Skip to main content

David Bailey

British, b. 1938

At 15, the London-born David Bailey was jazz mad and Picasso loving but, being a dyslexic cockney, was booted out of school. Escape from gritty East London seemed unlikely until he picked up a Rolleiflex during his stint in the National Service. Three years later, in 1960, he was under contract at British Vogue.

Prodigiously talented, Bailey was also wildly charismatic and uncommonly pretty, a high-octane amalgam that no doubt fueled his meteoric rise. Soon, he was chronicling, and surfing, the cultural tsunami that transformed London in the Swinging Sixties, when young creatives from music, fashion, advertising, theater, film, TV and journalism toppled the British establishment to become the new royalty.

This was the moment when the seeds of celebrity culture were sown. Bailey snapped all these revolutionary aristos: John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Michael Caine, Tom Stoppard and David Hockney. Each and every one looks impossibly dewy and fresh and brims with an entirely modern derring-do.

So, too, do “the beautiful birds,” as Bailey called the alluring models and actresses who defined that decade: the exquisite Jean “Shrimp” Shrimpton, Twiggy, Penelope Tree, Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, Catherine Deneuve. A number of them became his lovers, Deneuve his wife (he’s had four), for a time.

It was a wild ride for an East End lad and literally the stuff of movies. Bailey was the inspiration for the prowling fashion photographer Thomas, played by pretty boy David Hemmings, in one of the iconic films of that era, Antonioni’s Blowup.

But despite his playboy persona and lucrative work in fashion advertising, Bailey has always possessed real psychological depth and artistic ambition. He can snap like few others. His closest peer in spontaneity, insight and cool was Richard Avedon. Both preferred a white backdrop, strong lighting and a tight focus to capture that rare telling moment.

Someone shot with eyes shut is not an accident with Bailey but a revelation. To this day, he can’t explain how he works his magic, although he does liken it to shamanic conjuring. He makes no secret that he spends most of his time gabbing with his subject — he’s curious about everyone. Sometimes, the chatter is a seduction; occasionally, it becomes good-naturedly pugilistic. And then, in mere moments, the individual is sized and seized by his camera.

Browse David Bailey's revolutionary portraiture and fashion photography on 1stDibs.

6
1
1
to
1
6
2
8
8
8
2
2
6
2
1
5
1
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
7
3
3
1
1
34
6,484
3,977
2,478
2,354
Creator: David Bailey
David Bailey Sumo, Signed, Limited Edition Book with Marc Newson Stand
By Marc Newson, TASCHEN, David Bailey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The David Bailey SUMO. Over 300 of the greatest portraits of our time, printed big and bold. In 1965, portrait and fashion photographer David Bailey released his groundbreaking boo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian David Bailey

Materials

Aluminum

Vogue Magazine September 1963 Framed Cover
By David Bailey
Located in Stamford, CT
Vogue September 1963 framed original cover. Model Brigitte Bauer photographed by David Bailey. As found framed condition in gold wood frame.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original David Bailey (British, b. 1938) Portrait Photograph of Roy Strong, 1971
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Photograph executed and printed 1971, 1/1. This photograph is framed. Sir Roy Colin Strong is an English art historian and former director of the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. PROVENANCE: The artist; Gifted to Roy Strong, 1987; Current owner. In 1971 the National Portrait Gallery gave space to a Welsh Arts Council Exhibition entitled 'Snap, Instant Image 1971', which was partly a manoeuvre by Roy Strong to cross portrait barriers that would have upset the Trustees if staged as a purely Gallery event. Bailey was the photographer, David Hockney the artist and Gerald Scarfe the cartoonist. Strong sat for Bailey attired as the photographer wanted. Bailey emerged as one of the photographers who visually defined Swinging London.
Category

1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Paper

Trouble and Strife, David Bailey, J.H. Lartigue, 1st Edition, T&H, 1980
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1980. Best known for his portraiture and fashion photographs of 1960s London, which shaped how this period is remembered and envisaged, David Bailey turns in this book to a more personal subject for a selection of brilliantly creative, playful and devoted photographs of his then-wife, Marie Helvin. With 81 plates, beautifully printed in duotone, these black and white, intimate, nude photographs are stylish, sensual and frank records of a relationship; diaristic and taken with the care that shows them to be, as Bailey says of them, "photographs I take for myself". Easily standing among Bailey's best work, this photobook has an introduction from the artist Brian Clarke...
Category

1980s British Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Paper

David Bailey "The Naked Eye", 1987
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey. The Naked Eye. Barrie & Jenkins, London 1987. 1st Edition A book of nude images from the history of photography brilliantly curated by David Bailey. The images range ...
Category

Late 20th Century English Modern David Bailey

Materials

Paper

David Bailey, NY JS DB 62, Signed
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Signed first edition, published by Steidl, 2007. NY JS DB 62 compiles photographs taken by David Bailey, one of the most successful British fashion and portrait photographers of his...
Category

Early 2000s German Modern David Bailey

Materials

Paper

Is That So Kid - David Bailey, Anjelica Huston- Signed 1st Edition, Steidl, 2008
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Signed first edition, published by Steidl, Germany, 2008. Signed at title page by David Bailey. Anjelica Huston's indefinable cinematic look; this is what happens when an icon photo...
Category

Late 20th Century German David Bailey

Materials

Paper

Pictures That Mark Can Do - David Bailey - Signed 1st Edition, Steidl, 2007
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Signed First Edition, published by Steidl, Germany, 2007. Signed at title page by David Bailey. Despite being a master in his medium, British photographer David Bailey, acknowledges...
Category

Late 20th Century German David Bailey

Materials

Paper

Related Items
Baré Tall Plant Stand, White Oak with Cast Bronze Tray
By Jake Whillans
Located in HAMILTON, ON
The Baré Tall Plant Stand is part of family of objects designed around the act of indoor horticulture. Named after Jeanne Baré, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe - each object in the series provides an elegant, elevated pedestal for your houseplants. The Baré Tall features a cast bronze tray...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian David Bailey

Materials

Bronze

Leonard Bailey Wooden Block Plane Tool, United States, Early 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Leonard Bailey Wooden Block Plane Tool, United States, Early 20th Century.
Category

20th Century American Industrial David Bailey

Materials

Steel

Vintage 1980s Kenny Scharf t-shirt (Kenny Scharf 1987)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1987 Kenny Scharf illustrated t-shirt: An iconic, original 1980s Kenny Scharf t-shirt designed by the artist to promote "Carnaval New York" at the Empire Loisada Samba School...
Category

1980s Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Cotton

Marc Bankowsky, Plaster Pedestal, France, 2008
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Freestanding contemporary polyester plaster pedestal by Marc Bankowsky. Marc studied at L’école Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) and at The Ecole Nationale Supérieur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French David Bailey

Materials

Plaster

The Biblical Kingdom of Israel under the Kings Saul, David and Solomon, Ca.1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'De IVde Landkaart vertoonende het Koningryk Israels benevens deszelfs overheerde Landschappen (..).' Map of the biblical Kingdom of Israel under the Kings Sau...
Category

1750s Antique David Bailey

Materials

Paper

Rare Antique Bird's-eye View Map of The Island of Malta, 1729
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'D'oude Schets van het Eyland Malta, alwaer, Paulus na zyn Schipbreuk Aenlandde.' This is an uncommon bird's-eye view map of the island of Malta. The map pre...
Category

18th Century Antique David Bailey

Materials

Paper

David Hockney, A Bigger Book
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover, 50 x 70 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in.), 498 pages, 13 fold-outs, with an adjustable bookstand designed by Marc Newson, plus an illustrated 680-page chronology book A Bigger Book, TASCHEN’s SUMO...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European David Bailey

Materials

Paper

David Hockney, A Bigger Book
David Hockney, A Bigger Book
H 27.5 in W 19.6 in D 4 in
Chinese Antique Dark Blue Glazed Pedestal Stand with Raised Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique dark blue glazed pedestal stand with raised motifs. Boasting a lovely dark blue glazed patina, this plant stand features a circular top pierced with small geometric...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese David Bailey

Materials

Ceramic

Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany and brass skylight ship binnacle. T.S. and J.D. Negus company was established in 1848 in New York City. They were makers of fine scientific instruments, circa 1848-1900. This highly desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight...
Category

1860s American American Empire Antique David Bailey

Materials

Brass, Iron

Secession Plant Stand
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession plant stand with brass fittings. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Brass

Secession Plant Stand
Secession Plant Stand
H 39.38 in Dm 11.82 in
Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
By Harry N. Abrams
Located in Bradenton, FL
Art Deco by Victor Arwas, hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York in 1980. Printed and bound in Japan. 416 Illustrations, includ...
Category

1980s Japanese Art Deco Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Paper

Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
Art Deco by Victor Arwas, 1st Edition
H 12.25 in W 10.25 in D 1.5 in
Beaton In Vogue 1st Edition Hardcover Book
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Stamford, CT
Beaton In Vogue 1st Edition hardcover book. Beaton in Vogue By Josephine Ross. Published by Clarkson N. Potter, First American Edition, 1986. 24...
Category

1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Paper

Previously Available Items
Box of Pin-Ups 1965, Rare First Edition David Bailey Portfolio
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
An iconic work that propelled David Bailey's career and stands as the greatest photographic representation of the Swinging Sixties. This seminal collection of portraits by Bailey, printed in 1965, is the most iconic representation of the Swinging Sixties. The subjects, the most famous faces of the time, range from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Royalty, aristocrats on to film stars, The Kray Twins...
Category

1960s British Vintage David Bailey

Materials

Paper

David Bailey Sumo, Signed, Limited Edition Book with Marc Newson Stand
By David Bailey, Marc Newson, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The David Bailey SUMO. Over 300 of the greatest portraits of our time, printed big and bold. In 1965, portrait and fashion photographer David Bailey released his groundbreaking...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian David Bailey

Materials

Aluminum

Her Majesty, a Photographic History 1926–Today, XL Book
By David Bailey, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meet the Queen The public and private life of the world’s most famous monarch Born in 1926, married in 1947, crowned as Queen in 1953, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has carried out her duty for more than six decades. TASCHEN celebrates her remarkable royal story with a new edition of Her Majesty, a definitive photographic collection of her public and private life. Brimming with history, tradition, glamour, and culture, the book spans the Queen’s early years right through to her most recent state tours and ceremonies. Along the way, we trace her coming of age during World War II; her marriage, motherhood, and coronation; her encounters with such icons of their age as the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, and JFK; and her extensive international travels. We visit the spectacular royal palaces and enjoy the infectious celebration of royal weddings and jubilees. We witness the elegance of official portraits, and the tenderness and humor of informal and family moments. As much a showcase of top photographers as a royal celebration, Her Majesty includes the work of such luminaries as Cecil Beaton, Studio Lisa, Dorothy Wilding...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary David Bailey

Materials

Paper

David Bailey, Black and White Memories 1st edition 1983
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Black and White Memories Published by J M Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1983. 1st Edition. A wonderful and iconic photography book showin...
Category

Late 20th Century English Modern David Bailey

Materials

Paper

David Bailey "Beady Minces" Book, 1973
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Mathews Miller Dunbar/Bailey Co-Production, 1973. Beady Minces compiles many of Bailey’s remarkable photographs taken from all around the world between 1957 and 1973. In his introduction, Terence Donovan writes; “David Bailey manages to react to the most normal things in an abnormal and interesting manner”, a sentence that more than aptly connects the curious variety of subject matter presented in this book. Even the choice of coupled photographs...
Category

1970s British Vintage David Bailey

David Bailey "Beady Minces" Book, 1973
David Bailey "Beady Minces" Book, 1973
H 11.82 in W 8.47 in D 0.79 in
"David Bailey & Anjelica Huston – Is That So Kid" Book, Signed
By David Bailey, Anjelica Huston
Located in London, GB
Signed first edition, published by Steidl, 2014. Anjelica Huston's indefinable cinematic look, that's what happens when an icon photographs an icon....
Category

2010s German David Bailey

"David Bailey – Bailey NW1, " Book 1982
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by J. M. Dent & Sons, 1982. Hands down the best David Bailey book cover, and a bloody good book as well. Bailey’s urban landscapes photographed around Lon...
Category

1980s British Vintage David Bailey

"David Bailey – Bailey NW1, " Book 1982
"David Bailey – Bailey NW1, " Book 1982
H 11.82 in W 9.06 in D 0.79 in
David Bailey - NY JS DB 62, Signed
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
Signed first edition, published by Steidl, 2007. NY JS DB 62 compiles photographs taken by David Bailey, one of the most successful British fashion and portrait photographers of h...
Category

Late 20th Century German David Bailey

David Bailey - NY JS DB 62, Signed
David Bailey - NY JS DB 62, Signed
H 10.24 in W 0.4 in D 13.39 in
David Bailey – Havana 'Signed'
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Steidl, 2006. Through a life-long quest to photograph Fidel Castro, and a realization that he never would, David Bailey explores the streets of Cuba’s ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British David Bailey

David Bailey – Havana 'Signed'
David Bailey – Havana 'Signed'
H 13 in W 10.24 in D 0.99 in
David Bailey & Peter Evans – Goodbye Baby & Amen 1969
By David Bailey, David Bailey and Peter Evans 1
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Condé Nast/Collins, 1969. Goodbye Baby & Amen, A Saraband For The Sixties. This remarkable monograph encompasses the utopia and success of the 1960s through the work of the most iconic photographer of the era. Peter Evans...
Category

1960s British Vintage David Bailey

Rolling Stones: Art Edition A
By David Bailey, TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Edition No. 1-75 by David Bailey Mick Jagger (1973) Book and signed pigment print. 20 x 14 in. $ 20,000 A historic SUMO-size edition of 1600 copies. Signed by Mick, Keit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian David Bailey

Rolling Stones: Art Edition A
Rolling Stones: Art Edition A
H 20 in W 20 in D 4 in

David Bailey furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

David Bailey furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of David Bailey furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 7 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by David Bailey were created in the modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Renate Müller, Robert Brendel, and Montblanc. Prices for David Bailey furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $83 and can go as high as $19,391, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $371.

Recently Viewed

View All