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Art Subject: Portrait
"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

Chris Harris, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch, Edition 25 Black and white portrait of Chris Harris. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layo...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Puppets of Verona II, Photography, Limited Edition, Cityscape, Street
Located in München, BY
Puppets of Verona II Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist A big puppet requisite for the performance in the Arena di Verona in Italy. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the w...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Trickle (Stage of Consciousness) - featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Trickle (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist In...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Beloved. Nudes. Limited Edition Color Photograph
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

All Ears
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Liz Von Hoene is an award winning fashion photographer and director known for her immaculate concept driven images that strike the right balance between sophistica...
Category

2010s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Photographed November 2, 1980, Signed
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

Dolly Parton portrait by Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Dolly Parton, taken in Los Angeles, September 24th This stunning print is also available in the following sizes with a limited edition of 50. 20" x 24" 30" x 40" 40" x 60" Ed Caraeff is a photographer and art director. He has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Skiing In Stowe (1962) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A young woman waiting to go on a ski run in Stowe, Vermont, USA, 1962. Additional Information: Unframed ...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie Backstage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie, working on make up, backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size va...
Category

1970s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rebecca Wright and Larry Grenier in Joffrey Ballet's 'Dream'
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rebecca Wright and Larry Grenier in Joffrey Ballet's production of Sir Frederick Ashton's 'The Dream' in 19...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Skiing Holiday - William F Buckley and John Kennedy Galbraith Portrait in Gstaad
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....
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Something Today (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Something Today (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signatur...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Boccia VII (Beachshoot ) with Radha Mitchell -Polaroid, Contemporary, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Boccia VII (Beachshoot) - 2005 38x36cm, Edition of 10. Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1467. Not mounted. featuring Camil...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Elizabeth Taylor, Elstree Studios, England - 20th Century Photography, Movies
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50. Elizabeth Tayor is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photograp...
Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

The Treatment (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Treatment (Heather's Dream) - 2013 with Udo Kier and Heather Megan Christie part of "The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence" 38x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Arch...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Ivan Karp
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Portrait of Ivan Karp, ca. 1975 Acetate negative acquired directly from Chromacomp, Inc. Andy Warhol's printer in the 1970s. Accompanied by Letter of Provenance from the...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Sombras. Sepia Limited Edition Photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist explores the intersection between submission and domination with this set of photographs.For this series the artist explores the moment when nature in animal form intertwi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Divination by Cards
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper

Just the Way You Are (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Just the Way You Are (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005, 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artis...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled # 1 1 - 2008 - Expressionist Full Face Black and White Portrait of Man
Located in New York, NY
This is a 39" x 39" black and white archival giclée print on archival exhibition paper. It is part of a limited edition of 6 plus 2 AP. Signed and numbered in the back. It is an exp...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Treatment No. 1 - THE TRANSPLANT (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Treatment No. 1 - THE TRANSPLANT (Heather's Dream) - 2013 part of "The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence" with Udo Kier and Heather Megan Christie 38x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 A...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Second Thoughts (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Second Thoughts (Heather's Dream) - 2013 part of "The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence" featuring Heather Megan Christie 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Ryo Ueguchi as Sendo, Matsuo Kabuki
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York City Modern Man, Neon Yellow Contemporary Color Photography, Cities
Located in New york, NY
Shot on the streets of New York, a neon-yellow pop art photographic portrait called Modern Man, 2011 by Roberta Fineberg. Modern Man is a 14" x 11" c-print...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Ink

Uncertainty (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Uncertainty (Haley and the Birds) - diptych - 2013 100x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the 2 original Polaroids. Certificate and Signature l...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Boxing Elena - Unique piece in Resin - Original Polaroid, Women, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Boxing Elena (Odd Stories) Original Polaroid. Hand cast in resin and signed by the artist #HS01, 2012, 20x15 x 2cm Original Polaroid - PIÈCE UNIQUE Carmen de Vos' Polaroids in Res...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Resin, Polaroid

Bruce Springsteen #7 Photo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Bruce Springsteen #7 Photo Artist: Richard E. Aaron Estate Edition: Hand numbered with estate chop mark in the margin, signature stamp on verso, archival pigment print on Hahn...
Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gargolas III. Limited Edition Color portrait photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Why do we dream of a simple and unique image of Eden; What happens when pain represents our sanctuary... Léa Bon work is a profound exploration of dreams and fantasies, transcending...
Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

All alone (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All alone (Haley and the birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

The Doctor (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - featuring Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Doctor (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013 - featuring Udo Kier 40x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Reflection by Markus Klinko
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day This print is availabl...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

C Print

Blumenfeld, Juliette Greco, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Notes: From the folio, Erwin Blumenfeld, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1...
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Offset

Sanctuary (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sanctuary (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Untitled #30 (Policeman Big Ben), 2012 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled #30 (Policeman Big Ben) from the series Eternal London is a Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print by Giacomo Brunelli. This size of 9" x 12" from a Limited Edition of 10. As the edition sells through, the print increases in price to reflect rarity. Giacomo Brunelli was commissioned by The Photographer's Gallery, London, to capture the heart of the capital city where he lives. Made over the course of 2 years, Eternal London takes Brunelli's distinctive film noir aesthetic to create an evocative and atmospheric view of London, full of powerful light and shadow work. Framed by boldly abstract silhouettes of people and animals, London's famous landmarks are presented in a less-than-obvious way, reflected in the puddles that typify English weather or looming as a mysterious structure in the background. Captured during daily morning walks, Brunelli randomly chose a person to follow before focussing his camera on them. Working discreetly, like early 20th century photographers such as Jacob Riis...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Pop And Society 1968 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Pop And Society From left to right; singer Marianne Faithfull, the Honorable Desmond Guinness and Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) sit on a sofa u...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Touching (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Touching (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x58cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label artist...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Errabundeo Cordoba 3. Nude color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Though each love is experienced as unique and though the subject rejects the notion of repeating it elsewhere later on, he sometimes discovers in himself a kind of diffusion of amoro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Fred Astaire" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Fred Astaire" by Bert Hardy 7th July 1956: Actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987) poses in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where h...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Andy Warhol, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Signed on a label and a certificate of authenticity Black and white portrait of artist Andy Warhol with sunglasses. 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, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta. In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer, Bette Midler, Grace Jones and Frank Zappa to name a few. A partial list of the films that he has generated graphics and publicity for include “The Hurt Locker”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “King Arthur”, “Tootsie”, “The Big Chill”, “Bull Durham” and the Key Art Award winner “Pearl Harbor”. Mr. Gorman has lectured and conducted seminars throughout the world including Digital Photographic Workshops at his studio in Mendocino, California. A project for Disney in conjunction with the Travel Association of America, took him on a 45-day shoot across the United States shooting subjects from all 50 states...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Recollection (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Recollection (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 40x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

On a Dust Kissed Drive
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In Home By Nightfall, Angela Bacon-Kidwell photographs a lone road surrounded by stretches of a seemingly infinite smokey landscape bathed in gausy light. Ultimately speaking of tran...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Farmer and his Wife (American Depression)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Farmer and his Wife (American Depression) - 2004 48 x 46 cm, Edition of 10 plus two artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. A...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Esther, 1993
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Esther, 1993 Edition 2/10, 29.5x37cm including white frame, 25x33cm (image area). Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the Artist, based on the original Polaroid. Artist Inventory No....
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Ryder 5
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto 14 x 11 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 24 x 20 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) 40 x 30 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Michael Crouser's series, "Mountain Ranch," is a ten-year look at the disappearing world of cattle ranching...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Miss Eris #11 ( Les Foxy Femmes) - 21st Century, Women, Nude, Polaroid, Contempo
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
MISS ERIS #11 [From the series Les Foxy Femmes de Carmen De Vos] Exhibited in solo shows in 2018 in Ghent and Antwerp. Published in her book 'The Eyes of the Fox', 2018. Art print ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid

Simple curved lines of this horse against a black backdrop⁠ highlight its beauty
Located in US
Simple curved lines of this horse against a black backdrop⁠ highlight its beauty The stark contrast between this horse's white coat and the dark backdrop allow the details of its be...
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper. Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dra...
Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Russian River, 1992
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Russian River, 1992 Edition 2/10, 29.5x37cm including white frame, 25x33cm (image area). Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the Artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Untitled 02 (Oxana's 30th Birthday) starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled 02 (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007 48x46cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist I...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Moscow, Russia, Black and White Photograph, Iconic Russian Ballet Star
Located in New york, NY
Drawn to street photography, Roberta Fineberg visited Moscow for extended periods in 1989-1990, witnessing Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev's politics of "Glasnost/Perestroika" ("Openness"). The celebrated Soviet dancer Maya Plisetskaya...
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Opening Night (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Opening Night (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007, from the 29 Palms, CA project - 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Sig...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Self Portrait in Green, 1993
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Self Portrait in Green, 1993 Edition 2/10, 29.5x37cm including white frame, 25x33cm (image area). Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the Artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certifi...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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

Etiquette - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Etiquette - 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 PL2021-1023. Not mou...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Aqva Birds
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Carla Sutera Sardo was born in Agrigento in 1983. She studied law and graduated in 2011. During her university career, she became interested in photography, thus s...
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2010s Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Sound of Music (29 Palms, CA) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Sound of Music (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1, 7.2 x 8.9cm (image area) 10.1 x 10.0 cm ( including white Polaroid frame) Artist Inv. #24143. Signed on verso...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Untitled # 4 - 2007 - Sensual Full Face Black and White Portrait of Young Woman
Located in New York, NY
This is a 39" x 39" black and white archival giclée print on archival exhibition paper. It is part of a limited edition of 6 plus 2 AP. Signed and numbered in the back. It is a very...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Autumn Moorage
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Illumination Series Renaissance artists affirmed the transformational nature of light in their classical paintings. Taddeo Gaddi and Giotto di Bondone...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hausa and Fula Cultures Collide by John Kenny. C-Print with Acrylic Face Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
John met this young Fula girl as she was walking across the barren, sandy monotones of Niger’s Sahel. She was wearing an amazingly intricate arrangement of beads and a carefully craf...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

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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