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David Bailey Photography

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.

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Artist: David Bailey
OASIS

OASIS

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey OASIS, 2006 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm Edition of 15

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Nude - Photograph by David Bailey  - 1980s

Nude - Photograph by David Bailey - 1980s

By David Bailey

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage b/w photograph realized by David Bailey in 1980s. Copyright and provenance: Playboy. Excellent condition.

Category

1980s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Bob Dylan, 1986 Lambda Silver Gelatin print on paper, framed Signed by the artist, on verso Sheet: 116 x 140 cm Edition of 10

Category

1980s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mick in Fur Hood

Mick in Fur Hood

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Mick in Fur Hood, 1964 Platinum Palladium print on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 49.5 x 49.5 cm Sheet: 59.7 x 68.6 cm Edition of 25 + 1 AP

Category

1960s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Platinum

Rolling Stones [Avebury Hill]

Rolling Stones [Avebury Hill]

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Rolling Stones [Avebury Hill], 1968 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 50.8 x 74.92 cm Sheet: 58.4 x 82.53 cm Edition of 10

Category

1960s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Bailey. 80s. 101–200, Jerry Hall & J. Henri Lartigue 1983. Signed book & Print
Bailey. 80s. 101–200, Jerry Hall & J. Henri Lartigue 1983. Signed book & Print

Bailey. 80s. 101–200, Jerry Hall & J. Henri Lartigue 1983. Signed book & Print

By David Bailey

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Art Edition (No. 101–200) with the signed print Jerry Hall and Jacques Henri Lartigue, Nice, France, 1983 and the book Eighties in a clamshell box, also signed by David Bailey. Inkje...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Mick Jagger Goats Head Soup Album Art Version

Mick Jagger Goats Head Soup Album Art Version

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Mick Jagger Goats Head Soup Album Art Version, 1973 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 101 x 148 cm Sheet: 111 x 158 cm Edition of 10 + 2 AP

Category

1970s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Paul McCartney [Mirror]

Paul McCartney [Mirror]

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Paul McCartney [Mirror], 1967 Silver Gelatin Print Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 43.1 x 43.1 cm Sheet: 50.8 x 60.9 cm Edition of 25

Category

1960s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Miles Davis

Miles Davis

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

Music has always been a passion for David Bailey. As a teenager, he played the trumpet, thinking for a while that music - rather than photography - might be his future. Among his musical heroes is Miles Davis...

Category

1960s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Bailey. 80s. 1–100, Yves Saint Laurent 1981. Signed, Limited Book & Print
Bailey. 80s. 1–100, Yves Saint Laurent 1981. Signed, Limited Book & Print

Bailey. 80s. 1–100, Yves Saint Laurent 1981. Signed, Limited Book & Print

By David Bailey

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Art Edition (No. 1–100) with the signed print Yves Saint Laurent, 1981 and the book Eighties in a clamshell box, also signed by David Bailey. Inkjet print on Hahnemuhle pearl paper, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Kate Bush

Kate Bush

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Kate Bush, 1978 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 36.83 x 36.83 cm Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm Edition of 10

Category

1970s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Dr Dre

Dr Dre

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Dr Dre, 2001 Archival Inkjet on paper Image: 50.8 x 63.58 cm Sheet: 58.4 x 71.2 cm Edition of 10

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Dizzy Gillespie, 1981 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 36.83 x 46.78 cm Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm Edition of 15

Category

1980s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Jean Shrimpton (box of pin ups)
Jean Shrimpton (box of pin ups)

Jean Shrimpton (box of pin ups)

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Jean Shrimpton (Box of Pinups), 1965 - printed 2009 Silver Gelatin Signed by the artist, on verso Accompanied by a COA 65 x 51 cm - sheet 90 x 90 cm - framed edition of 30

Category

Early 2000s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marie Helvin
Marie Helvin

Marie Helvin

By David Bailey

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...

Category

2010s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink

Patti Smith

Patti Smith

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Patti Smith, 1978 Archival Inkjet on paper Edition of 15 Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 36.83 x 47.76 cm Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm

Category

1970s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Elton John

Elton John

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Elton John, 1971 Archival Inkjet on paper, framed Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm Edition of 12 + 3AP

Category

1970s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads

Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Rolling Stones Colour Out of Our Heads, 1968 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm Sheet: 58...

Category

1960s Modern David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Queen Live Aid

Queen Live Aid

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm Framed: 66.5 x 66.5 x 4 cm Edition of 10 + 2 AP

Category

1980s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Penelope Tree

Penelope Tree

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Penelope Tree, 2022 Unique overpainted photograph comprising archival pigment print with hand embellished acrylic paint on paper, framed Sig...

Category

2010s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Alice Cooper, 1973 Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 36.83 x 36.86 cm Sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm Edition of 10

Category

1970s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Penelope Tree with Flowers

Penelope Tree with Flowers

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Penelope Tree with Flowers, 2022 Unique overpainted photograph comprising archival pigment print with hand embellished acrylic paint on pape...

Category

2010s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Jarvis Cocker, 2010 Silver Gelatin print on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 24 x 29.5 cm Sheet: 30 x 38.4 cm Edition of 18

Category

2010s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

David Bowie

David Bowie

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

Archival Inkjet on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 50.8 x 50.8 cm Sheet: 58.4 x 58.4 cm Framed: 66.5 x 66.5 x 4 cm Edition of 10

Category

1980s Contemporary David Bailey Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Catherine Bailey

Catherine Bailey

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

David Bailey Catherine Bailey, 2024 Unique overpainted photograph comprising archival pigment print with hand embellished acrylic paint on paper, framed Signed by the artist in penci...

Category

2010s David Bailey Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Gerald McCann: Dress Designer 1965 Half-Tone Print Photo For David Bailey's Box
Gerald McCann: Dress Designer 1965 Half-Tone Print Photo For David Bailey's Box

Gerald McCann: Dress Designer 1965 Half-Tone Print Photo For David Bailey's Box

By David Bailey

Located in Bristol, CT

Photo Sz: 15"H x 13"W Frame Sz: 20"H x 18"W w/ green lacquer wood frame & lavender mat Gerald McCann, dress designer, is the Peter Pan of the rag trade: he is in his late thirties but, saucily sporting a Bud Flanagan overcoat, still looks a boy. He's a clever businessman with a clever tongue. He's a nice giggly and soft person, but he always surrounds himself with tough people! Gerald McCann (5 November 1931 – 26 June 2019) was a British fashion designer who was considered among the leading lights of the Swinging London fashion scene, alongside names such as Mary Quant, subsequently moving to the United States to continue his career with Larry Levine...

Category

1960s David Bailey Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Andy Warhol and the Gang, 1965 - David Bailey (Portrait Photography)

Andy Warhol and the Gang, 1965 - David Bailey (Portrait Photography)

By David Bailey

Located in London, GB

Andy Warhol and the Gang, 1965 - David Bailey (Portrait Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamps on reverse Silver gelatin print...

Category

Mid-20th Century David Bailey Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Find a wide variety of authentic David Bailey photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of 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 green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by David Bailey in archival ink, archival pigment print, ink and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large David Bailey photography, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Steve Joester, Michael Ormerod, and Brian Duffy. David Bailey photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,250 and tops out at $152,896, while the average work can sell for $28,286.
Questions About David Bailey Photography
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    David Bailey is famous for his work as a photographer. 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.

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    Find a diverse assortment of David Bailey art on 1stDibs.