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Art Subject: Portrait
Brigitte Bardot in "Une Parisienne"
Located in Cologne, DE
This black and white photograph features Brigitte Bardot from the 1957 film Une Parisienne. She is sitting on a bed, wearing a light-colored, sleeveless dress with delicate straps an...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Robert Rauschenberg Gemini Editions advertisement" Hans Namuth
By Hans Namuth
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Hans Namuth
Robert Rauschenberg Gemini Editions advertisement
Photograph on paper
14 x 11
Provenance
Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025.
Born in Essen, Germany, ...
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Andy Warhol, Photograph of Ulrik Trojaborg, 1986
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ulrik Trojaborg was a dancer with the New York City Ballet in the 1980s and among Andy Warhol's circle of dancer friends, which included Heather Watts, J...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The great escape - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The great escape - 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 PL2021-1065.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Pictorialist Photograph Nude Wood Nymph by Charles Cook Circa 1910
Located in Rochester, NY
Pictorialist photograph of nude woman in a forest interior by Charles Cook. Silver print. Circa 1910.
Charles J. Cook was a painter and photo...
Category
1910s Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pinwheel Girl 2
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Liz Von Hoene is an award winning fashion photographer and director known for her immaculate concept driven images that strike the right balance between sophistica...
Category
2010s Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Thwarted
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This archival illustrative photography pigment print on cotton rag by Andrew Pinkham measures 20in x 16in and is signed and numbered. This piece is part of a small edition of 10.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Santa Monica, California, 1955 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Santa Monica, California, 1955 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label
Silver gelatin print, printed late...
Category
Late 20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
British pop artist Gerald Laing & wife Galina pose nude for wedding photos
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of British pop artist Gerald Laing and his wife Galina pose nude for wedding photos in Jack Mitchell's studio,...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Paul Newman on the Set
By Larry Barbier
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Larry Barbier Jr. of Paul Newman on a film set, posed in an action shot with a funny expression.
Paul Newman was an American actor,...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
For your eyes only - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
For your Eyes only
2019, 20x20 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Margaret Hamilton - Witch in Myths series
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie Smoking Clown from Scary Monsters by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original negatives, these offici...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Ginger Rogers in Fur Coat
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Ginger Rogers in a fur coat, circa 1953.
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an A...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
Premium Rates Apply. An elegant Parisian spends the morning in a Champs Elysees cafe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning In Th...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Warhol Superstar Twins Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for After Dark Magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of twin brothers Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for 'After Dark' magazine on June 8, 1970. Comes dire...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition
By Dasha & Mari
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition
30x30" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only.
Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fi...
Category
2010s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Lech Walesa - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Lech Walesa is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, meticulous...
Category
1970s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Elia Kazan
Located in London, GB
Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by Cineclassico/Alamy Archives)
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951.
Directed by Elia Kazan With Vivien Leigh...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Les années 1940 (Stephanie Seymour: La Passante du Siecle)
Located in Houston, TX
Richard Avedon
Les années 1940 (Stephanie Seymour: La Passante du Siecle), 1997
Gelatin silver print
15 1/2 x 19 in (39.4 x 48.3 cm)
Edition of 4
JPHB 5683
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Epiphany - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Landscape, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Epiphany
2016, 20x20 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2016 - 78...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Rembrandt Series
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I cherish a the Dutch Old Masters. As a contemporary artist, I work with the female nude and portraiture, so I was enthusiastic when the Rembrandt House approached me to create a new series inspired by Rembrandt’s nudes. His incredible drawings and etchings show not only amazing technique and individuality, but also a sublime mastery of light, shadow and composition. His strong light-dark contrasts and his bold compositions, engaging costumes and draperies, resulted in powerful visual images. His models, portrayed from life, with their own personalities and bodies, not adjusted to fashion and ideals, were striking in their day, and have remained so into the present. Rembrandt’s nudes inspired me to create new works in which I have been able to capture magical moments in new works of art. The explosion of creativity has resulted in a large body of work which I call The Rembrandt Series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wavering - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 52x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful naked model on her knees at the bottom of the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Amaluna's Day Off #02 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Amaluna's Day Off #02 - 2016
[From the series Cirque du Soleil]
80x80cm, edition of 5,
Digital archival pigment print
based on an original Polaroid
on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 'Firebird' at the NYC Ballet
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 'Firebird' at the NYC Ballet in 1963. Comes directly from t...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'When I Was A Virgin' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
Located in London, GB
'When I Was A Virgin' Limited Edition Hahnemühle Rag Baryta print
Edition size 10 only.
by Sergey Melnitchenko
Project works 2013-2018
About Sergey Melnitchenko :
SERGEY MELNITCHENKO
Born in 1991 in Mykolayiv, Ukraine. Member of UPHA – Ukrainian Photographic Alternative. Started photography in 2009 and for less than 10 years participated in more than 70 solo and group exhibitions around the world. Winner of Ukrainian and International competitions, including the “Photographer of the year” 2012, 2013 and 2016 (Kiev, Ukraine), “Golden Camera 2012” (Kyiv, Ukraine), one of 10 finalists of the Showoff section within the month of photography in Krakow 2013, shortlist of “Pinchuk Art Center Prize 2015”.
“Leica Oskar Barnack...
Category
2010s Modern Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Les Voiles. Limited Edition Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Les Voiles
H 35.5 in. x 27.5 in. W
Edition 6
Unframed
Les Voiles Series
Uwe Ommer wanted to try a series that revealed less of the body using different wet...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Hanging by a thread - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Hanging by a thread' 2019, 20x20cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid
Girl from the Nant - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl from the Nant (2018) Edition of 10 - 40 x 40 cm - Digital C-Print based on a on a SX-70 Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate.
Artist:
The image was partly insp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Chet
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 40.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is prod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$2,700
Man against wall, Two. Motion Series. Male Nude Sepia Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Man against wall Two by Ricky Cohete
From Motion series
Sepia Archival Pigment print
Medium 36" x 24"
Ed of 10 + 1AP
unframed
Throughout his exploration of the movement of the body...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bette Davis in front of the Queen Mary
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Bette Davis posed in front of the Queen Mary, circa 1967.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Shrink - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shrink - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-959.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
He Exudes a Powerful Fragrance Like Horses Do
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barbara Streisand, 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 the young Barbara Streisand...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1933
Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress.
Additional Information:
U...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Christopher Reeve NYC, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Printed later
Combined Edition 10
Also available in 101 x 127 cm 40 x 50 inch
and as combined Edition 25 in
40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch
50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
Black and white Portrait of American actor, writer and director Christopher Reeve...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Clara
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15
signed and numbered
Also available in:
90 x 120 cm / 35.4 x 47.2 in
120 x 160 cm / 47.2 x 63 in
Portrait of black woman in...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Black and White
Strike a Pose - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Strike a Pose' (Bombay Beach) 2019, 20x20cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Rapture - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rapture - 2020
50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-925.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Male Nude
Located in London, GB
Fresson print, inscribed ‘LAG 17033’ (verso), 29cm x 23cm (on view), 37cm x 30.5cm (sheet size), (48cm x 41cm framed). The photograph is framed to the line and crop indicated by the photographer on the print, behind museum quality UV non-reflective glass. (A Fresson print is a type of photographic printing, created in 1899, that has been passed down in the family for four generations. Still to this day, the Fresson family keeps some elements of the process a secret but make sure it stays alive. Located in the outskirts of Paris, their workshop is the only one in the world to produce such prints.)
Albin-Guillot studied drawing and painting before becoming interested in photography. In 1925, she went on to have the first one-person exhibition at the Paris Autumn Salon. She also served as president of the French Societe des Artistes Photographes and in June 1928, was included in the first independent Salon of Photography in Paris. Published in 1932, she took a series of male nudes taken for Henry de Motherlant’s La Deesse Cypris. The strongly cropped images in which the male nudes fill the entire frame accompany the author’s text about sensuality. In 1933, she collaborated with the poet Paul Valery...
Category
1930s Art Deco Nude Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York City, Harlem, Photograph of African American Life 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Harlem, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” photograph from the photographer's Black in White America book (p. 91). The gelatin silver print from the estate is stamped verso (back ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Elegant Lady - Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Fashion Photography
Located in London, GB
Elegant Lady - Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatine Print
A model wearing a backless evening dress, 30th January 1962.
(Photo by Jamie Hodgson / G...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Christine's '52 Henry J & Teardrop Caravan, Bonneville, Utah - Color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Christine's '52 Henry J & Teardrop Caravan, photograph by Richard Heeps, captured in the iconic home of speed, Bonneville Salt Flats. Just as the mountains contrast with the flatness...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Grammy Award-winning Singer Songwriter Carly Simon, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Grammy Award-winning Singer Songwriter Carly Simon, photographed in 1971 signed by Jack Mitchell on the print...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Queen Live Aid
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Archival Inkjet on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm
Framed: 66.5 x 66.5 x 4 cm
Edition of 10 + 2 AP
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Grace Jones at His Wedding
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Illustrated in Contact Warhol: Photography Without End, edited by Peggy Phelan and Richard Meyer. An iconic book celebrating Warhol's most famous photogr...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
MAN RAY (1890-1976), FEMALE NUDE, 1930 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
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...
Category
1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photogravure
'Audrey Funny Face' 1957 (Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Audrey Funny Face'
Audrey Hepburn, dressed in a Givenchy evening gown, 1957.
(Photo: The Everett Collection)
Beautiful mint condition Open Edition Silver Gelatin Resin Print
me...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gena Rowlands, 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 Gena Rowlands...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hotel Bondi #2. Nude Photograph
By David Jay
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Through Jay’s photography, context evaporates, and we as the viewer are left to engage the subjects, trade places, and for a moment, live behind their eyes.
David Jay's work gives a unique and intimate perspective on how we define beauty. A confrontation between the perception of beauty and the transitory nature of existence, Jay’s subjects, muses, and warriors, reside within the unseen domain of the human narrative.
Hotel Bondi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Georgia O'Keeffe
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Printed later circa 1980-90s. Excellent condition. The piece does NOT include the frame. Frame shown just for reference. From the esta...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Silhouette
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 15.
CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through October 30th, 2016. Any framed photographs purchased during the show wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon 1971
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland
John Lennon
John Lennon at home in the white room, Ascot, UK July 1971
John Lennon was a legendary British musician, songwriter, and peace activist, best known a...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
14th June 1952: A young French girl holding a large loaf of bread while reading a sign about a possible decrease in bakery prices in the home town of ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Portrait of Jorge Luis Borges - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jorge Luis Borges, Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Jorge Luis Borges, the renowned Argentine writer, poet, and essayist. ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
More than This - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
More of This (Bombay Beach) - 2024
48x40cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
inventory PL2...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Portrait of Neil Young - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Neil Young is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Come undone - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Come undone - 2019
50x50 cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha Mind Screen (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Mind Screen (29 Palms, CA) - 2016
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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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