Modern Portrait Photography

Billy Bob Thornton 2001 Signed Limited Edition By Kevin Westenberg Archival Pigment Print, Signed Limited Edition Print size 24 x 30 inches / 61 x 76 cm signed numbered edition s...

In Capri (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Robert Hornstein, the artist Novella Parigini and Prince Dado Ruspoli on Capr...

Portrait of Maria Montessori by Studio Vasari is a vintage photographic print on Agfa Brovira paper. Photograph realized by the famous Roman photogr...

This piece is an original photograph shot by George Hurrell in 1932, and printed at a later date. It depicts legendary American film star, Clark Gable, who was known as the "King of...

Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1933 Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress. Additional Information: U...

Painter is a b/w photographic print realized by Plinio Martelli in the 1990s. Very good conditions. Hand signed and titled by the artist on the back 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...

David Bowie, Aladdin Eyes Open, 1973 by Brian Duffy. This photograph was taken during the photo shoot for the album cover for Aladdin Sane, January 1973, London. This is an exquisite FRAMED* Archival Pigment print. *Note delivery includes secure art crating & shipping. Framed in black wood with glass and matt Stamped by The Duffy Archive, UK. Supplied with certificate of authenticity. Gorgeous print measuring 115 x 115 x 3 cm (framed). The image area is 95 x 95 cm. Produced utilising the original contact sheet. We ship regularly using Fedex Express services and ship to all international locations. About these images : “It wasn’t until we saw the contact sheets the next day I remember thinking, God this is spectacular. You just knew you had cracked it, boy, did you know it.” Celia Philo DAVID BOWIE: FIVE SESSIONS PHOTOGRAPHS BY DUFFY Brian Duffy photographed David Bowie over five sessions between August 1972 and April 1980, and made the iconic Aladdin Sane album cover image. January 1973–Session two–Aladdin Sane. It has been called ‘The Mona Lisa of Pop’. Who could have imagined that the moment he clicked the shutter on the Hasselblad in early 1973 that one of those images would become known as a cultural icon? – Chris Duffy Some background to the shoot. The background stories to the Aladdin Sane shoot are told in rich detail in the book Bowie Duffy – Five Sessions. In particular it is a delight to read Duffy’s (a self confessed Marxist anarchist) analysis and compare that with the measured tone of Tony Defries. If you don’t have a copy of the book, here’s a flavour of their respective views – which amount to much the same thing – just expressed in different ways. First up, Tony Defries: “I was looking for an iconic cover image and artwork that would help me to persuade RCA that Bowie was sufficiently important to warrant megastar treatment and funding in order to propel him to exactly that status. Engaging a master, world-class photographer to shoot the project /brand and to design the artwork was the best way to send that message. Brian had the ability to make the mundane image interesting and the interesting image fascinating.” Then Duffy: “Tony wanted to make the most expensive cover he could possibly get a record company to pay for, because he realised that if it cost fifty quid, well, so what – but if it cost £5,000 the record company were now having to pay attention. He said “Can you make it expensive?“and I said “No problem old love.” I proposed– One: A Dye-transfer. A genius method of being able to spend the most amount of money to get a reproduction from a colour transparency onto a piece of paper. Two: Get the plates made, where? Switzerland. Then employ me to design it and create it – even better and more wasteful.” The Aladdin Sane session was a real team effort. The location was Duffy’s studio at 151a King Henry’s Road in Primrose Hill, London, which had been the setting for the Ziggy Stardust session the previous August. Duffy had agreed with Tony Defries that his design agency, Duffy Design Concepts, which he ran with Celia Philo, would design the sleeve. Present in Primrose Hill on that January day in 1973 were Duffy, David Bowie, Celia Philo, Tony Defries, French make-up artist Pierre Laroche, and Duffy’s studio manager Francis Newman, who also acted as his assistant that day. Follow-up work on the detailed airbrushing required to create the final artwork was carried out by Philip Castle. What about that lightning bolt flash and the liquid pool? The idea for the lightning bolt came from David Bowie. The realisation of that lighting bolt into the form that appeared on the sleeve was down to Duffy. Its source is believed to be a rice cooker that was in Duffy’s studio – and which had a small logo with a red and blue flash. Francis Newman remembers, “Pierre stared to apply this tiny little flash on his face and when Duffy saw that he said, “No, not like that, like this” and literally drew it right across his face and said to Pierre, “Now, fill that in.”” The red colour was lipstick. Adding the pool of liquid to the collarbone was Duffy’s idea, and this was brilliantly airbrushed in as part of the post-production work by Philip Castle. David Bowie explained the background to Rolling Stone magazine, that it was a “Lightning bolt. An electric kind of thing. Instead of, like, the flame of a lamp, I thought he would probably be cracked by lightning. Sort of an obvious-type thing, as he was sort of an electric boy. But the teardrop was Brian Duffy’s. He put that on afterward, just popped it in there. I thought it was rather sweet.” DAVID BOWIE David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee),[2] was an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born in Brixton, South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth, directed by Nicolas Roeg, and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance; the album's title track topped both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla...

Audrey Hepburn Under the Dryer Smoking, c10_13 – While working on the film Sabrina, Audrey Hepburn was shampooed every night -- She often conducted business with her agents while und...

Audrey Hepburn, c25_7 -- Out take from the photos used for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Audrey seems to always look fantastic and friendly. "She is all queen (her grandfather ...

Twice Blessed, Princess Laudomia Hercolani, 1960 Chromogenic print 24 x 20 inches state signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1960: Framed in a rustic wi...

Zao Wou Ki Portrait with Nude Painting, circa 1950 -- A rare portrait of Zao Wou Ki taken by Mark Shaw for Art News circa 1950. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size)....

Sting - Signed Limited Edition Print Album Cover Shoot December 6 1992 Wiltshire Sting on a Horse (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. ...

Audrey Hepburn Under the Dryer Smoking, c10_13 – While working on the film Sabrina, Audrey Hepburn was shampooed every night -- She often conducted business with her agents while und...

Sean Penn - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Studio Magazine May 15, 2001 Cannes, France (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and n...

J. Gordon Douglas (1970) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon Douglas in the formal gardens of their residence, Santa Barbara, California,...

For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Currency fluctuations may cause the price to change. This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons negatives. Please contact the gallery for information about other print sizes. All prints feature a Slim Aarons blindstamp, and are accompanied by a Slim Aarons Certificate of Authentication issued by Getty. 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Daddy Bear...

Artist: Richard Ham, American (1920 - ) Title: Picasso in Paris Studio Year: 1945, Printed in 2009 Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, signed and numbered in ink Edition: 50 Size: 20 in. x...

Killer Joe Piro (1964) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American dance instructor ‘Killer’ Joe Piro (1921 – 1989) dances past the park in New York, July 1964. ...

Audrey Hepburn (1958) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) AUDREY HEPBURN film actress (1929-1993)...

Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Elena Pratolongo, Prince Edward Egon von Furstenberg, Contessa Geronaffo, Luca Stu...

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...

Rick Rubin - Signed Limited Edition Print Personal Work September 4 2013 Malibu, California (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and n...

Eddie Calvert by Pietro Pascuttini is a vintage photographic print on single coated paper. Photograph by famous portraitist Pietro Pascuttini. Photographer's ink stamp and pencil ...

Eddie Vedder - Signed Limited Edition Print. Eddie Veder, lead singer of American band Pearl Jam. Seattle, Washington. Melody Maker Magazine. July 19...

Brimful Of Fashion (1960) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by William Vanderson/Getty Images) Fashion model Brenda Harper wearing a Feather Crown o...

Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives) GIANT Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean 1956. Directed by George Stevens...

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...

Michael Stipe - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print NME Cover Shoot July 23 1996 Los Angeles (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed ...

Audrey Hepburn, r16_4 -- Audrey Hepburn looked incredible no matter what she was doing. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the April 19, 1954 internation...

Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, verso 11.5 x 16.5 inches, sheet 10 x 14.5 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New Yo...

Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc (1976) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Guests standing by a white Rolls-Royce convertible courtesy car at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, A...

Mark Shaw’s file of “test shots” was full of budding stars -- these December 1958 head shots of Jane Fonda were never published. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). A...

Stockings (1946) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Moore/Evening Standard/Getty Images) 12th May 1980: Model Lynne reflected in corocraft sunglasses. Additional Information:...

Betty Grable, 1930s / Everett Collection. stunning and vivid photograph of classic Hollywood film star Betty Grable. "With the man the world is his hea...

Well-muscled male cat with full mane. He's King of the Jungle even if he's in stone and against a pink background. The contrast of gritty the stone texture against the smooth flat sky is unexpected and somehow makes the image special. Signed, dating and numbered 2/15 recto, unframed, another size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy photography, doll photography...

Sabrina (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) October 1953: Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) leans out of a car window on the set ...

Sundowners (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958. Additional In...

Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo by Cineclassico/Alamy Archives) A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951. Directed by Elia Kazan With Vivien Leigh...

' Soft Helmets ' Oversize Limited Edition Print 1965 - Victoria and Albert Museum, London By John French Pattie Boyd and Celia Hammond modelling feathered capsule hats, John French...

Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Diners at an outdoor restaurant, San Diego, California, October 1956. Additional Information: Unfram...

Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pi...

Skiing Princess (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Princess Luciana Pignatelli on a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria. Additional Information: Unframed ...

Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. Additional Information: ...

Blur - Giant Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print Britpop band Blur, London, 1995 From left: Graham Coxon, Damon Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree Pho...

For a limited time only these Slim Aarons prints are available to purchase at 15% discount. Please contact the gallery for any queries. Please bear in mind that all prints are produ...

Charles Aznavour by Pietro Pascuttini is a vintage photographic print on single coated paper. Photograph by famous portraitist Pietro Pascuttini. P...

Painter is a colored photographic print realized by Plinio Martelli in the 2005. 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...

Marilyn Monroe In A Bikini (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) posing on a rooftop circa 1951. ...

La Canzone del Mare (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size...

Menton (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A shop selling beach paraphernalia in Menton, in southeastern France, 1957. Additional Information: Unfr...

Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. Additional Information: Unframed Pap...

Nassau Beach Hotel (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) The outdoor swimming pool at Nassau Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, 1959. The hotel was the firs...

Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The pool at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size:...

De Rosieres Family (1975) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Viscount and Viscountess Paul de Rosiere outside a villa in Monte Carlo, August 1975. Additional Inform...

David Gilmour - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print David Gilmour, singer and guitarist of Pink Floyd, poses with his iconic black Fender Strat. Album...

Pigment print from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1955. From the photoshoot known as "The Pekingese Dog Sitting" because Marilyn was accompanied by her hair stylist'...

Bono - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print Bono, lead singer of Irish band U2, reaches to grasp a fan's hand at a concert in Phoenix, Arizona. Cover shoot for Mojo Magazine, Phoen...

VOGUE – HANOVER SQUARE – 1961 This photograph by Duffy was taken in 1961. The bare trees reveal a very different W1 Hanover Square to how it is 50 years later. To the left, you can see the statue of William Pitt (The Younger) which still remains today. Once a highly desirable and exclusive Mayfair address, the square now comprises mostly of offices. The models, wearing various evening dresses are stood opposite the Vogue head office at 1 Hanover Square. The offices were completed in 1958 and have been the publications UK headquarters since. The image was used for a feature titled “Getting home with the milk” for British Vogue in June 1961. AT DUFFY’S MEMORIAL SERVICE LORD DAVID PUTTNAM ADDRESSED THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF DUFFY AND SAID ‘THE WORLD NEEDS MORE DUFFY’S.’ HE THEN WENT ON TO CALL HIM A MAVERICK, SOMEBODY WHO WAS PREPARED TO TAKE RISKS WITH HIS ART FORM AND DESCRIBED DUFFY AS A ‘SUPREMELY TALENTED AND ESOTERIC MAN.’ ‘A man who thrived on risks and challenges, who lived to create.’ In 2013 Duffy was voted as one of the top most 100 influential photographer’s of all time and he richly deserves that title. When Duffy felt he had pushed the boundaries as far as he could and was no longer satisfied with stills photography he abruptly shut his studio, attempted to burn all of his negatives and moved into commercials. Despite repeated requests to return to still photography, give interviews or discuss his career, he became reclusive and his remaining negatives would have stayed in boxes under the stairs had it not been for the persistence of his eldest son, Chris. Chris realised that Duffy’s name was slowly slipping into obscurity and regularly tried to persuade him to do something with his remaining archive. It wasn’t until 2006 when Duffy was diagnosed with the degenerative lung disease Pulmonary Fibrosis that he finally gave Chris the green light to start putting the archive together. The process was a labour of love for the first few years. Organising, scanning and databasing his negatives took many hours whilst Chris was running his own photographic studio. In 2009 the opportunity to exhibit at Chris Beetles Gallery in Mayfair London (now Beetles & Huxley) gave Duffy the platform for his first ever exhibition which was hailed with great critical acclaim. The exhibition ignited an incredible interest in his work and there were regular queues to see the show. During the process of putting the exhibition together, the BBC commissioned a documentary on Duffy’s life and work which aired in 2010. Chris then started on the first monograph but sadly Duffy was never to see this and passed away on 31st May 2010. Since 2010 Duffy’s work has been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries around the world. In 2012 the Victoria and Albert Museum requested use of the original Aladdin Sane record cover ‘dye transfer’ print for their British Design 1948-2012 cultural exhibition. In 2013 the V&A approached the archive for use of the newly released ‘Eyes Open’ version as the lead image for the ‘David Bowie is’ exhibition. This exhibition has achieved record breaking numbers in several venues and has been seen by over 1.5 million visitors. Duffy’s name has now become recognised by an international audience and is now firmly back on the map. In 2014 Duffy’s second book was released – Duffy Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the book explores the chemistry and creation of these five iconic sets of images illustrated with interviews from people who were directly involved. The book is also available in French and Italian. The archive is made up of negatives and contact sheets that have been retrieved from numerous UK and international publications; Vogue, French Elle, Glamour, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph to name but a few in addition to work held by independent archives. The process of exhibiting Duffy’s work continues and the future holds several more book projects illuminating Duffy’s eclectic and influential work. ARCHIVE TIMELINE 2008 The Duffy Archive was established by Chris Duffy. 2009 BBC Documentary “The Man Who Shot The Sixties” One hour documentary on Duffy’s life and work. First exhibition at Chris Beetles Gallery Mayfair, London (now Beetles & Huxley)* See Exhibits page for full list of exhibition since 2009
 2010 Duffy passed away 31st May 2010 2011 Publication of first monograph “Duffy Photographer” Published by ACC Editions features over 160 iconic images from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and in 2011 the V&A Museum London requested Duffy prints for their permanent collection.
 2012 Solo Exhibitions and contributions in Italy, Paris, Amsterdam, Spain, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, London and Australia. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2013 David Bowie Is launched at the V&A Museum with Aladdin Sane as the lead image. Also named as one of one hundred ‘most influential photographers of all time’ by the British Journal of Photography. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2014 Publication of Duffy / Bowie – “Five Sessions” Published by ACC Editions. Publication of French Elle – “In The Eyes of Brian Duffy” – Published in French by Glenat. David Bowie Is V&A Exhibition goes on tour to: Sao Paulo, Berlin and Chicago. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2015 David Bowie 'Is' continues to tour Paris, Australia and the Netherlands.
 See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2016 David Bowie 'Is' continues to tour Italy and Japan. See Exhibitions section for more exhibits. 2017 David Bowie 'Is' reaches Barcelona. The Archive also contributed to Holden Luntz Gallery...