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Art Subject: Portrait
“Echo in the Sand, Coral Pink Sand Dunes” Black & White Nude Female Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary black and white portrait photograph by famous photographer Greg Gorman of model Echo Johnson in the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah. The work features Johnson l...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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

Grace Jones for After Dark
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait of Grace Jones, 1975. Period print measures 8.5 x 11.25 inches; 10 x 13 inches framed. Artist studio stamp on ver...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled, Black and white nude limited edition photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mauricio Velez's photographs seeks to refine the viewer's sensitivity and perception of art and the human body, elevating these elements to an aesthetic realm that can inspire, distu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Andrés, Verdugo: Septiembre 12. From the Series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Andrés, Verdugo: Septiembre 12, 1994 by Celso José Castro Daza From the Series Guerreros. One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Sheet Size: 19.5 in. H x 27.5 in. W Signed, tit...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Marilyn Monroe on Phone Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This candid black and white vintage original photograph features Marilyn Monroe posed chatting on the phone. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Blomme #08 [From the series Vintage Diva's] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blomme #08, 2012 [From the series Vintage Diva's] 31x40cm Digital archival pigment print based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cott...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Amelia
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 5. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph. ABOUT: For the last two years Mark and Kristen have collaborated using one of the earliest photographic methods, collodion wet plate to create ambrotypes on glass and tintypes on aluminum. They use a 1860 style view camera to create one-of-a-kind images, which become windows into an intimate, romantic, and beautiful world of faces, still lives, nudes, and landscapes. In this demanding process, the collodion coated tin or glass plates are immersed in a silver nitrate solution, and then they must be exposed in the camera and developed while still wet. Serendipitous flaws and beautiful imperfections are an inevitable part of this imprecise hands-on process. This show includes a combination of 24 tintypes and ambrotypes, which are 8x10 and smaller in size. Their intimate sizes ask the viewers to look closer and spend more time with these photographs to fully appreciate their power. — A welcome antidote to today's nonstop, ¬instantaneous imagery. Paradoxically, this intersection of past and present gives these pieces an unmistakably contemporary feel. The two collaborators deliberately play up the ambiguity of time. The nudes (some recalling E.J. Bellocq's alluring portraits of New Orleans prostitutes in 1912) are suffused with freshness and sensuality, even eroticism at times, with nearly all of them coming off as refined rather than crass. Fredrick Scott...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Lying on Silk Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white vintage original photograph of Marilyn Monroe posed lying on silk, smiling to the camera with jewels on. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Cele...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

The Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Rome, 13.3.86, The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet. Good condition.
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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Warrior - El Mono 2. From The series Buscando Papá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Frida Kahlo, Painter
Located in Carmel, CA
A remarkable portrait of the famous Frida Kahlo taken by another woman artist, Imogen Cunningham in San Francisco. This is a hand printed photograph by the son of Imogen, Ron Partr...
Category

1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rankin - Kate 4 Ever - Kate Moss, Fashion, Supermodel, Nude
Located in London, GB
Kate 4 Ever Inkjet print 20 x 24 inches Edition of 500 photographed in 1999, printed in 2023 Comes with a signed COA from Rankin. Rankin (born John Rankin Waddell in 1966) is a ren...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yudy
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 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Roli. From Searching a Mother Series. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Francis Ford Coppola, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of American retired fil...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

James Dean - Black and White Monochrome Print, Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Dream Girl
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 Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Marilyn Monroe in Sheer Dress
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant color capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed outdoors in a sheer black dress, looking down to the camera. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for p...
Category

1950s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7809) - 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. AD7809 (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 a 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, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Fall 2021. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, 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, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2021 Mona Kuhn: Works, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York Mona Kuhn: Works, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Los Angeles + Paris + Shanghai Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design and Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara 2020 Still Light, Jardin du Bra'haus, Montée du Château, Clervaux, Luxembourg Mona Kuhn: Early Depictions, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Intimate, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 Bushes and Succulents, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco Mona Kuhn: She Disappeared, Jackson Fine Art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

''Lukah 4'' Dutch Contemporary Portrait of Boy in Chinese Costume with Lizard
Located in Utrecht, NL
Passionate, sensitive and an eye for detail, light and color, this is the working method of Dutch photographer Ursula van de Bunte (1969). She is a perfectionist, enthusiastic and di...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Plexiglass

Venus
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Venus Archival Pigment Print on Epson Legacy Platine 100% Cotton Fibre, 314 gsm, Acid and Lignin free Year: 1990s Size: 15x10in Edition: 15 Signed, dated and numbered by...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20 x 30
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we...
Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Marie Helvin
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Marie Helvin, 1976-2021 Archival Inkjet Signed by the artist, on verso Accompanied by a COA 132 x 91.4 cm - Sheet size 135.5 x 94 x 4 cm - Framed Edition of 5 Marie Hel...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink

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...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portfolio of 12 celebrity portraits, 1981 LIMITED EDITION, numbered.
Located in Middletown, NY
Beaton, Cecil & Daniela Palazzoli (Editor) Cecil Beaton – Portfolio, 1981; Electa Editrice Portfolios - LIMITED EDITION Milano, Italy: Electa Editrice Publishers, 1981. Limited Edition Portfolio. This is no. 785 out of an edtion of 1000. A portfolio of twelve heliogravure plates with tissue guard-leaves and limitation leaflet with preface. Housed in portfolio and slipcover, portfolio: 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in (415 x 317 mm); each print approximately 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in (220 x 170 mm). Subjects include Gary Cooper, 1930s; Buster Keaton, 1931; Marlene Dietrich, 1935; John Wiessmuller, 1933; Greta Garbo, 1946; Marlon Brando, 1947; Audrey Hepburn, 1954; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin in "High Society", 1956; Marilyn Monroe, 1952; Rudolf Nureyev, November, 1962; Edith Sitwell, 1962; and Pablo Picasso...
Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sunbeams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 65x43"
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

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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Platinum

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...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Flora 10 - Limited Edition Contemporary Nude C-Print Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 10 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. Photography duo Tortora & Travezan create vibrant po...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Digital, Photographic Paper, C Print

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...
Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

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...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Como comiendo mamón. El Nene. Fom the series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fom the series Guerreros Unique Photomontage on archival paper Unframed Signed, titled and dated by the artist The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castr...
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Carlos. From Searching a Mother Series. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Tanga Moreau, Pirelli session for the 1998 Pirelli Cal, Hand tinted Print
Located in London, GB
The 1998 Pirelli Calendar was photographed in Miami by Bruce Weber. Tanga Moreau was among the many iconic models photographed. 'Tanga Moreau is a Belgian model. She has appeared on...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Black and White, Aquatint, Digital...

Madonna Bathroom #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Richard Corman Year: 1983 Title: Madonna Bathroom #1 Edition Details: 12-color archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by ...
Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

American Composer David Del Tredici, nude.
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer David Del Tredici, photographed nude in 1973. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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

Cortina. From the Viva series. Male 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

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color, Pigment, 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"...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

Jerry Lewis Clown Face Cover of “Parade Magazine”
Located in New York, NY
This photograph of Jerry Lewis by Eddie Adams is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy Premium Rates Apply. An elegant Parisian spends the morning in a Champs Elysees cafe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning In Th...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

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...
Category

1940s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

James Dean Covered in Mud
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of actor James Dean on the set of Giant, covered in mud, and laughing. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George Stevens, from ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marko Hands
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Slava Mogutin Marko Hands, Berlin 2007 Signed, titled, and numbered, verso Chromogenic print (Edition...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Untitled 19 (Polaroid Transfer of Young Nude Man in Bed on Rives BFK)
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 8 x 10 inches Young Nude Man in Bed Unique Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom left...
Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

Sophia Loren in the Film 'The Pride and the Passion'
Located in Austin, TX
Film still featuring Sophia Loren in The Pride and the Passion 1957. The Pride and the Passion is a 1957 American Napoleonic-era war film in Technicolor and VistaVision from United ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Vintage René Magritte press photograph
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare René Magritte press photograph published on the occasion of a 1990 Magritte exhibition held at the world famous Pace/Macgill gallery New York. Silver-gelatin print. 8x10 inches...
Category

1990s Surrealist Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kristine DeBell - Vintage Photo by Helmut Newton - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Kristine DeBell is a  vintage photo, realized by Helmut Newton in the 1970s. The artwork represent fashion model and actress in 1970s. 
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Brigitte Bardot b/w silver gelatin photograph on paper
Located in Norwich, GB
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he ...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Man against wall, One. Motion Series. Male Nude Sepia Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Through his exploration of bodily movement, with modern and ballet dancers, and with particular attention to the male physique, the artist has focused on the curves and lines of thei...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Male model 'Brahm' photographed for After Dark, 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...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a a gown for her role in "Don't Bother to Knock", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Puro… Alegría by James Sparshatt. 36" x 36" Photograph on Brushed Aluminium
Located in Coltishall, GB
Puro is Cuban slang for a cigar… alegria is Spanish for happiness… for Graciela both always seemed essential to her being. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generati...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Unique with Gold Paint, For Pirelli 1998, Custom framed
Located in London, GB
The Pirelli Calendar, known and trade-marked as "The Cal", is an annual trade calendar which has been published by the UK subsidiary of the Italian tyre manufacturing company Pirelli...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Gold

Head over Heels - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Head over Heels 2019, 20x20 cm, 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 PL201...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

USA. Illinois. Bement. US actress Marilyn MONROE 1955
Located in Toronto, ON
Archival Pigment Print on Cotton Rag Paper Including COA Printed by Eve Arnold's own bespoke printer Danny Pope USA. Illinois. Bement. US actress Marilyn MONROE during a public appe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hotel Bondi #2. Nude Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Through Jay’s photography, context evaporates, and we as the viewer are left to engage the subjects, trade places, and for a moment, live behind their eyes. David Jay's work gives a unique and intimate perspective on how we define beauty. A confrontation between the perception of beauty and the transitory nature of existence, Jay’s subjects, muses, and warriors, reside within the unseen domain of the human narrative. Hotel Bondi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Elvis Presley: The Kiss
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
Candid closeup of "The King" Elvis Presley blowing a kiss at the camera in 1957. Elvis was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cu...
Category

1950s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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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