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Art Subject: Portrait
Beauty and the Beast, 1959 - Portrait of Lady Daphne Cameron on Tigerskin Rug
Located in Brighton, GB
Beauty and the Beast, 1959 - Portrait of Lady Daphne Cameron on Tigerskin Rug by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "B...
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Digital, C Print, Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed late...
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20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frank Sinatra in his Ford Thunderbird
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was a...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Bioluminic I, Portrait. Limited edition fashion color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls. Léa Bon work is a profound explo...
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2010s Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper

David Bowie at a Diego Rivera mural 1997
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Fernando Aceves. Location: Mexico City Date: October 1997 Before his Mexico City concert, David commissioned me to photograph him in front of various murals painted by 20th century Mexican artists...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Truman Capote (with the birthday cake "he made")
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol depicting Truman Capote holding a birthday cake "he made." Truman Capote was an acclaimed 20th-century American novelist. His most influential works include Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sophia Loren - 20th century black and white photography
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren - Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Absolutely Exquisite Extra Large 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size silver gelatin print. Unframed. Produced on authentic silver ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie in purple suit, backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estat...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Roger Moore as The Saint b/w limited edition archival pigment photograph
Located in Norwich, GB
Frank Herrmann is widely regarded as one of the outstanding photojournalists of the latter part of the twentieth century, with an illustrious thirty year career at The Sunday Times. ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Pigment

Mary J Blige - signed Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
Mary J Blige December 16th 1996 NEW YORK ALBUM COVER SHOOT (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. unframed signed and numbered by the artist. limited to 25 only this size. About the artist : Kevin Westenberg is famed - for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for over 25 years. His technique of lighting, colour and composition has helped to produce his own unique visual style. Shortly after receiving an Architecture degree he moved to London where he’s been based since 1983. Westenberg is self-taught and learned his trade working for the UK inkies “New Musical Express” and “Melody Maker” mainly throughout the late 80’s and 90’s documenting amongst others all the UK ‘Britpop’ bands. The breakthrough came in 1993-1994 with the release of Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales and Mary J Blige’s Share My World. These two album covers changed the perception of the work worldwide and thus began a run of 20 years of commissions and choice opportunities. For the last 25 years, his musical heritage includes portraits of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Coldplay, White Stripes, Jane's Addiction, Sting, Bjork, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Luther Vandross, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Roses, The Pixies, Paul Weller, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Stipe, U2, Mary J. Blige, R.E.M., Black Sabbath, Massive Attack, BB King, The Rolling Stones, PJ Harvey, Marilyn Manson, Pete Doherty, Oasis, Soundgarden, Jake Bugg, and Bon Jovi among many others. Also included are 100’s of albums, singles, magazine & book covers from around the world. He’s also been chosen as official photographer for the LIVE 8 Hyde Park event in 2005 and for Led Zeppelin reunion concert at the 02 Arena, London. The work & interest also include a wide range of artists portraits beyond the music world. David Lynch, Paul Auster, The Coen Brothers, Rupert Friend, Sir Tom Stoppard, Orla Kiely...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

About Informal Photography, Portrait. Limited edition fashion color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls. Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fa...
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2010s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Neff
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli Neff, 1954 Gelatin Silver Print 13.5" x 10.5" Unique: $6500 Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio Signature: Signed en verso ORMOND GIGLI Born Ne...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

CLOSING TIME SESSIONS - 21st Century, Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
CLOSING TIME SESSIONS, 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 50x50cm, Digital Print based on a Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signed on back with certificat...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, 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...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tiger Lady - Black and White Monochrome Print, Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Portrait of Nude Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 11 x 14 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Water Lily - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a gorgeous girl with dark hair in red dress. Original print on aluminum plate with solid black backboard. The artwork needs no additional framing: it can be...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Lucia at Twelve - Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood. 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lucia at Twelve - 2015 40 x 40 cm, Edition 3 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

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

John Lennon at Abbey Rd Studios 1967 b/w silver gelatin VINTAGE hand print
Located in Norwich, GB
John Lennon at Abbey Rd Studios London during the recording of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearst Club band, 1967. The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios, March 30th 1967 during the recording of...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Gaëlle, Summer 2020 - Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood. 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Gaëlle, Summer 2020 40 x 32 cm, Edition 4 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

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

Love you David! (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Phyllis Diller Love you David! Black & White Photograph on Archival Kodak Paper Year: 1993 Image Size: 8.75 x 6 inches (22.4 x 15.4 cm) Sheet Size: 10 x 8 inches (24.4 x 20.32 cm) Signed and dated in marker COA provided Phyllis Diller (1917–2012) was an American comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, known for her eccentric stage persona, wild hair, self-deprecating humor, and iconic cackling laugh. One of the first female comics to achieve national fame, she influenced Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres and had a strong gay following. Diller openly promoted plastic surgery, earning recognition from the cosmetic surgery industry. She appeared in 40+ films and numerous TV shows, including The Muppet Show, CHiPs, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice roles included A Bug’s Life...
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1990s American Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Breaking the Waves - mounted, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Breaking the Waves 114x142 cm, Edition 1/3. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artists, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 133.08. Moun...
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1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

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Metal

Ahmedabad 151209-501 (India, Street Photography, Portrait, B&W, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-501 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lynn Koester, New York City, 1984 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Lynn Koester, New York City, 1984 1984 Silver gelatin print Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.) Edition of 10, plus 2 AP Albert Watson was born 1942 ...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Lennon at Abbey Rd Studios 1967 b/w silver gelatin VINTAGE hand print
Located in Norwich, GB
John Lennon at Abbey Rd Studios London during the recording of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearst Club band, 1967. Sitting leaning on the console desk wearing a flower in his left lapel, a s...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print
Located in London, GB
'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Greta Garbo in 'Mata Hari,' 1931. (Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull) Beautiful mint condition Giant Archival Pigment print measuring a very large 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm's Edge Prints...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dean Rounds Up Taylor (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives) GIANT Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean 1956. Directed by George Stevens...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

But I Love You (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
But I Love You! (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. A...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Miss Shifty, Las Vegas - Contemporary Portrait Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps photographed the Rockabilly scene in England, Europe and America over seven years culminating in his book, 'Man's Ruin'. 'Miss Shifty' captures the chic vintage fashion...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Fairytales) - analog, Contemporary, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Fairytales) - 2006 48x59cm, Edition 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte finish, based on the original Polaroid. Certif...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Grace Jones in hat, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity
Located in München, BY
Edition 15 Platinum Palladium Print Sold out in all other editions. Black and white portrait of Supermodel Grace Jones with hat. From personality portraits and advertising campaig...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

It's over! (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
It's over! (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998 Edition of 10, 20x30cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artis...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Portrait of Paolo Pulici - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph. 1970s. Copyright by Dufoto. Very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

James Dean And Ursula Andress (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean And Ursula Andress (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Image Archive) LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 29: Movie star James Dean and Swiss-bor...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Cecilia Chancellor, New York City, 1984 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Cecilia Chancellor, New York City, 1984 1984 Silver gelatin print Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.) Edition of 10, plus 2 AP Print only Albert Wat...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Don't Give up on Us Baby (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Brando (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Brando (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) Marlon Brando, 1950 in costume for his infamous role as Stanley in Elia Kazan’s classic A Str...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Richard Burton, Hollywood Actor
Located in Carmel, CA
Taken 1961 possible 1962. Printed 1988 Signed and stamped on verso. Story told to me by his friend – “The jacket is on backwards because Mr. Stern was having issues getting the ligh...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Her Eyes, the Color of the Sky - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Her Eyes, the Color of the Sky (Till Death Do Us Part), - 2005 Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, 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...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Francesco Clemente at Cafe Roma
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work by Andy Warhol. Illustrated in The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol. Edited by Pat Hackett, Warner Books, 1991. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. F...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Beatles, Our World 1967
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Beatles by Alec Byrne, taken at Abbey Road Studios, London, Jun. 24, 1967 Alec recalls “This wasn’t just any band: It was the Beatles. Everyone w...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Jarvis Cocker of Pulp eating Fish and Chips
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Jarvis Cocker from Pulp by photographer Pat Pope. The image of Jarvis eating Fish and Chips was taken during a cover shoot for the Melody Maker music ...
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Late 20th Century Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol and Catherine Guinness in front of John and Kimiko Powers Home
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts number also on verso. Authenticated by Th...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Falling Stars - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Falling Stars - 2020 Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 25x20cm, Digital C-Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signed on back with cert...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, 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

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

David Bowie, Diamond Dogs - Terry O'Neill, music, lifetime signed, 24x20 in.
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (v2) 1974 lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print 24 x 20 in. (paper size) edition of 50 signed and numbered printed later Price: £9,360 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Notes: David Bowie poses with a large barking dog for the artwork of his 1974 album Diamond Dogs in London. From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age. Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism. At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch. One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

La vie c'est comme une cigarette, Paris
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A very sexy and beautiful naked woman is sitting on chair and smokes a cigarette in very ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

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Archival Pigment

Looking at Fingers - Baby Portrait, Child, Black and White
Located in Denton, TX
Looking at Fingers by Amy Arbus is a black and white photograph of a baby laying on a black background, looking at his right hand. Gelatin Silver Print 20 x 16 in. Ed. 2/75 Signed, ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

President George W Bush
Located in New York, NY
George W Bush Archival pigment print 48 x 48 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known principally for h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ferocious I
Located in New York City, NY
Leandro Franco Ferocious I, 2019 16 x 12 inches (Photograph size) Archival Pigment Print Edition of 20 Framed Suggested framed size 24 x 20 inches. Ask us about framing details and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ahmedabad 151209-566 (India, Street Photography, Portrait, B&W, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-566 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Movie Poster, Korean Film Studio, North Korea
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...
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Early 2000s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mursi traditions by John Kenny. Acrylic Face-Mounted C-type Print
Located in Coltishall, GB
Mago National Park in southern Ethiopia is home to the Mursi, one of the most well known tribes of the Omo valley. The area is inhospitable to outsiders, because of the heat, humidi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Naomi Campbell in vintage Convertible, Los Angeles
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson Naomi Campbell in vintage Convertible, Los Angeles, 1992 Archival pigment print 76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.) Edition of 25, plus 2 AP Albert Watson was born 1942 in Ed...
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1990s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

16 x 20" Photographer Richard Avedon, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photographer Richard Avedon planning his Marlborough Gallery exhibition, photographed in 1975. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the rect...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sean Connery at Mayfair Hotel 1980s b/w silver print
Located in Norwich, GB
Sean Connery in his Hotel room posing for Frank Herrmann circa 1982 Frank Herrmann is widely regarded as one of the outstanding photojournalists of the latter part of the twentieth ...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Portrait of MiKyoung with Camera" - Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
"Portrait of MiKyoung with Camera" - Silver Gelatin Photograph - Edition (5) Dramatic black and white portrait of a woman by Dale Sparage (American, b. 1954). A woman named MiKyoung is standing, wearing a dark dress and furry hat. She is holding two bird of paradise flowers and looking directly at the camera. Off to the left, there is a vintage camera at the edge of the frame. Artist's information on verso. Presented in a white mat and a black aluminum frame. Frame size: 20.5"H x 16.25"W Image size: 9"H x 9"W Dale Sparage (American, b. 1954) is a photographer and artist from Detroit, Michigan. She completed her BFA with honors from York University in Canada, and an MFA in painting from Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan. She has taught at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, University of Michigan, and The School for Visual Arts at the Toledo Museum of Art. She is currently working on an MFA in Photography at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her ongoing work on photographing women...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

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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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