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
Slim Aarons - Bettina Graziani - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
French fashion model Bettina Graziani (Simone Micheline Bodin) (1925 – 2015) adjusting the sail of a boat, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, 1964.
Gor...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Young Girls Posing for a Photo Before a Marathon - Vintage b/w Photo - 1934 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
"La fotografica" photo reportage agency - Torino
By Studio Gherlone.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Gianni Morandi and Ornella Vanoni - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi and Ornella Vanoni - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Florence One, Italy, 2023
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps.
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
London Changing of the Guard - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
London changing of the Guard is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Young Chinese Boys - Original Silver Salt Photograph - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Young Chinese Boys is an original Silver Salt print photograph realized by an Unknown photographer in late 19th century.
Fair conditi...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Lyndon Johnson’s Family - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lyndon Johnson’s Family is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Ornella Muti - Vintage Photograph - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Ornella Muti in the movie "Terra del Fuoco".
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Homeless in Hollywood - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Homeless in Hollywood is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Presidential Parade Washington President Eisenhower - Vintage Photograph - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Presidential Parade Washington President Eisenhower 1957 is a vintage photograph.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Gianni Morandi and his Ex-Manager Lionetti - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi and his Ex-Manager Lionetti - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ernest Hemingway - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
A historical moment of the past through the art of photogra...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Ornella Muti - Vintage Photograph - Early 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Ornella Muti in a scene from "Private Access", a 1989 Italian drama Film by Francesco Maselli.
Lightly blurry.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hollywood Boulevard - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Hollywood Boulevard is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gail Getty - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gail Getty is a vintage photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Night of Florida Miami Beach - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Night of Florida Miami Beach is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Dukes of Windsor Visiting New York - Vintage Photograph - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
The Dukes of Windsor Visiting New York is a vintage photograph realized in 25/09/1956.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni arriving in Rapallo to meet Michele Morgan.
Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bicycles in U.S. - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Bicycles is a photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and Imperial Ulhans Regiment
By Karl Bulla
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his Wife and the Imperial Ulhans Regiment in Saint Petersburg in 1908/09 realized by the famous poland/russian...
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Early 1900s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Ornella Muti - Vintage Photograph - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Ornella Muti on the set of the film "Terra del Fuoco".
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gianni Morandi and Al Bano - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi and Al Bano - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Cary Grant and Farrah Fawcett - Vintage Photo - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photo.
Lightly blurry.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gaddafi Revolutionary Poster on a Building - Vintage B/W photo - Early 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gaddafi revolutionary poster on a building is an original black and white photograph realized by Italian photographer
Luigi Marcelletti in the e...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni.
Good condition.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Autographed Portrait of Maria Litto - Original b/w Postcard - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed Portrait of Maria Litto is a beautiful b/w photographic portrait, with the additional value of the blue ink autograph by the German ballet d...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Women at Work - Vintage Photograph About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Vintage Photograph About Women Rights is an original vintage photograph realized by an anonymous photographer.
With the stamp of Avanti"...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fan Mail 1952 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail, 1952.
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ had been released, B...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at work- Historical photographs about women rights is an original black and white photograph realized by Roberto Schezen.
With the copyright, the ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Alfred Hitchcock and Grace Kelly - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The film director Alfred Hitchcock with the actress Grace Kelly.
Vintage Photo.
Lightly damaged.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Kirk Douglas and Burton Lancaster in a scene from "Seven Days in May", an American political thriller motion picture by John Frankenheimer (1964)
Vintag...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mrs. Red Skelton Poses - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Mrs. Red Skelton Poses is an original b/w photograph about Hollywod in the 1940s, realized by De Wan Studios.
On the back "Mrs. Red Skelton poses for her ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Japanese Women in Tokyo - Original Albumen Print - 1880s/90s
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese women in Tokyo is an original vintage Albumen print hand colored, on single cardboard: 26 x 34 cm.
Realized between the 1880s and the early 18...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Symbol of the Apostle St. Luke by Donatello - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The symbol of the Apostle St. Luke by Donatello is an original black and white photograph realized in Basilica di S. Antonio in Padua.
With the description on the lower.
Good condi...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The American Actor Frank Wolff - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The American actor Frank Wolff, on the set of "Salavatore Giuliano".
Vintage b/w photo, good condition.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage B/W photo - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper.
Good condition.
Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt, as some biographies...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Charlton Heston - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The American Actor Charlton Heston in the 1960s.
Vintage b/w photo.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia-Vintage Photograph after Tiepolo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The sacrifice of Iphigenia after Tiepolo is an original vintage photograph realized in Vicenza in "Villa Valmarana".
With the description on the lower"Naya, Venezia".
Good conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of The Dukes of Windsor - Vintage B/W photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of The Dukes of Windsor is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Stamp of "Elio Sorci" fotoreportage Rome on the rear.
Very...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Autographed Portrait of Richard Häussler Memorabilia - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed Portrait of Richard Häussler Memorabilia is a beautiful b/w postcard reproducing the photographic portrait of the German actor and director, with the additional value of ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
The "Vergine del Roseto"- Civic museum by Stefano da Zevio - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The virgin of the Roseto - Civic museum is an original black and white photograph realized in the Civic museum in Verona.
With the description on the lower" Anderson-Roma"
Good con...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
3 Black & White Americana Photographs by Mystery Artists
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, c. later 20th century
Three black and white photographs
Dimensions:
1. 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.
2. 10 x 7 3/4 in.
3. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
Each photograph laid to mat board measuring...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Arabic Girl - Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Arabic girl is a silver salt print realized in the early 20th century.
Hand signed lower right in red pencil, not readable.
Includes frame
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Funeral in Tizi-Ouzou of Prince Francesco - Vintage B/W photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral in Tizi-Ouzou of Prince Francesco is a vintage photograph on photography paper, realized by an anonymous photographer
With the stamp of Associated press and type-note on th...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Girls in the Sport Team - Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Girls in the sport team is an original black and white photograph realized by the Gherlone photography agency.
With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the rear.
Good conditions.
Vi...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Actor Marcello Mastroianni - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni on the set of "I soliti ignoti vent'anni dopo" directed by Amanzio Todini.
Vintage b/w Photo.
Good condi...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
The Italian Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante in "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal" by Mario Monicelli (1985).
Vintage b/w photo, very goo condition.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage B/W photo - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper.
Fair conditions, with some stains and signs of humidity.
Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Italian Director Marco Bellocchio - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This Vintage Photo shows the Italian Film Director Marco Bellocchio.
Good condition.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sophia Loren - Oversize Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren - Venice 1955
Oversize Archival Pigment Print
Absolutely Exquisite HUGE 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size print.
Unframed.
Produced on authentic Hahnemühle p...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
The Duke of Windsor in London - Vintage B/W photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The Duke of Windsor in London is an original photograph realized in 1940-1941 by an Anonymous photographer.
With the description typing script on ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Allegorical Ceiling - Vintage Photograph by Tiepolo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Allegorical ceiling by Tiepolo is an original vintage photograph realized in "Villa Nazionale Venezia" in Venice by Naya photograph agency.
With the description on the lower.
Good ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Miranda Martino - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Miranda Martino - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 20th Century.
Fair conditions with oxidation.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Christmas - Color Photograph by Plinio Martelli - 2009
Located in Roma, IT
Christmas is a colored photographic print realized by Plinio Martelli in the 2009.
Very good conditions.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower margin of the photograph. Original title: Pittrice
Plinio Martelli (1945-2016) After scientific studies he graduated from the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin with masters such as Enrico Paolucci and Mario Calandri...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage B/W photo - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper.
Good condition.
Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt, as some biographie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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