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Art Subject: Portrait
El Nene. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper

Absolut: Toño. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper

Bert Stern, "I Beg of You, " stamp signed original photo from original negative
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Bert Stern "I Beg of You"-Marilyn Monroe- The Last Sitting * This image was taken 6 weeks before the passing on Monroe as part of series of images entitled "The Last Sitting" Origina...
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1960s Modern Nude Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rachel Williams for Sante D'Orazio - Photograph by Sante D'Orazio - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Sante D'Orazio in 1980s. Copyright and provenance: Playboy. Excellent condition.
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Jane Mansfield for Bill Kobrin - Photograph by Leo Mirkine - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Bill Krobin in 1963. Excellent condition.
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe-Platinum, Marilyn Monroe artwork, Celebrity Art
Located in Manchester, GB
David Studwell, Marilyn Monroe-Platinum Screen Print with Diamond Dust 70 x 90 cm (27.56 x 35.43 in) Edition of 30 Hand-signed by the artist David Studwell’s Marilyn Monroe – Plati...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Screen

Untitled X. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Golden Egg Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Conceptually, Kerstens' photographs play with the dialog between the mediums of painting and photography, with seriality, and time. On a more emotional level, they address everyday r...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jane Mansfield for Bill Kobrin - Photograph by Leo Mirkine - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Bill Kobrin in 1963. Excellent condition.
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Stephanie Seymour for Herb Ritts - Photograph by Herb Ritts - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of vintage b/w photographs realized by Herb Ritts in 1980s. Excellent condition.
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Nude Death Valley
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed Platinum Photograph. Tom Millea was well known for his printing. He loved Death Valley and even made a portfolio of it. This is a loose print.
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Flashing Breasts Nude Death Valley
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed Platinum Photograph. Tom Millea was well known for his printing. He loved Death Valley and even made a portfolio of it. This is a loose print.
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1980s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

African Victorian by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography, African women, flower
Located in Paris, FR
African Victorian is a limited-edition photograph (Digital Print on Baryta Fine Art paper) by contemporary artist Tamary Kudita. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *84 x 62 cm (33.1 × 24.5 in), edition of 20 copies *119 x 89 cm (46.9 × 35.1 in), edition of 20 copies All prints are signed and numbered. Framing options available. This photograph is the first in the African Victorian series. It references Rembrandt’s 1634 painting Saskia as Flora, which portrays the artist’s wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Digital

Estelle - Sexy nude woman smoking in a bar, Contemporary with a Vintage style
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
This is an original signed figurative archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was capt...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Joe Dallesandro Andy Warhol Trash promo photo
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jack Mitchell, American Photographer (1925-2013). Joe Dallesandro, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. Period print from artist's studio. The image was intended for ...
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1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Virgin and Child No.1 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Madonna, Christ
Located in Paris, FR
Virgin and Child No.1 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 dimensio...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Set of 2 Aventure d'une libertine Photographs. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
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1960s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Madonna at Danceteria NYC 1983 Memorial for Michael Stewart photograph, Signed
By Eric Kroll
Located in New York, NY
Silver gelatin print The present work is hand signed with the artist's copyright, dated 1983, and titled on the back. It is numbered 3 of an edition of only 10. On October 3, 1983, Madonna headlined a memorial concert in honor of Michael Stewart, a graffiti artist in the midst of the AIDS crisis who became a victim of police brutality. Madonna was only 24 years old in 1983, but had already signed her first record deal and was on the cusp of superstardom. In 1984, the year after Madonna appeared in Kroll's shoot, she would release chart hits Like A Virgin, Material Girl and Crazy For You, cementing her place as an international star. This photograph was taken by renowned photographer and editor Eric Kroll backstage at Danceteria - a gritty and popular after hours club and concert venue on West 21st Street in Manhattan, operating out of the first three floors in an old industrial 12-story building. The visible text "ACCUTUNKTIONA TO THE POINT!" and "UNK" are actual, gritty wall graffiti from the venue, adding to the candid nature of the shot. Eric Kroll is a notable photographer, best known for his many fetish subjects, and for documenting America’s seediest spots and denizens, sharing a certain aesthetic with fellow photographers Larry Clark and Richard Kern...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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

Materials

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

Untitled IV. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Untitled VII. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

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 ...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Offset

Eduardo Chillida
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Sleeping with Ghosts (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sleeping with Ghosts (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

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

Female Nude, Black and White Photography of Woman in Nature, Kate #6
Located in New york, NY
Kate #6, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a 10” x 8” signed black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of photo). For the series K...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model Unidentified #2
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of an unidentified model (Unidentified #2). All of Juleff's records we...
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Receiving End - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Receiving End - 2018 48x60cm, Edition 7, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018-480...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Untitled V. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MAYNARD KEITH #2
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model MAYNARD KEITH. This is #2 of a series of 4 images of Maynard ...
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Bride's Kiss - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Bride’s Kiss (Till Death Do Us Part), 2010 including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Always Sometimes - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Always Sometimes, 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory - P...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Maria Magdalena (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Nude, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Maria Magdalena (Sidewinder), 2005 Edition of 1/10, 50x40cm, digital C-Print based on an expired Polaroid photograph. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Stefanie Schnei...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

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

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

' Nude ' C type print
Located in London, GB
Exquisite Oversize C print unframed. Stamped & certificate of authenticity provided. image keywords : Modgliani female nudes colour graphic com...
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2010s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

C Print

For the times they are a changin' - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
For the times they are a changin' - 2021 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist invent...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy / Getty Images Archive London) Two women chatting on the railings in B...
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1940s Modern Landscape Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Lovers, San Francisco.
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fisher Ross. Untitled, ca. 1975-80. Gelatin Silver print, sheet measures 8 x 10 inches; 17 x 21 inches framed. Artist studio stamp on verso. Excellent cond...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size limited edition of 25 Archival Pigment Print Hand signed by David Bowie Edition 23/25 Taken by Duffy...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

MAN RAY (1890-1976), FEMALE NUDE, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: FEMALE NUDE Date Of Negative: 1930 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 1934 1st E...
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1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Photogravure

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Plantation Cocoyer
Located in London, GB
Plantation Cocoyer People relaxing in the bar at Plantation Cocoyer, Cocoyer Beach, Haiti, February 1981. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edi...
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1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sunbeams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 24x16"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of a young naked woman wrapped in air bubbles and sunbeams. There were five grand-pianos at her house, a pool on the third floor, and a sad man o...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Oui Mon Cul - Contemporary, Nude, Woman, Figurative, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Oui Mon Cul' (The Eyes Of The Fox) - 2015, Artprint based on a Carmen De Vos expired Polaroid photograph on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH, 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE Han...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model GEO WEIDER
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model GEO WIEDER. Photograph is an excellent example of Juleff's ...
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Illusion - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Illusion - 2021 - 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1030. Not moun...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Beaton, Audrey Hepburn, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
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...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

Sardinian Holiday Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Sardinian Holiday Selvaggia Borromeo enjoys a yachting holiday on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, 1967. Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 30 inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's. Estate Stamp...
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1960s Modern Landscape Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Set of 2 Aventure d'une libertine Photographs. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
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1960s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

RALPH KELLY 1950s Vintage 11 Gelatin Silver Photographs of model BOB CUTLASS
Located in Glenford, NY
Original Vintage Rare early 1950s set of 11 gelatin silver photographs by Physique Photographer RALPH KELLY of model BOB CUTLASS. Photographs are original 1950s prints on heavy photo...
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norberto con Trombón. From The series Guerreros, Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Nude Female, Black and White Creative Photography of Young Woman, Kate #2
Located in New york, NY
Kate #2, 2002 by Leonard Freed is an 8" x 10" hand printed, signed by the photographer black and white photograph, stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of print).. Mo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Frida posing #2, Xochimilco, 1941.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

The Mystery of Mouth, Photography, Story teller, Red lips, hat
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A woman with a black hat and a black pullover. The lips are painted deep red. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director ...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Early photograph of Madonna, 1980 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition si...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bedside View - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. a sexy young girl lies in bed bathed in sunlight
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2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Oui Mon Cul #20 (40x31cm) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Nude, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Oui Mon Cul' #20 (The Eyes Of The Fox), 2015, Edition 2/7, 40x31cm. Art print based on a Polaroid photograph on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH, 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid

Think - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Think - 2021 - 24x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1041. Not mounted...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Paris, Jazz Music, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Daughter China Moses, 1980s
Located in New york, NY
In 1986 African-American musician Dee Dee Bridgewater left the United States and moved to Paris, France where she lived for the next fifteen years with her family, two daughters and ...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...

Altstadt Rêveries - Diptych
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Altstadt Rêveries - (Diptych) - edition of 7, 2011 21 x 38,50cm, digital print mounted on Dibond - gloss coating Hand signed & numbered by artist Carmen De Vos The Belgian photogra...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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C Print, Color, Polaroid

Voyeurism for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Voyeurism for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton. Black and white photograph.  From the series "Voyeurism " realized by Newton for Playboy magazine.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled 4. From Searching a Father Series. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Marilyn Monroe (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Baron/Getty Images) circa 1954: Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), the most famous of Hollywood's female film stars, relaxes...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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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