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Art Subject: Portrait
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 di...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paris France, Miss Tic, French Woman Artist, Black-and-White Portrait Photograph
Located in New york, NY
French Poet, visual artist, and female figure of street art, graffiti artist Miss Tic (1956 - 2022), a contemporary French woman artist who printed her 'pocho...
Category

1880s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Butterflies (Odd Stories) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Vlinderbuik (Odd Stories) - 1/25, 2013, digital print, based on a Poalroid, mounted on black mdf, matte coating, dimensions 15x11,3cm, hand signed by the artist on the back. -- Par...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Wood Panel, Color, Digital, Polaroid

Christy Turlington, Luxor, Egypt, 1987 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Christy Turlington, Luxor, Egypt, 1987 1987 Archival pigment print Image 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.) Edition of 10 Print only Albert Watson...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blondie Debbie Harry 1978 by Martyn Goddard
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Blondie, Debbie Harry by photographer, Martyn Goddard. From a photo shoot for Telegraph Sunday Magazine, taken in New York in 1978. Available in the ...
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Late 20th Century Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

James Bond, Castelloland in One of a Kind Hand Carved Frame, B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
'James Bond' Castelloland, 2015 by Paloma Castello Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper in one of kind hand-carved frame. Print size: 27.7 in H x 19.8 in W. Frame size 30....
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Black and White

Halston, Benjamin Liu, Bianca Jagger and Christopher Dodd
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halston, Benjamin Liu, Bianca Jagger and Christopher Dodd at Warhol's Estate Eothen in Montauk. This is a unique work. Dated 'Sep 07 1982' (on the reverse). Stamped on verso by The E...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vivienne IV (Desert Nudes) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Vivienne IV (Desert Nudes) - 2016 - 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature la...
Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Nastassia Kinski for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Nastassia Kinski for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton in 1983. Black and white photograph. From the series realized by Newton for Playboy magazine....
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled (Russ C. on Radiator with Boots/Matsuda Shoot)
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Jack Pierson is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

TANNER, ALMOST SPRING - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. THIS VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINT IS FROM AN EDITION OF 3. The photograph of Tanner were originally shot on a Polaroid Land 360 from my series ‘Diary Non Diary’. Sebastian Perinotti...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot Smoking by a Candelabra
Located in Austin, TX
Candid image of Hollywood star Brigitte Bardot smoking while sitting next to a candelabra in the dark. This listing is for a limited edition archival print. What's included: - Limi...
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Iman, 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 Supermodel Iman, wife of David Bowie. From personality portraits and advertising cam...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pat Hackett with conjoined twins banana
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pat Hackett is a writer and editor, as well as a frequent collaborator, friend, and confidante of Andy Warhol. She edited and wrote the introduction to The...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

British pop artist Gerald Laing & wife Galina, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of British pop artist Gerald Laing and his wife Galina pose nude for wedding photos in Jack Mitchell's st...
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Coney Island (Stay) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Coney Island (Stay) - 2006 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 2266 Not mounted. Stefanie Sch...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Rounds - underwater black and white photograph - archival pigment print 43x70"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater fine art portrait captures celebrity Justin Jedlica in a moment of aquatic serenity. The high-contrast black and white treatment emphasizes the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Suzanne with Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Joyce Tenneson is an accomplished American photographer best known for her mystical and sensual photographs of the female form. At once haunting, enigmatic, and evocative of dreams a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Deseo Insular X. Self Portrait. Limited Edition Color Nude Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist was enchanted by some images he had a relationship with since childhood, working them into iconographies, such as the image of the fisherman carrying on his back a cod alm...
Category

2010s Conceptual Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Untitled - Renegade (The Last Stand) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled - Renegade (The Last Stand) - 2004 48x46cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Cer...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Saint-Tropez Swimmer Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Swimmer 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A topless swimmer in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1971. unframed c type print printed ...
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1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Her Eyes, the Color of the Sky - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Her Eyes, the Color of the Sky (Till Death Do Us Part), - 2005 Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Female Solo Mannequin
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Greg Mac Gregor's artwork incorporates official, declassified photographs from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Photographic Archives produced in the early 1950s at the Nevada Test...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Satyr, Drawing Restraint 7, Matthew Barney studio, NYC. B&W Photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Photographer Michael James O'Brien documented with beautiful and unique images the final part of Matthew Barney's lyric opera cycle about a tragic love story set in romantic Budapest...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Neverland (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Neverland (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x36cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory N...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Short Stop (The Last Picture Show) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Short Stop (The Last Picture Show) - 2000 20x20m, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Grace Jones and Steve Rubell
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Grace Jones and Steve Rubell" is a Post-War silver gelatin print by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is unsigne...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Hideout (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Hideout - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #724. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's photographs evoke scintillating moments suspended between daydreams and waking reality. Each scene, captured in the southwestern United States, radiates a surreal enchantment. The artist's role appears minimal yet pivotal, providing the decisive impulse that sets the imagery into motion. The figures in her photographs remain as elusive as the motivations behind their actions, and the narratives woven through her sequences are tantalizingly open to interpretation. Atmospheric disturbances in Schneider's work emerge as the result of a deliberate narrative arrangement, compelling viewers to navigate between visual mementos and the gaps in memory they conjure. Yet, her artistry is no less purposeful in its engagement with medium. Despite the inherent unpredictability of expired Polaroid film, Schneider wields it with calculated intent. The photo-chemical self-developing process, altered by age and decay, transforms the initial exposure into something alien yet mesmerizing. This dysfunction is a cornerstone of MIND SCREEN, a multi-part work that explores the fragility of reality, authenticity, and comprehension. Schneider juxtaposes this brittleness with a magical realism steeped in chimeras, crafting dreamlike sequences that resist definitive narratives. She entrusts viewers with the responsibility of piecing together presumed storylines, refusing to offer a manual for interpretation. Instead, her work draws us into a realm where the unreal reigns—shimmering scenes that evoke the mirage of a road movie, a moment of violence, or a tragic self-sacrifice. Film genres are invoked and subverted in a single breath: Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders is reimagined through a rose-tinted lens, Thelma...
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth with Princess Anne - Vintage press realized in the 1950s. London. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Dream Scene on Salt Lake - Polaroid, Figurative, Landscape, Desert
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dream Scene on Salt Lake - 2007 from the 29 Palms, CA project 48x47cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #11...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Flora 03 - Contemporary Limited Edition Nude C-Print Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 03 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in a Limited Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. Photography duo Tortora & Travezan create vib...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital

Jayne Mansfield Smiling with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
This candid vintage portrait captured by photographer Larry Barbier Jr. features Jayne Mansfield in fur, smiling while holding her small dog. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, th...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Love you David! (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Phyllis Diller Love you David! Black & White Photograph on Archival Kodak Paper Year: 1993 Image Size: 8.75 x 6 inches (22.4 x 15.4 cm) Sheet Size: 10 x 8 inches (24.4 x 20.32 cm) Signed and dated in marker COA provided Phyllis Diller (1917–2012) was an American comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, known for her eccentric stage persona, wild hair, self-deprecating humor, and iconic cackling laugh. One of the first female comics to achieve national fame, she influenced Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres and had a strong gay following. Diller openly promoted plastic surgery, earning recognition from the cosmetic surgery industry. She appeared in 40+ films and numerous TV shows, including The Muppet Show, CHiPs, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice roles included A Bug’s Life...
Category

1990s American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

I Think I'm a Ghost II - from the Daisy McCrackin Record Shoot 'God Willing'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I Think I'm a Ghost II - 2011 from the Daisy McCrackin Record Shoot 'God Willing' 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rishikesh India
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Paul Saltzman (1943) Title: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rishikesh India (Beatles), suite of four Year: 1968; printed circa 1993 Medium: Digital chromogenic prints on photographic paper Edition: 1/50, 3/50, 3/50, 3/50; editions of 50 Size: 24.75 x 24.75 inches, each Condition: Good Inscription: each signed, titled, and numbered by the photographer Notes: Taken when the photographer was 23 years old and studying meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, these images were created at the time when the Beatles, Donovan and others were also pursuing their studies in meditation there. These closeups are rare, and may never have been fully editioned. PAUL SALTZMAN (1943) is a Canadian film and television producer, photographer, and director. A two-time Emmy Award-recipient, he has been credited on more than 300 films, both dramas and documentaries. In 1968, at the age of 23, he traveled to India for the first time as sound engineer on the National Film Board of Canada's Juggernaut documentary. He studied meditation to recover after his girlfriend had broken up with him, by mail. He learned meditation at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in the holy city of Rishikesh, India, The Beatles were coincidentally also visiting the ashram. He saw them sitting at a table and asked to join them. Paul McCartney drew up a chair. While there, he spent time with and photographed the Beatles, Donovan, Mia and Prudence Farrow and Mike Love. His photos have been judged "some of the best intimate shots" ever taken of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and have been seen in galleries worldwide. A permanent exhibition of his The Beatles in India photographs...
Category

1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Now I’m Here and Now I’m Gone - Daisy McCrackin Record Shoot 'God Willing'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Now I’m Here and Now I’m Gone - 2011 from the Daisy McCrackin Record Shoot 'God Willing' 30x30cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Pola...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Steps II - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35х24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman sitting on pool steps. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Plume (Nude torso with feather)
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by artist, dry mounted on board. Signed in pencil on recto. Effect on print is from film development and is not digitally altered.
Category

Early 2000s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mick in Fur Hood
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Mick in Fur Hood, 1964 Platinum Palladium print on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 49.5 x 49.5 cm Sheet: 59.7 x 68.6 cm Edition of 25 + 1 AP
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Platinum

George Michael 1987
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland George Michael London 1987 George Michael was a British pop superstar known for his powerful voice, songwriting talent, and hits like "Faith" and "Careless Whisp...
Category

1980s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hard Luck Princess II from the Daisy McCrackin Record Shoot 'God Willing'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hard Luck Princess II - 2011 from the Daisy McCrackin Record Shoot 'God Willing' 30x40cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. C...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

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

Black and White Marilyn - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe
Located in London, GB
Black And White Marilyn Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures approximatel...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Self-Portrait
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self-Portrait" is a Polaroid, Polacolor by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FA01.00106 and AWL235. The artwork is embossed lower...
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Dancer Julio Bocca portrait for After Dark magazine signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Argentinian dancer Julio Bocca, portrait for After Dark magazine, 1991. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed on the front and reverse by Jack Mi...
Category

1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait Study of Alexander Godunov, signed and numbered by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Alexander Godunov, 1981. Numbered 7/25 and signed in pencil on the reverse by Jack Mitchell. Comes dire...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bird Woman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Joyce Tenneson is an accomplished American photographer best known for her mystical and sensual photographs of the female form. At once haunting, enigma...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Lioness (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lioness (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #19578 N...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Alice Topping Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Alice Topping 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Socialite Alice Topping by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. unframed c type print printed 2023 ...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Light of Stars (Life on Mars) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Light of Stars (Life on Mars) - 2001 Edition of 10, 38x37cm. Archival C-Print, on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory number: 309.01. Signature ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall - Vintage Photography - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
B / W photo that immortalizes Mick Jagger and wife in the early nineties.
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980.
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Doubt (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Doubt - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory #21164. Signa...
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

David Bowie Heathen (Framed)
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Heathen album cover, 2002. TITLE: David Bowie Heathen PHOTO: Markus Klinko SIGNED LIMITED LIFETIME EDITION 20/50
 PAPER: SILVER GELATIN FIBRE PRINT FULLY FRAMED: 31.8 x ...
Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

C.Z. And Guest (1955) Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
C.Z. And Guest (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) poses with Joanne Connolly (right) ...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

'Tell me what I am to do' (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tell me what I am to do' (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #932...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Rembrandt Series
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I cherish a the Dutch Old Masters. As a contemporary artist, I work with the female nude and portraiture, so I was enthusiastic when the Rembrandt House approached me to create a new series inspired by Rembrandt’s nudes. His incredible drawings and etchings show not only amazing technique and individuality, but also a sublime mastery of light, shadow and composition. His strong light-dark contrasts and his bold compositions, engaging costumes and draperies, resulted in powerful visual images. His models, portrayed from life, with their own personalities and bodies, not adjusted to fashion and ideals, were striking in their day, and have remained so into the present. Rembrandt’s nudes inspired me to create new works in which I have been able to capture magical moments in new works of art. The explosion of creativity has resulted in a large body of work which I call The Rembrandt Series...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Victorious Nude Man on Naked Road in New Mexico - Gay Interest Surrealism
Located in Miami, FL
Man conquers nature and expresses a victorious gesture to an endless landscape with billowing clouds. A quest for meaning for the individual could be another theme this image. The ...
Category

1970s Surrealist Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Shirley Temple Holding a Picnic Basket
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Shirley Temple posed holding a picnic basket. Shirley Temple was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn Pink Flowers Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Belgian-born British actress Audrey Hepburn photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress from the Spring/Summer 1955 collection. Photographed at ‘La Vigna’, Hepburn’s v...
Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

1 Stefanie Schneider's Mini 'Girl Nude' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
1 Stefanie Schneider Mini 'Girl Nude' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2016 10.7 x 8.8cm...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

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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