Skip to main content

Portrait Photography

to
1,112
6,398
3,290
1,066
1,274
1,276
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
2
61
7,851
5,534
6
12
53
186
186
806
1,451
1,515
1,284
987
1
6,304
2,509
1,061
295
61
41
29
19
13
10
4
4
3
3
7,566
4,029
1,676
42,275
20,565
17,004
14,614
13,511
12,223
10,191
10,124
6,912
6,133
6,082
4,667
4,460
4,336
4,153
3,819
3,756
3,504
3,389
3,370
5,038
4,075
3,963
3,807
2,981
737
707
657
235
176
1,365
5,077
7,624
4,936
Art Subject: Portrait
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Kate Moss - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Kate Moss in a Lou Reed vest, 2002 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition s...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iman
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 Black and white portrait of Supermodel Iman in New York City 1997...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Texas, Portrait Photography, Country Music Singer Willy Nelson, 3 prints
Located in New york, NY
Willy Nelson, 1993 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a series of (3) photographs, gelatin silver press RC prints, which are each signed verso (bac...
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Marilyn Monroe, unique 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 wit...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bette Davis in Fur Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Bette Davis posed in a fur coat, circa 1935. Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest...
Category

1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Arena Dos, From the series, Acto Uno. Male Nude Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Arena Dos, by Ricky Cohete From the series "Acto Uno" Archival Pigment print Medium size: 24 in H x 36 in W. Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed 2020 Black and White Photograph All prices...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Linda Palais Royale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper Signed Edition of 17/ 3AP Ask about other sizes Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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

Kate Moss, Marrakech – Albert Watson, Nude, Portrait, Woman, Model, Contemporary
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Kate Moss, Marrakech 1993/2015 Archival pigment from a polaroid negative face mounted to acrylic (Diasec) Sheet 238 x 182.5 cm (93 3/4 x 71 7/8 in.) F...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Brando On The Waterfornt (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Brando On The Waterfront (1954) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo by Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives) 1954, Marlon Brando on-set of the Film, On the Waterfront. ...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Homenaje a Alejandro Obregón. From The series Guerreros. Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Homenaje a Alejandro Obregón by Celso Castro-Daza From The series Guerreros Unique color photograph collage Sheet size: 27.5 in. H x 19.5 in. W 1993 Unframed Signed, titled and dat...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Olympic Gold Medal British figure skater John Curry, signed by 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 s...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Italian Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni and the Italian Actress Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal" by Mario Monicelli.
Category

1980s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Robert de Niro, New York, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Signed on a label and a certificate of authenticity Black and white portrait of famous actor Robert de Niro...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Signed on a label and a certificate of authenticity Black and white portrait of artist Andy Warhol with sunglasses. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph. Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta. In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer, Bette Midler, Grace Jones and Frank Zappa to name a few. A partial list of the films that he has generated graphics and publicity for include “The Hurt Locker”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “King Arthur”, “Tootsie”, “The Big Chill”, “Bull Durham” and the Key Art Award winner “Pearl Harbor”. Mr. Gorman has lectured and conducted seminars throughout the world including Digital Photographic Workshops at his studio in Mendocino, California. A project for Disney in conjunction with the Travel Association of America, took him on a 45-day shoot across the United States shooting subjects from all 50 states...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dolores Del Rio in Resurrection
Located in Austin, TX
Resurrection is a 1927 Hollywood adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1899 novel Resurrection. Filmmaker Edwin Carewe adapted the book to a feature-length silent production starring Dolores del Río and featuring an appearance by Ilya Tolstoy who co-wrote the script. In 1928, due to the public apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also prepared. The sound version included a newly filmed prologue in which the theme song "Russian Lullaby" was performed and sung. While the actual film had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. In 1931, Edwin Carewe directed an all-talking remake of this film starred by Lupe Vélez...
Category

1920s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Clara Bow in Profile
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful black and white image of star Clara Bow posed in profile. Clara Bow as an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully mad...
Category

1920s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Brown Hair Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Early capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe in her younger years, before her "blonde" era. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities. -- "The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Crystal Ball - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Crystal Ball - 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 PL2020-1001. Not...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Being - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Being' 2019 20x20cm, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Based on a Polaroid, digital C-Print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-628. Kirs...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid

Renée's Dream (Days of Heaven), no 7
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Renée's Dream' no. 7 (Days of Heaven), 26 x 32cm, 2005 digital C-Print, not mounted, Lumas Edition of 100, Artist Proof 4/4 based on a Polaroid Artist ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dasha & Mari - Summer Opium - limited edition
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Models In Hats - limited edition 20x20" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beaut...
Category

2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Photograph of Mary Pickford - Melbourne Spurr Photography - Silent Film Actress
Located in Soquel, CA
Photograph of Mary Pickford - Melbourne Spurr Photography Photograph depicting Mary Pickford by Hollywood photographer Melbourne Spurr (Canadian-American, 1892-1979). Mary Pickford is depicted wearing a white sleeveless dress, sitting in a lounge chair, facing forward, the side of her face is the focal point. Pickford's blonde hair is shown in tight finger curls, her hands on her lap, with a single pearl...
Category

1920s Photorealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Jayne Mansfield in Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Jayne Mansfield posed in coat, circa 1955. Jayne Mansfield was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansf...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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

Fanari II - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fanari II (2018) Edition of 10 - 40 x 40 cm Digital C-Print based on a on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate. Artist: This was shot on a lighthouse of the Dor...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Helen Mirren, 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 Dame Helen Lydia Mirr...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie in pink hat, 1972 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to print...
Category

1970s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joffrey Ballet dancer Christian Holder nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Joffrey Ballet dancer Christian Holder photographed nude, 1970. Signed on the verso by Jack Mitchell. Come...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mata Hari - Rudolph Valentino. Castelloland Series. Digital Collage Portraits
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castelloland works with objects whose uniqueness is fundamental to the narrative of each story, as each image reacts and develops through the interaction between the word and the obj...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Krakow, Poland (Painting of Jesus Christ moving though city square))
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti depicts nature, eroded and broken down by civilization, but does not put man and the environment in opposite camps. He sees an equal relations...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

He Worked Cruelly and Hard on That Flesh
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Bill Costa is offered by CLAMP in New York City. He Worked Cruelly and Hard on That Flesh 1993 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jane Goodall, 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 Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE, she is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 60-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania in 1960. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph. Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Heart of Glass - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heart of Glass - 2021 - 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on the back and with certificate. A...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

The Observer, Portrait of Jackson Nash by Graham Nash
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous archival digital photograph, limited edition giclee by Graham Nash (American, b. 1942) of a Nash's first born son Jackson, age five, looking into an aquarium in his San Francisco house...
Category

1980s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Laid Paper

Montecatini Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Montecatini Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980. 16×20 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons ...
Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Jeff Bridges, 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, singe...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth: Sandwich Break
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth smiling while enjoying a sandwich break.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ian McKellen, 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 the famous English ac...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Halle Berry, 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 the American actress....
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Portrait of Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
This image made of Edward Weston was in Point Lobos by his son Cole Weston in the year 1946. It was printed later by his son and comes directly from the family. Unsigned.
Category

20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jackie K Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Jackie K Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie Onassis) (1929 – 1994) wife of Senator Jack Kennedy at an ‘April in Paris’ ball. 20 x 24" paper size Estate Stam...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Isaac Hayes, LA, 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 singer, song...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

James Dean Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actor James Dean candid and smiling. James Dean was an American actor with a career that lasted five years. His roles typified the teenage disillusio...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Haiti Holiday (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Haiti Holiday, 1981 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A woman wearing a translucent white blouse and holding a cocktail stands in a swimmi...
Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Kim Basinger and Michael Keaton on the set of "Batman" - Vintage Photo -1989
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Kim Basinger and Michael Keaton stars of the 1989 Film "Batman" by Tim Burton.
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Eartha Kitt, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Printed later 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 Eartha Kitt...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Wizard of Oz the Yellow Brick Road
Located in Austin, TX
This is a new limited edition fine art release of a scene from the 1939 movie classic, The Wizard Of Oz This classic scene features the Scare Crow, Tin Man, Dorothy and Toto skipping...
Category

1930s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Anne Saint-Marie, New York, Chanel Advertising Campaign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed and number in pencil on verso
Category

Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rollunder - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rollunder 2019, 20x20 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-732. Not mounted....
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White 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

In The Box ~ Horizontal
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on front of mount. Printed early 1970s. Printed by Michael Kenna - black boarder and signature of his printing. Exhibited at Sonoma Valley Museum Nov-Dec 2016.
Category

20th Century Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Faun
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Faun, 2018, Edition 1/7, 2 APs Based on an original Impossible film Digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018-168 Kirsten Thys v...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid

I'll take the rain - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I'll take the rain, 2019 Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs Digital C-print, Based on Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-805 Kir...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

A love song (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A love song (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 20x20cm, (ask about a larger sized edition) Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, ba...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Marilyn III aka Jane Bond - Heavenly Falls
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Marilyn aka Jane Bond' (part 3) (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 20x20cm, Edition 8/10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory numbe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

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

Winona Ryder, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of actress Winona Ryder. From personality portraits and a...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jack Nicholson in "Wolf"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Jack Nicholson in his role for "Wolf", 1994. Wolf is a 1994 American romantic horror film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle P...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sex with a Smile - Aldo Maccione and Sidney Rome - Vintage Photo - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Sex with a Smile - Aldo Maccione and Sidney Rome is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1976. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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.

Recently Viewed

View All