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Art Subject: Portrait
Self-Portrait
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self-Portrait" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by pop American artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FA01.00130 and AWL203. Andy Warhol — who famously sa...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Lee Radziwill
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of four photographs by Andy Warhol. "Lee Radziwill" is four Polaroids, Polacolor by pop artist Andy Warhol. It is signed FA04.10715, FA04.10719, FA...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Marilyn Arabian
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn Arabian Bern Stern Print on photo paper Inkjet technique Paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms Photo dimension: 35.6 X 25.4 72 copies Photo of 1962 Dra...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl 1990 C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper 60 x 40 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 with certificate of authenticity Steve McCurry...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Frank Sinatra - Live at The Sands
Located in Chicago, IL
Live at The Sands – Frank Sinatra circa mid 1950s. Performing at the Copa Room, Sands Hotel. Las Vegas, NV. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and arch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

The Secret of Muhammad Ali - Black and White Photograph, Athlete, Boxer, Sports
Located in Denton, TX
The Secret of Muhammad Ali by Al Satterwhite is a limited edition black and white photograph of professional boxer Muhammad Ali. Ali is holding an envelope with handwriting reading "...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bert Stern, "Feeling Good, " original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original chromogenic photograph that was developed from the original negative by Bert Stern. This photo is part of The Last Sitting portfolio, taken six weeks before...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Autographed Portrait of Dieter Borsche - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed portrait of Dieter Borsche is a beautiful b/w postcard reproducing the photographic portrait of the smoking German actor with big pier...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Dust Bowl Blues' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Dust Bowl Blues (Heavenly Falls)' - 2016 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaro...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking st...
Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Bob Gruen 'John Lennon - Four Portraits'
Located in New York, NY
Bob Gruen John Lennon Four Portraits 1974 (printed later) C-print 30 x 30 inches images printed separately Signed and numbered edition of 75 Bob Gruen (born 1945) is an American pho...
Category

1970s Post-Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Carte-postale printing on back of print. Unsigned. A very rare example. We have not seen another image of this portrait at market.
Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Homeless
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Homeless Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free Year: 1990s Size: 10x13in Edition: 12 Signed, dated and numbered...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

'Dali's Party' Estate Edition, ft Surrealist Salvador Dali in New York
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking stick and wearing a mustache, and the woman smiles with mischief, wearing extraordinary mid-century dress and jewels. In Dali's work and life, the magical, mysterious, artistic and alchemical mix. The vintage and classic mingles with the bizarre and strange in this historic photograph of an avant-garde legend. Dali's Party, 1959 (Salvador Dali in New York) Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph Lambda Print Estate Embossed with 2 Certificates of Authenticity Printed Later 4 sizes available Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí de Púbol gcYC (/ˈdɑːli, dɑːˈliː/;[1] Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli];[2] 11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931, and is one of the most famous Surrealist paintings. Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments. Dalí's artistic repertoire included painting, graphic arts, film, sculpture, design and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric and ostentatious public behavior often drew more attention than his artwork. His public support for the Francoist regime, his commercial activities and the quality and authenticity of some of his late works have also been controversial. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art and contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. There are two major museums devoted to Salvador Dalí's work: the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Salvador...
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Warren Beatty, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Warren Beatty dropped out of Northwestern University to study acting with Stella Adler. He made his film debut in Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass (1961). In 1967, Beatty teamed ...
Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ned Brower, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of musician and actor Ned Brower. From personality portraits and advertising campaign...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Basquiat Vrej Baghoomian 1988 (Basquiat portrait with Jack Kerouac)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1980s Jean-Michel Basquiat Exhibition Poster: Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York: April - June 1988: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s exhib...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Jodie Foster
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Querelle
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs Each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Goul...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bob Colacello in Drag
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bob Colacello is a writer and a regular contributor to Vanity Fair Magazine. The former editor of Interview Magazine, Colacello was first approached by A...
Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Kate Moss (Veil) – Albert Watson, Model, Portrait, Woman, Art, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Kate Moss (Veil), Marrakech, 1993 Archival pigment print Image 122 x 91,5 cm (48 x 36 in.) Sheet 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.) Edition of 10, pl...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Milton Greene, "05" from The Pekingese Dog Sitting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a pigment print from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1955. This photograph of Marilyn Monroe is from a photoshoot which became known as "The Pekingese Dog Sitting" because Marilyn was accompanied by her hair stylist's dog during other photographs from the same series. Marilyn was shot in a gorgeous Bill Blass gown which became an integral part of the series. This black gown juxtaposed with the stark red background make these photographs hard to forget. These photographs were seen for the first time in 2013 after being locked away and unpublished for over 50 years until Andrew Weiss Gallery...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Burt Lancaster - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Burt Lancaster  is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s . The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Lily Tomlin, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Writer and performer Lily Tomlin made her name in the NBC comedy show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. Jack Robinson photographed Tomlin on March 29, 1971 for ...
Category

1970s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

16 x 20" Exhibition Print of Artist Louise Bourgeois, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Artist Louise Bourgeois with her work, 1982. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on the verso. Comes directly from ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1912.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political e...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Minneapolis Three, MN, 2016
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps. Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Artist in Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Artist in Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic ...
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams photographed January 20, 1966. This is a print tha...
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer/Choreographer Paul Taylor studio portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Taylor studio portrait taken April 3, 1964. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certif...
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Unmade Beds & The Foreigner 1976/1977 (40 film stills) Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Foreigner & Unmade Beds behind the scenes photographs by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici: Director of both "The Foreigner'" and "Unmade Beds" Amos Poe's iconic films were connected heavily to the birth of American punk, the New York New Wave...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Hanna
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP) Signed and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes mounting and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Last Sitting: Marilyn With Pearls (hand signed C-Print)
Located in Aventura, FL
C-print on paper. Hand signed lower front, hand signed and dated on verso by Bert Stern. Hand numbered 12/72 on verso. Artwork size: 11.75 x 13.875 inches. Frame size: approx. 18...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Paper

Capote At Home, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the author Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) relaxing with a book and a cigarette in his clutter...
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comino), Malta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comino), Malta, July 1959 Slim Aarons Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon (Kemmuna / Comino, Malta, 1959) Chromogenic Lambda Print Slim Aarons Estate Edition 48 x 48 inches $4500 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $2500 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Chromogenic Lambda print from the original transparency Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Internal: Slim Aarons Marietine Birnie Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959. Vintage Glamour Mid-century Modern Vintage Beach Photography...
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1950s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Birgit and Paul, 1996 - analog Photography, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Birgit and Paul, 1996 Edition 1/10, 25.5x20cm including the white frame, image size 23x15cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the Artist. Certificate and Signature label. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's early woman portraits and nudes. Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres...
Category

1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Jean-Michel Basquiat photograph 1979 (Nick Taylor of Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Photograph of Jean Michel Basquiat, New York, 1979: This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a friendship which began when both collaborated on the historic New York No Wave band, “GRAY” in the late 1970s; before the two briefly lived together in the East Village. Selections from Taylor's portfolio were most notably exhibited as part of the Basquiat retrospective at London's Barbican in 2017 and have been featured in numerous noteworthy publications on Basquiat. Gelatin Silver Print. 1979. 11 x 14 inches. Edition of 4 A/P's. Signed, dated and numbered 1/4 in pencil on the recto. Some minor surface waves; otherwise very good overall vintage condition. Provenance: Obtained directly from artist. Lot 180 is an authorized dealer rep of Nick Taylor...
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Salvador Dali: Take It: Estate Edition Photograph [Iconic Surrealist, Modernist]
Located in Los Angeles, CA
September 1970: With some of his mystical artwork at Port Ligat, Costa Brava, painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) in a characteristic pose with his trademark walking-stick in vibrant purple dress. In the background, the magical, mysterious, artistic and alchemical mix, with white and sepia-toned curtains and classic photographs on display. The vintage and classic mingles with the bizarre and strange in this historic photograph of an avant-garde legend. Salvador Dali: Take It, 1970 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph Lambda Print Estate Embossed with 2 Certificates of Authenticity Printed Later 4 sizes available Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquess of Dalí de Púbol gcYC (/ˈdɑːli, dɑːˈliː/;[1] Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli];[2] 11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931, and is one of the most famous Surrealist paintings. Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments. Dalí's artistic repertoire included painting, graphic arts, film, sculpture, design and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric and ostentatious public behavior often drew more attention than his artwork. His public support for the Francoist regime, his commercial activities and the quality and authenticity of some of his late works have also been controversial. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art and contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. There are two major museums devoted to Salvador Dalí's work: the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Salvador...
Category

1970s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Potassa De La Fayette
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Gabriela at twelve - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood. 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Gabriela at Twelve - 2020, 40x30cm, Edition of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed in Hanemühle Baryta Photo Rag 340gr, based on a Fuji Instant Film original (not mounted). ...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Frank Sinatra - Sitting at Desk - Estate
Located in Chicago, IL
Sitting at Desk – circa 1945. Frank Sinatra at home in Toluca Lake. Note the portrait of FDR on the wall. Sinatra said after meeting him “He’s the greatest man alive today and here’s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Bert stern "Marilyn Monroe in Toga " 2012
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern Marilyn in Toga No 17/36 Mythical photo of the last seance (1962) Ink jet print by bert stern 2012 signed on both sides certificate signed by the artist in his lifetime single copy 25 X 38 cms perfect condition never exposed to light. New from antique stock...
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2010s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

16 x 20" Andy Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn, 1970. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on the verso. Comes directly from t...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Self Portrait with Mask
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self Portrait with Mask" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered AWL184. Andy Warhol — who famously said th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Slim Aarons, Marietine Birnie (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Marietine Birnie, 1959 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 Marietine Birnie posing with a parasol at the Inland Sea, Gozo, Malta, July 1959. Estate stamped and hand numb...
Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Anthony Perkins, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Anthony Perkins was the son of the distinguished Broadway actor Osgood Perkins. He won an Academy Award nomination in just his second film, Friendly Persuasion (1956). In 1960, he appeared as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Psycho, and from then on, Perkins was strongly identified with that one role. When photographed by Jack Robinson on May 21, 1968, Perkins had just made Pretty Poison playing a mentally disturbed man opposite Tuesday Weld. He was married to the photographer Berry Berenson...
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1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Mother with Sons, 3rd Ward, Houston, TX
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, dated and print type in pencil on print verso Vintage gelatin silver print Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon Johnson...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Memory of a Dream' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Memory of a Dream (29 Palms, CA)' - 2006 - 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editio...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Double Self Portrait in White Mist
Located in New York, NY
Double Self Portrait in White Mist c. 1970s Signed in black ink, l.r. Vintage gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) This work is...
Category

1970s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Day and Night
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day and Night - 2017 Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. 48x46cm Archival C-print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Self-Portrait in Fright Wig
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self-Portrait in Fright Wig" is a Polaroid, self-portrait by pop American artist Andy Warhol. It is numbered AWL249. Andy Warhol — who famously said tha...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Eduardo Chillida
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an offset lithograph portrait of Eduardo Chillida, published in Derrière le Miroir (DLM) No. 143. Known for its high-quality reproductions, Derrière le Miroir featured works ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Offset

Marilyn Monroe The last sitting Pearls 3 by Bert Stern .
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern Marilyn Monroe The last sitting Pearls 3 Tirage inkjet 50 exemplaires 2011 33 x 48 cms Signé recto / verso Daté et signé au dos Certificat signé et daté de la main de ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Playgirl' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Playgirl (Heavenly Falls)' - 2016 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. P...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Morrissey
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by photographer Pat Pope of Morrissey. Taken in 1997 for the August edition of Melody Maker and shot in London, England. The Melody Maker feature was tit...
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Self-Portrait
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self-Portrait" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by pop artist Andy Warhol. It is numbered FA02.00015 and AWL057. Andy Warhol — who famously said that, “In the f...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Brooklyn One, NY, 2009
Located in Hudson, NY
The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps. Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Authentic Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.

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