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Portrait Photography For Sale
Male nude from the 29 Palms, CA series, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography

Male nude from the 29 Palms, CA series, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Male Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999, 58x56cm, Edition 6/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inve...

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Nirvana Nevermind original color slide print

Nirvana Nevermind original color slide print

Located in Austin, TX

Signed print taken from an original color slide of Nirvana taken by Kirk Weddle. This slide was taken during the famous swimming pool sessions with Nirvana for the release of Nevermi...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Marilyn Candid Moment - Marilyn Monroe at Ambassador Hotel in New York City

Marilyn Candid Moment - Marilyn Monroe at Ambassador Hotel in New York City

By Ed Feingersh

Located in Brighton, GB

American actress Marilyn Monroe relaxes on the sofa of her suite at the Ambassador Hotel in New York whilst reading 'To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting', the classic guide to a...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph

Located in Brighton, GB

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph A couple dining out at an elegant hotel in New York is caught momentarily distracted by the floor show...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sunbathing in Capri, 1974 - Sunbathers on French Island of Capri Summer Bronzing
Sunbathing in Capri, 1974 - Sunbathers on French Island of Capri Summer Bronzing

Sunbathing in Capri, 1974 - Sunbathers on French Island of Capri Summer Bronzing

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sunbathing in Capri, 1974 - Sunbathers on French Island of Capri Summer Bronzing by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph

Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph

Located in Brighton, GB

Louis Armstrong on Stage - Louis Armstrong Trumpet Player Concert Photograph World renowned trumpeter and jazz musician Louis Armstrong is photographed on stage during a concert. 1...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo
Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 inches (203 x 266 mm), numbered B04 in negative, small spots of fixer on lower right corner, pencil inscription on ver...

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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Little Darlings (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. Artist Inv...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph

Located in Brighton, GB

Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph A couple relaxes and laughs on a spacious sofa on the terrace of a villa. The party is still in full swin...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day at Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss p...

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Coyoacán, 1943. Black and White Portrait
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Coyoacán, 1943. Black and White Portrait

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Coyoacán, 1943. Black and White Portrait

By Leo Matiz

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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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Pigment

Alice Topping (1959) Limited Estate Stamped

Alice Topping (1959) Limited Estate Stamped

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Alice Topping (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Socialite Alice Topping by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. Additional Information: Unframed ...

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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Little Darlings (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. Artist Inv...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait
Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait

Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait

By Leo Matiz

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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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Color

Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Dining In Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This early 1960s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers at a ski lodge at Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1961. This is an estate stam...

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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude

Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Love (The Princess and her Lover) part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2007, Edition of 1/10, 20x24cm. Digital C-Print based on the Polaroid. Not mounted. Signature label and Cer...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #9506...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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

Always Sometimes - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

Always Sometimes - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Always Sometimes, 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory - P...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

L'été, Porquerolles

L'été, Porquerolles

By Sonia Sieff

Located in München, BY

Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A naked beautiful blond woman is lying on an old and dry tree on the island Porquerolles ...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

D. and Felix -  Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography
D. and Felix -  Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography

D. and Felix - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

D. and Felix (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 Edition of 2/30. Image size 16 x 21.6 inch, External dimensions: 17.7 x 23.3 inch. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Mounted...

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Wood, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid

Seeds - Contemporary, Polaroid, Men

Seeds - Contemporary, Polaroid, Men

By Ariel Shelleg

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Seeds Series - 2018, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 50x50cm, Digital Print based on a Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted. Signed on back with certificate. Ariel ...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Barricade - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

Barricade - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Barricade, 2020 50x50cm, 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 - PL2020-90...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

L'ascension, Paris

L'ascension, Paris

By Sonia Sieff

Located in München, BY

Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A very beautiful and naked woman is stepping up a circular staircase in an apartment in P...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nuit américaine, Saint Cloud

Nuit américaine, Saint Cloud

By Sonia Sieff

Located in München, BY

Edition 7 A naked woman is walking along a street by night with a superb blue sky in the background. These stunning photographs of Sieff’s subjects in Paris, in their homes, on the...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Burlesque Portrait Photograph, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Burlesque Portrait Photograph, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood, Los Angeles

Burlesque Portrait Photograph, Tease-O-Rama, Hollywood, Los Angeles

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2003 capturing performances in Britain & America. He spent a lot on time with his subjects on a number of...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Self-Portrait - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Portrait

Self-Portrait - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Portrait

By Leanne Surfleet

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Self-Portrait - 2020, Part of the series shot during the second UK lockdown. Edition of 10. 20x20cm. Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Not mounted. Leanne Surfleet is an analo...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

By Larry Moss

Located in New York, NY

Larry Moss has created his amazing air-filled art called “airigami” in 12 countries on four continents. Moss's work with latex balloons makes great art accessible to kids in a fun e...

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2010s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Liberty 1980 by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography
Liberty 1980 by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography

Liberty 1980 by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography

Located in Paris, FR

Liberty 1980 is a limited-edition photograph (Digital Print on Baryta Fine Art paper) by contemporary artist Tamary Kudita. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is ...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital

Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print

Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print

Located in Brighton, GB

Commissionaire's Dog - London Luxury Hotel Dachshund Silver Gelatin Print The commissionaire of a London luxury hotel greets an unexpected guest, a small Dachshund, who is clearly d...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Flora 12 - Baroque Female Nude Photography Floral Interior Design
Flora 12 - Baroque Female Nude Photography Floral Interior Design

Flora 12 - Baroque Female Nude Photography Floral Interior Design

By Tortora & Travezan

Located in Brighton, GB

Flora 12 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in this size in a Limited Edition of 15 by contemporary photography duo Tortora & Travezan. In this portrait, Tortora & Travezan create a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Color

From the Hip - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

From the Hip - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

From the Hip, 2020 50x50cm, 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 - PL2020...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Monuments, Paris

Monuments, Paris

By Sonia Sieff

Located in München, BY

Edition 7 A very beautiful and sexy naked body is lying in front of some very famous monuments of Paris. These stunning photographs of Sieff’s subjects in Paris, in their homes, on...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn on the Roof - Marilyn Monroe Ambassador Hotel New York City Skyline

Marilyn on the Roof - Marilyn Monroe Ambassador Hotel New York City Skyline

By Ed Feingersh

Located in Brighton, GB

American actress and the original Blonde Bombshell Marilyn Monroe smiles as she looks out at New York City. Monroe is photographed leaning over the edge of the high-class Ambassado...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches
Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches

Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Beach at St. Tropez - Topless Sunbathing South of France French Riviera Beaches by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Sur mes lèvres, Marseille

Sur mes lèvres, Marseille

By Sonia Sieff

Located in München, BY

Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request A very sexy extract of a portrait of a naked blond woman with beautiful lips. These stun...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Los Tangueros by James Sparshatt. Romantic black & white photo of tango dancers
Los Tangueros by James Sparshatt. Romantic black & white photo of tango dancers

Los Tangueros by James Sparshatt. Romantic black & white photo of tango dancers

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Los Tangueros An intimate tango dance in the early hours of the morning James Sparshatt captures this intimate moment of dance, exuding an aura of timeless romance. The couple are...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

David Bowie - The Pack by Markus Klinko

David Bowie - The Pack by Markus Klinko

By Markus Klinko

Located in Austin, TX

New Release - January 2026 "David Bowie - The Pack" New York, 2001 Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie by photographer Markus Klinko, from his celebrated collection "Bowie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Mouthful, Photography, Story teller, Hollywood

Mouthful, Photography, Story teller, Hollywood

By Tyler Shields

Located in München, BY

Edition of 3 More sizes on request. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skater who has been labeled by some as “Hollywood’s favorite photographer”. He is best known for his unparalleled, controversial, shock evoking photographs of Hollywood Celebrities. Shield’s images often incorporate violence and eroticism, such as his 2011 photograph of Lindsay Lohan in which she appears seductive while being covered in blood and holding a knife. Continuing to push the boundaries, in preparation for his Life Is Not A Fairytale (2011) exhibit in 2011, Shields collected blood from twenty celebrities to paint with, onto a canvas. Shields also appeared to stage the “shooting” of a party-goer with a gun the same year at a release party for his book “Collisions” as an appropriated piece of performance art en homage to the cans of Fluxus artist, Piero Manzoni. Shields is not shy to controversy, in 2012 he also released a photograph of Francesca Eastwood, burning, sawing and biting a $100,000 Hermès Birkin Bag for a photoshoot. Moreover, his series “Suspense” (2013) portrays and depicts stars such as Emma Roberts, Francesca Eastwood and Lydia Hearst frozen in mid-air falling and voluntarily jumping off buildings and bridges creating a sense of movement, adrenaline, and excitement. “Suspense is not about death; it’s about life” explains Shields. Rather than focusing on the person in the frame, these images are more concerned with the action, environment, and landscape. In 2015. Shields created the series “Historical Fiction” which focuses on historical events such as the deaths of James Dean, John F Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King among many more historical events. This series put the American Civil Rights Era at the forefront of his work, as these images explore dark moments in history with many of them honing in on moments that confront the country’s racist past. Furthermore, in 2015 Shields created his hit series “Chromatics” which surrounds the theme of “beauty in chaos” captured through freeze frames of surreal, technicolor violence with colored powder. In order to create this violence, he lined up 20 people up against each other and made them fight with powder. Shields’ talent goes beyond shock. His unique, sinister and daring lens through which he composes and creates his work enables him to push boundaries and experiment with tweaking the Hollywood mystique. The mystery behind his relationships and habits captivate the media, not unlike the art world’s best-known friend of the famous, Andy Warhol. _Photography, nude, woman, naked, story teller...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Street Games - 1950s English Street Photography Children Playing Games Portrait

Street Games - 1950s English Street Photography Children Playing Games Portrait

By Thurston Hopkins

Located in Brighton, GB

A young boy wearing a feathered Indian-style headdress peers out of a coal hole and aims his pistol at the photographer. Nearby a young friend is dallying on the edge of the paveme...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Male Nude from the 29 Palms, CA series
Male Nude from the 29 Palms, CA series

Male Nude from the 29 Palms, CA series

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Male Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition of 10, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, matte surface, based on a Polaroid. Signature la...

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

By Nan Goldin

Located in New York, NY

Nan Goldin Bea with a whip at The Other Side 1973 Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm Edition of 100 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso) ...

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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped

Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948....

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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - signed

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - signed

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Long Way Home' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Edit...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Poolside Conversation, Kaufmann House Palm Springs
Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Poolside Conversation, Kaufmann House Palm Springs

Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Poolside Conversation, Kaufmann House Palm Springs

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Catch Up by the Pool, 1970 - Poolside Conversation, Kaufmann House Palm Springs by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

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20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

Winter Wear, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This late-1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Manuela Boraomanero (left) and Emanuela Beghelli holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d'Amp...

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1970s American Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Something (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative

Something (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Something (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 40x40cm, Edition of 10. Archival C- Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 9445. Not mou...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Portrait Photography for Sale on 1stDibs

Portrait photography can be a powerful part of your wall decor. Find a provocative and compelling portrait that speaks to you and you might find that the photograph will speak to your guests too.

Prior to the development of photography, which eventually replaced portrait paintings as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. In 1839, chemist and Philadelphia-based photographer Robert Cornelius didn’t have to wait very long for his portrait. In a matter of minutes, he captured what many believe to be the first portrait photograph. This shot was also the first self-portrait (or what we now call a “selfie”), and fine photography quickly became an art form.

Landscape photography, nude photography and portrait photography are very popular in today's modern interiors. A portrait can reveal a lot about the person in it. It can also add a narrative touch to your decor. You’ll often find that photographs of loved ones work well as decorative touches. A portrait of a family member or dear friend can help turn a house into a home, warming any space by evoking fond memories.

While family portraits can stir emotion, portraits of celebrities and important historical figures can also add a rich dynamic to your space. Portraits of famous musicians or intriguing actors hung in your dining room or home bar shot by Gered Mankowitz or Annie Leibovitz might inspire deep conversation over meals or drinks. Douglas Kirkland is also famous for his celebrity portraits. His photojournalism made him much sought after by Hollywood studios to document the filming of movies. In Kirkland’s powerful depiction of Hollywood stars, he excellently captures the glamour of their lives.

Other artists like Elliott Erwitt stand out by turning portraiture into a playful art form. Before graduating from high school in Hollywood, Erwitt had already begun to teach himself to take pictures, inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In image after image, Erwitt captured what photographers call “the moment” with rapier wit and penetrating humanity.

Portrait photography can be incredibly expressive, setting the tone and mood for a room. And there are different ways of incorporating portrait photography into your interior decor. If you’re thinking about adding color photography to a bedroom or living room, the colors of the portraits can become part of the room’s palette, while portraits shot in black and white won’t disrupt an existing color scheme.

On 1stDibs, find a vast selection of portrait photography from different eras, including 1950s portraits, 1960s portrait photography and more.

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