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
Architecture and Art Photo - Anger in Desert - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - Anger in Desert is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captured....
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Agata by Bellini - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Agata by Bellini is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captu...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Frida with Picasso Earrings by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Carbon Pigment Print
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Picasso Earrings is a color portrait of Frida Kahlo. She is dressed in magenta clothes with matching magenta flowers in her hair. She is wearing dangly earrings in the sha...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni e Paolo Church - Vintage Photo - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni e Paolo Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulousl...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Pietro Martire Church - Vintage Photo - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Pietro Martire Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously ...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni e Paolo Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni e Paolo Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulousl...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Maria dei Miracoli Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Maria dei Miracoli Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulou...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - Saint George Fights the Dragon - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - Saint George fights the dragon is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticu...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Zaccaria Church in Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Zaccaria Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captur...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Maria de Frari Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Maria de Frari Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously ...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
B.B. KIng - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
B.B. King is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Terry O'Neill 'Sean Connery on the Moon'
Located in New York, NY
Sean Connery on the Moon, 1971
Silver Gelatin Print
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Re-c...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gypsy Girl at the Carousel, Coney Island
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 4/200
Signed, dated and numbered in black ink on print margin by Harold Feinstein
Gelatins silver print
11 x 14 in.
Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$2,550 Sale Price
32% Off
Klaus Nomi
Located in New York, NY
Klaus Nomi, 1979
Archival pigment print
image size: 14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for his f...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Villa In Sotogrande'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Villa at Sotogrande
1975
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
Alfonso Zobel De Ayala at a villa in Sotogrande, Andalusia, Spain, August 1975.
Estate stamped and hand num...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Peruvian Woman with Child
By Martin Chambi
Located in Denton, TX
Carte postale
Stamped on verso "Foto Martin Chambi, Cuzco"
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Other Medium
$600 Sale Price
50% Off
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...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Klaus Nomi
Located in New York, NY
Klaus Nomi, 1979
Archival pigment print
image size: 14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for his f...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Liz" (Robin Egg Blue) Elizabeth Taylor Pop Art Fashion Portrait Photograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Liz" (Robin Egg Blue) by artist Sarah Hanhart is from her series of Hollywood movie stars, where she explores female ideas of beauty by eliminating all other relevant information ex...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter
Located in New York, NY
Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter 1988
Archival pigment print
14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 40
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, know...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Esther Williams' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Brisas'
American swimmer and actress Esther Williams (1921 - 2013) lounging on a trampoline, circa 1956.
Paper size 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm
Estate Stamped Col...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Annette Funicello with the Boys
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Annette Funicello with the Boys c. 1960's
C print
20 x 16 inches
Edition of 50
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster)
estate signed and numbered in...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Duke And Duchess of Cambridge Call Time - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge look through the clock at Musee d’Orsay during an official two-day visit to Paris France on March 18, 2017
by Official Getty Images Royal Photographer Chris Jackson...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Twice Blessed, Princess Laudomia Hercolani
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Alberto Giacometti Vintage Portrait Photo
Located in Pasadena, CA
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901 –1966
Vintage Photo Prints certifies that vintage print is a genuine , authentic, Youssuf Karsh ,vintage quadtone plate pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Ursula Andress'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Posing At Cap Ferrat
1954
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Swiss actress Ursula Andress in It...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Man, Tenancingo
Located in Denton, TX
Single photogravure from the Mexican Portfolio, 1932-33.
Published by Da Capo Press, New York, 1967
Edition of 1,000
Printed 1967
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Slim Aarons 'Take It Salvador Dali'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Take It Salvador Dali
1970
Chromogenic Lambda Print
Estate edition of 150
September 1970: With some of his works at Port Ligat, Costa Brava, painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) in a...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Terry O'Neill 'Sean Connery on the Moon'
Located in New York, NY
Sean Connery on the Moon, 1971
Silver Gelatin Print
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity from ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Style 'Inga Lindgren And Poodles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Inga Lindgren And Poodles
1956 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
estate signature stamped edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida and Diego with Hat - Black and White Photograph, Portrait, Celebrity
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 30/30
Titled, dated, numbered, copyright, and signed by the Nickolas Muray Estate.
Nickolas Muray Photo Archives.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in. Image size: 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
Plati...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Platinum
Nuns on Steps, Washington, D.C.
By Don Donaghy
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated.
American street photographer Don Donaghy (1936 - 2008, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was a fourth-generation native of Philadelphia. He studied commerci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$2,550 Sale Price
27% Off
Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Wenda and Ostriches
1951 (printed later)
C print
60 x 40 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate from the Parkinson estate, print...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Ursula Pacelli in Venice'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Ursula Pacelli
1957 (printed later)
Chromogenic print
Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate.
Ursula Pac...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Monocled Miss (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel in New York, 1964.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
S...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Francine Brandt in Acapulco
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Francine Brandt, 1961
C print
40 x 40 inches
Francine Brandt by a swimming pool in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel' -Black and White Edition
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel
1977, Printed Later
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Terry O'Neill CBE (1938-2019) was an eminent English photographer known for his masterful documentation of the 1960s fashions, styles, and celebrities. Born in London, his artistry deftly exhibited the keenness of capturing his subjects in candid moments or unconventional environments, reflecting a compelling narrative that was both revealing and authentic.
O'Neill's photographic legacy spans across prominent personalities, including influential figures such as Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, iconic musicians like Frank Sinatra, Elvis, and Amy Winehouse, eminent actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot, supermodel Kate Moss, and every James Bond from Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan. This diversity underscores O'Neill's proficiency in embracing the breadth of fame and human charisma.
His extraordinary contribution to photography won him The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal in 2011, a testament to his enduring influence. His work has graced numerous exhibitions, contributing to the art form's rich history. Terry O'Neill's indelible mark on photographic art continues to be celebrated at IFAC Arts, and elsewhere.
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International Fine Arts...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Colette (Victorian Punk)
Located in New York, NY
Colette (Victorian Punk)
Archival pigment print
14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered
edition of 10
William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known princip...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Italian Actress Giulietta Masina and the Actress Silvia Popovska - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Giulietta Masina and the Actress Silvia Popovska in a scene from "Frau Holle" by J.Jakubisko.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Film Producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori - Vintage b/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Film Producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet with Enrico Montesano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet in a scene from the movie "Amore vuol dir gelosia", by Mauro Severino.
Lightly damaged.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress L. Masiero with M. Costanzo - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero during the "Maurizio Costanzo Show".
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni in a scene from "Enrico IV" by Marco Bellocchio.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Actor and Director Sir Richard Attenborough - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Mrs. Martin Luther King jr., presents the Non violent Peace Prize to Sir Richard Attenborough of England in Atlanta.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero in a scene from "Principesse, violini e champagne", by Gianfranco Bettetini.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Scene from the Television Series "Fermate il colpevole" - b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This Vintage Photo shows two of the protagonists of the Program "Fermate il colpevole".
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons, Ester Williams
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Esther Williams
1956
C print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
American swimmer and actress Esther ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Tom Kelley 'Models on the Beach'
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley
Models on the Beach c. 1960's
C print
30 x 38 inches
Edition of 25
Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster)
estate signed and numbered in the border
...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Italian Singer Enzo Jannacci - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Singer Enzo Jannacci.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$85 Sale Price
20% Off
A scene from the movie "Cry Freedom" - Vintage b/w Photo - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
A scene from the movie "Cry Freedom" by Richard Attenborough.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mario Cecchi Gori and Pasquale Squitieri - Vintage b/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo showing the producer Mario Cecchi Gore and the movie Director Pasquale Squitieri.
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club
Located in New York, NY
Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club
Archival pigment print
14 x 14 inches
Signed and numbered
edition of 15
William Coupon is an American photogra...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Tania Mallet in Eleuthera' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Tania Mallet, 1961
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Henry Kissinger - Vintage Press Print - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Henry Kissinger - Vintage press print, b/w Photo realized in the 1970s during his speech.
Good conditions.
With the handwriting on the rear.
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Spider Woman - Vintage b/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Spider Woman - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the Late 1980s, Copyright by: Keystone Press AG, Zurich
Good conditions.
The photograph is captured aesthetically, in an interesting mo...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
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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