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Art Subject: Portrait
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall is a photograph realized in 1980s. Very good condition.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Huston & Brando On Set' (Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Huston & Brando On Set' 1967 Director John Huston and actor Marlon Brando on the set of 'Reflections In A Golden Eye,' 1967. The two iconic movie stars on the set of the film in w...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"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 (...
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Early 2000s Academic Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Claudette Colbert in Nature Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for over two decades, Claudette Colbert. Colbert is featured here in a dramatic nature sc...
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1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Dolly Parton in a Cadillac by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Dolly Parton in Joelton, Tennessee, 1997. 17x22" Archival pigment print on baryta 315 gsm, acid-free, 100% cotton-fiber paper. Edition 75 Signed on recto by photographer Jim Herrin...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Moments in Time (Sidewinder) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Moments in Time (Sidewinder) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #3331 Not mounted. Stef...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Paul McCartney, London Bridge, Black and White Photography, 17, 6 x 23, 8 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage Photograph - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Lea Massari.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Observer, Jackson Nash Portrait 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...
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1980s Realist Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Laid Paper

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of Lennon's life. Signed by Jack Mitchell o...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Pellicano Beach
Located in London, GB
Holidaymakers on the Tuscan coast at the Hotel Il Pellicano, Porto Ercole, August 1969 Gorgeous print measuring 30 x 20" inches / ca 76.2 x 50.8 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped C...
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1960s Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Edward Kennedy, unknow date
Located in Cologne, DE
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 19...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Old Days - Woman with Donkey - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Woman with Donkey is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families,...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marlon Brando Kissing Dog, Libertyville, IL 1950 - Large Format Black & White
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a large scale black and white photo of Marlon Brando as a young man at his family farm with his dog. In 1951 Life Magazine asked Art Shay to photograph Marlon Brando at his family home in Libertyville, IL. This is one of the photos from that shoot. In 2000, Art Shay published Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century. This artwork is matted and framed. Art Shay Marlon Brando Kissing Dog...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mick Jagger and his Aston Martin DB6, London 1966 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones with his beloved Aston Martin DB6, taken outside his London apartment in 1966 by Gered Mankowitz. "I shot a series of photographs of each member of...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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C Print

Jesus Freaks Outiside St. Peter, Rome - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jesus freaks outiside St. Peter, Rome is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including hist...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Patti Smith in her apartment studio 1974
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith taken in her apartment studio by Allan Tannenbaum, New York City, 1974. Allan Tannenbaum prints are available in the following s...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Las Curvas by James Sparshatt - Sensual photo of woman. Platinum Print
Located in Coltishall, GB
Las Curvas by James Sparshatt - Sensual photo of woman. Platinum Print A girl at one with the rhythm of her guitar in Holguín, Cuba. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Photography

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Platinum

High School Wrestlers
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso 13.5 x 11 inches, sheet 7 x 5 inches, image (Edition of 15) 24 x 20 inches, sheet 20 x 16 inches, image (Edition of 10) From the series, "Gymnasium" This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania. He used real high school...
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1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

El Tabaquero by James Sparshatt - Photography, Framed Palladium Platinum Print
Located in Coltishall, GB
A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley in Cuba. In 1959 residents of Cuba were faced with a stark choice: stay on their island home and live as a “revolutionary” or leave. Some believed wholeheartedly in the new beginning, some were willing to be carried along and some abandoned everything they had and chose exile. The Buena Vista social club...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Photography

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Platinum

Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality print of Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller, taken in 1960 Signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition number 15/75
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

" Sa Marguerite ". Don de BRIGITTE BARDOT
By Ghislain Dussart
Located in CANNES, FR
Ghislain Dussart ( 1924 - 1996 ) BB " Sa Marguerite ". Don de BRIGITTE BARDOT photo originale : 31 x 21 cm encadrement : 49 x 39 cm . Ghislain Dussart a travaillé comme photog...
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The True Marilyn (1956)
Located in Buffalo, NY
The work offered for sale here is an original vintage silver gelatin print hand created by Halsman in 1956. This work comes in an archival frame presentation. The image alone is approximately 9 x 13. The work was acquired directly from the artist and comes with a COA and lifetime guarantee. Philippe Halsman was at one point considered the best photo-portraitist in France. He had an incessant interest in faces: “Every face I see seems to hide—and sometimes fleetingly reveal—the mystery of another human being.” Halsman’s photographs of politicians, celebrities, and intellectuals were featured widely in magazines like LIFE and Vogue. His more famous subjects included the likes of Marc Chagall, Le Corbusier, Audrey Hepburn, and Albert Einstein. He also had a 37-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí, which resulted in several famous surrealist series including the “Dalí’s Mustache” portraits...
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1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hong Kong, Couple, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 29, 9 x 23, 8 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Halston, Dolly Parton & Andy Warhol at Studio 54
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Pat Hackett to Hedges Projects...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Figure Untitled 1015 - lith silver gelatin print 16x20 in
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled Figure 1015, black and white female nude draped in a silk mask. 2004 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print. image = 14 1/2 x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Leaving (Sidewinder) - analog, vintage hand-print, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leaving (Sidewinder) - 2005, 128x127cm, Edition 2/3. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label an...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Sweet Dream - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white (sepia) photograph of a naked young woman covered with tulle. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist. L...
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2010s Photorealist Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Tales of Bitter Doom - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Colo
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tales of Bitter Doom - 9 digital Prints, based on 9 Polaroids mounted on Dibond - gloss coating, 30x30cm each, installed 100x100cm, Edition 1/7, 2008. Hand signed & numbered on the back by artist This piece will be exhibited at the Bombay Beach Biennale in the newly founded Polaroid Museum in it's permanent collection. The Museum opens its doors in March 23rd, 2019. In Bombay Beach she presents a selection of nine scenes from the kinky Tales of Bitter Doom, a photo story about domination and submission, a tale about a wizard, as a Deus ex Machina...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Lady in Black Hat with Feathers
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. *Framing is not included Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs, California, 1989 Archival pigment print 76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.) Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs Albert Watson was born 1942 in...
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1980s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph shot by George Hurrell in 1941 and printed at a later date. This image depicts Rita Hayworth, an American actress an...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ruth- Signed limited edition nude print, Contemporary Black white photo, Model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Ruth - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment pri...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Kaitlin and Tomato
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph. ABOUT: For the last two years Mark and Kristen have collaborated using one of the earliest photographic methods, collodion wet plate to create ambrotypes on glass and tintypes on aluminum. They use a 1860 style view camera to create one-of-a-kind images, which become windows into an intimate, romantic, and beautiful world of faces, still lives, nudes, and landscapes. In this demanding process, the collodion coated tin or glass plates are immersed in a silver nitrate solution, and then they must be exposed in the camera and developed while still wet. Serendipitous flaws and beautiful imperfections are an inevitable part of this imprecise hands-on process. This show includes a combination of 24 tintypes and ambrotypes, which are 8x10 and smaller in size. Their intimate sizes ask the viewers to look closer and spend more time with these photographs to fully appreciate their power. — A welcome antidote to today's nonstop, ¬instantaneous imagery. Paradoxically, this intersection of past and present gives these pieces an unmistakably contemporary feel. The two collaborators deliberately play up the ambiguity of time. The nudes (some recalling E.J. Bellocq's alluring portraits of New Orleans prostitutes in 1912) are suffused with freshness and sensuality, even eroticism at times, with nearly all of them coming off as refined rather than crass. Fredrick Scott Archer developed the collodion process in 1851. Artists such as Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll, William Henry Jackson and Civil War photographer Mathew Brady used the process, due to its cost and versatility advantages. In addition Sink and Hatgi’s work can also be seen revived in contemporary artists work...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hanging Off Bed
Located in New York, NY
Hanging Off Bed (Bobby Kendall), mid- to late 1960s/2022 Signed, dated, and numbered, verso Digital C-print 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) $4,500 22 x 22 inches, image (Ed...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Armenian Mirror
Located in Boca Raton, FL
New York-based, Armenian-born artist, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, is especially interested in how people interact in this new era of technology and social media. His “Mirrors” series sugges...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

g. paul - lotus
Located in New York, NY
g. paul – lotus 1996 Signed, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches, sheet 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 30) $3500.00 This work is offered by CLAMP in...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Laura Martelli - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Laura Martelli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

George Harrison, Cigar, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s, 21 x 15, 2cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Patriot (Haley and the Birds) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Patriot (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024. 20...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief Studio Portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 1963. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives w...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn In Pink Rome 1955 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress from the Spring/Summer 1955 collection...
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1950s Modern Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

16 x 20" Tony and Academy Award Winner Cicely Tyson, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony and Academy Award Winner Cicely Tyson, 1995. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil o...
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1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, July 1951'
Located in New York, NY
Fiona Campbell-Walter (later Baroness Thyssen) on an English beach wearing an Estrava coat with a raffia hat from Eaton. British Vogue, July 1951 Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, Ju...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lombardy Ballet - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 24x17"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a ballerina in red tutu skirt dancing underwater in a pool. A very bright photograph with plenty of sun and positivity. Original digital print on aluminum p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

Anne Sexton - Original Limited Edition Photograph by Angelo Cricchi
Located in Roma, IT
Anne Sexton is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist and photographer Angelo Cricchi in 2009. Original Digital Photograph on paper. Hand-si...
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Early 2000s Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane at the airport - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane leaving the plane. By Associated Press Photo
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Unmade Beds & The Foreigner 1976/1977 (40 film stills) Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Foreigner & Unmade Beds behind the scenes photographs by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici: Director of both "The Foreigner'" and "Unmade Beds" Amos Poe's iconic films were connected heavily to the birth of American punk, the New York New Wave...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe pink angel . The last sitting
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern Marilyn Monroe pink angel Mythical photo of the last seance (1962) ink jet print by bert stern 2012 signed on both sides certificate signed by the artist in his lifetime ...
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2010s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Black White Photography for Sale "Female nude" by Roye Horace
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This stunning black-and-white photograph by renowned British photographer Horace Roye (1906 – 2002) captures the timeless elegance of the female nude with artistic eroticism. The ret...
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20th Century Nude Photography

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Photographic Film

Queen Live Aid
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
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Casablanca - Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart Original 1942 Print
Located in London, GB
Casablanca - Original 1942 photograph Vintage 1942 Casablanca Lobby Card: A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether o...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Potassa De La Fayette
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Mick Jagger, Marquee Sound Check, London 1971
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, archival pigment print of Mick Jagger by Alec Byrne, taken at The Marquee Club, London, March 26th 1971, during the Rolling Stones soundcheck. Alec recalls, “I’d photographed them in big theaters and at Hyde Park, of course, but I’d never been this close, just a few feet from Jagger (not counting that time in the bed). I literally felt the sweat coming...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

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...
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1910s Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dolly Parton Little Sparrow by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Pigment print of large format Polaroid original taken during the 'Little Sparrow' photo session, Nashville, 2000. 17x22" Archival pigment print on baryta 315 gsm, acid-free, 100% co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Barris, "3B" from The Last Photos, original photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was shot by photographer, George Barris, in 1962 in Los Angeles, California. This photograph is from a ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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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.

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