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Art Subject: Portrait
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Daisy in front of...' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini Daisy in front of Trailer (Till Death do us Part) signed in front, not mounted. Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editi...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Brigitte Bardot in "A Very Private Affair"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Brigitte Bardot posed in a sun hat for her role in "A Very Private Affair" Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an ani...
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Marilyn On The Roof" by Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn On The Roof" by Ed Feingersh NEW YORK CITY - MARCH 1955: American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the balcony of the Ambassador Hotel...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Mrs. Richards Darling [from Les Foxy Femmes] - Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mrs. Richards Darling, 2019 (diptych) [From the series Les Foxy Femmes] 20x20cm each, 20x45cm installed, Edition of 30. Archival pigment prints, based on two original Polaroids on...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Untitled
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' 2013, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid 59, not mounted, 15.2cm x 10.8cm, not mounted, Signed, embossed stamp and artist certificate...
Category

2010s Conceptual Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Heath Ledger, Casanova, Venice 2004, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Black and white portrait of actor Heath Ledger in young age. From personality portra...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

First Violin (self Portrait) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
First Violin #03 - 2013 [From the series Need to be] 50x50cm Archival color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE....
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Tina Chow
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. One 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak print of Tina Chow (1975). Prints are on active consignment from the estate of Antonio Lopez. Purchase includes certificates of authenticity from the estate of Antonio Lopez. These Kodak prints are not signed by Antonio Lopez. Antonio Lopez Biography - The foremost fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, Antonio (as he signed his work) was and remains one of the most highly regarded and influential figures in the fashion world. While not initially known as a photographer, Antonio was rarely without his favorite Instamatic camera, and as his career progressed he turned increasingly to photography to create fashion stories, portraits, and elaborate mise-en-scènes. A serial Svengali, as the writer Karin Nelson noted: “Lopez brilliantly transformed the women in his world. Under his tutelage, Jerry Hall, a long tall Texan he met at Paris’s Club Sept, evolved into a golden goddess. He put Jessica Lange in gold lamé evening dresses after discovering her in Paris studying mime, and gave aspiring model Tina Lutz her start (and an introduction to future husband Michael...
Category

1970s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Polaroid

Not Bad For 36, from The Last Sitting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Original color photograph hand developed from the original negative by Bert Stern. This photo is part of The Last Sitting portfolio, taken six weeks before Marilyn Monroe’s death in ...
Category

1960s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Weekending - Polaroid - Unique piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Weekending - Polaroid - Unique piece - 2020 Original Polaroid - Unique Piece, signed and titled on back. 7.8 x 7,7cm (image area) 10.7 x 8.7 cm ( including white Polaroid frame)...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Paris - Nude in front of Montparnasse tower
Located in Cologne, DE
Paris - Nude in front of Montparnasse tower
Category

1970s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Blondie NYC Album Cover Shoot - signed, limited edition
Located in London, GB
Debbie Harry ( Blondie) New York 1978 - Oversize C print limited edition by Martyn Goddard Signed limited edition of 10 only this size keywords Blondie Debbie Harry Pop art pop music rock punk fashion...
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Warhol Superstar Joe Dallesandro, iconic 'rough trade' pose for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro photographed nude for After Dark magazine, 1970, shortly after starring in Andy Warhol's 'Trash'. Vintage 11 x 14 inch silver gelatin exhibition phot...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Marilyn Monroe" by Baron
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn Monroe" by Baron circa 1954: Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), the most famous of Hollywood's female film stars, relaxes at home in her garden. Unframed Paper Size: 40"x 30'' ...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Norman Parkinson 'Iman in a Jane Cattlin bikini, Tobago. Vogue, 1976'
Located in New York, NY
Iman at King Peter’s Bay, Tobago wearing a Jane Cattlin bikini. British Vogue, May 1976 Iman at King Peter's Bay, Tobago. Vogue, May 1976 Silver gelatin p...
Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Judith
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition 25 More sizes on request The photographic work of the internationally well-known Austrian photographer Andreas H. Bitesnich is captivating by its beauty and aestheti...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tuareg Vision of Intensity by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print
Located in Coltishall, GB
In January 2009 John Kenny went to the Festival of the Desert in Mali. The gathering of Tuareg musicians was, at the time, an annual event held in Essakane – about 100kms into the Sahara from Timbuktu, This striking Tuareg man was walking through the beautiful white sand dunes with his camels. He was on his way to join groups of Tuareg watching the setting sun from the top of the dunes and to join in preparations for the next days camel racing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch, 1971. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a newspaper or magazine which they u...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Prince (The Princess and her Lover) - Polaroid, Portrait, Dream
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Prince (The Princess and her Lover), 2007, part of the 29 Palms, CA project, Edition of of 10, 20x20cm, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signature label and Certificate, a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Playgirl (Heavenly Falls)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Playgirl (Heavenly Falls) 2016, 50x50cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 19598. Not mounted. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Black Flag Photo #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Henry Rollins of Black Flag at Mi Casita, shot in January, 14 1983. Edition Details: Archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by the ...
Category

1980s Performance Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Distorted Salvador Dali
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning artistic and distorted portrait of Salvador Dali. Perfect artistic addition to any style of decor. Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

They Stripped Him and Put on Him a Scarlet Rob[e]
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Bill Costa is offered by CLAMP in New York City. They Stripped Him and Put on Him a Scarlet Rob[e] 1990 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, verso Gelati...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stand
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stand, 2017, Edition 2/7 Based on a Polaroid Digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-156 Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde is a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model BOB GIBE. Photograph is an excellent example of Juleff's masterful ...
Category

1940s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Couple, Lover, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 23, 2 x 15, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Che Guevara and Fidel Castro
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sparks - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sparks - 2024 - 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. inventory PL2024-27. Not mounted...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Marilyn Monroe, 4 Days in New York, 1955
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

El Negro 1/1 Escultura Griega. From the Series Guerreros. Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
El Negro 1/1 Escultura Griega, 1991 by Celso José Castro Daza From the Series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photo collage Sheet Size: 27.5 in. H x 19.5 in. W Unframed Signed, titled and d...
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Sardinian Holiday 1967 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 a very large 40 x 30 inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's....
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Engulfment - Cartagena 9. From the series Engulfment. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930 1930 Black and white portrait photograph of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979). Greta Garbo poses in a top hat and collard shirt while gazing away from the camera. Printed by the artist circa 1970's. A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, pencilled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection. Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926. Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Category

1930s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford in front of the Sand's Motel sign in Las Vegas, NV. This capture was taken as a promotion for the film "Ocean's Eleven". O...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lucky Catch - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in fishing net. The perfect body of the model has slight green tint; her perfect breasts are partial...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

' Betty Grable ' c. 1930
Located in London, GB
Betty Grable, 1930s / Everett Collection. stunning and vivid photograph of classic Hollywood film star Betty Grable. "With the man the world is his hea...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Backgammon By The Pool Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Backgammon By The Pool 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a swimming po...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

I always was your girl
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I was always your Girl - 2018, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Digital C-print, based on an original Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL201...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Black and White

Erotic Shooting by Walter Leonardi - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic shooting by Walter Leonardi is a lot of five photographic print on matt single coated paper. Prints realized during 1980's on quality dedicated...
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Robert Rauschenberg" Christopher Felver, Portrait of Famous Artist
By Christopher Felver
Located in New York, NY
Christopher Felver Rauschenberg Photo, 2003 Signed, dated and titled on verso Photography 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Mary Caroline (...
Category

Early 2000s Academic Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Four stitched gelatin silver prints of Nude Male by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
"Between 1982 and 1987 Andy Warhol produced several hundred works each comprising several identical photographs stitched together with thread. At the edges of the work excess thread ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

14 November, III
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered on label, verso 12 x 18 inches (Edition of 10) 24 x 35.5 inches (Edition of 8) From the series, "Him" This artwork is offered by ClampAr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot without flash in available light. The photographs he made of her during the week March 24–30, 1955 as she prepares for two appearances; opening night of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Morosco Theatre and being fitted with a burlesque corset for her ride on a pink elephant at a charity event at Madison Square Garden. (from Wikipedia) This is a unique silver gelatine print, made in 1988 from the original negative.
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

David Bowie
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
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1950, Portrait of the actress Ava Gardner circa. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 1...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Olivier Coquelin Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Olivier Coquelin 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Olivier Coquelin and Lahaina Kameha in Haiti, February 1981. unframed c type print printed 2023 20 × 16 in...
Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) outside her home at Englefield Green. A...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Beast - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Beast - 2019, 50x50 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019 - 753. Not mou...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Untitled II. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photo Collage
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

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

"Naughty But Nice" by Christopher Simon Sykes
Located in London, GB
"Naughty But Nice" by Christopher Simon Sykes Guitarist Keith Richards looks elegantly wasted during the Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, 1975. ...
Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jared Leto, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
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 actor and mu...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dancer and choreographer John Clifford, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ayoni and child by John Kenny. 26.5 x 18" portrait photo with Acrylic Face Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
Ayoni and her child – a smiling Turkana mother. John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

"Robert Rauschenberg, Carolyn Brown" Hans Namuth, Photograph of Artists
Located in New York, NY
Hans Namuth Robert Rauschenberg, Carolyn Brown, circa 1960s Stamped on verso Photography 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Born in Essen, G...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe in Sheer Dress
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant color capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed outdoors in a sheer black dress, looking down to the camera. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for p...
Category

1950s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Samburu warrior sitting on a ledge overlooking his tribe's homeland
Located in US
Samburu warrior sitting on a ledge overlooking his tribe's homeland A Samburu warrior surveys his ancestral land at this popular lookout In this print series titled Warrior Studies...
Category

2010s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

High Hopes - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
High Hopes - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-895. No...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Fun Loving Criminals III by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals III by B A T I K signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print Limited to 15 only Featuring police arrest mugshot photos of Tupac, Eminem , Vanilla Ice, Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Human nature - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Human nature - 2021 50x40cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic 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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