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.
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Style: Modern
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall is a photograph realized in 1980s.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$180 Sale Price
25% Off
Joan Crawford (1933) Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford (1933) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized
(Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1933
Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress.
Additional Information:
Unfr...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Pink Debbie Harry - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Pink Debbie Harry - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Debbie Harry in pink, 1978 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size varies according to pr...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Joan Crawford - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Pa...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bardot (1963) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Swan In A Car (1936) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Reg Lancaster/Getty Images)
French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot stage name of Camille Javal, dancing in a scen...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Motley Crue Bubble Bath - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Motley Crue Bubble Bath - Signed and Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Motley Crue in a bubble bath, 1986. (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are number...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cardin Hat Over Paris
Located in New York, NY
Cardin Hat Over Paris, 1960
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso
British model Celia Hammond wearing a pink coat by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin for Q...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Queen Album Cover - limited edition print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Queen Album Cover - signed limited edition print
Iconic Queen 2 album cover, London, 1974. (photo Mick Rock)
Square image on paper size : 24x20 inches ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Skiers on the Slopes of Sugarbush - Skiers on Mountain Range in Vermont
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiers on the Slopes of Sugarbush - Skiers on Mountain Range in Vermont by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
"Skiers ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Snoop Dogg - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Snoop Dogg - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Portrait of Snoop Dogg, 2009 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Roman Holiday (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By Elia Kazan
Located in London, GB
Roman Holiday (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives)
3rd April 1952.
Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a sc...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee
Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida wearing an evening dress. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5952 - St...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jumping A Hurdle (1886) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Jumping A Hurdle (1886) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Eadweard J. Muybridge/George Eastman Museum/Getty Images).
Jumping a hurdle; saddle; bay horse, Daisy, between 1884 a...
Category
1880s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Josèphine Baker Serves Breakfast in Brussels - Vintage Photo - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Josèphine Baker serves breakfast in Brussels is an orignal black and white photograph realized in 1964.
The photo shows the famous singer serving sweets to 3 of his children In Brus...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$162 Sale Price
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Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - Vintage b/w Photo - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Italian actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal", directed by Mario Monicelli.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$117 Sale Price
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Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
David Bowie, working on make up, backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size va...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads, 1968
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
David Bowie - limited Mick Rock Estate edition print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
David Bowie (photo Mick Rock) - signed limited edition print
David Bowie backstage, 1973. (photo Mick Rock)
paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm
Stamped and numbered by the Est...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot Spain' (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Spain, 1971
Silver gelatin print
20 x 16 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
(rare)
Brigitte Bardot on the set of ‘Les Petroleuses’ a.k.a. ‘The Legend of Fren...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by R. McPhedran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ri...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden - Ancient Photo - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Princess Victoria and Prince Gustaf of Sweden is a photographic reinforced albumen print applied on cardboard.
Print of photographic studio on front and back of cardboard: "Thschuhmann & Sohn Karlsruhe ".
Slight abrasion on corners, otherwise excellent conditions.
Dim: cm 17 x 11
In the full-length portrait, Victoria and Gustaf of Sweden show the wedding rings in an informal pose.
The photograph was taken in Karlsruhe, the wedding venue of the two future royals of Sweden...
Category
1880s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$360 Sale Price
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Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Audrey Gets Her Hair Done (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives)
Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Elvis At The Piano (1956) Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
May 27, 1956
Elvis Presley spends some time on the piano while waiting for a show to start at the University of Dayton Fieldho...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Dolly Fritz (1961) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dolly Fritz (1961) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Socialite Dolly Fritz,
San Francisco, 1961.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 16x16''
Printed L...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Bette (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Bette (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by Glasshouse Archive / Alamy Archives)
Actress Bette Davis,
Portrait by Jack Freilich,
1931.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 10x12...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Che Guevara
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, July 1951'
Located in New York, NY
Fiona Campbell-Walter (later Baroness Thyssen) on an English beach wearing an Estrava coat with a raffia hat from Eaton. British Vogue, July 1951
Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, Ju...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$117 Sale Price
25% Off
Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Limited Edition Photograph, 20 x 16
By Michael Ochs
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill, Faye Dunaway Oscar Stare
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1977 (printed later)
C-print
60 x 60 inches
Estate stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity
American actress Faye Dunaway take...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
(Photo by Slim Aarons)
A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego,
California, October 1956.
Additio...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Palm Beach (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
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:...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Elton John
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Elton John, 1971
Archival Inkjet on paper, framed
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm
Edition of 12 + 3AP
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$27,800
Rita Hayworth
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by George Hurrell in 1941 and printed at a later date. This image depicts Rita Hayworth, an American actress an...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paul McCartney, London Bridge, Black and White Photography, 17, 6 x 23, 8 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Ava Gardner Portrait' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Ava Gardner Portrait' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
ca 1950
Portrait of the actress Ava Gardner circa 1950. (photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
(photo by Pictorial...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sailors on the Subway from Coney Island
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 4/200
Signed, dated and numbered in black ink on print margin by Harold Feinstein
Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1931. He began photographing in 19...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Beatles, Black and White Photography, Studio Shoot of 1976, 20, 2 x 15, 9 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Professor Christian Barnard - Photo- 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Professor Barnard is an original black and white photograph realized in 1968.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$108 Sale Price
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Venezuela, Waterfalls, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 4 x 29, 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
Hong Kong, Couple, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 29, 9 x 23, 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
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Mexico, Landscape, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 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
Suriname, River, Palmtrees, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 5 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
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'For ballerinas on the beach and in the swim, 1939'
Located in New York, NY
Fashion model Pamela Minchin photographed on the Isle of Wight wearing Fortnum and Mason’s dark burgundy Lastex satin swimsuit with ballet skirt, Harper’s Bazaar, July 1939.
'For ba...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
George Harrison, Cigar, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s, 21 x 15, 2cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
The Actor Cary Grant - Film - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Actor Cary Grant in 1960s.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$180 Sale Price
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The Old Days Photo - Woman with Dog - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Woman with Dog is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal famil...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$72 Sale Price
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Panama, Mother and Daughter, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 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
Casablanca - Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart Original 1942 Print
Located in London, GB
Casablanca - Original 1942 photograph
Vintage 1942 Casablanca Lobby Card:
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether o...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Landscape with Ruins - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with Ruins s a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in the 1960...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$54 Sale Price
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The Beatles- Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Beatles is an early photograph realized in the beginning of 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$252 Sale Price
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Gill (Conversation #3, from "Five Girls")
By Sam Haskins
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Date stamped with facsimile of signature in grey ink, l.r.
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
About the artist:
Born and raised in South Africa, photographer Sam Haskins moved to London in his early 40s. He is best known for the three books, "Five Girls...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Minihan 'Yves Saint Laurent' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20 x 16
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...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Frida with Granizo, Version 2, Coyoacan - Limited Edition Black and White Photo
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo, Version 2, Coyoacan by Nickolas Muray is a limited edition platinum print featuring Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with her arm wrapped around her pet deer.
Edition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
The Italian Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni and the Italian Actress Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal" by Mario Monicelli.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$144 Sale Price
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Portrait of Neil Young - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Neil Young is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$126 Sale Price
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Harry Benson 'Ali in Training' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30 x 30
By Harry Benson
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 ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Her Royal Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II In Lilac - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
HRM Queen Elizabeth II visits a new maternity ward at the Lister Hospital in 2012 in Stevenage.
The Queen was on a two day tour of the East Midlands as part of her Diamond Jubilee to...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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.