two for the Road’, 1966.
Audrey Hepburn Swims 1966
by Terry O’Neill
Hand SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 27/50
PAPER: C TYPE
FULLY FRAMED: 26.5 x 21.1 INCH
P...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper
Ted Williams 'Billie Holliday'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Billie Holiday
1948 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Billie Holiday on-stage...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York Picnic by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Photographic Cityscape Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Beach at St. Tropez - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Sea Drive, 1967 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives )
Joan Crawford, on-set of the Film “Possessed”,
1931.
Additional Informati...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Autographed Portrait of Dieter Borsche - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed portrait of Dieter Borsche is a beautiful b/w postcard reproducing the photographic portrait of the smoking German actor with big pier...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Nelda and Friends, Palm Springs, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type
By Slim Aarons
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.
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Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Slim and Sphinx - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
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.
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Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Jean Shrimpton (box of pin ups)
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Jean Shrimpton (Box of Pinups), 1965 - printed 2009
Silver Gelatin
Signed by the artist, on verso
Accompanied by a COA
65 x 51 cm - sheet
90 x 90 cm - framed
edition of 30
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Underwater Drink (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Underwater Drink, 1972
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
A woman drinking from a...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Paola Borboni and Bruno Vilar - Photo - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Paola Borboni and Bruno Vilar is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1978.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alpine Skiing by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Winter Photographic Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Aline with Butterfly, Denver, CO, 2014
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice Gallery...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Varnish, Pigment
Tania Mallet
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Ma...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Frills, Portrait with Bare Shoulder -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
On the Slopes of Sugarbush, Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Snow Sport Photography
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Paul and Linda McCartney
By Henry Diltz
Located in Missouri, MO
Paul and Linda McCartney, 1971
Henry Diltz (American, b. 1938)
Photo Print
17 x 11 inches (image)
20 x 16 inches (overall)
Hand-signed Lower Right
Titled and Dated Lower Center
Numbe...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Color
Marianne Faithfull 1964 Decca Studios in London Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Marianne Faithfull is photographed at Decca Studios in London, 1964. Faithful was discovered by the manager of the Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham and became one of the lead female...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pulitzer Fashions - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
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.
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Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper
Deauville Casino, France, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Fan Mail, 1950 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Rhode Island Surfer, 1965 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
'Yves Saint Laurent'
Located in London, GB
'Yves Saint Laurent' 1974
by Giancarlo Botti
Portrait of the famous late Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer for Christian Dior and soon after his own fashion labels.
Beautiful large silver gelatin print measuring 20x24" inches / 51 x 61 cm's paper size.
Certificate of authenticity included.
EDGE PRINTS...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Surfing Brothers by Slim Aarons - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th Century
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cricket in Antigua (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cricket in Antigua (1960) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Cricketers on the field during a match between the Leeward Islands and the MCC, Antigua,
West Indies, ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Checkered Flag - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Checkered Flag
The checkered flag signals the end of the race during the 1963 Nassau Speed Week.
Slim Aarons Archival Pigment Print.
Printed 2024.
Sli...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons - Nassau Beach Hotel - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Nassau Beach Hotel - Estate Stamped
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150). The outdoor swimming pool at Nassau Beach Hotel,
Nassau, Bahamas, 195...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ozzy Osbourne and Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Unique Gelatin Silver Print
Paper size: 8 x 10 inches
Framed size: 23.75 x 25.25 inches
Provenance: Private collection, New York
This work originates from the Estate of Andy Warhol, and thence, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This work comes with a certificate of provenance and an entry into the Catalogue Raisonne held by the Warhol Foundation.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida Kahlo in the Blue House, Coyoacán, Mexico. Color Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color
Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles
1977
C-print
60 x 60 inches
estate stamped and numbered edition of 50
Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminent English photograp...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Set of 6 Protraits. From The Third Gender of India Series
By Jill Peters
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The term "hijra" applies to a very diverse group of people in India who identify as third gender. They can range from a natural born hermaphrodite to a male cross dresser. Dating bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Happy Marilyn, 1956 from the Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Audrey Hepburn in Grey Turtleneck Sweater, Looking Up, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c25_44 -- It seems that Audrey Hepburn was beautiful at any angle Mark Shaw could find. Out take from the photo essay for LIFE, December 1953. Image size is 13.75" x ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Neo-Classical Pool - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th Century
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot in Braids Crossed Ankles, 1958
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot Braids Crossed Ankles, 1958 -- Brigitte Bardot was photographed by Mark Shaw in 1958. Mark, who often predicted who would become stars, thought one of these images of...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Slim Aarons 'Royal Winner, HM Queen Elizabeth II'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1955: Prince Philip, captain of the Windsor Park Team, with the Windsor Cup after his team beat India during the Ascot week Polo tournament of which he is sponsor.The cup was present...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Visiting Disneyland Anaheim 1962
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph offers a stunning view of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, taken during the 1960s. The castle is perched atop a rocky outcrop, towering over the s...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Paul McCartney, Family, Black and White Photography 25, 3 x 20, 7 cm
By John Young
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tina Turner On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Tina Turner On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Tina Turner on stage in London, 1974 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size varies...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Bettina Graziani' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bettina Graziani (1964) Limited Edition Estate Stamped C Type Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
French fashion model Bettina Graziani (Simone Micheline Bodin) (1925 – 2015) adjusting t...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, C Print
Make up Mirrors - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Royal Pavilion
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
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.