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Art Subject: Portrait
Jhonny. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
By Otto Fenn
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Otto Fenn (1913-1983). Andy Warhol, 1956. Gelatin silver print, 9 7/8 x 10 inches; 11 x 14 sheet. Studio stamp, verso. Biography: Otto Fenn photographed fashions, decorations and food for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, McCall’s, House Beautiful and House and Garden magazines. Among the celebrities he photographed were Tallulah Bankhead, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Bette Davis, Yves Montand and Rosalind Russell. He also did Lord & Taylor’s advertising photography. Mr. Fenn served as chairman of the Sag Harbor Historic Landmarks District. He lived in the Nathan P. Hand house, which dates to the 1600′s and is named for a whaling captain who once owned it. Since 1964 Mr. Fenn and Mr. Krug operated the 1964 Sag Harbor Antiques Shop. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Fenn grew up in Lincoln Park, N.J. He studied at the New York School of Design and taught painting there. Early in his career he made sets for summer theater and backgrounds for fashion sittings and painted murals for the 1939 World’s Fair and the passenger ship America...
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1950s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Beaton, Greta Garbo, 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

Sleeping with Ghosts (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sleeping with Ghosts (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

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

Jack Mitchell Nude of dancer Zane Wilson, 1972
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell mid-20th Century beautiful nude of ballet dancer Zane Wilson in 1972. Zane Wilson was a spectacular principal dancer with the legendar...
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1970s Modern Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Rolling Stones, Primrose Hill, London 1966 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, taken in London by Gered Mankowitz. An outtake from the shoot for the front cover of the 1967 Rolling Stones album, Between The Buttons . The photograph was take...
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Late 20th Century Color Photography

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C Print

Speedy I, Los Angeles, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of a nude male model in front of a wall. From personality portraits and advertising c...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Raggy (Circular Color Photograph of Red Mythical Figure in an Arctic Landscape)
Located in Hudson, NY
Circular color photograph a red mythical figure in an icy Arctic landscape Archival pigment print, ed. of 5 10 inch diameter image on 22 x 17 inc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jimi Hendrix Poses With A Cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Jimi Hendrix poses with a cigarette, 1967 — Signed Limited Edition Print by Gered Mankowitz Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix is pictured head-on during a session at Mankowitz's st...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model Sam Stall
Located in Glenford, NY
BRUCE OF L.A. - classic 1950s gelatin silver photograph of physique model SAM STALL by celebrated 20th Century photographer BRUCE BELLAS also known as Bruce of Los Angeles. This is an original photograph, circa 1954, 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

Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print by Gered Mankowitz Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is photographed next to his beloved Aston Martin DB...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigette Bardot
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Terry O'Neill's photograph of Brigitte Bardot in Spain is a timeless portrayal of the iconic actress exuding effortless allure. Captured in black and white, Bardot is depicted from t...
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19th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons, Funk In Tuscany
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Funk In Tuscany, 1969 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Marta Marzotta playing a James Brown album on an Italian Brio...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Nude
Located in Cologne, DE
Silvergelatinprint
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1970s Modern Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nude
Nude
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Frida Kahlo en la casa azul, Coyoacán, Mexico. Platinum edition. B&W Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
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1940s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Clyde
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 4 + 1 AP) Signed and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes mounting and ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Framed Composer Leonard Bernstein Vintage Signed Photo
Located in Senoia, GA
Composer/Conductor Leonard Bernstein, photographed in 1977. Vintage silver gelatin photograph signed (printed in his own hand) by Jack Mitchell. Phot...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Double Self Portrait in White Mist
Located in New York, NY
Double Self Portrait in White Mist c. 1970s Signed in black ink, l.r. Vintage gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) This work is...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Two Men Kissing, Vintage Gelatin Silver, Hand-Tinted Portrait by Jan Saudek
Located in New york, NY


"Two Men Kissing" is a celebration of gay love. Unlike Saudek’s hallmark surreal and dreamlike photographs, for this work the artist documents shared...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sophie- Limited edition contemporary print, Black white sensual photo, Nude
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1995. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Linda Palais Royale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper Signed Edition of 17/ 3AP Ask about other sizes Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Naomi Campbell
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered Also available in: 100 x 100 cm / 39.4 x 39.4 in Black and white portrait of Supermodel Naomi Campbell in Paris...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Brigitte Bardot PLATINUM PRINT
Located in Norwich, GB
Only 50 printed throughout the world, unlike O'Neill's silver gelatine editions available in many different sizes. Uncrossed unlike the silver gelatine version. Notice the collar on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Platinum

Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair under her self portrait hanging on the wall. Im...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Author Truman Capote photographed at his United Nations Plaza apartment
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of author Truman Capote photographed at his United Nations Plaza apartment on June 26, 1980. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sophie- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sexy, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10 A classical approach, sensual not sexual This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Le Rideau Bleu
Located in Pasadena, CA
Patrick CHELLI , Le Rideau Bleu, Photographie sous diasec numéroté sur 5ex. Framed, 100cm x 70cm
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2010s Photorealist Nude Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Le Rideau Bleu
Le Rideau Bleu
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Shapes and Shadows - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 23x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of topless young woman with beautiful breasts. Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24. Paper s...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Avant" Black & White Art Print 36" x 24" in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Avant" Black & White Art Print 36" x 24" in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2020 Art Print Limited Edition of 25 Picture size: Height: 36" inch Width: 24"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

Young Actress Meryl Streep 16x20" Exhibition Print, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Actress Meryl Streep photographed January 7, 1979 just before the release of her first film ‘The Deer Hunter...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Liz Hurley - Celebrity Photography Print (Limited Edition of 25) -- 20 x 24 In.
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Hurley photographed by British celebrity and fashion photographer John Stoddart. This risqué iconic black and white photograph expresses her incredible figure, capturing the actress completely naked, against the head of a large Grecian bust...
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1990s Young British Artists (YBA) Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD6387) - large scale abstract photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms. AD6387 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence) 60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm edition of 8 + 2AP 40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes and Succulents (2018) with a debut at Musee Jeu de Paume in Paris in 2019. Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum exhibition in Germany and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, the Perez Art Museum in Miami, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris, The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London, Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland, Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Australian Centre for Photography and Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan. Mona Kuhn currently lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2024 Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY 2023 Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII, Paris, France Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Kunsthaus-Göttingen, Germany Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Jackson Fine Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Baroque Back (Polaroid Transfer of Standing Young Nude Man on Rives BFK)
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 8 x 10 inches Standing Young Nude Man Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom left corner. ed. 1/6 This is one i...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

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Archival Paper, Polaroid

"Robert Rauschenberg, Carolyn Brown" Hans Namuth, Dancing, Photograph of Artist
Located in New York, NY
Hans Namuth Rauschenberg, Carolyn Brown, circa 1960s Stamped on verso Photograph 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Born in Essen, Germany, ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

1 Stefanie Schneider Mini 'Male Nude' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
1 Stefanie Schneider Mini 'Male 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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Male model Brian Destazio, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Little Lies - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Lies - 2022 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2022-2041. No...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Nude portrait study of young model Michael Findlay
Located in Senoia, GA
Model Michael Findlay, nude portrait study, 1970. This is a vintage silver gelatin photograph made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell. Comes ...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

After Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Edwardo
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Edwardo 1992 Signed, titled, and dated in ink, recto Gelatin silver print 8.5 x 6 inches (21.6 x 15.2 cm), image 10 x 8 inches (25...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Steve Lewis
Located in New York, NY
c. 1964 Stamped and numbered “3228-3” in black ink, verso Also titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, verso This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1960s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dan Eid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 A nude male model is lying on a big rock. Portrait from the back. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph. Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

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Archival Pigment

Warhol Superstar Joe Dallesandro, iconic nude for After Dark, signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro the iconic nude portrait taken during the photo session for After Dark magazine, 1970, shortly after starring in Andy Warhol's 'Trash'. Vintage 11 x ...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Located in Toronto, ON
20" x 16" Unframed Limited Edition Estate Photograph of 20 Hand Signed by Marcel Sternberger
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ella FITZERALD " Mercédès " 1988
Located in CANNES, FR
Annie Leibovitz ( 1949- ) photo : 24 x19 cm . Ella Fitzgerald devant un cabriolet Mercedes . 1988 Original Vintage work . Framed : 42 X 42 cm
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Warhol Superstar Twins Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for After Dark Magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of twin brothers Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for 'After Dark' magazine on June 8, 1970. Comes dire...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bob Dylan in NYC
Located in New York, NY
Don Hunstein image is the photo used for the actual color cover of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album. This iconic image shows Bob & his girlfriend Suze Rotolo walking down a cold an...
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1960s American Realist Figurative Photography

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Lambda

Dancer Steven-Jan Hoff photographed nude for After Dark magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer Steven-Jan Hoff photographed nude for After Dark magazine, 1972. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. American photographer Jack Mitchell (192...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photogravure

Galatea 6 - Contemporary Limited Edition C-Print in the style of Tom Wesselmann
Located in Brighton, GB
Galatea 6 is a vibrant C-Type Print on Fujiflex Paper in a Limited Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proof with Dimensions of 100cm x 100cm. Photography duo Tortora & Travezan create vibrant ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Photography

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Digital, C Print

16 x 20" Colleen Dunn and Peter Allen in 'Legs Diamond' signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Colleen Dunn and Peter Allen in 'Legs Diamond' on Broadway in 1988.. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the re...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, 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, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1980. Published and printed ...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Photography

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Lithograph

Marilyn Monroe Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1945 in Los Angeles, California: Before she was the famous Marilyn Monroe, was known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, seen here siting on a sports car in Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe wa...
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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Clara Bow Posed with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white studio capture of classic film actress Clara Bow posed smikling with a dog, circa 1927. Clara Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film...
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1920s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Simone Signoret
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe with French actress Simone Signoret. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" chara...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Easy Listener Silver Silkscreen
Located in PARIS, FR
Nick Veasey Easy Listener Silver Silkscreen 2025 From Print Series Signed and numbered by artist 75 x 105 cm frame included Edition of 75 AP
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Screen

Tony & Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, 1983. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jac...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rudolf Nureyev in dance class, January 24, 1962. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev in dance class, January 24, 1962. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

MAN RAY (1890-1976), SIDE PORTRAIT, 1926 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: SIDE PORTRAIT Date Of Negative: 1926 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogra...
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1920s Photorealist Portrait Photography

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Photogravure

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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