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Art Subject: Portrait
Burlesque Series, Catherine D'Lish in Champagne Coupe I, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood
Located in Cambridge, GB
Catherine D'Lish in Champagne Coupe, Richard Heeps photograph taken at the American Hollywood Burlesque event Tease-O-Rama. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photogr...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

David Bowie at the Berlin Wall, West Germany 1983 by Denis O'Regan
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art 20x24" print of David Bowie in his room at the Kempinski Hotel, Berlin, 1983 by acclaimed photographer, Denis O'Regan, where he was the official tour photographer for David ...
Category

1980s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Eden - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Eden - 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 PL2021-1060. Not mounted....
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

16 x 20" professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger (and future film star and Governor of California) posing at the top of his form in Octobe...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1970s Fashion editorial photo Turban and Feathers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Woman with Turban and Feathers, ca. 1973. 11 x 14 inches; 12 x 15 inches framed. The print was used for publication in After Dark Magazine. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita Rivera...
Category

1970s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Birgit and Paul, 1996 - analog Photography, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Birgit and Paul, 1996 Edition 1/10, 25.5x20cm including the white frame, image size 23x15cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the Artist. Certificate and Signature label. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's early woman portraits and nudes. Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres...
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1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Cricket on the Nose Scene - Untitled II - 29 Palms, CA, analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled II' (Cricket on the Nose Scene) from the 29 Palms, CA series - 2009 56x56cm, Edition 1/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid signed on verso,...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Film noir actress Veronica Lake at a party with Andy Warhol and Candy Darling
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Film noir actress Veronica Lake at a cocktail party at Jack Mitchell's Manhattan apartment, with Andy Warhol and Candy Darling. Veronica ...
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ruth- Signed limited edition nude print, Contemporary Black white photo, Model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Ruth - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment pri...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Gi...

Showboat (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Analog, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Showboat (Wastelands) - 2003 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist inventory Number 22875. Signature label and Ce...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Mermaid's Daughter (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mermaid's Daughter (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 70x85cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Warhol Superstar Joe Dallesandro and his brother Bobby signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstar Joe Dallesandro photographed with his brother Bobby in 1970 for "After Dark" magazine. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the v...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Photorealist painter Chuck Close, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of contemporary photorealist painter Chuck Close, 1981. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Spectral Device No. 16
Located in Sante Fe, NM
At nearly the same time that photography was invented, the practice of Spiritualism was being born in the "burned-over district" of New York. Central to its belief was the practice o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Wonder Valley View' (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Wonder Valley View' (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Lorenzo Agius - Cate Blanchett, color, portrait, figure, garden, 40x30 in.
Located in London, GB
Lorenzo Agius (b.1962) Cate Blanchett 2009 digital C-Type print 60 x 48 in. / 40 x 30 in. / 24 x 20 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital

Christian - Original Photo, Signed limited edition fine art print, Homoerotic
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Christian - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1984 - Edition of 5, Unframed This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which w...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...

The Getaway (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Analog, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Getaway (Wastelands) - 2003 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist inventory Number 23256. Signature label and...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Every Day is like Sunday - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Every Day is like Sunday - 2024 - 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. inventory PL2...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Dream of what became of me [From the series Need to be] - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dream of what became of me [From the series Need to be] - 2015 - 20x16cm, Edition of 30. Giclee archival pigment print on PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
305gsm, 100% cotton by HA...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Amaluna's Day Off #41 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Amaluna's Day Off #41', 2015 50x50cm, Edition 1/7, [From the series Cirque du Soleil] Art print based on an expired Polaroid mounted on DILITE 0,2mm - 50x50cm - gloss coating Hand...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Lights, Digital, Polaroid

'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

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

Espina. From the Viva series. Male Nude Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Espina by Ricky Cohete From the Viva series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

Materials

Pigment, Archival Pigment, Color

Behind the veil - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Behind the veil - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-912. Not mo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Venice No.5' - black and white polaroid photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Venice No.5' Venice, Italy 2024 A photograph captured with a Polaroid camera. Printed on the finest archival paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Warhol Superstar Jane Forth, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
13 x 19" lifetime vintage color photograph of Warhol Superstar Jane Forth nude, this is the only copy of this color photograph ever signed by Jack Mitchell....
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Limited edition color 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 Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Hollywood actor Alan Ladd smiling while playing with his dog by the pool, circa 1953. Alan Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Letter (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Letter (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Burlesque Trio - Set of Three Framed Color Portrait Photographs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Three framed artworks from Richard Heeps Burlesque series. Belles of Shoreditch, The Whoopee Club, London, 2003 Delilah Right Red Hand III, The Whoopee Club, London, 2003 Boudoir, T...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Jean Shrimpton (box of pin ups)
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Jean Shrimpton (Box of Pinups), 1965 - printed 2009 Silver Gelatin Signed by the artist, on verso Accompanied by a COA 65 x 51 cm - sheet 90 x 90 cm - framed edition of 30
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

On the sofa with Agatha Christie
Located in Cologne, DE
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (born Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Pop And Society' 1968 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pop And Society' 1968: From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness, and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on...
Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dalí with the Cubist Tricorne - Original Gelatin Silver Photography
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007) Dalí with the Cubist Tricorne, 1971 Original gelatin silver photograph Signed in ink Numbered on 99 copies On silver print paper 57 x 47 cm (c. 22.4 x 18.5 ...
Category

1970s Surrealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized Minis - 'Making out...' - signed, loose
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Mini Making Out in Car (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 featuring Daisy McCrackin & Austin Tate signed in front, not mounted. Digital Color Photographs based on ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Freddie Mercury - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Freddie Mercury - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Freddie Mercury album session, 1974. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies acco...
Category

1970s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Andrei
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “The Black Eye” continues Michal Chelbin’s exploration of the world of athletes and perfor...
Category

Early 2000s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dollhouse II. Portrait. Limited edition color photograph. Fashion
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 explo...
Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Hugh Hefner, Black and White Photograph of Playboy Magazine Founder and Editor
Located in New york, NY
By American photographer Burt Glinn a black-and-white 14" x 11" photograph on fiber paper (gelatin silver print) of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner who wrote for the magazine he founded,...
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Dreamer- Signed limited edition fine art print, Color photo, Oversize nude model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dreamer - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 8 Photography : 1989 Bichromate print : 2015 Pigment print : 2020 This image was captured on film. The ne...
Category

1980s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigm...

Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1950 This black-and-white photograph from 1950 shows three young men working in what appears to be a mine. The boys are gathered around a larg...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Samburu woman is the subject of this classic fashion-inspired, black and white
Located in US
"Nonguta and the Vine" A Samburu woman is the subject of this classic fashion-inspired, black and white portrait In this fashion-inspired portrait, an elegant and beautiful Samburu...
Category

2010s Minimalist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The young Marilyn Monroe, ca. early 1950s
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

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe In A Bikini (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe In A Bikini (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) posing on a rooftop circa 1951. ...
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Making Out in Car (Till Death...) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Making Out in Car (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 20...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Walter "Walt" Disney and Mickey Mouse in Disneyland - Original Press
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry...
Category

Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Librije #20 - Self Portrait - Contemporary, Figurative, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Librije #20, 2011 [From the series Need to be] Self-portrait published in my book The Eyes of the Fox, 2018 Digital archival pigment print on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH pap...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid, Archival Pigment

Paulina
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. The images in this series are an attempt to capture human stories in everyday life, those ...
Category

Early 2000s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Most of the Time (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Can't take my Eyes off you (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x47cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signatu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

The Games We Played - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games We Played (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 Including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Q Xll, New York
Located in Hudson, NY
Edition # 1/4 This is the framed, varnished giclee print on Museo wax price listed. The photograph is only available for purchase framed. Quiescence - 2009 A mixture of portraits ...
Category

2010s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Varnish, Giclée

Dasha
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

Fountain Head (Stay) - featuring Ryan Gosling - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fountain Head (Stay) - 2006 featuring Ryan Gosling 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 5250 No...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Parvati by John Kenny. Acrylic Face-Mounted C-type Print.
Located in Coltishall, GB
A beautiful Meghwal girl from the edges of the white desert, the Rann of Kutch, an arid area bordering Pakistan in the far West of India. John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to capture a remarkable level of detail. His subjects calm demeanor belies the reality of harsh arid winds, extreme temperatures and dust. John Kenny’s black and white photographic portraits are taken on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa and India. All shot with natural light and with the subjects in their day to day attire they reveal the pride and strength inherent in tradional ways of life. The C-type prints are mounted with an acrylic face mount...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Iconic Portrait of a Young Boy in Ethiopia, Classic, Black and White Photography
Located in US
"Untitled 44" In this award-winning image, a young Suri boy carries a goat. It's a familiar scene in the Omo Valley and his tribe relies on livestock so he must take part in the car...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Broadway star Joel Grey studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Broadway musical star Joel Grey studio portrait, 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell...
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Sunday Drive)
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 5 + 1 AP) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania. “Sunday Drive...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

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...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

The way we were - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'The way we were' 2019, 20x20cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL219...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival 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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