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
Ecuador, Seller, Indigenous, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 26, 4 x 23, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Seller, Market, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 4 x 16, 8 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Indigenous Man, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 29, 1 x 23, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Woman, Market, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 28, 2 x 23, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Galápagos, Iguana, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24 x 25, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Galápagos, Iguana, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 20, 3 x 29, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Lake, Woman, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 2 x 25 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Man, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 29, 9 x 22, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Indigenous Woman, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 21, 4 x 29 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Indigenous-Hut, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 25, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Seller, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 17, 2 x 19, 6 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Woman, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 2 x 24, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Market, People, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 17, 4 x 21, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Man, Indigenous, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 5 x 17, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Mother, Market, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 21, 8 x 17, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Sellers, Market, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 3 x 16, 6 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Indigeno, Cementary, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 28, 3 x 20, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Seller, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 26, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Children, Tena, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 3 x 29, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo-BenKhedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mom...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Panama, Woman, Tradition, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 3 x 24, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Costa Rica, Vulcano, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 1 x 24, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bolivia, Woman, Market, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 2 x 24, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bolivia, Palm Tree, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 5 x 17, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bolivia, People, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 5 x 17, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bolivia, Plants, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 9 x 24, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bolivia, La Paz, People, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 2 x 23, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sarah's BBQ - Fourth of July, Albuquerque, NM, 1995
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 endeavors are superbly managed. Whether working with corporate clients, interior designers or established collectors, the Robin Rice Gallery guides patrons throughout the selection process, inspiring them to build a stylish collection or striking décor. The Robin Rice Gallery offers a bevy of styles that Robin has procured with her own signature school of artists.
Suburban, Black and White, July, Fourth of July...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
View Of Rome - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View Of Rome - Vintage Photograph is a Vintage Photograph in the early 20th Century.
Four photographs, two on the front and two on the rear: Temple of Ju...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Lyre - Vintage Photograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Lyre is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862.
The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, of th...
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1860s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Lyre - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lyre is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862.
The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, of th...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
View Of Rome - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View Of Rome - Vintage Photograph is a Vintage Photograph in the early 20th Century.
Four photographs, two on the front and two on the rear: Sculptures o...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
William Carroll, Norma Jeane Triptych, original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This triptych is three original photographs printed from the original camera negatives, shot by Bill Carroll in 1945, and printed in 2010. These images depict a young Norma Jeane at ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph by Renzo Cinti - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in the 1940s.
Good condition included a cream-colored carboard passpartout (32x23 cm).
Hand-signed by the artist on t...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph by Renzo Cinti - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in the 1940s.
Good condition included a cream-colored carboard passpartout (32x23 cm).
Hand-signed by the artist on t...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old days Photo - Mother and Daughter - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Mother and Daughter is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic albu...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Statue - Vintage Photograph - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Statue - Vintage Photograph is a Photograph applied on a Passepartout realized in the late 19th Century
Good conditions, aged with a cutting on cardboard support on the lower, , Han...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Wenda and Ostriches
1951 (printed later)
C print
40 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso
Wenda Parkinson wearing knee-buttoned jeans and ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Terry O'Neill, Brigitte Bardot, Les Novices
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot with dog, on set of Les Novices (Co-signed)
1970 (printed later)
Silver Gelatin Print
16 x 20 inches
Signed and dated by the artists and comes with certificate of au...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Alice Cooper and Family, Los Angeles'
Located in New York, NY
Alice Cooper, Los Angeles, 1974, Printed Later
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
estate stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Terry O'Neill, Alice ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, Diamond Dog Contact Sheet
Located in New York, NY
David Bowie, Diamond Dog Contact Sheet
1974 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
48 x 72 inches
Estate signature stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity
English singe...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chaim Weizmann
By Lotte Jacobi
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lotte Jacobi
Chaim Weizmann
Photograph
Year: 1948
Size: 11.5x9.5in
Annotated by hand on verso in pencil
Ref.: 924802-1354
Lotte Jacobi (August 17, 1896 – May 6, 1990) was a leading American portrait photographer and photojournalist, known for her high-contrast black-and-white portrait photography, characterized by intimate, sometimes dramatic, sometimes idiosyncratic and often definitive humanist depictions of both ordinary people in the United States and Europe and some of the most important artists, thinkers and activists of the 20th century.
Jacobi's photographic style stressed informality, and sought to delve deeper into the traits of her subjects than traditional portraiture. She made a point of photographing subjects in their own environments, and talking to them while she worked. She explained the reasoning behind her approach this way:
"I just try and get people to talk, to relax, to be themselves. I don't like a passive, bored subject. I do portraits because I like people, and I want to bring out their personalities. Many photographers today, I think, are bringing out the worst part of people. I try and bring out the best."
Jacobi is perhaps best known for her "portrait of Albert Einstein (Princeton, 1938), whom she photographed candidly, seated at his desk, dishevelled and dressed in a leather jacket, a work that was refused by Life magazine for its simplicity." Other personality-driven portraits include "Eleanor Roosevelt sitting back, gesturing, and obviously speaking in midsentence; Marc Chagall depicted as a jovial family man; Thomas Mann appearing as thoughtful as his work; and more candid, gentle portraits of Einstein." Other celebrated subjects included poets W. H. Auden, Robert Frost...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1938 and printed at a later date. It depicts actors, Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, who were known as the "The King and Queen of Hollywood". Upon meeting Gable for the first time, Crawford recalled, “it was like an electric current went through my body…my knees buckled...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Esther Williams Poolside (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
American swimmer and actress Esther Williams in Florida in 1955.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (191...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Polo Prince'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Polo Prince
1985
C print
12 x 12 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
August 1985, Charles, Prince of Wales, after playing polo for th...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ted Williams 'Johnny Frigo, Lurlean Hunter & Johnny Griffin'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Johnny Frigo, Lurlean Hunter & Johnny Griffin for Downbeat Magazine
1960 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, ca. 1956, 26, 4 x 21 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Laszlo Willinger, "Hedy Lamarr", original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original vintage photograph, shot by Laszlo Willinger in the 1940's. It depicts Austrian-born American film actress, Hedy Lamarr. Lamarr was known for...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Laszlo Willinger, Greer Garson, photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph, shot by Laszlo Willinger in the 1940's. It depicts English actress Greer Garson, a major star at Metro-Goldw...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Clark Gable
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1938 and printed at a later date. It depicts American film actor and military officer, Clark Gable, who was often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He is most well-known for his roles in the films "Mutiny on the Bounty...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Sammy Davis Jr., original photograph from the original negative, hand signed
By Joe Waldorf
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph from the original negative, shot by Joe Waldorf in the 1970's. It depicts American singer, dancer, actor, and comedian, Sammy Davis Jr...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Minneapolis Two, MN, 1997
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative , Portrait, Timeless
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps.
Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Pussy Footing'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Pussy Footing
1958, Printed Later
C print
20 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Caption: Actress Dee Hartf...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
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
Ted Williams 'Cannonball Adderley at the Blue Note'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
"Cannonball" Adderley at the Blue Note
1960 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams 'Charlie Byrd playing the guitar'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Charlie Byrd playing the guitar
1960 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Captio...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ann Poncho, Albany, NY, 1990
By John Dolan
Located in Hudson, NY
John Dolan’s photographs revel in the extraordinary that lies beneath everyday, fleeting occurrences. And in this eloquent collection of twenty images shot in ravishing color and bla...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Karen Kopseng Davis at Casa de Campo'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Karen Kopseng Davis
1977 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
American-born opera...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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.