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Art Subject: Portrait
Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003 (III)
Located in Toronto, ON
Archival Pigment Print
COA Hand Signed by Michael Grecco
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA 1999 III
Located in Toronto, ON
Archival Pigment Print
COA Hand Signed by Michael Grecco
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nico at Monterey Pop Festival
By Ed Caraeff
Located in New York, NY
Ed Caaraeff
Nico, 1967
Silver gelatin print
40 x 30 inches
Singed and numbered edition of 50
Nico at the Monterey Pop Festival in Monterey, California, 18 June, 1967.
ED CARAEFF is a name recognized by anybody who is anybody in the music industry. A photographer, illustrator and graphic designer, he has directed art for, photographed, and designed hundreds of record album covers from 1967 to 1982 for numerous artists, including The Stooges, Elton John, Steely Dan...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Beaton, Rudolf Nureyev, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Diana Vreeland
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Diana Vreeland" is a Post-War Polaroid by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is unsigned, but has been given th...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Society Artist, 1960 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label
Silver gelatin print, printed...
Category
20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tina Turner On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Tina Turner On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Tina Turner on stage in London, 1974 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size varies...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Valerie Cates in Marbella (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Valerie Cates in Marbella, Spain, 1976
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Joyce Carol Oates - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Joyce Carol Oates- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Man Ray -- Femmes #13, 1930S
By Man Ray
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Man Ray
Femmes # 13, 1930S
Gelatin silver print, printed in 1981 by Paolo Vandrasch with the supervision of Juliette Man Ray
Photo size 30 x 22 cm
Frame size 51.3 x 41.2 x 2.5 cm
Edition 17 of 35
Caption label signed in black ink by Paolo Vandrasch and Juliette Man Ray on the verso
Framed
This beautiful female portraits by Man Ray have an interesting story to tell. The printing technique - the so-called pseudosolarisation – is obtained by illuminating the paper for a fraction of time during the development phase, which gives the faces a mysterious and intriguing quality. This image was made in 1981 under the direction of his wife Juliet from the original negatives in an operation involving three other important Milanese figures: the photographer Mario Carrieri...
Category
1930s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Raquel Welch
By Eva Sereny
Located in Austin, TX
Modern edition, C-Type print estate stamped and authenticated on reverse by a representative of the Eva Sereny archive.
American film star and sex symbol Raquel Welch...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Duke Ellington with cigarette at rehearsals VINTAGE b/w hand print
Located in Norwich, GB
Duke Ellington at rehearsals with cigarette in mouth.
Frank Herrmann is widely regarded as one of the outstanding photojournalists of the latter part of the twentieth century, with ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sophia Fountain
By Ormond Gigli
Located in New York, NY
Sophia Fountain, 1960
color coupler print
16 x 16"
ed. of 30
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Self-Portrait
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self-Portrait" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FA01.00106 and AWL235. The artwork is embossed lower...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Man with Pocket Watch by Thomas Kennaugh, 2023, Photograph and Daguerreotype
Located in Denton, TX
*Listing includes framed archival pigment print and daguerreotype
Man with Pocket Watch by Thomas Kennaugh is an enlarged and enhanced print of a dagu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Other Medium
Charlotte, New York City, 1988 – Albert Watson, Black & White, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Charlotte, New York City, 1988
1988
Silver gelatin print
Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Watson was b...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Nevada Reno USA 1960
By Eve Arnold
Located in Toronto, ON
18" x 24" Unframed
Limited Edition Photograph of 200
MAGNUM Photography
"Almost entirely self-taught in the art of photography, Eve Arnold possessed not only an innate skill for ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Talisa Sato, Naples, Italy, 1990 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Talisa Sato, Naples, Italy, 1990
1990
Archival pigment print
Image 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Wa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Basquiat 1979 photograph (Nick Taylor Jean-Michel Basquiat Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat photograph, 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.
Archival Inkjet print.
Overall size including borders: 16 x 20 inches.
Arrives hand signed, titled & numbered from a limited edition of 20.
Excellent condition.
Obtained directly from artist. Lot 180...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Occult Games, Portrait. Limited edition fashion color photograph.
By Lèa Bon
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Karen Seltenrich "Groupies", signed limited edition silver gelatin print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
Karen Seltenrich by Baron Wolman, taken in San Francisco in 1970 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine.
Limited edition number 2/150, signed and noted...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Rudolf Nureyev - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Rudolf Nureyev- Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Narween (Saigon) - mounted - vintage, Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Narween (Saigon) - 2003
58x56cm,
Edition 2/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid.
Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection.
Artist in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Patty Owen, New York – Albert Watson, Woman, BlackandWhite, Actress, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Patty Owen, New York City, 1986
Chromogenic print from a polaroid positive face mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 238 x 182.5 cm (93 3/4 x 71 7/8 in.)...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Marilyn Red Scarf in Profile
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn red scarf in profile
Bern Stern
Print on photo paper
Inkjet technique
Paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms
Photo dimension: 25.4 X 25.4
72 copies
Photo of 1...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Divine Nude No.2 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.2 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
*...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
My Girl (Till Death...) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024.
20x2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Death Valley Junction (The Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Death Valley Junction (The Last Picture Show) - 1999
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and signature labe...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Sea Crown. Portrait. Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sea Crown, by Ricky Cohete
Color Archival Pigment print
Medium size: 36 in H x 24 in W.
Edition of 10 + 1AP
Unframed
2020
The artist uses a vivid contrast of color to add an extra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Pigment
Maiko Takaku, Matsuo Kabuki
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pop And Society - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society
Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger sit on a sofa under a large gilt framed painting of a woman in 18th...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kennedys, Hyannis Port, Jackie, Magazine Cover, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Kennedy, nb_100 -- Published on the cover of the Ladies Home Journal in 1961, this photo was actually taken in Hyannis Port in 1959 before JFK became president. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Marilyn in the black dress looking at you
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn looking at you in the Vogue dress
The last sitting (1962)
superb and large photo of Marilyn Monroe in Christian Dior's mythical black dress for Vogue magazine
phot...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'The Diva (Beachshoot)' -signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'The Diva (Beachshoot)' - 2005
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Digital Color Photograph based on a Polaroid.
Polaroid sized open...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Joan Jett, LA 1978
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Photograph of a Marilyn Monroe Drag Impersonator
By Andy Warhol
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
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mod Girl Crosseyed Alternative -- 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 si...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Attempted Escape, Lima, Peru
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Lee Roth of Van Halen "Diamond Dave" by Neil Zlozower
Located in Austin, TX
David Lee Roth of Van Halen by Neil Zlozower.
Signed 16x20" print
Obtained directly from the photographer, freshly printed.
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bert stern " Marilyn stretching beads " 2010
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn stretching beads
No 21/72
Mythical photo of the last seance (1962)
Ink jet print by bert stern
2010
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist in his...
Category
2010s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
In Other Words (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
In Other Words (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invent...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Jimi Hendrix" framed photograph by Michael Putland from the original Hard Rock
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimi Hendrix" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. Image size: 19 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches. This p...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
1 Stefanie Schneider's Mini 'Girl Nude' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
1 Stefanie Schneider Mini 'Girl Nude' - 1999 -
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid.
Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2016
10.7 x 8.8cm...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
George Hurrell, "Joan Crawford, " rare vintage photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph in sepia tone from the original negative, shot by George Hurrell in 1932 and printed by Hurrell circa 1977. This is a rare photograph as it is o...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Botticelli Donuts" Birth of Venus Pop Art photo arrangement of donuts Rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work.
I have included in this listing a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
'You are my Baby' (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'You are my Baby' (Till Death do us Part), 2005, 20x24cm,
Edition 2/10,
digital C-Print print, based on a Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Large Sophia Donuts" One of a kind Photo arrangement of Donuts 50x50" rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work.
I have included in this listing a...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Faye Dunaway, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of American actress Fay...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot in her apartment in Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Brigitte Bardot in her apartment in Paris, by André SAS.
Print on pigment fine art print, and signed on the back by the rights-owner, Philippe SAS.
This picture is part of the "Hommage à André SAS" exhibition, in our gallery, in Paris.
"Quelques jours après le décès de mon père, André Sas, en 2020, j'ai reçu de nombreux témoignages très émouvants et plein d'éloges à son égard de la part de ses anciens collègues et partenaires de la profession « me proposant de m'aider à valoriser le patrimoine photographique laissé par mon père ». Je restais sans voix.
J’ai réalisé - peut-être tardivement - l'immensité de l'héritage et de l'oeuvre que je récupérais. En toute modestie, j’ai également compris la valeur artistique de ces archives et l'importance de continuer à les faire vivre.
C'est dans cet esprit que nous avons décidé avec mes fils, Julien et Nicolas, d'organiser cette exposition-hommage, réunissant certaines des plus belles photos prises par mon père.
Parmi les centaines d'images, nous avons choisi de privilégier aujourd’hui les portraits de célébrités (Édith Piaf, Brigitte Bardot, Salvador Dalí, le Général de Gaulle, J.F. Kennedy, ou bien encore le Pape...) sans oublier pour autant ses reportages sur le terrain...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Diamonds are forever
Located in New York City, NY
Leandro Franco
Diamonds are forever, 2020
48 x 40 inches
120 x 100 cm
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 10
Framed
Fashion Photography - Portrait...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Marilyn Monroe on a Stroll
Located in Austin, TX
Stellar candid shot of Marilyn Monroe out on a stroll. Her legacy is way more than curves and a blonde bob. Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains a luminescent movie star and legendary sex symbol. But she also had an enduring impact on the fashion world. Marilyn created timeless, unforgettable looks during the 1950s, an era of Peter Pan collars, poodle skirts, and repressed sexuality.
Marilyn's ability to spot up-and-coming designers made her a fashion visionary. Before they were household names, she wore Italian styled pumps, carried LV bags, and donned the designs of Norman Norell, Emilio Pucci, and Lanvin. On film, Marilyn was dressed exquisitely by Oscar-winning designers Jean Louis, Orry...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Original Photography by Cyrille Druart
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Black and white original photography by Cyrille Druart.
Edition: II/VIII
Dimensions: 50 x 40 cm
Cyrille Druart is a French photograph and arch...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Moench Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Located in Utrecht, NL
Moench Portrait Color Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 1963). ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Beauty and the Beast, 1959 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
Brigitte Bardot and Roger Vadim - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Brigitte Bardot and Roger Vadim is a vintage photographic press print on single coated paper.
Photograph by Antonio Pantano.
A portrait of Roger Vadim an...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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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