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Art Subject: Portrait
Saint-Tropez 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Two young women, one wearing a kaftan, stepping onto a yacht on the waterfront at Saint-Tropez, France, August 1971.
30 x 20" inches ...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Saint-Tropez Swimmer 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Swimmer 1971 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A topless swimmer in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971
60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size
Estate Stam...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Skating Waiter 1978 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skating Waiter 1978 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A skating cocktail waiter at the Palace Hotel in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978
30 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size
Estat...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Skiers In Gstaad 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiers In Gstaad 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961.
40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Skiers in St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiers in St Moritz 1963 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Skiers in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1959: Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) with a red-haired woman in a green dress at a vintage ball in New York. The artist is captured with his characteristic walking st...
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
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Sundowners 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sundowners 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Two bikini-clad holidaymakers enjoy a glass of wine outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes.
20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Caroline And Pet 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Caroline And Pet 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Princess Caroline of Monaco, with her pet dog Tiffany, Monte Carlo, 1977.
20 x 24" inches / 51 x 61 cm paper size
Estat...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
De Rosieres Family 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
De Rosieres Family 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Viscount and Viscountess Paul de Rosiere outside a villa in Monte Carlo, August 1975.
20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Haiti Holiday 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Haiti Holiday 1981 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A woman wearing a translucent white blouse and holding a cocktail stands in a swimming pool in Haiti, February 1981
40 x 30" inches ...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Villa Nirvana 1972- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Villa Nirvana 1972- Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, February 1972.
30 x 20" inches / 61 x 51 cm pap...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vuccino And Rava 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Vuccino And Rava 1958 - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Carla Vuccino, wearing a swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava, both wearing bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on th...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a stay in St Tropez
20 x 24...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Andros Island 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Andros Island 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A family enjoying a quiet beach on Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957.
20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Skiing In Gstaad 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Gstaad 1977 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Christine Camerana, Caroline Stoop, and Christine Semenenko Warrender prepare for a day on the slopes in Gstaad, Switzerland, Febr...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cafe Terrace In Nice 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1957
16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper size
Estate Stamped ...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lech Ice Bar 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar 1960 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A bartender mixes a drink for a customer at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960
16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm paper ...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Skiing In Stowe 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA,1962
20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Coll...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A Colourful Crew 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A Colourful Crew 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A group of colourfully dressed friends on board the Calypso clothing store owned boat, Bermuda, June 1970.
30 x 20" inches / 61 x...
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bermuda Beach 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bermuda Beach 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
A woman on a beach in Bermuda, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons)
20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edit...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deborah Kerr - Vintage Autographed Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Deborah Kerr - Vintage Autographed Photograph is a vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Signature and dedication by the actress Deborah Kerr. "Al "Lancio" con i miei mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A-HA - Vintage Autographed Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
A-HA - Vintage Autographed Photograph is a vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
Signature and dedication by the band a-ha to the readers of the magazine Foto Music
Good condition....
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Giacometti in his studio in Paris 1963
Located in Cologne, DE
The photographer Wolfgang Kühn photographed Alberto Giacometti in November 1963 in his studio in Paris in the 14th arrondissement at the address rue Hippolyte-Maindron. The appointment was arranged by the gallery owner Aimé Maeght. 17 photographs were made. In 1990 copies of them were deposited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In 2010, the Center of International Sculpture of the Wilhelm...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
George Barris, "2J" 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 on Santa Monica Beach in California. This photograph is from a collection entitled "The Last Photos...
Category
1960s 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
Western Ranching and Cowboy Lifestyle Photography by David Stoecklein
Located in Phoenix, AZ
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Untitled (Sunrise with Cowboy) by David Stoecklein 1949-2014
Photograph, Archival Pigment Print, Mat Finish
Image size 30 x 24 inches
Signed: Lower right
David Stoecklein
July 11, 1949 - Nov. 10, 2014
David Stoecklein launched his photography career by taking lifestyle shots of skiing, fishing, hiking, and biking, landing assignments for companies such as Coca-Cola, Ski Magazine...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bert stern " Marilyn stretching beads " 2010
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn stretching beads
No 21/72
Mythical photo of the last seance (1962)
Ink jet print by bert stern
2010
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist in his...
Category
2010s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
George Barris, "2L" 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 on Santa Monica Beach in California. Taken only two w...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reg Lancaster 'Birkin and Gainsbourg' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30
Located in San Rafael, CA
By photographer Reg Lancaster, English actress Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, at home in Paris, 1969.
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Frida Kahlo, The Breton Portrait - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo - The Breton Portrait by Nickolas Muray is a portrait of the Mexican painter commissioned by Andre Breton.
14.63 x 11.63 in.
Carbon Pigment Print
Edition of 30
Signed by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
NYCB dancers and twin brothers Peter & Paul Frame
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of NYCB dancers and twin brothers Peter and Paul Frame photographed for Dance Magazine, 1982. Comes directly f...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean-Michel Basquiat photograph 1979 (Nick Taylor of Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Photograph of Jean Michel Basquiat, New York, 1979:
This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a friendship which began when both collaborated on the historic New York No Wave band, “GRAY” in the late 1970s; before the two briefly lived together in the East Village. Selections from Taylor's portfolio were most notably exhibited as part of the Basquiat retrospective at London's Barbican in 2017 and have been featured in numerous noteworthy publications on Basquiat.
Gelatin Silver Print. 1979.
11 x 14 inches.
Edition of 4 A/P's. Signed, dated and numbered 1/4 in pencil on the recto.
Some minor surface waves; otherwise very good overall vintage condition.
Provenance: Obtained directly from artist.
Lot 180 is an authorized dealer rep of Nick Taylor...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Warhol, Opening Night Studio 54, New York, NY, 1977
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 20
After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin...
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Sea Crown. Portrait. Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sea Crown, by Ricky Cohete
Color Archival Pigment print
Medium size: 36 in H x 24 in W.
Edition of 10 + 1AP
Unframed
2020
The artist uses a vivid contrast of color to add an extra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Pigment
COLOR KISS - Lips
Located in Chicago, IL
Archival inkjet print on Hahnemühle fine art matte paper
Edition size: 11
Paper size: 16 x 20 inches
Also, available in 11" x 14" • 20" x 24"
For larger sizes, please inquire
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
69YK #19 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan)
69YK #19, 2009
Gelatin silver print
50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.)
Print only
Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-based photographer. Araki completed his studies at Chiba University’s Department of Photography, Painting and Engineering with a focus on the study of film and photography. His photographic project Satchin earned him the prestigious Taiyo Award in 1964, shortly after he had joined the advertising agency Dentsu, where he worked until 1972. At Dentsu he met his wife Yoko, to whom he paid homage in Sentimental Journey, a photographic record of their honeymoon published in 1971. Eros and thanatos (sex and death) has been a central theme in Araki’s work; an abiding fascination with female genitalia and women’s bodies in Japanese bondage...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Carte-postale printing on back of print. Unsigned.
A very rare example. We have not seen another image of this portrait at market.
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Milkmaid in kitchen by Hans Withoos
By Hans Withoos
Located in New York City, NY
Fine art inkjet print on special paper rag
Ask us for framing options
Hans Withoos career spans more than twenty years worldwide. After graduating from the Art Academy. He specializ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Milton Greene, "Portrait of Marilyn", original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative taken by Milton Greene in 1954. This image depicts Hollywood Icon, Marilyn Monroe, and bears the Milton H. Gre...
Category
1950s Modern 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
"Monk" Rangoon, Burma Black and White Figurative Photograph
By Tony Argento
Located in Houston, TX
Buddhism in Burma is practiced by 90% of the country's population and is predominantly of the Theravada Tradition. Monks, collectively known as the sangha, are venerated members of B...
Category
1990s Naturalistic Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bert Stern – Marilyn in Vogue – 2011
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exceptional photo of Marilyn in her Dior black dress during her last session for Vogue magazine.
Photographed by Bert Stern.
Very limited edition of 72 copies.
Signed on the front an...
Category
2010s Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
"Lira" Nude Photography 47" x 32" in Ed. of 15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lira" Nude Photography 47" x 32" in Ed. of 15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2019
Art Print
Limited Edition of 15
Picture size:
Height: 47" inch
Width: 32" inch
*...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Pigment, Photographic Paper
ORSON wELLES - SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
Located in Portland, ME
Unknown Photographer.
SIGNED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF ORSON WELLES.
Photographer not known, no date, but circa 1937/8.
Silver Gelatin Photograph, 7 x 5 i...
Category
1930s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bob Gruen 'John Lennon - Four Portraits'
By Bob Gruen
Located in New York, NY
Bob Gruen
John Lennon Four Portraits
1974 (printed later)
C-print
30 x 30 inches images printed separately
Signed and numbered edition of 75
Bob Gruen (born 1945) is an American pho...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Skiing Holiday, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition. Winter Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiing Holiday, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition. Winter Portrait Photograph
This late 1970s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features A...
Category
1970s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Ode to Rigaud's Louis XIV
Located in New Orleans, LA
36 x 25 inches - Edition 3 of 3 with 2 APs
framing is an additional $525.
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien)....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Montecatini' Mid-century Modern Photography : Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Marie-Louise Scio at the Tettuccio Terme in Montecatini, Italy, June 1980.
Marie-Louise in Montecatini
1980
C print
Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with ce...
Category
1980s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Beaton, Gary Cooper, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Children of Sheffield
By Bill Brandt
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist and numbered on the front of the print. 11/25. Printed in 1982.
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Fan Mail' 1955- Slim Aarons Official Limited Edition Estate Print Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Fan Mail' 1955
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ had been released. ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pulqueria, Mexico, 1926
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Museo De Arte Moderno, Mexico Bosque De Chapultepec, Exposicion Inaugural El Dia 20 De Septiembre De 1964’ stamp on verso with artist, title, collection, EW birth/death date, number,...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alter Ego
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Alter Ego, 2017, Edition 2/7
Based on an original Impossible film Digital C-print, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
C Print, Polaroid
Kate Moss on Gold
By Marc Quinn
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Quinn, Marc
Title: Kate Moss on Gold
Date: 2012
Medium: Screenprint, hand finished in gold leaf overglaze
Unframed Dimensions: 27.5" x 21.25"
Framed Dimensions: 35" x ...
Category
2010s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Frank Sinatra Mug Shot - Front and Side - 1938
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra was arrested by the Bergen County, New Jersey sheriff in 1938 and charged with seduction and adultery - a criminal offense in those times. He was tagged with 'Arrest 42799' and this notorious mug shot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bermuda Beach, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman running towards the ocean on a beach in Bermuda, 1957. The bather wears a vintage coral red swimsuit, which provides a pop of color against the sun-dappled turquoise waves. F...
Category
1950s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Homeless
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros
Homeless
Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free
Year: 1990s
Size: 10x13in
Edition: 12
Signed, dated and numbered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$790 Sale Price
34% Off
David Bowie and Band
By Mick Rock
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
David Bowie with Mick Ronson and the Spiders during the filming Jean Genie. 1972
Signed by the late Mick Rock
Edition #14/50
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blink - Polaroid, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blink - 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-891.
Not mou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dr Dre
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Dr Dre, 2001
Archival Inkjet on paper
Image: 50.8 x 63.58 cm
Sheet: 58.4 x 71.2 cm
Edition of 10
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$27,673
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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