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Art Subject: Portrait
The Blindness of Fortune
Located in New York, NY
The Blindness of Fortune
1998
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in black ink, recto; Also signed, titled, dated, and numbered in black ink, verso
Gelatin silver print (Edition o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Singer Harry Belafonte, iconic portrait, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Singer, songwriter and social activist Harry Belafonte iconic portrait photographed in 1970. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This e...
Category
1970s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith in Exile – Unlimited Graphix Series (2022)
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, TX
Keith in Exile – Unlimited Graphix Series (2022) by Norman Seeff
Open edition museum quality archival pigment print of Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith Richards, created, printed and signed by Norman Seeff.
Measures 38" × 50"
This new art print by Norman Seeff was taken from Norman's original 1972 portrait session for the Exile on Main St...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Spearing Salmon: Spokan", Sepia Photograph of Indigenous Spearfishing
Located in Soquel, CA
Silver and sepia tone photographic print of an indigenous spearfisher by Edward Sheriff Curtis, image circa 1901 (American, 1868-1952), as a 1974 copy of (and printed from negatives derived from) the original Edward Curtis copper gravure plate, by Jean-Antony du Lac (1929-2002). Curtis used a process he mastered of creating orotones, which are photographs on glass, which Jean-Anthony du Lac spent years mastering. Jean-Antony du Lac's work is considered that of a preservationist. Titled lower left, signed lower right. Presented in an aluminum frame with anti-glare glass. Paper size: 20"H x 15"W
Born in France and raised in New York City, Jean-Anthony du Lac moved west to San Francisco in 1957. Jean was an accomplished photographer whose published credits include Life Magazine and the San Francisco Examiner. He spent many years reproducing Edward S. Curtis' images of North American Indians; and he mastered the process of creating orotones, which are photographic reproductions on glass. Jean's orotones appeared on the walls of the Smithsonian as well as the White House during the Carter and Reagan administrations. A preservationist, his reproduction of Edward Muybridge...
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rudolf Nureyev in dance class, January 24, 1962. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev in dance class, January 24, 1962. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,275 Sale Price
57% Off
Matter of Time - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Matter of Time (Bombay Beach) - 2024
48x40cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
inventory P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cigar Lady B/W; Old Havana, Cuba- Photograph
Located in Miami, FL
H-Allen Benowitz is a self-taught photographer, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and a graduate from the Interboro Institute of Business in Manhattan, migrated to Miami, FL in the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Automotive Paint, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Signed John Baldessari print 1991 (Baldessari Love and Work)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
John Baldessari Love and Work 1991:
Baldessari’s Love & Work 1991, photogravure and color aquatint, features clasped hands clutching surrealistically amidst a black background. Classic, timeless Baldessari imagery that is sure to work well in any setting.
Medium: Color photogravure and aquatint on wove paper. 1991.
Dimensions: 26 x 11.5 inches.
Well-preserved and in very good overall condition. Framed in acrylic plexiglass.
One of the 15 numbered artist's proofs, aside from the general edition of 60.
Signed, inscribed "A.P." and numbered 12/15 in pencil, lower margin.
Published by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York.
Collections:
MoMa New York
John Baldessari:
It is hard to characterize John Baldessari's varied practice—which includes photomontage, artist’s books, prints, paintings, film, performance, and installation—except through his approach of good-humored irreverence. Baldessari is commonly associated with Conceptual or Minimalist art, though he has called this characterization “a little bit boring.” His two-dimensional works often incorporate found images, composed in layers or presented as distinct pieces with an element of surprise, like a brightly colored geometric shape in the place of a face or a starkly printed sardonic caption. Baldessari has demonstrated a lasting interest in language and semantics, articulating these concerns through the use of puns or the juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated images and words, as in his 1978 work Blasted Allegories. His self-referencing photomontages and use of text have been sources of inspiration for countless artists, including Cindy Sherman, David Salle, and Barbara Kruger. Baldessari identifies his own artistic lineage, saying, "I would prefer to go to the source with Duchamp rather than credit Warhol as an influence."
Related Categories:
Surrealist. Ed Ruscha. Los Angeles. Conceptual art. Photography. Minimalist. John Baldessari prints.
Category
1990s Pop Art Photography
Materials
Aquatint, Photogravure, Lithograph, Screen
Bronx Teenagers
Located in London, GB
USA, SOUTH BRONX, NEW YORK CITY AUGUST 1977.
South Bronx teenagers in front of abandoned tenement burnt-out buildings, South Bronx, New York City, US...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Project home supervisor with ribbons won at Phillips Co. Fair, Lakeview Coop.
By Russell Lee
Located in New York, NY
Project home supervisor with ribbons won at Phillips Co. Fair, Lakeview Coop. Assn., Arkansas
December 1938/printed later
Stamped “Reproduced from the Collection of the Library of C...
Category
1930s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn portrait for After Dark signed by Jack
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn a sensation in Warhol's 'Trash' photographed in 1970, in a turkey feather cape. Signed by Jack Mitc...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
32% Off
Gill (Conversation #3, from "Five Girls")
By Sam Haskins
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Date stamped with facsimile of signature in grey ink, l.r.
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
About the artist:
Born and raised in South Africa, photographer Sam Haskins moved to London in his early 40s. He is best known for the three books, "Five Girls...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archiv...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,350 Sale Price
32% Off
Composer and diarist Ned Rorem
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and diarist Ned Rorem in 1992. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of a...
Category
1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Sade (Nude) – Albert Watson, Black & White, Celebrity, Fashion, Sade, Nude, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Sade (Nude), 1992
Archival pigment print
142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Drake purchased a series of Albert's ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Sex
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
John Sex
c. 1980s
Signed and titled in ink, recto
Vintage gelatin silver print
12 x 17 inches (30.5 x 43.2 cm), image
16 x 20 inches (40.6 50.8 cm), sheet
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation f...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Marina Malfatti - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Marina Malfatti is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Real" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Real" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Av...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Disco Queen (Oxana's 30th Birthday)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Disco Queen (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007
50x49cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist I...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Rudolf Nureyev photographed at his friend Monique van Vooren's apartment
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev photographed at his friend Monique van Vooren's apartment for 'After Dark' magazine in 1970. C...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,275 Sale Price
57% Off
Beauty and the Beast 1959 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beauty and the Beast, 1959
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford’s home in Palm Beach, Florida.
12 x 12” / 30 ...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot Lying in Grass
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1950's capture featuring a young Brigitte Bardot early in her career.
The French fashion model and actress was one of the best-known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. Bardot was an aspiring ballerina in early life. She started her acting career in 1952 and after appearing in 16 routine comedy films, with a limited international release, became world-famous in 1957, with the controversial film And God Created Woman...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Artist Alex Katz in his studio, signed By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Alex Katz in his studio in 1986. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,450 Sale Price
39% Off
China girl- Intimate signed limited edition sensual fine art print, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
China girl - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 8
This image was captured on film in 1999.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
The Dutch Actress Maruschka Detmers - Vintage Photograph - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Dutch Actress Maruschka Detmers in a scene from the movie "Devil in the body" a movie by Marco Bellocchio.
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elton John
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Elton John, 1971
Archival Inkjet on paper, framed
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm
Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm
Edition of 12 + 3AP
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$27,535
Actor/Comedian Robin Williams, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor and comedian Robin Williams, photographed in 1984. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,500 Sale Price
40% Off
Polaroid of Linda Blair
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Linda Blair starred in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, one of the highest-grossing films of all time, when she was fifteen years old, and was nominated ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Artist in Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Artist in Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic ...
Category
20th Century Modern 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
"Twisted Words" Nude Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Twisted Words" Nude Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Not framed. Ships in a tube
Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria - Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Author Truman Capote photographed at his apartment signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of author Truman Capote photographed at his United Nations Plaza apartment on June 26, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Co...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,275 Sale Price
36% Off
Bette Davis - George Hurrell Hollywood Photograph Vintage 1940
Located in Glenford, NY
Bette Davis iconic portrait by famed Hollywood art photographer George Hurrell from 1940. It is stamped on the verso with authentic Hurrell identification.
This is a original mint ...
Category
1940s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation f...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1912.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political e...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Andy Warhol Superstars Joe Dallesandro and Jane Forth, stars of 'Trash'
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstars Joe Dallesandro and Jane Forth, stars of 'Trash', 1970. This is a print that was published by After Dark Magazine ...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photo -1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Rights Movement - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation fo...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Renaissance Portrait #1207)
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
24 x 20 inches
(Edition of 10)
36 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5)
48 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
This artwork is offered by Clam...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Valerie Cates in Marbella (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Valerie Cates in Marbella, Spain, 1976
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Jake and Nathan
By Ryan Pfluger
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print (Edition of 7)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Limited Edition Photograph, 20 x 16
By Michael Ochs
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sepia Toned Photograph - Portrait of Ruth - Berkeley 1968
Located in Soquel, CA
Photo portrait of a woman by Arnulf Rabl (German-American, 1942-2016). In this soft portrait, the woman has her head turned slightly down, with closed eyes. There is light striking t...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
What Glorious Workmanship
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
What Glorious Workmanship
1990
Signed, dated, and numbered in ink, recto; Also titled in pencil, verso
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5)
12.5 x 18 inches (31.8 x 45.7 cm), image...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gloria Swanson Backstage in her 'Butterflies Are Free' Broadway Dressing Room
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Gloria Swanson at the Booth Theatre on Broadway where she starred in 'Butterflies Are Free' in 1972, her last major stage role. This is a...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Photorealist painter Richard Estes, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photorealist painter Richard Estes in his studio in 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Young Navajo at Baseball - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
Located in Brighton, GB
'Young Navajo at Baseball' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibitio...
Category
20th Century American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Ikuko 3 - Photograph By Roberto Vignoli - 2006
Located in Roma, IT
Light painting technique, realized in a completly dark photographic studio, where the photographer manually "paint" by torch with light of different colours, the subjects and the ba...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Aristotle Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Aristotele Onassis - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
With the handwriting on the rear.
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein - Vintage Photograph -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gerry Adams, Leader of Sinn Fein is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
On the Wall, Cuba
By Monika Merva
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
Signed and dated, verso
14 x 11 inches, sheet
10 x 10 inches, image
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the typed notes in Italian " the description" on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ted Williams 'John Coltrane playing the saxophone'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
John Coltrane playing the saxophone
1960 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
30 x 30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Ca...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Actress Meryl Streep Early Studio Portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress Meryl Streep photographed January 7, 1979 just before the release of her first film ‘The Deer Hunter...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,575 Sale Price
37% Off
Aroused from The Last Sitting
By Bert Stern
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original chromogenic print that was hand developed from the original negative by Bert Stern. This photo is part of The Last Sitting p...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Glitter Skull - Black on Gold
By Nick Veasey
Located in PARIS, FR
X-Ray print onto textured metallic vinyl in black frame
Limited Edition of 15
From artist's studio, signed recto.
Accompanied with the catalog of the artist and the certificate of a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
16 x 20" actor Christopher Walken studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, screenwriter, and director Christopher Walken, photographed in 1973. It is signed by Jack Mitch...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$2,275 Sale Price
33% Off
Male model Milton Dean multiple exposure nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Mitchell dry mounted this photograph on archival board for exhibition. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine:
“After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,200 Sale Price
31% Off
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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