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Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

British, 1938-2019

Terry O’Neill was 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 photographed the frontline of fame for over six decades.

O’Neill began his career at the birth of the 1960s. While other photographers concentrated on earthquakes, wars and politics, O’Neill realized that youth culture was a breaking news story on a global scale and began chronicling the emerging faces of film, fashion and music who would go on to define the Swinging Sixties. By 1965 he was being commissioned by the biggest magazines and newspapers in the world.

No other photographer embraced the span of fame as O'Neill had, capturing the icons of our age from Winston Churchill to Nelson Mandela, from Frank Sinatra and Elvis to Amy Winehouse, from Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot to Nicole Kidman, as well as every James Bond from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig.

​O’Neill photographed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones when they were still struggling young bands in 1963 and pioneered backstage reportage photography with David Bowie, Elton John, The Who, Eric Clapton and Chuck Berry. His images have adorned historic rock albums, movie posters and international magazine covers.

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(Biography provided by Hilton Asmus Contemporary)

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Artist: Terry O'Neill
David Bowie 'Diamond Dogs', view 2
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Roger Moore as James Bond
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Who Are You', Shepperton Studios, England
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra, to name just a few, and have appeared on the covers of Life, Rolling Stone, and Vogue. Over the years O’Neill has formed close bonds with many of his sitters, evidenced by the intimate, snapshot-style nature of many of his photographs from the 1960s and ’70s. “I’m a reportage photographer, and I just like fading into the background,” says O’Neill. “The more discrete you are the better off you are.” Terry O’Neill is one of the world’s most collected photographers whose work hangs in national art galleries and private collections worldwide. For over six decades, he has photographed the front line of fame, from the greats of screen and stage to presidents, prime ministers and rock stars. Portrait of the band for the cover of their album 'Who Are You...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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C Print

Terry O'Neill - Dean Martin Backstage - signed limited edition
By Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
Dean Martin Backstage American actor and singer Dean Martin (1917 – 1995) preparing to go on stage at a Las Vegas nightclub, 1971. Limited to 50 only this size* and signed by Terry ...
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1970s Modern Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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C Print, Color

Terry O'Neill - Audrey Hepburn With Dove - signed limited edition later print.
By Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
Hepburn With Dove A contemplative Audrey Hepburn with a dove perched on her shoulder, 1966. Printed Later. Limited to 50 only this size* and signed by Terry O'Neill - this is a coll...
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1960s Modern Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Queen (1975)
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Edition: 50 Artist Proof: 10 These silver gelatin prints made directly from Terry O’Neill’s negatives and are offered as part of an edition of 50 numbered, digitally signed and embos...
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1970s Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Queen "Heads Up" (1975)
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Size Editions: 50 Artist Proofs: 10 These silver gelatin prints made directly from Terry O’Neill’s negatives and are offered as part of an edition of 50 numbered, digitally signed an...
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1970s Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Daniel Craig by Terry O'Neill - Contemporary Celebrity Photography - James Bond
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
Portrait of actor Daniel Craig, the current James Bond, taken in a North London pub in 2012. Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches Frame size: 29.5 H x 24 W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Raquel on the Cross, 1966
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
American actress Raquel Welch being crucified in an oddly anachronistic publicity still for the Hammer Films production ‘One Million Years BC’, di...
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1960s Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Catherine Deneuve on the set of "Mayerling", London by Terry O'Neill - 3/50
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Catherine Deneuve dressed in white and surrounded by flowers in a scene from "Mayerling," a historical romance directed by Terence You...
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1960s Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot on the set of ‘Les Petroleuses’, 1971
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of 'Les Petroleuses' a.k.a. 'The Legend of Frenchie King', directed by Christian-Jaque in Spain, 1971. Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches Edit...
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1960s Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot filming 'Shalako', Deauville, 1968
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot in Deauville, 1968. It is the first time she meets British actor Sean Connery before the filming of ‘Shalako’, directed by Edward Dmytryk. Paper size:...
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1960s Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot during the filming of 'The Novices'
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Raquel Welch on the Cross, Los Angeles
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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C Print

The Beatles Backyard, London
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Keith Richards, London
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frank Sinatra, Miami Beach
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn with Dove, St. Tropez
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition 4 of 50 Signed & numbered in ink on recto
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1960s Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bruce Springsteen, Hollywood Boulevard, in front of Born To Run Billboard
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elton John
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elton John
Price Upon Request
Amy Winehouse, London
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Rolling Stones, Hanover Square, London
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kate Moss - in lace bodysuit sitting on the floor, fine art photography, 1992
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request. Terry O’Neill is one of the world’s most collected photographers whose work is shown in national art galleries and private collections wo...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Brigitte Bardot on Set
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Muhammed Ali,
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn, Paris
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paul Mc Cartney and Ringo Starr at Ringo's wedding to Barbara Bach, London
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Isabella Rossellini, London
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paul Mc Cartney and John Lennon
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Roger Daltrey at home in England
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Rolling Stones
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Elvis Presley
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Elvis Presley
Price Upon Request
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, London
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sean Connery, James Bond, Las Vegas
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ringo Starr, London Recording Studio, April,
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
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20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paul Newman, Tucson, AZ
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Terry O'neill portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Terry O'Neill portrait photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of portrait photography to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Terry O'Neill in silver gelatin print, c print, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Terry O'Neill portrait photography, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Norman Parkinson, Jimmy Nelson, and Tyler Shields. Terry O'Neill portrait photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $135,000, while the average work can sell for $7,426.
Questions About Terry O'Neill Portrait Photography
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Terry O'Neill photographed many celebrities over the course of his career. The British photographer is especially well known for his photographs of musicians like Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Elton John, David Bowie and The Who. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Terry O'Neill photographic art.

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