Skip to main content

Portrait Photography

to
1,220
7,314
3,904
1,106
1,586
1,498
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
3
61
9,108
6,381
6
12
58
193
214
1,580
1,652
1,524
1,334
1,076
1
7,240
3,509
1,173
305
72
36
29
18
14
10
4
4
4
3
8,878
4,264
2,227
46,081
23,050
17,973
15,616
15,065
12,635
12,173
11,036
7,156
6,570
6,054
5,216
4,509
4,446
4,305
4,039
3,999
3,601
3,564
3,516
6,066
4,933
3,927
3,780
3,063
1,534
1,015
705
567
335
1,436
5,107
9,639
5,014
Art Subject: Portrait
Keith Richards sitting in front of Bentley, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Keith Richards sitting in front of Bentley, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print by Gered Mankowitz Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is pho...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joan Crawford Dramatic Portrait with Axe
Located in Austin, TX
This dramatic black and white portrait features Joan Crawford armed with an axe for her role in "Strait-Jacket". Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American horror-thriller film starring Joan Crawford and Diane Baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axe-murders. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film was directed and produced by William Castle...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Faithful Couple Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Faithful Couple 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Singer Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones stand in front of a gilt framed portrait...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled # 1 1 - 2008 - Expressionist Full Face Black and White Portrait of Man
Located in New York, NY
This is a 39" x 39" black and white archival giclée print on archival exhibition paper. It is part of a limited edition of 6 plus 2 AP. Signed and numbered in the back. It is an exp...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

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

Andy Warhol Contact sheet, LA, 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 contact sheet of the legendary american artist Andy Warhol. From personality portraits and adv...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Girl II (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Girl II (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2011 128x125cm. Edition of 5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certif...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

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 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

The Colour Of Money - Al Capone and Pablo Escobar BATIK signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
The Colour Of Money Al Capone and Pablo Escobar by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size 20x16" inches / 51 x 41 cm Signed & numbered ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Hangyaku No
Located in New York, NY
“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerm...
Category

2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pho...

Lucky Catch - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 26"
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 partially covered with the green fi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Blue Swimming Pool - Framed Iconic Photograph 1970s Pop Art Era Beverly Hills
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marco Pittori has always worked with photography. He uses his own or the licensed photographs of others, such as renowned Los Angeles photographer Brad Elterman...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

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

Marilyn Monroe: Pinup in High-Slit Dress
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning image of Marilyn Monroe posed pinup style in a high-slit dress. This listing is for a limited edition archival print. What's included: - Limited Edition Archival Print - N...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC, Girlfriend Series. Black and White Portrait Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC, 1992 by Michael James O’Brien Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art photo rag paper Image size: 60 in. H x 40 in. W Edition of 5 + 2AP ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

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 Black and white portrait of famous actor Robert de Niro. From personality portrait...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Max turning (Long Way Home) - Analog hand-print, vintage, Alien, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max turning (Long Way Home) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition 3/10, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 257.03. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider at Alysia Duckler Gallery Berlin-based artist Stefanie Schneider enlarges expired Polaroid stock into burned-out C-prints. The lossy images almost completely dissolve into lurid color abstractions. The shiny pink of a sex kitten's glittery body suit becomes an electrified, free-floating color field. The vivid, flame-orange hair of a 70's sexploitation film star vibrates against the dusty gray of the sky above an LA desert. Skin tones and facial details in the figures are completely lost. They are refugees from Faster Pussycat...
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

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

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

CZ Guest With Her Great Dane Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
CZ Guest With Her Great Dane 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition American socialite C.Z. Guest (Mrs Winston F.C. Guest) (1920 – 2003) with a large Great Dane do...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Ides of March Diptych, n.d. Limited edition color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Ides of March (Diptych), n.d. 2013-2020, by Michael James O’Brien Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Image size: 40 in. H x 60 in. W Edition of 5 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Leonardo Di Caprio, LA, 21st Century, 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 Leonardo di Caprio in young age. From personality portraits and advertising ca...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Atmosphere - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Atmosphere - 2022 20x205cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back with certificate. Artist inventory PL2022-20431. Not mou...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

David Bowie by Pat Pope
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie photographed by Pat Pope just before going on stage at the Phoenix Festival in July 1997. He supported Amnesty International and said, “I...
Category

Late 20th Century Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'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

Marilyn Monroe Wearing a Fur Stole
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of the always stunning and fashionable, Marilyn Monroe, candid and wearing a fur stole. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi.
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Kate Moss London" Signed Limited Edition Framed Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
"Kate Moss London" by Jake Chessum Portrait of a young 16 year old Kate Moss – before she shot to supermodel stardom and became the icon she is today. Jake grew up in Croydon, South London. He studied Graphic Design at St. Martins School Of Art, and started working as photographer straight out of college. Assignments for The Face, Arena, and an early ad campaign for “Neutrogena” featuring a 16 year old Kate Moss followed. By 1995 Jake was regularly flying the Atlantic on assignment for JFK Jrs' “George” Magazine and in 1999 he upped sticks and moved permanently to NYC where he still lives with his wife and 2 kids...
Category

1990s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Mod Girl, Party on Cruise, 1962
Located in New York, NY
Mod Party on Cruise -- A hip party scene photographed by Mark Shaw for a 1962 US Lines Cruise ship advertising campaign. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Ma...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Beloved (Stage of Consciousness) - with Radha Mitchell - last Edition
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Beloved (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 75x93cm, Edition 5/5 - Last edition! Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on an original Polaroid....
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Snowmass Village Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Village 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in March 196...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cabot Family Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cabot Family 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs Henry Cabot Jnr with her children (left to right) Henry Bromfield Cabot III, Camilla Foote Cabot and Andrew Hull...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Morning Slumber - Contemporary, Polaroid, Woman, 21st Century,
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Morning Slumber (Shot 2020 on 600 film) Shot on location in Rimini as a homage to Frederic Fellini - the image is a nod to old glamour and film noir. The viewer is invited to gaze i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Cirque Ballons V3
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: "I often combine food with portraits. On the surface, this absurd combination appears to reject any sense of reason (an extension of my own twisted sense of humour)...
Category

2010s Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Hunter (Odd Stories)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'The Hunter' by Carmen De Vos (Odd Stories) - 2/25, 2013 digtal print mounted on black mdf, matte coating, dimensions 15x11,3cm (the second image shows a sample piece mounted) hand s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Wood Panel, Color, Digital, Polaroid

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

Daydream Believer - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Daydream Believer' (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 with certificate. Artist ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Neon Demon - Contemporary, Polaroid, Woman, 21st Century, Psychiatry
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Neon Demon (Shot 2019 on 600 film) Influenced by films such as Ridley Scotts Blade Runner and Luc Bessons Fifth Element, it is based on futuristic imaginings of planet earth. Editi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Field of Dreams (Sidewinder), analog, 80x78cm, Edition 2/5
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Field of Dreams (Sidewinder) - 2005 80 x 78 cm, Edition of 5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 3131.02, Not mounted Stefanie ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Johhny Cash at Folsom Prison
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Johnny Cash getting off bus at Folsom Prison for the historic performance in 1968. Photograph is part of edition of only 25. Only being printed in the 16x20 inch size. Estate Stam...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled (head and wall)
Located in Helsinki, FI
Mikael Siirilä Helsinki, Finland, 2017 Handmade silver gelatin print. The fibre-based photograph is tea-toned, stamped, signed and numbered in pencil o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

W.C. Fields Eating a Pizza
Located in Austin, TX
This candid black and white capture features W.C. Fields eating a pizza. W.C. Fields was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic a...
Category

1920s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Old couple-Signed limited edition fine art print, Black sepia, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Old couple , Paris - Signed limited edition archival pigment print Edition of 5 This image was captured on film in 1994. The negative was scanned c...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

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

Stefanie Schneider Minis - The Party's over -based on a Polaroid, Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis Party's over (Oxana's 30th Birthday), 2008 featuring Radha Mitchell Signed and signature brand on verso. Lambda digital Color Photographs based on a Polar...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Jack Nicholson, 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 actor and fi...
Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Coretta Scott King At Memorial - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Coretta Scott King  At Memorial- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Coretta Scott King Pays Respects At Memorial For Senator Robert F. Kennedy History ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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

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

Kurt Cobain - Signed Limited Edition Print (1992)
Located in London, GB
Kurt Cobain - Signed Limited Edition Print Melody Maker Magazine August 30 1992 Reading (photos by Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unf...
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Leonard Cohen - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Cohen is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century . The photo depicts the Canadian poet and songwriter. Hand signed. Good condition and aged. It belon...
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Glenn Close, 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 American ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nungoktôk - Noatak, pl. 719
Located in Denton, TX
Printed plate number, Curtis's title, date, copyright, and photogravures by John Andrews and Son on recto. Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder tissue Known for his remarkable documentation of Native Americans in the early twentieth century, Edward S. Curtis, chronicled over 80 different tribes in the Southwest, the Great Plains...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Photogravure

The Eye of the Beholder - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Eye of the Beholder - 2018 60x48cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Digital C-print, based on an Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Tina Chow
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Michael & Delilah, The Whoopee Club, London - Cinematic Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Burlesque' Series, this photograph is so cool and cinematic. Richard became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2003 capturing performances...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.

Recently Viewed

View All