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Art Subject: Portrait
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...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Dr Dre
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
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Frida in front of the Unfinished Unity Panel, New Workers School, NY
Located in Denton, TX
This photograph is a black and white portrait of Frida Kahlo in front of the Unfinished Unity Panel at the New Yorkers School in New York, taken by Lucienne Bloch. The medium of this...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Artist/Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet and friends Jason McCoy and Ron Caran
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Artist/Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet, with friends Jason McCoy and Ron Caran, 1971, nude, photographed in 1971 in New York City. Comes d...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
After a successful acting career in Europe, Peter Lorre came to the United States and starred in such classic films as “The Maltese Falcon”, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, and “Casablanca”....
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1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Film The Eyes, the Mouth - Vintage Photo - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
The Film The Eyes, the Mouth is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1982. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Salvador Dali's Party, Estate Edition Photograph [Surrealist Dinner, Green+Red]
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...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Suzanne in Chair
Located in New York, NY
AP, printed on aluminum. Includes flush mounted frame "Suzanne in Chair" is among Joyce Tenneson's most famous works from her "Transformations" series. Tenneson's style has been des...
Category

1980s Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Japan, Girl Winter Costume
Located in Middletown, NY
Stillfried, Raimund von Japan, Girl Winter Costume Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (260x 200 mm), numbered B 1080 and titled in the lower r...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

"Picasso Sitting", Photograph by Richard Ham 1945
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Ham, American (1920 - ) Title: Picasso in Paris Studio - Picasso Sitting Year: 1945, Printed in 2009 Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, signed and numbered in ink Edition...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Burt Lancaster - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Burt Lancaster  is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s . The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Metropolitan Opera conductor Sarah Caldwell, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Metropolitan Opera conductor Sarah Caldwell, 1975. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes direc...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Body Rocks B&W"- Fine Art Nude Photo in Nature
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shot in the rain in a nature preserve, Long Island, N.Y.
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

16 x 20" Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams, photographed in 1966, numbered 5/12. It is signed by Jack Mitchell in pencil on th...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

16 x 20" Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, photographed in 1977. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on the verso. Comes...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Penthouse Pool, Athens (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Penthouse Pool, 1961 Archival pigment print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Young women by the Canellopoulos pentho...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Sculptor Louise Bourgeois, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor Louise Bourgeois, 1982. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a cert...
Category

1980s 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...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons, Francine Brandt (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francine Brandt by a swimming pool in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961. Slim Aarons Francine Brandt Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping t...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

USA. Nevada and California."The Misfits", a film by John HUSTON. 1960
Located in Toronto, ON
Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Rag Paper Including COA Printed by Eve Arnold's own bespoke printer Danny Pope
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Amish Boy with Straw Hat, Lancaster, PA
Located in Westwood, NJ
George Tice was born in 1938 in Newark, NJ, the state in which his ancestors had lived for generations earlier. He joined a camera club when he was fourteen, and is largely a self ta...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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...
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1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mrs. Claus
Located in New York, NY
Created by Cindy Sherman in 1990, Mrs. Claus is an original chromogenic print that is hand-signed and dated on the verso from an edition of 125, measuring 14 x 11 in. (36 x 28 cm), u...
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20th Century Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Frank Sinatra - Me and My Shadow
Located in Chicago, IL
Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa 1939. Taken at their apartment on Garden St, Hoboken, NJ. Photo by Nancy Sinatra Senior. This striking photo is one of the family’s favorites. This is...
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1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Palm Hats (Colombia circa 1945), Silver Gelatin Photograph by Leo Matiz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leo Matiz, Colombian (1917 - 1998) Title: Palm Hats Year: circa 1945 (printed 1991) Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, Signed in Pencil, verso Paper Size: 16 in. x 12 in. (40.64 c...
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1940s Folk Art Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari - Venice - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture and Art Photo - Church of Frari is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1920s. It belongs to masterpiece of art and architecture album meticulously captured....
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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled (Kate #15)
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close Title: Untitled (Kates #15) Year: 2005 Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Satin paper Edition: 25 + Proofs; signed, dated and numbered in pencil Sheet: 2...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Bravo
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 22.5 x 30 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 45 x 60 inches (Edition of 3 + 2 APs) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, loc...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Marylin Monroe . nude on the bed . the last sitting.
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn Monroe the last setting nude on the bed 2009 double hand signed and dated COA hand signed perfect condition
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Early 2000s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Playgirl' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Playgirl (Heavenly Falls)' - 2016 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. P...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Lombardi Huddle, Green Bay Packer Coach Vince Lombardi 1966 by Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Famed Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi photographed at Lambeau Field in 1966 by Art Shay. The angle of this shot is particularly interesting. Art was definitely up close and personal with the coach and players that day! This photograph is not framed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Art Shay Lombardi Huddle, 1966 silver gelatin print, printed later 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm ASY15080 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model JOHN HACKETT
Located in Glenford, NY
BRUCE OF L.A. - classic 1950s gelatin silver photograph of physique model JOHN HACKETT by celebrated 20th Century photographer BRUCE BELLAS also known as Bruce of Los Angeles. This is an original photograph, circa 1950s, from the beefcake "posing strap" era when nude photography was illegal. 'Bruce Los Angeles...
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1950s Post-War Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Esther Williams Poolside, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actress and former swimming champion, Esther Williams, in a Florida swimming pool, 1955 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 20 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary deal...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Clark Gable
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a photolithograph from the original negative by Laszlo Willinger, original shot in 1938 and printed at a later date. It depicts American film actor and military officer, Clark Gable, who was often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He is most well-known for his roles in the films "Mutiny on the Bounty...
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1930s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Keith Haring photograph 1984 (1980s Keith Haring darkroom photo)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1980s Keith Haring photograph: Rare vintage original Keith Haring darkroom photograph by New York underground photographer Lawrence Horn. Signed & d...
Category

1980s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Basquiat photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare 1979 Photograph of Jean Michel Basquiat: This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring hi...
Category

1980s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Aventure d'une libertine III. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine III, Paris, 2015 From The Secret Album Series Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP. Unframed The Secret Album Series This series is born from a personal experience. The mo...
Category

1960s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Such Things" One of a kind Photography on canvas by Doron
Located in Carmel, CA
Doron - "Such Things" Photography on canvas. Diptych, framed. An original piece. One of a kind. The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal. Re...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Canvas, Digital

Marilyn Bombshell - Love Blue
Located in New York, NY
Homage to the late, great Marilyn Monroe. Hand pulled silk screen. Diamond Dust. On linen. Custom paint created by artist. Would ship rolled. About the Artist: Russell You...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography

Materials

Mixed Media

Madonna: Young Pop Star in Prayer Pose
Located in Austin, TX
A young Madonna striking a prayer pose for the camera. This image was captured in October 1983 at the Danceteria benefit for Michael Stewart, a graffit...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra - Relaxing on Tour - Estate Stamped
Located in Chicago, IL
Relaxing on Tour – Frank Sinatra circa April 1962 at a stop on his 30 stop World Tour for Children. They stopped in Honolulu, HI on the way to the first concerts in Japan. This was f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Portrait of Connie Francis - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Connie Francis is a vintage photoraphic print on single-coated paper. Ink stamp of Mondial News Press on the back. Perfect conditions. Di...
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1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Ode to Rembrandt's Jewish Bride
Located in New Orleans, LA
31.5 x 36 inches - Edition 1 of 3 with 2 APs framing is an additional $525. Shot in Amsterdam in 2013 Inspired by Rembrandt’s Jewish Bride, ca 1665 Photography and acting are kind...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Exposure, Margareth & Priska, Paris
Located in New York City, NY
Exposure, Margareth & Priska, Paris
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20th Century Contemporary Nude Photography

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Archival Pigment

Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl 1990 C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper 60 x 40 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 with certificate of authenticity Steve McCurry...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Tony award-winning playwright Terrence McNally photographed nude for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony award-winning playwright Terrence McNally photographed nude in Mitchell's studio for 'After Dark' m...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

African American jazz composer, conductor, and musician David Baker, signed
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of African American jazz composer, conductor, and musician David Baker, photographed in 1995. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. C...
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1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frank Sinatra - Looking out - New Jersey - Estate Stamped
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra in his early years. Circa 1940. Hoboken, NJ. Taken by a family member. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink Each fine print is numbered and emboss...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Beaton, John Weissmuller, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
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...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lithograph

Capote At Home, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the author Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) relaxing with a book and a cigarette in his clutter...
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1950s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Ophelia 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...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Plexiglass, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Surrealist Composition with Dolls
Located in Surfside, FL
From the David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Collection The Ruttenbergs are longtime art lovers who have collected abstract expressionist paintings, African art, sculpture, graphics, old watches and photographs-lots and lots of photographs. They started collecting them in the 1960s when the medium was still the stepchild of the arts. They kept collecting until they had more than 3,000 prints, 99 of which are in the Art Institute exhibit, ``The Intuitive Eye: Photographs from the Collection of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg.`` The show encompasses the entire history of photography with black-and-white and color prints from every genre, It includes street photography by Walker Evans and Garry Winogrand, glamour shots by Edward Steichen and Richard Avedon, nudes by Robert Mapplethorpe and Nicholas Muray...
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20th Century Surrealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Frank Sinatra - Reading the funnies
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra at home in Hoboken New Jersey. Circa 1939. Relaxing in bed reading the cartoons from the newspaper. Photo taken by Nancy Sinatra Senior. G...
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1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Afterglow - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Afterglow - 2022 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2022-2038. Not ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

The Prophet, 3rd Ward, Houston
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon Johnson...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chelsea Hotel
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning museum quality fine art print of Chrissy Teigen by photographer Markus Klinko from a collection of contemporary nudes by the celebrated photographer, featuring amongst other...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

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C Print

Ahmedabad 151209-566 (India, Street Photography, Portrait, B&W, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-566 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Falcon by Rosie Emerson, Hand-embellished screen print of glamor female figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Very last of the "Falcon" edition available! Emerson has pioneered a technique of printing with delicate charcoal powders, which give the image a softne...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Charcoal, Screen

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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