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Art Subject: Portrait
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
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
Endless Summer (Beachshoot) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Endless Summer (Beachshoot) - 2005
38x37cm.
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #1413....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Darth Bowie - Oversize limited edition - Pop Art - Darth Vader David Bowie
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Darth Bowie 2022
by B A T I K
Oversize limited edition - Pop Art
Mint Archival pigment print
by the London based contemporary pop art
image creator an...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
The Beef Sisters - May - Unique Polaroid - Contemporary, Youth, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Beef Sisters
A Polaroid-based art series
by Kris 'Curtiz' De Meester
May - 2023
Original Polaroid, mixed media.
10.7 x 8.8 cm (total), 7.8 x 7.6 cm (image area).
Signed in fr...
Category
2010s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Behind the Great Mosque in Djenné by John Kenny. 36 x 24" mounted portrait photo
Located in Coltishall, GB
This young Fulani boy with his huge turban wrap was wandering through the backstreets of the great mosque in Djenne, an amazing structure which is the largest mud building on earth. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Skiing Holiday - William F Buckley and John Kennedy Galbraith Portrait in Gstaad
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Skiing Holiday - William F Buckley and John Kennedy Galbraith Portrait in Gstaad by Slim Aarons
16" x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later....
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
High Noon (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
High Noon - 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 #349.
Sig...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Young Marilyn Vintage Press Print
By Frank Powolny
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of a young Marilyn Monroe posed in a ruffled dress circa 1951.
--
One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece o...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
A Scene from Atti by Lully - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright Marchiori Fotografia
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Massimo Ranieri - Vintage Photo by Guglielmo Coluzzi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1980s.
Excellent condition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe knitting on set "Lets Make Love", USA, 1960
By John Bryson
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Wits End (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Analog, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wits End (Wastelands) - 2003
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist inventory Number 20496.
Signature label and Ce...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Portrait of Diego Armando Maradona - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph depicting Diego Armando Maradona.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
She, 2014 C- Type Print, Dibond / Perspex face mounted in tray frame
Located in London, GB
She, 2014
C- Type Print, Dibond / Perspex face mounted in tray frame
Framed:
113 x 103.1 cm
44 1/2 x 40 1/2 in
Available editions: 7/7 AP1 AP2 AP3
Edition of ...
Category
2010s Old Masters Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Agatha Christie at home
Located in Cologne, DE
Agatha Christie at home 1959.
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
A Scene from "Rugantino" - Vintage Photo - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photograph realized in 1990s.
Simona Marchini and Maurizio Mattioli
Copyright by Publifoto.
Excellent condition.
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rios. Figurative Limited Edition Color Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fauna of his native South American vibrant and passionate colors. Bringing them...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Massive Attack - signed Limited Edition print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Massive Attack - signed Limited Edition print
Mojo Cover Shoot
May 14 1998
Berlin, Germany
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed a...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
16 x 20" Photographer Richard Avedon, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photographer Richard Avedon planning his Marlborough Gallery exhibition, photographed in 1975. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the rect...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$2,275 Sale Price
33% Off
Hombre en movimiento 2. Acto Dos, series. Male Nude. Black and White Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cohete's ritual with movement and the male dancer formations, inhabits his black and white theater-like habitat. Like light; always in motion.
The harsh lights and shadows in the wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Claudio Villa - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$56 Sale Price
40% Off
Stage and film actor Kevin Kline
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of stage and film actor Kevin Kline, 1975. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Precious, Portrait. Limited edition fashion color photograph.
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls.
Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing Traditional Tribal Jewelry, Africa, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Mindisayo's Gaze"
In this best-selling image, a young women in the Rendille tribe of Northern Kenya wears the unique jewelry and ornamentation of this culturally-rich region.
The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Children Playing" Paris In Color 1956-61 by Peter Cornelius
Located in London, GB
Children Playing In Paris from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61
By Peter Cornelius
12 x 16 inches / 31 x 41 cm paper size
Printed 2022
Archival pigment print
Framing and size op...
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Daniel Kramer - Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash, Backstage, 1965, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes:
8 x 10 in $600.00 Open Edition
11 x 14 in $1,000.00 Edition of 50
16 x 20 in $3,000.00 Edition of 50
20 x 24 in $4,000.00 Edition of 50
30 x 40 in $6,000.00 Ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mood, Portrait. Limited edition color photograph. Fashion
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreams and fantasies from the past and present are portrayed by Léa Bon’s subjects, which she uses as her own personal dolls.
Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
D. Straker bei der Arbeit (Muralist, Neon, Glow, Graffiti, Street Art)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Albrecht Fuchs
Drew Straker at Work
Giclee on heavy Baryta Rag
2018
24.01 x 18.5 inches (61 x 47 cm)
Edition: 20 - BAT (respectively "Archive")
Signed, da...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Rag Paper, Giclée
Ghost Story (Self Portrait with my Mother) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ghost Story (Self Portrait with my Mother) - 2022
50x40cm.
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival Print based on a mixed-media collage of an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Flying Swimsuit
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
Limited edition print, Flying Swimsuit by Art Kane, taken in 1970 for Harper’s Bizaar Magazine
Art Kane fine art print details
Limited edition, fine art prints of Art Kane photogra...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Andy Warhol Films director Paul Morrissey photographed nude for Vanity Fair
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Morrissey, director of Andy Warhol's ‘Trash’, photographed for Vogue magazine on September 21, 1970. ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,500 Sale Price
40% Off
You don't know - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
You don't know - 2021 -
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2021-1062.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Woman - Imogen Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated elderly woman by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Presented in a new white mat. Tag from the studio of Imogen Cunningham affixed ...
Category
1960s Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC. Girlfriend Series. B&W Portrait Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“If two people remember your name, then you’ve left a mark. If you shoot an arrow and it goes real high, hooray for you.” - Dorian Corey.
Men, Women, and...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Past the Minutes (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Past the Minutes - 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 #69...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
El Orgullo by James Sparshatt - Photography, Gelatin Print with Wood Frame, 2001
Located in Coltishall, GB
Women full of pride dancing during Las Romerias de Mayo festival
James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the rhythm of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jan Flamina by Don Bronstein - Vintage Photograph - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Jan Flamina by Don Bronstein is a black and white photograph realized in 1984.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Led Zeppelin by Robert Knight 30x40” signed limited edition print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Led Zeppelin by legendary rock photographer, Robert M Knight, taken in Hawaii at Honolulu airport on 12th May 1969, holding the master tapes to Led Ze...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
$2,200 Sale Price
21% Off
Fountain Head (Stay) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fountain Head (Stay) - 2008
featuring Ryan Gosling
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory # 5204
Not...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Ice-T, Contemporary Photograph by David Ogburn
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Ogburn, American (1942 - ) - Ice-T, Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, Image Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches, Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Roy Schatt
Located in London, GB
James Dean (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo via A.F. Archive/Alamy Archives)
1955
James Dean (1931 - 1955)
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 16x20''
Printed...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1998)
Located in London, GB
Keith Richards - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
Album Cover
August 26, 1998
Berlin
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed and...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
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
"Pola Girls 17" Nude Polaroid Photography - Unique piece by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pola Girls 17" Nude Polaroid Photography - Unique piece by Larsen Sotelo
4.2" x 3.5" inch - including white Polaroid frame
3.1" x 3,1" inch - image area
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Mini Anden South of France, contemporary, photography, 21st century
Located in München, BY
Edition of 20
A black and white portrait of a female model sitting in South of France.
Fashion and fine art embrace each other in the photography of Jacques Olivar (b. 1941), where...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Autumn Days - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Autumn Days - 2020
60 x 50 cm,
Edition of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs.
Photograph printed in Hanemühle Baryta Photo Rag 340gr,
based on the original reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negativ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Before the Yves St. Laurent Show
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free express shipping and a 14-day return policy.
Four 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak prints featuring Jerry Hall, Pat Cleveland and Adele Lutz. Prints are on active consignment from the estate of Antonio Lopez. Purchase includes certificates of authenticity from the estate of Antonio Lopez. These Kodak prints are not signed by Antonio Lopez.
Frame has some minor damage and is note in the pictures. The price reflects this with a reduction compared to similar listings.
Antonio Lopez Biography -
The foremost fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, Antonio (as he signed his work) was and remains one of the most highly regarded and influential figures in the fashion world. While not initially known as a photographer, Antonio was rarely without his favorite Instamatic camera, and as his career progressed he turned increasingly to photography to create fashion stories, portraits, and elaborate mise-en-scènes.
A serial Svengali, as the writer Karin Nelson noted: “Lopez brilliantly transformed the women in his world. Under his tutelage, Jerry Hall, a long tall Texan he met at Paris’s Club Sept, evolved into a golden goddess. He put Jessica Lange in gold lamé evening dresses after discovering her in Paris studying mime, and gave aspiring model Tina Lutz her start (and an introduction to future husband Michael Chow...
Category
1970s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid
Andy Warhol in his studio, 1987 (for the Palm Springs Art Museum)
Located in New York, NY
Michael Childers
Andy Warhol in his studio, 1987, 2007
Photographic print
Hand Signed on the lower right front in black felt tip marker
Frame Included
This is one of a series of port...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sunbeams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 53x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman wrapped in air bubbles and sunbeams.
There were five grand-pianos at her house, a pool on the third floor, and a sad man...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
In Bloom - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'In Bloom', 2020
Digital C-Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper.
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs, 20x25cm,
Signature label and certificate.
Not mount...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Skiing Holiday - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Skiing Holiday
American political novelist William F Buckley Jnr takes a break from skiing near Gstaad with Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbra...
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
TooLess 7225, 3D Nude Color Photograph. Framed Lightbox
By Koray Erkaya
Located in Miami Beach, FL
TooLess 3D versions of the photographs of the TooLess series create a miss perception of the human brain. The first layer of the photo texture is formed by very small black and white...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Wood, Lights
The Accident - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Accident - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 2000
20x25cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist Inventory #341.
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Fairground by John Kenny. Portrait, C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
A Turkana elder photographed by John Kenny in Kenya.
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Maxi- Signed limited edition contemporary print, Color photo, Oversize, Nude
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Maxi - Signed limited edition archival pigment print on an textured art paper - Edition of 8
Photography : 1988
Bichromate print : 2012
Will be part of Ian Sanderson's future Br...
Category
1980s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigm...
Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot. She was one of the best-k...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Swedish stage and film actress Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982) in period costume on set during the filming of 'Elena Et Les Hommes' (aka 'Paris Does Strange Things...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'All Mine' 1960 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'All Mine' 1960
Jim Kimberly and his wife, with his white sports car and white boats moored on Lake Worth. A Palm Beach socialite, he acts as Honorary Consul of Jordan.
30x30" inc...
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998
Edition of 10,
20x30cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artis...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, 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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