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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
Reg Lancaster 'Yves Saint Laurent' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x24
Located in San Rafael, CA
April 7, 1965: Yves Saint-Laurent, ex-wonder boy of Dior, working at his own fashion house in Paris. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gall...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons, Holiday Hair Check
Located in New York, NY
Holiday Hair Check 1958 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Faith Gibbons checks her hair in t...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Prof Sir Albert Richardson PRA Photographic Portrait II C.1960
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Prof Sir Albert Richardson...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Frida on White Bench - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity
Located in Denton, TX
Frida on White Bench, New York, by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. This iconic image features the woman artist sitting on a white bench in fron...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Les Petroleuses 1971 Silver gelatin print edition of 50 24 x 20 inches Signed and numbered edition of 50 rare Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film ‘Les Petroleu...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Antonio Lopez Draws Jerry Hall
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Antonio Lopez draws Jerry Hall 1975 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso Caption: Antonio Lopez draws model Jerry Hall as she poses with a lif...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Women, Coney Island
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled and dated.
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Patchett for Saks Fifth Avenue - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type
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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Digital, Black and White, Photographic Paper

Jerry Hall Dive (Diptych)
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Jerry Hall , 1976 C print 24 x 20 inches each Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso American model Jerry Hall wearing a swimsuit by Martil and lipstick...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

John Minihan 'Yves Saint Laurent' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20 x 24
Located in San Rafael, CA
By photographer John Minihan, Yves Saint Laurent, French designer with two fashion models, Betty Catroux (left) and Loulou de la Falaise, outside his 'Riv...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons, Sugarbush Ice Bar
Located in New York, NY
Ski Fashion At Sugarbush 1960 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 American socialite and fashion writer Nan Kempner (1930 - 2005) at the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Terry O'Neill 'Audrey Hepburn in the Pool' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn in the Pool 1966 (printed later) C-print 16 x 20 inches signed and numbered edition of 50 Actress Audrey Hepburn, swimming in the South of France during the filming ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons 'Contessa Simona Fede Marzotto'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Contessa Simona Fede Marzotto 1988 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Contessa ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Sun Worship (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Sun Worship 1958 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac colour...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

President Joe Biden
Located in New York, NY
President Joe Biden 1984 Archival pigment print image size: 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 25 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, k...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Head of David Bowie' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 30x40
Located in San Rafael, CA
British pop singer David Bowie in concert at Earl's Court, London during his 1978 world tour. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner,...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Laszlo Willinger, Susan Hayward, original vintage photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger c. 1940's, and printed at a later date. This photograph depicts American actress, Susan Hayward...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Jerry Hall & Antonio Lopez at Dunn's River Falls
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Jerry Hall & Antonio Lopez at Dunn's River Falls 1975 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso Caption: Antonio Lopez is photographed filming Jerr...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway by the Pool
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway Oscar Outtake (Stare) Los Angeles 1977 (printed later C-print 40 x 40 inches Signature stamped and numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Terr...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Fauna 1 - 5 and 6. Figurative Digital Collage Color Photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fauna #1 #5 and #6 (Triptych), by Zoltan Gerliczki From the series "Fauna" Archival Pigment Print Overall size: 48 in H x 117 in W. Individual size: Image size: 48 in H x 39 in W. Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed 2014 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please observe that prices and availability may change due to currency “I am presenting women as powerful as any man. Each woman is decorated with the most common and beautiful flowers. Each picture is powerful in color, energetic, and pure in nature, their expression is innocent.” Your images point toward qualities of women that go largely unseen, yet you seek to reveal through beauty and wonder. The colors and shapes perfectly illustrate the idea of “beauty and wonder” in a way that only nature could produce. Your painterly photos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Sharing a Chair - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Romantic Evenings
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

Jumping Geoff, 1966 - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Sports
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

Harry Benson 'Ali in Training' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20 x 20
Located in San Rafael, CA
American Heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali), training in his gym, 21st May 1965. (Photo by Harry Benson/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

CZ Guest (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Caption:NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 1962: Socialite Mrs. Winston Guest holding poodle poolside. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from t...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Dr. Martin Luther King, 1964 (printed 2020) Silver gelatin print 20 x 24 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 25 with certificate of authenticity Dr. Martin L...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Jane Birkin'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Jane Birkin 1969 (printed later) Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 English-French actress, singer, songwriter, and model Jane Birkin photographed wearing a ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marc Lacroix, Dali Painting a Woman, original photo from original negative
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original photograph from the original negative, shot by Marc Lacroix in the 1980's. It depicts iconic surrealist artist, Salvador Dali, painting in his studio. There is a large r...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fauna #3. Figurative Digital Color Collage Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fauna #3, by Zoltan Gerliczki From the series "Fauna" Archival Pigment Print Image size: 48 in H x 39 in W. Edition of 8 + 2AP Unframed 2014 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please observe that prices and availability may change due to currency “I am presenting women as powerful as any man. Each woman decorated with the most common and beautiful flowers. Each picture is powerful in color, energetic, and pure in nature, their expression is innocent.” Your images point toward qualities of women that go largely unseen, yet you seek to reveal through beauty and wonder. The colors and shapes perfectly illustrate the idea of “beauty and wonder” in a way that only nature could produce. Your painterly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Fauna #6. Figurative Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fauna #6, by Zoltan Gerliczki From the series "Fauna" Archival Pigment Print Image size: 48 in H x 39 in W. Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed 2014 All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please observe that prices and availability may change due to currency “I am presenting women as powerful as any man. Each woman decorated with the most common and beautiful flowers. Each picture is powerful in color, energetic, and pure in nature, their expression is innocent.” Your images point toward qualities of women that go largely unseen, yet you seek to reveal through beauty and wonder. The colors and shapes perfectly illustrate the idea of “beauty and wonder” in a way that only nature could produce. Your painterly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Frank Zappa Conducting, Digital Pigment Print by Alan Herr
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alan Herr, American (1954 - ) Title: Zappa 1 Medium: Digital Print Photograph, Signed in Permanent Marker Edition: AP Size: 13.5 x 13 inches
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Digital Pigment

Slim Aarons, Montecatini
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Montecatini 1980 C-print Edition of 150 Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

'HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne 1971 C print 36 x 36 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Roy...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Jinx in goggles, Florence, Italy by Ruth Orkin, 1951, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Jinx in Goggles, Florence, Italy by Ruth Orkin is a black and white portrait of a woman, wearing goggles with a white cap underneath. This photograph is part of Orkin's series, Ameri...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jimi Hendrix, The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69, Digital Print by Alan Herr
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alan Herr, American (1954 - ) Title: Jimi Hendrix, The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69 Medium: Digital Print Photograph, Signed and Numbered in Permanent Marker Edition: AP...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Digital Pigment

Breakfast, Paris, 1991. Photo Collage Limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Breakfast, Paris, 1991 Edition of 6 + 5AP Medium Size: 44 cm. H x 32 cm. W Unframed. Femmes Objets Series In this series in black & white and with the same model. The artist represen...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Tim Curry Rocky Horror - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Tim Curry Rocky Horror - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Tim Curry, in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1974 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Queen On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Queen On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Queen on stage at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 1974 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate Edition size ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Queen Reflected - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Queen Reflected - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Queen reflected in a mirror, London 1974 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies a...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Peter Gabriel - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Peter Gabriel - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Portrait of Peter Gabriel, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edi...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bowie Close Up - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie Close Up - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Close up portrait of David Bowie, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies acco...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bowie As Ziggy - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie As Ziggy - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, live at Earls Court, London, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freddie Mercury On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Freddie Mercury On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Freddie Mercury on stage with Queen, the Bohemian Rhapsody years, 1973-1975 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are num...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freddie Mercury - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Freddie Mercury - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Portrait of Freddie Mercury, 1974. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Ed...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kate With Tassles - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Kate With Tassles - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Kate Moss, New York, 2002 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to pr...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

President Jimmy Carter
Located in New York, NY
President Jimmy Carter Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 15 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principal...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

President Richard Nixon
Located in New York, NY
President Richard Nixon, 1990 Archival pigment print 14 x 14 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known pri...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cecily Godfrey in Hong Kong'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cecily Godfrey, Hong Kong 1979 (printed later) Lambda C-print Estate Edition of 150 Cecily Godfrey relaxes by the pool at her home in Hong Kong, 1979. Her husband Gerald...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

President George W Bush
Located in New York, NY
George W Bush Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 25 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kennedy, Jackie sits at JFK’s Senate Desk, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie sits at JFK’s senate desk in 1959 nb_048. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited e...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Giclée

Peek-A-Boo Beatles (1965) - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Peek-A-Boo Beatles (1937) - Silver Gelatin Print (Photo by R. McPhedran/Express/Getty Images) 14th June 1965: The British rock group The Beatles stand in a window at Twickenham Fil...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Stevie Wonder, Framed Color Photograph by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lynn Goldsmith Title: Stevie Wonder Year: 1976 Medium: Color Photograph, signed, numbered, and dated in pen Edition:...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

David Bowie - limited edition Mick Rock Estate print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - signed limited edition print David Bowie in pink hat, 1972. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Estate. Archival p...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

David Bowie - limited edition Mick Rock Estate print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - signed limited edition print David Bowie, 1976. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Estate. Archival pigment print...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freddie Mercury On Stage - limited edition Mick Rock Estate print
Located in London, GB
Freddie Mercury On Stage - signed limited edition print Freddie Mercury on stage with Queen, the Bohemian Rhapsody years, 1973-1975. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bowie Close Up - limited edition Mick Rock Estate print
Located in London, GB
Bowie Close Up - signed limited edition print Close up portrait of David Bowie, c.1973. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Estat...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Skiing In St. Moritz, Palace Hotel'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Skiing In St. Moritz 1983 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Countess Jan Bonde in the Palace H...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas 1967-69 by Danny Lyon, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Denton, TX
Shakedown, Ramsey Unit, Texas 1967-69 by Danny Lyon is a black and white gelatin silver print, depicting a nude black man standing in front of a Texas Ranger. The man stands with his...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'New York Debs'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons New York Debs 1958 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Leading New York debutante...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

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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