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
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
Pierlluigi Giorgio, Ninetta La Scala and Massimo Coen - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pierlluigi Giorgio, Ninetta La Scala and Massimo Coen 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
Margarethe von Trotta - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Margarethe von Trotta s a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Margherita Boniver - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver 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
Margherita Boniver - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver 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
Harry Belafonte- Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Harry Belafonte is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Margherita Boniver - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver is a vintage photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Margherita Boniver - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver 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
Margherita Boniver - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver 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
Marco Bellocchio - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Marco Bellocchio 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
Margherita Boniver - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver 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
Margherita Boniver and Carlo Tognoli - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver 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
Slim Aarons 'Paola Mussetti in Sardinia'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Paola Mussetti, 1982
Fiber print
Paola Mussetti, a science student from Turin, poses in a bikini in Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, Italy, in August 1982. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Salvatore Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Salvatore Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captu...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - Abraham Visited by Angels - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - By Tiepolo, Venice is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captur...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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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...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
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
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Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - San Zaccaria Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - San Zaccaria Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captu...
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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.
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1980s 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...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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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. 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. Apostoli, Santa Lucia Church- 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Apostoli, Santa Lucia Church 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
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Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni in Bragora Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Giovanni in Bragora Church is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulo...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Maria de Friar Church - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - S. Maria de Friar 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. 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...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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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
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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 meticulo...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - Triumph of Saint George - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - Triumph of Saint George 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. 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...
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1920s 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.
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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.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Architecture and Art Photo - School of Carmini - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - School of Carmini is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously capture...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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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
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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...
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1920s Modern Portrait Photography
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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.
Category
1980s 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.
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
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
Ted Allan, "Frank Sinatra" on set of "Von Ryan's Express, " original photograph
By Ted Allan
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photo was shot on set of Von Ryan's, Express, in 1964 (movie released in 1965). Sinatra played Colonel Joseph Ryan, an America pilot shot down and imprisoned in Italy during WWI...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
John F. Kennedy Election campaign 1960
Located in Cologne, DE
Born in Cologne in 1922, died in Hamburg in 2004.
Apprenticeship as a machinist from 1937, then studied engineering (not completed due to the war). Served in the war and imprisoned....
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Kennedy, John Color Portrait v2
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Color portrait of JFK nb_118v2 – A rare color portrait of JFK. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahne...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
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Giclée
Park Service: Grand Canyon - Color Group Portrait, National Park, Landscape
By Neal Slavin
Located in Denton, TX
Park Service: Grand Canyon by Neal Slavin is a color group portrait of the park rangers working at Grand Canyon National Park.
Digital C-Print
Paper size: 17 x 17 in.
Image size: 1...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue'
1952
Silver gelatin print
20 x 24 inches
Estate stamped and numbered on verso
“The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Capitol Wrestling - Color Group Portrait, Sports, Athletes, Locker Room
By Neal Slavin
Located in Denton, TX
Capitol Wrestling by Neal Slavin is a color group portrait featuring 8 men posing in a locker room, wearing little clothes except red and black underwear and matching shoes. The Capi...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Digital Pigment
Tania Mallet in the Bahamas (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas. She is best known for her role as the unfortunate Tilly Masterson in the Bond film 'Go...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Joe Namath, Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York, November 24, 1974
By Neil Leifer
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 350
Signed and numbered.
Print size: 24 x 20
Image size: 21 x 14
Neil Leifer is an American photojournalist and filmmaker, mostly known for his sports photographs...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Color
Terry O'Neill 'Brigitte Bardot Hands On Hips' (signed)
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Hands on Hips, 1971
Silver gelatin print
edition of 50
24 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 50
rare
cosigned also available in 24 x 34 inches for $30,000
...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann
ROBOTNICS Series
C-Print
2019
Edition S (Edition of 10)
12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered verso
Other Edition Sizes available:
- Edition ...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Peggy Guggenheim in Venice' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Peggy Guggenheim in Venice
1978
C-Print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate
September ...
Category
1970s 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
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Lambda
Melina Mercouri in Athens (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Melina Mercouri
1961 (printed later)
Chromogenic print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Actress Melina Mercouri ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Gloria Schiff at Lyford Cay' : Mid-Century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Schiff, the twin sister of Consuelo Crespi, with her pet dog and pet birds at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas, 1963
Gloria Schiff
1963
C print
Estate sign...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, 1958
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mademoiselle Model Having Fun -- An out take from a photo shoot for the June 1958 issue of Mademoiselle, Mark Shaw caught a model having fun! Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" p...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c19_27 -- Audrey Hepburn, ready in make-up and costume to play the title role in Paramount's Sabrina Fair. This shot is an out take from the photo essay in the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Greta Garbo
Located in Denton, TX
Artist blind stamp on print margin.
Clarence Sinclair Bull (1896 - 1970) was the head of the stills department for MGM Studio’s during Hollywood’s “Golden Era.” During his extensive career, he photographed major celebrities including Judy Garland, Clark Gables, and Gary Cooper. He is most famous, however, for his stunning portraits of Greta Garbo.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Beauty and the Beast (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Beauty and the Beast
1959
Chromogenic print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Came...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo.
Platinum Print
Image size: 11 x 10.5 in.
Pa...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography
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Platinum
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.