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Portrait Photography For Sale
Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s Jewish Diaspora Brooklyn, USA
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Lady's Painting - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lady's Painting is a vintage photo, realized in the early-20th Century  Good conditions and aged It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including historical moments, places...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photographic Print - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "Dal tuo al mio" by Mario Landi.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Herds - Photo- Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days  Photo - Herds is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi in Rome (Via Frattina).
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days - Historical Photo - The Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and ...
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1910s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Enrica Bonaccorti with Heather Parisi - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress, television and radio presenter Enrica Bonaccorti with the American television presenter and dancer Heather Parisi. 
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi- Historical Photo -1965
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi with Paolo Ferrari. 14/2/1965.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Photo- 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days - Historical Photo - The Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and...
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1910s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ceremony - The Old Days - The Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ceremony - The Old Days is a black and white vintage photo, realized inEarly 20th Centurys.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and politica...
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1910s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Palace - The Old Days - The Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Palace - The Old Days is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political ...
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1910s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Woman and Dog is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1912.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political e...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days  Photo - Horse is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days - Woman in Hollandaise Costume - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Woman in Hollandaise Costume is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, roya...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of David Taylor - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of David Taylor - Historical Photo  is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical ev...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Huntsmen with Dogs - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days  Photo - Huntsmen with Dogs is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal f...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days - Ducks - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Ducks is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and politic...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and political...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days Photo - Herd - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days  Photo - Herd is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and p...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Old Days - Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women's Work - Historical Photos -1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Work - Historical Photos is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s in Italy, it belongs to an album of women rights, protests, manifestation for their rig...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Gallery - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gallery - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Ita...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s-
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Cityscape - Photograph after Painting - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Cityscape - Photograph after Painting is a vintage black and white photographof an artwork realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and a...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Artist in Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Artist in Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition - Life in Italy - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Alberto Asor Rosa - Photo- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Asor Rosa is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Alberto Asor Rosa - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Asor Rosa is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rhinoceros #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013 - Animal Portrait Photography
Located in Paris, FR
'Rhinoceros #2, Albuquerque, NM, 2013' is a limited-edition fine art photograph by American photographer Brad Wilson. Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Paper, 2013...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Chuck Wein, Black and White Photo Pop Stars 1960s
Located in New york, NY
An iconic black and white photograph, one of American photographer Burt Glinn's important images in the history of 20th century photography of artist Andy Warhol, pop star...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Jazz City, New York Street Photography 1990s
Located in New york, NY
Drawn to street photography for her early work, Roberta Fineberg shot black-and-white film with a held-held 35mm camera in natural lighting in cities, notably New York, Paris, and Moscow. Jazz City, New York, 1990 by Roberta Fineberg is a 10" x 8" black-and-white photograph of musicians...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Kate #13, Black and White Photograph of Nude Woman, Summer Yogini in California
Located in New york, NY
Kate #13, is from the Kate series, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed. This is a signed, 16" x 20" black and white photograph (gelatin silver), stamped/authenticated "vintag...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African-American Body Builder, New York City 1960s
Located in New york, NY
The image of a body builder from the 1960s captures African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s. Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is from the photographer's book Black in White Am...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film

Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn’s black-and-white photograph of Robert Kennedy (RFK) documents a day-in-the-life euphoric moment from Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy’s (RFK) Campa...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Muscle Boy, New York City, African American Children in Harlem 1960s, Limited Ed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in socially conscious photojournalism. In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a state...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, African American Life 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, USA 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" signed and numbered archival pigment print in an edition of 10. Signed by the estate, Freed's widow Brigitte Freed, on back of photograph. Available: 3/10. Provenance: Freed Estate *** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli in a photo by G.B.Poletto
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli during a break. Photo by Guido Di Domenico.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The twins Kessler during the rehearsals for a theater show photo by ADN Kronos
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli in a photograph by Ansa.
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The picture shows Kessler Twins during the rehearsals of a show Photo by Italian news agency S.P.A.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Kessler twins on a tv backstage. By Italian News Agency S.P.A.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Kessler Sisters during a television participation
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane leaving the plane. By Associated Press Photo.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Family, Surma Tribe, Omo Valley Ethiopia, Africa, Photograph on Japanese Paper
Located in New york, NY
Family, from the Surma Tribe, 1996 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge is a photograph of a family in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia. A group portrait of a tribal family in ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

World Series Win, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
World Series Win, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the ...
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1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

The Pause - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Pause - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "Team Editorial Services With the copyright and the stamp of Agency and two other ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Portrait of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The vintage photograph of Iva Zanicchi is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "AND KRONOS, Roma" With the copyright and the stamp of Agency" and the han...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Manifest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movement - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Manifest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Manifest - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Manifest - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by anonymous photographer With the stamp of the photography ag...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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